2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League, referee appointments for MD1.
18:45 CET - Lublin, POL (Motor Lublin Arena)
FK DYNAMO KYIV (UKR) - CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG)
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nathan Verboomen BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN
UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack LUX
18:45 CET - Poznań (Enea Stadion)
KKS LECH POZNAŃ (POL) - SK RAPID WIEN (AUT)
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan IRL
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin IRL
Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matthew Donohue ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO
UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski MKD
18:45 CET - Madrid (Estadio de Vallecas)
RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID (ESP) - KF SHKËNDIJA (MKD)
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: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Cortus GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO
UEFA Delegate: Ian Atkins ENG
18:45 CET - Nicosia (Stádio GSP)
AS OMÓNIA LEFKOSÍAS (CYP) - 1. FSV MAINZ 05 (GER)
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Novak Novaković SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Ilić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
UEFA Delegate: Armen Minasyan ARM
18:45 CET - Białystok (Chorten Arena)
JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL) - ĦAMRUN SPARTANS FC (MLT)
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Goce Petreski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Darko Vidiniḱ MKD
Fourth Official: Fatmir Bafto MKD
Video Assistant Referee: Erwin Blank NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakır TUR
UEFA Delegate: Oleg Harlamov EST
18:45 CET - Mostar (Stadion HŠK Zrinjski)
HŠK ZRINJSKI MOSTAR (BIH) - LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB)
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: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marius Lien NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT
UEFA Delegate: Mert Tuncay TUR
18:45 CET - Tampere (Tammelan Stadion)
KUPS KUOPIO (FIN) - FC DRITA (KOS)
Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Martin Dohál SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Łukasz Szczech POL
UEFA Referee Observer: René Temmink NED
UEFA Delegate: Marcin Stefański POL
18:45 CET - Lausanne (Stade de la Tuilière)
FC LAUSANNE-SPORT (SUI) - BREIÐABLIK (ISL)
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Fatlum Berisha KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Bujar Selimaj KOS
Fourth Official: Erdall Zasella KOS
Video Assistant Referee: Dardan Çaka KOS
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Visar Kastrati KOS
UEFA Referee Observer: Svein Oddvar Moen NOR
UEFA Delegate: Gilles Petitmangin FRA
18:45 CET - Yerevan (Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht)
NOA FA (ARM) - HNK RIJEKA (CRO)
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Ivanov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Georgi Doynov BUL
Fourth Official: Ventsislav Mitrev BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Marko Liiva EST
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
UEFA Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT
UEFA Delegate: Florin Prunea ROU
21:00 CET - Florence (Stadio Artemio Franchi)
ACF FIORENTINA (ITA) - SK SIGMA OLOMOUC (CZE)
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Michaíl Mítas CYP
21:00 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)
ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SVK) - RC STRASBOURG-ALSACE (FRA)
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Ceccon ITA
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef NED
UEFA Delegate: Haris Gvozden BIH
21:00 CET - Warsaw (Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego)
LEGIA WARSZAWA (POL) - SAMSUNSPOR (TUR)
Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger FRA
Fourth Official: Marc Bollengier FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Elisa Daupeux FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Knut Kircher GER
UEFA Delegate: Victor Marius Radu ROU
21:00 CET - Prague (epet Arena)
AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE) - SHAMROCK ROVERS FC (IRL)
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Mehmet Emin Tuğral TUR
Fourth Official: Çağdas Altay TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Onur Özütoprak TUR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erkan Engin TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Tony Asumaa FIN
UEFA Delegate: Darko Ramovš SRB
21:00 CET - Celje (Stadion Z'dežele)
NK CELJE (SVN) - AEK (GRE)
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Viktor Kopiyevsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Klym Zabroda UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson ISL
UEFA Delegate: Cristiano Ascari SMR
21:00 CET - Aberdeen (Pittodrie Stadium)
ABERDEEN FC (SCO) - FK SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR)
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marjan Tomas CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Terzić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ante Čuljak CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson FIN
21:00 CET - Sosnowiec (ArcelorMittal Park)
RKS RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL) - UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU)
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: James Muscat MLT
Fourth Official: Philip Farrugia MLT
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rosario Abisso ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE
UEFA Delegate: Eugène Westerink NED
21:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
AEK LÁRNAKAS (CYP) - AZ ALKMAAR (NED)
Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Fritsch GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL
UEFA Delegate: Vakhtang Bzikadze GEO
21:00 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
SHELBOURNE FC (IRL) - BK HÄCKEN (SWE)
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Filip Sierant POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Szczerbowicz POL
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Pskit POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Urban POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT
UEFA Delegate: Luka Steiner SVN
It is worth paying attention to the observers: Milanovic observed by Kassai, Stojcevski by Cakir, Nuza observed by Moen
ReplyDeleteI am glad to observe Stojčevski in Białystok. I think he is quite talented and in general a safe pair of hands. I saw him in the UCL 1QR's Iberia - Malmö this season and was positively impressed. He got some good appointments after that and, based on today's designation, he succeeded in them, too.
