Ukraine national football team 1992
| Season | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Manager | Viktor Prokopenko |
| Assistant manager |
Mykola Pavlov Leonid Tkachenko |
| Home stadium | Avanhard Stadium, Uzhhorod |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Goals scored | 3 (0.75 per match) |
| Goals against | 6 |
| Top goalscorer | 1 – Yuriy Maksymov, Ivan Hetsko, Yuriy Hudymenko |
| Players | 39 |
| Goalscorers | 3 |
| Debutants | everyone |
| Highest scoring | Ukraine – Hungary 1:3 (April 29) |
| Longest winless run | 4 |
| Longest losing run | 1 |
| Highest attendance | 13,000 Ukraine – Hungary (April 29) |
| Lowest attendance |
10,000 Hungary – Ukraine (August 26) Belarus – Ukraine (October 28) |
| Average attendance | 11,204 |
|
1993 → | |
Ukraine national football team 1992 was the very first composed team that represented the now independent Ukraine. Note that it was not the very first to represent Ukraine, though. The country while being part of the Soviet Union used to play several games mostly against the Turkish nationals back 1930s. Those games, however, later were scratched and went into the oblivion.
Overview
The 1992 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. Plus numerous players that were born in Ukraine already started to defect to the Russian national football team camp such as Kamchelskis, Onopko, Yuran, and others. Other plays simply chose not to participate for the Ukrainian side such as Lyutyi and Yaremchuk. Prokopenko only received a consent from six former Soviet international players (they are outlined in bold in the list below), others only had some experience on the youth level if any at all.
After losing another game to Hungary Prokopenko was fired and was replaced by his assistance as interim coaches Pavlov and Tkachenko. The Ukrainian internationals lost that game on the last minutes having a relative advantage throughout the game. That loss is particularly logical after somewhat surprisingly bleak performance against the national team of USA, they played before it. After the game in the USA could also be observed a withdrawal of some key players from the team's roster.
The substituted coaches did manage not to lose against the national team of the neighboring Belarus. Tkachenko at that time successfully coached Metalist leading it to the finals of the Cup, while Pavlov has recommended himself well by managing Tavriya Simferopol in the Soviet First League. By the end of the year a lot of footballers decided to try their skills for the more successful Russian national football team that completely adopted all the achievements of its Soviet predecessor. Those player switched their citizenship in hope to be included on the team that would make to the finals in the United States,[1] such as Andrei Kanchelskis, Viktor Onopko, and others. Even after playing for the already FIFA-admitted national team (Ukraine) up to three games the FIFA allowed those players to be included to the Russia's World Cup roster (Yuri Nikiforov, Akhrik Tsveiba, Oleg Salenko). The goal of Yuri Hudymenko eventually played a bad joke on him as he was not allowed to change the sides due to that fact. Proven to be a great strikes in the dawn of the 90's, after transferring to Dynamo Moscow he successfully disappeared from the football horizon.
Although being recognized already in 1992 for strange reasons the administration of Ukrainian Football Federation had failed to secure recognition and submit the required documentation in time to compete in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification[1] and was only adopted by FIFA in late 1994.[1]
A total of 39 players participated in the national team from 12 Premier League teams and two more players from Rangers. The most players to the national team delegated Dynamo Kyiv nine with Chornomorets and Dnipro seven a piece.
