2025/26 UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round (Second Legs) - Referee Appointments

Referee assignments for the second legs of third qualifying round of 2025/26 UEFA Champions League.

 Istvan Kovacs back at UEFA duties after a rather disappointing FIFA outing

Tuesday 12 August 2025

18:00 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)

QARABAĞ FK (AZE) - KF SHKËNDIJA (MKD)

Referee: Danny Makkelie NED

Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED

Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED

Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED

Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED

UEFA Referee Observer: Alan Mario Sant MLT

UEFA Delegate: István Huszár HUN

19:00 CET - Copenhagen (Parken - Connected by 3)

FC KØBENHAVN (DEN) - MALMÖ FF (SWE)

Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez ESP

Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP

Assistant Referee 2: Juan José López Mir ESP

Fourth Official: Francisco José Hernández Maeso ESP

Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP

UEFA Referee Observer: Kenneth William Clark SCO

UEFA Delegate: Thibault De Gendt BEL

19:00 CET - Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)

PAFOS FC (CYP) - FK DYNAMO KYIV (UKR)

Referee: Davide Massa ITA

Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA

Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA

Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA

Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA

UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

UEFA Delegate: Florin Prunea ROU

19:00 CET - Plzeň (Doosan Aréna)

FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE) - RANGERS FC (SCO)

Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL

Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL

Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL

Fourth Official: Karol Arys POL

Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Wojciech Myć POL

UEFA Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

UEFA Delegate: Edgars Pukinsks LVA

19:00 CET - Istanbul (Chobani Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi)

FENERBAHÇE SK (TUR) - FEYENOORD (NED)

Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU

Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marius Marica ROU

Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU

Fourth Official: Marcel Bîrsan ROU

Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA

UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN

UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski MKD

19:30 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)

CLUB BRUGGE (BEL) - FC RED BULL SALZBURG (AUT)

Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH

Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH

Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH

Fourth Official: Luka Bilbija BIH

Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS/ENG

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG

UEFA Referee Observer: Chaim Ya’akov ISR

UEFA Delegate: Christian Kofoed DEN

20:15 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)

ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SVK) - QAİRAT FK (KAZ)

Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA

Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA

Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA

Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA

Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot FRA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA

UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall SWE

20:15 CET - Budapest (Groupama Aréna)

FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN) - PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL)

Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP

Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP

Assistant Referee 2: Marcos Cerdán Aguilar ESP

Fourth Official: Alejandro Quintero González ESP

Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez ESP

UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH

UEFA Delegate: Mauro Tonolini ITA

21:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion Rajko Mitić)

FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB) - KKS LECH POZNAŃ (POL)

Referee: François Letexier FRA

Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA

Assistant Referee 2: Erwan Finjean FRA

Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue FRA

Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marc Bollengier FRA

UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER

UEFA Delegate: Rotem Kamer ISR

21:00 CET - Lisbon (Estádio do SL Benfica)

SL BENFICA (POR) - OGC NICE (FRA)

Referee: Marco Guida ITA

Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA

Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA

Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA

Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA

UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

UEFA Delegate: Kim Hallberg DEN