FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019

With less than three months to go before the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 kicks off, the FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 20 trios of match officials, 5 support referees and 17 video assistant referees (VARs), representing all six confederations. This competition in Brazil will give ambitious FIFA referees the opportunity to showcase their quality while taking another big step in their careers. Referee preparation for the prestigious youth competition will be organized by the FIFA Refereeing Department and will focus on a wide range of topics, including officials’ reading of the game, football understanding, positioning to adjudge offside, teamwork, good decision-making, and the importance of taking up the best position or angle - i.e. being in the right place at the right time. All of these aspects reflect the philosophy of FIFA Refereeing and are key to referee preparation. As such, they are vital to the attainment of consistency and uniformity at elite level of refereeing. Following on from the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017, where Switzerland’s Esther Staubli officiated one game, FIFA has again selected female referees for a men’s tournament. Claudia Umpierrez and Luciana Mascarana from Uruguay will team up with Monica Amboya from Ecuador to form a trio during the tournament, while Edina Alves from Brazil has been appointed as a support referee. In addition, Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) and Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico) have been named among the VARs for this competition. The FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 will take place in Brasilia (Gama), Goiania and Vitoria (Cariacica) between 26 October and 17 November 2019. The final will be played at the Estadio Bezerrao in Brasilia on 17 November. (Source: FIFA)

AFC

Referee: Khamis Al Marri (QAT, 1984, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammad Dharman (QAT, 1982)
Assistant Referee 2: Ramzan Al-Naemi (QAT, 1986)

Referee: Christopher Beath (AUS, 1984)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin (AUS, 1986)
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham (AUS, 1988)

Referee: Ma Ning (CHN, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Shi Xiang (CHN, 1980)
Assistant Referee 2: Cao Yi (CHN, 1982)

Video Assistant Referees
1. Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (UAE, 1981)
2. Abdulla Al-Marri (QAT, 1992)
3. Hiroyuki Kimura (JPN, 1982)

Support Referee
Ko Hyung Jin (KOR, 1982)

CAF

Referee: Victor Gomes (RSA, 1982)
Assistant Referee 1: Souru Phatsoane (LES, 1988)
Assistant Referee 2: Lionel Hasinjarasoa (MAD, 1988)

Referee: Redouane Jiyed (MAR, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Lahcen Azgaou (MAR, 1986)
Assistant Referee 2: Mustapha Akerkad (MAR, 1989)

Referee: Amin Mohamed (EGY, 1985)
Assistant Referee 1: Attia Amsaaed (LBY, 1980)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohammed Ibrahim (SDN, 1986)

Support Referee
Peter Waweru (KEN, 1982)

CONCACAF

Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV, 1991)
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV, 1985)
Assistant Referee 2: Zachari Zeegelaar (SUR, 1989)

Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA, 1986)
Assistant Referee 1: Humberto Panjoj (GUA, 1987)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicholas Andersson (JAM, 1983)

Referee: Adonai Escobedo (MEX, 1987)
Assistant Referee 1: William Arrieta (CRC, 1983)
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Barwegen (CAN, 1986)

Video Assistant Referees
1. Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX, 1975)
2. Drew Fischer (CAN, 1980)
3. Armando Villarreal (USA, 1986)

Support Referee
Juan Calderon (CRC, 1987)

CONMEBOL

Referee: Mario Diaz de Vivar (PAR, 1983)
Assistant Referee 1: Milciades Saldivar (PAR, 1981)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Canete (PAR, 1985)

Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (ECU, 1985)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Macias (ECU, 1982)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Baren (ECU, 1985)

Referee: Diego Haro (PER, 1982)
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Raez (PER, 1978)
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Orue (PER, 1985)

Referee: Andres Rojas (COL, 1984)
Assistant Referee 1: Dionisio Ruiz (COL, 1979)
Assistant Referee 2: John Leon (COL, 1985)

Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (URU, 1983)
Assistant Referee 1: Luciana Mascarana (URU, 1981)
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Amboya (ECU, 1982)

Video Assistant Referees
1. German Delfino (ARG, 1978)
2. Nicolas Gallo (COL, 1986)
3. Piero Maza (CHI, 1984)
4. Braulio Machado (BRA, 1979)

Support Referees
1. Edina Alves (BRA, 1980)
2. Ivo Mendez (BOL, 1991)

OFC

Referee: Nicholas Waldron (NZL, 1982)
Assistant Referee 1: Isaac Trevis (NZL, 1989)
Assistant Referee 2: Jeremy Garae (VAN, 1988)

UEFA

Referee: Andreas Ekberg (SWE, 1985)
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE, 1983)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Hallberg (SWE, 1981)

Referee: Srdjan Jovanovic (SRB, 1986)
Assistant Referee 1: Uros Stojkovic (SRB, 1983)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlovic (SRB, 1978)

Referee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL, 1986)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov (BUL, 1988)
Assistant Referee 2: Diyan Vilkov (BUL, 1977)

Referee: Istvan Kovacs (ROU, 1984)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU, 1976)
Assistant Referee 2: Mihai Artene (ROU, 1977)

Referee: Andris Treimanis (LVA, 1985)
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA, 1979)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs (LVA, 1981)

Video Assistant Referees
1. Luis Godinho (POR, 1985)
2. Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea (ESP, 1986)
3. Marco Di Bello (ITA, 1981)
4. Bartosz Frankowski (POL, 1986)
5. Dennis Higler (NED, 1985)
6. Craig Pawson (ENG, 1979)
7. Bibiana Steinhaus (GER, 1979)

Irmatov stops refereeing to become vice-president of Uzbek FA

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Football Association of Uzbekistan that took place this summer, Ravshan Irmatov was elected vice-president of the UFA.

“I want to express my gratitude for the high confidence placed in me by the respected President Shavkat Miramanovich Mirziyoyev and all of you. In addition, I express my gratitude to all the leaders and specialists of our football, who in different years made their invaluable contribution to the development of our football. Honestly, for me to be on the football field seems more comfortable than staying here. But my conscience will not let me stay away knowing about the serious and responsible tasks facing our football, since I love my country and football. Of course, football is a team game. If we are all united, worthily and fairly will honour our veterans, experts, fans and all like-minded people will work together and serve one purpose, I am sure that we will overcome any difficulties. I would like to once again thank all of you”, said Ravshan Irmatov, the new vice-president of Uzbek FA. (Source: UFA)

Ravshan Irmatov (FIFA Referee 2003-2019)
FIFA World Cup: 2010 (opener and semi-final), 2014 (quarter-final), 2018
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2013
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2007
FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2003, 2007, 2009
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008, 2011 (two finals)
Olympic Games: 2012 (bronze medal match)
AFC Asian Cup: 2004, 2011 (final), 2015, 2019 (final)
AFC Champions League Final: 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

