CAF African Football League 2023 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

29 October 2023

Wydad AC – ES Tunis
Referee: Amin Omar (EGY, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Youssef El-Bosaty (EGY)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Abouzid (EGY)
Fourth Official: Mahmoud El-Banna (EGY)
VAR: Mahmoud Ashour (EGY)
AVAR: Mohamed Adel (EGY)

Mamelodi Sundowns – Al Ahly
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (BEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Eric Ayimavo (BEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ivanildo Lopes (ANG)
Fourth Official: Imtehaz Heeralall (MRI)
VAR: Maria Rivet (MRI)
AVAR: Adil Zourak (MAR)

UEFA Futsal Champions League 2023/2024 – Main Round

24-29 October 2023

Group 1 – Omis (CRO)

Referees

1. Jan Kresta CZE (photo)
2. Kirill Naishouler FIN
3. Josip Barton MKD
4. Vlad Ciobanu ROU
Timekeeper
Mario Budimir CRO
Referee Observer
Shota Kukhilava GEO

Group 2 – Loznica (SRB)
Referees
1. Vasilios Christodoulis GRE
2. Talgat Kosmukhambetov KAZ
3. Damian Grabowski POL
4. Daniel Matkovic SUI
Timekeeper
Dusan Josipovic SRB
Referee Observer
Timo Onatsu FIN

Group 3 – Palma Mallorca (ESP)
Referees
1. Nicola Manzione ITA
2. Dominykas Norkus LTU
3. Daniele D'Adamo SMR
4. Aleš Mocnik Peric SVN
Timekeeper
Diego Martinez Garcia ESP
Referee Observer
Perry Gautier BEL

Group 4 – Podčetrtek (SVN)
Referees
1. Yiangos Yiangou CYP
2. Grigori Ošomkov EST
3. Ingus Puriņš LVA
4. Ozan Soykan TUR
Timekeeper
Azra Ahmetovic SVN
Referee Observer
Oleg Ivanov UKR

Group 5 – Zagreb (CRO)
Referees
1. Stefan Vrijens BEL
2. David Urdanoz Apezteguia ESP
3. Stephen Vella MLT
4. Telmen Undrakh NOR
Timekeeper
Stjepan Harastija CRO
Referee Observer
Angelo Galante ITA

Group 6 – Plzen (CZE)
Referees
1. Marjan Mladenovski MKD
2. Eduardo Coelho POR
3. Filipe Duarte POR
4. Denys Kutsyi UKR
Timekeeper
Filip Nesnera CZE
Referee Observer
Elchin Samadli AZE

Group 7 – Kaunas (LTU)
Referees
1. Trayan Enchev BUL
2. Lars Van Leeuwen NED
3. Rastislav Behancin SVK
4. David Schaerli SUI
Timekeeper
Irmantas Kaprašovas LTU
Referee Observer
Nuno Bogalho POR

Group 8 – Eboli (ITA)
Referees
1. Martin Koster DEN
2. Victor Chaix FRA
3. Viktor Bugenko MDA
4. Petar Radojcic SRB
Timekeeper
Simone Zanfino ITA
Referee Observer
Andreas Demetriou CYP

UEFA Women's Nations League 2023/24 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)

31 October 2023

Belgium – England
Referee: Esther Staubli SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Susann Küng SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Schmid SUI
Fourth Official: Leonora Ismaili SUI
Referee Observer: Teodora Albon ROU

Ukraine – Greece
Referee: Veronika Kovarova CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Tereza Hessova CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Tereza Holakovska CZE
Fourth Official: Natalie Čampisova CZE
Referee Observer: Marta Atzori ITA

Azerbaijan – Montenegro
Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandra Vdovina UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Iryna Petrova UKR
Fourth Official: Kristina Kozoroh UKR
Referee Observer: Graziella Pirriatore ITA

Georgia – Lithuania
Referee: Cristina Trandafir ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Roxana Ivanov ROU
Fourth Official: Roxana Timiș ROU
Referee Observer: Andi Zere ALB

Slovakia – Romania
Referee: Simona Ghisletta SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Sabrina Keinersdorfer SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jeanine Okle SUI
Fourth Official: Antonija Pajtak SUI
Referee Observer: Ana Minić SRB

Croatia – Finland
Referee: Teresa Oliveira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Catia Tavares POR
Assistant Referee 2: Bebiana Soares POR
Fourth Official: Tania Patrao POR
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damkova CZE

