Ukrainian referees will officiate Conference League qualifying matches
Four Ukrainian soccer referee teams have been assigned to matches in the second qualifying round of the 2026–2027 Conference League. Ukrainian referees will officiate international matches in various European countries.
In the first match between Göteborg (Sweden) and Levadia (Estonia), scheduled for July 21, Dmytro Panchyshyn will serve as the head referee.
Dmytro Zaporozhenko and Volodymyr Vysotskyi will assist Panchyshyn as assistant referees. Andriy Kovalenko will serve as the fourth official.
In the return match between Apollon (Cyprus) and Dila (Georgia), scheduled for July 28, Klym Zabroda will serve as the head referee. The linesmen will be Valentin Kutsev and Vitaliy Skoblya. The fourth official will be Sofia Prychyna.
In the second leg of the match between Djer (Hungary) and Bissen (Luxembourg) on July 30, Dmytro Kubryak will serve as the head referee. He will be assisted on the sidelines by Nazarii Tsmokanych and Maryna Striletska. The fourth official will be Maksym Skrypnyk.
Denis Shurman will serve as the head referee for the return match between Tobol (Kazakhstan) and Panevėžys (Lithuania) on July 30. Oleksiy Mironov and Svitlana Hrusko will serve as his assistants, and Oleksandr Shandor will be the fourth official, according to the UAF press service.
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