2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Matchday 4, 6 November 2025.
Thursday 6 November 2025
18:45 CET - Zagreb (Stadion Maksimir)
GNK DINAMO (CRO) - RC CELTA DE VIGO (ESP)
Referee: Anastásios Papapétrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Trýfon Petrópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordánis Aptósoglou GRE
Fourth Official: Konstandínos Katíkos GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Spyrídon Zambalás GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: David Andrew McDowell-Zor SVN
18:45 CET - Salzburg (Red Bull Arena)
FC RED BULL SALZBURG (AUT) - GO AHEAD EAGLES (NED)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
UEFA Delegate: Patricia González García ESP
18:45 CET - Belgrade (Stadion Rajko Mitić)
FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB) - LOSC LILLE (FRA)
Referee: John Brooks ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Bennett ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Betts ENG
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Arturs Gaidels LVA
18:45 CET - Basel (St. Jakob-Park)
FC BASEL 1893 (SUI) - FC FCSB (ROU)
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Arbër Zalla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Avdo ALB
Fourth Official: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović MNE
18:45 CET - Herning (MCH Arena)
FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN) - CELTIC FC (SCO)
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: Aleksandar Živković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL
UEFA Delegate: Mirosław Ryszka POL
18:45 CET - Graz (Merkur Arena)
SK STURM GRAZ (AUT) - NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC (ENG)
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Volodymyr Vysotsʹkyy UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Claude Runavot FRA
18:45 CET - Nice (Allianz Riviera)
OGC NICE (FRA) - SC FREIBURG (GER)
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: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines SCO
UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski MKD
18:45 CET - Malmô (Eleda Stadion)
MALMÖ FF (SWE) - PANATHINAÏKÓS AO (GRE)
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Christopher Graham SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Clancy SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Steven McLean SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL
UEFA Delegate: Edgars Pukinsks LVA
18:45 CET - Utrecht (Stadion Galgenwaard)
FC UTRECHT (NED) - FC PORTO (POR)
Referee: John Beaton SCO
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Stewart SCO
Fourth Official: Calum Scott SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN
UEFA Delegate: Paul Daniel Zaharia ROU
21:00 CET - Glasgow (Ibrox Stadium)
RANGERS FC (SCO) - AS ROMA (ITA)
Referee: Morten Krogh Hansen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis René Wollenberg Rasmussen DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL
UEFA Delegate: Patrick Bonacker GER
21:00 CET - Seville (Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla)
REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ (ESP) - OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (FRA)
Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali SVN
Fourth Official: Alen Bubek SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dragoslav Perič SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI
UEFA Delegate: Adrian D. Casha MLT
21:00 CET - Birmingham (Villa Park)
ASTON VILLA FC (ENG) - MK MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR)
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Alexander Harkam AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE
UEFA Delegate: Victor Marius Radu ROU
21:00 CET - Braga (Estádio Municipal de Braga)
SC BRAGA (POR) - KRC GENK (BEL)
Referee: Balázs Berke HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor HUN
Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold NOR
UEFA Delegate: Susanne Erlandsson SWE
21:00 CET - Thessaloniki (Stádio Toúmbas)
PAOK (GRE) - BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI)
Referee: Srđan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO
UEFA Delegate: István Huszár HUN
21:00 CET - Plzeň (Doosan Arena)
FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE) - FENERBAHÇE (TUR)
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rogier Honig NED
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK
UEFA Delegate: Jovan Šurbatović SRB
21:00 CET - Budapest (Groupama Arena)
FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN) - PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL)
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN
UEFA Delegate: Armen Minasyan ARM
21:00 CET - Bologna (Stadio Renato Dall’Ara)
BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA) - SK BRANN (NOR)
Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Augustus Viorel Constantin ROU
UEFA Delegate: Pascal Parent FRA
21:00 CET - Stuttgart (MHP Arena Stuttgart)
VFB STUTTGART (GER) - FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM (NED)
Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Gabriel Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: Rareș George Vidican ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström FIN
Good game for Krogh and Lindhout
ReplyDeleteHappy for multiple reasons.
