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

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

Atilla Karaoğlan TUR will officiate Ajax - Shelbourne being observerd by Alfredo Trentalange 

Tuesday 4 August 2026

18:00 CET
Riga (Skonto stadions)
AUDA (LVA) vs. DINAMO CITY (ALB)
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Martínez Moreno ESP
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
UEFA Delegate: Rimla Akhtar ENG

Wednesday 5 August 2026

19:00 CET
Bergen (Brann Stadion)
BRANN (NOR) vs. APÓLLON LIMASSOL (CYP)
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Artur Zakrzewski POL
Fourth Official: Wojciech Myć POL
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Pskit POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bartosz Frankowski POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Gylfi Þór Orrason ISL
UEFA Delegate: Patrick Dempsey IRL

20:30 CET
Athens (Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spýros Loúis")
PANATHINAÏKÓS (GRE) vs. CSKA 1948 (BUL)
Referee: Matteo Marchetti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Khaled Bahri ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Valerio Vecchi ITA
Fourth Official: Juan Luca Sacchi ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lorenzo Maggioni ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Jovan Šurbatovic SRB

Thursday 6 August 2026

17:00 CET
Turku (Veritas Stadion)
INTER TURKU (FIN) vs. VADUZ (LIE)
Referee: Éric Wattellier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marc Bollengier FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Jonathan Lardot BEL
UEFA Delegate: Antigoni Karatsioli GRE

18:00 CET
Abovyan (Vahagn Tumasyan Stadium)
NOAH (ARM) vs. SION (SUI)
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Jurgen Spiteri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Mitchell Scerri MLT
Fourth Official: Alex Johnson MLT
Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hedegaard Hansen DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević MNE
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Tsitovich RUS

18:00 CET
Helsinki (Bolt Arena)
HJK HELSINKI (FIN) vs. MOTHERWELL (SCO)
Referee: Dalibor Černý CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Paták CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Malimánek CZE
Fourth Official: Stanislav Volek CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jana Adámková CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Michális Argyroú CYP
UEFA Delegate: George Fantaros CYP 

18:00 CET
Tallinn (A. Le Coq Arena)
PAIDE LINNAMEESKOND (EST) vs. RAPID (AUT)
Referee: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Šutulović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Svetozar Živin SRB
Fourth Official: Nikola Radaković SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Pavle Tomić SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dejan Trifković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Simon Lee Evans WAL
UEFA Delegate: Evangelos Mouscos CYP

18:00 CET
Jablonec nad Nisou (Stadion Střelnice)
JABLONEC (CZE) vs. RFS (LVA)
Referee: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Matthias Hillaert BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Maarten Toeback BEL
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'Hui BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Geerolf BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Jari Järvinen FIN
UEFA Delegate: Aldi Topçiu ALB

18:30 CET
Cluj-Napoca (Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu)
CFR CLUJ (ROU) vs. TROMSØ (NOR)
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Antonio Melnjak CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ante Čuljak CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione ITA

19:00 CET
Encamp (Estadi FAF)
INTER ESCALDES (AND) vs. FLORA TALLINN (EST)
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Höfler AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Amina Gutschi AUT
Fourth Official: Safak Barmaksiz AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Harald Lechner AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold NOR
UEFA Delegate: Oliver Glibo BIH

19:00 CET
Riga (Skonto stadions)
RIGA (LVA) vs. GYŐRI ETO (HUN)
Referee: Gal Leibovitz ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Rostislav Talis ISR
Fourth Official: Dekel Zino ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Idan Leiba ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU
UEFA Delegate: Fródi Danielsen FRO

19:00 CET
Vilnius (FK Žalgiris namų stadionas)
ŽALGIRIS (LTU) vs. HAJDUK SPLIT (CRO)
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal NED
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan de Groot NED
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stan Teuben NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Siim Juks EST

19:00 CET
Tiraspol (Complexul Sportiv "Sheriff")
SHERIFF TIRASPOL (MDA) vs. ST. GALLEN (SUI)
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: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Matić CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK
UEFA Delegate: Florian Prunea ROU

19:00 CET
Lublin, POL (Motor Lublin Arena)
DYNAMO KYIV (UKR) vs. QARABAĞ (AZE)
Referee: Morten Krogh Hansen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Stefen Beck Bramsen DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jens Grabski Maae DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ward IRL
UEFA Delegate: Michalis Mitas CYP

19:00 CET
Częstochowa (Miejski Stadion Piłkarski "Raków")
RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL) vs. HAMMARBY (SWE)
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Artur Gdlyan ARM
Fourth Official: Yura Mahtesyan ARM
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Artem Gasparyan ARM
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
UEFA Delegate: Engli Kokona ALB

