UEFA released the calendar for European club tournaments in 2026.

In the match of the 7th round of the main stage of the UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 between Nice (France) — Go Ahead Eagles (Netherlands), which will take place on January 22, a refereeing crew from Ukraine will be working.

In the 7th match of the group stage of the 2025/2026 UEFA Europa League, Ferencváros (Hungary) will play against Panathinaikos (Greece). The match, which will take place on January 22 in Budapest, will be officiated by a Ukrainian referee team. UEFA reports this information. 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 reserve referee, while Denis Shurman and Dmitry Panchishin will be responsible for the VAR system.

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.

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

In the round-robin match of the 2025/2026 UEFA Europa League Group Stage, Round 6 between FC Steaua București (Romania) and Feyenoord (Netherlands), which will take place on December 11 in Bucharest, the refereeing crew from Ukraine will officiate. The UEFAB officializes this information. The main referee will be Mykola Balkin. He will be assisted by Oleksandr Berkuṭ and Viktor Matjaš on the lines. Vitalij Romanov will perform the duties of the fourth official, while the VAR system will be managed by Italian Daniele Chiffi and Ukrainian Viktor Kopievs'kyj.

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

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

Ukrainian arbitration experts have been appointed for the upcoming European cup matches.

In the five-year cycle of 2021/2022 to 2025/2026, Ukraine remains in 28th place, as before.

In the five-year cycle of 2021/2022 to 2025/2026, Ukraine is in 28th place.

After a conditional away defeat with a score of 1:3 against Tel Aviv's "Maccabi," Kyiv's "Dynamo" attempted to make up for the deficit in a conditional home match in Lublin, Poland.