2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Matchday 2, 2 October 2025.
Thursday 2 October 2025
18:45 CET - Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
AS ROMA (ITA) - LOSC LILLE (FRA)
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP
UEFA Delegate: Michael O’Brien ENG
18:45 CET - Istanbul (Chobani Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi)
FENERBAHÇE (TUR) - OGC NICE (FRA)
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: Peter Bankes ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Alexandre Parreira de Castro POR
UEFA Delegate: Hristo Zapryanov BUL
18:45 CET - Plzeň (Doosan Arena)
FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE) - MALMÖ FF (SWE)
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Florian Lata ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA
UEFA Delegate: David Andrew McDowell Zor SVN
18:45 CET - Glasgow (Celtic Park)
CELTIC FC (SCO) - SC BRAGA (POR)
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Argyroú CYP
UEFA Delegate: Stijn Hutsebaut BEL
18:45 CET - Razgrad (Huvepharma Arena)
PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL) - REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ (ESP)
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Stefan Ebner AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Barış Şimşek TUR
UEFA Delegate: Can Emre Tuğal TUR
18:45 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
FC FCSB (ROU) - BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI)
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Joakim Östling SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN
18:45 CET - Bologna (Stadio Renato Dall’Ara)
BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA) - SC FREIBURG (GER)
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Manuel de Melo Pereira POR
UEFA Delegate: Paul Lyon GIB
18:45 CET - Athens (Olymbiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis")
PANATHINAÏKÓS AO (GRE) - GO AHEAD EAGLES (NED)
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alexander Harkam AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN
UEFA Delegate: Orxan Hüseynzadə AZE
18:45 CET - Bergen (Brann Stadion)
SK BRANN (NOR) - FC UTRECHT (NED)
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE
Fourth Official: İnqilab Məmmədov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd SWE
21:00 CET - Porto (Estádio do Dragão)
FC PORTO (POR) - FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB)
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL
UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan IRL
21:00 CET - Rotterdam (Stadion Feijenoord)
FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM (NED) - ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA
UEFA Delegate: Philipp Mergenthaler GER
21:00 CET - Décines-Charpieu (Groupama Stadium)
OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (FRA) - FC RED BULL SALZBURG (AUT)
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS/ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
UEFA Delegate: Luis Cuervas del Real ESP
21:00 CET - Bačka Topola, SRB (TSC Arena)
MK MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR) - GNK DINAMO (CRO)
Referee: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Filipe de Vila Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira POR
Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hélder Miguel de Azevedo Malheiro POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó HUN
21:00 CET - Basel (St. Jakob-Park)
FC BASEL 1893 (SUI) - VFB STUTTGART 1893 (GER)
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Christian Kofoed DEN
21:00 CET - West Bridgford (The City Ground)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC (ENG) - FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN)
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL
UEFA Delegate: Jürgen Igelspacher GER
21:00 CET - Graz (Merkur Arena)
SK STURM GRAZ (AUT) - RANGERS FC (SCO)
Referee: Halil Umut Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Alan Mario Sant MLT
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihael Ionescu ROU
21:00 CET - Vigo (Estadio Abanca Balaídos)
RC CELTA DE VIGO (ESP) - PAOK (GRE)
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Matić CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE
UEFA Delegate: Thibault De Gendt BEL
21:00 CET - Genk (Cegeka Arena)
KRC GENK (BEL) - FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN)
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA
UEFA Delegate: Maurice Johnston NIR
Chefren, was my assumption about Georgian referees correct? Ddd
ReplyDeleteIf you know more than me, you can directly say it.
DeleteMaybe something went wrong at Summer Course?
Peter, somebody was reading you here on the blog.
ReplyDeleteIt's Gishamer time under the eyes of a committee member.
As for the rest, interesting to see Minaković in Italy for Bologna game, I'm sure Rosetti will be at stadium here, and not in Rome if he has planned to watch a game live.
Weinberger is now regularly and systematically assigned to Europe League; I guess he is racing with Gishamer to give Austria an important place in the international scenario
Delete@Chefren: I already noticed it. ;-) Nevertheless, I find the appointments of the Austrian officials so far rather disappointing: Julian Weinberger gets regular appearances in the Europa League, but they are comparatively unremarkable. When I browsed through the UEFA page and expected Gishamer/Weinberger, I already thought that Ludogorets with a 9,000-spectator-stadium could become "his" game. Christian-Petru Ciochirca seems to be no longer in the spotlight. Above all, I had hoped that Stefan Ebner would also get a match in the Conference League: He debuted there last season and I had assumed that UEFA might place more focus on young referees with rising career paths.
DeleteIn my opinion Ebner is the one with biggest potential. Ironically,(because he is obviously Austrian number 1 in the eyes of the Committee) I don't like Gishamer's style of refereeing but if he is the chosen one as the candidate for the Elite group... Not great but not terrible. On the other hand if a some FA doesn't currently have a referee with quality for the elite group, I don't see why it should be forced at all costs
DeleteI don't think that Sebastian Gishamer would immediately become an elite referee if he were to debut in the Champions League. For example, he could officiate Kairat - Pafos on the third matchday and, subsequently, a few other games of that caliber. Behind him, there doesn't seem to be rapid progress currently: the next candidate would probably be Stefan Ebner, followed by Jakob Semler. Walter Altmann, who enjoys a good reputation in Austria and officiated the Vienna derby last weekend, was never in the UEFA spotlight. Alan Kijas is apparently injured and has been active only as a VAR for almost a year. It is possible that he may even need to be replaced internationally as a referee—in that case, I would bet on Arnes Talic.
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ReplyDeleteWithout a single Spanish referee in the EL and UEL, only Manzano is eligible to officiate this round.
Just noticed that Jarred Gillet (eng/aus) the has 3 appointments as the main VAR this match week
ReplyDeleteLyon rb salsburg el
Barcelona PSG cl
fc INTERNAZIONALE. slavia praha cl
Surely that's alot for one person over 3 days
I agree with you. This is nonsense.
DeleteLooks like Hernandez Hernandez was negatively assessed after his previous performance on CL Play Off, he has skipped the full MD1 and MD2 list of assignments. Th analysis on the blog was correct. And even more, without Sanchez Martinez, committee tried with Martinez Munuera but he got injured. So only Gil Manzano and De Burgos were assigned to games. The overall poor moment of Spanish refereeing continues.
ReplyDeleteA truly terrible time.
DeleteI hope the new generation can bring better days.
With Alberola Rojas and soon Mateo Busquets.
What does the appointment of Lambrechts in Rome mean in terms of trust by Rosetti/committee? On track for promotion to Elite?
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