ReplyDeleteGood to see two new referees for me anyway to watch in Krogh and Minakovic. Two Scots in fairly standard appointments and Brooks who seems close to his best after injury.
At least we know they are all alive.
DeleteI discover Daniel Schlager as a debutant, but the other names already seem familiar to me from the Europa League - which second debutant have I overlooked?
DeleteI was referring to the referees I'll be watching on Thursday, not a debut for them but for me watching them.
DeleteOne question that just occurred to me. In what language do the referee and the VAR speak? In English or in their native language.
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DeleteNot quite sure if Schlager was actually planned. Günsch and Achmüller are normally Stegemann's AR's.
ReplyDeleteWell, all the referees we mentioned and discussed yesterday have been appointed, from the Scottish duo to the Georgian, passing through the Albanian, Balakin and Alberola Rojas as well. The most likely explanation for some of them remains that they may not have passed some tests during the summer course, skipping then MD1 and 2 (and a single assignment in MD3and 4).
ReplyDeleteVery good game for Krogh in Scotland, I must say, this can say definitely more about the Danish, another referee who didn't get many games like others.
Another German debut with Schlager, one could have guessed this one, after 5 Conference League GS games in recent seasons.
Never issues with Slovenian referees, Jug getting always a match and we have also another Slovenian assigment in Conference League this time. Borošak as VAR this time is OK for Betis - Lyon.
Important observer for the Serbian in Denmark, and about the other Serbian, Jovanović, I think committee at moment is not pushing him after some good performances. Hopefully for him he will be back at the old times.
Good to see John Brooks again after a rather long time and the injury, but now he needs time to start again with important progress in UEFA.
Peljto out from assignments: strange, unless he is not available, maybe ill. Otherwise one should think he is planned for something very big involving national teams on next weeks?
Perhaps Peljto's last match in Madrid was rejected by Rosetti?
DeleteBoth Serbian refs have very important observers: Hugh Dalas and De Bleckeere. I personelly prefer Minaković over Jovanović who has better background but Minaković is 3 years younger, has full confidence and there rare complaints on his refereeing comparing to Srdjan.
DeleteOT: Anyone know where's place to download or look the photos of coin toss moment (referee-captain photo) in UEFA competition, like this in AFC, https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_elite.html/photo/md4-pfc-nasaf-uzb-v-al-wahda-fc-uae
ReplyDeleteThanks in advance
I think Kruashvili's assistant Zaza Pipia has been punished for a mistake he made last season (Stuttgart - Young Boys) for a long time!
ReplyDeleteYesterday, a discussion arose as to why Szymon Marciniak is officiating a Borussia Dortmund match again on the fourth matchday of the Champions League, even though he had already refereed this team on the second matchday. It seemed plausible that he might have replaced another colleague at short notice. Now that we also know the assignments in the Europa League and the Conference League, we certainly notice the absence of Irfan Peljto, as well as all Turkish referees. I don't know if any of them had been scheduled, but short-term changes to some extent do appear possible.
ReplyDeleteThere was probably some unforeseen personal issue with Peljto that prevented him from being assigned to the game in Manchester. But there are other names available, such as Nyberg and Schärer (if he has recovered from his injury). It doesn't make sense for Marciniak to be chosen to referee two games for the same club (BVB) at this early stage of the competition.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how UEFA handles short-notice referee changes, but I imagine one (or more) standby referees are nominated each matchday. If that was Szymon Marciniak this time, the only options would have been to appoint him or make larger-scale changes. If there were other reserve referees, perhaps they decided that this particular match required a top-level referee.
DeleteThe German referee portal „IGSchiedsrichter“ has announced that Daniel Schlager gets a break after the Europa League game and is only used as a VAR and fourth official. The reason for this is his latest achievements.
ReplyDeleteA break of 1 weekend as a central referee (which happens to every referee once in a while by the way). A bit of a tendentious and suggestive post by IG Imho.
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