2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League, referee appointments for MD4.
18:45 CET - Alkmaar (AFAS Stadion)
AZ ALKMAAR (NED) - SHELBOURNE FC (IRL)
Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Matej Choreň SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Martin Dohál SVK
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Boris Marhefka SVK
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG
UEFA Delegate: Rita Bagdonienė LTU
18:45 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)
ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SVK) - RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID (ESP)
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ella De Vries BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG
UEFA Delegate: Dane Jošt SVN
18:45 CET - Poznań (Enea Stadion)
KKS LECH POZNAŃ (POL) - FC LAUSANNE-SPORT (SUI)
Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Runar Langseth 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: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP
UEFA Delegate: David Moran IRL
18:45 CET - Nicosia (Stádio GSP)
AS OMÓNIA LEFKOSÍAS (CYP) - FK DYNAMO KYIV (UKR)
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Ivanov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Volen Chinkov BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Nikola Popov BUL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Ronit Glasman ISR
18:45 CET - Mostar (Stadion HŠK Zrinjski)
HŠK ZRINJSKI MOSTAR (BIH) - BK HÄCKEN (SWE)
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiß AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Harald Lechner AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA
UEFA Delegate: Paul Stremer GER
18:45 CET - Olomouc (Andrův stadion)
SK SIGMA OLOMOUC (CZE) - NK CELJE (SVN)
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Edmond Zeqiri KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Fatmir Sekiraqa KOS
Fourth Official: Vigan Ibërdemaj KOS
Video Assistant Referee: Dardan Çaka KOS
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lirim Jashar KOS
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL
UEFA Delegate: Donaldas Urniežius LTU
18:45 CET - Sosnowiec (ArcelorMittal Park)
RKS RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL) - SK RAPID WIEN (AUT)
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marjan Tomas CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Terzić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Matić CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO
UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák SVK
18:45 CET - Craiova (Stadionul Ion Oblemenco)
UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU) - 1. FSV MAINZ 05 (GER)
Referee: Dario Bel CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Pataki CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Janić CRO
Fourth Official: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Vučković CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev AZE
UEFA Delegate: Irakli Nakaidze GEO
18:45 CET - Ta’ Qali (National Stadium)
ĦAMRUN SPARTANS FC (MLT) - LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB)
Referee: Jovan Kačevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Goce Petreski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Darko Jovčevski MKD
Fourth Official: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Paterna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Kenneth William Clark SCO
UEFA Delegate: Richard Havrilla SVK
21:00 CET - Florence (Stadio Artemio Franchi)
ACF FIORENTINA (ITA) - AEK (GRE)
Referee: Robert Jones ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith ENG
Fourth Official: Anthony Harrington ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: James Bell ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Aliaksiej Kuĺbakoŭ BLR
UEFA Delegate: Frédéric Veraghaenne BEL
21:00 CET - Warsaw (Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego)
LEGIA WARSZAWA (POL) - AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Fótios Polychrónis GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mários Christofórou CYP
UEFA Referee Observer: Calum Murray SCO
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione ITA
21:00 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
SHAMROCK ROVERS FC (IRL) - FK SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR)
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednár SVK
Fourth Official: Bálint Kišš SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Łukasz Kuźma POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Jonathan Lardot BEL
UEFA Delegate: Stewart Robertson SCO
21:00 CET - Strasbourg (Stade de la Meinau)
RC STRASBOURG ALSACE (FRA) - CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG)
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Fourth Official: Víctor García Verdura ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
UEFA Delegate: Kris Bellon BEL
21:00 CET - Białystok (Chorten Arena)
JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL) - KUPS KUOPIO (FIN)
Referee: Gustavo Fernandes Correia POR
Assistant Referee 1: André Filipe Nogueira Dias POR
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago José Pereira da Costa POR
Fourth Official: Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira POR
Video Assistant Referee: Bruno Alexandre da Silva Esteves POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Paolo Valeri ITA
UEFA Delegate: Theis Frydenlund Rasmussen DEN
21:00 CET - Rijeka (Stadion HNK Rijeka)
HNK RIJEKA (CRO) - AEK LÁRNAKAS (CYP)
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan IRL
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin IRL
Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Manuel de Melo Pereira POR
UEFA Delegate: Marcin Stefański POL
21:00 CET - Aberdeen (Pittodrie Stadium)
ABERDEEN FC (SCO) - NOA FA (ARM)
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: Łukasz Szczech POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Paolo Dondarini ITA
UEFA Delegate: Christoph Kern GER
21:00 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi “Fadil Vokrri”)
FC DRITA (KOS) - KF SHKËNDIJA (MKD)
Referee: Mikkel Hedberg Redder DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Assistant Referee 2: René Risum DEN
Fourth Official: Lasse Læbel Graagaard DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: William Collum SCO
UEFA Delegate: Jaroslav Doležal CZE
21:00 CET - Reykjavík (Laugardalsvöllur)
BREIÐABLIK (ISL) - SAMSUNSPOR (TUR)
Referee: Denys Shurman UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Valentyn Kutsev UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Viktor Kopiyevsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD
UEFA Delegate: Peter Elsworth ENG
Good game for Alberola Development!
