Ukraine's biggest European success stories
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
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FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk have captured a nation's imagination by reaching the UEFA Europa League semi-finals; UEFA.com celebrate's Ukraine's highest achievers.
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Andriy Shevchenko casts a long shadow over the history of Ukrainian football, while FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk have both won major UEFA trophies.
Most appearances by a Ukrainian player in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (including qualifying)
116: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)
101: Olexandr Shovkovskiy (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
80: Anatoliy Tymoschuk (FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Zenit, FC Bayern München)
68: Serhiy Rebrov (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
64: Andriy Gusin (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
61: Olexandr Holovko (SC Tavriya Simferopol, FC Dynamo Kyiv)
61: Vladyslav Vashchuk (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
58: Oleh Luzhny (FC Dynamo Kyiv, Arsenal FC)
55: Andriy Nesmachniy (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
54: Yuriy Dmytrulin (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
52: Oleh Gusev (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
52: Andriy Pyatov (FC Shakhtar Donetsk)
Top-scoring Ukrainian players in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (including qualifying)
59: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)
31: Serhiy Rebrov (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
13: Serhiy Yuran** (SL Benfica, FC Spartak Moskva, SK Sturm Graz)
10: Oleh Blokhin (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
10: Leonid Buryak (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
10: Andriy Vorobey (FC Shakhtar Donetsk)
9: Artem Milevskiy (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
8: Oleh Gusev (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
6: Serhiy Atelkin (FC Shakhtar Donetsk)
6: Yuriy Maximov (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
6: Vadym Yevtushchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AIK Solna)
Most appearances by Ukrainian players in UEFA club competition*
143: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)
135: Olexandr Shovkovskiy (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
127: Anatoliy Tymoschuk (FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Zenit, FC Bayern München)
93: Oleh Gusev (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
78: Oleh Blokhin (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
73: Andriy Gusin (FC Dynamo Kyiv, PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara, FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast)
73: Oleh Luzhny (FC Dynamo Kyiv, Arsenal FC)
73: Andriy Pyatov (FC Shakhtar Donetsk)
72: Serhiy Rebrov (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
67: Olexandr Kucher (FC Banants, FC Shakhtar Donetsk)
67: Andriy Vorobey (FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, FC Metalist Kharkiv)
Top-scoring Ukrainian players in UEFA club competition*
67: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)
31: Serhiy Rebrov (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
25: Oleh Blokhin (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
24: Serhiy Yuran** (FC Dynamo Kyiv, SL Benfica, FC Spartak Moskva, VfL Bochum 1848, SK Sturm Graz)
21: Oleh Gusev (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
16: Artem Milevskiy (FC Dynamo Kyiv, HNK Hajduk Split)
15: Leonid Buryak (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
15: Andriy Yarmolenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
13: Andriy Vorobey (FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, FC Metalist Kharkiv)
12: Serhiy Atelkin (FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Metalurh Donetsk)
12: Volodymyr Onyshchenko (FC Zorya Luhansk, FC Dynamo Kyiv)
12: Ilya Tsymbalar** (FC Chernomorets Odessa, FC Spartak Moskva, FC Lokomotiv Moskva, FC Anji)
First Ukrainian player to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League
Andriy Shevchenko (Juventus 0-0 AC Milan 2003, aet, Milan won 3-2 on penalties)
First Ukrainian to appear in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League win***
Anatoliy Tymoschuk (FC Zenit 2-0 Rangers FC, 2008)
Only Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
FC Dynamo Kyiv (1975 and 1986)
Only Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Super Cup
FC Dynamo Kyiv (1975)
Only Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (2009)
First Ukrainian to play in UEFA competition final
József Szabo (Rangers FC 3-2 FC Dinamo Moskva, European Cup Winners' Cup, 1972)
First Ukrainian to score in UEFA competition final
Volodymyr Onyshchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv 3-0 Ferencvárosi TC, European Cup Winners' Cup, 1975)
Most goals in UEFA competition finals
Oleh Blokhin – 5 goals in 5 finals
Only Ukrainian to win three UEFA competition finals
Oleh Blokhin (Cup Winners' Cup 1975, UEFA Super Cup 1975, Cup Winners' Cup 1986)
*UEFA club competitions means European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, European/South American Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup
**Ethnic Ukrainian, but chose to represent Russia after independence
***Olexandr Zavarov was an unused substitute for Juventus in 1990