UEFA Europa League – Round of 32 (Second Leg)

27 February 2014

Rubin Kazan - Real Betis
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Darren England (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Jonathan Moss (ENG)
Fourth Official: Simon Beck (ENG)
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE)

SSC Napoli - Swansea City
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Sovre (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Additional AR 1: Sebastian Coltescu (ROU)
Additional AR 2: István Kovács (ROU)
Fourth Official: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)

Shakhtar Donetsk - Viktoria Plzen
Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Davie Goossens (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Bas van Dongen (NED)
Additional AR 1: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Additional AR 2: Dennis Higler (NED)
Fourth Official: Rob van de Ven (NED)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Radoman (SRB)

Eintracht Frankfurt - FC Porto
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Angelo Boonman (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Additional AR 1: Richard Liesveld (NED)
Additional AR 2: Ed Janssen (NED)
Fourth Official: Charles Schaap (NED)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)

Sevilla - Maribor
Referee: Luca Banti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Sandro Pozzi (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Andrea Gervasoni (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Domenico Celi (ITA)
Fourth Official: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Referee Observer: László Vagner (HUN)

RB Salzburg - Ajax Amsterdam
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Antonio Damato (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Carmine Russo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Alessandro Constanzo (ITA)
Referee Observer: Patrick Kelly (IRL)

Ludogorets - Lazio Roma
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Santos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Rui Tavares (POR)
Additional AR 1: Manuel De Sousa (POR)
Additional AR 2: Artur Soares (POR)
Fourth Official: Nuno Pereira (POR)
Referee Observer: Rodger Gifford (WAL)

FC Basel - Maccabi Tel Aviv
Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomislav Petrović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Miro Grgić (CRO)
Additional AR 1: Tihomir Pejin (CRO)
Additional AR 2: Goran Gabrilo (CRO)
Fourth Official: Dalibor Conjar (CRO)
Referee Observer: Ilkka Koho (FIN)

Valencia CF - Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Markus Häcker (GER)
Additional AR 1: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Additional AR 2: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Fourth Official: Mark Borsch (GER)
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz (AUT)

Tottenham - Dnipro
Referee: Antony Gautier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Michaël Annonier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Jeanne (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Fourth Official: Guillaume Débart (FRA)
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen (NOR)

KRC Genk - Anji
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Mike Pickel (GER)
Additional AR 1: Marco Fritz (GER)
Additional AR 2: Robert Hartmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Holger Henschel (GER)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Vitković (CRO)

Trabzonspor - Juventus Turin
Referee: Pavel Královec (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Roman Slyško (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Wilczek (CZE)
Additional AR 1: Radek Příhoda (CZE)
Additional AR 2: Michal Patak (CZE)
Fourth Official: Ondrej Pelikan (CZE)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

Olympique Lyon - Chornomorets Odessa
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Kirovski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Dejan Kostadinov (MKD)
Additional AR 1: Dimitar Meckarvoski (MKD)
Additional AR 2: Dejan Jakimovski (MKD)
Fourth Official: Nikola Karakolev (MKD)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)

Benfica - PAOK
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Additional AR 1: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Additional AR 2: Tomasz Musial (POL)
Fourth Official: Radoslaw Siejka (POL)
Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA)

AZ Alkmaar - Slovan Liberec
Referee: Serhiy Boiko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Korniyko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Volodymyr Volodin (UKR)
Additional AR 1: Ievgenii Aranovskyi (UKR)
Additional AR 2: Anatoliy Abdula (UKR)
Fourth Official: Oleksandr Voytyuk (UKR)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

Fiorentina - Esbjerg
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Sinisa Premuzaj (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Goran Pataki (CRO)
Additional AR 1: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (CRO)
Additional AR 2: Fran Jović (CRO)
Fourth Official: Ivica Modrić (CRO)
Referee Observer: Raymond Ellingham (WAL)

UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, II)

25 February 2014
Olympiakos – Manchester United
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Cariolato (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Fourth Official: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Referee Observer: Zdravko Jokić (SRB)

Zenit St. Petersburg – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Cryans (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: William Conquer (SCO)
Additional AR 1: Robert Madden (SCO)
Additional AR 2: John Beaton (SCO)
Fourth Official: Graham Chambers (SCO)
Referee Observer: Jozef Marko (SVK)

26 February 2014
FC Schalke – Real Madrid
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Darren Cann (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Lee Probert (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Kevin Friend (ENG)
Fourth Official: Stephen Child (ENG)
Referee Observer: Michel Vautrot (FRA)

Galatasaray Istanbul – Chelsea FC
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Yuste Jiménez (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Fourth Official: Roberto Díaz Pérez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Vaclav Krondl (CZE)

Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

25 February 2014
Arsenal – Deportivo
Referee: Victor Carrillo (PER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Braulio Cornejo (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Raez (PER)
Fourth Official: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
Referee Observer: Abel Gnecco (ARG)

