The Arbitration Committee of the Ukrainian Association of Football, together with arbitration consultant Nicola Rizzoli, explained the interpretations of specific game episodes from matches in the first round of the Ukrainian Premier League-2026/2027.
In the first match of the third qualifying round of the 2026/2027 Conference League, the refereeing crew will be Ukrainian. The match is between Lugano (Switzerland) and Runavík (Faroe Islands).
The final stage of preparing official match officials from all categories by the UAFA Referees Committee for the 2026/2027 season was the NTZ for specialists who will work in the UPL.
Within the framework of the 2026/2027 season preparation program, the UAFF Referees Committee is continuing to conduct NTZ for official match officials in all categories.
Within the framework of preparing for the start of the 2026/2027 season of the Ukrainian Premier League, the Referees Committee of the UAF has begun a series of meetings with representatives of UPL clubs.
The Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) Committee of Referees has published the IFAB-2026/2027 Laws of the Game, which came into effect on July 1, 2026.
The Ukrainian specialist Yevgen Aranovsky will serve as a refereeing observer in the first qualifying round reply match of the 2026/2027 Champions League.
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.