2026-27 UEFA Europa League, Matchday 4, referee assignments.
Wednesday 4 November 2026
16:30 CET - Rennes (Roazhon Park)
STADE RENNAIS FC (FRA) - OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE)
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Dario Bel CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWEUEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN
Thursday 5 November 2026
18:45 CET - Milan (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)
AC MILAN (ITA) - FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN)
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUIAssistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR
UEFA Delegate: Georgios Fantaros CYP
18:45 CET - Donostia/San Sebastián ((Estadio de Anoeta)
REAL SOCIEDAD DE FÚTBOL (ESP) - OLYMPIQYE LYONNAIS (FRA)
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou GREAssistant Referee 1:Tryfon Petropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Fotopoulos GRE
Fourth Official: Christos Vergetis GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Angelos Evangelou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED
UEFA Delegate: Tomás Bárta CZE
UEFA Delegate: Tomás Bárta CZE
18:45 CET - Prague (Stadion Letná)
AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE) - AFC BOURNEMOUTH (ENG)
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Wim Smet BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Wim Smet BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Wesli De Cremer BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Mehmet Murat Ilgaz TUR
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović MNE
18:45 CET - Brussels (Lotto Park)
RSC ANDERLECHT (BEL) - RB SALZBURG (AUT)
Referee: Elchin Masiyev AZEAssistant Referee 1: Elshad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Parvin Talibov AZE
Fourth Official: Javid Jalilov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicat Ismayilli AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Kimmo J. Lipponen FIN
UEFA Delegate: Kimmo J. Lipponen FIN
18:45 CET - London (Selhurst Park)
CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG) - TSG HOFFENHEIM (GER)
Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic ROUAssistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: George Catalin Roman ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Agnarsson ISL18:45 CET - Nijmegen (Goffertstadion)
NEC (NED) - OMONIA (CYP)
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA UEFA Delegate: Thomas Grimm SUI
18:45 CET - Lillestrøm (Åråsen)
LILLESTRØM SK (NOR) - FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE)
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Maksimov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Todor Vukov BUL
Fourth Official: Nikola Popov BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Todor Vukov BUL
Fourth Official: Nikola Popov BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP
UEFA Delegate: Vignir Már Þormóðsson ISL
UEFA Delegate: Vignir Már Þormóðsson ISL
18:45 CET - Sofia (Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski)
PFC LEVSKI SOFIA (BUL) - JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL)
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALBAssistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Albert Doda ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG UEFA Delegate: Amil Gerina MNE
21:00 CET - Leverkusen (BayArena)
BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN - OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE (FRA)
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld ISRAssistant Referee 1: Roy Hassan ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni ISR
Fourth Official: Aviv Moshe Klein ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZEUEFA Delegate: Georges Lüchinger LIE
21:00 CET - Lisbon (Estádio do SL Benfica)
SL BENFICA (POR) - KKS LECH POZNAŃ (POL)
Referee: Martin Matoša SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVNVideo Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan IRL
UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan IRL
21:00 CET - Alkmaar (AZ Stadion)
AZ ALKMAAR (NED) - JUVENTUS (ITA)
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Karasewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig POL
Fourth Official: Lukasz Kuzma POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUTAssistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig POL
Fourth Official: Lukasz Kuzma POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
UEFA Delegate: Siim Juks EST
21:00 CET - Glasgow (Celtic Park)
CELTIC FC (SCO) - BEŞİKTAŞ (TUR)
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRLAssistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström FIN
21:00 CET - Graz (Stadium Graz Liebenau
SK STURM GRAZ (AUT) - NK CELJE (SVN)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Irakli Kherkhadze GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Koba Revazashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Irakli Kherkhadze GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Koba Revazashvili GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Vukotić MNE
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Vukotić MNE
21:00 CET - Sunderland (Stadium of Light)
SUNDERLAND AFC (ENG) - GNK DINAMO (CRO)
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Khaled Bahri ITAFourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
UEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch GER
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis GREUEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch GER
21:00 CET - Vigo (Estadio Balaidos)
REAL CLUB CELTA DE VIGO (ESP) - ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL)
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Rauf Cabarov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ingilab Mammadov AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Christos Nicolaides CYPAssistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Rauf Cabarov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schuettengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ingilab Mammadov AZE
UEFA Delegate: Patrizia Friese GER
21:00 CET - Leiria (Estádio Municipal de Leiria - Dr. Magalhães Pessoa)
SCU TORREENSE (POR) - ARARAT ARMENIA (ARM)
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Svetozar Živin SRB
Fourth Official: Pavle Ilić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Živković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pavle Tomić SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER Video Assistant Referee: Aleksandar Živković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pavle Tomić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Paul Tompkins ENG
21:00 CET - Bucharest, ROU (Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti)
HAPOEL BEER SHEVA (ISR) - OFI CRETE (GRE)
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Mārtiņš Svipsts LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševcenko LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista PORAssistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševcenko LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
UEFA Delegate: Edgar Manukyan ARM
I really hope that Makkelie is busy for personal reason/constrains this week and not deliberately excluded by European matches
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ReplyDeleteCan anyone guess what is happening with Srđan Jovanović? He referees regularly in Serbia, refereed the League of Nations, however, he has not been in UEFA competitions for four rounds.
His Nations League match had a serious mistake. Missed a very clear red card for SFP ( on field decision was play on...and we didn't have OFR) Maybe this is why we didnt see the Serbian.
DeleteOk, apart my disappointment about Makkelie's utilization I would comment that the most important appointment is the one of Milanovic because he will be under Fandel's eyes. Followed by Majcevs and Matosa, they are not so familiar to get Europe League appointment so I guess it is a very god step ahead in their path. All the other names are regular appointments for EL; wish Lambrecht to be in CL next matchday
ReplyDeleteA set of appointments that largely reflects what could be expected for these fixtures. Stegemann gets the standout match of this round while Schnyder also has a an attractive fixture in Milan.
ReplyDeletePapapetrou appointment is the one that catches my eyes, a bit of visibility for the Greek referee in an interesting match.
ReplyDeleteFollowing that, Rosetti sends the well-regarded Swiss referee in the San Siro clash to keep the outcome under control.
Lambrechts paid a bit for his long absence due to injury and still hasn't found consistency.
Rocchi will assess the Georgian Kikacheishvili in the Netherlands. Regarding Rocchi, the news is that he resigned from the AIA to go on TV and talk about refereeing, but UEFA, despite him no longer being an AIA member, has confirmed him as observer in a game. It's not an isolated case for what I could know from the past.
To follow, a good match for the Israeli referee who still belongs to the Elite Category, and it's worth remembering that.
Slovenian referees are gearing up in Lisbon. Hansson is a highly regarded observer.
For Colombo, it's another Europa League match, while Alberola has made his debut in CL; the well-known referee from the Lake of Como has to wait. There has been controversy in domestic league regarding his character and manner, but in my view, it's at times excessive. If a referee has to be strong, he should also have a bit of swagger, otherwise you can look (be?) weak.
With Orsato anyway, it's not the way Rocchi used him.
Finally, as someone already wrote, worth noting is the Serbian referee in Portugal: assessed by Fandel, important observer.
@Chefren
ReplyDeleteWhat about the match featuring the pair: Sylwestrzak (POL)/Plautz(AUT)?
Perhaps all is not lost on the path to Elite...
Let’s not forget:
Sylwestrzak is heading to the WC u17