CAF Confederation Cup Final 2014 (First Leg)

29 November 2014
 
Sewe Sport – Al Ahly
Referee: Eric Otogo Castane (GAB, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Theophile Vinga (GAB)
Assistant Referee 2: Sylvain Mouala (GAB)
Fourth Official: Yves Roponat (GAB)

UEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 5)

27 November 2014

Saint Étienne – Qarabağ Ağdam
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Sigurdur Thorleifsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Gunnar Gunnarsson (ISL)
Additional AR 1: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (ISL)
Additional AR 2: Thorvaldur Arnason (ISL)
Fourth Official: Gylfi Sigurdsson (ISL)
Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytiä (FIN)

Dinamo Moskva – Panathinaikos
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Danny Krasikow (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nissan Davidy (ISR)
Additional AR 1: Eli Hacmon (ISR)
Additional AR 2: Ziv Adler (ISR)
Fourth Official: Oren Bornshtein (ISR)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Vitkovic (CRO)

Krasnodar – LOSC Lille
Referee: Ivan Kruzliak (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomas Somolani (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Ondrej Brendza (SVK)
Additional AR 1: Richard Trutz (SVK)
Additional AR 2: Peter Kralovic (SVK)
Fourth Official: Tomas Mokos (SVK)
Referee Observer: Oguz Sarvan (TUR)

VfL Wolfsburg – Everton
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Victoriano Díaz Casado (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Teodoro Sobrino Magán (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Aleandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Manuel Fernández Miranda (ESP)
Referee Observer: Cornelius Bakker (NED)
 
Slovan Bratislava – Young Boys
Referee: Pol Van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Davie Goosens (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Additional AR 1: Kevin Blom (NED)
Additional AR 2: Dennis Higler (NED)
Fourth Official: Bas Van Dongen (NED)
Referee Observer: Vasily Melnychuk (UKR)
 
Sparta Praha – SSC Napoli
Referee: Andre Marriner (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Child (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Kirkup (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Lee Mason (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Kevin Friend (ENG)
Fourth Official: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Referee Observer: Michel Vautrot (FRA)
 
Aalborg – Steaua București
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Markus Häcker (GER)
Additional AR 1: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Additional AR 2: Robert Hartmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Frank Willenborg (GER)
Referee Observer: Goergios Bikas (GRE)
 
Dinamo Kyiv – Rio Ave
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dag-Roger Nebben (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Erik Engan (NOR)
Additional AR 1: Tore Hansen (NOR)
Additional AR 2: Ola Hobber Nilsen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Magnus Lundberg (NOR)
Referee Observer: Jiri Ulrich (CZE)
 
Dinamo Minsk – PAOK
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthias Winsauer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Roland Brandner (AUT)
Additional AR 1: Rene Eisner (AUT)
Additional AR 2: Dominik Ouschan (AUT)
Fourth Official: Richard Huebler (AUT)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE)
 
Guingamp – AC Fiorentina
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitrii Mosiakin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Valeriy Danchenko (RUS)
Additional AR 1: Alexey Nikolaev (RUS)
Additional AR 2: Mikhail Vilkov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Anton Averyanov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR)

Trabzonspor – Metalist Kharkiv
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Peter Aravirta (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Mikko Alakare (FIN)
Additional AR 1: Antti Munukka (FIN)
Additional AR 2: Dennis Antamo (FIN)
Fourth Official: Jukka Honkanen (FIN)
Referee Observer: Peter Jones (ENG)
 
Lokeren – Legia
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Karsiotis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Dimitrios Tatsis (GRE)
Additional AR 1: Athanasios Giachos (GRE)
Additional AR 2: Andreas Pappas (GRE)
Fourth Official: Christos Baltas (GRE)
Referee Observer: Are Habicht (EST)
 
Rijeka – Standard Liège
Referee: Stephan Studer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Sandro Pozzi (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Jean-Yves Wicht (SUI)
Additional AR 1: Alan Bieri (SUI)
Additional AR 2: Adrien Jaccottet (SUI)
Fourth Official: Vital Jobin (SUI)
Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov (BUL)
 
