Referee assignments for 2025-26 Youth League, MD3 and Domestic Champions Path, Second Round (First Legs).
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LEAGUE PHASE
MD3
09:00 CET - Almaty (Temır Segızbaev atyndağy stadion)
QAİRAT FK (KAZ) - PAFOS FC (CYP)
Referee: Artem Gasparyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Artur Gdlyan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Vanik Simonyan ARM
Fourth Official: Danil Gorda KAZ
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
12:00 CET - Sant Joan Despí (Estadi Johan Cruijff)
FC BARCELONA (ESP) - OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE)
Referee: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Markus DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cortzen DEN
Fourth Official: David López Jiménez ESP
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
12:00 CET - Vila-real (Mini Estadi del Ciudad Deportiva José Manuel Llaneza)
VILLARREAL CF (ESP) - MANCHESTER CITY FC (ENG)
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Olav Dale NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Olav Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Borja Guijarro Colomer ESP
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
14:00 CET - Borehamwood (Mangata Developments Stadium Meadow Park)
ARSENAL FC (ENG) - CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP)
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Christophe Loureiro SUI
Fourth Official: Martin Ross ENG
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
14:00 CET - Leverkusen (Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion)
BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER) - PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA)
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Slobodan Pavlović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Blagojević SRB
Fourth Official: Robert Kampka GER
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
14:30 CET - Eindhoven (PSV Campus De Herdgang)
PSV EINDHOVEN (NED) - SSC NAPOLI (ITA)
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Petar Mitrev BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Krasimir Atanasov BUL
Fourth Official: Wouter Wiersma NED
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
14:30 CET - Brussels (Stade Joseph Marien)
ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL) - FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
Referee: Ben McMaster NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Bell NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Shane Christopher Geary NIR
Fourth Official: Michiel Allaerts BEL
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
15:00 CET - Newcastle (Whitley Park)
NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG) - SL BENFICA (POR)
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Michael Zachary Kennard-Kettle ENG
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
16:00 CET - Copenhagen (Tingbjerg Idrætspark)
FC KØBENHAVN (DEN) - BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER)
Referee: Oğuzhan Çakır TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Orhun Aydın Duran TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Samet Çiçek TUR
Fourth Official: Svend Daa Funder Kristensen DEN
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
Wednesday 22 October 2025
12:00 CET - Istanbul (Esenler Erokspor Stadyumu)
GALATASARAY (TUR) - FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR)
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Dyon Fikkert NED
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder NED
Fourth Official: Seyfettin Alper Yılmaz TUR
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
12:00 CET - Lezama (Lezamako Kirol-instalakuntzak)
ATHLETIC CLUB (ESP) - QARABAĞ FK (AZE)
Referee: Gal Levi ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Haz Orpaz Hen ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Ze’ev Vladimir Frenkel ISR
Fourth Official: Jon Andrade del Olmo ESP
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
14:00 CET - Surrey (Chelsea FC Training Ground)
CHELSEA FC (ENG) - AFC AJAX (NED)
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: James Durkin ENG
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
14:00 CET - Bergamo (Centro Sportivo “Achille e Cesare Bortolotti”)
ATALANTA BC (ITA) - SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: João António Ferreira Gonçalves POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins POR
Fourth Official: Valerio Crezzini ITA
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
14:00 CET - Dreieich (maxworx Sportpark)
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER) - LIVERPOOL FC (ENG)
Referee: Oscar Johnson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Runo Sebastian Robertsson SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Svensson SWE
Fourth Official: Lars Erbst SWE
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
14:00 CET - La Turbie (Centre de formation de l’AS Monaco)
AS MONACO FC (FRA) - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG)
Referee: Szabolcs Roland Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Marius Florin Badea ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Adrian Vornicu ROU
Fourth Official: Ahmed Taleb FRA
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
15:00 CET - Alcochete (CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira)
SPORTING CP (POR) - OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE (FRA)
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Flávio Miguel Gomes de Azevedo Duarte POR