Czechia – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Maria Marotta ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Tiziana Trasciatti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
Referee Observer: Katarzyna Wierzbowska POL

Turkey – Luxembourg
Referee: Maral Mirzai SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Camilla Stendahl SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Jilan Taher SWE
Fourth Official: Hanna Laajanen SWE
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

Estonia – Armenia
Referee: Elena Gobjilă MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Natalia Ceban MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Ana Ciobotaru MDA
Fourth Official: Roman Jitari MDA
Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP

Kosovo – North Macedonia
Referee: Silvia Domingos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Vanessa Gomes POR
Assistant Referee 2: Ana Silva POR
Fourth Official: Maria Andrada POR
Referee Observer: Caroline De Boeck BEL

Slovenia – Belarus
Referee: Kirsty Dowle ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Emily Carney ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Fourth Official: Emily Heaslip ENG
Referee Observer: Antonia Kokotou GRE

Denmark – Wales
Referee: Sandra Bastos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Sousa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Sandrine Santos POR
Fourth Official: Sara Alves POR
Referee Observer: Ivana Vlaić BIH

Albania – Ireland
Referee: Araksya Saribekyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Liana Grigoryan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Ainhoa Ruiz AND
Fourth Official: Marta Casado AND
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT

Sweden – Italy
Referee: Stephanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Camille Soriano FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Elodie Coppola FRA
Fourth Official: Emeline Rochebiliere FRA
Referee Observer: Elke Günther GER

Switzerland – Spain
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihaela Țepușă ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Petruța Iugulescu ROU
Fourth Official: Alina Peșu ROU
Referee Observer: Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb GER

Serbia – Poland
Referee: Galina Echeva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Ekaterina Marinova BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Yordanka Korcheva BUL
Fourth Official: Lyubima Banova BUL
Referee Observer: Knarik Grigoryan ARM

Andorra – Malta
Referee: Sofik Torosyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Kristine Grigoryan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Liana Yagmuryan ARM
Fourth Official: Artem Gasparyan ARM
Referee Observer: Pernilla Larsson SWE

Faroe Islands – Cyprus
Referee: Vivian Peeters NED
Assistant Referee 1: Sina Diekmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Joos GER
Fourth Official: Lizzy van der Helm NED
Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL

Portugal – Austria
Referee: Frida Klarlund DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Katrine Stensholm DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Anna Schmidt DEN
Fourth Official: Julie Al Thomsen DEN
Referee Observer: Jenny Palmqvist SWE

Iceland – Germany
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Emelie Elfstrand SWE
Fourth Official: Eva Svärdsudd SWE
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU

Northern Ireland – Hungary
Referee: Jelena Pejković CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Maja Petravić CRO
Fourth Official: Ivana Martinčić CRO
Referee Observer: Marta Frias Acedo ESP

Scotland – Netherlands
Referee: Jana Adamkova CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Lucie Ratajova CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Paulina Baranowska POL
Fourth Official: Monika Mularczyk POL
Referee Observer: Galina Doneva BUL

 
France – Norway
Referee: Kateryna Monzul UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Maryna Striletska UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Hrushko UKR
Fourth Official: Sofiya Prychyna UKR
Referee Observer: Dilan Gökcek Işcan TUR

Austrian referee at centre of abandoned match controversy steps down from FIFA list

The Austrian referee who officiated the abandoned match between New Zealand and Qatar has announced he will withdraw from international duties at the end of 2024.

The referee news website OÖ Schiedsrichter (Austrian Referee) reports: “The ÖFB (Austrian Football Association) announced in a circular this week that FIFA referee Manuel Schüttengruber, surprising to many, will voluntarily end his international career at the end of the year and will no longer represent the ÖFB as a referee on the international stage from 2024.” The report said he would move off the FIFA list after officiating more than 70 international matches since 2014. Instead, he plans to focus on Austrian national competitions, VAR roles and mentoring young talents. “I decided this for myself at the beginning of 2022 and made it known in a forward-looking and future-oriented manner in the summer of 2022 in a conversation with the then ÖFB referee commission,” Schüttengruber said. “The main reason is my family and my professional life. I want to spend more time with my wife and children and not have to schedule and plan everything like before. The international games and the effort associated with them now simply place too much time and physical strain on me.”

