2023 UEFA Under-21 Championship Appointments (October 2021)

Find below the appointments for October's matches in Under-21 EURO Qualification. The new UEFA observers are getting the first games, while Croatian Ivana Martinčić will make her debut in a UEFA Men's International Game. 

Ivana Martinčić (CRO) with the debut in UEFA Men's Competitions

7 October 2021

Group B
13:00 CET - Riga (Skonto Stadions)
LATVIA - SAN MARINO 
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Pataki (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić (CRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE) 
UEFA Delegate: Darko Ramovs (SRB)

Group H
15:00 CET - Klaksvík (Við Djúpumýrar)
FAROE ISLANDS - NORTH MACEDONIA 
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: István Albert (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi (HUN)
Fourth Official: Mihály Káprály (HUN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kenneth William Clark (SCO) 

UEFA Delegate: Stéphanie Forde (BEL)

Group H
16:00 CET - Yerevan (FFA Academy Stadium)
ARMENIA - SERBIA 
Referee: Ívar Orri Kristjánsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurðarson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Oddur Helgi Guðmundsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson (ISL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vencel Tóth (HUN)

UEFA Delegate: Ján Kořínek (CZE)

Group B
18:15 CET - Paderborn (Benteler Arena)
GERMANY - ISRAEL
Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Florin Marius Badea (ROU)
Fourth Official: Andrei Antonie (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA) 

UEFA Delegate: Eugène Westerink (NED)

Group G
19:00 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri)
KOSOVO - CZECH REPUBLIC 
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (AZE) 
Assistant Referee 1: Namik Huseynov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Javanshir Yusifov (AZE)
Fourth Official: Rashad Ahmadov (AZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec (FRA)

UEFA Delegate: István Huszár (HUN)

Group G
19:00 CET - Elbasan (Elbasan Arena)
ALBANIA - ANDORRA
Referee: Alex De Albuquerque Troleis (FRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Christiansen (FRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Jón Marni Johannesen (FRO)
Fourth Official: Jóhan Hendrik Ellefsen (FRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović Šimunović (CRO)

UEFA Delegate: Ivan Borissov Lekov (BUL)

Group I
20:05 CET - Edinburgh (Tynecastle Park)
SCOTLAND - DENMARK 
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Grega Kordež (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Kasapovič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Asmir Sagrković (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Matteo Simone Trefoloni (ITA)

UEFA Delegate: David Moran (IRL)

Group G
20:15 CET - Celje (Stadion Celje)
SLOVENIA - ENGLAND
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Reinhard Buxbaum (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Konstantinos Triantafyllou (GRE)
Fourth Official: Georgios Tzovaras (GRE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel (FRA)

UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák (SVK)

Group D
21:15 CET - Vizela (Estádio do FC Vizela)
PORTUGAL - LIECHTENSTEIN 
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (LVA)
Assistant Referee 1: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mārtiņš Svipsts (LVA)
Fourth Official: Edgars Malcevs (LVA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Zoran Petrović (SRB)

UEFA Delegate: Filips Dhondt (BEL)

8 October 2021

Group E
17:00 CET - Orhei (District Sport Complex)
MOLDOVA - WALES
Referee: Milovan Milačić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Djikanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Jovica Tatar (MNE)
Fourth Official: Predrag Radovanović (MNE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola (FIN)

UEFA Delegate: Vasko Dojcinovski (MKD)

Group C
17:30 CET - Alytus (Alytus Stadium)
LITHUANIA - MALTA 
Referee: Marcel Birsan (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Gabriel Avram (ROU) 
Assistant Referee 2: Vladimir Urzică (ROU)
Fourth Official: Iulian Dima (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Pavle Radovanović (MNE)

UEFA Delegate: Cristiano Ascari (SMR)

Group E
17:30 CET - Sofia (Slavia)
BULGARY - GIBRALTAR 
Referee: Aleksei Matiunin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitrii Mosiakin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Aram Petrosyan (RUS)
Fourth Official: Vladimir Moskalev (RUS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Attila Ábrahám (HUN)

UEFA Delegate: Kazimierz Oleszek (POL)

Group F
17:30 CET - Zenica (Stadion Bilino polje)
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - ITALY
Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skytte (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jesper Dahl (DEN)
Fourth Official: Morten Krogh (DEN)
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)