DeleteSome comments about these matches?
DeleteChallenging start in Posen vs Vienna. For me wrong offside call after 1minute as the defender was trying to play the ball so it should be judged as a new situation.
ReplyDeleteVery good straight RC for SFP by Gidzhenov in Armenia.
ReplyDeleteGreat decision!
Deletehttps://streamain.com/en/bES6njJRGS6nBnE/watch
DeleteVideo of RC - excellent decision. First card in the game in a situation that from main camera looks more like yellow. But on a replay a Very Clear Red Card. Very good position of Gidzhenov and a clear view. GJ
Excellent decision
DeleteLooks like it's not a good outing by Stojčevski in Białystok.
ReplyDeleteTwo crucial decisions after VAR intervention, disallowed a goal for a previous foul and then a very clear SFP missed live.
OFR review in Aberdeen for handball, clear PK. (game is on in background so not fully focused)
ReplyDeleteRc after 1 minute by Schlager. Yc more logica?
ReplyDeletehttps://streambug.org/cv/cd9ea5
DeleteMaybe harsh, but not wrong.
I thought Penetra slipped, but there was definitely contact before that. Nevertheless, it's undoubtedly a very hard decision, but sometimes things like this happen.
DeleteSchlager is still a young referee who still has to make a name for himself, hence the red card, which isn't wrong. A more experienced referee would have shown a yellow card, which is also justifiable
DeleteHarsh but player taking a risk with contact on opponents heel/achillies.
DeletePremediated and nasty foul by the AZ player, excellent and very courageous decision by Schlager to immediately show a RC (despite being 2'). The German referee should be explicitly praised for his call.
DeleteDjeez. I find the use of the word “nasty” really exaggerated in this case. It’s clear that the defender had absolutely no intention to foul the player — he was simply late. Moreover, the point of contact was not on the achilles tendon but rather on the (shoe) heel itself. Nevertheless, a supportable red card. But “nasty”…? Come on.
DeleteRandom thing I've noticed is Germany appoints a lot of non FIFA AR's in European games
ReplyDeleteYes, but those ARs mostly are the regular Bundesliga assistants of the respective referee, so that e.g. Schlager today can simply work with his normal trio.
DeleteIMO, it makes more sense than using e.g. Kempter and Dietz in those games - they already have enough appointments with Zwayer.
And Mark Borsch obviously brings more experience than any FIFA referee...
Any countries still not yet made their debut in the group stages of UEFA?
ReplyDeleteJagiellonia Białystok - Ħamrun Spartans FC (Igor Stojčevski)
ReplyDeletehttps://files.fm/u/hhe849h2ph
Key Match Incidents:
37' [OFR] Goal disallowed for a foul in the APP; I wouldn't blame the referee much, the crucial leg contact could have been missed on the field
48' PAI holding; rather no impact on play therefore no VAR intervention
49' Goal JAG disallowed for offside, good call by AR2
50' YC 13HAM for reckless use of arm, potential VC?
59' [OFR] YC 10HAM for reckless tackle changed to RC for SFP; I think not every VMO would have called the referee in this situation, it was a follow-through challenge and most likely the raising leg movement was assessed deliberate and although the studs contact was with a raised leg, the referees opted for RC after OFR
69' PAI handball; a tricky incident - the supporting arm clause prevailed although one could assess it as deliberately throwing himself to play the ball
84' PAI (most likely) simulation by 99HAM, no replay shown
Stojčevski with a lenient approach in the first half that made players quite frustrated: 7' spa-like, 23' step on foot, 31' spa-like, 33' step on foot, 35' spa-like, 36' spa, 45+1' illegal use of arm, conflict - no card in all cases.
He started cautioning players in the second half when the atmosphere was already heated up: 50' cynical illegal use of arm, 50' UB, 54' reckless challenge, 59' see above, 90+3' dtr. Two more cautions could've been administered: 90+1' interfering with GK, 90+5' step on foot.
In general, I think the Macedonian chose a bad (too lenient and passive) approach and was not able to change it early enough to avoid troubles. Some good advantages were good sign but lack of experience was visible. I don't think the two OFRs should seriously change the assessment. I hope he will get another chance in the UECL this season though.