Historical results
Friendly International (unofficial)
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1992-08-26 ?:? |
Hungary  |
2–1 |  Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
Fischer  12' (pen.) K.Kovács  82' Nagy 89' |
Report | Hudymenko 35' Leonenko  57' |
Roster
Soviet players of Ukraine
List of players who were anticipated to play for Ukraine with their age after name and record (caps/goals)
- Goalkeepers
Viktor Chanov, 33 (21/0), Serhiy Krakovskyi, 32
- Defenders
Yuriy Nikiforov, 22 (4/0), Oleg Kuznetsov, 29 (63/1), Oleh Luzhny, 24 (8/0), Akhrik Tsveiba, 26 (25/2), Viktor Onopko, 23 (4/0), Vasyl Rats, 31 (47/4), Anatoliy Demyanenko, 33 (80/6), Volodymyr Bezsonov, 34 (79/4), Sergei Baltacha, 34 (45/2), Yuri Susloparov, 34 (7/0), Oleksiy Cherednyk, 32 (2/0)
- Midfielders
Olexiy Mykhailychenko, 29 (41/9), Igor Dobrovolski, 25 (29/8), Vadym Tyshchenko, 29 (8/0), Ivan Yaremchuk, 30 (18/2), Oleksandr Zavarov, 31 (41/6), Hennadiy Lytovchenko, 29 (58/15), Viktor Pasulko, 31 (8/1), Vadym Yevtushenko, 34 (12/1), Pavlo Yakovenko, 28 (19/1), Andriy Bal, 34 (20/1), Yevhen Yarovenko, 29 (2/0), Stepan Betsa, 22[4]
- Forwards
Ivan Hetsko, 24 (5/0), Andrei Kanchelskis, 23 (23/3), Sergei Yuran, 23 (15/2), Volodymyr Lyutyi, 30 (6/1), Oleh Protasov, 28 (68/29), Ihor Belanov, 32 (33/8), Vladimir Lebed, 19
Season roster
| players retired from national team this season |
Goalkeepers
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Career | ||||
| Oleksandr Pomazun | 11 October 1971 (aged 21) | Metalist Kharkiv |
3 (−3) | 3 (−3) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Ihor Kutepov | 17 December 1965 (aged 27) | Dynamo Kyiv |
1 (−3) | 1 (−3) | v Hungary, April 29, 1992 |
Defenders
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Career | ||||
| Oleg Kuznetsov | 22 March 1963 (aged 29) |  Rangers F.C. |
1 (0) | 64 (1) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Akhrik Tsveiba | 10 September 1966 (aged 26) | Dynamo Kyiv |
1 (0) | 26 (2) | v Hungary, August 26, 1992 |
| Oleh Luzhny | 5 August 1968 (aged 24) | Dynamo Kyiv |
1 (0) | 9 (0) | v Hungary, April 29, 1992 |
| Yuriy Nikiforov | 16 September 1970 (aged 22) | Chornomorets Odessa |
3 (0) | 7 (0) | v Hungary, August 26, 1992 |
| Serhiy Shmatovalenko | 20 January 1967 (aged 25) | Dynamo Kyiv |
1 (0) | 3 (0) | v Hungary, August 26, 1992 |
| Serhiy Bezhenar | 09 August 1970 (aged 22) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Oleksandr Bondarenko | 29 June 1966 (aged 26) | Torpedo Zaporizhia |
2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Hungary, August 26, 1992 |
| Yevhen Drahunov | 13 February 1964 (aged 28) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Hungary, August 26, 1992 |
| Serhiy Tretyak | 7 September 1963 (aged 29) | Chornomorets Odessa |
2 (0) | 2 (0) | v USA, June 27, 1992 |
| Andriy Annenkov | 29 January 1969 (aged 23) | Dynamo Kyiv |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, August 26, 1992 |
| Yaroslav Vatamanyuk | 25 May 1963 (aged 29) | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v USA, June 27, 1992 |
| Serhiy Diryavka | 18 April 1971 (aged 21) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Yuri Moroz | 27 September 1970 (aged 22) | Dynamo Kyiv |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v USA, June 27, 1992 |
| Ihor Pokydko | 15 February 1965 (aged 27) | Nyva Ternopil |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v USA, June 27, 1992 |
| Yuriy Shelepnytsky | 18 January 1965 (aged 27) | Chornomorets Odessa |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, April 29, 1992 |
| Andriy Yudin | 28 June 1967 (aged 25) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, August 26, 1992 |
Midfielders
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Career | ||||
| Olexiy Mykhailychenko | 30 March 1963 (aged 29) | Rangers F.C. |