UEFA Delegate: Claude Runavot (FRA)

Group A
18:00 CET - Varaždin (Gradski stadion Varteks)
CROATIA - NORWAY 
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Valentyn Kutsev (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Volodymyr Vysotskyi (UKR)
Fourth Official: Dmytro Kryvushkin (UKR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos (SVN)

UEFA Delegate: Alpaslan Kavas (TUR)

Mentor for Delegate: Kris Bellon (BEL)

Group C
18:00 CET - Khimki (Arena Khimki)
RUSSIA - NORTHEN IRELAND 
Referee: Luka Bilbija (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Smiljanić (BIH)

Assistant Referee 2: Damir Lazić (BIH)

Fourth Official: Antoni Bandić (BIH)
UEFA Referee Observer: Luc Wouters (BEL)

UEFA Delegate: Kuanysh Kanapyanov (KAZ)

Group D
18:00 CET - Zhodino (Torpedo Zhodino Stadium)
BELARUS - GREECE
Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jukka Honkanen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Olli Jantunen (FIN)
Fourth Official: Dennis Antamo (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši (SVK)

UEFA Delegate: Velid Imamović (BIH)

Group F
18:00 CET - Helsingborg (Olympia)
SWEDEN - MONTENEGRO 
Referee: Þorvaldur Árnason (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Jóhann Gunnar Guðmundsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Gylfi Már Sigurðsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Jóhann Ingi Jónsson (ISL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE)

UEFA Delegate: Giel Kirkels (NED)

Group F
18:15 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - LUXEMBOURG 
Referee: Besfort Kasumi (KOS)
Assistant Referee 1:Edmond Zeqiri (KOS)
Assistant Referee 2: Lumturije Muhadri (KOS)
Fourth Official: Visar Kastrati (KOS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Thomas Ross (NIR)

UEFA Delegate: Kim Hallberg (DEN)

Group A
18:30 CET - Sumgayit (Sumgayit City Stadium)
AZERBAIJAN - FINLAND 
Referee: Viktar Shymusik (BLR) 
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Gusev (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Siarhei Kasavets (BLR)
Fourth Official: Vital Sevastsyanik (BLR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)

UEFA Delegate: Leonid Kaloshin (RUS)

Group H
18:30 CET - Brest (Francis Le-Blé)
FRANCE - UKRAINE 
Referee: Nicolas Walsh (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Calum Spence (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Potter (SCO)
Fourth Official: Colin Steven (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)

UEFA Delegate: Jaroslav Dudl (CZE)

Group A
19:00 CET - Pärnu (Pärnu Rannastaadion)
ESTONIA - AUSTRIA 
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (MDA)
Assistant Referee 1: Vladislav Lifciu (MDA)
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Oala (MDA)
Fourth Official: Daniel Luca (MDA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov (BUL) 

UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall (SWE)

Group E
19:00 CET - Lausanne (Stade de la Tuilière) 
SWITZERLAND - NETHERLANDS
Referee: Novak Simović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Djorović  (SRB)

Assistant Referee 2: Milan Pašajlić (SRB)
Fourth Official: Andrija Stojanović (SRB)

UEFA Referee Observer: Stephen Lodge (ENG)

UEFA Delegate: Jonathan Leese (ENG)

Group B
20:00 CET - Szeged (Szeged-Grosics Akadémia)
HUNGARY - POLAND 
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Söderkvist (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Mikael Hallin (SWE)
Fourth Official: Fredrik Klitte (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias (CZE) 

Group I
20:00 CET - Leuven (Den Dreef)
BELGIUM - KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: Walter Altmann (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Staudinger (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner (AUT)
Fourth Official: Dieter Muckenhammer (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić (BIH)

UEFA Delegate: Paolo Rondelli (SMR)

Group C
20:45 CET - Seville (La Cartuja de Sevilla) 
SPAIN - SLOVAKIA 
Referee: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Sean Carr (SCO)
Fourth Official: Gavin Duncan (SCO) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Milan Karadžić (SRB)

UEFA Delegate: Thura Win (ENG)

11 October 2021

Group G
18:30 CET - Elbasan (Elbasan Area)
ALBANIA - SLOVENIA
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (BEL) 
Assistant Referee 1: Yves De Neve (BEL) 
Assistant Referee 2: Mathias Hillaert (BEL)  
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme (BEL) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Mehmet Murat Ilgaz (TUR) 