The All Whites refused to continue the game on 20 June 2023, after they protested to Manuel Schüttengruber (40) that a Qatar player had racially abused defender Michael Boxall. When the match officials declined to take action, the New Zealanders chose not to return to the pitch at Sonnenstee Stadium, Austria. The Qatar player accused of making the onfield slurs, Yusuf Abdurisag, denied racially abusing Boxall. New Zealand were leading 1-0 when Yusuf Abdurisag and Michael Boxall exchanged words. A number of All Whites heard what was said, and captain Joe Bell led the protests to referee Schüttengruber. At half-time, the New Zealand squad contacted NZ Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell and took the decision to not take the field. NZ Football tweeted: “Michael Boxall was racially abused during the first half of the game by a Qatari player. No official action was taken so the team have agreed not to come out for the second half of the match.” FIFA have since notified NZ Football they have been unable to take disciplinary proceedings due to a lack of evidence.

Source: Friends of Football

UEFA Women's Nations League 2023/24 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

27 October 2023

Italy – Spain
Referee: Alina Peșu ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Mihaela Țepușă ROU
Fourth Official: Cristina Trandafir ROU
Referee Observer: Dagmar Damkova CZE

North Macedonia – Kosovo
Referee: Michaela Pachtova CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zuzana Spindlerova CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Katka Hruškova CZE
Fourth Official: Karolina Jílkova CZE
Referee Observer: Paloma Quintero Siles ESP

Latvia – Moldova
Referee: Irini Pingiou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Georgía Komisopoulou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Vasilia Tsiklitari GRE
Fourth Official: Eleni Antoniou GRE
Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Czechia
Referee: Audrey Gerbel FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Camille Soriano FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Camille Comba FRA
Fourth Official: Clemence Goncalves FRA
Referee Observer: Carina Vitulano ITA

Faroe Islands – Azerbaijan
Referee: Jelena Jermolajeva LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Liga Didriķe LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Diana Vanaga-Araja LVA
Fourth Official: Darja Voitehoviča LVA
Referee Observer: Teodora Albon ROU

Greece – Ukraine
Referee: Jana Van Laere BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Melissa Lejear BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Elodie Coppola FRA
Fourth Official: Emeline Rochebiliere FRA
Referee Observer: Ana Minić SRB

Lithuania – Georgia
Referee: Zoi Stavrou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Despina Dimosthenous CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Angeliki Athanasopoulou CYP
Fourth Official: Ioanna Allagiotou CYP
Referee Observer: Petra Pavlikova SVK

Cyprus – Montenegro
Referee: Kateryna Usova UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Iryna Chayka UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Marta Pysaryuk UKR
Fourth Official: Lyudmyla Telbukh UKR
Referee Observer: Katarzyna Wierzbowska POL

Armenia – Estonia
Referee: Lotta Vuorio FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Alisa Levälampi FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Jenni Paavolainen FIN
Fourth Official: Satu Miettunen FIN
Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA

Germany – Wales
Referee: Monika Mularczyk POL
Assistant Referee 1: Anna Dąbrowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Julia Bukarowicz POL
Fourth Official: Anna Adamska POL
Referee Observer: Antonia Kokotou GRE

Finland – Croatia
Referee: Desiree Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Emilie Aubry SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Melanie Mazenauer SUI
Fourth Official: Nadine Reichmuth SUI
Referee Observer: Elke Günther GER

Poland – Serbia
Referee: Zuzana Valentova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslava Obertova SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Martina Ukropova SVK
Fourth Official: Maria Krčova SVK
Referee Observer: Caroline De Boeck BEL

Austria – Portugal
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Tiziana Trasciatti ITA
Fourth Official: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

Romania – Slovakia
Referee: Eszter Urban HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Anita Vad HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Noemi Hegedűs-Barath HUN
Fourth Official: Reka Bognar HUN
Referee Observer: Hanna Bordyuhova UKR

Hungary – Northern Ireland
Referee: Jurgita Mačikunyte LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Irina Pozdejeva LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Guoste Jonikaite LTU
Fourth Official: Ugne Smitaite LTU
Referee Observer: Galina Doneva BUL

Sweden – Switzerland
Referee: Riem Hussein GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sina Diekmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Joos GER
Fourth Official: Miriam Schwermer GER
Referee Observer: Ausra Kance LTU

Ireland – Albania
Referee: Lizzy van der Helm NED
Assistant Referee 1: Gerda Eidinzonaite LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley de Haan NED
Fourth Official: Sterre Bijlsma NED
Referee Observer: Jenny Palmqvist SWE

