2026/27 UEFA Europa Conference League Playoffs (First Legs) - Referee Appointments

The referees in charge of 2026-27 UEFA Europa Conference League Playoffs, First Legs. 

Javier Alberola Rojas ESP will oversee Atalanta - Hapoel Tel Aviv 

Thursday 20 August 2026

18:00 CET

Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)

LINCOLN RED IMPS (GIB) vs. LARNE (NIR)

Referee: Kristo Tohver EST

Assistant Referee 1: Silver Kõiv EST

Assistant Referee 2: Sander Saga EST

Fourth Official: Kevin Kaivoja EST

Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marko Liiva EST

UEFA Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER

UEFA Delegate: Amadeo Duarte SUI

18:00 CET

Turku (Veritas Stadion)

INTER TURKU (FIN) vs. KØBENHAVN (DEN)

Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO

Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO

Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO

Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO

Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO

UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL

UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall SWE

19:00 CET

Tromsø (Romssa Arena)

TROMSØ (NOR) vs. BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (ENG)

Referee: Edgars Maļcevs LVA

Assistant Referee 1: Mārtiņš Svipsts LVA

Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševčenko LVA

Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA

Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL

UEFA Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO

UEFA Delegate: Manuel Huber SUI

19:00 CET

Herning (MCH Arena)

MIDTJYLLAND (DEN) vs. RIJEKA (CRO)

Referee: Balázs Berke HUN

Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN

Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN

Fourth Official: Bence Csonka HUN

Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eszter Urbán HUN

UEFA Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

UEFA Delegate: Knut Bjørn Nordheim NOR

19:00 CET

Farum (Right to Dream Park)

NORDSJÆLLAND (DEN) vs. ST. GALLEN (SUI)

Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE

Assistant Referee 1: Matěj Vlček CZE

Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hájek CZE

Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE

Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomáš Kocourek CZE

UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista POR

UEFA Delegate: Ignas Marcinkevičius LTU

19:30 CET

Klaksvík (við Djúpumýru)

KÍ KLAKSVÍK (FRO) vs. RIGA (LVA)

Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG

Assistant Referee 1: Adam Nunn ENG

Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith ENG

Fourth Official: Farai Hallam ENG

Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: James Bell ENG

UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Svitlana Shkilʹ UKR

19:45 CET

Thessaloniki (Toúmba Stadium)

PAOK (GRE) vs. BRANN (NOR)

Referee: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre POR

Assistant Referee 1: Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira POR

Assistant Referee 2: Francisco João Serra Jorge Pereira POR

Fourth Official: Sérgio José dos Santos Guelho POR

Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira de Melo POR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bruno Alexandre da Silva Esteves POR

UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO

20:00 CET

Reykjavík (Vikingsvöllur)

VÍKINGUR REYKJAVÍK (ISL) vs. BORAC (BIH)

Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB

Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB

Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB

Fourth Official: Florian Lata ALB

Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB

UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

UEFA Delegate: Cristiano Ascari SMR

20:00 CET

Pristina (Stadiumi “Fadil Vokrri”)

DRITA (KOS) vs. INTER ESCALDES (AND)

Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL

Assistant Referee 1: Emmett Dynan IRL

Assistant Referee 2: Fintan Butler IRL

Fourth Official: Kevin O’Sullivan IRL

Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ana Cláudia da Silva Ribeiro POR

UEFA Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP

UEFA Delegate: Jonathan Leese ENG

20:00 CET

Zabrze (Arena Zabrze)

GÓRNIK ZABRZE (POL) vs. MONACO (FRA)

Referee: Martin Matoša SVN

Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič SVN

Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN

Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN

Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN

UEFA Referee Observer: William Collum SCO

UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd SWE

20:00 CET

Enschede (De Grolsch Veste)

TWENTE (NED) vs. QARABAĞ (AZE)

Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB

Assistant Referee 1: Rejdi Avdo ALB

Assistant Referee 2: Mario Shazivari ALB

Fourth Official: Emanuela Rusta ALB

Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB

UEFA Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

UEFA Delegate: Sanna Pirhonen FIN

20:15 CET

Sion (Stade de Tourbillon)

