Thursday, 28 August 2025

2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League Play-Off Round (Second Legs) - Referee Appointments

2025-26 UEFA Europa Conference League Play-Offs, Second Legs.

Sander van der Eijk NED is among the referees selected for 2025 FIFA U17 World Cup


Wednesday 27 August 2025

18:45 CET - Riga (Skonto stadions)
RIGA FC (LVA) - AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Victoria Beyer FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DEN
UEFA Delegate: Marc Vouillamoz SUI

Thursday 28 August 2025

18:00 CET - Abovyan (Vahagn Tumasyani anvan Marzadasht)
NOA FA (ARM) - NK OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA (SVN)
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Vitālijs Spasjonņikovs LVA
UEFA Referee Observer: Antony Gautier FRA
UEFA Delegate: Ignas Marcinkevičius LTU

18:00 CET - Fredrikstad (Fredrikstad Stadion)
FREDRIKSTAD FK (NOR) - CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG)
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Kõiv EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sander Saga EST
Fourth Official: Kevin Kaivoja EST
Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marko Liiva EST
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
UEFA Delegate: João Morais POR

18:00 CET - Nicosia (Stádio GSP)
AS OMÓNIA LEFKOSÍAS (CYP) - WOLFSBERGER AC (AUT)
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Moro ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Zufferli ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rosario Abisso ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín ESP
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Kispál HUN

19:00 CET - Riga (LNK Sporta Parks)
FK RFS (LVA) - ĦAMRUN SPARTANS FC (MLT)
Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Gabriel Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: Rareș George Vidican ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Adrian Sorin Costreie ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR
UEFA Delegate: Rens Elbertsen NED
Mentor for Delegate: Neil Morrow NIR 

19:00 CET - Vienna (Allianz Stadion)
SK RAPID WIEN (AUT) - ETO FC GYŐR (HUN)
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Orestas Abramavičius LTU
UEFA Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias CZE

19:00 CET - Istanbul (Tüpraş Stadyumu)
BEŞİKTAŞ (TUR) - FC LAUSANNE-SPORT (SUI)
Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Markus DEN
Fourth Official: Aydin Uslu DEN Mikkel Hedberg Redder DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jens Grabski Maae DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Mark Steven Whitby WAL
UEFA Delegate: Könül Mehtiyeva AZE

19:30 CET - Craiova (Stadionul “Ion Oblemenco”)
UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU) - RAMS BAŞAKŞEHİR FK (TUR)
Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Fritsch GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO

19:30 CET - Alkmaar (AFAS Stadion)
AZ ALKMAAR (NED) - PFK LEVSKI SOFIA (BUL)
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
UEFA Delegate: Rudolf Řepka CZE

19:30 CET - Cluj-Napoca (Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu)
CFR 1907 CLUJ (ROU) - BK HÄCKEN (SWE)
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Semler AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Ian Stokes IRL
UEFA Delegate: Andi Zëre ALB

20:00 CET - Differdange (Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange)
FC DÉIFFERDENG 03 (LUX) - KF DRITA (KOS)
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Ceccon ITA
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis CYP
UEFA Delegate: Gilles Petitmangin FRA

20:00 CET - Brøndby (Brøndby Stadion)
BRØNDBY IF (DEN) - RC STRASBOURG ALSACE (FRA)
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Cristel Brorsson SWE

20:00 CET - Athens (OPAP Arena)
AEK (GRE) - RSC ANDERLECHT (BEL)
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Jørgen Rønning Valstadsve NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Tom Harald Hagen NOR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marius Lien NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihail Ionescu ROU

20:00 CET - Ostrava (Městský stadion v Ostravě-Vítkovicích)
FC BANÍK OSTRAVA (CZE) - NK CELJE (SVN)
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stéfanos Koumbarákis GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Marcin Szulc POL
UEFA Delegate: Volodymyr Heninson UKR

20:00 CET - Kardzhali (Arena Arda)
PFK ARDA KARDZHALI 1924 (BUL) - RKS RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL)
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER
UEFA Delegate: Bart van Soest NED

20:00 CET - Reggio Emilia (Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore)
ACF FIORENTINA (ITA) - FK POLISSYA (UKR)
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Asier Pérez de Mendiola González de Durana ESP
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG
UEFA Delegate: Amil Gerina MNE

20:00 CET - Madrid (Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas)
RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID (ESP) - FK NIOMAN HRODNA (BLR)
Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Brice Parinet Le Tellier FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Elisa Daupeux FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD
UEFA Delegate: Stijn Hutsebaut BEL

20:45 CET - Belfast (National Football Stadium at Windsor Park)
LINFIELD FC (NIR) - SHELBOURNE FC (IRL)
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Alexander Harkam AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Amaury Delerue FRA
UEFA Delegate: Loukás Siótropos GRE

20:45 CET - Tirana (Air Albania Stadium)
FC DINAMO CITY (ALB) - JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL)
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB Thomas Einwaller AUT 
UEFA Delegate: Michaíl Mítas CYP

21:00 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
VIRTUS AC 1964 (SMR) - BREIÐABLIK (ISL)
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Denys Shurman UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Oleksiy Derevins'kyy UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Simon Lee Evans WAL
UEFA Delegate: Evángelos Mouskos CYP

