Referee appointments for the second qualifying round of 2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference League, first legs to be played on 20, 21 and 22 July 2021.
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17:55 CET - Domžale (Športni park Domžale)
NK Domžale (SVN) - FC Honka Espoo (FIN)
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (SWE, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Söderkvist (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Yng (SWE)
Fourth Official: Granit Maqedonci (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Duško Grabovac (CRO)
18:00 CET - Prishtina (Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri)
FC Prishtina (KOS) - Connah's Quay Nomads FC (WAL)
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (ALB, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Nertil Bregasi (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Orgest Grabova (ALB)
Fourth Official: Kreshnik Cjapi (ALB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Patrik Filípek (CZE)
18:00 CET - Marijampolė (Hikvision futbolo arena)
FK Kauno Žalgiris (LTU) - The New Saints FC (WAL)
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (SUI, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Vital Jobin (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Köbeli (SUI)
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger (SUI)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely (HUN)
UEFA Delegate: Fívos Konstantinídis (CYP)
21:00 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SS Folgore (SMR) - Hibernians FC (MLT)
Referee: Timótheos Christofí (CYP, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Michális Sotiríou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Mários Kalogírou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Nikólas Neokléous (CYP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Nina Hedlund (NOR)
Wednesday 21 July 2021
FK Čukarički (SRB) - Sumqayıt FK (AZE)
Referee: Fedayi San (SUI, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher (SUI)
Fourth Official: Stefan Horisberger (SUI)
UEFA Referee Observer: Orhan Erdemir (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Attila Tömő (HUN)
Thursday 22 July 2021
15:00 CET - Nur-Sultan (Astana Arena)
FC Astana (KAZ) - Áris Thessaloníki FC (GRE)
Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: René Rohde (GER)
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)
UEFA Delegate: Irakli Nakaidze (GEO)
Delegate Trainee: Aıan Áljanov (KAZ)
15:00 CET - Gyumri (Kaghakayin Marzadasht)
FC Ararat Yerevan (ARM) - WKS Śląsk Wrocław (POL)
Referee: Nikola Popov (BUL, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Venev (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Atanasov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Vladimir Valkov (BUL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Patrick Wattebled (FRA)
16:30 CET - Limassol (Tsírio Stádio)
AEL Limassol FC (CYP) - KF Vllaznia (ALB)
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (DEN, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis Wollenberg Rasmussen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Kronlykke (DEN)
Fourth Official: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt (DEN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)
UEFA Delegate: Ariel Scheiman (ISR) Ionel Piscanu (ROU)
17:30 CET - Panevėžys (Aukštaitijos stadionas)
FK Panevėžys (LTU) - FK Vojvodina (SRB)
Referee: Alain Durieux (LUX, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Gilles François Becker (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Joaquim Daniel Da Silva Gomes (LUX)
Fourth Official: Laurent Wilmes (LUX)
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksandr Gvardis (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Jānis Mežeckis (LVA)
18:00 CET - Kuopio (Väre Areena)
KuPS Kuopio (FIN) - FC Vorskla Poltava (UKR)
Referee: Dzmitryj Dzmitryjeŭ (BLR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Dzianis Jemiaĺjančykaŭ (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Ihnatsiuk (BLR)
Fourth Official: Siarhiej Sciacuryn (BLR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Albano Janku (ALB)
UEFA Delegate: Johny Vanspauwen (BEL)
18:00 CET - Sochi (Stadion "Fisht")
FC Sochi (RUS) - Keşlə FK (AZE)
Referee: Enea Jorgji (ALB, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Ridiger Çokaj (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Avdo (ALB)
Fourth Official: Kridens Meta (ALB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Zoran Petrović (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: Siarhiej Iĺič (BLR)
18:00 CET - Jūrmala (Jūrmalas pilsētas stadions "Sloka")
RFS (LVA) - Puskás Akadémia FC (HUN)
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (GEO, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Gabisonia (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili (GEO)
Fourth Official: Irakli Kherkhadze (GEO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi (SMR)
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd (SWE)
18:00 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
Qarabağ FK (AZE) - FC Ashdod (ISR)
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL, 2Cat) Serhiy Boyko (UKR, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Arkadiusz Kamil Wójcik (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Niemirowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Piotr Lasyk (POL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Ilona Tkač (BLR)
18:00 CET - Vienna (Generali Arena)
FK Austria Wien (AUT) - Breiðablik (ISL)
Referee: Kári Jóannesarson á Høvdanum (FRO, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Christiansen (FRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Dan Petur Pauli Højgaard (FRO)