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
16:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano)
REAL MADRID CF (ESP) - JUVENTUS (ITA)
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Fernando Bueno Prieto ESP
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
16:00 CET - Munich (FC Bayern Campus)
FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER) - CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL)
Referee: Jakob Semler AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Mattias Hartl AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Amar Rekik AUT
Fourth Official: Michael Bacher GER
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
DOMESTIC CHAMPIONS PATH - ROUND TWO (I)
Tuesday 21 October 2025
16:00 CET - Korçë (Stadiumi Skënderbeu)
KS SKËNDERBEU (ALB) - ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
Referee: Antoine-Paul Chiaramonti AND
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Braga Gonçalves AND
Assistant Referee 2: Joan Guiu Serra AND
Fourth Official: Gerard Çokaj ALB
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
18:00 CET - Wijdewormer (AFAS Trainingscomplex)
AZ ALKMAAR (NED) - LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB)
Referee: Joni Hyytiä FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Veli-Matti Leppänen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Juuso Mantere FIN
Fourth Official: Martijn Vos NED
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
Wednesday 22 October 2025
12:00 CET - Książenice (Legia Training Center)
LEGIA WARSZAWA (POL) - ACF FIORENTINA (ITA)
Referee: Mehmet Türkmen TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Anıl Usta TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Göktuğ Hazar Erel TUR
Fourth Official: Piotr Urban POL
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
12:00 CET - Sisak (Gradski stadion Sisak)
NK LOKOMOTIVA ZAGREB (CRO) - FC FCSB (ROU)
Referee: Igor Boșca MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Luchița MDA
Fourth Official: Filip Dragašević CRO
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
13:00 CET - Stalowa Wola, POL (Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej)
FK DYNAMO KYIV (UKR) - IF BROMMAPOJKARNA (SWE)
Referee: Wojciech Myć POL
Assistant Referee 1: Dawid Golis POL
Assistant Referee 2: Maciej Majewski POL
Fourth Official: Jacek Małyszek POL
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
13:30 CET - Larnaca (Stádio Dimco Ammóchostos Epistrofí)
AEK LÁRNAKAS (CYP) - SK DINAMO TBILISI (GEO)
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud’hui BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Geerolf BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Van Dyck BEL
Fourth Official: Nikólas Liotatís CYP
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
14:00 CET - Ikast (Wunderelf Arena)
FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN) - FK BUDUĆNOST PODGORICA (MNE)
Referee: Aaron Wyn Jones WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Roberts WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Jordan Lee Christopher WAL
Fourth Official:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
14:30 CET - Havířov (Městský fotbalový stadion Havířov)
FC BANÍK OSTRAVA (CZE) - FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB)
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Risto Ǵorǵiev MKD
Fourth Official: Filip Kotala CZE
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
15:30 CET - Vienna (FK Austria Wien-Akademie)
FK AUSTRIA WIEN (AUT) - MK MAKKABI HAIFA (ISR)
Referee: Jovan Kačevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Vasilevski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Cvetanoski MKD
Fourth Official: Alain Sadikovski AUT
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
16:00 CET - Akureyri (Greifavöllurinn)
KA AKUREYRI (ISL) - PAOK (GRE)
Referee: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Yng SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Almira Spahic SWE
Fourth Official: Sveinn Arnarsson ISL
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
16:30 CET - Žilina (Štadión MŠK Žilina)
MŠK ŽILINA (SVK) - SHELBOURNE FC (IRL)
Referee: Klym Zabroda UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Valentyn Kutsev UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Vitaliy Skoblya UKR
Fourth Official: Michal Očenáš SVK
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
17:00 CET - Nantes (Stade Marcel Saupin)
FC NANTES (FRA) - SABAH FK (AZE)
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Spencer MLT
Fourth Official: Rémi Landry FRA
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
18:00 CET - Kranj (Športni center Kranj)
NK BRAVO (SVN) - FC PORTO (POR)
Referee: Rareș George Vidican ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Ioan Alexandru Corb ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Daniel Ilinca ROU
Fourth Official: Žan Jazbec SVN
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
18:00 CET - Bergen (Åsane Arena)
SK BRANN (NOR) - PUSKÁS AKADÉMIA FC (HUN)
Referee: Ross Hardie SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Ross Nelson SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Gentles SCO
Fourth Official: Sivert Øksnes Amland NOR
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
18:30 CET - Luxembourg (Stade Achille Hammerel)
RACING UNION LËTZEBUERG (LUX) - 1. FC KÖLN (GER)
Referee: Amine Kourgheli BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Juryj Chomčanka BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktar Hiecikaŭ BLR
Fourth Official: Ivo Manuel Torres da Rocha Fernandes LUX
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