Feyenoord – Sevilla
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Vukan (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaz Klancnik (SVN)
Additional AR 1: Bojan Mertik (SVN)
Additional AR 2: Dragoslav Peric (SVN)
Fourth Official: Andraž Kovacic (SVN)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)
 
Internazionale – Dnipro
Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Graham Chambers (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Ross (SCO)
Additional AR 1: John Beaton (SCO)
Additional AR 2: Andrew Dallas (SCO)
Fourth Official: Stuart Stevenson (SCO)
Referee Observer: Marcel Vanelshocht (BEL)
 
Villarreal – Borussia Mönchengladbach
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: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)
 
Zürich – Apollon Limassol
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Sten Klaasen (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Hannes Reinvald (EST)
Additional AR 1:Eiko Saar (EST)
Additional AR 2: Roomer Tarajev (EST)
Fourth Official: Neeme Neemlaid (EST)
Referee Observer: Bo Karlsson (SWE)
 
Torino – Club Brugge
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Rob Van de Ven (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Charles Schaap (NED)
Additional AR 1: Serdar Gozubuyuk (NED)
Additional AR 2: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Fourth Official: Angelo Boonman (NED)
Referee Observer: Alexey Spirin (RUS)
 
HJK Helsinki – København
Referee: Tony Chapron (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Saint-Cricq Lompre (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephan Luzi (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Said Ennjimi (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Olivier Thual (FRA)
Fourth Official: Guillaume Debart (FRA)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)
 
Tottenham – Partizan
Referee: Ievgenii Aranovskyi (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Voytyuk (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Korniyko (UKR)
Additional AR 1: Sergii Boiko (UKR)
Additional AR 2: Anatoliy Abdula (UKR)
Fourth Official: Sergii Bekker (UKR)
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann (SUI)
 
Asteras Tripolis – Beşiktaş
Referee: Manuel De Sousa (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Alvaro Mesquita (POR)
Additional AR 1: Artur Dias (POR)
Additional AR 2: Marco Ferreira (POR)
Fourth Official: Antonio Godinho (POR)
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner (AUT)
 
Celtic – Salzburg
Referee: Halis Ozkahya (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Cem Satman (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Kemal Yilmaz (TUR)
Additional AR 1: Tolga Özkalfa (TUR)
Additional AR 2: Ali Palabiyik (TUR)
Fourth Official: Ekrem Kan (TUR)
Referee Observer: Morgan Norman (SWE)
 
Astra Giurgiu – Dinamo Zagreb
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikolai Golubev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksei Lebeddev (RUS)
Additional AR 1: Vitaliy Meshkov (RUS)
Additional AR 2: Alexander Egorov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Referee Observer: Stephen Lodge (ENG)
 
Estoril Praia – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Gustavsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Joakim Flink (SWE)
Additional AR 1: Michael Lerjeus (SWE)
Additional AR 2: Bojan Pandzic (SWE)
Fourth Official: Per Brogevik (SWE)
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)

UEFA Youth League – Group Stage (Matchday 5)

25 November 2014
Sporting – Maribor
Referee: Benoît Millot (FRA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Julien Pacelli (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Julien Aube (FRA)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Baixinho (POR)
Referee Observer: Antonio Almeida (POR)

CSKA Moskva – AS Roma
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandr Radius (LTU)
Fourth Official: Evgeny Turbin (RUS)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Ivanov (RUS)
 
Bate Borisov – Porto FC
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (LVA)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Ruslans Botoss (LVA)
Fourth Official: Ivan Safaryan (BLR)
Referee Observer: Aleh Chykun (BLR)
 
Shakhtar Donetsk – Athletic Bilbao
Referee: Rahim Hasanov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Yashar Abbasov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Nahid Aliyev (AZE)
Fourth Official: Yuriy Mozharovskyy (UKR)
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)

Schalke – Chelsea
Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomáš Mokrusch (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Hrabovsky (CZE)
Fourth Official: Martin Thomsen (GER)
Referee Observer: Wilfried Heitmann (GER)
 
Apoel FC – Barcelona
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmud Mahagna (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Lioz Edi (ISR)
Fourth Official: Nikolas Neokleous (CYP)
Referee Observer: Kyros Georgiou (CYP)
 