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to notice a focus from the committee on Spanish.
Frank De Bleeckere observing Nuza ? Is this a downgrade for the Belgian ex top referee ?
ReplyDeleteAnd bad news if you ask me for Erik Lambrechts : no appointment in EL neither.
And a bit painful for Visser is that the best Belgian VAR, Bram Van Driessche, is working at higher level : no Conference League for him.
Our new hope, Jasper Vergoote, was in Quatar. Wait and see how UEFA will judge his games
What do you mean with “downgrade”?
DeleteI guess he is just observing a promising referee…Not always you get Champions.
I said it a few weeks ago... Erik Lambrechts won't be promoted this winter... These last few games have been well managed, but there's still been one OFR in (Tottenham - Copenhagen) and (Roma - Lille in UEL) and the last one in (Switzerland - Sweden) with a controversial PK... but no OFR intervention by Van Driessche, who got two games in VAR in UCL this MD5… Maybe the UEFA was agree with this décision in Switzerland but i have a doubt…
ReplyDeleteFor Lawrence Visser, unless he can string together several games without an OFR, I think he can forget about a return to the UCL...
D'hondt has clearly been demoted, going to the Youth League several times without being appointed to the Conference League.
But… sorry for belgian team… Lambrechts and Visser is not Italian referee :/ different management
Could we see Robert Jones getting promoted to group 1 if kavanagh goes to elite?
ReplyDeleteSeems to be UEFA's favourite cat 2 PL official. Domestically a few are probably ahead of him from cat 2 like Gillett and Attwell
DeleteI would agree with gillett but not really attwell. I think of the cat 2 referees they are probably ranked domestically as
DeleteGillett
Jones
Barrott
Madley
Attwell
England
I believe Taylor will be replaced by Tomas brammell when he retires
Attwell did Arsenal vs City quite recently and has had decent appointments this year. Think only Gillett and maybe Barrott are ahead of him domestically (out of cat 2) in UEFA he is likely bottom because of his age and that he is often VAR.
DeleteI had forgotten he had done that match
DeleteIt's a shame with the cat 2s madley and England both had 1 appointment in the ECL never to be seen again
I think gillett might get a chance soon if my memory serves me he has had 1 or appointments over the past month or 2 that might indicate he will get a chance
Jasper Vergoote has been appointed as 4th Official for the WCU17 final in Qatar.
ReplyDeleteHopefully he will promoted to cat. 1
I am not usually commenting on referee’s performance, and I occasionally here and there look at the TV screen in the match Slovan Bratislava - Vallecano (R - Lawrence Visser).
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, IMO it’s really weird refereeing. I think I see him first time today, but from the minute 64’ - 70’ 2 (at least for me) clear missed YC.
First illegal use of arms into the Slovan no. 21 in front of the PA, classified for sure if not reckless, at least SPA, but decision was no foul.
Second, classic holding foul for Slovan’s captain, which I would whistle too, for technical and tactical reasons. Whatever, after whistling the foul, Rayo Vallecano’s player made clear hand-throw at the referee gesture, which remained unsanctioned.
Will report later, but for me, not the best performance for the Belgian right now.
Visser had very good first half but got a bit scared and tried to avoid some mandatory yellow cards in second half. But no big mistakes so far in very challenging game.
ReplyDeleteCan anyone find the clip of the possible handball in Alberola's winning goal?
ReplyDeleteNo issues for Jones in Italy as far I could tell. Quite a few yellows but all seemed fairly obvious.
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