Fourth Official: Alex de Albuquerque Troleis (FRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Marco Borg (MLT)
UEFA Delegate: Richard Havrilla (SVK)
18:00 CET - Ljubljana (Športni park Ljubljana-Šiška)
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) - Birkirkara FC (MLT)
Referee: David Fuxman (ISR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Sagi Metzamber (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Barbiro (ISR)
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michális Koukoulákis (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Iva Olivari (CRO)
18:00 CET - Molde (Aker Stadion)
Molde FK (NOR) - Servette FC (SUI)
Referee: Duje Strukan (CRO, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Perica (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alen Jakšić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Marin Vidulin (CRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Bartosz Łaski (POL)
18:30 CET - Tbilisi (Boris Paichadzis Dinamo Arena)
FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) - Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (SUI, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Sladan Josipovic (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Pascal Hirzel (SUI)
Fourth Official: Sebastian Gishamer (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sergey Zuyev (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Lekov (BUL)
18:30 CET - Dudelange (Stade Jos Nosbaum)
F91 Diddeleng (LUX) - Bohemian FC (IRL)
Referee: Nejc Kajtazovič (SVN, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Vukan (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali (SVN)
Fourth Official: Alen Borošak (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kjell Gunnar Alseth (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: José Guilherme Saraiva de Oliveira Aguiar (POR)
18:45 CET - Borås (Borås Arena)
IF Elfsborg (SWE) - FC Milsami Orhei (MDA)
Referee: Aleksey Matyunin (RUS, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitriy Mosyakin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrey Vereteshkin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Vasiliy Kazartsev (RUS)
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)
UEFA Delegate: Raili Ellermaa (EST)
18:45 CET - Stockholm (Tele2 Arena)
Hammarby Fotboll (SWE) - NK Maribor (SVN)
Referee: Nicolas Walsh (SCO, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Calum Spence (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Drew Kirkland (SCO)
Fourth Official: Greg Aitken (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen (FRO)
UEFA Delegate: Florin Prunea (ROU)
19:00 CET - Durrës (Stadiumi Niko Dovana)
KF Teuta (ALB) - Inter Club d'Escaldes (AND)
Referee: Rauf Cabarov (AZE, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Cavanşir Yusifov (AZE)
Fourth Official: Rəşad Əhmədov (AZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Geórgios Bíkas (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Ewa Gajewska (POL)
19:00 CET - Riga (Skonto stadions)
Riga FC (LVA) - KF Shkëndija (MKD)
Referee: Ondřej Pechanec (CZE, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomáš Mokrusch (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hájek (CZE)
Fourth Official: Radek Dubravský (CZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva (LTU)
UEFA Delegate: Vakhtang Bzikadze (GEO)
19:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
Apóllon Limassol FC (CYP) - MŠK Žilina (SVK)
Referee: Luca Barbeno (SMR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Francesco Lunardon (SMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Gianmarco Ercolani (SMR)
Fourth Official: Raffaele Delvecchio (SMR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Niklas á Líðarenda (FRO)
UEFA Delegate: Amir Navon (ISR) Aristídis Stavrópoulos (GRE)
19:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
FC Petrocub-Hîncești (MDA) - Sivasspor (TUR)
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (FRA, 2Cat - debut)
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Frédéric Haquette (FRA)
Fourth Official: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)
UEFA Delegate: Andrey Medintsev (BUL)
19:00 CET - Batumi (Batumis Stadioni)
FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO) - FC BATE Barysaŭ (BLR)
Referee: Artem Kýchın (KAZ, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Sergeı Vasıýtın (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: ıÝrıı Tıhonıýk (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Grıgorıı Moskochenko (KAZ)
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov (UKR)
UEFA Delegate: Metin Kazancıoğlu (TUR)
19:00 CET - Ta' Qali (Centenary Stadium)
Gżira United FC (MLT) - HNK Rijeka (CRO)
Referee: Neil Doyle (IRL, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne McDonnell (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Darragh Keegan (IRL)
Fourth Official: Graham Kelly (IRL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif (ISR)
UEFA Delegate: Mohamed Taa (FRA)
19:00 CET - Plzeň (Doosan Arena)
FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) - FC Dynama Brest (BLR)
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (BEL, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Laurent Conotte (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Vito Di Vincenzo (BEL)
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: István Huszár (HUN)
19:00 CET - Sofia (Stadion Bulgarska armia)
PFC CSKA-Sofia (BUL) - FK Liepāja (LVA)
Referee: Peter Bankes (ENG, 2Cat - debut)
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring (ENG)
Fourth Official: Robert Jones (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)
UEFA Delegate: Tugomir Frajman (SVN)
19:00 CET - Plovdiv (Stadion "Lokomotiv")