Manchester City – Bayern München
Referee: Mervyn Smyth (NIR))
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Bell (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: David Anderson (NIR)
Fourth Official: Chris Kavanagh (ENG)
Referee Observer: John Ward (IRL)
 
RSC Anderlecht – Galatasaray
Referee: Alexander Harkam (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Steinacher (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Höfler (AUT)
Fourth Official: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Referee Observer: Lucien Kayser (LUX)

Zenit St. Petersburg – Benfica
Referee: Gunnar Jónsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurdarson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Frosti Gunnarsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Vasili Kazartsev (RUS)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)
 
26 November 2014
Atlético Madrid – Olympiakos
Referee: Sven Bindels (LUX)
Assistant Referee 1: Joaquim Da Silva (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Da Costa (LUX)
Fourth Official: José Lesma Lopez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Manuel Mejuto González (ESP)
 
Bayer Leverkusen – AS Monaco
Referee: Zbynek Proske (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nadvornik (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Radek Kotik (CZE)
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen (GER)
Referee Observer: Eugen Strigel (GER)

Ludogorets – Liverpool
Referee: Ilias Spathas (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Chasan Koula (GRE)
Fourth Official: Georgi Davidov (BUL)
Referee Observer: Itchko Lozev (BUL)
 
FC Basel – Real Madrid
Referee: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Frédéric Haquette (FRA)
Fourth Official: Pascal Erlachner (SUI)
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter (SUI)
 
Arsenal FC – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Robert Rogers (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Michelle O'Neill (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Matthew Farrell (IRL)
Fourth Official: Stephen Martin (ENG)
Referee Observer: John Ferry (NIR)
 
Paris SG – Ajax
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Karel De Rocker (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen (BEL)
Fourth Official: Stephane Jochem (FRA)
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)
 
Malmö FF – Juventus Turin
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Kronlykke (DEN)
Fourth Official: Kaspar Sjöberg (SWE)
Referee Observer: Christer Fällström (SWE)

Draw for Brazilian Cup Final referee

The referee for the 2014 Brazilian Cup final was not appointed by the Referees Committee of the Brazilian Football Confederation; it was chosen using a… draw!

The final, played between Cruzeiro and Atletico, is a classic match in Brazil and the CBF selected 5 referees to be entered into the draw: Leandro Pedro Vuaden, Wilton Pereira Sampaio, Luis Flavio De Oliveira, Raphael Claus and Anderson Daronco. The first two referees are currently on the FIFA List, while the other three referees have been proposed for 2015. The luck was with Luis Flavio De Oliveira, who will be assisted by Marcelo Van Gasse and Emerson Carvalho, the two assistant referees who worked in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil along with Sandro Ricci. The additional assistant referees will be Ricardo Marques and Paulo Bezerra. The fourth official will be the Anderson Daronco, with Guilherme Dias Camille as the reserve AR, while the referee observer will be Alicio Pena.

Source: Refnews

Copa Sudamericana – Semi-finals (Second Leg)

26 November 2014 
Sao Paulo – Atletico National 
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (ECU, photo) 
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Lescano (ECU) 
Assistant Referee 2: Byron Romero (ECU) 
Fourth Official: Omar Ponce (ECU) 
Referee Observer: Wilson Seneme (BRA) 

27 November 2014 
River Plate – Boca Juniors 
Referee: German Delfino (ARG) 
Assistant Referee 1: Hernan Maidana (ARG) 
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Nunez (ARG) 
Fourth Official: Saul Laverni (ARG) 
Referee Observer: Carlos Coradina (ARG)

World Cup referee Cüneyt Çakır was taken to hospital

Cüneyt Çakır, Turkey’s highest ranked football referee, was hospitalized at the halftime of a Super League game in Ankara on Nov. 23 after he told one of his assistants that he could not breathe. Çakır, who was officiating the Gençlerbirliği - Karabükspor game at 19 Mayıs Stadium, had a 20-minute surgery at the hospital due to a problem in his lungs. The operation was a success and the experienced referee is expected to be discharged from the hospital in a couple of days.

