Ukraine at the UEFA European Championship
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 UEFA Euro 2012, Ukraine qualified automatically as one of the host countries, marking their début at the major European football tournament.Euro 2012 was the second international tournament at which Ukraine appeared, following the 2006 FIFA World Cup.For Euro 2016, Ukraine qualified via the play-offs, defeating Slovenia.Ukraine 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.