21:00 CET - Geneva (Stade de Genève)
SERVETTE FC (SUI) - FK SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR)
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Fourth Official: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Þóroddur Hjaltalín ISL
UEFA Delegate: Adrian D. Casha MLT

21:00 CET - Warsaw (Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego)
LEGIA WARSZAWA (POL) - HIBERNIAN FC (SCO)
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Wesli De Cremer BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH
UEFA Delegate: Bakar Jordania GEO

21:00 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
SHAMROCK ROVERS FC (IRL) - CD SANTA CLARA (POR)
Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali SVN
Fourth Official: Dejan Balažič SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Roberto Ponis SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN
UEFA Delegate: Oleg Harlamov EST

21:00 CET - Mainz (Mewa Arena)
1. FSV MAINZ 05 (GER) - ROSENBORG BK (NOR)
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Edwin van de Graaf NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: Jonathan Leese ENG

17 comments:

  1. The fourth official of the Besiktas-Lausanne match, Aydın Uslu, is Turkish, but he officiates matches in Denmark.. that’s bullshit 😂

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    1. turkish team with turkish fourth official..

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    2. The same case as Maqedonci fourth official in Drita's last game. The SWE/KOS was removed and the same happened here. Now the fourth official is Mikkel Hedberg Redder :)

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    3. It's incredible how many wrong appointments are made at this stage, you understand they absolutely don't care about such games. Domestic federations should be mostly responsible for that, as UEFA appoints main referees and VARs, but still, before publishing, they should check.
      More generally, I think the level of quality of appointments in UEFA has definitely decreased in recent times.

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  2. Again incredible mistakes from refs in Premier leauge. Big match City-Tottenham with some significant mistakes in 1st half already. How on Earth both ref and AR (who already incorrectly annuled a goal) didn’t see clear stamp on the foot just outside the PK area and clear YC?!

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    1. Yes, strange one. And moments before a possible DOGSO on Trafford. Though I'm not convinced it's a handball foul, there was also a high kick/knee which only hit the Tottenham player.

      When we have multiple possible VAR interventions, it's especially annoying not hearing the comms. Because it didn't take too long to check it all, I wonder if they focused more on the latter stamp situation than the earlier one.

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    2. I watched some Premier League games recently and I'm astonished how much poor is the level of refereeing, even worse than previous seasons. There is nobody to follow after Taylor and Oliver, definitely.

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    3. I feel there is a small bit of promise
      John brooks if he can stay fit
      Chris kavanagh has definitely improved since Webb took over
      Sam barrott looks like a great prospect in his first year in the championship he did 15 premier League games which is more than some established officials did that season. Last year (his first year a a select group referee) he got on the FIFA list and did the mersyside derby (he did miss a definite red card).He is quickly establishing himself as one of the better officials in the premier League
      Lewis Smith has also had a similar path as Sam barrott he has had matches in the premier League over the past seasons despite only being the national group (referee league 1 &2) this year he has been added to the new supplimentary list of he can build on his current form he could be a very good candidate for the next FIFA badge.
      I do think the next person chosen for a FIFA badge will be tom brammell but to be honest I'm not sure of him yet he hasn't shown enough

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  3. Just watched excellent Soto Grado performance at Atletico-Elche, and two very good and brave rejected penalty apeeals at very last minutes of the game. Confident, calm, excellent control of players, good communication, and disciplinary. May he continiue like that.

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    1. Agree. On the other hand, awfully incorrect intervention by Figueroa Vázquez (already last season showed to be a very poor VAR) and little personality from Hernández Hernández to reject it, wrong penalty for Levante.

      Handball in clearly natural position.

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    2. I just went to look for the Levante penalty and I completely, totally agree with Quilava! How on earth does Var consider this a punishable handball and agree again questioning the refs cojones to not reject the Var advice.

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    3. I dont know what to said. Full of respect, but Hdz Hdz is so limited referee. 8-10 years ago he was a very talented and promising official, and if that Hdz can officiate know, he could be Spanish no1. On the other hand, Soto Grado is far away from him in officiating way. Big regret that CTA dont push such referee. Hope and I will be fan to him to officiate Copa Del Rey final this year. Bingo for CTA to retain him this year.

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  4. You remember the rather good EURO tournament for Ferrieri Caputi after a very poor domestic season. Well, this season she started with a serie B game in which there was a VAR intervention to remove a straight RC for SFP. Not even downgraded to YC. Important mistake and once again, she can't find consistency.
    Video:
    https://streambug.org/cv/b51563

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  5. Busquets as 4th official again 🔥🔥🔥 very happy to see 💪 he's excellent refree and he's rising so fast 🤯😎...

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  6. RC for SFP by Kehlet in Besiktas - Lausanne:

    https://streamin.me/v/87442081

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  7. Big mess in Madrid in Rayo Vallecano - Neman. The goal was disallowed on the field, than after Var check, Pignard showed var gesture and awarded the goal, and than cancelled goal again. Replay showed clear offside.

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  8. Minakovic excellent in 1st half in Brondby. AR1 great onside call at Brondby goal.

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