The Referees Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association, together with refereeing consultant Nicola Rizzoli, explained the interpretation of individual game episodes of the matches of the 26nd round of the VBET Ukrainian Premier League 2025/2026.

The committees of the Ukrainian Football Association have appointed officials for the matches of the 27th round of the VBET Ukrainian Premier League 2025/2026.

The Referees Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association, together with refereeing consultant Nicola Rizzoli, explained the interpretation of individual game episodes of the matches of the 23nd round of the VBET Ukrainian Premier League 2025/2026.

The committees of the Ukrainian Football Association have appointed officials for the semi-final matches of the VBET Ukrainian Cup 2025/2026.

A meeting of the UAF leadership with the presidents and delegated representatives of 15 clubs of the Ukrainian Premier League took place at the House of Football.

The first training camp of the Ukrainian Football Association's social project "League of the Strong" in 2026 took place in Transcarpathia.

The Referees Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association draws attention to the fact that the IFAB Circular on Law 11 (offside) has appeared in the "Laws of the Game and Circulars" section of the KA page: clarification of methodological recommendations on distinguishing between a rebound (change in the direction of the ball's movement) and deliberate play in Ukrainian and English.

The Referees Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association draws attention to the fact that the IFAB-2022/2023 Laws of the Game in Ukrainian have appeared in the "Laws of the Game and Circulars" section of the KA page, which came into force on July 1, 2022.

A Ukrainian referee will officiate today's charity friendly match between Lechia Gdansk (Poland) and Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), which will start at 8:30 p.m. Kyiv time. The duties of the fourth referee in the team of Szymon Marcinyak, who only on Tuesday refereed the Champions League quarterfinal match between Real Madrid and Chelsea (2:3), will be performed by Dmytro Kryvushkin, who is currently temporarily working in Poland.

The 136th Annual General Meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) was held in Zurich (Switzerland) on March 25 of this year. You can read its decisions in Circular No. 24 in Ukrainian translation on the UAF Referees Committee page at the link (English version).

The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian occupiers effectively halted the country's football life.

Ukrainian assistant referee Marina Stryletska, known in Europe and the world, will work in the Swiss championship during Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.

The Referees Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association explained the interpretation of a separate game episode by the referee of the PFL First League match Metalist (Kharkiv) - Obolon (Kyiv), which took place on August 22, 2021. VIDEO. 1 min.

We ask all match officials of the Ukrainian Football Association to familiarize themselves with and take into account the new edition of the Regulations on the Activities of Referees and Observers of the UAF.

The opening of the event, which took place on Thursday, March 18, was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the UAF Referees Committee and the Head of the NSFA, Serhiy Lysenchuk, as well as members of the UAF CA, Leonid Yarmolynsky and Mykhailo Ovchar.

The UAF Referees Committee announces the replacement of the referee for the match of the 15th round of the Ukrainian Premier League between FC Oleksandria and FC Mynai, Vitaliy Romanov, due to the latter's health condition. Anatoly Abdula has been appointed as the referee for the match.

Given the widespread use of the VAR system in matches of all-Ukrainian football competitions among professional teams and the interest of the Ukrainian football community in obtaining more detailed information on the use of this technology, the UAF Referees Committee continues the cycle of clarifications on the use of the VAR system.

Recently, statements and comments by football players and coaches whose behavior violates the UAF Code of Ethics and Fair Play have become more frequent in the media.

The Referees Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association has published a translation of the new futsal rules of the game.

During the crisis related to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the UAF Arbitrators Committee and the Arbitration Support Department have developed and implemented effective steps to further cooperate in providing training and ongoing training for arbitration specialists and their supervision.