2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League, referee appointments for MD6.
21:00 CET - Alkmaar (AFAS Stadion)
AZ ALKMAAR (NED) - JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL)
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Steinacher AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Höfler AUT
Fourth Official: Alexander Harkam AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM
UEFA Delegate: Ádonis Prokopíou CYP
21:00 CET - Kraków, POL (Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana w Krakowie)
FK SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR) - HNK RIJEKA (CRO)
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Nunn ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Betts ENG
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matthew Donohue ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB
UEFA Delegate: Avi Levi ISR
21:00 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)
ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SVK) - BK HÄCKEN (SWE)
Referee: Florian Lata ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Ilir Tartaraj ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Erind Burgu ALB
Fourth Official: Enea Jorgji ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR
UEFA Delegate: Bakar Jordania GEO
21:00 CET - Warsaw (Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego)
LEGIA WARSZAWA (POL) - LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB)
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Miloš Simović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Svetozar Živin SRB
Fourth Official: Nikola Radaković SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Živković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pavle Tomić SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Svein Oddvar Moen NOR
UEFA Delegate: Raili Ellermaa EST
21:00 CET - Prague (epet ARENA)
AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE) - ABERDEEN FC (SCO)
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Denis Šabanagić SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Asmir Sagrković SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mihael Antič SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Babək Quliyev AZE
UEFA Delegate: Thibault De Gendt BEL
21:00 CET - Lublin, POL (Motor Lublin Arena)
FK DYNAMO KYIV (UKR) - NOA FA (ARM)
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Arbër Zalla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Avdo ALB
Fourth Official: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold NOR
UEFA Delegate: Danny Meenan IRL
21:00 CET - London (Selhurst Park)
CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG) - KUPS KUOPIO (FIN)
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Tuval Rahamim Koltunoff ISR
Fourth Official: David Fuxman ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Bar Natan ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Jan Willem van Dop NED
21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio de Vallecas)
RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID (ESP) - FC DRITA (KOS)
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Luca Cibelli SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL
UEFA Delegate: Philippe Prudhon FRA
21:00 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
SHAMROCK ROVERS FC (IRL) - ĦAMRUN SPARTANS FC (MLT)
Referee: Marek Radina CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Kamil Hájek CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Lukáš Machač CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Všetečka CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pavel Orel CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO
UEFA Delegate: Marc Van Craen BEL
21:00 CET - Nicosia (Stádio GSP)
AS OMÓNIA LEFKOSÍAS (CYP) - RKS RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL)
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Tuberosa SUI
Fourth Official: Johannes von Mandach SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mirel Turkes SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef NED
UEFA Delegate: Rodney Pisani MLT
21:00 CET - Mainz (MEWA Arena)
1. FSV MAINZ 05 (GER) - SAMSUNSPOR (TUR)
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: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Edwin van de Graaf NED
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
UEFA Delegate: Damien Mollard SUI
21:00 CET - Strasbourg (Stade de la Meinau)
RC STRASBOURG ALSACE (FRA) - BREIÐABLIK (ISL)
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nádvorník CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Matěj Vlček CZE
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jana Adámková CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL
UEFA Delegate: Marcin Stefański POL
21:00 CET - Celje (Stadion Z'dežele)
NK CELJE (SVN) - SHELBOURNE FC (IRL)
Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lasse Læbel Graagaard DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Oliver Glibo BIH
Mentor for Delegate: Loukás Siótropos GRE
21:00 CET - Mostar (Stadion HŠK Zrinjski)
HŠK ZRINJSKI MOSTAR (BIH) - SK RAPID WIEN (AUT)
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Sultana MLT
Fourth Official: Philip Farrugia MLT
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Paterna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER
UEFA Delegate: René Siegrist SUI
21:00 CET - Athens (OPAP Arena)
AEK (GRE) - UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: Sviatlana Hrynkievič BLR
21:00 CET - Olomouc (Andrův stadion)
SK SIGMA OLOMOUC (CZE) - KKS LECH POZNAŃ (POL)
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Terzić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ante Čuljak CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ward IRL
UEFA Delegate: Paul Daniel Zaharia ROU
21:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
AEK LÁRNAKAS (CYP) - KF SHKËNDIJA (MKD)
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Donatas Šimėnas LTU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Orestas Abramavičius LTU
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK
UEFA Delegate: Alojzije Šupraha CRO
21:00 CET - Lausanne (Stade de la Tuilière)
FC LAUSANNE-SPORT (SUI) - ACF FIORENTINA (ITA)
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: Jonathan Leese ENG
Sören Storks has been assigned after the penalty in Milan.