Cruzeiro – Universidad
Referee: Saul Laverni (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Marques (BRA)
Referee Observer: Jose Eugenio (BRA)

Velez Sarsfield – Atletico Paranaense
Referee: Roberto Silvera (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Nievas (URU)
Fourth Official: Diego Ceballos (ARG)
Referee Observer: Carlos Coradina (ARG)

Gremio – Atletico Nacional
Referee: Patricio Polic (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Francisco Mondria (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Raul Orellana (CHI)
Fourth Official: Leandro Vuaden (BRA)
Referee Observer: Luis Martins (BRA)

26 February 2014
Union – Botafogo
Referee: Juan Soto (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Sanchez (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jairo Romero (VEN)
Fourth Official: Jorge Osorio (CHI)
Referee Observer: Patricio Basualto (CHI)

Cerro Porteno – Lanus
Referee: Heber Lopes (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcelo Van Gasse (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcio Santiago (BRA)
Fourth Official: Ulises Mereles (PAR)
Referee Observer: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)

Flamengo – Emelec
Referee: Nestor Pitana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Hernan Maidana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Fourth Official: Marcelo Henrique (BRA)
Referee Observer: Sergio Correa (BRA)

Atletico Mineiro – Santa Fe
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Pastorino (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Taran (URU)
Fourth Official: Pericles Cortez (BRA)
Referee Observer: Jose Eugenio (BRA)

27 February 2014
San Lorenzo – Del Valle
Referee: Enrique Caceres (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rodney Aquino (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
Fourth Official: Silvio Trucco (ARG)
Referee Observer: Abel Gnecco (ARG)

Newell’s Old Boys – Nacional
Referee: Enrique Osses (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Astroza (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Sergio Roman (CHI)
Fourth Official: Pablo Diaz (ARG)
Referee Observer: Juan Crespi (ARG)

Platini calls for end of the “triple punishment”

UEFA president Michel Platini has repeated his call for the "triple punishment" of red card, penalty and suspension to be dropped following two controversial dismissals in the Champions League this week. The triple punishment follows when the referee dismisses a player for an offence in the penalty area which he judges has denied an attacker an obvious goal-scoring chance. On Tuesday, Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis was sent off for lunging in on his Argentine compatriot Lionel Messi of Barcelona and on Wednesday Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was dismissed for clattering into Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben. Both City and Arsenal, reduced to 10 men for sizeable periods of their games were both beaten 2-0 at home by their opponents, making their progress in the competition unlikely. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said that Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli had "killed the game" by sending off Szczesny.

"For 15 years we have been trying to change this rule. All the technical committees of UEFA and FIFA are against this but when it has gone to the International Board it doesn't change," Platini told a news conference on Saturday before the draw for the qualifying rounds of Euro 2016. "Arsene Wenger said the referee killed the game but the referee had no choice - he has to respect this stupid rule." UEFA's executive committee has proposed the issue is included on the agenda at next week's meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the game's ultimate law-making body. "I am against it, and I want it to be changed," Platini said. He has previously outlined other possible sanctions and he would also prefer the referee to have more discretion and that the award of a penalty does not automatically mean he has to issue a red card. "I would change the system of cautions," he said in December. "I would do it like in rugby, where the perpetrator would be punished by being off the pitch for 10 or 15 minutes of the game". That means the team they are facing would benefit in the same match.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will chair next week's IFAB meeting in Switzerland and he has a different view from Platini, maintaining the sanction is a fit and proper punishment. The IFAB, comprising four voting members from FIFA and four from the British associations, needs a 75 per cent majority for a law to be changed. However, UEFA is pressing ahead with its plans to try to have the law amended. "The Executive Committee has asked IFAB to address the issue and clarify the situation at their next meeting so that there are no more red cards for fouls committed inside the box," general secretary Gianni Infantino said. "We need to resolve the issue of the 'triple punishment' once and for all. Everyone is talking about it and feels it is an injustice".

Source: Reuters

UEFA Youth League – Round of 16

18 February 2014
FC Barcelona – FC København
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (BEL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Karel De Rocker (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen (BEL)
Fourth Official: David Medie Jimenez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec (FRA)

25 February 2014
Chelsea FC – AC Milan
Referee: Peter Kralović (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaš Mokoš (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Chladek (SVK)
Fourth Official: Charles Breakspear (ENG)
Referee Observer: Michael Ross (NIR)

Real Sociedad – FC Schalke
Referee: Jari Järvinen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Peter Aravirta (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Sami Nykänen (FIN)
Fourth Official: Gorka Sagués Oscoz (ESP)
Referee Observer: Manuel Lopez Fernandez (ESP)

Arsenal FC – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Robert Rogers (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Emmet Dynan (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Clarke (IRL)
Fourth Official: Lee Collins (ENG)
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef (NED)