Çakır reportedly told assistant referee Tarık Ongun in the 30th minute of the game on Nov. 23 that he could not breathe. Ongun told Çakır to come to the sidelines but Çakır insisted to complete the first half of the game, Hürriyet reported. But he could not continue in the second half and was hospitalized. “Çakır is in a good mood and he is smiling, he sent his regards to you”, Ongun told reporters in front of the hospital after visiting Çakır. 

Turkish Fooball Federation (TFF) issued a message Nov. 23, wishing Çakır a speedy recovery. The referee is expected to be back in training in 10 days, the federation said in the statement. 

After qualifying for the Elite Category in 2011, Çakır has been regularly assigned at top-level FIFA and UEFA competitions. The 37-year-old was assigned to three games in the 2012 UEFA European Football Championships, including the semifinal clash between Spain and Portugal. Last summer, Çakır, Turkey’s highest ranked referee, became the first Turkish referee in 40 years to officiate at a World Cup. He, alongside fellow assistants Bahattin Duran and Tarik Ongun, officiated three games in Brazil, including a semifinal match between the Netherlands and Argentina.

Source: Hurriyet

UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 5)

25 November 2014
Bate Borisov – Porto FC
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Sovre (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Additional AR 1: Alexandru Tudor (ROU)
Additional AR 2: Sebastian Coltescu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU) 
Referee Observer: Zoran Petrović (SRB)
 
CSKA Moskva – AS Roma
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Additional AR 1: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Additional AR 2: Marco Fritz (GER)
Fourth Official: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz (TUR)
 
Shakhtar Donetsk – Athletic Bilbao
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Beck (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Jake Collin (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Jonathan Moss (ENG)
Fourth Official: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Referee Observer: Jean Lemmer (LUX)
 
Manchester City – Bayern München
Referee: Pavel Královec (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Roman Slysko (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Wilczek (CZE)
Additional AR 1: Radek Prihoda (CZE)
Additional AR 2: Michal Patak (CZE)
Fourth Official: Antonin Kordula (CZE)
Referee Observer: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)
 
Apoel Nicosia – FC Barcelona
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Gianluca Cariolato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Carmine Russo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)
Referee Observer: Jørn West Larsen (DEN)
 
Paris SG – Ajax
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Ul (SVN)
Additional AR 1: Mitja Zganec (SVN)
Additional AR 2: Dejan Balazic (SVN)
Fourth Official: Manuel Vidali (SVN)
Referee Observer: Jozef Marko (SVK)
 
Schalke – Chelsea
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)
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: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Referee Observer: László Vagner (HUN)

Sporting – Maribor
Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: William Conquer (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie (SCO)
Additional AR 1: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Additional AR 2: Brian Colvin (SCO)
Fourth Official: Francis Connor (SCO) 
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)
 
26 November 2014
Atlético Madrid – Olympiakos
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)
Additional AR 1: Christian Dingert (GER)
Additional AR 2: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Fourth Official: Robert Kempter (GER)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)
 
Malmö FF – Juventus Turin
Referee: Pedro Proença (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bertino Miranda (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Trigo (POR)
Additional AR 1: Duarte Gomes (POR)
Additional AR 2: João Capela (POR)
Fourth Official: Paulo Santos (POR)
Referee Observer: Sergey Zuev (RUS)
 
FC Basel – Real Madrid
Referee: Milorad Mažić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Ristić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Dalibor Djurdjević (SRB)
Additional AR 1: Danilo Grujić (SRB)
Additional AR 2: Dejan Filipović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Vladimir Jovanović (SRB)
Referee Observer: Hans Reijgwart (NED)
 
Ludogorets – Liverpool
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devis (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Díaz Pérez (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Fourth Official: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Stefano Farina (ITA)
 
Zenit St. Petersburg – SL Benfica
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Renato Faverani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Stefani (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Luca Banti (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Antonio Damato (ITA)
Fourth Official: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)
 
Bayer Leverkusen – AS Monaco
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Marco Guida (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Davide Massa (ITA)
Fourth Official: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)
 
Arsenal FC – Borussia Dortmund
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: Mihaly Fabián (HUN)
Fourth Official: Robert Kispál (HUN)
Referee Observer: Pierluigi Collina (ITA)
 
Anderlecht – Galatasaray
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: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)

FCWC 2014: Roldan replaced by Osses

According to Arbitro Internacional, referee Enrique Osses (CHI) will replace Wilmar Roldan (COL) at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup as one of the Colombian ARs failed the fitness test. Assistant referee Eduardo Diaz failed the pre-tournament fitness test and FIFA has decided to exclude the entire Colombian trio from this competition. Enrique Osses, along with his two World Cup assistants, Carlos Astroza and Sergio Roman, will travel to Morocco to replace them at the Club World Cup.

