2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League, referee appointments for MD6.
Thursday 14 December 2023
Group E
18:45 CET - Warsaw (Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego)
Legia Warszawa (POL) - AZ Alkmaar (NED)
Referee: Harald Lechner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Julian Weinberger AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andreas Heiß AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO
Group E
18:45 CET - Mostar (Gradski stadion Mostar)
HŠK Zrinjski (BIH) - Aston Villa FC (ENG)
Referee: Balázs Berke HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN
Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Matteo Simone Trefoloni ITA
UEFA Delegate: Quanyş Qanapiianov KAZ
Group F
18:45 CET - Genk (Cegeka Arena)
KRC Genk (BEL) - FK Čukarički (SRB)
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Vella MLT
Fourth Official: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Video Assistant Referee: Bartosz Frankowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Pskit POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Dimitar Mečkarovski MKD
UEFA Delegate: Hayri Çavuşoğlu TUR
Group F
18:45 CET - Budapest (Groupama Aréna)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) - ACF Fiorentina (ITA)
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Miguel Martins Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Miguel Almeida da Mota POR
Fourth Official: Ricardo Jorge Antunes Roque Baixinho POR
Video Assistant Referee: Hélder Miguel de Azevedo Malheiro POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Vasco António Moreira dos Santos POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Orhan Erdemir TUR
UEFA Delegate: Peter Oskam NED
Group G
18:45 CET - Thessaloniki (Stádio Toúmbas)
PAOK FC (GRE) - HJK Helsinki (FIN)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia GEO
Fourth Official: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR
UEFA Delegate: Nermina Hadžibajrić BIH
Group G
18:45 CET - Aberdeen (Pittodrie Stadium)
Aberdeen FC (SCO) - Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Referee: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Tiago José Pereira da Costa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luís André Ferreira Pinto de Campos POR
Fourth Official: Bruno José Ribeiro Pires da Costa POR
Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira de Melo POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Gustavo Fernandes Correia POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Argyroú CYP
UEFA Delegate: Fróði Danielsen FRO
Group H
18:45 CET - Razgrad (Huvepharma Arena)
PFK Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) - FC Nordsjælland (DEN)
Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe ROU
Fourth Official: Radu Marian Petrescu ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sebastian Constantin Colțescu ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson ISL
UEFA Delegate: Darko Ramovš SRB
Group H
18:45 CET - Istanbul (Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi)
Fenerbahçe (TUR) - FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Dejan Kostadinov MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Goce Petreski MKD
Fourth Official: Ivana Projkovska MKD
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ante Čuljak CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Igor Șațchii MDA
UEFA Delegate: Michael O’Brien ENG
21:00 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - NK Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN)
Referee: Arda Kardeşler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Emin Tuğral TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Deniz Caner Özaral TUR
Fourth Official: Ümit Öztürk TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Koray Gençerler TUR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erkan Engin TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Mark Steven Whitby WAL
UEFA Delegate: Christian Kofoed DEN
Group A
21:00 CET - Villeneuve-d’Ascq (Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre Mauroy)
LOSC Lille (FRA) - KÍ Klaksvík (FRO)
Referee: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins POR
Fourth Official: Hélder Filipe Cláudio de Carvalho POR
Video Assistant Referee: Hugo Filipe Ferreira de Campos Moreira Miguel POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bruno Alexandre da Silva Esteves POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Nenad Đokić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Eduard Kindle LIE
Group B
21:00 CET - Bačka Topola, SRB (TSC Arena)
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR) - KAA Gent (BEL)
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX
UEFA Delegate: Peter Palenčík SVK
Group B
21:00 CET - Lublin, POL (Arena Lublin)
FK Zorya Luhansk (UKR) - Breiðablik (ISL)
Referee: Tomáš Klíma CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Paták CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Petr Caletka CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Všetečka CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA
UEFA Delegate: Charles Anthony Robba GIB
Group C
21:00 CET - Plzeň (Doosan Arena)
FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) - Astana FK (KAZ)
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Jeanne FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Éric Wattellier FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
UEFA Delegate: Alina Capațîna MDA
Group C
21:00 CET - Zagreb (Stadion Maksimir)
GNK Dinamo (CRO) - FC Ballkani (KOS)
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Jon Núñez Fernández ESP
Fourth Official: Pablo González Fuertes ESP
Video Assistant Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mario Melero López ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL
UEFA Delegate: Ana Raspopović MNE
Group D
21:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
Club Brugge (BEL) - FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
Referee: Anastásios Papapétrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Trýfon Petrópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordánis Aptósoglou GRE
Fourth Official: Andréas Gamáris GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Evángelos Manoúchos GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO
UEFA Delegate: Anu Jokela FIN
Group D
21:00 CET - Zurich (Stadion Letzigrund)
FC Lugano (SUI) - Beşiktaş (TUR)
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Radosław Siejka POL
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musiał POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL
UEFA Delegate: Iva Olivari-Uliša CRO
A very hot European farewell game for Harald Lechner
ReplyDeleteSo the last international game for Harald Lechner will be the very challenging one, given also what happened in Alkmaar for the other game, between Legia and AZ. Crucial for qualification and delicate game for the context. Surely not an easy farewell, but I think OK for his experience.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I would have preferred to see Lechner in his first and only UCL match Celtic FC (SCO) - Feyenoord Rotterdam (NED) after 14 international years instead, also given the high number of referees appointed in this competition in the current season and that Austria has not been represented there for 12 years now. Bastien in Legia Warszawa (POL) - AZ Alkmaar (NED) would have made more sense to me than "wasting" this Elite referee in the absolutely meaningless UCL game.
