Referee appointments for the first qualifying round of 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, first legs. VAR will be used in all games.
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| 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: Vitālijs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Raimonds Tatriks LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Artūrs Šakurovs LVA
Fourth Official: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
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: Ivan Vučković CRO
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: Dragomir Draganov BUL
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: Ella De Vries BEL
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: Konstandínos Poulikídis GRE
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: Quentin Pirard BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Thibaud Nijssen BEL
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 BIHVideo Assistant Referee: Nihad Ljajić BIH
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Amer Macić BIH
UEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA
UEFA Delegate: Aigerim Jūmaeva KAZ
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
A reminder of new UEFA observers, following the course on last May in France.
ReplyDeleteLuis Miguel do Nascimento Teixeira AND
Jonathan Lardot BEL
Alexandre Boucaut BEL
Joeri van de Velde BEL
Aleksei Kulbakov BLR
Stanislav Todorov BUL
Vesna Budimir CRO
Emil Laursen DEN
Rebecca Welch ENG
Jari Järvinen FIN
Amaury Delerue FRA
Petur Reinert FRO
Christine Baitinger GER
Knut Kircher GER
Marco Fritz GER
Stavros Mantalos GRE
Charalampos Kalogeropoulos GRE
Ádám Farkas HUN
Egill Már Markusson ISL
Paolo Valeri ITA
Daniele Orsato ITA
Viola Raudziņa LVA
Alexandru Tean MDA
Aleksandar Stavrev MKD
Dejan Jakimovski MKD
Andrew Davey NIR
Cathrine Eide NOR
Svein Oddvar Moen NOR
Ana Sofia Soares Aguiar POR
William Collum SCO
Esther Staubli SUI
Tanja Subotič SVN
Yunus Yıldırım TUR
Halis Özkahya TUR
Erol Ersoy TUR
Muhittin Boşat TUR
Jevhen Aranovs'kyj UKR
Kateryna Monzul' UKR
Cheryl Foster WAL
Amazing how many do not observe in there Countries
DeletePlease, who is out ot the list?
ReplyDeleteSecond legs (Referee / Observer)
ReplyDeleteQairat-Olimpija (Marchetti / Tutk)
Lincoln-Víkingur (McMaster / Collum)
Ħamrun-Žalgiris (Marcenaro / Atkinson)
Milsami-KuPS (Káprály / Jakimovski)
Malmö-Iberia (Lissorgue / Fernández Borbalán)
RFS-Levadia (Chivulete / Małek)
Shkëndija-TNS (Qarabaev / Čykun)
Déifferdeng-Drita (Kopiyevsʹkyy / Todorov)
InterEscaldes-FCSB (Barbara / Stokes)
Breiðablik-Egnatia (Dickinson / Kaasik)
Zrinjski-Virtus (Kastrati / Kalogerópoulos)
Budućnost-Noah (Jöllenbeck / Duhamel)
Linfield-Shelbourne (Madley / Jens Larsen)
DynamaMinsk-Ludogorets (Kikacheishvili / Kovačić)
The “Ireland derby” between Ali field and Shelbourne got definitely more experienced referees than the other fixtures, Godinho and Madley. Makes sense given its potentially political nature. Did anyone watch the first leg, how did it go?
Delete*Linfield of course, not Ali filed, autocorrect got me
Delete2nd Round appointments:
ReplyDeletePafos - Maccabi Tel Aviv: Balakin / Petrescu
Viktoria Plzen - Servette: Dabanovic / Muñiz Ruiz
Rangers - Panathinaikos: Rumsas / ???
Brann - Salzburg: Sylwestrzak / Obrenovic
Panathinaikos - Rangers: Sozza (ITA)
DeleteFor Bandic game, it's missing the referee observer.
ReplyDeleteEgnatia - Breidablik
DeleteUEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA
Very wrong handball penalty given by Godinho in Dublin. Reversed after OFR
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Referee needed to see that live to realise that it wasn’t a punishable handball.