26 February 2014
CSKA Moskva – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Enea Jorgji (ALB)
Assistant Referee 1: Ridiger Çokaj (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Avdo (ALB)
Fourth Official: Alexandra Ponomareva (RUS)
Referee Observer: Aleksei Spirin (RUS)

Benfica – Austria Wien
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Radulović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Rui Rodrigues (POR)
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR)

Real Madrid – SSC Napoli
Referee: Andreas Pappas (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandros Grevenis (GRE)
Fourth Official: José Lesma Lopez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Juan Fernandez Marin (ESP)

Atlético Madrid – Manchester City
Referee: Tore Hansen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Reidar Gundersen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tom Harald Grønevik (NOR)
Fourth Official: Miguel Ortiz Arias (ESP)
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)

Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

18 February 2014 
Del Valle – Union Espanola
Referee: Raul Orosco (BOL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Humberto Paz (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Javier Bustillos (BOL)
Fourth Official: Jose Espinel (ECU)
Referee Observer: Bomer Fierro (ECU)

Penarol – Santos Laguna

Referee: Heber Lopes (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcelo Van Gasse (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Rodrigo Joia (BRA)
Fourth Official: Fernando Falce (URU)
Referee Observer: Jorge Nieves (URU)

19 February 2014
Defensor – Real Garcilaso
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Herrera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Edwin Bravo (ECU)
Fourth Official: Martin Vazquez (URU)
Referee Observer: Ernesto Filippi (URU)

Bolivar – Leon
Referee: Manuel Garay (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Yupanqui (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Raul Lopez (PER)
Fourth Official: Johnny Cuellar (BOL)
Referee Observer: Oscar Ortube (BOL) 

O’Higgins – Deportivo Cali

Referee: Ricardo Marques (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Rocha (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fabio Pereira (BRA)
Fourth Official: Julio Bascunan (CHI)
Referee Observer: Patricio Basualto (CHI)

20 February 2014
Nacional – Zamora
Referee: Christian Ferreira (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Changala (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Popovits (URU)
Fourth Official: Ulises Mereles (PAR)
Referee Observer: Carlos Alarcon (PAR)

The Strongest – Universitario
Referee: Julio Quintana (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Caceres (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Hugo Martinez (PAR)
Fourth Official: Jose Jordan (BOL)
Referee Observer: Marcelo Ortube (BOL)

CAF Super Cup 2014: Doue (CIV)

20 February 2014

Al Ahly – CS Sfaxien
Referee: Noumandiez Doue (CIV, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Songuifolo Yeo (CIV)
Assistant Referee 2: Jean Birumushahu (BDI)
Fourth Official: Bienvenu Sinko (CIV)

UEFA Europa League – Round of 32 (First Leg)

20 February 2014

Juventus Turin - Trabzonspor
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitry Zhuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrei Hetsikau (BLR)
Additional AR 1: Dzianis Shcharbakou (BLR)
Additional AR 2: Siarhei Tsynkevich (BLR)
Fourth Official: Aleh Maslianka (BLR)
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel (GER)

Ajax Amsterdam - Red Bull Salzburg
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Cano (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Tony Chapron (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Nicolas Rainville (FRA)
Fourth Official: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Referee Observer: Pierluigi Collina (ITA)

Lazio Roma - Ludogorets
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Additional AR 1: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Additional AR 2: Robert Hartmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Holger Henschel (GER)
Referee Observer: David Elleray (ENG)

Anzhi - KRC Genk
Referee: Alon Yefet (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Danny Krasikow (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Amihay Mozes (ISR)
Additional AR 1: Eli Hacmon (ISR)
Additional AR 2: Menashe Masiah (ISR)
Fourth Official: Nissan Davidy (ISR)
Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (ARM) 

PAOK - SL Benfica
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Mike Pickel (GER)
Additional AR 1: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Additional AR 2: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Fourth Official: Christoph Bornhorst (GER)
Referee Observer: Oguz Sarvan (TUR)

Dynamo Kyiv - Valencia CF
Referee: Liran Liany (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Shabtai Nahmias (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: David Elias Biton (ISR)
Additional AR 1: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)
Additional AR 2: Roy Reinshreiber (ISR)
Fourth Official: Sharon Eyal (ISR)
Referee Observer: Michael Argyrou (CYP)

Slovan Liberec - AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Aurel Onita (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Octavian Sovre (ROU)
Additional AR 1: Ovidiu Hategan (ROU)
Additional AR 2: Cristian Balaj (ROU)
Fourth Official: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Referee Observer: Adrian Casha (MLT)

FC Dnipro - Tottenham
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devis (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Javier Aguilar Rodríguez (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar (ESP)
Referee Observer: Christakis Skapoullis (CYP)

Chornomorets - Olympique Lyon
Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Damien Macgraith (IRL)
Additional AR 1: Steven McLean (SCO)
Additional AR 2: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Fourth Official: David McGeachie (SCO)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