19:00 CET - Basel (Leichtathletikstadion St. Jakob)
FC BASEL 1893 (SUI) - REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ (ESP)
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Tom Harald Grønevik NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Henrik Pettersen Sunde NOR
Fourth Official: Hüseyin Sanli SUI
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
20:00 CET - Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
VÍKINGUR (FRO) - KRC GENK (BEL)
Referee: Vlatko Ilioski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Kushtrim Lika MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Zoran Jankulovski MKD
Fourth Official: Áki Mads Leitisstein Hansen FRO
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
20:45 CET - Edinburgh (Easter Road Stadium)
HIBERNIAN FC (SCO) - FC 2 KORRIKU (KOS)
Referee: Joakim Östling SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Carl Jonas Dahl SWE
Fourth Official: Lloyd Wilson SCO
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
Thursday 23 October 2025
17:30 CET - Helsinki (Bolt Arena)
HJK HELSINKI (FIN) - TRABZONSPOR (TUR)
Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Chigogidze GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Elene Eloshvili GEO
Fourth Official: Joona Kontinen FIN
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
Saturday 1 November 2025
15:00 CET - Razgrad, BUL (Sporten tsentar “Ludogorets” - Gnezdo na Orli)
FK DYNAMA-MINSK (BLR) - PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL)
Referee: Mikkel Hedberg Redder DEN
Assistant Referee 1: René Risum DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Esad Deronjic DEN
Fourth Official: Todor Kirov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
Among the Elite, candidates for being observed by Rosetti in Barcelona - Olympiacos are surely Jovanovic and Meler, to check their status.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, very open discussion for a Category 1, including debut and here we have definitely many names. More generally, it's really hard to make predictions, also, it seems that they change many times and that's not the first time we hear about that, thank to some observers swaps.
Nice to see Jakob Semler directly in the League Phase in his first international year. Since he'll be refereeing in Munich, and I read that Lutz Michael Fröhlich is his mentor, I suspect he might be observed by him. Either officially or, if Stavros Tritsonis also watches the youth game, at least as a spectator.
ReplyDeleteWait, wait. An Israeli referee is being sent to Bilbao, Basque Country, the heart of anti-Israel protests. Wtf
ReplyDeleteAfter the MD1 game in Madrid with Snir Levi, it's particular to observe that another Israeli referee has been appointed in Spain for Youth League game.
DeleteYeah, but it's not the same to be sent to Madrid (where ≈half of the population is hostile to Israel) and being sent to Bilbao where the percentage increases to 80-90%
DeleteWhen do we know which referees are going to the Africa Cup?
ReplyDeleteAnd that means the pre selection for WC2026...
2025 TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup
ReplyDelete18.10.2025, 19:00 CET - Cairo (30 June Stadium)
PYRAMIDS FC (EGY) - RS BERKANE (MAR)
Referee: Mahmud Ismail SDN
Assistant Referee 1: Muhammad Abdullah SDN
Assistant Referee 2: Gilbert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN
Fourth Official: Abdulaziz Muhammad Bouh MTN
Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea GHA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Abongile Tom RSA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Eleazar Onyango Yiembe KEN
Gilbert Cheruiyot from Kenya must be a talent!
DeleteHe manages to officiate two big games today, in Egypt and Chile respectively...
https://law5-theref.blogspot.com/2025/10/fifa-under-20-world-cup-chile-2025_16.html
There are so many skills referees are required to develop but I have never expected a bilocation will be one of them ;)
DeleteStephen Yiembe replaces him
DeleteMuhammad Abdullah the AR that annulled obvious onside Cape Verde goal? I only remember Mahmud Ismail AR1 but couldn't find the name.
DeleteMuhammad Abdullah was also replaced, due to the error in Cape Verde, by Liban Abdourazak of Djibouti. avar2 is Djibril Camara
DeleteSo it's mixed match officials once again from CAF. I don't know where is the urgency, why CAF persistent with Mahmud Ismail, is he really considered as good or has the chance to be selected for next year.
DeleteAmin Khourgeli, promising referee from pariah Belarus. I notice he seems like "just get a game" treatment but regardless of the treatment did anyone had already watch his game, what do you think?
ReplyDeleteI remember some analyses of him several years ago by Mikael, at that time when it was obviously imaginable that a referee from Belarus could make a career. He was presented as a potential talent, in reality, though, his style, from what I can recall, didn't seem very convincing. Perhaps Mikael, if he wants, can add something on the matter. Now, in any case, given the current situation, it is clearly impossible to think of anything further for a referee from Belarus. Waiting for better times in the future, and so he is appointed just to get matches in UEFA games.
DeleteIMO with Atalanta undefeated yet in domestic and Lazio poor form, Atalanta-Lazio still a big match, isn't it? But the referee was not familiar for me, Giuseppe Collu. Can I ask to Chefren who is he and how Italian football read Atalanta-Lazio as big match or just standard appointment for him?
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