Ukrainian referees will work at matches of Champions League and Conference League qualifiers

Three refereeing crews from Ukraine will work at the first matches of the preliminary rounds of the Champions League and Conference League for the 2026/2027 season.

Ukrainian referees will work at matches of Champions League and Conference League qualifiers

In the Champions League match "Ararat-Virginia" (Virginia) — "Riga" (Latvia), which will take place on July 7 in Avan, our team led by Klim Zabrodya will be working. On the lines he will be assisted by Valentin Kutsev and Vitaliy Skoblya. In the role of fourth referee Andriy Kovalevsky will appear, while Denis Shurman and Viktor Kopiyevs'kyi will be responsible for VAR.

In the Champions League match "Kairat" (Kazakhstan) — "Sutjeska" (Montenegro), which will take place on July 8 in Almaty, a Ukrainian team led by Dmytro Panchishyn will be working. On the lines he will be assisted by Dmytro Zaporozhchenko and Volodymyr Vysotskyi. The duties of the fourth referee will be performed by Oleksandr Kalyonov, while Mykola Balakin and Oleksiy Derevinskyi will be responsible for VAR.

In the meeting of the League Cup "Podgorica" (Montenegro) — "Zalgiris" (Lithuania), which will take place on July 9 in Podgorica, a national quartet of referees led by Dmytro Kubryak will be working. On the lines he will be assisted by Viktor Nizhnyk and Marina Strileckaya. In the role of fourth referee Maxim Skripnik will appear.