Esbjerg - Fiorentina
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Additional AR 1: Maksim Layushkin (RUS)
Additional AR 2: Vitaly Meshkov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Dmitry Mosyakin (RUS)
Referee Observer: Paul Allaerts (BEL)

Maccabi Tel Aviv - FC Basel
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: José Fernández Miranda (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Fourth Official: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Referee Observer: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)

FC Porto - Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Roland Brandner (AUT)
Additional AR 1: Dragoslav Perič (SVN)
Additional AR 2: Dejan Balažič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Robert Vukan (SVN)
Referee Observer: Alan Snoddy (NIR)

Real Betis - Rubin Kazan
Referee: Serge Gumienny (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Frank Bleyen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Kristof Meers (BEL)
Additional AR 1: Alexandre Boucaut (BEL)
Additional AR 2: Luc Wouters (BEL)
Fourth Official: Yves de Neve (BEL)
Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)

Swansea City - SSC Napoli
Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomislav Petrović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Miro Grgić (CRO)
Additional AR 1: Domagoj Vučkov (CRO)
Additional AR 2: Goran Gabrilo (CRO)
Fourth Official: Dalibor Conjar (CRO)
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)

NK Maribor - Sevilla CF
Referee: István Vad (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: István Albert (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Zsolt Szpisjak (HUN)
Additional AR 1: Sándor Andó-Szabó (HUN)
Additional AR 2: Zsolt Szabó (HUN)
Fourth Official: László Viszokai (HUN)
Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)

Viktoria Plzen - Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Christos Akrivos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Damianos Efthimiadis (GRE)
Additional AR 1: Ilias Spathas (GRE)
Additional AR 2: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Dimitrios Gagas (GRE)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, I)

18 February 2014
Manchester City – FC Barcelona
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE)
Additional AR 1: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)
Additional AR 2: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)
Fourth Official: Daniel Gustavsson (SWE)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Bayer Leverkusen – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: György Ring (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Tóth (HUN)
Additional AR 1: Tamás Bognar (HUN)
Additional AR 2: Mihály Fabián (HUN)
Fourth Official: Robert Kispál (HUN)
Referee Observer: Jean Lemmer (LUX)

19 February 2014
Arsenal FC – Bayern München
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Stefani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Renato Faverani (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Luca Banti (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Antonio Damato (ITA)
Fourth Official: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Referee Observer: Manuel Mejuto González (ESP)

AC Milan – Atlético Madrid
Referee: Pedro Proença (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bertino Miranda (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Trigo (POR)
Additional AR 1: João Capela (POR)
Additional AR 2: Duarte Gomes (POR)
Fourth Official: Paulo Santos (POR)
Referee Observer: Horst Brummeier (AUT)

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2014

Costa Rica, 15 March - 4 April 2014

Referees

AFC
1. Fusako Kajiyama (JPN, 1977, photo)
2. Pannipar Kamnueng (THA, 1976)

CAF
1. Aissata Amegee (TOG, 1975)

CONCACAF
1. Miriam Leon (SLV, 1986)
2. Cardella Samuels (JAM, 1983)
3. Lucila Venegas (MEX, 1981)

CONMEBOL
1. Ana Marques (BRA, 1979)
2. Silvia Reyes (PER, 1981)

OFC
1. Anna Keighley (NZL, 1982)

UEFA
1. Jana Adamkova (CZE, 1978)
2. Katalin Kulcsar (HUN, 1984)
3. Pernilla Larsson (SWE, 1976)
4. Kateryna Monzul (UKR, 1981)
5. Carina Vitulano (ITA, 1975)

Assistant Referees

AFC
1. Emi Chiba (JPN, 1975)
2. Kyoung Kim (KOR, 1980)
3. Seul Li (KOR, 1980)
4. Saori Takahashi (JPN, 1973)

CAF
1. Ayawa Dzodope (TOG, 1978)
2. Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (MAD, 1978)

CONCACAF
1. Emperatriz Ayala (SLV, 1980)
2. Princess Brown (JAM, 1986)
3. Enedina Caudillo (MEX, 1984)
4. Lixy Enriquez (MEX, 1973)
5. Stacy Grayson (JAM, 1986)
6. Kimberly Moreira (CRC, 1986)

CONMEBOL
1. Luciana Mascarana (URU, 1981)
2. Katiuscia Mayer (BRA, 1977)
3. Rossana Salinas (PAR, 1979)
4. Nadia Weiler (PAR, 1985)

OFC
1. Nagarita Jimmy (SOL, 1980)
2. Lata Kaumatule (TGA, 1985)

