Europa League 2025/26 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 8

2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Matchday 8, 29 January 2026. 

Thursday  29 January 2026

21:00 CET - Porto (Estádio do Dragão)

FC PORTO (POR) - RANGERS FC (SCO)

Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL

Assistant Referee 1:

Assistant Referee 2:

Fourth Official:

Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL

UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Cristiano Ascari SMR

21:00 CET - Villeneuve-d’Ascq (Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre Mauroy)

LOSC LILLE (FRA) - SC FREIBURG (GER)

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Fourth Official:

Video Assistant Referee:

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Outi Saarinen FIN

21:00 CET - Seville (Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla)

REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ (ESP) - FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM (NED)

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Fourth Official:

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Damien Mollard SUI

21:00 CET - Birmingham (Villa Park)

ASTON VILLA FC (ENG) - FC SALZBURG (AUT)

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Fourth Official:

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Loukás Siótropos GRE

21:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion Rajko Mitić)

FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB) - RC CELTA DE VIGO (ESP)

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Fourth Official:

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Aliaksandr Aliejnik BLR

21:00 CET - Décines-Charpieu (Groupama Stadium)

OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (FRA) - PAOK (GRE)

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihail Ionescu ROU

21:00 CET - Glasgow (Celtic Park)

CELTIC FC (SCO) - FC UTRECHT (NED)

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Fourth Official:

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Siim Juks EST

21:00 CET - Bačka Topola, SRB (TSC Arena)

MK MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR) - BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA)

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Fourth Official:

Video Assistant Referee:

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Luka Steiner SVN

21:00 CET - Basel (St. Jakob-Park)

FC BASEL 1893 (SUI) - FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE)

Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO 

Assistant Referee 1:

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Fourth Official:

Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED 

UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Evángelos Moúskos CYP

21:00 CET - Herning (MCH Arena)

FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN) - GNK DINAMO (CRO)

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Vignir Már Þormóðsson ISL

21:00 CET - Razgrad (Huvepharma Arena)

PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL) - OGC NICE (FRA)

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Fourth Official:

Video Assistant Referee:

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Mihai Marius Andrieș ROU

21:00 CET - West Bridgford (The City Ground)

NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC (ENG) - FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN)

Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT

Assistant Referee 1:

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Fourth Official:

Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED 

UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione ITA

21:00 CET - Graz (Merkur Arena)

SK STURM GRAZ (AUT) - SK BRANN (NOR)

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Þórir Þormar Hákonarson ISL

21:00 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)

FC FCSB (ROU) - FENERBAHÇE (TUR)

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Rudolf Řepka CZE

21:00 CET - Stuttgart (MHP Arena Stuttgart)

VFB STUTTGART (GER) - BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI)

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Volodymyr Heninson UKR

21:00 CET - Athens (Olymbiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis")

PANATHINAÏKÓS AO (GRE) - AS ROMA (ITA)

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Könül Mehdiyeva AZE

21:00 CET - Deventer (Stadion De Adelaarshorst)

GO AHEAD EAGLES (NED) - SC BRAGA (POR)

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Doychin Bahov BUL

21:00 CET - Genk (Cegeka Arena)

KRC GENK (BEL) - MALMÖ FF (SWE)

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UEFA Referee Observer:

UEFA Delegate: Róbert Kispál HUN