DeleteGil Manzano for Maccabi - Gent
ReplyDeleteFirst / second place (meaningless) game in Europa Conference League for him and late appointment with German VARs.
DeleteYou can easily understand the reason behind, committee didn't want to keep him out from everything, but this is more humiliation than a NO GAME, if you ask me... terrible management by Rosetti here. Its is extremely clear how they think about their referees and the management.
Maybe he is just a late replacement?
DeleteThe appointment was revealed later and is indeed rather strange.
There are Spanish VARs now for this game.
DeleteLechner is retiring?
ReplyDeleteYes, it's his last international game
DeleteDo you know the reasons?
DeleteNo, sorry.
DeleteLudogoretzs payer Tekpetey with a chocking elbow hit on FCN player, should have been a red card, clearly intentional. May be Hategan didn't see it but VAR should have intervened for sure
ReplyDeleteAgree this should have been a straight RC
DeleteOnce again - shocking by Hategan in Ludogorets-FCN. Ludogorets player fouling from behind, Hategan deem it a foul - but somehow the card stay in his pocket (again). Seems like Hategan it some way from his usual standards.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone see Hategan's (lack of) performance in Bulgaria? 100% 2nd yellow card to Ludogorets' nr.37 (Timestamp: 48.03) To not show a card and become match deciding as a ref is also a way of being match deciding. Awful refereeing. Simple as that.
ReplyDeleteLechner gives the goalkeeper a warning for timewasting and blows directly after this warning his whistle without extra time... Further a good first half
ReplyDeleteYeah, not the best performance by Hategan, home side could and probably should have had 2 reds already.
ReplyDeleteCurious about your opinions about this red card by Lechner
ReplyDeleteIt looked a justified call to me (lunging + dangerous hitting point). I wonder if the mobbing swayed his decision though. Lechner was doing well but the character of the game has now changed and he should start issuing cards to (frustrated AZ) players in order to stay in control, he could have done that for a simulation and late challenge already.
DeleteThe way he showed red card can be indeed an element to consider, I think it is possible he had started to think about YC, but then...
DeleteYes i expected also a YC based on his body language.
DeleteAgree with issuing cards earlier
Head injury and FCN player bleeding from an (un-intended) elbow - Hategan? Sees nothing, keeps play going until Ludogorets player shows fairplay. Not much support from his assistents today..
ReplyDeleteKRC Genk (BEL) - FK Čukarički (SRB)
ReplyDeleteOFR for violent conduct.
https://streamin.me/v/a2e1d884
Straight RC in Legia Warszawa (POL) - AZ Alkmaar (NED):
ReplyDeletehttps://streamin.me/v/1f1e4a5d
Not a fan of that RC. I guess the call came from the AR or the protests
DeleteCorrect RC imo
DeleteCorrect for me as well, even preferable tbh: the offender lunges in dangerously and the point of contact goes in favor of "endangering the safety of the opponent", IMO.
DeleteCorrect RC IMO
DeleteVery brave on field decision imo, probably correct/expected decision but a difficult one to spot live. Not sure if I’m the biggest fan of this type or red card but the fact is that this is more red than yellow for sure and VAR would’ve probably intervened if a yellow was given.
DeleteLEGAZ 53' RC Martins Indi (AZ)
ReplyDeletehttps://streambug.org/cv/e0d128
LEGAZ 57' PAI
https://streambug.org/cv/655bc1
About the possible penalty, to me well done by referee, live you have clear perception attacker is looking for that call... it can be even simulation.
DeleteFully agree with Chefren here, a very good decision by Lechner, it was clearly the attacker initiating the contact by sticking his right leg sideways.
DeleteI think correct or at least supportable penalty for holding in Istanbul by Stavrev.
ReplyDeletehttps://streamin.me/v/fd34fc90
Unfortunately Hategan's inaction in the first half decided the group...
ReplyDeleteVery solid performance by De Burgos tonight.
ReplyDeleteAntonio Nobre whistled three penalties in Lille - Klaksvík, all correct / supportable decisions. Well done. Nevertheless, his style seems to be quite particular, rather distant from players, just officiating and bookings.
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