2025/26 UEFA Youth League - Referee Appointments - Matchday 5 and Domestic Champions Path - Round 3 (I)

Please find below the referees in charge of Youth League Matchday 5 and Domestic Champions Path, Round 3 (First Legs).

Matteo Marcenaro ITA to referee PSG - Tottenham 

LEAGUE PHASE - MATCHDAY 5

Tuesday 25 November 2025

11:00 CET - Bodø (Aspmyra Stadion)

FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR) - JUVENTUS (ITA)

Referee: Artem Gasparyan ARM

Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan ARM

Assistant Referee 2: Sargis Hovhannisyan ARM

Fourth Official: Anders Bodding NOR

UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB 

UEFA Delegate: Per Eliasson SWE 

11:00 CET - Istanbul (Esenler Erokspor Stadyumu)

GALATASARAY (TUR) - ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL)

Referee: Ante Čulina CRO

Assistant Referee 1: Dario Kolarević CRO

Assistant Referee 2: Anto Marić CRO

Fourth Official: Oğuzhan Gökçen TUR

UEFA Referee Observer: Muhittin Boşat TUR 

UEFA Delegate: Kifayət Mustafayeva AZE

13:00 CET - Duivendrecht (Sportcomplex De Toekomst)

AFC AJAX (NED) - SL BENFICA (POR)

Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL

Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL

Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL

Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED

UEFA Referee Observer: René Temmink NED 

UEFA Delegate: Hayk Karapetyan ARM 

13:00 CET - Prague (Sportovní areál Radotín)

SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE) - ATHLETIC CLUB (ESP)

Referee: Florian Lata ALB

Assistant Referee 1: Erind Burgu ALB

Assistant Referee 2: Elvis Gjoka ALB

Fourth Official: Jakub Wulkan CZE

UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

UEFA Delegate: Péter Kézdi HUN

14:00 CET - Surrey (Chelsea FC Training Ground)

CHELSEA FC (ENG) - FC BARCELONA (ESP)

Referee: Jakob Semler AUT

Assistant Referee 1: Amar Rekik AUT

Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Duschek AUT

Fourth Official: James Durkin ENG

UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich GER 

UEFA Delegate: Susanne Erlandsson SWE 

14:00 CET - Cercola (Arena Giuseppe Piccolo)

SSC NAPOLI (ITA) - QARABAĞ FK (AZE)

Referee: Dominik Starý CZE

Assistant Referee 1: Lukáš Slavíček CZE

Assistant Referee 2: Josef Šůma CZE

Fourth Official: Luca Massimi ITA

UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Pierre Garibian FRA 

UEFA Delegate: Hlieb Stachoŭski BLR 

14:30 CET - Martigues (Stade Francis Turcan)

OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE (FRA) - NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG)

Referee: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE

Assistant Referee 1: Vasílios Nikolakákis GRE

Assistant Referee 2: Athanásios Kóllias GRE

Fourth Official: Faouzi Benchabane FRA

UEFA Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT 

UEFA Delegate: Alessandra Rotunno ITA 

16:00 CET - Manchester (Joie Stadium)

MANCHESTER CITY FC (ENG) - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER)

Referee: Mathieu Vernice FRA

Assistant Referee 1: Florian Gonçalves De Araujo FRA

Assistant Referee 2: Steven Torregrossa FRA

Fourth Official: John Dale Baines ENG

UEFA Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL
UEFA Delegate: Bente Hermansen NOR

16:00 CET - Dortmund (Trainingsgelände Borussia Dortmund)

BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER) - VILLARREAL CF (ESP)

Referee: Rareș George Vidican ROU

Assistant Referee 1: Ioan Alexandru Corb ROU

Assistant Referee 2: Cristi Daniel Ilinca ROU

Fourth Official: Lukas Benen GER

UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE 

UEFA Delegate: Bozhil Grozdanov  BUL 

Wednesday 26 November 2025

13:00 CET - Paphos (Stádio Stélios Kyriakídis)