SION (SUI) vs. AJAX (NED)

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE

Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE

Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE

Fourth Official: Granit Maqedonci SWE

Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bartosz Frankowski POL

UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL

UEFA Delegate: Nils Øyvind Fisketjønn NOR

20:30 CET

Motherwell (Fir Park Stadium)

MOTHERWELL (SCO) vs. FREIBURG (GER)

Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu ROU

Assistant Referee 1: Radu Adrian Ștefan Ghinguleac ROU

Assistant Referee 2: Cosmin Bojan ROU

Fourth Official: Andrei Florin Chivulete ROU

Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cristina Mariana Trandafir ROU

UEFA Referee Observer: Sascha Amhof SUI

UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák SVK

20:30 CET

Athens (Olympic Athletic Center of Athens “Spýros Loúis”)

PANATHINAÏKÓS (GRE) vs. HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ (CZE)

Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA

Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA

Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA

Fourth Official: Éric Wattellier FRA

Video Assistant Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hamid Guenaoui FRA

UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

UEFA Delegate: Rotem Kamer ISR

20:30 CET

Ghent (Planet Group Arena)

GENT (BEL) vs. HIBERNIAN (SCO)

Referee: Paweł Raczkowski POL

Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL

Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL

Fourth Official: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL

Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Pskit POL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Urban POL

UEFA Referee Observer: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson ISL

UEFA Delegate: Borja Bilbao Vizcaíno ESP

20:30 CET

Bergamo (New Balance Arena)

ATALANTA (ITA) vs. HAPOEL TEL AVIV (ISR)

Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP

Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP

Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP

Fourth Official: Víctor García Verdura ESP

Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez ESP

UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

UEFA Delegate: Alina Capațina MDA

20:30 CET

Lugano (AIL Arena)

LUGANO (SUI) vs. MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR)

Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB

Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB

Assistant Referee 2: Svetozar Živin SRB

Fourth Official: Pavle Ilić SRB

Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Živković SRB

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dejan Trifković SRB

UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE

UEFA Delegate: Ilona Tkač BLR

20:45 CET

Edinburgh (Tynecastle Park)

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN (SCO) vs. RAPID (AUT)

Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU

Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU

Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU

Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas LTU

Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Donatas Šimėnas LTU

UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

UEFA Delegate: Philipp Mergenthaler GER

20:45 CET

Glasgow (Ibrox Stadium)

RANGERS (SCO) vs. JABLONEC (CZE)

Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu ROU

Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu ROU

Assistant Referee 2: Imre Laszlo Bucsi ROU

Fourth Official: George Cătălin Găman ROU

Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marcel Bîrsan ROU

UEFA Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP

UEFA Delegate: Ronald Zimmermann GER

21:00 CET

Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)

SHAMROCK ROVERS (IRL) vs. KUPS KUOPIO (FIN)

Referee: Morten Krogh Hansen DEN

Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN

Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen DEN

Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN

Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros DEN

UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

UEFA Delegate: Duško Grabovac CRO

21:00 CET

Split (Stadion Poljud)

HAJDUK SPLIT (CRO) vs. RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL)

Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK

Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK

Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK

Fourth Official: Matej Choreň SVK

Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Martin Dohál SVK

UEFA Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević MNE

UEFA Delegate: Jacques Antenen SUI

21:00 CET

Elbasan (Elbasan Arena)

DINAMO CITY (ALB) vs. PAFOS (CYP)

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: Kenneth William Clark SCO

UEFA Delegate: Vahan Berakhchyan ARM

21:00 CET

Braga (Estádio Municipal de Braga)

BRAGA (POR) vs. AUSTRIA WIEN (AUT)

Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT

Assistant Referee 1: James Muscat MLT

Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Spencer MLT

Fourth Official: Slobodan Petrovic MLT

Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Tykgaard DEN

UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

UEFA Delegate: Peter Oskam NED

21:00 CET

Getafe (Coliseum)

GETAFE (ESP) vs. PARTIZAN BEOGRAD (SRB)

Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA

Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA

Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjoņņikovs LVA

Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA

Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs LVA

UEFA Referee Observer: João Francisco Lopes Ferreira POR

UEFA Delegate: Thura Win ENG