2026/27 UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round (First Legs) - Referee Appointments

The referees in charge of 2026-27 UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round, first legs. 

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Tuesday 4 August 2026

21:00 CET
Larne (Inver Park)
LARNE (NIR) vs. IBERIA TBILISI (GEO)
Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Łukasz Szczech POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Alin Cioban ROU

21:00 CET
Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
SHAMROCK ROVERS (IRL) vs. EGNATIA (ALB)
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Ruud Bossen NED
UEFA Delegate: Mark Heap ENG

Wednesday 5 August 2026

20:15 CET
Budapest (Groupama Aréna)
FERENCVÁROS (HUN) vs. GÓRNIK ZABRZE (POL)
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Bueno Mateo ESP
Fourth Official: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
UEFA Delegate: Christian Kofoed DEN

Thursday 6 August 2026

17:00 CET
Kuopio (Väre Areena)
KUPS KUOPIO (FIN) vs. UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU)
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Matěj Vlček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hájek CZE
Fourth Official: Pavel Orel CZE
Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Karel Rouček CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA
UEFA Delegate: Sergei Hohlov-Simson EST

18:00 CET
Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)
LINCOLN RED IMPS (GIB) vs. OMÓNIA NICOSIA (CYP)
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE
Fourth Official: Tural Qurbanov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO
UEFA Delegate: Dorita Agius MLT

18:00 CET
Białystok (Chorten Arena)
JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL) vs. RANGERS (SCO)
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Srđan Jovanović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković MNE
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Živković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Chaim Ya’akov ISR
UEFA Delegate: Thibault De Gendt BEL

18:00 CET
Batumi, GEO (Adjarabet Arena)
MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR) vs. CSKA SOFIA (BUL)
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Orestas Abramavičius LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Donatas Šimėnas LTU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista POR
UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan IRL

19:00 CET
Poznań (Enea Stadion)
LECH POZNAŃ (POL) vs. KÍ KLAKSVÍK (FRO)
Referee: Orel Grinfeld ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hassan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni ISR
Fourth Official: Gal Levi ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Bar Natan ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eli Hakmon ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG
UEFA Delegate: Jürgen Igelspacher GER

19:00 CET
Hradec Králové (FINEP Arena)
HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ (CZE) vs. BEŞİKTAŞ (TUR)
Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Mihai Voda ROU
Fourth Official: Florin Andrei ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Iulian Dima ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young SCO
UEFA Delegate: Markus Stenger GER

19:00 CET
Salzburg (Red Bull Arena)
SALZBURG (AUT) vs. PAFOS (CYP)
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Haris Gvozden BIH

19:45 CET
Thessaloniki (Toúmba Stadium)
PAOK (GRE) vs. ANDERLECHT (BEL)
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Martínez Munuera ESP
Fourth Official: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL
UEFA Delegate: Karl Espen Eriksen NOR

20:00 CET
Thun (Visana Stadion)
THUN (SUI) vs. VÍKINGUR REYKJAVÍK (ISL)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN
UEFA Delegate: Paul Stremer GER

21:00 CET
Lisbon (Estádio do SL Benfica)
BENFICA (POR) vs. HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN (SCO)
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Imre Laszlo Bucsi ROU
Fourth Official: Radu Marian Petrescu ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE
UEFA Delegate: Theis Frydenlund Rasmussen DEN