Europa League 2025/26 - Referee Appointments - KO Playoffs (First Legs)

 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, referee appointments for the first legs of KO Play-offs.

Thursday  19 February 2026

18:45 CET - Zagreb (Stadion Maksimir) 

GNK DINAMO (CRO) - KRC GENK (BEL) 

Referee: Halil Umut Meler TUR

Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Ibrahim Çaglar Uyarcan TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Onur Özütoprak TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: William Collum SCO
UEFA Delegate: Gerard Lawlor NIR

18:45 CET - Thessaloniki (Stádio Toúmbas)

PAOK FC (GRE) - REAL CLUB CELTA DE VIGO (ESP) 

Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK

Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK

Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK 

Fourth Official: Michal Očenáš SVK

Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Malec POL

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL

UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DEN

UEFA Delegate: Mark Blackbourne ENG

18:45 CET - Bergen (Brann Stadion) 

SK BRANN (NOR) - BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA) 

Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN

Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN 

Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Klančnik SVN

Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN

Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Asmir Sagrković SVN

UEFA Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

UEFA Delegate: Christian Kofoed DEN

18:45 CET - Istanbul (Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi)

FENERBAHÇE (TUR) - NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC (ENG)

Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI

Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida SUI

Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luca Cibelli SUI 

UEFA Referee Observer: René Temmink NED 

UEFA Delegate: Jens Futterknecht GER

21:00 CET - Razgrad (Huvepharma Arena)

PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL) - FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN)

Referee: Tobias Stieler GER

Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER

UEFA Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

UEFA Delegate: Hayri Çavuşoğlu TUR

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

PANATHINAÏKÓS AO (GRE) - FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE)

Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO

Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO

Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Clancy SCO

UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksei Kulbakov BLR 

UEFA Delegate: Artur Azaryan ARM

21:00 CET - Villeneuve d'Ascq (Stade Pierre Mauroy)

LOSC LILLE (FRA) - FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB) 

Referee: Sven Jablonski GER

Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Kempter GER
Fourth Official: Sascha Stegemann GER
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER

UEFA Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU 

UEFA Delegate: Anthony Bloch ENG

21:00 CET - Glasgow (Celtic Park) 

CELTIC FC (SCO) - VFB STUTTGART (GER) 

Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL 

Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert BEL

Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL 

Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL

Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL 

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED 

UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcom NIR 

UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall SWE