Thursday, 11 December 2025

Europa Conference League 2025/26 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 5

2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League, referee appointments for MD5. 



Thursday 11 December 2025

18:45 CET - Florence (Stadio Artemio Franchi)
ACF FIORENTINA (ITA) - FK DYNAMO KYIV (UKR)
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Novak Novaković SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Ilić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Milan Stefanović SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif ISR
UEFA Delegate: Peter Kováč SVK

18:45 CET - Białystok (Chorten Arena)
JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL) - RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID (ESP)
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: Georgi Yordanov BUL
UEFA Delegate: Mert Tuncay TUR

18:45 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi “Fadil Vokrri”)
FC DRITA (KOS) - AZ ALKMAAR (NED)
Referee: Dalibor Černý CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Paták CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Kamil Hájek CZE
Fourth Official: Dominik Starý CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jan Petřík CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN
UEFA Delegate: Metin Kazancıoğlu TUR

18:45 CET - Reykjavík (Laugardalsvöllur)
BREIÐABLIK (ISL) - SHAMROCK ROVERS FC (IRL)
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Kreshnik Cjapi ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN 
UEFA Delegate: Meta Römers NED

18:45 CET - Samsun (Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu)
SAMSUNSPOR (TUR) - AEK (GRE)
Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Thomas Luczynski FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA 
Video Assistant Referee: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Élisa Daupeux FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Vukotić SRB

18:45 CET - Skopje (Nacionalna arena “Todor Proeski”)
KF SHKËNDIJA (MKD) - ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SVK)
Referee: Ívar Orri Kristjánsson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurðarson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Gylfi Már Sigurðsson ISL
Fourth Official: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson ISL
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Clancy SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Grant Irvine SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Luc Wouters BEL
UEFA Delegate: Aleksandr Keplin KAZ

18:45 CET - Gothenburg (Gamla Ullevi)
BK HÄCKEN (SWE) - AEK LÁRNAKAS (CYP)
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Tuval Rahamim Koltunoff ISR
Fourth Official: Idan Leiba ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Eli Hakmon ISR 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nati Dotan ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Amaury Delerue FRA 
UEFA Delegate: Barbara Moschini ITA

18:45 CET - Craiova (Stadionul Ion Oblemenco)
UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU) - AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Geerolf BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU
UEFA Delegate: Igor Radojčić SRB

18:45 CET - Yerevan (Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht)
NOA FA (ARM) - LEGIA WARSZAWA (POL)
Referee: Bolat Sariev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Vasiutin KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: İurii Tihoniuk KAZ
Fourth Official: Arman Esmūratov KAZ
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aidyn Tasybaev KAZ
UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandru Tean MDA
UEFA Delegate: Vasko Dojčinovski MKD

21:00 CET - Vienna (Allianz Stadion)
SK RAPID WIEN (AUT) - AS OMÓNIA LEFKOSÍAS (CYP)
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Dyon Fikkert NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
Video Assistant Referee: Erwin Blank NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alex Bos NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Igor Șațchi MDA
UEFA Delegate: Ebe Verhaegen BEL

21:00 CET - Poznań (Enea Stadion)
KKS LECH POZNAŃ (POL) - 1. FSV MAINZ 05 (GER)
Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Marius Florin Badea ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Cristi Daniel Ilinca ROU
Fourth Official: George Cătălin Roman ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Constantin Sebastian Colțescu ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cristina Mariana Trandafir ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Jakimovski MKD
UEFA Delegate: Loukás Siótropos GRE

21:00 CET - Rijeka (Stadion HNK Rijeka)
HNK RIJEKA (CRO) - NK CELJE (SVN)
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA 
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA 
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Paterna ITA 
UEFA Referee Observer: Stávros Mándalos GRE
UEFA Delegate: Péter Kézdi HUN

21:00 CET - Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)
LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB) - SK SIGMA OLOMOUC (CZE)
Referee: Bence Csonka HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN
Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Charálambos Kalogerópoulos GRE
UEFA Delegate: Jean-Pierre Cassagnes FRA