UEFA Delegate: Oleg Harlamov (EST)

Group G
20:00 CET - Andorra La Vella (Estadi Nacional) 
ANDORRA - ENGLAND
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (MKD) 
Assistant Referee 1: Dejan Nedelkoski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Vasilevski (MKD)
Fourth Official: Dejan Jakimovski (MKD)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alon Yefet (ISR) 

UEFA Delegate: Johny Vanspauwen (BEL)

12 October 2021

Group I
13:00 CET - Karagandy (Shakhter Stadium)
KAZAKHSTAN - TURKEY
Referee: Rohit Saggi (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Geir Oskar Isaksen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Morten Jensen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Kritsoffer Hagenes (NOR) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Asim Khudiyev (AZE)
UEFA Delegate: Natallia Varabyova (BLR)

Group H
16:00 CET - Yerevan (FFA Academy Stadium)
ARMENIA - NORTH MACEDONIA 
Referee: Loukas Sotiriou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 1: Omiros Tziortzis (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Pavlos Georgiou (CYP) 
Fourth Official: Kyriakos Christodoulou (CYP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš (CZE)

UEFA Delegate: Amil Gerina (MNE) 

Group B
16:30 CET - Kielce (Kielce Stadium)
POLAND - SAN MARINO
Referee: Nikola Popov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Georgi Doynov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Ivo Kolev (BUL)
Fourth Official: Volen Chinkov (BUL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari (FIN) 

UEFA Delegate: Pat Duffy (IRL) 

Group C
16:30 CET - Nitra (FC Nitra Stadium)
SLOVAKIA - MALTA
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (ALB)
Assistant Referee 1: Rejdi Avdo (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Alfred Shkreta (ALB)
Fourth Official: Indrit Myrtaj (ALB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov (UKR)

UEFA Delegate: Márton Esterházy (HUN)

Group F
16:30 CET - Esch-sur-alzette (Emile Mayrisch)

LUXEMBOURG - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Referee: Andrew Davey (NIR) 
Assistant Referee 1: Paul Robinson (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Georgios Argyropoulos (NIR)
Fourth Official: Steven Gregg (NIR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci (ALB)

UEFA Delegate: Alin Cioban (ROU)

Group D
17:00 CET - Reykjavik (Víkingsvöllur)
ICELAND - PORTUGAL
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (WAL)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Beckett (WAL) 
Assistant Referee 2: Ian David Bird (WAL)
Fourth Official: Lee Evans (WAL) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE) 

UEFA Delegate: Olivier Chovaux (FRA)

Group E
17:00 CET - Sofia (Slavia)
BULGARIA - SWITZERLAND
Referee: Lazar Lukić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Dragan Bogičević (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Miloje Milicević (SRB)

Fourth Official: Stanko Ostraćanin (SRB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Orhan Erdemir (TUR)

UEFA Delegate: Eduard Dervishaj Nelaj (ESP)

Group H
17:00 CET - Zaporizhzhya (Zaporizhzhya City Stadium)
UKRAINE - FAROE ISLANDS
Referee: Mario Zebec (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pajić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Fran Jović (CRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Pavel Saliy (KAZ)

UEFA Delegate: George Fantaros (CYP)

Group B
17:30 CET - Szeged (Szeged Grosics Akadémia)
HUNGARY - GERMANY
Referee: David Coote (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies (ENG)
Fourth Official: Robert Jones (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos (CRO)

UEFA Delegate: Michael Hughes (SCO)

Mentor for Delegate: Thibault De Gendt (BEL)

Group C
17:30 CET - Alytus (Alytus Stadium)
LITHUANIA - RUSSIA 
Referee: Christopher Jäger (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Weiß (AUT)
Fourth Official: Alan Kijas (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Eyjólfur Ólafsson ISL)

UEFA Delegate: Maris Verpakovskis (LVA)

Group F
17:30 CET - Podgorica (Gradski Stadion)
MONTENEGRO - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 
Referee: Luca Barbeno (SMR)
Assistant Referee 1: Francesco Lunardon (SMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Gian Marco Ercolani (SMR) 
Fourth Official: Giacomo Cenci (SMR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)

UEFA Delegate: René Siegrist (SUI)