1 (0) | 42 (9) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Yuriy Sak | 3 January 1967 (aged 25) | Chornomorets Odessa |
3 (0) | 3 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Ilia Tsymbalar | 17 June 1969 (aged 23) | Chornomorets Odessa |
3 (0) | 3 (0) | v Hungary, August 26, 1992 |
| Yuriy Dudnyk | 26 September 1968 (aged 24) | Metalurh Zaporizhia |
2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Serhiy Kandaurov | 2 February 1972 (aged 20) | Metalist Kharkiv |
2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Serhiy Kovalets | 5 September 1968 (aged 24) | Dynamo Kyiv |
2 (0) | 2 (0) | v USA, June 27, 1992 |
| Yuriy Maksymov | 8 December 1968 (aged 24) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
1 (1) | 1 (1) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Evgueni Pokhlebaev | 25 November 1971 (aged 21) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Andriy Polunin | 5 March 1971 (aged 21) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Dmytro Topchiev | 25 September 1966 (aged 26) | Karpaty Lviv |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Ihor Zhabchenko | 1 July 1968 (aged 24) | Kremin Kremenchuk |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Serhiy Pohodin | 29 April 1968 (aged 24) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, April 29, 1992 |
Forwards
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Career | ||||
| Ivan Hetsko | 6 April 1968 (aged 24) | Chornomorets Odessa |
2 (1) | 7 (1) | v USA, June 27, 1992 |
| Serhiy Husyev | 1 July 1967 (aged 25) | Chornomorets Odessa |
3 (0) | 3 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Yuri Hudymenko | 10 March 1966 (aged 26) | Tavriya Simferopol |
2 (1) | 2 (1) | v Hungary, August 26, 1992 |
| Oleksandr Pryzetko | 31 January 1971 (aged 21) | Metalist Kharkiv |
2 (0) | 2 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Serhiy Scherbakov | 15 August 1971 (aged 21) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
2 (0) | 2 (0) | v USA, June 27, 1992 |
| Viktor Leonenko | 5 October 1969 (aged 23) | Dynamo Kyiv |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, August 26, 1992 |
| Valentyn Moskvyn | 4 May 1968 (aged 24) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Belarus, October 28, 1992 |
| Serhiy Rebrov | 3 June 1974 (aged 18) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v USA, June 27, 1992 |
| Oleg Salenko | 25 October 1969 (aged 23) | Dynamo Kyiv |
1 (0) | 1 (0) | v Hungary, April 29, 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 |
Season goalscorers
| # | Player | Career | Goals (Caps) | Pct. | Playing status | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Maksymov | 1992–2002 | 1 (1) | 1 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 24 |
| 2 | Ivan Hetsko | 1990–1997 | 1 (2) | 0.5 | FC Chornomorets Odessa | 24 |
| = | Yuriy Hudymenko | 1992 | 1 (2) | 0.5 | SC Tavriya Simferopol | 26 |
Players were not called for national team after the season
- Defenders
Yuriy Nikiforov (changed to Russia), Oleksandr Bondarenko, Yevhen Drahunov, Serhiy Tretyak, Andriy Annenkov, Yaroslav Vatamanyuk, Yuri Moroz, Ihor Pokydko, Yuriy Shelepnytsky, Akhrik Tsveiba (changed to Russia), Andriy Yudin
- Midfielders
Ilia Tsymbalar (changed to Russia), Yuriy Dudnyk
- Forwards
Yuri Hudymenko, Serhiy Scherbakov (car crash - disabled), Valentyn Moskvyn, Serhiy Pohodin, Oleg Salenko (changed to Russia)
See also
- Ukraine v Hungary (29 April 1992), the first game (exhibition)
References
- 1 2 3 Ukraine’s forgotten World Cup pedigree, Business Ukraine (August 4, 2010)
- ↑ "Old Rutgers Stadium".
- ↑ Yannis, Alex (June 28, 1992). "Ukrainian National Team Receives a Welcome Celebration at Rutgers". The New York Times.
- ↑ В пам'яті Мартинкенаса,Беца та Хомина..... (Memorial to Martinkenas, Betsa and Khomyn...)
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