Delete2025-2027
ReplyDeleteUEFA Referees Committee
Chairman Roberto Rosetti (UEFA Managing Director of Refereeing)
Members Dagmar Damková (UEFA Refereeing Officer)
Vladimir Sajn (UEFA Refereeing Officer)
Björn Kuipers (UEFA Refereeing Officer)
Carlos Velasco Carballo (UEFA Refereeing Officer)
Referee Convention Panel
Sascha Amhof (Switzerland)
Vladimir Antonov (Moldova)
Alexandru Deaconu (Romania)
José Fontelas Gomes (Portugal)
Stephanie Forde (Belgium)
Gyöngyi Krisztina Gaál (Hungary)
Valentina Garoffolo (Italy)
Aleksandr Gvardis (Russia)
Terje Hauge (Norway)
Peter Hegyi (Hungary)
Werner Helsen (Belgium)
Sokol Jareci (Albania)
Michael Johansen (Denmark)
Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
Nathan Magill (England)
Gerard Perry (Republic of Ireland)
Maria Persson (Sweden)
Damian Picz (Poland)
Radek Příhoda (Czechia)
Alan Sant (Malta)
Alain Sars (France)
Yariv Teper (Israel)
Jørn West Larsen (Denmark)
UEFA Appointment:
Alan Snoddy
Leonid Kaloshin
Nuno Castro
Referee Development Panel
Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
David Elleray (England)
Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Antony Gautier (France)
Luciano Gonçalves (Portugal)
Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Terje Hauge (Norway)
Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Knut Kircher (Germany)
Gyöngyi Krisztina Gaál (Hungary)
Nikolay Levnikov (Russia)
Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Howard Webb (England)
Rebecca Welch (England)
What's the role of the "Uefa appointment" men ? Do they decide the appointments of all Uefa competitions with committee's members ?
DeleteIn this case "UEFA Appointment" should mean that UEFA made directly the appointment of those three people in that role, even if they don't belong to a specific or permanent committee.
DeleteIt means they are appointed to areas that Uefa’s are having issues with like Snoddy is in Turkey. But none of them are appointed by their national associations
DeleteVery eventful game for Belgian referee Lothar D’Hondt.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J0VYn4cEhA
28' 1-1 goal allowed after VAR intervention
36', 45'+2 Penalty calls
https://streamin.me/v/9dd2e057
82' Straight RC after VAR intervention
For me it's an incorrect VAR call. We can suppose that the Vikingur player is walking or giving a hit to his opponent but the images are not clear. I think it's too cheap for a Straight RC.
ReplyDeleteIt's was not a clear error by the REF and we don't need a VAR call. What's your opinion about this situation Chefren ?
Based on what we can see, I can't disagree with you. More was needed to have a clear evidence.
DeleteWhat's the role of the Referee Convention Panel and Referee Development Panel?
ReplyDeleteConvention panel have a number of associations allocated to each person. They visit that association and report back to UEFA how they are performing in terms of the UEFA refereeing convention with recruitment and retention a hot topic. Also how they are spending the money the convention gives each association.
DeleteThe coaching panel I believe are for the new fifa referees to guide them as they start off and identify talent
Igor Stojčevski in Iberia - Malmö
ReplyDelete21' Controversial play-on initiating APP -> wrong offside call by AR1 -> penalty incident (in vs out, dangerous play by attacker vs kick by GK) -> dropped ball after OFR, GK seems to played the ball
https://streambug.org/cv/8dcfeb
80' Penalty revoked after OFR, the ball was played
https://streambug.org/cv/e130bd
90+3' Poor management of holding + unsporting behaviour
https://streambug.org/cv/2e34ee
In general, it was a fair and not challenging game with exception of two penalty incidents when Jović decided to intervene and eventually the optimal calls were made. In the first case, one could have let it go given it was the wrong offside call and that VAR assessed it as no foul by GK but the way it was done is perhaps clearer for everyone. Disciplinary was decent, MAL7 could have been cautioned earlier for PI but he committed a reckless tackle and got what he deserved. The only weak point was the management of 90+3' though.