Norway – France
Referee: Rebecca Welch ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Emily Carney ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Franca Overtoom NED
Fourth Official: Kirsty Dowle ENG
Referee Observer: Luc Wouters BEL

Luxembourg – Turkey
Referee: Miriama Bočkova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Laura Cordani SMR
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandra Vargova SVK
Fourth Official: Balint Kiss SVK
Referee Observer: Hilda McDermott IRL

Belarus – Slovenia
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Nargis Magau KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Ulanowska POL
Fourth Official: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sek POL
Referee Observer: Aneliya Sinabova BUL

Malta – Andorra
Referee: Melis Özçigdem TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Sedef Aktan TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Merve Turan TUR
Fourth Official: Cansu Tiryaki TUR
Referee Observer: Marta Frias Acedo ESP

Iceland – Denmark
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Maja Petravić CRO
Fourth Official: Jelena Pejković CRO
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST

England – Belgium
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Tonja Weckström FIN
Fourth Official: Ifeoma Kulmala FIN
Referee Observer: Graziella Pirriatore ITA

Netherlands – Scotland
Referee: Ivana Projkovska MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Elena Soklevska-Ilievski MKD
Fourth Official: Irena Velevačkoska-Ristevski MKD
Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen FIN

Kassai: from pitch to boardroom – a journey of refereeing and learning

Viktor Kassai's international journey in refereeing began in 2003, and over a little more than three decades, he left his indelible mark on the game worldwide. He officiated at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, oversaw the 2011 UEFA Champions League final and took part in multiple UEFA EUROs before hanging up his whistle in 2020. Today, he's the driving force as the technical director for elite referees at the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB), a job he started after completing the UEFA MIP, a two-year master’s degree in football management offered by the UEFA Academy and two academic institutions: the Centre for Sports Law and Economics (CDES) at the University of Limoges and the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre at the University of London. He explains the role of refereeing in his life, the importance of continuous education and what it takes to be an accomplished referee.

- Why did you decide to become a referee?

- My father was my role model; he was also a referee. I knew from him that this was a very nice career and a great job. He liked football very much; I liked it too. A refereeing career is a great option for those who don’t necessarily have the talent to play football, yet they can still be part of the game.

- What did refereeing teach you over the years?

- I think it's very important, especially for young people to learn how to work in a team, how to be part of an organisation like regional football associations. You find yourself with hundreds of referees, young, old, men, women, so plenty of colleagues with a lot of diversity. As a young referee, you learn how to deal with people, how to deal with different characters. It’s a very good school of life.

- Do you have any advice for young referees who aspire to grow and develop in this field?

- Learn. Especially at the beginning. At the start of your career, you need to have some patience to learn. Not just a couple of weeks or months, but many years.

- Why did you decide to enrol in a programme like the UEFA MIP?

- I took part in the UEFA MIP because at the end of my refereeing career, I realised that it was not enough to have a nice career as a referee. I needed to see a different aspect of football. If you are a referee manager or club manager for example, you need to have different knowledge, not only your specific background. I wanted to learn from others. Refereeing is just a very small part of the whole football scene.

- How was it to share the classroom with players?

- It was interesting because I had a different view from them. I brought the referee perspective, and they had their player's perspective, so we could discuss the same topic but from a different angle, which was very nice. It was good also for players to get a better understanding of refereeing and vice versa.

- Are there some skills that you have as a referee that you could apply in the classroom?

- Yes, the big majority of referees are very disciplined people. The preparation of referees often consists of attending long seminars, participating in lectures, so I am used to that. I think for players it was not so easy as they are used to training for games but not taking part in long meetings. For me, it was not a problem to be in the classroom and to learn in a disciplined manner.

- And one final question, what's your most memorable match?

- Maybe the most memorable match was the 2011 Champions League final at Wembley between Barcelona and Manchester United. I think anyone starting a referee career dreams about the Champions League final. I worked for over 20 years to achieve this, and it was just amazing to be in Wembley Stadium. That was the biggest memory for me as an active referee.

