Ukraine national football team 1992

This season was the first season for the Ukraine national football team. The Federation, particularly its president Bannykov had organized first game with Hungary on the small stadium near the border with the country of the opponents. The field on which the game was organized could have been counted as the neutral considering the fact that Uzhhorod has a big population of native Hungarians. The Federation hired Viktor Prokopenko to prepare team for the World Cup of 1994. Mr. Bannykov tried to get a qualification spot for the national team. By the end of the year it was clear that there is no hope for that, which reflected upon the motivation of the players. After loosing another game to Hungary Prokopenko was fired and was replaced by a pair of the interim coaches Pavlov and Tkachenko. Tkachenko at that time successfully coached Metalist leading it to the finals of the Cup. By the end of the year half of the national team ran away to Russia, switching their citizenship in hope to be included in the team that would make to the finals in the United States.

Historical results

No.	Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers
4	28 October 1992	Friendly	Minsk	Belarus	Drew 1:1	Gotsmanov 49' - Maksymov 79'
3	26 August 1992	Friendly	Nyíregyháza	Hungary	Lost 2:1	Fisher 12' (missed pk), K. Kovacz 82', Nadj 89' - Hudymenko 35'
2	27 June 1992	Friendly		USA	Drew 0:0
1	29 April 1992	Friendly	Uzhhorod	Hungary	Lost 1:3	Hetsko 90' - Shaloi 61', Kiprich 79', 84'(pk)

Roster

Goalkeepers

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Game
Oleksandr Pomazun	10.11.1971	Metalist Kharkiv	3 (-3)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Ihor Kutepov	01.01.1965	Dynamo Kyiv	1 (-3)	v Hungary, April 29, 1992

Defenders

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Yuriy Nikiforov	09.16.1970	Chornomorets Odessa	3 (0)	v Hungary, August 26, 1992
Serhiy Bezhenar	08.09.1970	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	2 (0)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Serhiy Tretyak	01.01.1970	Chornomorets Odessa	2 (0)	v USA, June 27, 1992
Andriy Anenkov		Dynamo Kyiv	1 (0)	v Hungary, August 26, 1992
Ihor Zhabchenko		Kremin Kremenchuk	1 (0)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Yaroslav Vatamaniuk		Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk	1 (0)	v USA, June 27, 1992
Serhiy Dyriavka		Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	1 (0)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Oleg Kuznetsov	03.22.1963	Glasgow Rangers	1 (0)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Oleh Luzhny	08.05.1968	Dynamo Kyiv	1 (0)	v Hungary, April 29, 1992
Akhrik Tsveiba	09.10.1966	Dynamo Kyiv	1 (0)	v Hungary, August 26, 1992

Midfielders

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Serhiy Husev		Chornomorets Odessa	3 (0)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Yuriy Sak		Chornomorets Odessa	3 (0)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Oleksandr Bondarenko		Torpedo Zaporizhia	2 (0)	v Hungary, August 26, 1992
Yuriy Hudymenko		Tavriya Simferopol	2 (1)	v Hungary, August 26, 1992
Yevhen Drahunov		Shakhtar Donetsk	2 (0)	v Hungary, August 26, 1992
Yuriy Dudnyk		Metalurh Zaporizhia	2 (0)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Serhiy Kandaurov	02.02.1972	Metalist Kharkiv	2 (0)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Serhiy Kovalets	01.01.1968	Dynamo Kyiv	2 (0)	v USA, June 27, 1992
Oleksandr Pryzetko		Metalist Kharkiv	2 (0)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Serhiy Scherbakov	08.15.1971	Shakhtar Donetsk	2 (0)	v USA, June 27, 1992
Olexiy Mykhailychenko	03.30.1963	Glasgow Rangers	1 (0)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992
Yuriy Maksymov	12.08.1968	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	1 (1)	v Belarus, October 28, 1992

Forwards

Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Ilia Tsymbalar	06.17.1969	Chornomorets Odessa	3 (0)	v Hungary, August 26, 1992
Ivan Hetsko	04.06.1968	Chornomorets Odessa	2 (1)	v USA, June 27, 1992
Serhiy Rebrov	06.03.1974	Shakhtar Donetsk	1 (0)	v USA, June 27, 1992
Oleg Salenko	10.25.1969	Dynamo Kyiv	1 (0)	v Hungary, April 29, 1992
Viktor Leonenko	10.05.1969	Dynamo Kyiv	1 (0)	v Hungary, August 26, 1992

Coach(es)

Name	Wins	Draws	Losses	Achievement/Remarks
Viktor Prokopenko	0	1	2	no win streak
Mykola Pavlov	0	1	0	interim coach together with Leonid Tkachenko