Head to head · Men's national teams
Northern Ireland v Ukraine
Northern Ireland and Ukraine have met 7 times since 1996: Ukraine lead 3–2.
2Northern Ireland wins
2draws
3Ukraine wins
Goals: Northern Ireland 6, Ukraine 4 · 7 meetings
Next meeting: Northern Ireland v Ukraine, 14 Nov 2026
· UEFA Nations League. See Formline's prediction.
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 31 August 1996: Northern Ireland 0–1 Ukraine in Belfast.
- The most recent was on Friday, 2 October 2026: Ukraine 0–3 Northern Ireland (UEFA Nations League).
- Northern Ireland's biggest win: Ukraine 0–3 Northern Ireland, 2026.
- Ukraine's biggest win: Northern Ireland 0–1 Ukraine, 1996.
- 6 of the 7 meetings were competitive matches and 1 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 2 Oct | Ukraine 0–3 Northern Ireland UEFA Nations League · Trnava, Slovakia (neutral) |
Northern Ireland |
| 2021 | ||
| 3 Jun | Ukraine 1–0 Northern Ireland Friendly · Dnipro, Ukraine |
Ukraine |
| 2016 | ||
| 16 Jun | Ukraine 0–2 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro · Lyon, France (neutral) |
Northern Ireland |
| 2003 | ||
| 6 Sept | Ukraine 0–0 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Donetsk, Ukraine |
Draw |
| 2002 | ||
| 16 Oct | Northern Ireland 0–0 Ukraine UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1997 | ||
| 2 Apr | Ukraine 2–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Kyiv, Ukraine |
Ukraine |
| 1996 | ||
| 31 Aug | Northern Ireland 0–1 Ukraine FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Ukraine |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.