ReplyDeleteA signal? With only this competition available, it is surely a specific choice so in case good news for the German VAR!
You can also read it as a demotion, since Taylor is also among the appointed officials after Brugge vs Barca…
DeleteTaylor at Conference League? Is it a farewell?
ReplyDelete'Punishment' for Schärer?
Not a punishment, Schärer just has been back in the Swiss league after injury like 2-3 weeks ago, so it more seems like a test.
ReplyDeleteWhat did Taylor do to deserve this,did he make some kind of big mistake?
ReplyDeleteClub Brugge vs Barca very controversial match
DeleteAnthony Taylor in the Conference league? This is quite shocking for a referee of his calibre. If he is being punished for any mistake he might have made then maybe he won't be given any matches to officiate altogether instead of giving him what many of us would consider a low profile match. As for Scharer I think his situation is more understandable given he had been out for a while due to I jury
ReplyDelete"If he is being punished for any mistake he might have made then maybe he won't be given any matches to officiate"
DeleteThere is only one possible explanation IMO: Sending the message, nothing else
Football isn’t black and white. Grey-area decisions are part of the game, and sometimes they decide matches. That’s exactly what happened in Brugge vs Barcelona. Taylor had two genuinely difficult situations to judge and used VAR twice. Both calls were controversial, yes — but also perfectly defensible. He could not have prevented these situations. This is football.
ReplyDeleteYet Taylor ends up in the Conference League. Once again, Rosetti’s Referees Committee is losing the plot. Taylor couldn’t win here: had he decided differently, in Brugge’s favour, the controversy would have been exactly the same. He’s effectively being “punished” simply because unavoidable grey-area calls influenced the result.
Meanwhile, referees like Mariani, Zwayer or Turpin can make blatant mistakes (corrected by VAR) and still show up again in the Champions League — as long as no one makes enough noise afterwards.
So who is actually in charge? UEFA and Rosetti? Or the clubs, the headlines, and TV analysts who don’t always know the laws? Some referees just always seem to avoid the storm. But Taylor was just unlucky here.
The point you made about other officials is where the entire discussion about referees can be very frustrating. No one is above mistakes but if there are repercussions for certain mistakes then it should apply to everybody. Some referees make bigger mistakes and get away with it while others are harshly punished for similar or lesser mistakes. Halil Meler has been completely ostracized and left in the cold because of what only God knows, yet others keep getting officiating assignments game after game.
DeleteYou raise a few absolutely good points.
DeleteIn principle, one can expect the absolute top referees to officiate their matches as error-free as possible. The fact that mistakes keep happening is simply part of the game. The real problem is how Rosetti deals differently with referees when mistakes occur. There are a few “chosen ones” who seem to be able to get away with almost anything and for whom mistakes have little to no consequences. This certainly includes some Slovenian referees, all Italian referees, and a few others as well. Rosetti may have been a good referee, but he apparently lacks leadership qualities. The most important thing in his position is that referees know they are trusted — but how is someone like Irfan Peljto supposed to feel that trust when he knows that after the next mistake involving the wrong club (e.g. PSG, Madrid, Italian teams), he will once again not be considered for a while?
I already wrote this some time ago: by 2027 at the latest, it will be time for Rosetti to step down together with Ceferin.
It is time for a complete reset, which also means that Rosetti’s current colleagues (Kuipers, Sajn, Carballo) should step aside and make room for new leadership.
There would be plenty of candidates, such as Webb, Brych, Çakır, or Kassai.