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1926 (BUL) - 1. FC Slovácko (CZE)
Referee: Karim Abed (FRA, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Gwenaël Pasqualotti (FRA)
Fourth Official: Éric Wattellier (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Mehmet Murat Ilgaz (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Vito Di Gioia (ITA)
19:00 CET - Elbasan (Elbasan Arena)
KF Laçi (ALB) - Universitatea Craiova (ROU)
Referee: Rohit Saggi (NOR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Geir Oskar Isaksen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Morten Jensen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Mohammad Usman Aslam (NOR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Birgir Agnarsson (ISL)
19:00 CET - Marijampolė (Hikvision futbolo arena)
FK Sūduva (LTU) - Raków Częstochowa (POL)
Referee: Ioánnis Papadópoulos (GRE, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasílios Nikolakákis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Dimítrios Natsiópoulos (GRE)
Fourth Official: Efstáthios Gortsílas (GRE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: João Morais (POR)
19:00 CET - Copenhagen (Parken)
FC København (DEN) - FC Tarpieda-BielAZ Žodzina (BLR)
Referee: Dumitru Muntean (MDA, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Vladislav Lifciu (MDA)
Assistant Referee 2: Anatolie Basiul (MDA)
Fourth Official: Stanislav Leu (MDA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michális Argyroú (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Barbara Moschini (ITA)
20:00 CET - Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
HB Tórshavn (FRO) - FK Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
Referee: David Munro (SCO, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David Doig (SCO)
Fourth Official: Colin Steven (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Małek (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Emmanuelle Puttaert (BEL)
20:00 CET - Kardzhali (Arena Arda)
PFC Arda Kardzhali 1924 (BUL) - Hapoel Be'er-Sheva FC (ISR)
Referee: Visar Kastrati (KOS, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Besnik Morina (KOS)
Assistant Referee 2: Imran Kabashi (KOS)
Fourth Official: Alban Shala (KOS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci (ALB)
UEFA Delegate: Mark Blackbourne (ENG)
20:00 CET - Skopje (Nacionalna arena "Todor Proeski")
FC Shkupi 1927 (MKD) - CD Santa Clara (POR)
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (NOR, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tom Harald Grønevik (NOR)
Fourth Official: Tore Hansen (NOR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sabri Çelik (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Jasmin Baković (BIH)
20:15 CET - Basel (St. Jakob-Park)
FC Basel 1893 (SUI) - FK Partizani (ALB)
Referee: Dennis Higler (NED, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Charles Schaap (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Roy de Nas (NED)
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Alexandre Parreira de Castro (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Ádonis Prokopíou (CYP)
Delegate Trainee: René Siegrist (SUI)
20:30 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
FC FCSB (ROU) - FC Shahter Qaraǵandy (KAZ)
Referee: Vasílis Dimitríou (CYP, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Níkos Englézou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Pávlos Georgíou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Geórgios Nikoláou (CYP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Attila Ábrahám (HUN)
UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák (SVK)
20:30 CET - Podgorica (DG arena)
FK Sutjeska (MNE) - Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
Referee: Julian Weinberger (AUT, 2Cat) Christopher Jäger (AUT, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Staudinger (AUT)
Fourth Official: Josef Spurny (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Loukás Siótropos (GRE)
20:30 CET - Larne (Inver Park)
Larne FC (NIR) - AGF Aarhus (DEN)
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (ISR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: David Elias Biton (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tom Adi (ISR)
Fourth Official: Liran Liani (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kenneth William Clark (SCO)
UEFA Delegate: Michael O'Brien (ENG)
20:30 CET - Gent (Ghelamco Arena)
KAA Gent (BEL) - Vålerenga Fotball (NOR)
Referee: Mario Zebec (CRO, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Vedran Đurak (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Fran Jović (CRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nikolay Levnikov (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Björn Fecker (GER)
Delegate Trainee: Stéphanie Forde (BEL)
20:30 CET - Sarajevo (Stadion Grbavica)
FK Velež (BIH) - AEK Athens FC (GRE)
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (BEL, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Ruben Wyns (BEL)
Fourth Official: Jan Boterberg (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović (MNE)
20:45 CET - Belfast (Windsor Park)
Linfield FC (NIR) - FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Referee: Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen (FIN, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Mikko Alakare (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Veli-Matti Leppänen (FIN)
Fourth Official: Jari Järvinen (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Salustià Chato Ciprés (AND)
UEFA Delegate: John Taylor (SCO)
20:45 CET - Edinburgh (Easter Road Stadium)
Hibernian FC (SCO) - FC Santa Coloma (AND)
Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson (ISL, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Gylfi Már Sigurðsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Oddur Helgi Guðmundsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Ívar Orri Kristjánsson (ISL)
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ward (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Mark Evans (WAL)
20:45 CET - Trnava (Štadión Antona Malatinského)
FC Spartak Trnava (SVK) - Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe (ROU)
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (BUL, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Kolev (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Miroslav Maksimov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Georgi Ivanov (BUL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)
UEFA Delegate: Radenko Mijatovič (SVN)
20:45 CET - Aberdeen (Pittodrie Stadium)
Aberdeen FC (SCO) - BK Häcken (SWE)
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (ESP, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: José Luis Martínez Serrato (ESP)
Fourth Official: Mario Melero López (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Raymond Ellingham (WAL)
UEFA Delegate: Michał Listkiewicz (POL)
Delegate Trainee: Jonathan Leese (ENG)
21:00 CET - Reykjavík (Origo völlurinn að Hlíðarenda)
Valur (ISL) - FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
Referee: Vítor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira (POR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Miguel de Campos Rodrigues (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás (POR)
Fourth Official: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm (NIR)
UEFA Delegate: Borja Bilbao Vizcaíno (ESP)
Delegate Trainee: Haraldur Haraldsson (ISL)
21:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion FK Partizan)
FK Partizan (SRB) - FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (SVK)
Referee: Jens Grabski Maae (DEN, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Richardt Nørgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jakob Lodal Lynge Mastrup (DEN)
Fourth Official: Mikkel Redder (DEN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov (BUL)
UEFA Delegate: Qýanysh Qanapııanov (KAZ)
Delegate Trainee: Darko Ramovš (SRB)
21:00 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
Dundalk FC (IRL) - FC Levadia Tallinn (EST)
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (CZE, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Paták (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Petr Antoníček (CZE)
Fourth Official: Tomáš Batík (CZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Thomas Ross (NIR)
UEFA Delegate: Garry O'Hagan (SCO)
21:00 CET - Prishtina (Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri)
FC Drita (KOS) - Feyenoord (NED)
Referee: Antti Munukka (FIN, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Jukka Honkanen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Joonas Valjakka (FIN)
Fourth Official: Dennis Antamo (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu (ROU)
UEFA Delegate: Jan Kořínek (CZE)
21:00 CET - Szczecin (Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera)
MKS Pogoń Szczecin (POL) - NK Osijek (CRO)
Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic (ROU, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Gabriel Avram (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marian Alexandru Barbu (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Gylfi Þór Orrason (ISL)
UEFA Delegate: Jeroen Roest (NED)
21:00 CET - Budapest (Szusza Ferenc Stadion)
Újpest FC (HUN) - FC Vaduz (LIE)
Referee: Denys Shurman (UKR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Zhukov (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Berkut (UKR)
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov (UKR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Ionel Piscanu (ROU) Amir Navon (ISR)
21:00 CET - Hafnarfjörður (Kaplakrikavöllur)
FH Hafnarfjörður (ISL) - Rosenborg BK (NOR)
Referee: Filip Glova (SVK, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Peter Bednár (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Poláček (SVK)
Fourth Official: Martin Dohál (SVK)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytiä (FIN)
UEFA Delegate: Götz Bender (GER)
21:00 CET - Split (Stadion Poljud)
HNK Hajduk Split (CRO) - FC Tobyl Qostanaı (KAZ)
Referee: Christian Dingert (GER, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Seidel (GER)
Fourth Official: Frank Willenborg (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione (ITA)
21:30 CET - Miskolc (DVTK-stadion)
FC Šachcior Salihorsk (BLR) - CS Fola Esch (LUX)
Referee: Lazar Lukić (SRB, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Dragan Bogićević (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Banović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Jovan Šegrt (SRB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Pavel Salıı (KAZ)
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó (HUN)
How many games, 54 if I counted correctly, that's surely a record for a round of a UEFA club competition, I would dare to say!
ReplyDeleteI remember from the previous EL editions a record of 43 games in a preliminary round, if I'm not wrong, in any case no more than 47 for sure.
First qualifying round: 33 games
DeleteSecond qualifying round: 54 games
Third qualifying round: 32 games
Play-off round:22 games
Plus 13 in CLQ. If we know that referees won't be repeated in same round, with rematches it means 134 referees have to be appointed in this qualifying round for both competitions. I wonder how they decide in this situation what is appropriate match for each referee
DeleteOr appropriate ref for each match. Whatever you like better
DeleteOut of curiosity: both Dankert and Dingert with Kazakh teams.
