Ukraine at the UEFA European Championship

Ukraine have appeared in three UEFA European Championships – Euro 2012, Euro 2016, and Euro 2020, with an upcoming fourth appearance at Euro 2024. Before 1996, some of its players played for the Soviet Union national team and CIS national team – Oleksiy Mykhailychenko, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Oleh Luzhnyi, Ivan Hetsko and others.

For Euro 2012, Ukraine qualified automatically as one of the host countries. This marked their début at the major European football tournament. In their opening game against Sweden, Ukraine won 2–1 in Kyiv. Despite the team's efforts, the co-hosts were eliminated after a 0–2 loss to France and a 0–1 loss to England, all in Donetsk. The UEFA Euro 2012 was the second ever international final that Ukraine appeared following their international finals debut in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

For Euro 2016, Ukraine qualified via the play-offs, defeating Slovenia. They qualified for Euro 2020 by finishing top of their qualifying group, and reached the quarter-finals of the tournament for the first time after defeating Sweden 2–1 in the round of 16 after extra time, before being eliminated by England. They qualified for Euro 2024 via the play-offs, following a 2–1 victory against Iceland.

UEFA Euro 2012

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Advance to knockout phase
2	France	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Ukraine (H)	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3^[a]
4	Sweden	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3^[a]

Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.

11 June 2012 (2012-06-11)

21:45 EEST

Ukraine	2–1	Sweden
Shevchenko   55', 62'	Report	Ibrahimović   52'

Olympic Stadium, Kyiv

Attendance: 64,290^[1]

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

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15 June 2012 (2012-06-15)

19:00 EEST

Ukraine	0–2	France
	Report	Ménez   53' Cabaye   56'

Donbass Arena, Donetsk

Attendance: 48,000^[2]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

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19 June 2012 (2012-06-19)

21:45 EEST

England	1–0	Ukraine
Rooney   48'	Report

Donbass Arena, Donetsk

Attendance: 48,700^[3]

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

UEFA Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7^[a]	Advance to knockout phase
2	Poland	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7^[a]
3	Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

12 June 2016 (2016-06-12)

21:00

Germany	2–0	Ukraine
Mustafi   19' Schweinsteiger   90+2'	Report

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Attendance: 43,035^[4]

Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

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16 June 2016 (2016-06-16)

18:00

Ukraine	0–2	Northern Ireland
	Report	McAuley   49' McGinn   90+6'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 51,043^[5]

Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

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21 June 2016 (2016-06-21)

18:00

Ukraine	0–1	Poland
	Report	Błaszczykowski   54'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 58,874^[6]

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

UEFA Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Advance to knockout phase
2	Austria	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)

21:00

Netherlands	3–2	Ukraine
Wijnaldum   52' Weghorst   58' Dumfries   85'	Report	Yarmolenko   75' Yaremchuk   79'

Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 15,837^[7]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

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17 June 2021 (2021-06-17)

15:00 (16:00 UTC+3)

Ukraine	2–1	North Macedonia
Yarmolenko   29' Yaremchuk   34'	Report	Alioski   57'

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Attendance: 10,001^[8]

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

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21 June 2021 (2021-06-21)

18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)

Ukraine	0–1	Austria
	Report	Baumgartner   21'

Arena Națională, Bucharest

Attendance: 10,472^[9]

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Portugal	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4	Advance to knockout phase
2	D	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
3	A	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	C	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
5	B	Finland	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
6	E	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase

Round of 16

29 June 2021 (2021-06-29)

21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)

Sweden	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ukraine
Forsberg   43'	Report	Zinchenko   27' Dovbyk   120+1'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 9,221^[10]

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Quarter-finals

3 July 2021 (2021-07-03)

21:00

Ukraine	0–4	England
	Report	Kane   4', 50' Maguire   46' J. Henderson   63'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 11,880^[11]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 17 June 2024. Source: UEFA

17 June 2024 (2024-06-17)

15:00

Romania	Match 10	Ukraine
	Report

Munich Football Arena, Munich

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21 June 2024 (2024-06-21)

15:00

Slovakia	Match 21	Ukraine
	Report

Düsseldorf Arena, Düsseldorf

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26 June 2024 (2024-06-26)

18:00

Ukraine	Match 34	Belgium
	Report

Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart

Overall record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	→	Outcome
1960 to 1992 as Part of   Soviet Union and   CIS										1960 to 1992 as Part of   Soviet Union and   CIS
as   Ukraine										as   Ukraine
1996	Did not qualify									10	4	1	5	11	15	1996	4th in Qualifying group 4
2000										12	5	6	1	16	7	2000	2nd in Qualifying group 4, lost to Slovenia in play-off
2004										8	2	4	2	11	10	2004	3rd in Qualifying group 6
2008										12	5	2	5	18	16	2008	4th in Qualifying group B
2012	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	2	4		Host nation						2012	Qualified as host nation
2016		24th	3	0	0	3	0	5		12	7	2	3	17	5	2016	3rd in Qualifying group C, won over Slovenia in play-off
2020	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	0	3	6	10		8	6	2	0	17	4	2020	Winner in Qualifying group B
2024	To be determined									To be determined						2024	In progress
2028																2028
2032																2032
Total	Quarter-finals	3/7	11	3	0	8	8	19		62	29	17	16	90	57

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

See also

•  Association football portal
•  Ukraine portal

• Russia at the UEFA European Championship (records for Soviet Union)
• Ukraine at the FIFA World Cup

References

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2. "Full-time report Ukraine-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
3. "Full-time report England-Ukraine" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
4. "Full Time Summary – Germany v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
5. "Full Time Summary – Ukraine v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
6. "Full Time Summary – Ukraine v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
7. "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
8. "Full Time Summary – Ukraine v North Macedonia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
9. "Full Time Summary – Ukraine v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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