This is the first time, since Massimo Busacca is the Head of Refereeing, when FIFA replaced the entire trio due to an assistant referee failing the fitness test. In previous similar situations, only the affected member of the trio was replaced, allowing the other two to participate in the competition:

- Peter O'Leary (NZL) participated in the 2014 World Cup although his assistant Ravinesh Kumar did not pass the fitness tests due to injury. The AR from Fiji was replaced by Mark Rule (NZL).

- Aden Marwa (KEN) remained as a reserve AR in the World Cup, although referee Daniel Bennett (RSA) failed the fitness test through injury.

- Bakary Gassama (GAM) refereed two games in the Club World Cup last year despite his assistant Felicien Kabanda (RWA) failed the fitness test. Kabanda was replaced by Evarist Mekouande (CMR). In Brazil, Menkounde was kept in Gassama's trio, while Kabanda returned and replaced Ogbamariam (ERI).

- Francisco Mondria (CHI) did not participate in the 2013 Confederations Cup, but was replaced by Sergio Roman in the trio of Chilean Enrique Osses, which was allowed to be part of the tournament.

- Felix Brych (GER) was present at the 2013 Confederations Cup in spite of his AR Thorsten Schiffner being injured and replaced by Stefan Lupp.

- Viktor Kassai (HUN) attended the U-20 World Cup in 2013 without György Ring, his usual assistant.
The policy of replacing the entire referee trio if any member fails the fitness test was previously applied by FIFA between 2006-2010.

                                        Match Officials for FIFA Club World Cup 2014

AFC
Referee: Benjamin Williams (AUS, 1977)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Cream (AUS, 1975)
Assistant Referee 2: Paul Cetrangolo (AUS, 1978)

CAF
Referee: Noumandiez Doue (CIV, 1970)
Assistant Referee 1: Songuifolo Yeo (CIV, 1970)
Assistant Referee 2: Jean Birumushahu (BDI, 1972)

CONCACAF
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA, 1980)
Assistant Referee 1: Leonel Leal (CRC, 1976)
Assistant Referee 2: Gerson Lopez (GUA, 1983)

CONMEBOL
Referee: Enrique Osses (CHI, 1974)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Astroza (CHI, 1976)
Assistant Referee 2: Sergio Roman (CHI, 1969)

OFC
Referee: Norbert Hauata (TAH, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Tevita Makasini (TGA, 1976)
Assistant Referee 2: Paul Ahupu (TAH, 1985)

UEFA
Referee: Pedro Proenca (POR, 1970)
Assistant Referee 1: Bertino Miranda (POR, 1972)
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Trigo (POR, 1972)

UEFA Futsal Cup – Elite Round

18-23 November 2014
 
Group A (Odivelas, POR) 
Mario Bohun (SVK) 
Danijel Janošević (CRO)
Bogdan Sorescu (ROU, photo) 
Grigori Zelentsov (RUS)
 
Group B (Pardubice, CZE) 
Abdallah Benazzi (NED) 
Christos Christou (CYP)
Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (ESP) 
Dejan Nikolić (SVN)
 
Group C (Almaty, KAZ) 
Marc Birkett (ENG) 
Kamil Çetin (TUR) 
Tomasz Frak (POL) 
Ramil Namazov (AZE)
 
Group D (Barcelona, ESP) 
Trayan Enchev (BUL)
Karel Henych (CZE) 
Konstantinos Koytsogianos (GRE) 
Alessandro Malfer (ITA)

UEFA Course for European International Futsal Referees

Leading European futsal referees have been in the Croatian coastal city of Split for the 8th UEFA Course for European International Futsal Referees. Over three days, 30 futsal referees from 25 European countries undertook various types of training sessions and tests, and took part in theoretical sessions. The course involved a balance between theoretical and practical work, and included an introduction to, and study of, recent changes to the futsal Laws of the Game.