ReplyDeleteWhat a change, from EURO2020 final to Conference L. Qual i in Kazakhstan!
DeleteAlso three of their four ARs have been at the EURO.
DeleteMark Borsch was part of team Brych at euro and now he is with Dankert in Uefa Conference League qualifiers. From the grass on Wembley to Nur Sultan at 15:00 CET. That's a change!
DeleteAlbanian referee in Kosovo. That's odd. I wouldn't be surprised if we see change there
ReplyDeleteI was surprised by that. I wonder if we'll ever see a Hungarian referee handling a FC DAC 1904 match or an Albanian referee handling Shkëndija...
DeleteTo repeat my question from previous post. Are referees from cat3 that are appointed for both first and second QR more likely candidates to be promoted to Cat2 then those with just one appointment?
ReplyDeleteGood game for Barbeno
ReplyDeleteCAF Champions League Final
ReplyDeleteAl Ahly – Kaizer Chiefs
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (BDI)
Assistant Referee 1: Elvis Noupue (CMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Dick Okello (UGA)
Fourth Official: Eric Otogo-Castane (GAB)
VAR: Redouane Jiyed (MAR)
Funny Kit for the Referee team, they have their names and the Flag of their country inscribed on the back of their Kit.
I didn’t get to watch this game, how did Pacifique (last name omitted ;) ) do? I’ve never watched him before.
DeleteHe was actually okay, very early but wrong Yellow card, and hard to use VAR to issue a straight Red card for SFP after initially issuing a yellow, stayed in the background most of the game and it was a brave decision to issue a Red card
DeleteOT
ReplyDeleteVery controversial OFR in Polish SuperCup today. Goal disallowed for holding in the APP. What do you think?
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (29yo, this year's UEFA CORE attendee)
VAR: Tomasz Musiał (UEFA 3rd Category)
https://ok.ru/video/3059537939052
Easy to answer: foul should have been whistled only by referee, in case. The trailing leg hits opponent, but once played on, never VAR stuff. Clear mistake by VAR Tomasz Musiał.
DeleteWhy complicate your life? Easy foul on the field of play. The referee put VAR in a difficult position.
DeleteIMO if the referee had called a foul from the beginning, I would understand. But I think that the VAR should not intervene in this type of play, it is not an obvious error. In fact, the referee takes a long time to make the decision, because he is not clear about it.
DeleteIMO it's actually a quite clear foul. The defender is in the better position and the attacker retakes the ball illegally, as he holds the defender and causes a quite clear contact with his trailing leg on the defender's foot.
DeleteThe VAR (non-)intervention should depend on the on-field perception. When the referee assessed the duel as normal amount of physical play, I would agree that it isn't VAR material, but when the pictures differ from his impression (e. g. ball played and no trailing leg contact), an OFR would be justified for me.
VAR should always stay out of these types of situations. IMO, it's not enough for a foul anyway
DeleteI find those calls really hard, if there is a soft foul and the defender decides to stop playing. Reminds me a bit of this situation RB vs. PSG (Kuipers): https://staging.streamable.com/ntfkxe
DeleteWTF? How is that a foul?
Deleteis not intervention by VAR, should have kept silent
ReplyDeleteBut is it so difficult to understand? you who are at the var ask yourself the question: is it a clear and obvious error? YES/NO
Note : Sebastian Gishamer comes from Austria and not from Switzerland 😉 (Tbilsi-Haifa)
ReplyDeleteWhen will be first Olympic appointments released? Monday or Tuesday?
ReplyDeleteI am surprised nobody mentioned that FIFA try to revolutionize football.
ReplyDeleteMore details:
https://www.90min.com/posts/fifa-proposed-rule-changes-shorter-matches-sin-bin-throw-ins-unlimited-subs
Games of the Future of Football Tournament could be watched here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ESPNnl/videos
Meh. Same thing as the Super League. They just want change for the sale of change. It’s a Corona thing. But now that the fans are back the sport is alive again.
DeleteSake*
DeleteTheir argument is that young people don't watch football matches because it's too boring for them. I doubt that any changes will bring the young people back to football in the TikTok and Instagram era.
DeleteI think it is a good idea to try things out. Throw in with leg is long wanted change by many, and five substitutions proved to be a good change. As for stopping time, I am sceptical. Lets just hope this potential change wont be lead by Perez and broadcasting companies.
DeleteNice to see different views :)
DeleteI think that throw-in with leg is a bad idea, it will change the character of play too much (many breaks for de facto free kick; weaker teams will excessively use it as chance for cross and heading the ball from whatever position). And I always supported stopping time. No more controversies with additional time, simply fair to all teams, no subjectivity anymore!
