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

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

Nenad Minaković SRB to referee Universitatea Craiova - Kups Kuopio

Tuesday 11 August 2026

18:00 CET
Tbilisi (Mikheil Meskhi I Stadium)
IBERIA TBILISI (GEO) vs. LARNE (NIR)
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: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram van Driessche BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Emin Jafarov AZE

Thursday 13 August 2026

19:00 CET
Nicosia (GSP Stadium)
OMÓNIA NICOSIA (CYP) vs. LINCOLN RED IMPS (GIB)
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski MKD

19:00 CET
Craiova (Stadionul Ion Oblemenco)
UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU) vs. KUPS KUOPIO (FIN)
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP
UEFA Delegate: Jan Kořínek CZE

19:00 CET
Istanbul (Tüpraş Stadyumu)
BEŞİKTAŞ (TUR) vs. HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ (CZE)
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Sviatlana Hrynkevich BLR

19:00 CET
Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)
PAFOS (CYP) vs. SALZBURG (AUT)
Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Luciano António Gomes Maia POR
Assistant Referee 2: Hugo Manuel Freire Marques POR
Fourth Official: Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo POR
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef NED
UEFA Delegate: Edgar Manukyan ARM

19:00 CET
Zabrze (Arena Zabrze)
GÓRNIK ZABRZE (POL) vs. FERENCVÁROS (HUN)
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Vittorio Di Gioia ITA
Fourth Official: Antonio Rapuano ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Svein Oddvar Moen NOR
UEFA Delegate: Kris Bellon BEL

19:30 CET
Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
KÍ KLAKSVÍK (FRO) vs. LECH POZNAŃ (POL)
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Patrik Pavlešić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tihomir Pejin CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
UEFA Delegate: Helen Conley ENG

19:30 CET
Reykjavík (Víkingsvöllur)
VÍKINGUR REYKJAVÍK (ISL) vs. THUN (SUI)
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Gonçalo Nuno Soares Vaz Freire POR
Fourth Official: Pedro Miguel Torres Ramalho POR
Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira de Melo POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hélder Filipe Cláudio Carvalho POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín ESP
UEFA Delegate: Oleg Harlamov EST

20:00 CET
Sofia (Vasil Levski National Stadium)
CSKA SOFIA (BUL) vs. MAKKABI TEL-AVIV (ISR)
Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki-Günther GER
Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Fritsch GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Winter GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Aliaksiej Kuĺbakoŭ BLR
UEFA Delegate: Péter Kézdi HUN

20:30 CET
Glasgow (Ibrox Stadium)
RANGERS (SCO) vs. JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL)
Referee: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Meïndanás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michaíl Papadákis GRE
Fourth Official: Fótias Polychronis GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangelou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stéfanos Koumbarákis GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO
UEFA Delegate: Claude Runavot FRA

20:30 CET
Anderlecht (Lotto Park)
ANDERLECHT (BEL) vs. PAOK (GRE)
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefano Alassio ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Dario Cecconi ITA
Fourth Official: Ermanno Feliciani ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matteo Gariglio ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias CZE

20:45 CET
Edinburgh (Tynecastle Park Stadium)
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN (SCO) vs. BENFICA (POR)
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erwin Blank NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Ian Stokes IRL
UEFA Delegate: Scilla Gennaro ITA

21:00 CET
Rrogozhinë (Arena Egnatia)
EGNATIA (ALB) vs. SHAMROCK ROVERS (IRL)
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Kristiyan Kolev BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Dragomir Draganov BUL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Asim Xudıyev AZE
UEFA Delegate: Amil Gerina MNE