UEFA
1. Ourania Foskolou (GRE, 1979)
2. Helen Karo (SWE, 1974)
3. Panagiota Koutsoumpou (GRE, 1978)
4. Judit Kulcsar (HUN, 1980)
5. Angela Kyriakou (CYP, 1977)
6. Sian Massey (ENG, 1985)
7. Yolanda Parga Rodriguez (ESP, 1978)
8. Lucie Ratajova (CZE, 1979)
9. Sanja Rodak Karsic (CRO, 1986)
10. Maria Sukenikova (SVK, 1975)

Fourth Officials 

AFC
Abirami Naidu (SIN, 1983)

CAF
Gladys Lengwe (ZAM, 1978)

CONCACAF
Marianela Araya (CRC, 1988)

CONMEBOL
Maria Carvajal (CHI, 1983)

Former FIFA referee Gallagher reveals Ferguson tactics

'Do me a favour and call the game off': Former ref Gallagher lifts lid on Fergie's cheeky tactics with officials. Dermot Gallagher claims Sir Alex Ferguson asked him to call game off against Middlesbrough in 1997. Former ref says ex-United boss wanted fixture replayed to help with title bid.

Former referee Dermot Gallagher has lifted the lid on Sir Alex Ferguson's intimidation tactics. And, with figures showing 'Fergie Time' has been slashed since the Scot's departure, the official has revealed the pressure referees were under during Manchester United home matches. Gallagher recalls one particular episode when United were chasing the title in 1997 - which they duly won - and welcomed Middlesbrough to a sodden Old Trafford. 'It was chucking it down with rain and Fergie pulled me aside and said “do me a favour, call the game off’," Gallagher told Sportlobster TV. 'I asked why and he said “there’s nowhere else to fit this game in and the Premier League will have to extend the season. We’ll have a better chance of winning the match and we’ll win the league at Old Trafford”. 'At half time United were losing 3-1 and the pitch was like a swimming pool. As we came off he said “I know we’re 3-1 down but please call it off, we could do with a hand here”. 'They managed to pull it back to 3-3 and in the last minute Dennis Irwin ran into the box and went down in front of the Stretford End and I only gave a goal kick. 'At full-time Fergie sprinted across the pitch and shouted at me furiously. My wife said, “Fergie had a right go at you about that penalty didn’t he”. 'I told her he hadn’t mentioned the penalty. She asked why he came tearing across the pitch at me then. The truth is he ran over and asked me if I was going out to dinner that night. I said “no” and he asked “why are we leaving so early then?”.' Indeed, Ferguson's ability to squeeze every last second out of officials when his side were losing has since been highlighted. With United trailing at Old Trafford under their former boss, an average of 79 seconds extra was played in added time. However, this compares to just 40 seconds extra under his successor David Moyes.
Gallagher went on to reveal the anxiety caused by not awarding key decisions to United. 'Years and years ago one of the referees had a heart monitor on during a match at Old Trafford,' he explained. 'They were assessing it and suddenly it jumped and went through the roof. They looked at the DVD and he’d just turned down a penalty in front of the Stretford End. The pressure is immense.'

Source: Daily Mail

Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

11 February 2014
Botafogo – San Lorenzo
Referee: Roberto Silvera (URU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Nievas (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Taran (URU)
Fourth Official: Pericles Cortes (BRA)
Referee Observer: Sergio Correa (BRA)

Zamora – Atletico Mineiro
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ernesto Uziga (ARG)
Fourth Official: Jose Hoyo (VEN)
Referee Observer Adrian Gomez (VEN)

Santos Laguna – Arsenal
Referee: Adrian Velez (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Wilson Berrio (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander Guzman (COL)
Fourth Official: Jorge Perez (MEX)
Referee Observer: Jose Ramirez (MEX)

Universitario – Velez Sarsfield
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Herrera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Vera (ECU)
Fourth Official: Manuel Garay (PER)
Referee Observer: Gilberto Hidalgo (PER)

Santa Fe – Nacional
Referee: German Delfino (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Nunez (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Gustavo Rossi (ARG)
Fourth Official: Juan Ponton (COL)
Referee Observer: Pablo Montoya (COL)

12 February 2014
Deportivo Anzoategui – Penarol
Referee: Diego Lara (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Byron Romero (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Edwin Bravo (ECU)
Fourth Official: Adrian Cabello (VEN)
Referee Observer Ilario Mendez (VEN)

Leon – Flamengo
Referee: Jose Buitrago (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Wilmar Navarro (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Rivas (COL)
Fourth Official: Fernando Guerrero (MEX)
Referee Observer Carlos Gonzalez (MEX)

Real Garcilaso – Cruzeiro
Referee: Jose Argote (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Sanchez (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Murillo (VEN)
Fourth Official: Miguel Santivanez (PER)
Referee Observer Manuel Yupanqui (PER)

Deportivo Cali – Cerro Porteno
Referee: Paulo Oliveira (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcio Santiago (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kleber Gil (BRA)
Fourth Official: Luis Sanchez (COL)
Referee Observer: Otalvaro Polanco (COL)

