Referee assignments for 2026/27 UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round, second legs.
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| Coming from UEFA Euro Under 19 in Wales, Joakim Sars meets Howard Webb as observer |
17:00 CET
Kuopio (Kuopion Keskuskenttä)
KUPS KUOPIO (FIN) vs. VARDAR (MKD)
Referee: Matthew MacDermid SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Christopher Rae SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Potter SCO
Fourth Official: Grant Irvine SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Clancy SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Greg Aitken SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis CYP
UEFA Delegate: Robert Agnarsson ISL
Tbilisi (Mikheil Meskhi I Stadium)
IBERIA TBILISI (GEO) vs. FLORA TALLINN (EST)
Referee: Florian Lata ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Marjus Qose ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Fatmir Lama ALB
Fourth Official: Kreshnik Cjapi ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Yevhen Aranovsʹkyy UKR
UEFA Delegate: Naira Abramyan ARM
Andorra la Vella (Estadi Nacional)
INTER CLUB D'ESCALDES (AND) vs. LINCOLN RED IMPS (GIB)
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Luca Cibelli SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
UEFA Delegate: Tanya Gravina MLT
19:00 CET
Riga (Skonto stadions)
RIGA (LVA) vs. ARARAT-ARMENIA (ARM)
Referee: Bence Csonka HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN
Fourth Official: Balázs Berke HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN
UEFA Delegate: Vaidotas Zajarskas LTU
19:00 CET
Győr (ETO-Park Stadion)
GYŐRI ETO (HUN) vs. VÍKINGUR REYKJAVÍK (ISL)
Referee: Mateo Erceg CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Stipe Brajković CRO
Fourth Official: Ivan Vukančić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tihomir Pejin CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Manuel de Melo Pereira POR
UEFA Delegate: Patrizia Friese GER
Oswestry (Park Hall Stadium)
THE NEW SAINTS (WAL) vs. SABAH (AZE)
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Gonzalo García González ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Charálambos Kalogerópoulos GRE
UEFA Delegate: Heri á Rógvi FRO
19:30 CET
Sofia (Georgi Asparuhov Stadium)
LEVSKI SOFIA (BUL) vs. BORAC (BIH)
Referee: Andrew Madley ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Blake Antrobus ENG
Fourth Official: Stuart Attwell ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE
UEFA Delegate: Svetlana Hrynkevich BLR
20:00 CET
Pristina (Stadiumi "Fadil Vokrri")
DRITA (KOS) vs. KAUNO ŽALGIRIS (LTU)
Referee: Oğuzhan Çakir TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Batuhan Kolak TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Onur Özütoprak TUR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erkan Engin TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT
UEFA Delegate: Andy Ambler ENG
21:00 CET
Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
SHAMROCK ROVERS (IRL) vs. FLORIANA (MLT)
Referee: Joakim Sars SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Max Robin Wilde SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Kristensson SWE
Fourth Official: Richard Sundell SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG
UEFA Delegate: Kari Haapiainen FIN
21:00 CET
Larne (Inver Park)
LARNE (NIR) vs. TRE FIORI (SMR)
Wednesday 15 July 2026
19:30 CET
Craiova (Stadionul Ion Oblemenco)
UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU) vs. ML VICIEBSK (BLR)
20:15 CET
Luxembourg (Stade de Luxembourg)
ATERT BISSEN (LUX) vs. KÍ KLAKSVÍK (FRO)
21:00 CET
Rrogozhinë (Arena Egnatia)
EGNATIA (ALB) vs. PETROCUB (MDA)
21:00 CET
Nikšić (Nikšić City Stadium)
SUTJESKA NIKŠIĆ (MNE) vs. QAİRAT (KAZ)
Referee: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Runar Langseth NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Andreas Skogsrud Haukåsen NOR
Fourth Official: Stian Røvig Sletner NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Marius Lien NOR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Þóroddur Hjaltalín ISL
UEFA Delegate: Jaroslav Doležal CZE
Wednesday 15 July 2026
19:30 CET
Craiova (Stadionul Ion Oblemenco)
UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU) vs. ML VICIEBSK (BLR)
Referee: Márton Rúsz HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi HUN
Fourth Official: Gergő Bogár HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO
UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski MKD
20:15 CET
Luxembourg (Stade de Luxembourg)
ATERT BISSEN (LUX) vs. KÍ KLAKSVÍK (FRO)
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Toše Icev MKD
Fourth Official: Fatmir Bafto MKD
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Vlatko Ilioski MKD
UEFA Referee Observer: Gerard Perry IRL
UEFA Delegate: Jenni Kennedy ENG
21:00 CET
Rrogozhinë (Arena Egnatia)
EGNATIA (ALB) vs. PETROCUB (MDA)
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Jurgen Spiteri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Ciantar MLT
Fourth Official: Glen Tonna MLT
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH
UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher SUI
21:00 CET
Nikšić (Nikšić City Stadium)
SUTJESKA NIKŠIĆ (MNE) vs. QAİRAT (KAZ)
Referee: Wojciech Myć POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Lisowski POL
Fourth Official: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Pskit POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN
Oğuzhan Çakir? How on Earth did they put him in UEFA Champions League Qualifiers while he lacks basic experience?
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ReplyDeleteOT: England promotions announced a few days ago. https://www.instagram.com/p/Dam4RtDjBm7/?hl=en&img_index=1 Because of the Premier League and championship referee's all being in the same group starting this year (Pro ref group) the biggest referee promotions are to the pro ref group from the national group. (Corlett,E Bell,Finnie, Reeves) The post mentions that two assistants have been promoted "to the championship" which suggests that the PL and Championship will still have seperate AR lists which isn't surprising since Championship AR's are not full time. The PL will have two less AR's this year due to retirements so likely to have some championship AR's in the PL most weekends.
What a terrible performance by Mateo Erceg in Győr-Vikingur. Incomprehensible foul detection, poor card managament: lot of SPA without card while 4 YC for dissent. At 0-1, after the corner kick missed 2 foul in penalty area on defenders, before corner kick, missed a clear foul in the centre what means later a DOGSO situation with YC... so in my opinion he had a lot of contoriversiel and crucial mistake, not enough good for European level.
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