 The Coat of arms of Ukraine is the badge used on player jerseys. | |
| Association | Ukrainian Bandy Association |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Magnus Alm |
| First international | |
 Ukraine 0 – 1 Switzerland  (Eriksson Arena, Åby, Sweden; 29 March 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Ukraine 0 – 4 Netherlands  (Eriksson Arena, Åby, Sweden; 31 March 2023) Ukraine 1 – 5 Netherlands (Eriksson Arena, Åby, Sweden; 30 March 2023) | |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) |
| Best result | 6th (2023) |
The Ukraine women's national bandy team (Ukrainian: Національна жіноча збірна України з хокею з м'ячем) represents Ukraine in the Women's Bandy World Championship and other international bandy competitions. It is governed by the Ukrainian Bandy Association, a member of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB).
History
Women's bandy teams were first recorded to have appeared in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in 1927.
After regaining the independence, Ukraine women's national bandy team did not compete in major international tournaments till 2022. In 2022, Ukraine team was scheduled to play at the 2022 Women's Bandy World Championship in Åby, Sweden. Ukraine was expected to play against Great Britain (who were also making their debut), Netherlands, Estonia, and Switzerland. Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the team had to withdraw from the tournament. The Kharkiv rink "Saltivskyi lid", which hosted the Ukrainian Rink Bandy Cup 2021, was hit in a Russian rocket attack. From September 2022, the training of bandy teams started at the "Ice Arena" in Dnipro for men, young boys and girls.
The team debuted at the 2023 Women's Bandy World Championship in Åby, Sweden. The team consisted of ice hockey players and its captain at the tournament was Kateryna Seredenko. 10 out of the 15 players were from Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv. Since the Ukraine's Bandy Association, which was at the time based in Dnipro, was not eligible for financial aid from the state budget, the team management was forced to find external sources to finance their journey to the championships. Ukraine lost all games in the group stage against the Netherlands and Switzerland, then lost the fifth place game against Switzerland, and eventually finished 6th (last). The only goal for the team was scored by Olena Tkachuk in the game against the Netherlands on 30 March 2023.
World Championships participation
| Year | Rank | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2004 to  2020
|
Did not enter | ||||||||
 2022
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Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2023 |
6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -11 | |
| Total | 1/10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -11 | |
Head-to-head record
As of 2 April 2023.
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| Total: 2 nations | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -11 |
See also
References
- Ukraine women's national bandy team: first round of the group stage at the World Championships (including roster of the team and a team photo), kharkiv-sportyvnyi.org.ua, 29 March 2023 (in Ukrainian).
- Вестник физической культуры. — 02.1927. — № 2. — С. 16. (in Russian)
- Ukraine women's national bandy team has received an official invitation to participate in the 2022 Women's Bandy World Championship, Ukraine Women's Bandy at Facebook, 10 October 2021 (in Ukrainian).
- Team roster for the 2022 Women's Bandy World Championship, Ukraine Women's Bandy at Facebook, 4 December 2021 (in Ukrainian).
- Opponents for the Women's Team at the 2022 World Bandy Championships were determined, Ukraine Women's Bandy at Facebook, 25 November 2021 (in Ukrainian).
- BANDY IN UKRAINE DURING A HARD TIME, Federation of International Bandy (in English).
- Team line up’s are in (Women), Bandy-VM 2023 (official website).
- Ukraine national team will play at the World Bandy Championships for the first time: 10 players from Kharkiv are on the roster, dumka.media, 29 March 2023 (in Ukrainian).
- Tournaments Season 2022-2023, Federation of International Bandy (in English).
External links
- Official website (in Ukrainian)
- Ukraine Women's Bandy in Facebook
- Women’s Bandy Ukrainian National Team in YouTube
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