Source: UEFA

Concacaf Women’s Gold Cup 2024 – Qualifiers (Matchday 2)

25-31 October 2023

Panama – Jamaica
Referee: Mirian Leon (SLV, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Kimberly Moreira (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Kindria Aguero (CRC)
Fourth Official: Deily Gomez (CRC)

Suriname – Guyana
Referee: Neressa Goldson (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Tyra Wilkinson (SKN)
Assistant Referee 2: Abigail McKenzie (ATG)
Fourth Official: Odette Hamilton (JAM)

Dominica – Antigua & Barbuda
Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (SKN)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephanie Yee-Sing (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Princess Brown (JAM)
Fourth Official: Crystal Sobers (TRI)

Martinique – Nicaragua
Referee: Natalie Simon (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Chantal Bourdeau (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Kali Smith (USA)
Fourth Official: Adorae Monroy (USA)

Grenada – US Virgin Islands
Referee: Cecile Hinds (TRI)
Assistant Referee 1: Denisha Isaacs (GUY)
Assistant Referee 2: Nikesha Gage (ATG)
Fourth Official: Diana Perez (MEX)

St. Kitts & Nevis – Haiti
Referee: Tori Penso (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mijensa Rensch (SUR)
Fourth Official: Anya Voigt (USA)

Honduras – El Salvador
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Heidy Caal (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Vilma Alvarado (GUA)
Fourth Official: Mayary Cartagena (GUA)

Cayman Islands – Curacao
Referee: Mairany Garcia (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramirez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Mayra Mora (MEX)
Fourth Official: Katia Garcia (MEX)

Bonaire – Aruba
Referee: Isabelle Duclos (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Gabriela Jimenez (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Nelly Alvarado (CRC)
Fourth Official: Janeishka Caban (PUR)

Turks & Caicos Islands – Belize
Referee: Danielle Chesky (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Meghan Mullen (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Suelle Shepperd (SUR)
Fourth Official: Alyssa Nichols (USA)

Trinidad & Tobago – Puerto Rico
Referee: Sandra Benitez (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: Lidia Ayala (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Teresa Moran (SLV)
Fourth Official: Karitza Guerra (HON)

Barbados – Bermuda
Referee: Saphire Stockman (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Carmen Munoz (NCA)
Assistant Referee 2: Yesica Aguilar (NCA)
Fourth Official: Marjorie Ponce (NCA)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines – Dominican Republic
Referee: Kedeen Foster (CAY)
Assistant Referee 1: Pamela Bernal (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Natasha Trott (BER)
Fourth Official: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)

Guadeloupe – Cuba
Referee: Alex Billeter (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Salma Perez (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Katarzina Wasiak (USA)
Fourth Official: Adorae Monroy (USA)

Jamaica – Guatemala
Referee: Diana Perez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Jessica Morales (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Carolina Briones (MEX)
Fourth Official: Priscila Perez (MEX)(

Guyana – Suriname
Referee: Crystal Sobers (TRI)
Assistant Referee 1: Carissa Douglas (TRI)
Assistant Referee 2: Tyra Wilkinson (SKN)
Fourth Official: Shandor Wilkinson (SKN)

Antigua & Barbuda – Dominica
Referee: Janeishka Caban (PUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Nelly Alvarado (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriela Jimenez (CRA)
Fourth Official: Isabelle Duclos (CAN)

Nicaragua – Martinique
Referee: Mayary Cartagena (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Lesbia Tzul (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Santa Medina (DOM)
Fourth Official: Astrid Gramajo (GUA)

El Salvador – Honduras
Referee: Alyssa Nichols (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Denisha Isaacs (GUY)
Assistant Referee 2: Tiffini Turpin (USA)
Fourth Official: Marianela Araya (CRC)

US Virgin Islands – Bahamas
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Marie-Han Gagnon-Chretien (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Snedden (CAN)
Fourth Official: Anya Voigt (USA)

Haiti – St. Kitts & Nevis
Referee: Francia Gonzalez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Lidia Ayala (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Teresa Moran (SLV)
Fourth Official: Danielle Chesky (USA)

Curaçao – Anguilla
Referee: Tatiana Guzman (NCA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivett Santiago (CUB)
Assistant Referee 2: Yanet Rodriguez (CUB)
Fourth Official: Marjorie Ponce (NCA)

Aruba – Bonaire
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Gabrielle Lemieux (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Brooke Mayo (USA)
Fourth Official: Saphire Stockman (CRC)

Belize – Turks & Caicos Islands
Referee: Karitza Guerra (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Katherine Prescod (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Dina Socop (GUA)
Fourth Official: Belkis Flores (HON)

Puerto Rico – Trinidad & Tobago
Referee: Merlin Soto (HON)
Assistant Referee 1: Shirley Perello (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Lesly Gutierrez (HON)
Fourth Official: Melissa Borjas (HON)