My opinions on that:
Delete1) Shorter matches: Worth a try. If the same action is condensed to less time, it would be a good thing. If it means, less action happening over the total game, I would not like it.
2) Stop the clock: Would counter the effect from 1), as matches probably would still take 90 minutes. Furthermore I don't see a big problem with the current solution, that has worked for many years. Just give the referees good guidelines for determining the added time. A change would also mean you need an additional timekeeper in every amateur match, which could be a problem.
3) Unlimited substitutions: Should only be done combined with "flying" substitutions, i.e., don't stop the game for every change. Otherwise there would be too many interruptions. It also favours the teams with more squad depth, so could make leagues even more one-sided.
4) Sin bins: I like that idea, but would prefer it as a punishment between YC and RC.
5) If it's done by foot, it should be limited to low passes, maybe together with a maximum distance. But also here, I don't see the requirement for a change.
I do support 2x 30min 'clean playing time'.
DeleteI refer to Getafe vs Ajax on 20/02/2020:
https://twitter.com/OptaJohan/status/1230584917945438212
42:36 - The ball was in play for just 42 minutes & 36 seconds during Getafe - Ajax, the second-shortest amount of time in a Europa League game (since 2009). Patience.
when a team is leading, a goal kick takes 30 - 45 seconds, a throw-in takes minimum 20 seconds, injury times much more than the addtional time at the end of 1st/2nd half, if the ball is out beyond the goal line and running to the corner flagpost, the goalkeeper is walking to the corner flagpost despite the ball boys, goal cheering takes dozens of seconds, etc.
If you compare many statistics in domestic leagues and tournaments, the average of 'clean playing time' is 50-55 minutes.
But for some of those points the (easier?) solution could be
Deletea) there is a maximum time for a set piece execution (starting when everything is ready), e.g. 6 seconds to align it with the existing GK rule - similar to the Futsal laws.
b) the existing 6 seconds rule is strictly followed - and punished
c) if getting ready for a restart / set piece takes longer than usual, time is added on for that (include kick offs after goal here). Like b), this point already exists on paper, but could be enforced more.
IMO, this would solve big parts of the problem without changing the game too much.
https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/fifa-statement
Delete"FIFA would like to clarify the erroneous reports circulating in the media in recent days regarding FIFA’s alleged intention to trial experimental changes to the Laws of the Game at a youth tournament played in the Netherlands.
FIFA can confirm that there is currently no intention to trial any of the changes referred to in these reports, and that these changes have not been discussed either internally within FIFA or with our colleagues at The IFAB."
Wow! So what is the reason for such a tournament, who and why experiments with the alternative LotG and are those moves made by persons who want to create another confederation like Superleague?
DeleteOFR in Serbian league:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.telegraf.rs/sport/fudbal/3365620-najteza-var-odluka-u-srbiji-do-sada-sudiji-minakovicu-ponovili-snimak-22-puta
Very bizzare IMO, the referee watched it 22 times until he was able to convince himself that this was punishable, which for me is very dubious decision.
Your opinion?
No VAR intervention, not even a foul for me. A referee with stronger personality would stick with his decision on the pitch - play on.
DeleteVar was introduced two days ago in Serbia. Yesterday we had first OFR, and it was rather interesting situation. Referee pundit Zdravko Jokic (former UEFA referee observer) said that the referee made the wrong decision by giving the PK. Here is the video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRcD3jpIhhu/?utm_medium=copy_link
DeleteNo judging, of course. It is a big change for sure for the referees. But it seems they will have to improve or VAR could have a bad reputation in public.
DeleteIMO the first scene (posted by Forlan) is, no matter if the VAR project started two days or three years before, quite a big mistake. Both players go to the ball and the white player certainly plays the ball, while the red player puts his foot due to his unavoidable movement in front of the defender. The contact is totally accidental, no penalty for me.
DeleteRegarding the second incident (posted by ASReferee), I actually see a penalty here. The defender jumps towards the ball and has his arm outstreched in a 90° angle; I wouldn't say that the movement justifies the position of the arm. I would question the VAR intervention (clearness?), but if it's whistled immediately, I would not like a VAR intervention as well to overturn an original PK call. I wonder why Jokic assessed it as (totally?) wrong..
100% play on
DeleteWhen will those promoted in the categories be published???
ReplyDeleteWhen Bjorn Kuipers allows - i.e. when he makes a decision about his career, his family, his business. Till then all the other referees should wait to understand their respective categories.