21:00 CET - Tampere (Tammelan Stadion)
KUPS KUOPIO (FIN) - FC LAUSANNE-SPORT (SUI)
Referee: Oleksii Derevinsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Hrushko UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Kubryak UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Denys Shurman UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan ARM
UEFA Delegate: Roberts Mežeckis LVA

21:00 CET - Aberdeen (Pittodrie Stadium)
ABERDEEN FC (SCO) - RC STRASBOURG ALSACE (FRA)
Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER 
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Wessel GER
Fourth Official: Patrick Ittrich GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Timo Gerach GER
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR
UEFA Delegate: Patrick Dempsey IRL

21:00 CET - Sosnowiec (ArcelorMittal Park)
RKS RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL) - HŠK ZRINJSKI MOSTAR (BIH)
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nádvorník CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Matěj Vlček CZE
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Miroslav Zelinka CZE 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pavel Orel CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Bieri SUI
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović MNE

21:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (National Stadium)
ĦAMRUN SPARTANS FC (MLT) - FK SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR)
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: Robin Braun GER
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Cortus GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Zoltán Szarka HUN
UEFA Delegate: Envi Hicka ALB

21:00 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
SHELBOURNE FC (IRL) - CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG)
Referee: Martin Matoša SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Matic Mežnar SVN
Fourth Official: Mihael Antič SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Asmir Sagrković SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Matković SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines SCO
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias CZE

7 comments:

  1. Two observations: there is definitely a full set of Romanian referees.
    Differently from other countries, it seems as Vassaras "asks" Rosetti for quantity rather than quality... we have Kovacs nr. 1, then we can talk about Petrescu maybe as second ranked, but still in recent times less than the past, and then many others getting always different games, very hard to have a linear perspective of the situation.
    Then, here once again, Colombo under focus for promotion and he gets Slovenian team as Italian referee...

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    1. In the previous matchday there were 0 Romanian referees (0 in UCL, 0 in UEL, 0 in UECL). And nobody said anything. So yeah, now it is a compensation to achieve balance. Nothing extraordinary.

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  2. Schröder probably with his last international game. It seems that he will be replaced by Brand.

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  3. UECL MD5
    Shkendija (MKD) Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
    R: I.Kristjánsson (ISL) VAR: K.Clancy (SCO)

    5´ Correct offside flagged by AR1
    9´ Correct no flag by AR2, Shk player was clearly in offside position but Slo player tried to intercept pass, no interference
    16´ Correct offside flaggged by AR2
    39´ Correct public warning to Slo18 for late tackle, but too slow reaction to potential confrontation between players
    42´ IMO wrong handball, Slo12 had arm stuck to body most as he can
    43´ Correct YC to Slo5, for persistent infridgement
    44´ Missed YC to Shk player, late reckless tackle on goalkeeper, IMO public warning wasn´t enougth

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    1. 46´ Correct offside flagged by AR1
      49´ Missed clear foul Slo57 tripped Shk49, YC would be option
      56´ Correct YC given to Shk28 for reckless tackle, also good dellayed whistle
      68´ Correct YC given to Shk17 for holding, showing lack of respect
      85´ Correct Slo11, Shk11 YC for mass confrontation and Shk77 for dellaying restart, slow leaving field of play during substitution
      90+3´OK management Slo7 deliberately (from frustration) kicked ball away (just few inches) to start confrontation with opponents

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  4. I wasnt impressed by Andrea Colombo in Rijeka, to say the least. He didnt manage to get the game under control, many corners and throw ins delayed because of holding and pushing, some fouls missed imo, then a strict RC decision (cant imagine it in an important CL game) and later potential foul before home teams 3rd goal. Finally with 3-0 and away team with 10 players, maybe 4 minutes of added time is too much, but that was not so much of a mistake but a good example how the referee never completely connected with the game imo. He wasnt managing, just trying to apply the rules.

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  5. "I was watching the game with that Latvian ref, Malcevs, and honestly, his performance was a dissapointed. There was no consistency in his detections, and a very lenient style, which didn't help considering with emotional teams were playing.
    In the first half, his inconsistent decisions really got the home stadium crowed and the team fired up.
    There was interesting situation with pos. violent conduct, in minuten34 , very long VAR check, later will send
    And then in the second half, in minute 87 poss. missed a clear second YC . Not good start for latvian referee."

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