AFC Champions League 2019 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

27-28 August 2019

Al Nassr – Al Sadd
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (UZB, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko (UZB)
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin (UZB)
Fourth Official: Ruslan Serazitdinov (UZB)
Additional AR 1: Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB)
Additional AR 2: Aziz Asimov (UZB)

Al Ittihad – Al Hilal
Referee: Christopher Beath (AUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham (AUS)
Fourth Official: Matthew Cream (AUS)
Additional AR 1: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)
Additional AR 2: Hettikankanamge Perera (SRI)

Shanghai Sipg FC – Urawa Red Diamonds
Referee: Abdulla Mohamed (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al-Hammadi (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Hasan Al-Mahri (UAE)
Fourth Official: Ahmed Al-Rashdi (UAE)
Additional AR 1: Ammar Al-Jneibi (UAE)
Additional AR 2: Ahmed Al-Kaf (OMA)

Guangzhou Evergrande – Kashima Antlers
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al-Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh (QAT)
Fourth Official: Yousuf Al-Shamari (QAT)
Additional AR 1: Khamis Al-Marri (QAT)
Additional AR 2: Khamis Al-Kuwari (QAT)

UEFA Futsal Champions League 2019/2020 – Preliminary Round

27-31 August 2019

Group A, Tallinn (EST)
1. Rastislav Behancin (SVK)
2. Daniel Deca (ROU)
3. Filip Nesnera (CZE)
4. Dejan Veselic (SVN, photo)

Group B, Skopje (MKD)
1. Jagnar Jakobson (EST)
2. Nebojsa Panic (SRB)
3. Marco Rothenfluh (SUI)
4. Turekhan Tursumbayev (KAZ)

Group C, Athens (GRE)
1. Murat Colak (TUR)

2. Damian Grabowski (POL) 

3. Hikmat Qafarli (AZE)
4. Aurélien Uzan (FRA)

Group D, Nicosia (CYP)
1. Ademir Avdic (SWE)
2. Clinton Cassar (MLT)
3. Josip Dujmic (CRO)
4. Norbert Szilágyi (HUN)

Group E, Wiener Neustadt (AUT)
1. Christos Christou (CYP)
2. Denys Kutsyi (UKR)
3. Mantas Pomeckis (LTU)
4. Done Ristovski (MKD)

Group F, Tromso (NOR)
1. Alem Bajrovic (BIH)
2. Shota Kukhilava (GEO)
3. Gordon McCabe (SCO)
4. Lars Van Leeuwen (NED)

Group G, Zwaag (NED)
1. Raafat Al Hamola (ISR)
2. Daniele D'Adamo (SMR)
3. Maksim Dzeikala (BLR)
4. Christian Gundler (GER)

Group H, Varna (BUL)
1. David Berry (IRL)
2. Eduards Fatkulins (LVA)
3. Martin Køster (DEN)

Group I, Podgorica (MNE)
1. Carl Hughes (WAL)
2. Panagiotis Ntalas (GRE)
3. Ivo Tsenov (BUL)

Concacaf League 2019 – Round of 16 (Second Leg)

27-29 August 2019

Motagua – Managua
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (SLV, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Mangandi (SLV)
Fourth Official: German Martinez (SLV)

Independiente – Robinhood
Referee: Tristley Bassue (SKN)
Assistant Referee 1: Ike Inniss (GUY)
Assistant Referee 2: Caleb Wales (TRI)
Fourth Official: Raul Castro (HON)

San Carlos – Santa Tecla
Referee: Jorge Perez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Espinosa (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Michel Morales (MEX)
Fourth Official: Edgar Rangel (MEX)

Guastatoya – Comunicaciones
Referee: Oshane Nation (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicholas Linton (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Princess Brown (JAM)
Fourth Official: Daneon Parchment (JAM)

CD Aguila – Deportivo Saprissa
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Pablo Hernandez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Lopez (MEX)
Fourth Official: Oscar Macias (MEX)

Tauro – Allianza
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Eduardo Mariscal (USA)
Fourth Official: Rubiel Vazquez (USA)

Herediano – Waterhouse
Referee: Jose Kellys (PAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Victoria (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Moises McKenzie (PAN)
Fourth Official: Ariel Sanchez (PAN)

Olimpia – Forge
Referee: Henry Bejarano (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Montes (CRC)
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon (CRC)

UEFA Europa League 2019/2020 – Play-Offs (Second Leg)

29 August 2019

Molde FK – FK Partizan
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Debart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Julien Pacelli (FRA)
Fourth Official: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL)

Qarabağ FK – Linfield FC
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Roman Usachev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Valeri Danchenko (RUS)
Fourth Official: Sergey Lapochkin (RUS)
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)

Riga FC – FC København
Referee: Paweł Gil (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Konrad Sapela (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Borkowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

Apollon Limassol – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie (SCO)
Fourth Official: Nicolas Walsh (SCO)
Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytia (FIN)

Zorya Luhansk – Espanyol de Barcelona
Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marcel Bîrsan (ROU)
Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec (FRA)

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv – Malmö FF
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Charles Schaap (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

AIK Stockholm – Celtic FC
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Milutin Djukić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković (MNE)
Referee Observer: Paulius Malžinskas (LTU)

PAOK FC – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Hallberg (SWE)
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson (SWE)
Referee Observer: Jørn West Larsen (DEN)

Bate Barysaŭ – FC Astana
Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Douglas Ross (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David Roome (SCO)
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson (SCO)
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)

Spartak Moskva – SC Braga
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Fabiano Preti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabrizio Pasqua (ITA)
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský (SVK)

Trabzonspor – AEK Athens
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: David Coote (ENG)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)

Hapoel Beer Sheva – Feyenoord
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)
Fourth Official: Jurij Paškovskij (LTU)
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP)

Royal Antwerp – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos (GRE)
Referee Observer: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)

HNK Rijeka – KAA Gent
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)

Ferencvárosi TC – FK Sūduva
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
Referee Observer: Gerard Perry (IRL)

F91 Dudelange – Ararat Armenia
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Kirovski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Dejan Kostadinov (MKD)
Fourth Official: Dejan Jakimovski (MKD)
Referee Observer: Brian Lawlor (WAL)

NK Maribor – PFC Ludogorets
Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley (ENG)
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef (NED)

Eintracht Frankfurt – Strasbourg Alsace
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hassan (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni (ISR)
Fourth Official: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
Referee Observer: Bo Karlsson (SWE)

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Torino FC
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

Rangers FC – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Slavko Vinčič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Matej Jug (SVN)
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)

Vitoria SC – FCSB
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo (BIH)
Fourth Official: Admir Šehović (BIH)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)