13 February 2014
Atletico Paranaense – The Strongest
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Popovits (URU)
Fourth Official: Heber Lopes (BRA)
Referee Observer: Roberto Braatz (BRA)

Universidad de Chile – Defensor Sporting
Referee: Enrique Caceres (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zorrilla (PAR)
Fourth Official: Jorge Osorio (CHI)
Referee Observer: Guido Aros (CHI)

Lanus – O´Higgins
Referee: Oscar Maldonado (BOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Efrain Castro (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Wilson Arellano (BOL)
Fourth Official: Saul Laverni (ARG)
Referee Observer: Abel Gnecco (ARG)

Nacional – Gremio
Referee: Antonio Arias (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dario Gaona (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
Fourth Official: Andres Cunha (URU)
Referee Observer: Carlos Velazquez (URU)

Atletico Nacional – Newell’s Old Boys
Referee: Julio Bascunan (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Maturana (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Barraza (CHI)
Fourth Official: Wilson Lamouroux (COL)
Referee Observer: Luis Agudelo (COL)

Emelec – Bolivar
Referee: Patricio Polic (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Francisco Mondria (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Raul Orellana (CHI)
Fourth Official: Carlos Orbe (ECU)
Referee Observer: Rogger Zambrano (ECU)

Referee seminars for FIFA World Cup 2014

On 14 January, the FIFA Referees Committee, meeting under the chairmanship of Jim Boyce (Northern Ireland), appointed 25 referee trios and eight support duos representing 43 different countries for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

FIFA has implemented a comprehensive programme to ensure that the referees for its flagship competition are in peak condition come 12 June. Between now and the World Cup, the selected group of match officials will participate in a number of seminars: 

10 – 14 February 2014: Canary Islands (only referees)

24 – 28 March 2014: Home of FIFA Zurich (referees and assistant referees) 

(Confederations: UEFA, AFC, OFC)

07 – 11 April 2014: Home of FIFA Zurich (referees and assistant referees) 

(Confederations: CONMEBOL, CAF, CONCACAF)

01 – 10 June 2014: Rio de Janeiro (referees and assistant referees) 

The seminars will focus on the following:

- Protecting the players and the image of the game (fair-play)

- Guaranteeing consistency and uniformity of decisions

- Reading the game (technical/tactical approach)

- Understanding different football mentalities (knowledge of teams) 

Source: FIFA

UEFA Futsal Euro Final 2014

8 February 2014

Final
Italy – Russia
Referee 1: Fernando Gutierrez Lumbreras (ESP)
Referee 2: Sasa Tomic (CRO)
Third Referee: Marc Birkett (ENG)
Timekeeper: Timo Onatsu (FIN)

Match for Third Place
Spain – Portugal
Referee 1: Alessandro Malfer (ITA)
Referee 2: Ondrej Cerny (CZE)
Third Referee: Timo Onatsu (FIN)
Timekeeper: Marc Birkett (ENG)

Algarve Cup 2014

Portugal, 5-12 March 2014

Referees

AFC
1. Rita Gani (MAS, 1977)
2. Casey Reibelt (AUS, 1988, photo)
3. Jia Wang (CHI, 1981)

CAF
1. Therese Neguel (CMR, 1981)

CONCACAF
1. Melissa Pastrana (HON, 1986)
2. Sheena Dickson (CAN, 1982)

CONMEBOL
1. Yeimy Martinez (COL, 1981)
2. Olga Miranda (PAR, 1982)

UEFA
1. Teodora Albon (ROU, 1977)
2. Cristina Dorcioman (ROU, 1974)
3. Stephanie Frappart (FRA, 1983)
4. Riem Hussein (GER, 1980)
5. Efthalia Mitsi (GRE, 1980)

Assistant Referees

AFC
1. Yongmei Cui (CHI, 1979)
2. Tanya De Boer (AUS, 1983)
3. Supawan Hinthong (THA, 1985)
4. Kum Hong (KOR, 1973)
5. Mei Liu (TPE, 1972)
6. Naomi Teshirogi (JPN, 1980)

CAF
1. Mona Mahmoud (EGY, 1980)
2. Die Sylla (SEN, 1985)

CONCACAF
1. Elizabeth Aguilar (SLV, 1987)
2. Wendy Fisher (CAY, 1976)
3. Milagros Leonardo (DOM, 1983)
4. Felishia Mariscal (USA, 1982)

CONMEBOL
1. Janette Arcanjo (BRA, 1980)
2. Mariana Corbo (URU, 1977)
3. Isley Delgado (VEN, 1982)
4. Luzmila Gonzalez (COL, 1978)

UEFA
1. Juliette Bakker (NED, 1984)
2. Christina Biehl (GER, 1986)
3. Ella De Vries (BEL, 1977)
4. Petruta Iugulescu (ROU, 1979)
5. Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE, 1977)
6. Yana Mazanova (RUS, 1985)
7. Manuela Nicolosi (FRA, 1980)
8. Michelle O’Neill (IRL, 1978)
9. Judit Romano (ESP, 1982)
10. Araksya Saribekyan (ARM, 1982)

Recognize, reject, report

Referees have been urged to aid the fight against match-fixing by adopting a 'Three Rs' principle – recognise, reject and report – to any approach made to manipulate a match. Officials have been reminded of their important roles in the campaign against match-fixing, and urged to conduct themselves in the appropriate way as representatives of UEFA, in presentations at the annual UEFA winter referees' courses in Lisbon, Portugal.

