2025/26 UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round (First Legs) - Referee Appointments

Referee appointments for the first qualifying round of 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, first legs. VAR will be used in all games. 

Danilo Nikolić SRB will be observed by former Belarusian Elite Aliaksiej Kuĺbakoŭ 

 

Tuesday 8 July 2025

17:00 CET - Kuopio (Väre Areena)

KUPS KUOPIO (FIN) - FC MILSAMI ORHEI (MDA)

Referee:

Assistant Referee 1:

Assistant Referee 2:

Fourth Official:

Video Assistant Referee: Andrejs Gluhovs LVA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jevgenijs Keziks LVA

UEFA Referee Observer: Þóroddur Hjaltalín ISL

UEFA Delegate: Emmanuelle Puttaert BEL

18:00 CET - Tbilisi (Mikheil Meskhis Stadioni)

FC IBERIA 1999 TBILISI (GEO) - MALMÖ FF (SWE)

Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD

Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD

Assistant Referee 2: Darko Jovčevski MKD

Fourth Official: Fatmir Bafto MKD

Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO

Assistant Video Assistant Referee:

UEFA Referee Observer: Yevhen Aranovsʹkyy UKR

UEFA Delegate: Metin Kazancıoğlu TUR

18:00 CET - Abovyan (Abovyani Kaghakayin Marzadasht)

NOA FA (ARM) - FK BUDUĆNOST PODGORICA (MNE)

Referee: Volen Chinkov BUL

Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Sokolov BUL

Assistant Referee 2: Todor Vukov BUL

Fourth Official: Dimitar Dimitrov BUL

Video Assistant Referee: Nikola Popov BUL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee:

UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandru Tean MDA

UEFA Delegate: Mauro Tonolini ITA

18:30 CET - Tallinn (A. Le Coq Arena)

FCI LEVADIA TALLINN (EST) - FK RFS (LVA)

Referee: Thomas Gary Owen WAL

Assistant Referee 1: Lewiss Ross Edwards WAL

Assistant Referee 2: Johnathon Bryant WAL

Fourth Official: Iwan Arwel Griffith WAL

Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee:

UEFA Referee Observer: Jonathan Lardot BEL

UEFA Delegate: Gerard Lawlor NIR

19:00 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)

NK OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA (SVN) - QAIRAT FK (KAZ)

Referee: Chrístos Vergétis GRE

Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Fotópoulos GRE

Assistant Referee 2: Konstandínos Stáïkos GRE

Fourth Official: Aléxandros Katsikogiánnis GRE

Video Assistant Referee: Stéfanos Koumbarákis GRE

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: 

UEFA Referee Observer: Dimitar Mečkarovski MKD

UEFA Delegate: Envi Hicka ALB

20:00 CET - Oswestry (Park Hall Stadium)

THE NEW SAINTS FC (WAL) - KF SHKËNDIJA (MKD)

Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL

Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton IRL

Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan IRL

Fourth Official: Paul Norton IRL

Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED

UEFA Referee Observer: Emil Laursen DEN

UEFA Delegate: Paul Daniel Zaharia ROU

20:00 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi “Fadil Vokrri”)

KF DRITA (KOS) - FC DÉIFFERDENG 03 (LUX)

Referee: Zorbay Küçük TUR

Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Caner Özaral TUR

Assistant Referee 2: Furkan Ürün TUR

Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR

Video Assistant Referee: Onur Özütoprak TUR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erkan Engin TUR

UEFA Referee Observer: Paolo Valeri ITA

UEFA Delegate: Paolo Rondelli SMR

20:00 CET - Klaksvík (við Djúpumýru)

VÍKINGUR (FRO) - LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB)

Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL

Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL

Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL

Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL

Video Assistant Referee:

Assistant Video Assistant Referee:

UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold NOR

UEFA Delegate: Vignir Már Þormóðsson ISL

21:00 CET - Rrogozhinë (Stadiumi “Arena Egnatia”)

KF EGNATIA (ALB) - BREIÐABLIK (ISL)

Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH

Assistant Referee 1: Amir Kadić BIH

Assistant Referee 2: Nebojša Žugić BIH

Fourth Official: Antonio Tomić BIH
Video Assistant Referee: Nihad Ljajić BIH
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Amer Macić BIH
UEFA Delegate: Aigerim Jūmaeva KAZ

Mentor for Delegate: Loukás Siótropos GRE 

21:00 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)

VIRTUS AC 1964 (SMR) - HŠK ZRINJSKI MOSTAR (BIH)

Referee: Roman Jitari MDA

Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA

Assistant Referee 2: Andrei Bodean MDA

Fourth Official: Daniel Luca MDA

Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot FRA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mathieu Vernice FRA

UEFA Referee Observer: Halis Özkahya TUR

UEFA Delegate: Jenni Kennedy ENG

Wednesday 9 July 2025

18:00 CET - Vilnius (FK Žalgirio namų stadionas)

FK ŽALGIRIS (LTU) - ĦAMRUN SPARTANS FC (MLT)

Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros DEN

Assistant Referee 1: Martin Markus DEN

Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cortzen DEN

Fourth Official: Morten Krogh Hansen DEN

Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Danny Kolding DEN

UEFA Referee Observer: Simon Lee Evans WAL

UEFA Delegate: Ursula Scully IRL

Mentor for Delegate: Jean Paul Mievis BEL 

19:30 CET - Bucharest (Stadionul Steaua)

FC FCSB (ROU) - INTER CLUB D’ESCALDES (AND)

Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB

Assistant Referee 1: Milan Šutulović SRB

Assistant Referee 2: Svetozar Živin SRB

Fourth Official: Nikola Radaković SRB

Video Assistant Referee: Novak Simović SRB

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lazar Lukić SRB

UEFA Referee Observer: Aliaksiej Kuĺbakoŭ BLR

UEFA Delegate: Orxan Hüseynzadə AZE

19:30 CET - Razgrad (Huvepharma Arena)

PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL) - FK DYNAMA-MINSK (BLR)

Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca AUT

Assistant Referee 1: Michael Obritzberger AUT

Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Pichler AUT

Fourth Official: Arnes Talic AUT

Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT

UEFA Referee Observer: Igor Șațchi MDA

UEFA Delegate: Mert Tuncay TUR

20:45 CET - Dublin (Tolka Park)

SHELBOURNE FC (IRL) - LINFIELD FC (NIR)

Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho POR

Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás POR

Assistant Referee 2: Gonçalo Nuno Soares Vaz Freire POR

Fourth Official: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira POR

Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bruno Alexandre da Silva Esteves POR

UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI

UEFA Delegate: Kris Bellon BEL