UEFA Champions League 2019/2020 – Play-Offs (Second Leg)

27-28 August 2019

Rosenborg BK – GNK Dinamo
Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Șovre (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Fourth Official: Sebastian Colţescu (ROU)
VAR: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
AVAR: Pawel Gil (POL)
Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)

Crvena Zvezda – BSC Young Boys
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: Chris Kavanagh (ENG)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
AVAR: Paul Tierney (ENG)
Referee Observer: Luciano Luci (ITA)

FC Krasnodar – Olympiakos FC
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (SVN)
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenović (SVN)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen (NOR)

Slavia Praha – CFR Cluj
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
VAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
AVAR: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)

AFC Ajax – Apoel FC
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Fourth Official: Tobias Welz (GER)
VAR: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
AVAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista (POR)

Club Brugge – Linzer ASK
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Fourth Official: Tobias Stieler (GER)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

27-29 August 2019

Palmeiras – Gremio

Referee: Nestor Pitana (ARG, photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Hernan Maidana (ARG)

Assistant Referee 2: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)

Fourth Official: Darío Herrera (ARG)

VAR: Daniel Fedorczuk (URU)

AVAR 1: Alexis Herrera (VEN)

AVAR 2: Nicolas Taran (URU)

VAR Observer: Dario Ubriaco (URU)

Referee Assessor: Alicio Pena (BRA)

Internacional – Flamengo
Referee: Patricio Loustau (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG)
Fourth Official: German Delfino (ARG)
VAR: Fernando Rapallini (ARG)
AVAR 1: Andres Rojas (COL)
AVAR 2: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
VAR Observer: Claudio Puga (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Ana Perez (PER)

Cerro Porteno – River Plate
Referee: Julio Bascuñan (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Schiemann (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Ríos (CHI)
Fourth Official: Gustavo Murillo (COL)
VAR: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
AVAR 1: Cristian Garay (CHI)
AVAR 2: Alexander Guzman (COL)
VAR Observer: Enrique Caceres (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Ednilson Corona (BRA)

Boca Juniors – Liga de Quito
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Emerson de Carvalho (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Van Gasse (BRA)
Fourth Official: Eduardo Gamboa (CHI)
VAR: Braulio Machado (BRA)
AVAR 1: Piero Maza (CHI)
AVAR 2: Jose Retamal (CHI)
VAR Observer: Martin Vazquez (URU)
Referee Assessor: Wilson Lamouroux (COL)

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2019 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg, II)

27-29 August 2019

La Equidad – Atletico Mineiro

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (URU, photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Popovits (URU)

Assistant Referee 2: Martín Soppi (URU)

Fourth Official: Ivo Mendez (BOL)

VAR: Leodan González (URU)

AVAR 1: Gery Vargas (BOL)

AVAR 2: Jose Antelo (BOL)

VAR Observer: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)

Referee Assessor: Henry Gambetta (PER)

Fluminense – Corinthians

Referee: Diego Haro (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Víctor Raez (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Coty Carrera (PER)
Fourth Official: Angel Arteaga (VEN)
VAR: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
AVAR 1: Arnaldo Samaniego (PAR)
AVAR 2: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
VAR Observer: Patricio Polic (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Rodolfo Otero (ARG)

Concacaf League 2019 – Round of 16 (First Leg)

20-22 August 2019

Managua – Motagua

Referee: John Pitti (PAN, photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Kevon Clarke (BRB)

Assistant Referee 2: Wasnah Barnarde (ATG)

Fourth Official: Tristley Bassue (SKN)

Santa Tecla – San Carlos

Referee: Oliver Vergara (PAN)

Assistant Referee 1: Graeme Browne (SKN)

Assistant Referee 2: Mario Parry (SKN)
Fourth Official: Trevester Richards (SKN)

Robinhood – Independiente
Referee: Ricangel De Leça (ARU)
Assistant Referee 1: Kedlee Powell (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Iroots Appleton (ATG)
Fourth Official: Sherwin Johnson (GUY)

Comunicaciones – Guastatoya
Referee: Benjamín Pineda (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: William Arrieta (CRC) 
Assistant Referee 2: Octavio Jara (CRC)
Fourth Official: Henry Bejarano (CRC)

Deportivo Saprissa – CD Aguila
Referee: David Gantar (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Barwegen (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Chantal Boudreau (CAN)
Fourth Official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (CAN)

Waterhouse – Herediano 
Referee: Jose Kellys (PAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriel Victoria (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Moises McKenzie (PAN)
Fourth Official: Ariel Sanchez (PAN)

Forge – Olimpia
Referee: Jose Torres (PUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Jairo Morales (PUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Limanuel Sola (PUR)
Fourth Official: William Anderson (PUR)

Alianza – Tauro
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Humberto Panjoj (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Rene Ochoa (GUA)
Fourth Official: Sergio Reyna (GUA)

UEFA Champions League 2019/2020 – Play-Offs (First Leg)

20-21 August 2019

CFR Cluj – Slavia Praha
Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (TUR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
Fourth Official: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)
VAR: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)
AVAR: Ali Palabiyik (TUR)
Referee Observer: Eugen Strigel (GER)

Apoel – Ajax
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Díaz Pérez (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Munuera Montero (ESP)
VAR: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (ESP)
AVAR: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz (AUT)

Linzer ASK – Club Brugge
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musial (POL)
VAR: Pawel Gil (POL)
AVAR: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel (GER)

GNK Dinamo – Rosenborg BK
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Fourth Official: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Marco Guida (ITA)
Referee Observer: Oğuz Sarvan (TUR)

BSC Young Boys – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Kevin Blom (NED)
VAR: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
AVAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: Kýros Vasáras (GRE)

Olympiakos – Krasnodar
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jiménez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Sánchez Martínez (ESP)
VAR: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
AVAR: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski (MKD)

UEFA Europa League 2019/2020 – Play-Offs (First Leg)

22 August 2019

Legia Warszawa – Rangers FC
Referee: Benoît Bastien (FRA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Haquette (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Fourth Official: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner (AUT)

FC Astana – Bate Barysaŭ
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Korniyko (UKR)
Fourth Official: Anatoliy Abdula (UKR)
Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines (SCO)

Ararat Armenia – F91 Dudelange
Referee: Harald Lechner (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch (AUT)
Fourth Official: Julian Weinberger (AUT)
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić (SRB)

Malmö FF – Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Michał Obukowicz (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Radosław Siejka (POL)
Fourth Official: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)

FK Suduva – Ferencvárosi TC
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Brandner (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Steinacher (AUT)
Fourth Official: Sebastian Gishamer (AUT)
Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís (CYP)

Feyenoord – Hapoel Beer Sheva
Referee: Andris Treimanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs (LVA)
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs (LVA)
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin (SVN)