Men and women match officials attending the 22nd UEFA Advanced Course for Top Referees and the 23rd UEFA Introductory Course for International Referees were asked to follow the 'Three Rs' principle in relation to any attempt to involve them in manipulating a match – to recognise when an approach was being made, to resist any attempt to engage them by saying 'no', and to report, as an obligation, the incident to their national association or UEFA. The head of UEFA disciplinary and integrity matters, Emilio García, emphasised UEFA's zero-tolerance stance and the life-ban punishments handed down to those found guilty of match-fixing. He reminded the referees of the viewpoint of UEFA President Michel Platini – namely, that football's very existence would be very seriously threatened if the results of games began to be known in advance."Match-fixing is a global phenomenon, it is reality," said García. "It attacks the values, integrity, ethics and health of sport, and the integrity of competitions. As referees, you make a key contribution in the fight against match-fixing." García highlighted UEFA's work in this area. The European governing body has set up the betting fraud detection system (BFDS), which monitors more than 30,000 matches each year across Europe, including all UEFA competition fixtures as well as all domestic first and second-division games. A network of UEFA Integrity Officers is also in place – liaison officers between the football authorities and state law enforcement agencies in relation to suspected match-fixing. The integrity officers exchange information and experience with the UEFA administration, monitor disciplinary proceedings and coordinate relevant action, as well as organising education programmes for players, referees and coaches. In addition, UEFA has signed memorandums of understanding with betting companies. "The UEFA disciplinary bodies have been very active in this fight as well," said García. "Several clubs, players, officials and referees have been banned for these illicit activities. The principle of zero tolerance has been applied in all cases. The consequences of match-fixing are very serious for referees, coaches and players," he explained. "If you are caught, you are out of football. Please contact UEFA if you are approached. Don't ruin your career – it's not worth it".

The issue of integrity, honesty and proper conduct also featured strongly in a presentation by UEFA Referees Committee member David Elleray, who stressed to the new international referees the absolute necessity to act as a diplomat and ambassador and to show a great sense of responsibility while on UEFA and FIFA duty. "You will represent yourself, you will represent your country, your national association – but, ultimately, you now represent us at UEFA and FIFA," said Elleray, a former international referee himself. "That requires from you the highest quality of performance, not just technically on the field, but also diplomatically and as an ambassador outside the field. "If you don't behave well off the field, you can be sure that things will not go well on it," he added. "Your conduct off the field, away from the match, affects your reputation and our reputation. You are an ambassador for fair play and for football, and we want conduct from you of the highest level. And above all, your honesty and integrity should never be the subject of any question whatsoever".

Source: UEFA

New UEFA referees briefed in Lisbon

Europe's new male and female international referees have been given a fascinating insight into what it means to have reached this level – and what modern football wants from today's referees.

Pierluigi Collina, the Italian who enjoyed an outstanding refereeing career which took in the biggest matches in Europe and worldwide before he assumed the role of UEFA chief refereeing officer, was the ideal figure to brief the refereeing 'rookies' at the start of the latest UEFA introductory course for international referees in Lisbon. In a wide-ranging and passionate presentation, Collina made the 44 men and women referees fully aware of what UEFA and the game expects from them when they are on European duty – clear and consistent decision-making; the ability to handle crisis moments; the fitness to produce high-quality performances; and the proper conduct to inspire budding referees who also aspire to have international careers. "Welcome to you," said Collina. "It is a big achievement for you and congratulations – but consider this just as a first step. It is a privilege for you to be a FIFA referee – but you must remember that you have to give something back to refereeing and all young referees who look at you. You should be a model for other referees through your behaviour and image." Collina spoke of the challenging job that modern referees face. "Football today is all about the decisions you take. There will be different opinions about your decisions. You will need to take a decision in less than one second. There will be pressure, coming from 90,000 people in the stadium; the pressure of knowing that millions of people are watching the game live on television; the pressure of the sporting and economic importance of the result, which could be affected by your decision – a decision which will be analysed and scrutinised after the match. You must be ready to deal with this and take on the responsibility." An innate self-confidence, knowing one's strengths and weaknesses, a determination to improve and learn from mistakes and an openness to change are essential parts of a referee's armoury, Collina reflected. He urged his audience to always be one step ahead and prepare diligently – for example, by studying teams' tactical systems or set-piece routines before a match to know how they may approach the game. Trust of a referee is a "must", the Italian explained. "It is important that a referee is accepted on the field of play, even if the players do not agree with the decision or if the decision is wrong," he added. "The players must be able to continue to trust in you." The need for preparation also applies in terms of referees' fitness for present-day football. Collina emphasised that speed has been the greatest change in the game in recent years – meaning that top officials need to be in optimum physical condition. "Today's referees must be athletes. They must be 100% fit to be lucid enough to take a decision even right at the end of a match," he stressed. Collina said that administering the Laws of the Game in the correct manner is imperative. He named two important areas in this respect. Firstly, referees have to be committed in protecting players and their health, for example, in the face of serious foul play. Secondly, match officials also have to act firmly and decisively against instances of mobbing of match officials by players. Just as players form a team, Collina concluded, the referees and assistants must also function as a solid unit. "Teamwork is vital – each of the team's performance is important. Support each other, help each other, and be aware that you will never decide alone". 

