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

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

Georgi Kabakov BUL seems to be back on the right path 

Thursday 21 August 2025

18:30 CET - Herning (MCH Arena)

FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN) - KUPS KUOPIO (FIN)

Referee: Srđan Jovanović SRB

Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB

Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB

Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB

Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB

UEFA Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA

UEFA Delegate: Meta Römers NED

Mentor for Delegate:

19:00 CET - Malmö (Eleda Stadion)

MALMÖ FF (SWE) - SK SIGMA OLOMOUC (CZE)

Referee: Tobias Stieler GER

Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER

Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER

Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER

Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer GER

UEFA Referee Observer: João Francisco Lopes Ferreira POR

UEFA Delegate: Marcin Stefański POL

19:00 CET - Bergen (Brann Stadion)

SK BRANN (NOR) - AEK LÁRNAKAS (CYP)

Referee: Marco Guida ITA

Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA

Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA

Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA

Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA

UEFA Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI

UEFA Delegate: Renáta Tomášová SVK

20:00 CET - Bačka Topola, SRB (TSC Arena)

MK MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR) - FK DYNAMO KYIV (UKR)

Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO

Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO

Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO

Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO

Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bakur Ninua GEO

UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef NED

UEFA Delegate: Desislava Ralkova BUL

20:00 CET - Skopje (Nacionalna arena “Todor Proeski”)

KF SHKËNDIJA (MKD) - PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL)

Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG

Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG

Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG

Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall ENG

Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matthew Donohue ENG

UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA

UEFA Delegate: Aliaksandr Aliejnik BLR

20:00 CET - Athens (Olymbiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis")

PANATHINAÏKÓS AO (GRE) - SAMSUNSPOR (TUR)

Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP

Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP

Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Martínez Munuera ESP

Fourth Official: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP

Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP

UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

UEFA Delegate: Josip Tomaško CRO

20:00 CET - Mostar (Stadion HŠK Zrinjski)

HŠK ZRINJSKI MOSTAR (BIH) - FC UTRECHT (NED)

Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL

Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL

Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL

Fourth Official: Volen Chinkov BUL

Video Assistant Referee: Dragomir Draganov BUL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nikola Popov BUL

UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO

UEFA Delegate: Michael O’Brien ENG

20:15 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)

ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SVK) - BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI)

Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER

Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER

Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER

Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER

Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Cortus GER

UEFA Referee Observer: Mehmet Murat Ilgaz TUR

UEFA Delegate: Diana Bulgaru MDA

20:30 CET - Poznań (Enea Stadion)

KKS LECH POZNAŃ (POL) - KRC GENK (BEL)

Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU

Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU

Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU

Fourth Official: Dovydas Švėgžda LTU

Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Donatas Šimėnas LTU

UEFA Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR

UEFA Delegate: Peter Oskam NED

20:45 CET - Aberdeen (Pittodrie Stadium)

ABERDEEN FC (SCO) - FC FCSB (ROU)

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED

Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED

Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED

Fourth Official: Joey Kooij NED

Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robin Hensgens NED

UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE

UEFA Delegate: Thomas Grimm SUI

20:45 CET - Rijeka (Stadion HNK Rijeka)

HNK RIJEKA (CRO) - PAOK (GRE)

Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK

Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK

Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK

Fourth Official: Peter Kráľovič SVK

Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Boris Marhefka SVK

UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN

UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher SUI

21:00 CET - Faro-Loulé, POR (Estádio Algarve)

LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB) - SC BRAGA (POR)

Referee: Morten Krogh Hansen DEN

Assistant Referee 1: Dennis René Wollenberg Rasmussen DEN

Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen DEN

Fourth Official: Jakob Alexander Sundberg DEN

Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros DEN

UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

UEFA Delegate: Virgar Hvidbro FRO