PFC Ludogorets – NK Maribor
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Heine Sørensen (DEN)
Fourth Official: Jens Maae (DEN)
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)

FC København – Riga FC
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Bas van Dongen (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Joost van Zuilen (NED)
Fourth Official: Siemen Mulder (NED)
Referee Observer: Volodimir Petrov (UKR)

AEK Athens – Trabzonspor
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Seidel (GER)
Fourth Official: Sören Storks (GER)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

FCSB – Vitoria SC
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež (SVN)
Fourth Official: Nejc Kajtazovič (SVN)
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín (ESP)

PSV Eindhoven – Apollon Limassol
Referee: Aliaksiej Kuĺbakoŭ (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dzmitry Žuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Jury Chomčanka (BLR)
Fourth Official: Viktar Šymusik (BLR)
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira (POR)

KAA Gent – HNK Rijeka
Referee: Daniel Stefański (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Dawid Golis (POL)
Fourth Official: Damian Sylwestrzak (POL)
Referee Observer: Yuri Baskakov (RUS)

Strasbourg Alsace – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomáš Somoláni (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Branislav Hancko (SVK)
Fourth Official: Filip Glova (SVK)
Referee Observer: Haim Jakov (ISR)

AZ Alkmaar – Royal Antwerp
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Novak Simović (SRB)
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)

SC Braga – Spartak Moskva 
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Íñigo Prieto López (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: José Naranjo Pérez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Pablo González Fuertes (ESP)
Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis (GRE)

Celtic FC – AIK Stockholm
Referee: Tamás Bognár (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor (HUN)
Fourth Official: Péter Solymosi (HUN)
Referee Observer: Vladimír Medved (SVK)

Linfield FC – Qarabağ FK
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)
Fourth Official: Fedayi San (SUI)
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos (CRO)

Torino FC – Wolverhampton Wanderers
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Santos (POR)
Fourth Official: João Pinheiro (POR)
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)

Espanyol de Barcelona – Zorya Luhansk
Referee: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Harm Osmers (GER)
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

FK Partizan – Molde FK
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: György Ring (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Tóth (HUN)
Fourth Official: Ádám Farkas (HUN)
Referee Observer: Michael Ross (NIR)

Slovan Bratislava – PAOK FC
Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Pataki (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Zobenica (CRO)
Fourth Official: Igor Pajač (CRO)
Referee Observer: Sándor Piller (HUN)

CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

20-22 August 2019

Gremio – Palmeiras
Referee: Patricio Loustau (ARG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Fourth Official: Jose Argote (VEN)
VAR: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
AVAR 1: Fernando Rapallini (ARG)
AVAR 2: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)
VAR Observer: Enrique Caceres (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Sergio Cristiano (BRA)

LDU Quito – Boca Juniors
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Dionisio Ruiz (COL)
Fourth Official: Gustavo Murillo (COL)
VAR: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)
AVAR 1: Nicola Gallo (COL)
AVAR 2: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
VAR Observer: Dario Ubriaco (URU)
Referee Assessor: Francisco Mondria (CHI)

Flamengo – Internacional
Referee: Roberto Tobar (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Schiemann (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Rios (CHI)
Fourth Official: Guillermo Guerrero (ECU)
VAR: Julio Bascunan (CHI)
AVAR 1: Esteban Ostojich (URU)
AVAR 2: Nicolas Taran (URU)
VAR Observer: Sergio Correa (BRA)
Referee Assessor: Rodolfo Otero (ARG)

River Plate – Cerro Porteno
Referee: Victor Carrillo (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Raez (PER)
Fourth Official: Juan Soto (VEN)
VAR: Raphael Claus (BRA)
AVAR 1: Alexis Herrera (VEN)
AVAR 2: Rodrigo Correa (BRA)
VAR Observer: Patricio Polic (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Jose Buitrago (COL)

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2019 – Quarter-finals (First Leg, II)

20-22 August 2019

Atletico Mineiro – La Equidad
Referee: Mario Diaz de Vivar (PAR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Cañete (PAR)
Fourth Official: Ivo Mendez (BOL)
VAR: Daniel Fedorczuk (URU)
AVAR 1: Gery Vargas (BOL)
AVAR 2: Christian Lescano (ECU)
VAR Observer: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Referee Assessor: Juan Cardellino (URU)

Corinthians – Fluminense
Referee: Andres Rojas (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: John Leon (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Wilmar Navarro (COL)
Fourth Official: Carlos Herrera (COL)
VAR: German Delfino (ARG)
AVAR 1: Facundo Tello (ARG)
AVAR 2: Gabriel Popovits (URU)
VAR Observer: Ana Oliveira (BRA)
Referee Assessor: Roberto Perassi (BRA)

Super Cup referee Frappart honoured by historic appointment

What a year it’s been for Stéphanie Frappart… The French referee will look back on 2019 as a time when the hard work and sacrifices she has made to reach the summit of her trade paid off in the most handsome of fashions – and history now beckons for her when she handles Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup match between Liverpool and Chelsea in Istanbul. It will be the first time that a female official has taken charge of a major UEFA men's competition showpiece match. 

Frappart (35) has already created history in her native France, and she serves as a shining example of what can be achieved as a female referee. In April, she became the first female match official to take charge of a French domestic men’s Ligue 1 match when she officiated at the encounter between Amiens and Strasbourg. After several years of gathering experience in France’s men’s Ligue 2, she has been promoted on a permanent basis into the pool of referees for the 2019/20 Ligue 1 season. The summer brought Frappart another momentous accolade – she was appointed to take charge of the FIFA Women’s World Cup final between the United States and the Netherlands on home soil in Lyon in July. Now, she is relishing the prospect of her central role in the curtain-raiser to the new UEFA club competition season. Frappart will lead a team made up mostly of female officials. She will be accompanied by assistant referees Manuela Nicolosi (France) and Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland). The fourth official will be Turkey's Cüneyt Çakır. “I’m very happy, and it was really a surprise,” said Frappart, who comes from the Val-d'Oise department close to Paris. “I didn’t expect to be given the Super Cup assignment – it’s a great honour for me, and for female referees as well. I hope it serves as an example to female referees, and to any young girls who may aspire to be a referee.” 

UEFA Referees Committee chairman Roberto Rosetti has absolutely no doubts about Frappart’s qualities: "Stéphanie has proved over a number of years that she is one of the best female referees, not just in Europe but across the world. She has the ability to officiate on the biggest stage, as she proved at this year's Women's World Cup final. I hope this match in Istanbul will provide her with yet more experience as she enters the prime of her refereeing career." 

Frappart has vivid memories of the day in Lyon two months ago when she handled the Women’s World Cup climax. “It was magnificent – all the more so because it was in France,” she recalls. “The stadium was packed for a big occasion featuring two fine teams. It was an exceptional moment. I’m sure that the final, and the entire World Cup, has attracted new supporters to women’s football. The tournament showed just how women’s football has developed in terms of technique, tactics and fitness.” She began refereeing at 13. “I played football, but I also wanted to learn about the Laws of the Game, so I started refereeing, and continued both playing and refereeing until the age of 20, when I had to make a choice. At the time, women’s football structures were still developing, so I felt that it would be better for me to go on as a referee.” From then, Frappart has worked assiduously to reach the highest levels. “I never set myself any great targets, really,” she reflects. “I’ve basically taken things from match to match along the way. I’ve not had a role model, but I’ve watched a lot of referees and they’ve all had some influence on me. A lot of people within the French FA have also given me good advice to follow.” The historic Ligue 1 assignment in Amiens last spring was important for Frappart – “but I wouldn’t actually say that it was a challenge, because I’d already been refereeing in Ligue 2 for five years. Now that I’m in the Ligue 1 pool for next season, the aim is to do my very best and be successful.” Frappart, a keen outdoor sports fan, will prepare for the Super Cup encounter with her usual diligence. “I think as a team, we’ll all have a chance to savour the occasion before and after the match,” she reflects, “but it’s essential that we’re fully concentrated on the game at the right time. We’ll be able to study the two teams beforehand – this opportunity to learn how the teams play is a big help to us, it’s crucial for us.” The management skills that take referees to the top of the tree will also help the team of officials deal with events on the field. “I think it’s essential that referees are respected by the players on the field, and that they can live with the pressures,” she says. 

UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin hails Frappart’s historic Super Cup appointment. “As an organization, we place the utmost importance on the development of women's football in all areas,” he says. “I hope the skill and devotion that Stéphanie has shown throughout her career to reach this level will provide inspiration to millions of girls and women around Europe, and show them there should be no barriers in order to reach one's dream." A memorable night in Istanbul awaits Stéphanie Frappart and her colleagues. And for any young girl or woman who will watch the game with dreams of emulating her, what is her advice? “You’ve got to have a passion for football, certainly, if you want to be a referee,” she says. “And if you have… then why not try it?” 

Source: UEFA

UEFA Europa League 2019/2020 – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

13-15 August 2019

Dundalk FC – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Markus Gutschi (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner (AUT)
Fourth Official: Alan Kijas (AUT)
Referee Observer: Salustià Ciprés (AND)

Nõmme Kalju – F91 Dudelange
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averyanov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Dmitriy Zhvakin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Meshkov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Attila Ábrahám (HUN)

Linfield FC – FK Sutjeska
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Paták (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Petr Caletka (CZE)
Fourth Official: Emanuel Marek (CZE)
Referee Observer: Adrian Azzopardi (MLT)

Atrómitos FC – Legia Warszaw
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Bas van Dongen (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig (NED)
Fourth Official: Siemen Mulder (NED)
Referee Observer: João Ferreira (POR)

Vitória SC – FK Ventspils
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Eyisoy (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Cevdet Kömürcüoğlu (TUR)
Fourth Official: Arda Kardeşler (TUR)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

FC Saburtalo – Ararat Armenia
Referee: Mykola Balakin (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Andriy Skrypka (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ihor Alokhin (UKR)
Fourth Official: Oleksandr Derdo (UKR)
Referee Observer: Michális Argyroú (CYP)

HJK Helsinki – Riga FC
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Fredrik Klyver (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Mahbod Beigi (SWE)
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Referee Observer: Eugen Strigel (GER)

Dinamo Tbilisi – Feyenoord
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Robert Schröder (GER)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE)

Spartak Moskva – FC Thun
Referee: Bojan Pandzic (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Joakim Nilsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Gustavsson (SWE)
Fourth Official: Kaspar Sjöberg (SWE)
Referee Observer: Sabri Çelik (TUR)

Šachcior Salihorsk – Torino FC
Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marcel Bîrsan (ROU)
Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP)

Apóllon Limassol – Austria Wien
Referee: Paweł Gil (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Konrad Sapela (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Borkowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari (FIN)

Mladá Boleslav – FCSB
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Florian Lemaire (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Romain Devillers (BEL)
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen (BEL)
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos (CRO)

Yeni Malatyaspor – FK Partizan
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies (ENG)
Fourth Official: David Coote (ENG)
Referee Observer: René Temmink (NED)

HŠK Zrinjski – Malmö FF
Referee: Artyom Kuchin (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Yevgeniy Belskiy (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Sergey Vasyutin (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Daniyar Sakhi (KAZ)
Referee Observer: Kaj Østergaard (DEN)

Zorya Luhansk – CSKA Sofia
Referee: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Haquette (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Jeanne (FRA)
Fourth Official: Olivier Thual (FRA)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv – Neftçi PFK
Referee: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Tolfo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabrizio Pasqua (ITA)
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy (FRA)

FK Sūduva – Maccabi Tel Aviv
Referee: Tore Hansen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Øystein Ytterland (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin (NOR)
Fourth Official: Espen Eskas (NOR)
Referee Observer: Thóroddur Hjaltalín (ISL)

Bate Barysaŭ – FK Sarajevo
Referee: Kevin Blom (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Davie Goossens (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Referee Observer: Raymond Ellingham (WAL)

AIK Stockholm – Sheriff Tiraspol
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: David Biton (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Dvir Shimon (ISR)
Fourth Official: Ziv Adler (ISR)
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato (ITA)

Hapoel Beer Sheva – IFK Norrköping
Referee: Anastásios Papapétrou (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Iordánis Aptósoglou (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Trýfon Petrópoulos (GRE)
Fourth Official: Ángelos Evangélou (GRE)
Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević (MNE)

Trabzonspor – Sparta Praha
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Heine Sørensen (DEN)
Fourth Official: Jens Maae (DEN)
Referee Observer: Sándor Piller (HUN)

The New Saints FC – PFC Ludogorets
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Kõiv (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Aron Härsing (EST)
Fourth Official: Joonas Jaanovits (EST)
Referee Observer: Luc Wouters (BEL)

Viktoria Plzeň – Royal Antwerp
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Damiano Di Iorio (ITA)
Fourth Official: Rosario Abisso (ITA)
Referee Observer: Aleksei Spirin (RUS)

AEK Athens – Universitatea Craiova
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Benjamin Pagès (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: François Boudikian (FRA)
Fourth Official: Johan Hamel (FRA)
Referee Observer: Jaap Uilenberg (NED)

Valletta FC – FC Astana
Referee: Stephan Klossner (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Remy Zgraggen (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Zürcher (SUI)
Fourth Official: Stefan Horisberger (SUI)
Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)

Áris Thessaloniki – Molde FK
Referee: Robert Harvey (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne McDonnell (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Gavin (IRL)
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin (IRL)
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)

RC Strasbourg – Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Referee: John Beaton (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane (SCO)
Fourth Official: David Munro (SCO)
Referee Observer: Robert Malek (POL)

AZ Alkmaar – FC Mariupol
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Winkler (POL)
Fourth Official: Daniel Stefański (POL)
Referee Observer: Drago Kos (SVN)

KAA Gent – AEK Larnaca
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Peter Allheim (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Mikael Hallin (SWE)
Fourth Official: Patrik Eriksson (SWE)
Referee Observer: Paulius Malžinskas (LTU)

PSV Eindhoven – FK Haugesund
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: César Noval Font (ESP)
Fourth Official: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (ESP)
Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines (SCO)

Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Vaduz
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Milutin Djukić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković (MNE)
Referee Observer: Vladimír Medved (SVK)

SC Braga – Brondby IF
Referee: Aleksey Eskov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitri Mosyakin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Nikolai Yeryomin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Vasili Kazartsev (RUS)
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)

Wolverhampton Wanderers – FC Pyunik
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytis Snarskis (LTU)
Fourth Official: Donatas Šimenas (LTU)
Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif (ISR)

Rangers FC – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Dario Cecconi (ITA)
Fourth Official: Piero Giacomelli (ITA)
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)

Aberdeen FC – HNK Rijeka
Referee: Harald Lechner (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch (AUT)
Fourth Official: Julian Weinberger (AUT)
Referee Observer: Gerard Perry (IRL)

RCD Espanyol – FC Luzern
Referee: Manuel Sousa (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Álvaro Mesquita (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nuno Manso (POR)
Fourth Official: Cláudio Pereira (POR)
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi (SMR)

UEFA Champions League 2019/2020– Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

13-14 August 2019

Qarabağ FK – Apoel FC
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Lasse Koslowski (GER)
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen (GER)
Referee Observer: Jørn West Larsen (DEN)

Rosenborg BK – NK Maribor
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Charles Schaap (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
Referee Observer: Bo Karlsson (SWE)

Dynamo Kyiv – Club Brugge
Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Pataki (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Zobenica (CRO)
Fourth Official: Mario Zebec (CRO)
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner (AUT)

Ferencvárosi TC – GNK Dinamo
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Debart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Julien Pacelli (FRA)
Fourth Official: Frank Schneider (FRA)
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz (TUR)

FC København – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)
Fourth Official: Robertas Šmitas (LTU)
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen (NOR)

AFC Ajax – PAOK FC
Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley (ENG)
Referee Observer: Kostas Kapitanís (CYP)

Olympiakos FC – Medipol Başakşehir
Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Douglas Ross (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David Roome (SCO)
Fourth Official: Gregory Aitken (SCO)
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)

Linzer ASK – FC Basel
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev (AZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali (AZE)
Fourth Official: Orxan Mammadov (AZE)
Referee Observer: Haim Jakov (ISR)

Celtic FC – CFR Cluj
Referee: Andris Treimanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs (LVA)
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs (LVA)
Referee Observer: Luciano Luci (ITA)

FC Porto – FC Krasnodar
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)

CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2019 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg, I)

13-15 August 2019

Independiente Del Valle – Independiente
Referee: Roberto Tobar (CHI, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Schiemann (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Claudio Rios (CHI)
Fourth Official: Carlos Herrera (COL)
VAR: Julio Bascuñan (CHI)
AVAR 1: Eduardo Gamboa (CHI)
AVAR 2: Jose Retamal (CHI)
VAR Observer: Jorge Osorio (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Henry Gambetta (PER)

Colon – Zulia
Referee: Eber Aquino (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zorrilla (PAR)
Fourth Official: Ulises Mereles (PAR)
VAR: Diego Haro (PER)
AVAR 1: Arnaldo Samaniego (PAR)
AVAR 2: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
VAR Observer: Martin Vazquez (URU)
Referee Assessor: Patricio Polic (CHI)

IFAB Clarification: Law 16 - Goal Kick

This year’s changes to Law 16 - The Goal Kick have often led to the game being restarted quickly and positively, but there are two situations which have generated questions from across the football world which we would like to clarify. 

1. Goalkeeper ‘lifting’ the ball to a team mate who heads/chests it back to the goalkeeper

There has been much debate about whether, at a goal kick, the goalkeeper is permitted to ‘lift’ the ball to a team mate to head or chest it back to the goalkeeper to catch and then put into play. The views of technical and refereeing experts about whether this is within the ‘spirit’ of the Laws is divided so the matter will be discussed by The IFAB. Until then, this practice should not be permitted nor should it be penalized. If it occurs the referee should order the goal kick to be re-taken (but without any disciplinary action).

2. Opponent in the penalty area when a goal kick is taken

Law 16 requires all opponents to be outside the penalty area until the goal kick is taken and if an opponent remains inside or enters the penalty area before the kick is taken and plays, challenges or touches the ball, the goal kick is retaken. However, Law 16 also applies the ‘quick’ free kick principles outlined in Law 13 – Free Kicks, 3. Offences and sanctions that if any opponents are in the penalty areas because they did not have time to leave, the referee allows play to continue. In practical terms, this means that referees should manage goal kicks (and defending team free kicks in their own penalty area) in the same way as they manage free kicks: 

- Unless the kick is taken quickly, opposing players should be required to be outside the penalty area and remain outside until the kick has been taken. 

- If the kick is taken quickly and an opponent genuinely did not have time to leave the penalty area, the opponent may not interfere with or prevent the taking of the kick but may intercept the ball once it is in play. This is allowed because the defending team, as at a quick free kick, tried to gain an advantage by taking the kick quickly and if this ‘goes wrong’ the Law is not there to ‘save’ them. 

- Players who deliberately remain inside or enter the penalty area before the kick is taken should not gain an unfair advantage, even if the kick is taken quickly. If an opposing player commits an offence (as outlined above) the goal kick is retaken; there is no disciplinary sanction unless the offence occurs a number of times (persistent misconduct). Referees are skilled at managing 9.15m at free kicks and they should apply these skills and principles to the management of goal kicks and defending team free kicks in their own penalty area. 

Source: IFAB

Concacaf League 2019 – Preliminary Round

First Leg, 1-2 August 2019

Forge FC – Antigua GFC
Referee: Juan Calderon (CRC, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: William Arrieta (CRC)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Montero (CRC)

Real Esteli – Santa Tecla
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ian Anderson (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Fourth Official: Ramy Touchan (USA)

Alianza FC – San Francisco FC
Referee: Bryan Lopez (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Lopez (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Tiraz (GUA)
Fourth Official: Oscar Reyna (GUA)

Robinhood – AS Capoise
Referee: Okeito Nicholson (JAM)

Belmopan Bandits – Deportivo Saprissa
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (NCA)

Comunicaciones FC – CD Marathon
Referee: Oshane Nation (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Jeramine Yeel (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Ojay Duhaney (JAM)
Fourth Official: Sherwin Johnson (GUY)

Second Leg, 7-9 August 2019

Santa Tecla – Real Esteli
Referee: Tristeley Bassue (SKN)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Parry (SKN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ike Inniss (GUY)
Fourth Official: Trevester Richards (SKN)

AS Capoise – Robinhood
Referee: Reon Radix (GRN)
Assistant Referee 1: Kevon Clarke (BRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Wasnah Barnarde (ATG)
Fourth Official: Hector Martinez (HON)

Deportivo Saprissa – Belmopan Bandits
Referee: Jose Torres (PUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Jairo Morales (PUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Limanuel Sola (PUR)
Fourth Official: William Anderson (PUR)

San Francisco FC – Alianza FC
Referee: Diego Montano (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Andres Hernandez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Espinosa (MEX)
Fourth Official: Jorge Perez (MEX)

Antigua GFC – Forge FC
Referee: Randy Encarnacion (DOM)
Assistant Referee 1: Helpys Feliz (DOM)
Assistant Referee 2: Walter Cid (DOM)
Fourth Official: Ivan Barton (SLV)

CD Marathon – Comunicaciones FC
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: Geovany Garcia (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Bermudez (SLV)
Fourth Official: Jaime Herrera (SLV)

CONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal 2019

Referees
1. Gean Telles (BRA, photo)
2. Ricardo Messa (BRA)
3. Andres Pena (ARG)
4. Dario Santamaria (ARG)
5. Mario Espichan (PER)
6. Rolly Rojas (PER)
7. Rodrigo Concha (CHI)
8. Christian Espindola (CHI)
9. Daniel Rodriguez (URU)
10. Diego Nisivoscia (URU)
11. Carlos Martinez (PAR)
12. Bill Villalba (PAR)
13. Hugo Camargo (COL)
14. Yuri Garcia (COL)
15. Jaime Jativa (ECU)
16. Leonel Ruales (ECU)
17. Henry Gutierrez (BOL)
18. Jose Villar (VEN)

Clattenburg slams Premier League referee for looking "eight months pregnant"

Clattenburg was asked to profile the Premier League referees but laid into two officials who he was never best friends with. He has laid the boot into Premier League referee Jon Moss - by saying he looks "eight months pregnant". Clattenburg has openly claimed that he is not a fan of Moss both on and off the pitch following their time working together in the PGMOL. The former European Championship and Champions League Final ref also claims that he never saw eye-to-eye with Martin Atkinson - and that he was delighted to beat him to biggest appointments. Clattenburg quit the Premier League in 2017 having officiated in the league for 13 years. He became one of the most highly-rated officials in the game and was subsequently given the biggest matches. But he has become a Marmite figure in the refereeing ranks - and he had not held back on his former colleagues. 

Clattenburg run the rule over the current Premier League crop of officials for Paddy Power's Pitch Invader magazine. On Moss, he said: "Big mates with Martin Atkinson so that sums him up. A good player, a good footballer, but he supported a s*** team like Sunderland. I didn't really take to him and he liked a lot of the politics - I was more worried about doing my job. I don't really rate him as a referee, either. When I trained with him he looked like a fit guy but now he looks like he's about eight months pregnant." 

He was equally as damning in his assessment of Atkinson, saying: "Me and him fell out so I've not got anything positive to say about him. I never really got on with him when I was in the Premier League and we never really saw eye-to-eye. Thing is, he's an ex-copper - and he was that type of person on a football pitch. Off the pitch, in the group, I didn't integrate well with him either. When I was fighting him for the Euros and the Champions League in 2016, he didn't like it when I got both finals. Sorry, Martin." 

The reports were not all doom and gloom. Clattenburg gave positive feedback to Michael Oliver, calling him "by far one of the best" and named him England's No.1. Mike Dean was described as "one of the better guys" and "one of the blokes you can trust". He also claims he has a lot of time for Andre Marriner and Lee Mason - albeit more so for their personalities. 

Source: Mirror

Referee sparked controversy in Bolivia after using non-existent VAR

A referee sparked chaotic scenes in Bolivia after appearing to award a controversial penalty using VAR, despite the technology not being available in the division. The penalty kick, given right at the death in a clash between top-flight sides Club Always Ready and Bolivar, was awarded by referee Raul Orosco after consultation with the fourth official. 

But footage has now emerged of the moment he mistakenly used the VAR gesture as an explanation for the decision. Referee Orosco does appear to realize his mistake mid-way through the gesture, although the last-gasp reprieve for the hosts just moments before the final whistle wasn't overturned. Outrage from Bolivar's players then forced riot police to intervene on the pitch and defuse the situation. But with the visitors still understandably enraged, Club Always Ready's William Ferreira squandered the golden opportunity to level from the spot after striking the right-hand post. Bolivar then rode out the final few moments to cling on to their incident-packed victory and clean sheet. The dismal officiating continued, however, as replays showed the penalty should have been retaken after a clear encroachment in the box during Ferreira's run up. Currently, VAR is only used in the Brazilian top flight in South America. 

Source: Daily Mail

UEFA Europa League – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)

6-8 August 2019

Ararat Armenia – FC Saburtalo
Referee: Alain Bieri (SUI, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Köbeli (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Sertac Kurnazca (SUI)
Fourth Official: Urs Schnyder (SUI)
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)

Riga FC – HJK Helsinki
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitri Mosyakin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Igor Bolkhovitin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Vasili Kazartsev (RUS)
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek (AUT)

FK Sutjeska – Linfield FC
Referee: Alan Sant (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Edward Spiteri (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Luke Portelli (MLT)
Fourth Official: Philip Farrugia (MLT)
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov (BUL)

Slovan Bratislava – Dundalk FC
Referee: Frank Schneider (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Debart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Djemel Zitouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Éric Wattellier (FRA)
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu (ROU)

FC Astana – Valletta FC
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Valeri Danchenko (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Maksim Gavrilin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Aleksei Eskov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

AEK Larnaca – KAA Gent
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Magnus Lundberg (NOR)
Fourth Official: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR)
Referee Observer: David Malcolm (NIR)

FC Pyunik – Wolverhampton Wanderers
Referee: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Galetto (ITA)
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto (ITA)
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)

Sparta Praha – Trabzonspor
Referee: José Munuera Montero (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Íñigo Prieto López (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Alfonso Baena Espejo (ESP)
Fourth Official: Valentín Pizarro Gómez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista (POR)

Universitatea Craiova – AEK Athens
Referee: Dennis Higler (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Johan Balder (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Joost van Zuilen (NED)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)

Brøndby IF – SC Braga
Referee: Tamás Bognár (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor (HUN)
Fourth Official: Péter Solymosi (HUN)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Ivanov (RUS)

FK Ventspils – Vitória SC
Referee: Filip Glova (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: František Ferenc (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Miroslav Benko (SVK)
Fourth Official: Boris Marhefka (SVK)
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark (SCO)

Molde FK – Áris Thessaloniki
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Valentino Fiorito (ITA)
Fourth Official: Gianpaolo Calvarese (ITA)
Referee Observer: Orhan Erdemir (TUR)

FC Thun – Spartak Moskva
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo (BIH)
Fourth Official: Admir Šehović (BIH)
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef (NED)

FC Mariupol – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Brixen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Elvis Boric (DEN)
Fourth Official: Mikkel Redder (DEN)
Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković (BIH)

FK Haugesund – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali (SVN)
Fourth Official: Nejc Kajtazovič (SVN)
Referee Observer: Erol Ersoy (TUR)

Malmö FF – HŠK Zrinjski
Referee: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cook (ENG)
Fourth Official: Simon Hooper (ENG)
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić (SRB)

Neftçi PFK – Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Referee: Karim Abed (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mikaël Berchebru (FRA)
Fourth Official: Florent Batta (FRA)
Referee Observer: Kjell Alseth (NOR)

Sheriff Tiraspol – AIK Stockholm
Referee: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Fourth Official: Euan Anderson (SCO)
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)

Royal Antwerp – Viktoria Plzeň
Referee: Jens Maae (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jesper Dahl (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Skytte (DEN)
Fourth Official: Morten Krogh (DEN)
Referee Observer: Rien Koopman (NED)

Feyenoord – Dinamo Tbilisi
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Andriy Skrypka (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Semen Shlonchak (UKR)
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov (UKR)
Referee Observer: Michális Koukoulákis (GRE)

Lokomotiv Plovdiv – RC Strasbourg
Referee: João Pinheiro (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Rodrigues (POR)
Fourth Official: Vítor Ferreira (POR)
Referee Observer: Kevin Azzopardi (MLT)

CSKA Sofia – Zorya Luhansk
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane Almeida (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)
Fourth Official: Lionel Tschudi (SUI)
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci (ALB)

Maccabi Tel Aviv – FK Sūduva
Referee: Neil Doyle (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Clarke (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan (IRL)
Fourth Official: Robert Hennessy (IRL)
Referee Observer: Are Habicht (EST)

PFC Ludogorets – The New Saints FC
Referee: Marius Avram (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Orbuleț (ROU)
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete (ROU)
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák (CZE)

FK Sarajevo – Bate Barysaŭ
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Jimmy Cremers (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Pieter Becquet (BEL)
Fourth Official: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
Referee Observer: John Ward (IRL)

IFK Norrköping – Hapoel Beer Sheva
Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Davie Goossens (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Rens Bluemink (NED)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
Referee Observer: John Ferry (NIR)

FC Midtjylland – Rangers FC
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Kõiv (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Aron Härsing (EST)
Fourth Official: Juri Frischer (EST)
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)

HNK Rijeka – Aberdeen FC
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Díaz Pérez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Jon Núñez Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: José González González (ESP)
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský (SVK)

F91 Dudelange – Nõmme Kalju
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Luís Campos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Martins (POR)
Fourth Official: António Nobre (POR)
Referee Observer: Martin Hansson (SWE)

Austria Wien – Apóllon Limassol
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Salvatore Longo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Gianluca Manganiello (ITA)
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer (GER)

FCSB – Mladá Boleslav
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Vital Jobin (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni (SUI)
Fourth Official: Fedayi San (SUI)
Referee Observer: Eyjólfur Ólafsson (ISL)

FC Vaduz – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Paul Tierney (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Edward Smart (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Fourth Official: Peter Bankes (ENG)
Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytiä (FIN)

Torino FC – Šachcior Salihorsk
Referee: Daniel Stefański (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Dawid Golis (POL)
Fourth Official: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Volodimir Petrov (UKR)

Legia Warszawa – Atrómitos FC
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Brandner (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Steinacher (AUT)
Fourth Official: Christopher Jäger (AUT)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

FK Partizan – Yeni Malatyaspor
Referee: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Roman Usachev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Dmitri Safyan (RUS)
Fourth Official: Mikhail Vilkov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter (SUI)

FC Luzern – RCD Espanyol
Referee: Fran Jović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivica Modrić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Igor Pajač (CRO)
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin (ROU)

UEFA Champions League – Third Qualifying Round (First Leg)

6-7 August 2019

PAOK – Ajax
Referee: Slavko Vinčič (SVN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenovič (SVN)
Referee Observer: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)

Apoel – Qarabağ
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Fabiano Preti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Rosario Abisso (ITA)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)

GNK Dinamo – Ferencvárosi TC
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Michal Obukowicz (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Radoslaw Siejka (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musial (POL)
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira (POR)

Club Brugge – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: José Naranjo Pérez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Pablo González Fuertes (ESP)
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin (SVN)

Crvena Zvezda – FC København
Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Mota (POR)
Fourth Official: André Narciso (POR)
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev (BUL)

FC Krasnodar – FC Porto
Referee: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Fourth Official: Christian Dingert (GER)
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)

Medipol Başakşehir – Olympiakós FC
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Roi Hasan (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni (ISR)
Fourth Official: Eitan Shmuelevitz (ISR)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)

CFR Cluj – Celtic FC
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Novak Simović (SRB)
Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)

FC Basel – LASK
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Hallberg (SWE)
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson (SWE)
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín (ESP)

NK Maribor – Rosenborg BK
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)

CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana – Quarter-finals (First Leg, I)

6-8 August 2019

Independiente – Independiente Del Valle
Referee: Diego Haro (PER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Raez (PER)
Fourth Official: Angel Arteaga (VEN)
VAR: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
AVAR 1: Alexis Herrera (VEN)
AVAR 2: Alexander Guzman (COL)
VAR Observer: Martin Vazquez (URU)
Referee Assessor: Roberto Silvera (URU)

Zulia – Colon
Referee: Andres Cunha (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Nievas (URU)
Fourth Official: Guillermo Guerrero (ECU)
VAR: Piero Maza (CHI)
AVAR 1: Cristian Garay (CHI)
AVAR 2: Richard Trinidad (URU)
VAR Observer: Jorge Osorio (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Miguel Buitrago (VEN)