The fitness test performed by the referees featured a 1,000-metre run, in addition to speed and agility tests. Fitness instructor Grzegorz Krzosek stressed the importance of the fitness tests. "Fitness is essential in refereeing, and we want to be sure that all of the referees are well prepared," he said. "There is also an additional aspect – body composition control – as we want to motivate the referees to have a good image and body as part of this sport." Krzosek, a former Polish middle-distance runner who has participated in world and European athletics championships, also highlighted other important qualities that futsal referees need to nurture. "In futsal, speed for referees is much more important than in [11-a-side] football," he explained. "There is less endurance, but more speed, with changes of direction and different types of movement." 

Futsal referee instructor Pedro Galán Nieto told UEFA.com about the significance of the course. "We have 130 referees in Europe, and the 30 referees here were the only ones who have not attended at least one UEFA futsal course. Now we are closing the circle in giving the chance to all officials in Europe to attend at least UEFA course for international futsal referees." The futsal laws were a main focal point in Split. "We wanted to give the referees knowledge, and also bring about uniformity with respect to the Laws of the Game," said Galán Nieto. "[World body] FIFA amended certain laws in June – so we are trying to ensure that the referees in Europe have the same interpretation of the Laws of the Game." Galán Nieto also spoke of the main changes in futsal in the last decade. "Professionalism, for sure," he reflected. "In my time, these kinds of courses were impossible. Today, specifically as futsal instructors, we are able to give useful and worthwhile advice about the Laws of the Game to the new generations. Consequently we are very happy about UEFA's contribution in organising such events". 

 Source: UEFA

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Play-off (UEFA)

First Leg, 22 November 2014
Netherlands – Italy 
Referee: Teodora Albon (ROU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mihaela Gomoescu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Cristina Dorcioman (ROU)

Second Leg, 27 November 2014
Italy – Netherlands 
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marina Wozniak (GER)
Fourth Official: Riem Hussein (GER)

FIFA Seminar for Prospective ARs for Women’s World Cup 2015

Qatar hosted a preparation camp for 56 women assistant referees from all six FIFA Confederations set to feature at the FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in Canada next year. The women assistant referees took a series of the fitness tests such as 40 meter sprints, the high intensity interval test and the ARIET test which is specific to assistant referees and measures their ability to side step and move laterally to achieve the best position possible. They discussed offside situations in the classroom and also practiced on the field of play with a series of exercises that included players simulating different offside situations and were given immediate feedback on their decisions via video replay and with the help of instructors. Teamwork, Offside and other topics were discussed at length in theory and were followed by practical sessions to achieve the best results. FIFA’s Head of Refereeing Massimo Busacca, who headed up the seminar and is looking to optimise the resources used in the training of referees, echoed those views: “This seminar has been an excellent opportunity for us to see how far we are with the assistant referees for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 in Canada. The work done during the week was very good. It showed us, that we are on the right way in view of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada". (Source: FIFA)

AFC
1. Sarah Ho (AUS, 1978)
2. Allyson Flynn (AUS, 1982)
3. Yan Fang (CHN, 1979)
4. Yongmei Cui (CHN, 1979)
5. Jianping Liang (CHN, 1977)
6. Hsiu Liu (TPE, 1972)
7. Naomi Teshirogi (JPN, 1980)
8. Kim Kyoung Min (KOR, 1980)
9. Lee Seul Gi (KOR, 1980)
10. Widiya Shamsuri (MAS, 1977)

CAF
1. Tempa N’Dah (BEN, 1973)
2. Emmanuella Aglago (GHA, 1979)
3. Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (MAD, 1978)
4. Souad Oulhaj (MAR, 1974)
5. Ayawa Dzodope (TOG, 1976)
6. Bernadettar Kwimbira (MWI, 1981)
 
CONCACAF
1. Marie-Josée Carbonneau (CAN, 1982)
2. Suzanne Morisset (CAN, 1984)
3. Kimberly Moreira (CRC, 1986)
4. Milagros Leonardo (DOM, 1983)
5. Elizabeth Aguilar (SLV, 1987)
6. Emperatriz Ayala (SLV, 1980)
7. Shirley Perello (HON, 1986)
8. Princess Brown (JAM, 1986)
9. Stacy-Ann Greyson (JAM, 1986)
10. Mayte Chavez (MEX, 1979)
11. Enedina Caudillo (MEX, 1984)
12. Lixy Enriquez (MEX, 1973)
 
