2026/27 UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round (Second Legs) - Referee Appointments

Referee assignments for 2026/27 UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round, second legs. 

Coming from UEFA Euro Under 19 in Wales, Joakim Sars meets Howard Webb as observer 

Tuesday 14 July 2026

17:00 CET
Kuopio (Kuopion Keskuskenttä)
KUPS KUOPIO (FIN) vs. VARDAR (MKD)

Referee: Matthew MacDermid SCO

Assistant Referee 1: Christopher Rae SCO

Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Potter SCO

Fourth Official: Grant Irvine SCO

Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Clancy SCO

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Greg Aitken SCO

UEFA Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis CYP

UEFA Delegate: Robert Agnarsson ISL

18:00 CET
Tbilisi (Mikheil Meskhi I Stadium)
IBERIA TBILISI (GEO) vs. FLORA TALLINN (EST)

Referee: Florian Lata ALB

Assistant Referee 1: Marjus Qose ALB

Assistant Referee 2: Fatmir Lama ALB

Fourth Official: Kreshnik Cjapi ALB

Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB

UEFA Referee Observer: Yevhen Aranovsʹkyy UKR

UEFA Delegate: Naira Abramyan ARM

18:00 CET
Andorra la Vella (Estadi Nacional)
INTER CLUB D'ESCALDES (AND) vs. LINCOLN RED IMPS (GIB)

Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI

Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI

Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI

Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI

Video Assistant Referee: Luca Cibelli SUI

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michèle Schmölzer SUI

UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR

UEFA Delegate: Tanya Gravina MLT

19:00 CET
Riga (Skonto stadions)
RIGA (LVA) vs. ARARAT-ARMENIA (ARM)

Referee: Bence Csonka HUN

Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN

Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN

Fourth Official: Balázs Berke HUN

Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN

UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

UEFA Delegate: Vaidotas Zajarskas LTU

19:00 CET
Győr (ETO-Park Stadion)
GYŐRI ETO (HUN) vs. VÍKINGUR REYKJAVÍK (ISL)

Referee: Mateo Erceg CRO

Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO

Assistant Referee 2: Stipe Brajković CRO

Fourth Official: Ivan Vukančić CRO

Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tihomir Pejin CRO

UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Manuel de Melo Pereira POR

UEFA Delegate: Patrizia Friese GER

19:30 CET
Oswestry (Park Hall Stadium)
THE NEW SAINTS (WAL) vs. SABAH (AZE)

Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP

Assistant Referee 1: Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain ESP

Assistant Referee 2: Gonzalo García González ESP

Fourth Official: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias ESP

Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP

UEFA Referee Observer: Charálambos Kalogerópoulos GRE

UEFA Delegate: Heri á Rógvi FRO

19:30 CET
Sofia (Georgi Asparuhov Stadium)
LEVSKI SOFIA (BUL) vs. BORAC (BIH)

Referee: Andrew Madley ENG

Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG

Assistant Referee 2: Blake Antrobus ENG

Fourth Official: Stuart Attwell ENG

Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG

UEFA Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE

UEFA Delegate: Svetlana Hrynkevich BLR

20:00 CET
Pristina (Stadiumi "Fadil Vokrri")
DRITA (KOS) vs. KAUNO ŽALGIRIS (LTU)

Referee: Oğuzhan Çakir TUR

Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR

Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR

Fourth Official: Batuhan Kolak TUR

Video Assistant Referee: Onur Özütoprak TUR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erkan Engin TUR

UEFA Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT

UEFA Delegate: Andy Ambler ENG

21:00 CET
Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
SHAMROCK ROVERS (IRL) vs. FLORIANA (MLT)

Referee: Joakim Sars SWE

Assistant Referee 1: Max Robin Wilde SWE

Assistant Referee 2: Simon Kristensson SWE

Fourth Official: Richard Sundell SWE

Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT

UEFA Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

UEFA Delegate: Kari Haapiainen FIN

21:00 CET
Larne (Inver Park)

LARNE (NIR) vs. TRE FIORI (SMR)

Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad NOR

Assistant Referee 1: Runar Langseth NOR

Assistant Referee 2: Ole Andreas Skogsrud Haukåsen NOR

Fourth Official: Stian Røvig Sletner NOR

Video Assistant Referee: Marius Lien NOR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR

UEFA Referee Observer: Þóroddur Hjaltalín ISL

UEFA Delegate: Jaroslav Doležal CZE

Wednesday 15 July 2026

19:30 CET
Craiova (Stadionul Ion Oblemenco)
UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU) vs. ML VICIEBSK (BLR)

Referee: Márton Rúsz HUN

Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN

Assistant Referee 2: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi HUN

Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár HUN

Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN

UEFA Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO

UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski MKD

20:15 CET
Luxembourg (Stade de Luxembourg)
ATERT BISSEN (LUX) vs. KÍ KLAKSVÍK (FRO)

Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD

Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD

Assistant Referee 2: Toše Icev MKD

Fourth Official: Fatmir Bafto MKD

Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Vlatko Ilioski MKD

UEFA Referee Observer: Gerard Perry IRL

UEFA Delegate: Jenni Kennedy ENG

21:00 CET
Rrogozhinë (Arena Egnatia)
EGNATIA (ALB) vs. PETROCUB (MDA)

Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT

Assistant Referee 1: Jurgen Spiteri MLT

Assistant Referee 2: Mark Ciantar MLT

Fourth Official: Glen Tonna MLT

Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA

UEFA Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher SUI

21:00 CET
Nikšić (Nikšić City Stadium)
SUTJESKA NIKŠIĆ (MNE) vs. QAİRAT (KAZ)

Referee: Wojciech Myć POL

Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL

Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Lisowski POL

Fourth Official: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL

Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Pskit POL

UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE

UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN