In the match-replay of the 1/8 final of the League Conference "Strasbourg" (France) — "Rijeka" (Croatia), which will take place on March 19, an Ukrainian arbitrage brigade will work.

Today, February 27, the draw for the 1/8 final of the Conference League took place.

In the play-off round match of the 2025/2026 Conference League, "Rijeka" (Croatia) vs "Omonia" (Cyprus), which will take place in Rijeka on February 26, an Ukrainian refereeing team will be working. This is reported by UEFA's website. The main referee will be Mykola Balakin. Alexander Berkin and Victor Matysh will assist him on the lines. Vitaliy Romanov will perform the duties of the fourth official, while Viktor Kopievskyi and Dmitry Panchishyn will be responsible for the VAR system work.

UEFA released the calendar for European club tournaments in 2026.

In 2026, our teams are expecting new important events. We propose to your attention a preliminary calendar of official tournaments (tournaments and matches may be added) involving Ukrainian clubs and national teams. January 22.

In the current five-year cycle of UEFA club ranking, as of the end of 2025, «Shakhtar» and «Dinamo» are respectively ranked 46th and 105th.

In the five-year cycle 2021/2022–2025/2026, Ukraine rose to 24th place.

Today, on December 18, Kyiv's Dynamo played their last group stage match of the Conference League in Lublin against Vorskla Poltava.

Today, on December 18, in their last group stage match of the Conference League, Donetsk Shakhtar played against Croatian Rijeka in Krakow. Under Arda Turan's coaching, Shakhtar had accumulated 12 points before the final encounter and were aiming for a top-8 finish, which would have guaranteed them a place in the play-offs for the 1/8 finals. The first half of the match saw a evenly matched contest with almost no clear-cut chances.

In the five-year cycle of 2021/2022 to 2025/2026, Ukraine retained its 25th place.

Today, on December 11, in their fifth match of the Conference League group stage, Donetsk's "Shakhtar" traveled to face Malta's "Hamrun Spartans." In the first round, Turan's charges defeated Scottish "Aberdeen" (3:2), in the second they lost to Warsaw's "Legia" (1:2), in the third they overcame Icelandic "Breidablik" (2:0), and in the fourth — Irish "Shamrock Rovers" (2:1). In the first half today,

Today, December 11, Kyiv's Dynamo played the fifth match of the Conference League group stage — in Florence against the local Fiorentina.

In the round-robin stage match of the 2025/2026 Conference League season between KUPS (Finland) and Lausanne (Switzerland) on December 11 in Tampere, a refereeing crew from Ukraine will officiate. The UEFA has announced this. The main referee will be Oleksiy Derevinsky. He will be assisted by Oleksiy Myronov and Svitlana Hryshko on the lines. The fourth official duties will be performed by Dmytro Kubряk, while Denis Shurman and Dmytro Panchishin will oversee the use of the VAR system.

In the 2021/2022—2025/2026 five-year cycle, Ukraine has risen two places and now holds 25th position.

Today, on November 27, in their fourth group stage match of the Conference League, Donetsk's Shakhtar traveled to face Irish Shamrock Rovers. In the first round, Turan's charges defeated Scottish Aberdeen away (3:2), in the second they lost to Warsaw Legia in Krakow (1:2), and in the third they beat Icelandic Breiðablik (2:0). In the first half of today's match in Dublin, Turan's players were

Today, November 27, Kyiv's Dynamo played the fourth match of the Conference League group stage against the local club Omonia on Cyprus.

In the fourth round of the main stage of the Conference League match between "Breidablik" (Iceland) and "Samsunspor" (Turkey), which will take place on November 27 in Reykjavik, a Ukrainian refereeing crew will officiate.

In the five-year cycle of 2021/2022 to 2025/2026, Ukraine rose to 27th place.

Today, November 6, Kyiv's Dynamo played their third match of the Conference League group stage — in Poland they faced Bosnia's Zrinjski.

Today, in their third match of the Conference League group stage, Donetsk's Shakhtar, as the nominal home team, faced Iceland's Breiðablik. In the first round, Turan's charges defeated Scottish Aberdeen away (3:2), but in the second round in Krakow, they lost to Warsaw Legia (1:2). In today's match, the miners had a total advantage in the first half.