2025/26 UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round (First Legs) - Referee Appointments

2025-26 UEFA Europa League. Third Qualifying Round, First Legs. 

Elçin Məsiyev to referee Cluj - Braga before working as fourth official in UEFA Super Cup 

Tuesday 5 August 2025

19:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (National Stadium)
ĦAMRUN SPARTANS FC (MLT) - MK MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR)
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Kõiv EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sander Saga EST
Fourth Official: Kevin Kaivoja EST
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL
UEFA Delegate: Oljas Abraev KAZ

Wednesday 6 August 2025

19:00 CET - Riga (LNK Sporta Parks)
FK RFS (LVA) - KUPS KUOPIO (FIN)
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE
Fourth Official: Kamal Umudlu AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
UEFA Delegate: Eduard Kindle LIE

20:45 CET - Rijeka (Stadion HNK Rijeka)
HNK RIJEKA (CRO) - SHELBOURNE FC (IRL)
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: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
UEFA Delegate: Dragoș Hîncu MDA

Thursday 7 August 2025

18:00 CET - Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)
LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB) - NOA FA (ARM)
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednár SVK
Fourth Official: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Martin Dohál SVK
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erik Gemzický SVK
UEFA Referee Observer: João Francisco Lopes Ferreira POR
UEFA Delegate: Olivier Chovaux FRA

18:00 CET - Fredrikstad (Fredrikstad Stadion)
FREDRIKSTAD FK (NOR) - FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN)
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: Fran Jović CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Barış Şimşek TUR
UEFA Delegate: Gent Gërdovci KOS
Mentor for Delegate:

18:30 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
AEK LÁRNAKAS (CYP) - LEGIA WARSZAWA (POL)
Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Gabriel Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ioan Alexandru Corb ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Roland Kovacs ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cristina Mariana Trandafir ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU
UEFA Delegate: Iveta Bankova BUL

19:00 CET - Gothenburg (Bravida Arena)
BK HÄCKEN (SWE) - SK BRANN (NOR)
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Mariyan Grebencharski BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Dragomir Draganov BUL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL
UEFA Delegate: Garry O’Hagan SCO

19:30 CET - Cluj-Napoca (Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu)
CFR 1907 CLUJ (ROU) - SC BRAGA (POR)
Referee: Elçin Məsiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elşad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Pərvin Talıbov AZE
Fourth Official: Fərid Hacıyev AZE
Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: Ingrida Siliūnienė LTU

19:30 CET - Thessaloniki (Stádio Toúmbas)
PAOK (GRE) - WOLFSBERGER AC (AUT)
Referee: Morten Krogh Hansen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis René Wollenberg Rasmussen DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO
UEFA Delegate: Tomáš Bárta CZE

20:00 CET - Mostar (Stadion HŠK Zrinjski)
HŠK ZRINJSKI MOSTAR (BIH) - BREIÐABLIK (ISL)
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Olsid Ferataj ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Mihai Marius Andrieș ROU
Mentor for Delegate:

20:00 CET - Athens (Olymbiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis")
PANATHINAÏKÓS AO (GRE) - FK SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR)
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO
UEFA Delegate: Rodney Pisani MLT

20:30 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
FC FCSB (ROU) - KF DRITA (KOS)
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA
UEFA Delegate: Eugène Westerink NED

20:30 CET - Geneva (Stade de Genève)
SERVETTE FC (SUI) - FC UTRECHT (NED)
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Cortus GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL
UEFA Delegate: Jovan Šurbatović SRB