CONMEBOL
1. Maria Rocco (ARG, 1979)
2. Mariana De Almeida (ARG, 1982)
3. Rossana Salinas (PAR, 1979)
4. Mariana Corbo (URU, 1977)
5. Luciana Mascarana (URU, 1981)
6. Janette Arcanjo (BRA, 1980)
7. Luzmilla Gonzalez (COL, 1978)
 
OFC
1. Sarah Walker (NZL, 1990)
2. Nadia Browning (NZL, 1986)
3. Lata Kaumatule (TGA, 1985)
 
UEFA
1. Ella De Vries (BEL, 1977)
2. Sanja Rodak Karsic (CRO, 1983)
3. Lada Rojc (CRO, 1974)
4. Angela Kyriakou (CYP, 1977)
5. Lucie Ratajova (CZE, 1979)
6. Natalie Aspinall (ENG, 1981)
7. Tonja Paavola (FIN, 1977)
8. Manuela Nicolosi (FRA, 1980)
9. Katrin Rafalski (GER, 1982)
10. Marina Wozniak (GER, 1979)
11. Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE, 1977)
12. Judit Kulcsar (HUN, 1980)
13. Michelle O’Neill (IRL, 1978)
14. Petruta Iugulescu (ROU, 1979)
15. Maria Sukenikova (SVK, 1975)
16. Judit Romano Garcia (ESP, 1982)
17. Anna Nystrom (SWE, 1973)
18. Natalia Rachynska (UKR, 1970)

Copa Sudamericana – Semi-finals (First Leg)

19 November 2014 
Atletico National – Sao Paulo 
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (URU, photo) 
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Pastorino (URU) 
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Popovits (URU) 
Fourth Official: Christian Ferreyra (URU) 
Referee Observer: Otalvaro Polanco (COL) 

20 November 2014 
Boca Juniors – River Plate 
Referee: Silvio Trucco (ARG) 
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti (ARG) 
Assistant Referee 2: Gustavo Rossi (ARG) 
Fourth Official: Diego Abal (ARG) 
Referee Observer: Abel Gnecco (ARG)

FIFA Seminar for Candidate World Cup Referees: AFC, CAF, OFC

With the countdown to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia now underway, FIFA has organised a second Elite AFC, CAF and OFC Referees Seminar in the Aspire Sports Centre in the Qatari capital Doha. The seminar was held on 10-14 November and brought together prospective referees from three FIFA Confederations. Ten referees from Asia, nine from Africa and three from Oceania were invited to the seminar with the aim of helping them improve their preparations for the future FIFA competitions. The referees went through a host of activities that included theoretical sessions in the classroom as well as practical sessions on the field of play. Theoretical sessions focused on specific topics such as reading of the game and positioning to tackles and penalty area incidents. The referees discussed videos of the incidents from 2014 World Cup matches in Brazil to achieve consistency and uniformity. They also took part in a series of fitness tests such as 40 meter sprints, the high intensity interval test and the dynamic yo-yo test. Practical sessions on the field of play brought players and referees together to simulate what happens in a game and immediate feedback was given to referees regarding their reading of the play, leading to their movement, position, angle of view and decisions. The instructors provided immediate feedback to improve performances. The preparation related to the referee's project for future FIFA competitions leading to 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will continue this week with the last FIFA Elite referees seminar of the year in Zurich. (Source: FIFA)

 AFC
1. Ryuji Sato (JPN, 1977)
2. Yudai Yamamoto (JPN, 1983)
3. Mohd Bin Yaacob (MSA, 1986)
4. Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, 1987)
5. Fahad Al-Marri (QAT, 1986)
6. Fahad Al-Mirdasi (KSA, 1985)
7. Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN, 1986)
8. Kim Dae-Yong (KOR, 1981)
9. Ko Hyung-Jin (KOR, 1982)
10. Hettikamkanamge Perera (SRI, 1978)
11. Ammar Al-Jeneibi (UAE, 1982)
12. Abdulla Muhammad (UAE, 1978)

