Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Europa League 2025/26 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 3

2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Matchday 3, 23 October 2025.




Thursday 23 October 2025

18:45 CET - Rotterdam (Stadion Feijenoord)
FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM (NED) - PANATHINAÏKÓS AO (GRE)
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias CZE

18:45 CET - Salzburg (Red Bull Arena)
FC RED BULL SALZBURG (AUT) - FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN)
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bakur Ninua GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: Dane Jošt SVN

18:45 CET - Istanbul (Chobani Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi)
FENERBAHÇE (TUR) - VFB STUTTGART 1893 (GER)
Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Dennis René Wollenberg Rasmussen DEN
Fourth Official: Mikkel Hedberg Redder DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jens Grabski Maae DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG
UEFA Delegate: Peter Oskam NED

18:45 CET - Braga (Estádio Municipal de Braga)
SC BRAGA (POR) - FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB)
Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Elias Skjeseth Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Mohammad Usman Aslam NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS/ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI
UEFA Delegate: Mauro Tonolini ITA

18:45 CET - Décines-Charpieu (Groupama Stadium)
OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (FRA) - FC BASEL 1893 (SUI)
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Mindaugas Jackus LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione ITA

18:45 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
FC FCSB (ROU) - BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA)
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
UEFA Referee Observer: Kenneth William Clark SCO
UEFA Delegate: Zaur Hacı-Məhərrəmov AZE

18:45 CET - Deventer (Stadion De Adelaarshorst)
GO AHEAD EAGLES (NED) - ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednár SVK
Fourth Official: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA
UEFA Delegate: Boris Stankov BUL

18:45 CET - Genk (Cegeka Arena)
KRC GENK (BEL) - REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ (ESP)
Referee: Elçin Məsiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elşad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Tural Qurbanov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED
UEFA Delegate: Olivier Chovaux FRA

18:45 CET - Bergen (Brann Stadion)
SK BRANN (NOR) - RANGERS FC (SCO)
Referee: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Meïndanás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michaíl Papadákis GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: João Francisco Lopes Ferreira POR
UEFA Delegate: Sergei Hohlov-Simson EST

21:00 CET - Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
AS ROMA (ITA) - FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE)
Referee: Halil Umut Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Kadir Sağlam TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO
UEFA Delegate: Attila Tömő HUN

21:00 CET - Villeneuve d’Ascq (Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre Mauroy)
LOSC LILLE (FRA) - PAOK (GRE)
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Srđan Jovanović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković MNE
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP
UEFA Delegate: Philipp Mergenthaler GER

21:00 CET - Glasgow (Celtic Park)
CELTIC FC (SCO) - SK STURM GRAZ (AUT)
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Fourth Official: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Kispál HUN

21:00 CET - Bačka Topola, SRB (TSC Arena)
MK MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR) - FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN)
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: Karen Nalbandyan ARM
UEFA Delegate: Tomáš Bárta CZE

21:00 CET - Bern (Stadion Wankdorf)
BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI) - PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL)
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: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG
UEFA Delegate: Danny Meenan IRL

21:00 CET - Freiburg im Breisgau (Europa-Park-Stadion)
SC FREIBURG (GER) - FC UTRECHT (NED)
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jørgen Rønning Valstadsve NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Andreas Skogsrud Haukåsen NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR
UEFA Delegate: Andrew Ambler ENG

21:00 CET - Nottingham (The City Ground)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC (ENG) - FC PORTO (POR)
Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Adrian Ștefan Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ionuț Traian Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Andrei Florin Chivulete ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd SWE

21:00 CET - Vigo (Estadio Abanca Balaídos)
RC CELTA DE VIGO (ESP) - OGC NICE (FRA)
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Meßner AUT
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO

21:00 CET - Malmö (Eleda Stadion)
MALMÖ FF (SWE) - GNK DINAMO (CRO)
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Rainville FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif ISR
UEFA Delegate: Mark Evans WAL

5 comments:

  1. Jakob Kehlet :
    Fener - Stuttgard. big game for him

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  2. For me, it's a little strange in Petrescu team, because his A1, Mircea Grigoriu, is missing, and now his A2 it's nonFifa referee, Traian Neacsu. I think it was a mistake, because in Romania we have George Neacsu, a Fifa referee, who was in Kovacs team, but after two mistakes he was replaced. And now he works often with Marian Barbu.

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  3. I never saw Fotias and AL Emara in action but I guess they are a little bit overrated. Isn't it ? The Finnish has a good chance under Webb's eyes. Normal and deserved assignment to me for Saggi, Petrescu, Van der Eijk and Kabakov. Emotional race between Lithuania: Rumsas in CL today but Lukjancukas is under Dallas' eyes one of the most important observer. How to judge Meler and Eskas as the only elite in EL ?

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    1. For meler and Eskas, I think they both got good matches. Especially, I wasn't expecting Meler with an Italian team so soon after last year. Considering the tendency of the RefCom towards Italian teams, I think this is a positive point for him.

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  4. What about the Glova match?

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