Delete2nd leg appointments:
ReplyDeleteInter Escaldes-Teuta: Viktor Kopiievsky (UKR)
Buducnost-HB: Jamie Robert Robinson (NIR)
Hibernians-Folgore: Arda Kardeşler (TUR)
Liepaja-CSKA Sofia: Marcel Birsan (ROU)
Shakhter-FCSB: Dragomir Draganov (BUL)
Tobol Kostanay-Hajduk Split: Vladimir Moskalev (RUS)
Vaduz-Újpest: Christian Ciochirca (AUT)
Birkirkara-Olimpija Ljubljana: Bram Van Driessche (BEL)
Honka Espoo-Domzale: Peter Kralović (SVK)
Dinamo Brest-Viktoria Plzen: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Kesla-Sochi: Viktor Shimusik (BLR)
Sumqayit-Čukarički: Jørgen Burchardt (DEN)
Vorskla Poltava-KuPS: Pavel Orel (CZE)
Bodø/Glimt-Valur: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Häcken-Aberdeen: Ádám Farkas (HUN)
Santa Coloma-Hibernian: Alex Troleis (FRO)
Levadia-Dundalk: Thorvaldur Árnason (ISL)
Zilina-Apollon: Alexandre Boucaut (BEL)
Torpedo Zhodino-Copenhagen: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (LVA)
Rosenborg-Hafnarfjörður: Ferenc Karakó (HUN)
Sepsi-Spartak Trnava: Besfort Kasumi (KOS)
Slovácko-Lokomotiv Plovdiv: Andrew Madley (ENG)
Ashdod-Qarabag: Novak Simović (SRB)
Vålerenga-KAA Gent: Kirill Levnikov (RUS)
Aarhus-Larne: Volen Chinkov (BUL)
BATE-Dinamo Batumi: Urs Schnyder (SUI)
Milsami-Elfsborg: David Coote (ENG)
Sivasspor-Petrocub: Donald Robertson (SCO)
Hapoel Beer-Sheva-Arda Kardzhali: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
Maccabi Haifa-Dinamo Tblisi: Amine Kourgheli (BLR)
TNS-Kauno Zalgiris: Emmanouil Skoulas (GRE)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv-Sutjeska: Peter Kjaesgaard (DEN)
Fola Esch-Shakhtyor: Yaroslav Kozyk (UKR)
Vojvodina-Panevezys: Juri Frischer (EST)
Partizani-Basel: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (GRE)
Feyenoord-Drita: Espen Eskås (NOR)
Śląsk Wroclaw-Ararat: Iwan Arwel Griffith (WAL)
AEK Athens-Velez Mostar: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Rijeka-Gzira: Veaceslav Banari (MDA)
Puskás Akadémia-RFS: Walter Altmann (AUT)
Connah's Quay Nomads-Prishtina: Petri Viljanen (FIN)
Borac-Linfield: Zaven Hovhannisyan (ARM)
Shkëndija-Riga: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
Servette-Molde: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Universitatea Craiova-Laçi: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Aris-Astana: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
Maribor-Hammarby: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Bohemians-Dudelange: Gergo Bogár (HUN)
DAC 1904-Partizan Belgrade: Alain Bieri (SUI)
Breidablik-Austria Wien: Paul McLaughlin (IRL)
Osijek-Pogon Szczecin: Luís Godinho (POR)
Vllaznia-AEL Limassol: Robert Harvey (IRL)
Santa Clara-Shkupi: Robert Hennessy (IRL)
Wow, 5 Italians !
DeleteI'm curious to see their fourth officials
DeleteAyroldi, Sacchi, Prontera and Fourneau.
Deleteabout fabbri, nothing official in uefa site.
Aleksey Matyunin was on fire! :o
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the incident myself but the usually very diplomatic BBC has said this about the Icelandic referee in Hibs v Santa Coloma- they describe the red card as "ludicrous" and that he is "out of his depth and Santa Coloma are playing him like a fiddle"
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be the only footage I can find: https://twitter.com/HFCTalk/status/1418288966038609926?s=19
DeleteWierd incident.. Looks like a (quite embarassing) dive, that mustn't happen.
DeleteDingert with a very good performance so far, he really tries to maintain lenient "EURO2020"-like style, avoiding cards and opting for warnings and clever management. Very brave in hot mediterrain atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteon UEFA site I couldn’t find Irrati’s appointment. Maybe COVID?
ReplyDeleteIrrati has been removed from his game as well, the same as Massa. We will see what is about to happen. So far no news about Irrati.
