2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League, referee appointments for MD3.
18:45 CET - Kraków, POL (Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana w Krakowie)
FK SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR) - BREIÐABLIK (ISL)
Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Adrian Ștefan Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Cristi Daniel Ilinca ROU
Fourth Official: Radu Marian Petrescu ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Constantin Sebastian Colțescu ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Adrian Sorin Costreie ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA
UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall SWE
18:45 CET - Prague (epet Arena)
AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE) - RKS RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL)
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Veiko Mõtsnik EST
Fourth Official: Kevin Kaivoja EST
Video Assistant Referee: Marko Liiva EST
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Juri Frischer EST
UEFA Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER
UEFA Delegate: Kim Hallberg DEN
18:45 CET - Mainz (Mewa Arena)
1. FSV MAINZ 05 (GER) - ACF FIORENTINA (ITA)
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen BEL
Fourth Official: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković BIH
UEFA Delegate: Duncan Fraser SCO
18:45 CET - Celje (Stadion Z'dežele)
NK CELJE (SVN) - LEGIA WARSZAWA (POL)
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Aliaksiej Kuĺbakoŭ BLR
UEFA Delegate: Aristídis Stavrópoulos GRE
18:45 CET - Tampere (Tammelan Stadion)
KUPS KUOPIO (FIN) - ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SVK)
Referee: Chrístos Vergétis GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Fotópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Konstandínos Stáikos GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Katsikogiánnis GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Konstandínos Poulikídis GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Chaim Ya’akov ISR
UEFA Delegate: Fróði Danielsen FRO
18:45 CET - Athens (OPAP Arena)
AEK (GRE) - SHAMROCK ROVERS FC (IRL)
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Martínez Moreno ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Quintero González ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX
UEFA Delegate: Tibor Vámos HUN
18:45 CET - Samsun (Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu)
SAMSUNSPOR (TUR) - ĦAMRUN SPARTANS FC (MLT)
Referee: Bolat Sariev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Vasiutin KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Labaşov KAZ
Fourth Official: Arman Esmūratov KAZ
Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniiar Sahi KAZ
UEFA Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo LVA
UEFA Delegate: Mario Đuran BIH
18:45 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
AEK LÁRNAKAS (CYP) - ABERDEEN FC (SCO)
Referee: Dalibor Černý CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Paták CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hájek CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Petřík CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Daniele Orsato ITA
UEFA Delegate: Dragoș Hîncu MDA
18:45 CET - Yerevan (Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht)
NOA FA (ARM) - SK SIGMA OLOMOUC (CZE)
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Olav Dale NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Olav Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marius Lien NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Pavel Salii KAZ
UEFA Delegate: Darko Ramovš SRB
21:00 CET - London (Selhurst Park)
CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG) - AZ ALKMAAR (NED)
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Valerio Colarossi ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Moro ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Zufferli ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rosario Abisso ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Þóroddur Hjaltalín ISL
UEFA Delegate: Iveta Bankova-Stoyanova BUL
21:00 CET - Vienna (Allianz Stadion)
SK RAPID WIEN (AUT) - UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU)
Referee: Martin Matoša SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Matic Mežnar SVN
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Asmir Sagrkovič SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Matkovič SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH
UEFA Delegate: Orxan Hüseynzadə AZE
21:00 CET - Lublin, POL (Motor Lublin Arena)
FK DYNAMO KYIV (UKR) - HŠK ZRINJSKI MOSTAR (BIH)
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal NED
Assistant Referee 1: Dyon Fikkert NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
Video Assistant Referee: Erwin Blank NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Edwin van de Graaf NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Ian Stokes IRL
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI
21:00 CET - London (Selhurst Park)
CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG) - AZ ALKMAAR (NED)
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Valerio Colarossi ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Moro ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Zufferli ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rosario Abisso ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Þóroddur Hjaltalín ISL
UEFA Delegate: Iveta Bankova-Stoyanova BUL
21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio de Vallecas)
RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID (ESP) - KKS LECH POZNAŃ (POL)
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk UKR
Fourth Official: Oleksandr Kalonov UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Denys Shurman UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Oleksandr Shandor UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Clayton Pisani MLT
UEFA Delegate: Kris Bellon BEL
21:00 CET - Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)
LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB) - HNK RIJEKA (CRO)
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Duncan Sultana MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Jurgen Spiteri MLT
Fourth Official: Alex Johnson MLT
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fabio Maresca ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Mark Steven Whitby WAL
UEFA Delegate: Stijn Hutsebaut BEL
21:00 CET - Skopje (Nacionalna arena “Todor Proeski”)
KF SHKËNDIJA (MKD) - JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL)
Referee: Mihály Káprály HUN
Assistant Referee 1: István Albert HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi HUN
Fourth Official: Marcell Derdák HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev AZE
UEFA Delegate: Metin Kazancıoğlu TUR
21:00 CET - Gothenburg (Gamla Ullevi)
BK HÄCKEN (SWE) - RC STRASBOURG ALSACE (FRA)
Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Khaled Bahri ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Nenad Đokić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen NED
21:00 CET - Lausanne (Stade de la Tuilière)
FC LAUSANNE-SPORT (SUI) - AS OMÓNIA LEFKOSÍAS (CYP)
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Mārtiņš Svipsts LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševčenko LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrejs Gluhovs LVA
UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN
UEFA Delegate: María Medina Jiménez ESP
21:00 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
SHELBOURNE FC (IRL) - FC DRITA (KOS)
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Jukka Honkanen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Olli Jantunen FIN
Fourth Official: Antti Munukka FIN
Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Marco Fritz GER
UEFA Delegate: Łukasz Sojski POL
Another game for Alberola Rojas (this will be his second Conference League GS game) after Trefoloni observation in WC qualifiers, and this was absolutely expected, still, he should have got already more.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that he will be observed in Slovenia by Kulbakov, the former Elite referees. For some aspects, they had something in common about their styles, but yes, in the end totally different referees. One could guess that maybe the committee member from that country will be at stadium as well, back from Paris on Tuesday?
Important game for the Estonian with Fandel as observer, Jaanovits is in the Talent & Mentors programme.
Very often we see well-known names for Italian teams and now it happens again, with Rosetti having the chance to hear, even without watching the game, how the Belgian will officiate Mainz - Fiorentina. Orsato trying to allow the development of Czech referees, while debut for the Latvian referee in Switzerland. About the two Italian assignments, I think we can just see them as appearances for Category 2 referees without any ambition.
Regarding Chiff appointment, is it possible that BOTH ARs are not FIFA?
ReplyDeleteChiffi*, of course
DeleteThat is correct although I guess doesn't matter as it would be down to AIA or whichever federation the main referee is from
DeleteYes, the assistant referees are appointed by domestic federation, while in Europa League only AR1 must be FIFA, here both can be NO FIFA. Moreover, that's how AIA has worked in the years, differently from other federations, they have fixed schemes for assigning officials when UEFA asks for it, while other federations are more used to send always FIFA officials. In particular, I don't know for sure, because I follow less assistant referees than referees, but it's possible both Colarossi and Moro or at least one of them could join list for 2026, while for fourth official Zufferli that's sure.
DeleteThis match (Crystal Palace - Akmaar) is really important because in the list of matches can be seen twice. :D
DeleteNot many Italian FIFA AR's available since 2 are at the U17 WC, 1 is retired (I think) and 4 are doing Champions League games.
DeleteIs this a debut for Marc Nagtegaal?
ReplyDeleteVery promising referee, in my opinion.
Yes it's correct, debut for the Dutch referee.
DeleteStrange to see Obrenovic 4th official in Conference League
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