CAF
1. Mehdi Abid Charef (ALG, 1980)
2. Juste Ephrem Zio (BFA, 1977)
3. Ghead Grisha (EGY, 1976)
4. Bamlaku Weyesa (ETH, 1980)
5. Eric Otogo Castane (GAB, 1976)
6. Joseph Lamptey (GHA, 1974)
7. Davies Omweno (KEN, 1984)
8. Mahamadou Keita (MLI, 1983)
9. Maguette N’Diaye (SEN, 1986)
10. Bernard Camille (SEY, 1975)
11. Victor Gomes (RSA, 1982)
13. Janny Sikazwe (ZAM, 1979)

OFC
1. Matthew Conger (NZL, 1978)
2. Gerald Oiaka (SOL, 1975)
3. Abdelkader Zitouni (TAH, 1981)

International Friendly Matches

18 November 2014 

Spain – Germany 
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (SWE, photo) 
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE) 
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Nilsson (SWE) 
Fourth Official: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP) 

Portugal – Argentina 
Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG) 
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG) 
Assistant Referee 2: Darren England (ENG) 
Fourth Official: Lee Probert (ENG) 

France – Sweden 
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP) 
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP) 
Assistant Referee 2: José Fernández Miranda (ESP) 
Fourth Official: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP) 

Scotland – England 
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE) 
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE) 
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE) 
Fourth Official: Michael Lerjéus (SWE) 

Austria – Brazil 
Referee: William Collum (SCO) 
Assistant Referee 1: Graham Chambers (SCO) 
Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Stevenson (SCO) 
Fourth Official: Robert Madden (SCO) 

Hungary – Russia 
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (TUR) 
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR) 
Assistant Referee 2: Orkun Aktaş (TUR) 
Fourth Official: Barış Şimşek (TUR) 

Poland – Switzerland 
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL) 
Assistant Referee 1: Gunnar Gunnarsson (ISL) 
Assistant Referee 2: Sigurdur Porleifsson (ISL) 
Fourth Official: Marcin Borski (POL) 

Belarus – Mexico 
Referee: Sergei Ivanov (RUS) 
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksei Voroncov (RUS) 
Assistant Referee 2: Viacesłav Semionov (RUS) 
Fourth Official: Dianis Sciarbakou (BLR) 

Greece – Serbia 
Referee: Neil Doyle (IRL) 
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton (IRL) 
Assistant Referee 2: Ciarán Delaney (IRL) 
Fourth Official: Michel Koukoulákis (GRE) 

Romania –Denmark 
Referee: Slavko Vinčič (SVN) 
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN) 
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Ul (SVN)  

Ireland – USA 
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (POL) 
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki (POL) 
Assistant Referee 2: Michał Obukowicz (POL) 
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin (IRL) 

Ukraine – Lithuania 
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev (AZE) 
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov (AZE) 
Assistant Referee 2: Namiq Hüseynov (AZE) 
Fourth Official: Serhij Łysenczuk (UKR)

Italy – Albania 
Referee: Alexander Harkam (AUT) 
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Staudinger (AUT) 
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Witschnigg (AUT) 

Slovenia – Colombia 
Referee: Andréas Pappás (GRE) 
Assistant Referee 1: Chrístos Akrívos (GRE) 
Assistant Referee 2: Aléxandros Grevénis (GRE) 

Slovakia – Finland 
Referee: Markus Hameter (AUT) 
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Braunschmidt (AUT) 
Assistant Referee 2: Roland Riedel (AUT)

Japan – Australia 
Referee: Paweł Gil (POL) 
Assistant Referee 1: Rafał Rostkowski (POL) 
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Borkowski (POL) 
Fourth Official: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)

Chile – Uruguay 
Referee: Carlos Vera (ECU) 
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Herrera (ECU) 
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Vera (ECU) 
Fourth Official: Enrique Osses (CHI)

Panama – Canada 
Referee: Chris Penso (USA) 
Assistant Referee 1: Charles Morgante (USA) 
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Wienckowski (USA) 
Fourth Official: Jafeth Perea (PAN)