19:00 CET
Gothenburg (Gamla Ullevi)
IFK GÖTEBORG (SWE) vs. GENT (BEL)
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amir Kadić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Fourth Official: Nihad Ljajić BIH
Video Assistant Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Antonio Tomić BIH
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR
UEFA Delegate: Dušan Gelić SRB

19:00 CET
Debrecen (Nagyerdei Stadion)
DEBRECEN (HUN) vs. KØBENHAVN (DEN)
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Xhulio Mani ALB
Fourth Official: Olsid Ferataj ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši SVK
UEFA Delegate: Jan Willem Van Dop NED

19:30 CET
Ploiești, ROU (Stadionul Ilie Oană)
BEITAR JERUSALEM (ISR) vs. AUSTRIA WIEN (AUT)
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Ruben Wyns BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michiel Allaerts BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Libor Kovařík CZE
UEFA Delegate: Olesea Berdea MDA

20:00 CET
Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
AJAX (NED) vs. SHELBOURNE (IRL)
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesi̇güzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Mehmet Türkmen TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Onur Özütoprak TUR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ömer Faruk Turtay TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA
UEFA Delegate: Eduard Kindle LIE

20:00 CET
Miskolc, HUN (DVTK Stadion)
HAPOEL TEL AVIV (ISR) vs. KATOWICE (POL)
Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Brice Parinet Le Tellier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Steven Torregrossa FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Rainville FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillaume Paradis FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST
UEFA Delegate: Iveta Bankova BUL 

20:00 CET
Enschede (De Grolsch Veste)
TWENTE (NED) vs. DAC 1904 (SVK)
Referee: Samuel Barrott ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Wade Smith ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander James ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Kitchen ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paul Howard ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: João Francisco Lopes Ferreira POR
UEFA Delegate: René Siegrist SUI

20:30 CET
Banja Luka (Gradski stadion Banja Luka)
BORAC (BIH) vs. ML VICIEBSK (BLR)
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Dyon Fikkert NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
Video Assistant Referee: Erwin Blank NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robin Hensgens NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Nenad Đokić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Alpaslan Kavas TUR

20:30 CET
Braga (Estádio Municipal de Braga)
BRAGA (POR) vs. DYNAMA-MINSK (BLR)
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiß AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Arnes Talic AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alexander Harkam AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG
UEFA Delegate: Peter Kováč SVK

20:30 CET
Reykjavík (N1-völlurinn Hlíðarenda)
VALUR (ISL) vs. NORDSJÆLLAND (DEN)
Referee: Gergő Bogár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor HUN
Fourth Official: Balázs Berke HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL
UEFA Delegate: Kari Haapiainen FIN 

20:30 CET
Lugano (AIL Arena)
LUGANO (SUI) vs. NSÍ RUNAVÍK (FRO)
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Kubryak UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Denys Shurman UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Oleksandr Shandor UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD
UEFA Delegate: Sabine Bonnin FRA

20:45 CET
Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
BOHEMIANS (IRL) vs. MIDTJYLLAND (DEN)
Referee: Rareș George Vidican ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Ioan Alexandru Corb ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Marius Florin Badea ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Roland Kovacs ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Adrian Sorin Costreie ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cristina Mariana Trandafir ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Agnarsson ISL 

20:45 CET
Rijeka (Stadion HNK Rijeka)
RIJEKA (CRO) vs. ILVES TAMPERE (FIN)
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: James Muscat MLT
Fourth Official: Slobodan Petrovic MLT
Video Assistant Referee: Steven McLean SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christopher Graham SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Augustus Viorel Constantin ROU
UEFA Delegate: Orkhan Huseynzade AZE

21:00 CET
Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
TRE FIORI (SMR) vs. DRITA (KOS)
Referee: Mikkel Hedberg Redder DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul DEN
Assistant Referee 2: René Risum DEN
Fourth Official: Lasse Læbel Graagaard DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH
UEFA Delegate: Pascal Henri Parent FRA

21:00 CET
Belgrade (Stadion FK Partizan)
PARTIZAN BEOGRAD (SRB) vs. TOBYL (KAZ)
Referee: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Francisco João Serra Jorge Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Luís Carlos Mateus Filipe POR
Video Assistant Referee: Bruno Alexandre da Silva Esteves POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Catarina Isabel Ferreira de Campos POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif ISR
UEFA Delegate: Sergei Ilyich BLR

21:00 CET
Edinburgh (Easter Road Stadium)
HIBERNIAN (SCO) vs. SHKËNDIJA (MKD)
Referee: Menélaos Andoníou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Pávlos Georgíou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Iraklís Komodrómos CYP
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Christodoúlou CYP
Video Assistant Referee: Dimítris Solomoú CYP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andréas Tehrani CYP
UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN
UEFA Delegate: Marcin Stefański POL