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

The referees in charge of 2026-27 UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round, first legs. 

Luca Pairetto ITA with a Swiss-Portuguese clash, St. Gallen - Benfica 

Thursday 23 July 2026

18:00 CET
Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
Qarabağ (AZE) vs. CSKA Sofia (BUL)
Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Lo Cicero ITA
Fourth Official: Daniele Perenzoni ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Marcin Szulc POL
UEFA Delegate: Darko Ramovš SRB 

19:00 CET
Stockholm (3Arena)
Hammarby (SWE) vs. Anderlecht (BEL)
Referee: Donald Robertson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Ross MacLeod SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence SCO
Fourth Official: Grant Irvine SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Steven McLean SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: René Temmink NED
UEFA Delegate: Adonis Procopiou CYP

19:00 CET
Tromsø (Romssa Arena)
Tromsø (NOR) vs. Hradec Králové (CZE)
Referee: Snir Levi ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Tuval Rahamim Koltunoff ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Barbiro ISR
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Eli Hakmon ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Shalom Ben Avraham ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER
UEFA Delegate: Scott Struthers SCO

19:00 CET
Tiraspol (Complexul Sportiv "Sheriff")
Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) vs. Makkabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)
Referee: Kyriákos Athanasíou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Pávlos Georgíou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokrátous CYP
Fourth Official: Andréas Techrány CYP
Video Assistant Referee: Mários Christofórou CYP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rovértos Kósta CYP
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST
UEFA Delegate: Hayk Karapetyan ARM

19:00 CET
Lublin, Poland (Motor Lublin Arena)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) vs. PAOK (GRE)
Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Esad Deronjic DEN
Fourth Official: Aydin Uslu DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Tykgaard DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis CYP
UEFA Delegate: Arturs Gaidels LVA

20:00 CET
Enschede (De Grolsch Veste)
Twente (NED) vs. Ferencváros (HUN)
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Dariusz Bohonos POL
Fourth Official: Wojciech Myć POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Urban POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Ronald Zimmermann GER

20:00 CET
Istanbul (Tüpraş Stadyumu)
Beşiktaş (TUR) vs. Midtjylland (DEN)
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Asier Pérez de Mendiola González de Durana ESP
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN
UEFA Delegate: Jacques Antenen SUI

20:00 CET
St. Gallen (Sitterstadion)
St. Gallen (SUI) vs. Benfica (POR)
Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefano Alassio ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Valerio Colarossi ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Kenneth William Clark SCO
UEFA Delegate: Dane Jošt SVN

21:00 CET
Split (Stadion Poljud)
Hajduk Split (CRO) vs. Pafos (CYP)
Referee: Robert Harvey IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Darragh Keegan IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Wayne McDonnell IRL
Fourth Official: Marc Lynch IRL
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Harald Lechner AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER
UEFA Delegate: Thura Win ENG