2026/27 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round (First Legs) - Referee Appointments

Second qualifying round of 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, referee assignments. 

Manfredas Lukjančukas  (LTU) will take charge of a traditionally fiery Turkish side at home

Tuesday 21 July 2026

18:00 CET
Sölvesborg (Strandvallen)
Mjällby (SWE) vs. Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Mitchell Scerri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: David Castillo MLT
Fourth Official: Daniel Casha MLT
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Paterna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström FIN

18:00 CET
Baku (Bank Respublika Arena)
Sabah (AZE) vs. KuPS Kuopio (FIN)
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Szczerbowicz POL
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Pskit POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Charálambos Kalogerópoulos GRE
UEFA Delegate: Desislava Ralkova BUL

18:00 CET
Yerevan (Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan)
Ararat-Armenia (ARM) vs. Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Referee: David Dickinson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Bell SCO
Fourth Official: Colin Steven SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Clancy SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ryan Lee SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold NOR
UEFA Delegate:  Hristo Zapryanov BUL

18:00 CET
Tbilisi (Mikheil Meskhi I Stadium)
Iberia Tbilisi (GEO) vs. Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Susanne Küng SUI
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE
UEFA Delegate: Attila Tömo HUN

19:00 CET
Randers (Cepheus Park Randers)
AGF Aarhus (DEN) vs. Lech Poznań (POL)
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Jukka Honkanen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Olli Jantunen FIN
Fourth Official: Antti Munukka FIN
Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Cortus GER
UEFA Referee Observer: William Collum SCO
UEFA Delegate: Paolo Rondelli SMR 

20:00 CET
Thun (Visana Stadion)
Thun (SUI) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Referee: Bolat Sariiev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Vasiutin KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Labaşov KAZ
Fourth Official: Danil Gorda KAZ
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aidyn Tasybaev KAZ
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Meßner AUT
UEFA Delegate: Paul Tompkins ENG

20:00 CET
Istanbul (Chobani Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi)
Fenerbahçe (TUR) vs. Górnik Zabrze (POL)
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Donatas Šimėnas LTU
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO

20:30 CET
Graz (Stadion Graz-Liebenau)
Sturm Graz (AUT) vs. Heart of Midlothian (SCO)
Referee: Gergő Bogár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Péter Kóbor HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Theodoros Georgiou HUN
Fourth Official: Balázs Berke HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: João Francisco Lopes Ferreira POR
UEFA Delegate: Thomas Grimm SUI

20:45 CET
Klaksvík (við Djúpumýru)
KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) vs. Kauno Žalgiris (LTU)
Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Thomas Luczynski FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Sascha Amhof SUI
UEFA Delegate: Filips D'hondt BEL

21:00 CET
Larne (Inver Park)
Larne (NIR) vs. Crvena Zvezda (SRB)
Referee: Rareș George Vidican ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Ioan Alexandru Corb ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Florin Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Florin Andrei ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Adrian Sorin Costreie ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI
UEFA Delegate: Vignir Már Þormóðsson ISL

21:00 CET
Reykjavík (Víkingsvöllur)
Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL) vs. Hapoel Be'er Sheva (ISR)
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednár SVK
Fourth Official: Boris Benedik SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Boris Marhefka SVK
UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandre Boucaut BEL
UEFA Delegate: Barbara Moschini ITA 

Wednesday 22 July 2026

19:00 CET
Nicosia (GSP Stadium)
Omónia Nicosia (CYP) vs. Qairat (KAZ)
Referee: Gustavo Fernandes Correia POR
Assistant Referee 1: André Filipe Nogueira Dias POR
Assistant Referee 2: Andreia Catarina Ferreira de Sousa POR
Fourth Official: José Armando Torres Bessa POR
Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hélder Miguel de Azevedo Malheiro POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Alan Mario Sant MLT
UEFA Delegate: Natalya Vorobyova BLR

19:30 CET
Sofia (Georgi Asparuhov Stadium)
Levski Sofia (BUL) vs. Universitatea Craiova (ROU)
Referee: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Yng SWE
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matthew Donohue ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Stávros Mándalos GRE
UEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch GER 

21:00 CET
Rrogozhinë (Arena Egnatia)
Egnatia (ALB) vs. Celje (SVN)
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Oğuzhan Çakir TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Onur Özütoprak TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA
UEFA Delegate: Andrey Medintsev BUL