2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League Play-Off Round (First Legs) - Referee Appointments

2025-26 UEFA Europa Conference League Play-Offs, First Legs.

 Juxhin Xhaja ALB will referee a Turkish-Romanian clash, being observed by Nuno Castro POR

Thursday 21 August 2025

18:00 CET - Trondheim (Lerkendal Stadion)

ROSENBORG BK (NOR) - 1. FSV MAINZ 05 (GER)

Referee: Oleksiy Derevins'kyy UKR

Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR

Assistant Referee 2: Oleksiy Myronov UKR

Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR

Video Assistant Referee: Viktor Kopiyevs'kyy UKR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR

UEFA Referee Observer: Alon Yefet ISR

UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI

19:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (National Stadium)

ĦAMRUN SPARTANS FC (MLT) - FK RFS (LVA)

Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan ARM

Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan ARM

Assistant Referee 2: Atom Sevgulyan ARM

Fourth Official: Artem Gasparyan ARM

Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM

UEFA Referee Observer: Augustus Viorel Constantin ROU

UEFA Delegate: Vakhtang Bzikadze GEO

19:00 CET - Győr (ETO Park)

ETO FC GYŐR (HUN) - SK RAPID WIEN (AUT)

Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD

Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD

Assistant Referee 2: Filip Ickovski MKD

Fourth Official: Aleksandar Uroševiḱ MKD

Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries BEL

UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

UEFA Delegate: Efraim Barak ISR

19:00 CET - Gothenburg (Bravida Arena)

BK HÄCKEN (SWE) - CFR 1907 CLUJ (ROU)

Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI

Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI

Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI

Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI

Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI

UEFA Referee Observer: Radek Příhoda CZE

UEFA Delegate: Hayri Çavuşoğlu TUR

19:00 CET - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (28 Black Arena)

WOLFSBERGER AC (AUT) - AS OMÓNIA LEFKOSÍAS (CYP)

Referee: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre POR

Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro POR

Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira POR

Fourth Official: Ricardo Jorge Antunes Roque Baixinho POR

Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hélder Miguel de Azevedo Malheiro POR

UEFA Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR

UEFA Delegate: Luis Cuervas del Real ESP

19:45 CET - Istanbul (Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu)

RAMS BAŞAKŞEHİR FK (TUR) - UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU)

Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB

Assistant Referee 1: Arbër Zalla ALB

Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Avdo ALB

Fourth Official: Olsid Ferataj ALB

Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB

UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Alexandre Parreira de Castro POR

UEFA Delegate: Boris Stankov BUL

20:00 CET - Kópavogur (Kópavogsvöllur)

BREIÐABLIK (ISL) - VIRTUS AC 1964 (SMR)

Referee: Mikkel Hedberg Redder DEN

Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN

Assistant Referee 2: René Risum DEN

Fourth Official: Lasse Læbel Graagaard DEN

Video Assistant Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN

UEFA Referee Observer: Aliaksiej Kuĺbakoŭ BLR

UEFA Delegate: Susanne Erlandsson SWE

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

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

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE

Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE

Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE

Fourth Official: Granit Maqedonci SWE

Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Pskit POL

UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI

UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson FIN

20:00 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)

NK OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA (SVN) - NOA FA (ARM)

Referee: Allard Lindhout NED

Assistant Referee 1: Rogier Honig NED

Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder NED

Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED

Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ingmar Oostrom NED

UEFA Referee Observer: Knut Kircher GER

UEFA Delegate: Giórgos Fandáros CYP

20:00 CET - Strasbourg (Stade de la Meinau)

RC STRASBOURG ALSACE (FRA) - BRØNDBY IF (DEN)

Referee: Genc Nuza KOS

Assistant Referee 1: Bujar Selimaj KOS

Assistant Referee 2: Granit Hyseni KOS

Fourth Official: Burim Jahmurataj KOS

Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dardan Çaka KOS

UEFA Referee Observer: Sascha Amhof SUI

UEFA Delegate: Frédéric Veraghaenne BEL

20:00 CET - Kraków, POL (Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana)

FK SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR) - SERVETTE FC (SUI)

Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO

Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane SCO

Assistant Referee 2: Francis Connor SCO

Fourth Official: Christopher Graham SCO

Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Donald Robertson SCO

UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold NOR

UEFA Delegate: Vasko Dojčinovski MKD

20:00 CET - Brussels (Lotto Park)

RSC ANDERLECHT (BEL) - AEK (GRE)

Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA

Assistant Referee 1: Alexis Auger FRA

Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Drouet FRA

Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA

Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot FRA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Romain Lissorgue FRA

UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

UEFA Delegate: Hanna Bordyuhova UKR

20:00 CET - Celje (Stadion Z'dežele)

