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

The first legs of 2026/27 UEFA Europa League First Qualifing Round. 

Joonas Jaanovits to officiate Dynamo Kyiv - Universitatea Cluj on neutral ground in Poland

Thursday 9 July 2026

18:00 CET

Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)

QARABAĞ (AZE) vs. VESTRI (ISL)

REF: JITARI, Roman (MDA)

AR1: LIFCIU, Vlad (MDA)

AR2: VICOL, Vadim (MDA)

4OF: BREGUȚA, Andrei (MDA)

VAR: CIBELLI, Luca (SUI)

AVAR: KANAGASINGAM, Anojen (SUI)

OBS: ČYKUN, Alieh (BLR)

19:00 CET

Lublin, POL (Motor Lublin Arena)

DYNAMO KYIV (UKR) vs. UNIVERSITATEA CLUJ (ROU)

REF: JAANOVITS, Joonas (EST)

AR1: HÄRSING, Aron (EST)

AR2: KÕIV, Silver (EST)

4OF: KÜLLJASTINEN, Kristo (EST)

VAR: DI PAOLO, Aleandro (ITA)

AVAR: TOHVER, Kristo (EST)

OBS: TANNER, Stephen (ENG)

19:00 CET

Tiraspol (Complexul Sportiv "Sheriff" - arena principală)

SHERIFF TIRASPOL (MDA) vs. ALUMINIJ (SVN)

REF: TALIC, Arnes (AUT)

AR1: HARTL, Mattias (AUT)

AR2: REKIK, Amar (AUT)

4OF: JÄGER, Florian (AUT)

VAR: LECHNER, Harald (AUT)

AVAR: CIOCHIRCA, Christian-Petru (AUT)

OBS: PRISTOVNIK, Igor (CRO)

20:00 CET

Split (Stadion Poljud)

HAJDUK SPLIT (CRO) vs. ŽILINA (SVK)

REF: ATHANASÍOU, Kyriákos (CYP)

AR1: ENGLÉZOU, Níkos (CYP)

AR2: SOKRÁTOUS, Kyriákos (CYP)

4OF: THEOULÍ, Chrysovalándis (CYP)

VAR: CUADRA FERNÁNDEZ, Guillermo (ESP)

AVAR: SOLOMOÚ, Dimítris (CYP)

OBS: KOVAŘÍK, Libor (CZE)

20:00 CET

Sofia (National Stadium "Vasil Levski")

CSKA SOFIA (BUL) vs. DERRY CITY (IRL)

REF: KASTRATI, Visar (KOS)

AR1: HYSENI, Granit (KOS)

AR2: BULLATOVCI, Arbnor (KOS)

4OF: BAJGORA, Valon (KOS)

VAR: STORKS, Sören (GER)

AVAR: NUZA, Genc (KOS)

OBS: SEDLACEK, Robert (AUT)

20:00 CET

Novi Sad (Stadion Karađorđe)

VOJVODINA (SRB) vs. FERENCVÁROS (HUN)

REF: VERNICE, Mathieu (FRA)

AR1: DROUET, Aurélien (FRA)

AR2: GONÇALVES DE ARAUJO, Florian (FRA)

4OF: KHERRADJI, Abdelatif (FRA)

VAR: MILLOT, Benoît (FRA)

AVAR: WATTELLIER, Éric (FRA)

OBS: TEAN, Alexandru (MDA)