"Kryvbas" U-16 is the winner of the prestigious international tournament Ateitis Cup in Lithuania!

Today, in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, the prestigious international tournament Ateitis Cup 2026, in the U-16 age category, ended, which brought together the best Academies of European countries, including FA Kryvbas, among the participants.

The red-and-whites were represented at the competitions by Kryvbas U-16 and UFC-Kryvbas U-16. After the group stage matches, our guys continued their fight in the playoffs. Kryvbas U-16 managed to reach the final and defeat Odesa Palmira U-16 – 1:0. UFC-Kryvbas - 7th place. Congratulations to football players and coaches Yurii Shturko and Danylo Shapovalenko!

Group stage

Kryvbas U-16 – Kauno Zalgiris U-16 Lithuania 1:0 (Danil Shamin)

Kryvbas U-16 – Gintaras Palanga U-16 Lithuania 6:0 (Timur Rudzevych 2, Nikita Silaev, Yegor Pankratov, Igor Ignatyuk, Matviy Los)

Kryvbas U-16 – Riteriai U-16 Lithuania 1:0 (Matviy Los)

Kryvbas U-16 – Marupe U-16 Latvia 3:0 (Matviy Los-2, Ivan Doroshenko)

UFC-Kryvbas U-16 – Zalgiris U-16 Lithuania 3:1 (Sviatoslav Shevchenko, Serhiy Huzar, Oleksandr Kravchenko)

UFC-Kryvbas U-16 – Jonava U-16 Lithuania 1:2 (Sergiy Huzar)

UFC-Kryvbas U-16 – Palmira U-16 Ukraine 0:2

UFC-Kryvbas U-16 – Benfica-Ateitis U-16 Lithuania 7:0

Matches for 5-8 places

UFC-Kryvbas U-16 – Riteriai U-16 Lithuania 1:1, pen. 5:6

UFC-Kryvbas U-16 – Kauno Zalgirio U-16 Lithuania 5:0

Matches for 1-4 places

Kryvbas U-16 – Jonava Lithuania U-16 2:0 (Timur Rudzevych, Mykhailo Pudikov)

Kryvbas U-16 – Palmira U-16 Ukraine 1:0 (Danylo Basok)

Regarding the nominations: U-16 Kryvbas goalkeeper Artem Chernous was recognized as the best goalkeeper of the competition, U-16 UFC-Kryvbas forward Serhiy Huzar was the best scorer!

Media of FC "Kryvbas" Kryvyi Rih (photo from the tournament press service)