NK CELJE (SVN) - FC BANÍK OSTRAVA (CZE)

Referee: Elçin Məsiyev AZE

Assistant Referee 1: Elşad Abdullayev AZE

Assistant Referee 2: Pərvin Talıbov AZE

Fourth Official: Fərid Hacıyev AZE

Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rəşad Əhmədov AZE

UEFA Referee Observer: William Collum SCO

UEFA Delegate: Engli Kokona ALB

20:00 CET - Sofia (Natsionalen Stadion “Vasil Levski”)

PFK LEVSKI SOFIA (BUL) - AZ ALKMAAR (NED)

Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN

Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN

Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor HUN

Fourth Official: Mihály Káprály HUN

Video Assistant Referee: István Vad HUN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Gergő Bogár HUN

UEFA Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

UEFA Delegate: Camelia Nicolae ROU

20:00 CET - Prešov, SVK (Futbal Tatran Aréna)

FK POLISSYA (UKR) - ACF FIORENTINA (ITA)

Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE

Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE

Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE

Fourth Official: Kamal Umudlu AZE

Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov AZE

UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG

UEFA Delegate: Ánna Kapásoglou GRE

20:00 CET - Szeged, HUN (Szent Gellért Fórum)

FK NIOMAN HRODNA (BLR) - RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID (ESP)

Referee: Arda Kardeşler TUR

Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Emin Tuğral TUR

Assistant Referee 2: Deniz Caner Özaral TUR

Fourth Official: Ozan Ergün TUR

Video Assistant Referee: Onur Özütoprak TUR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ömer Faruk Turtay TUR

UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL

UEFA Delegate: Darko Ramovš SRB

20:00 CET - Prague (epet ARENA)

AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE) - RIGA FC (LVA)

Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB

Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB

Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB 

Fourth Official: Florian Lata ALB

Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alberto Doda ALB

UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR

UEFA Delegate: Christoph Kern GER

Mentor for Delegate:

20:15 CET - Białystok (Chorten Arena)

JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL) - FC DINAMO CITY (ALB)

Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu ROU

Assistant Referee 1: George Florin Neacșu ROU

Assistant Referee 2: Imre Laszlo Bucsi ROU

Fourth Official: Constantin Sebastian Colțescu ROU

Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Iulian Dima ROU

UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR

UEFA Delegate: Radenko Mijatović SVN

20:15 CET - Lausanne (Stade de la Tuilière)

FC LAUSANNE-SPORT (SUI) - BEŞİKTAŞ (TUR)

Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad NOR

Assistant Referee 1: Runar Langseth NOR

Assistant Referee 2: Ole Andreas Skogsrud Haukåsen NOR

Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR

Video Assistant Referee: Tom Harald Hagen NOR

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam NOR

UEFA Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN

UEFA Delegate: Mark Evans WAL

20:45 CET - Dublin (Tolka Park)

SHELBOURNE FC (IRL) - LINFIELD FC (NIR)

Referee: Vasílios Fotiás GRE

Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Meïndanás GRE

Assistant Referee 2: Michaíl Papadákis GRE

Fourth Official: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE

Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Spyrídon Zambalás GRE

UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

UEFA Delegate: Cristiano Ascari SMR

21:00 CET - London (Selhurst Park)

CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG) - FREDRIKSTAD FK (NOR)

Referee: Anastásios Papapétrou GRE

Assistant Referee 1: Trýfon Petrópoulos GRE

Assistant Referee 2: Iordánis Aptósoglou GRE

Fourth Official: Fótias Polychrónis GRE

Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Konstandínis Poulikídis GRE

UEFA Referee Observer: Paolo Dondarini ITA

UEFA Delegate: Gijs de Jong NED

21:00 CET - Częstochowa (zondacrypto Arena)

RKS RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL) - PFK ARDA KARDZHALI 1924 (BUL)

Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK

Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK

Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK

Fourth Official: Filip Glova SVK

Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alexander Harkam AUT

UEFA Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

UEFA Delegate: Haris Gvozden BIH

21:00 CET - Edinburgh (Easter Road Stadium)

HIBERNIAN FC (SCO) - LEGIA WARSZAWA (POL)

Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN

Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN

Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN

Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN

Video Assistant Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca AUT

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Harald Lechner AUT

UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

UEFA Delegate: Maksims Krivuņecs LVA

21:00 CET - Ponta Delgada (Estádio de São Miguel)

CD SANTA CLARA (POR) - SHAMROCK ROVERS FC (IRL)

Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT

Assistant Referee 1: Robert Steinacher AUT

Assistant Referee 2: Martin Höfler AUT

Fourth Official: Florian Jäger AUT

Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT

UEFA Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL

UEFA Delegate: Silvia Dorschnerova Weis ESP