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

Second qualifying round of 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, referee assignments (second legs). 

Antoni Bandic BIH is included in the UEFA 2026 Talents, with De Bleeckere as Mentor

Tuesday 28 July 2026

17:00 CET
Kuopio (Väre Areena)
KuPS Kuopio (FIN) vs. Sabah (AZE)
Referee: Gal Leibovitz ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hassan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Yossi Babayoff ISR
Fourth Official: Dekel Zino ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Bar Natan ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI

18:00 CET
Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)
Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) vs. Mjällby (SWE)
Referee: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Fótios Polychrónis GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Athanasios Tzílos GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL
UEFA Delegate: Jeroen Roest NED

20:00 CET
Zagreb (Stadion Maksimir)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) vs. Thun (SUI)
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Ivanov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Dimitar Dimitrov BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Dragomir Draganov BUL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nikola Popov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP
UEFA Delegate: Mauro Tonolini ITA

20:15 CET
Celje (Stadion Z'dežele)
Celje (SVN) vs. Egnatia (ALB)
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Dyon Fikkert NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Robin Hensgens NED
Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP
UEFA Delegate: Zgjim Sojeva KOS

20:45 CET
Edinburgh (Tynecastle Park Stadium)
Heart of Midlothian (SCO) vs. Sturm Graz (AUT)
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ward IRL
UEFA Delegate: Bente Hermansen NOR

21:00 CET
Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
Shamrock Rovers (IRL) vs. Ararat-Armenia (ARM)
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Wade Smith ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander James ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Kitchen ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paul Howard ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Froso Ppekri CYP

Wednesday 29 July 2026

17:00 CET
Almaty (Almaty Central Stadium)
Qaırat (KAZ) vs. Omónia Nicosia (CYP)
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Olav Dale NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Andreas Skogsrud Haukåsen NOR
Fourth Official: Marius Hansen Grøtta NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO
UEFA Delegate: Mihai Marius Andrieş ROU

18:00 CET
Jonava (Jonavos miesto centrinis stadionas)
Kauno Žalgiris (LTU) vs. KÍ Klaksvík (FRO)
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Žan Jazbec SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Asmir Sagrković SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA
UEFA Delegate: Roberts Mežeckis LVA

19:00 CET
Poznań (Enea Stadion)
Lech Poznań (POL) vs. AGF Aarhus (DEN)
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Arbër Zalla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Taulant Kasa ALB
Fourth Official: Andi Koçi ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED

19:30 CET
Craiova (Stadionul Ion Oblemenco)
Universitatea Craiova (ROU) vs. Levski Sofia (BUL)
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Zingarelli ITA
Fourth Official: Ermanno Feliciani ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
UEFA Delegate: Peter Palenčík SVK

19:30 CET
Szombathely, HUN (Haladás Sportkomplexum)
Hapoel Be’er Sheva (ISR) vs. Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL)
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amer Macić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Nebojša Žugić BIH
Fourth Official: Dragan Kesić BIH
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL
UEFA Delegate: Camelia Nicolae ROU

20:00 CET
Belgrade (Stadion Rajko Mitić)
Crvena Zvezda (SRB) vs. Larne (NIR)
Referee: Elçin Məsiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elşad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Pərvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Əliyar Ağayev AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT
UEFA Delegate: Boris Stankov BUL

20:00 CET
Zabrze (Arena Zabrze)
Górnik Zabrze (POL) vs. Fenerbahçe (TUR)
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Bert Verbeke BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Simon Bourdeaud’Hui BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: David McDowell SVN

20:15 CET
Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) vs. Iberia Tbilisi (GEO)
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiß AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Jakob Semler AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Ion Poalelungi MDA