PAFOS FC (CYP) - AS MONACO FC (FRA)

Referee: Aaron Wyn Jones WAL

Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Beckett WAL

Assistant Referee 2: Martin Roberts WAL

Fourth Official: Nikólas Liotatís CYP

UEFA Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis CYP

UEFA Delegate: Olesea Berdea MDA 

13:45 CET - Copenhagen (Tingbjerg Idrætspark)

FC KØBENHAVN (DEN) - QAİRAT FK (KAZ)

Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta NOR

Assistant Referee 1: Erland Hareland NOR

Assistant Referee 2: Henrik Pettersen Sunde NOR

Fourth Official: Svend Daa Funder Kristensen DEN

UEFA Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN 

UEFA Delegate: Dāvids Isakovs LVA 

14:00 CET - Borehamwood (Mangata Developments Stadium Meadow Park)

ARSENAL FC (ENG) - FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER)

Referee: Damian Kos POL

Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL

Assistant Referee 2: Artur Zakrzewski POL

Fourth Official: Stephen Parkinson ENG

UEFA Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG 

UEFA Delegate: Marc Van Craen BEL

14:00 CET - Alcochete (CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira)

SPORTING CP (POR) - CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL)

Referee: Pavle Ilić SRB

Assistant Referee 1: Petar Radić SRB

Assistant Referee 2: Nemanja Todorović SRB

Fourth Official: Flávio Dinis de Lima POR

UEFA Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG 

UEFA Delegate: Patricia González García ESP 

14:30 CET - Poissy (Campus du Paris Saint-Germain)

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA) - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG)

Referee: Matteo Marcenaro ITA

Assistant Referee 1: Mattia Politi ITA

Assistant Referee 2: Mattia Regattieri ITA

Fourth Official: Aurélien Petit FRA

UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA 

UEFA Delegate: Diego Amuchástegui ESP

15:00 CET - Liverpool (AXA Training Centre)

LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) - PSV EINDHOVEN (NED)

Referee: Menélaos Andoníou CYP

Assistant Referee 1: Giórgos Pooutídis CYP

Assistant Referee 2: Sávvas Evangelídis CYP

Fourth Official: Scott Jackson ENG

UEFA Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA 

UEFA Delegate: Cristel Brorsson SWE

16:00 CET - Madrid (Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares)

CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)

Referee: Szabolcs Roland Kovacs ROU

Assistant Referee 1: Marius Florin Badea ROU

Assistant Referee 2: Adrian Vornicu ROU

Fourth Official: Álvaro Rodríguez Recio ESP

UEFA Referee Observer: Radek Příhoda CZE

UEFA Delegate: Kristoffer Löfberg SWE

16:00 CET - Dreieich (maxworx Sportpark)

EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER) - ATALANTA BC (ITA)

Referee: Gal Levi ISR

Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Ben Hur ISR

Assistant Referee 2: Abdallah Azem ISR

Fourth Official: Felix Prigan GER

UEFA Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR 

UEFA Delegate: Mamuka Kvaratskhelia GEO 

16:00 CET - Piraeus (Proponitikó Kéndro Ágios Ioánnis Réndi)

OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)

Referee: Marc Nagtegaal NED

Assistant Referee 1: Dyon Fikkert NED

Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED

Fourth Official: Geórgios Kókkinos GRE

UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE 

UEFA Delegate: Massimo Nanni SMR 

DOMESTIC CHAMPIONS PATH - ROUND THREE (I)

Tuesday 25 November 2025

12:00 CET - Książenice (Legia Training Center)

LEGIA WARSZAWA (POL) - PAOK (GRE)

Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO

Assistant Referee 1: Davit Chigogidze GEO

Assistant Referee 2: Boris Jvania GEO

Fourth Official: Piotr Urban POL

UEFA Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU 

UEFA Delegate: Gent Gërdovci KOS 

Wednesday 26 November 2025

13:00 CET - Belgrade (Tereni Omladinske škole FK Crvena zvezda)

FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB) - MŠK ŽILINA (SVK)

Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT

Assistant Referee 1: James Muscat MLT

Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Spencer MLT

Fourth Official: Stefan Jeknić SRB

UEFA Referee Observer: Nenad Đokić SRB 

UEFA Delegate: Emin Cəfərov AZE

13:00 CET - Stalowa Wola, POL (Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej)

FK DYNAMO KYIV (UKR) - HIBERNIAN FC (SCO)

Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson ISL

Assistant Referee 1: Egill Guðvarður Guðlaugsson ISL

Assistant Referee 2: Kristján Már Ólafs ISL

Fourth Official: Jacek Małyszek POL

UEFA Referee Observer: Marcin Szulc POL

UEFA Delegate: Raúl Massó Zambudio ESP

14:00 CET - Tamworth (Aston Villa FC Training Ground)

ASTON VILLA FC (ENG) - AZ ALKMAAR (NED)

Referee: Peter Kráľovič SVK

Assistant Referee 1: Milan Štrbo SVK

Assistant Referee 2: Matej Zemko SVK

Fourth Official: Richard Watkins ENG

UEFA Referee Observer: Mark Steven Whitby WAL 

UEFA Delegate: Maria Manuela da Costa Baldino POR

16:00 CET - Vila Nova de Gaia (Estádio Dr. Jorge Sampaio)

FC PORTO (POR) - REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ (ESP)

Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT

Assistant Referee 1: Johannes Stögerer AUT

Assistant Referee 2: Mario Diesenberger AUT

Fourth Official: Diogo Teixeira de Araújo POR

UEFA Referee Observer: 

UEFA Delegate: Fróði Danielsen FRO

 

16:30 CET - Buftea (Centrul Național de Fotbal)

FC FCSB (ROU) - PUSKÁS AKADÉMIA FC (HUN)

Referee: Vlatko Ilioski MKD

Assistant Referee 1: Martin Dejanoski MKD

Assistant Referee 2: Ile Mišeski MKD

Fourth Official: Vlad Mircea Băban ROU

UEFA Referee Observer: Augustus Viorel Constantin ROU

UEFA Delegate: Roi Reinshreiber ISR 

17:00 CET - Győr, HUN (Alcufer Stadion)

MK MAKKABI HAIFA (ISR) - FC NANTES (FRA)

Referee: Chrístos Vergétis GRE

Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Fotópoulos GRE

Assistant Referee 2: Konstandínos Stáikos GRE

Fourth Official:

UEFA Referee Observer: Zoltán Szarka HUN

UEFA Delegate: Tamara Chichinadze GEO

17:30 CET - Helsinki (Bolt Arena)

HJK HELSINKI (FIN) - KRC GENK (BEL)

Referee: James Robert Robinson NIR

Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jeffrey NIR

Assistant Referee 2: Brian Wilson NIR

Fourth Official: Joona Kontinen FIN

UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN 

UEFA Delegate: Marvin Robinson ENG 

18:00 CET - Cologne (Franz-Kremer-Stadion)

1. FC KÖLN (GER) - FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN)

Referee: Roman Jitari MDA

Assistant Referee 1: Denis Oală MDA

Assistant Referee 2: Sergiu Bogdan MDA

Fourth Official: Patrick Schwengers GER

UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER 

UEFA Delegate: José Soutullo Fernández ESP 

Friday 5 December 2025

13:00 CET - Tbilisi, GEO (Boris Paichadzis Dinamo Arena)

FK DYNAMA-MINSK (BLR) - SK DINAMO TBILISI (GEO)

Referee: 

Assistant Referee 1:

Assistant Referee 2:

Fourth Official: Irakli Kherkhadze GEO

UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Orxan Hüseynzadə AZE