In his welcome address, UEFA Referees Committee chairman Angel Maria Villar Llona wished the young referees every success in their careers. "We want you to be top referees," he said. "You must want this as well. Please make the most of this opportunity. UEFA is investing considerable resources in refereeing, and you are privileged and special to have been chosen. Never forget that you are international referees representing UEFA and your associations."

The president of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), Fernando Gomes, told the delegates: "It is a pleasure for us to be able to cooperate with UEFA in organising [this event] and fulfil the objectives and goals of the UEFA Referees Committee. I hope you can profit from this occasion to improve your knowledge and improve the quality of refereeing – because I am sure that through this, football will win for the future".

Source: UEFA

Copa Libertadores – Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

4-6 February 2014 

Nacional – Oriente Petrolero

Referee: Carlos Vera (ECU photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Byron Romero (ECU)
Fourth Official: Fernando Falce (URU)
Referee Observer: Gustavo Lopez (URU)

Santa Fe – Morelia
Referee: Raul Orosco (BOL)
Assistant Referee 1: Efrain Castro (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Arol Valda (BOL)
Fourth Official: Wilson Lamouroux (COL)
Referee Observer: Oscar Ruiz (COL)

Botafogo – Deportivo Quito
Referee: Silvio Trucco (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Hernan Maidana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Fourth Official: Pericles Cortes (BRA)
Referee Observer: Antonio Pereira (BRA)

Lanus – Caracas
Referee: Sandro Ricci (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Emerson de Carvalho (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo van Gasse (BRA)
Fourth Official: Pablo Diaz (ARG)
Referee Observer: Juan Crespi (ARG)

Atletico Paranaense – Sporting Cristal
Referee: Antonio Arias (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rodney Aquino (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Caceres (PAR)
Fourth Official: Marcelo Henrique (BRA)
Referee Observer: Roberto Braatz (BRA)

Guarani – Universidad de Chile
Referee: Pablo Diaz (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ernesto Uziga (ARG)
Fourth Official: Mario Diaz (PAR)
Referee Observer: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)

CAF African Nations Championship Final 2014: Benouza (ALG)

1 February 2014

Final
Libya – Ghana
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (ALG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Balkrishna Bootun (MRI)
Assistant Referee 2: Yanoussa Moussa (CMR)
Fourth Official: Mario Bangoura (GUI)

Match for Third Place
Nigeria – Zimbabwe
Referee: Victor Gomes (RSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hassan Egueh (DJI)
Assistant Referee 2: Mothibidi Khumalo (RSA)
Fourth Official: Malang Diedhiou (SEN)

Copa Libertadores – Qualifying Round (First Leg)

28-30 January 2014

Morelia – Santa Fe
Referee: Juan Soto (VEN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Lopez (VEN)
Fourth Official: Cesar Ramos (MEX)
Referee Observer: Jorge Gasso (MEX)

Oriente Petrolero – Nacional
Referee: Enrique Caceres (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dario Gaona (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
Fourth Official: Joaquin Antequera (BOL)
Referee Observer: Hebert Aguilera (BOL)

Sporting Cristal – Atletico Paranaense
Referee: Enrique Osses (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Astroza (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Sergio Roman (CHI)
Fourth Official: Manuel Garay (PER)
Referee Observer: Gilberto Hidalgo (PER)

Deprotivo Quito – Botafogo
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Humberto Clavijo (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Diaz (COL)
Fourth Official: Diego Lara (ECU)
Referee Observer: Bomer Fierro (ECU)

Caracas – Lanus
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Johnny Bossio (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Cesar Escano (PER)
Fourth Official: Mayker Gomez (VEN)
Referee Observer: Bernardo Corujo (VEN)

Universidad de Chile – Guarani
Referee: Martin Vazquez (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Nievas (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Fourth Official: Eduardo Gamboa (PER)
Referee Observer: Patricio Basualto (PER)