Group F
17:30 CET - Monza (Brianteo) 
ITALY - SWEDEN 
Referee: Antonio Emanuel Carvalho Nobre (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Luciano António Gomes Maia (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nelson Filipe Vila Pereira (POR)
Fourth Official: Fábio Oliveira Melo (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Milorad Mažić (SRB)

UEFA Delegate: Manuel Huber (SUI)

Mentor for Delegate: Myrsini Psarropoulou (GRE) 

Group A
18:00 CET - Drammen (Marienlyst Stadion)
NORWAY - ESTONIA 
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (GIB) 
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Gomez Gordillo (GIB)
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Gerard Macias (GIB)
Fourth Official: Patrick Canepa (GIB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Clayton Pisani (MLT) 

UEFA Delegate: Haraldur Haraldsson (ISL) 

Group B
18:00 CET - Petah Tikva (Itztadion HaMoshava)
ISRAEL - LATVIA 
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (LUX) 
Assistant Referee 1: Gilles François Becker (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Da Costa (LUX)
Fourth Official: Laurent Wilmes (LUX)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson (SWE) 

UEFA Delegate: Michel Schafroth (SUI)

Group D
18:00 CET - Dasaki Achnas (Ethnikos Achnas)
CYPRUS - GREECE
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers (BEL) 
Assistant Referee 2: Vito di Vincenzo (BEL)
Fourth Official: Lothar D'hondt (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)

UEFA Delegate: Andy Ambler (ENG)

Group D
18:00 CET - Borisov (Borisov Arena)
BELARUS - LIECHTENSTEIN 
Referee: Yasar Kemal Ugurlu (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1:Serkan Olguncan (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Özkara (TUR)
Fourth Official: Erkan Özdamar (TUR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Mark Steven Whitby (WAL)

UEFA Delegate: Diana Bulgaru (MDA) 

Group E
18:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)

MOLDOVA - GIBRALTAR
Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Vassyutin (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Yuriy Tikhonyuk (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Sayat Karabayev (KAZ)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kjell Alseth (NOR)

UEFA Delegate: Michael Zoratti (AUT)

Group G
18:00 CET - České Budějovice (Střelecký ostrov)

CZECH REPUBLIC - KOSOVO
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Nati Dotan (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tom Adi (ISR)
Fourth Official: Shalom Ben Avraham (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Igor Satkii (MDA)

UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan (IRL) 

Group A
18:30 CET - Sumgayit (Sumgayit City Stadium)
AZERBAIJAN - CROATIA 
Referee: Ondřej Berka (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nadvornik (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Vlcek (CZE)
Fourth Official: Pavel Orel (CZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu (ROU)

UEFA Delegate: Mohamed Taa (FRA)

Group A
18:30 CET - Tampere (Tampere Stadion)
FINLAND - AUSTRIA 
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 2: Artur Gdlyan (ARM)
Fourth Official: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (ARM)
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ferry (NIR)

UEFA Delegate: Claude Kremer (LUX)

Group H
18:30 CET - Belgrade (Stadion FK Partizan)
SERBIA - FRANCE 
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (BEL) 
Assistant Referee 1: Florian Lemaire (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Ruben Wyns (BEL)
Fourth Official: Jan Boterberg (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Johansen (DEN)

UEFA Delegate: Garry O'Hagan (SCO) 

Group E
20:00 CET - Nijmegen (Goffertstadion)
NETHERLANDS - WALES 
Referee: Philip Farrugia (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Camilleri (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Mitchell Scerri (MLT) 
Fourth Official: Glenn Tonna (MLT) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Jens Larsen (DEN)

UEFA Delegate: Tibor Vámos (HUN)

Mentor for Delegate: Harry M. Been (NED) 

Group I
20:00 CET - Leuven (Den Dreef)
BELGIUM - DENMARK 
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1:Tryfon Petropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Iordanis Aptosoglou (GRE)
Fourth Official: Dimitrios Karantonis (GRE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)

UEFA Delegate: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)

Mentor for Delegate: Wolfgang Thierrichter (AUT)

Group C
13:00 CET - Seville (La Cartuja de Sevilla) 
SPAIN - NORTHEN IRELAND
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Korniyko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk (UKR)
Fourth Official: Denys Shurman (UKR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko (LVA) 

UEFA Delegate: Igor Radojičić (SRB)