DeleteI really liked Verboomen's perrformance in Velez-AEK. The game was not too hard in terms of pk or RC situations, but it was very dynamic, fast, with many tactical fouls, protests etc. He was very confident, calm and concentrated,excellent management, recognizing diving etc. really looks like higher category referee to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this report (and Dingert's; did he finish well?).
DeleteYour words totally concur with my view of Verboomen - with Van Driessche, two huge talents from Belgium IMO.
Good performance by Dingert and his team. Correctly disallowed away's team goal for offside position by AR2 in 72'
DeleteI didnt watch Dingert in the 2nd half so cant say anything unfortunately. Pogon-Osijek and Velez-AEK were more interesting :)
DeleteNo worries! And thanks superstar :)
DeleteVerboomen is the second youngest FIFA referee in Belgium.
DeleteThe list of FIFA referees erop Belgium (name - category - age):
Visser - 1cat - 31 years
Boucaut - 2cat - 40 years
Lambrechts - 2cat - 36 years
Lardot - 2cat - 37 years
Laforge - 3cat - 34 years
Van Driessche - 3cat - 36 years
Verboomen - 3cat - 33 years
I especially think that Visser, Van Driessche and Verboomen are the talents for Belgium as a referee.
Good to read that Nathan recovered internationally after Legia - Omónia last year!
DeleteCL third round published on uefa.com:
ReplyDeleteGenk-Shakhtar Donetsk: Hategan
Spartak Moskva - Benfica: Del Cerro
Looks like no Super Cup for Hategan, so my prediction is now Brych.
DeleteMaybe yes or maybe no. The final is one week after this match. Could be a test after not enought time as deserved and expected on the pitch at euro. But I would go with Brych too, final as a reward for him would not be a suprise.
DeleteIMO rather harsh RC for DOGSO by Boyko for QAR5, goalkeeper had clear advantage to arrive first and clear the ball.
ReplyDeleteBtw, Ioannis Papadopoulos (GRE) in Suduva-Raków Częstochowa was wearing the new Macron kit, in this case black.
DeleteInteresting situation in Gent-Valerenga, Mario Zebec was the referee.
ReplyDeletehttps://streamja.com/LVJg6
Goal for 2:0, wrongly flagged offside, luckily Zebec waited for the goal to be scored and in communication with his team changed the decision because the pass was made by defender, which was maybe hard to spot for AR in the crowd.
Yes but after that there is a player in offside close to keeper obstructing him, I think this was a punishable position and the goal had to be annulled!
DeleteTo me it seems that the player is more or less behind the defender, and from the last season there has to be a clear obstruction. But you are right, he is in offside position so it would be interesting to see from behind the goal.
DeleteHmm, not a clear obstruction for me, so good cooperation between them.
DeleteIrrati will replace Massa in Galataray - PSV.
ReplyDeleteGestranius to replace Irrati originally appointed in EL.
Highlights from Matyunin game Elfsborg - Milsami
ReplyDelete3 RCs (1 direct, 2 second YCs) + 1 Penalty
https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/O3eRBA/elfsborg-fick-dromstart-i-europakvalet
Thanks for this link.
Delete65' second YC fully correct, reckless challenge, looks like a step on foot.
72' Fully correct RC, studs up, opponent was just lucky that contact was soft, I guess, otherwise it could have caused a very serious injury, I must praise referee because this was not easy to see and most of referees would have issued YC.
74' impossible to maka a detailed assessment without a closer replay, my opinion is that the call is extremely soft if not wrong, to be honest, this can be even a simulation, but we can't proof that. Also, I think attacker didn't have any chance to reach ball, even without being fouled, so maybe at maximum only penalty but no card...
Chefren, thanks for the assessment. I guess, on 74' the YC was issued for arguing with the referee.
DeleteYou are right, the card seems to be shown after some protests, I missed this particular, so this makes the decision about second sending off absolutely correct, and we should discuss only about penalty call, but no card is definitely OK! I would say remarkable performance in a quite challenging game.
DeleteWhen you already give 2 RC to one team, giving the 3rd for dissent is a bit harsh and maybe even stupid because you draw much attention to you (everyone will see 3 RC), but overall all decisions correct or supportable and it must be a very good grade for Matyunin given the challenge.
DeleteI have not seen the game myself, but in Lokomotiv Plovdiv (BUL) - Slovácko (CZE), Karim Abed got injured in 74th minute and the game was then officiated by the original 4th official Éric Wattelier (not an international referee) according to Czech media. Nothing controversial was reported regarding refereeing as far as I know.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUAnEGEiosI
DeleteReferee's injury starts from minute 74:00 of the game, 02:02:00 of the video. I wish a quick recover to Abed.