Bermuda – Barbados
Referee: Katia Garcia (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Enedina Caudillo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Diaz (MEX)
Fourth Official: Karen Hernandez (MEX)

Dominican Republic – St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Referee: Suleimy Linares (CUB)
Assistant Referee 1: Nereyda Diaz (CUB)
Assistant Referee 2: Angelica Pena (CUB)
Fourth Official: Dilia Bradley (GUA)

Cuba – Guadeloupe
Referee: Smeedly Saint-Jean (HAI)
Assistant Referee 1: Falone Dieurisma (HAI)
Assistant Referee 2: Shirly Baten (GUA)
Fourth Official: Glenda Lopez (GUA)

CONMEBOL replaced all Bolivian referees at the Pan-American Games

Shortly before the start of the Santiago 2023 Pan-American Games, CONMEBOL announced the replacement of 10 Bolivian and 1 Peruvian referee originally appointed for the tournament. The replacements are from Uruguay, Peru and Paraguay. The 19th edition of the South American multi-sport event is showcasing more than 7,000 athletes from the 41 countries of the Olympic Movement of the Americas in the 39 sports disciplines.

An official statement from the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) announced the replacement of 11 referees appointed for the Pan-American Games. There are 5 men and 5 women of Bolivian nationality among the referees and assistants replaced: Christian Aleman, Gaad Flores, Jesus Antelo, Wilian Medina, Ruben Flores, Jhanet Portugal, Alejandra Quisbert, Elizabeth Blanco, Noemi Flores and Maricielo Urapuca. In addition, there is a Peruvian referee, Augusto Menendez. They were replaced by referees of Uruguayan, Peruvian and Paraguayan nationality. The CONMEBOL statement does not specify the reason for their replacement.

Source: OneFootball

CONMEBOL Libertadores Final 2023: Roldan (COL)

4 November 2023

Boca Juniors – Fluminense
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzman (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Dionisio Ruiz (COL)
Fourth Official: Andres Rojas (COL)
Reserve AR: Wilmar Navarro (COL)
VAR: Juan Lara (CHI)
AVAR: Angelo Hermosillo (CHI)
OVAR: Edson Cisternas (CHI)
SVAR: John Ospina (COL)
Referee Assessor: Dario Ubriaco (URU)
VAR Supervisor: Wilson Avila (ECU)

CONMEBOL Sudamericana Final 2023: Valenzuela (VEN)

28 October 2023

Fortaleza – LDU Quito
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Tulio Moreno (VEN)
Fourth Official: Angel Arteaga (VEN)
Reserve AR: Carlos Lopez (VEN)
VAR: Jorge Balino (ARG)
AVAR: Hector Paletta (ARG)
OVAR: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)
SVAR: Silvio Trucco (ARG)
Referee Assessor: Jose Buitrago (COL)
VAR Supervisor: Victor Carrillo (PER)

UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

26 October 2023

FC Lugano – Club Brugge
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe ROU
Fourth Official: Constantin Colțescu ROU
VAR: Marco Guida ITA
AVAR: Francesco Meraviglia ITA
Referee Observer: Mark Whitby WAL

LOSC Lille – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Andrea Colombo ITA
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Matteo Gariglio ITA
Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU

KI Klaksvik – Olimpija Ljubljana
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Dominik Schaal GER
Fourth Official: Robert Schröder GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Günter Perl GER
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

KAA Gent – Breidablik
Referee: Robertas Valikonis LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Benas Kikutis LTU
Fourth Official: Donatas Simenas LTU
VAR: Pawel Malec POL
AVAR: Pawel Raczkowski POL
Referee Observer: Michalis Koukoulakis GRE

FC Ballkani – Astana FK
Referee: Vasilios Fotias GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meindanas GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Konstantinos Psarris GRE
Fourth Official: Ioannis Papadopoulos GRE
VAR: Evangelos Manouchos GRE
AVAR: Stefanos Koumbarakis GRE
Referee Observer: Simon Evans WAL

AZ Alkmaar – Aston Villa
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Eduard Beitinger GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Daniel Siebert GER
AVAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
Referee Observer: Tony Asumaa FIN

Fenerbahce – Ludogorets
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Alejandro Estevez Iglesias ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ortiz Arias ESP
VAR: Cesar Soto Grado ESP
AVAR: Santiago Jaime Latre ESP
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU

GNK Dinamo – Viktoria Plzen
Referee: Robert Jones ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Harry Lennard ENG
Fourth Official: Michael Salisbury ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

Bodo Glimt – Beşiktaş
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Svetozar Živin SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Borović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN

Zrinjski Mostar – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Andrei Chivulete ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Andrei Constantinescu ROU
Fourth Official: Florin Andrei ROU
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Daniele Paterna ITA
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlak CZE

KRC Genk – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Dejan Kostadinov MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Goce Petreski MKD
Fourth Official: Marjan Dejanoski MKD
VAR: Fran Jović CRO
AVAR: Mario Zebec CRO
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek AUT

ACF Fiorentina – FK Čukarički
Referee: Chrysovalandis Theoulí CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Michaíl Sotiríou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Pavlos Georgíou CYP
Fourth Official: Kyriakos Athanasíou CYP
VAR: Dimitrios Solomou CYP
AVAR: Marios Christoforou CYP
Referee Observer: Calum Murray SCO

Eintracht Frankfurt – HJK Helsinki
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Andriy Skrypka UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni ITA

Aberdeen FC – PAOK
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Kjell Alseth NOR

Spartak Trnava – FC Nordsjaelland
Referee: Allard Lindhout NED
Assistant Referee 1: Joost van Zuilen NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Sander van der Eijk NED
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Jochem Kamphuis NED
Referee Observer: Christos Nikolaidis CYP

Maccabi Tel Aviv – Zorya Luhansk
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Guillaume Maire SUI
Fourth Official: Johannes von Mandach SUI
VAR: Lionel Tschudi SUI
AVAR: Luca Cibelli SUI

UEFA Europa League 2023/2024 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

26 October 2023

Olympiakos – West Ham United
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR

TSC Bačka Topola – SC Freiburg
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Kamal Umudlu AZE
VAR: Alper Ulusoy TUR
AVAR: Abdulkadir Bitigen TUR
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

Olympique de Marseille – AEK Athens
Referee: Daniel Stefanski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Dawid Golis POL
Assistant Referee 2: Michal Obukowicz POL
Fourth Official: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

Sparta Praha – Rangers FC
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Dietz GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christof Günsch GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Pascal Müller GER
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB

Aris Limassol – Real Betis
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Polaček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednar SVK
Fourth Official: Boris Marhefka SVK
VAR: Michal Očenaš SVK
AVAR: Edwin van de Graaf NED
Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski MKD

Sturm Graz – Atalanta BC
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Alen Jakšić CRO
Fourth Official: Dario Bel CRO
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Nejc Kajtazovič SVN
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Rakow Czestochowa – Sporting CP
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordanis Aptosoglou GRE
Fourth Official: Andreas Gamaris GRE
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos GRE
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

Molde FK – BK Häcken
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Esther Staubli SUI
Referee Observer: Joao Ferreira POR

Brighton & Hove Albion – AFC Ajax
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Winkler POL
Fourth Official: Patryk Gryckiewicz POL
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
Referee Observer: Lucilio Batista POR

Union St. Gilloise – LASK Linz
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Cevdet Kömürcüoglu TUR
Fourth Official: Cagdas Altay TUR
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE

Liverpool FC – Toulouse FC
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Marco Fritz GER
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROU

Panathinaikos – Stade Rennais
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
VAR: Luis Godinho POR
AVAR: Andre Narciso POR
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR

AS Roma – Slavia Praha
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Benoît Millot FRA
Referee Observer: David Fernandez Borbalan ESP

Sheriff Tiraspol – Servette FC
Referee: John Brooks ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Darren England ENG
VAR: David Coote ENG
AVAR: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Referee Observer: Manuel Diaz Vega ESP

Bayer Leverkusen – Qarabag FK
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Paolo Valeri ITA
Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis GRE

UEFA Champions League 2023/2024 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

24 October 2023

Galatasaray SK – Bayern München
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Fourth Official: Daniele Chiffi (ITA)
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo (ITA)
AVAR: Gianluca Aureliano (ITA)
Referee Observer: Bernardino Gonzalez (ESP)

Inter Milano – RB Salzburg
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat (FRA)
VAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
AVAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: Juan Fernandez Marin (ESP)

Manchester United – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza (ITA)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)

Sevilla FC – Arsenal FC
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderqvist (SWE)
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Nejc Kajtazović (SVN)
Referee Observer: Domenico Messina (ITA)

RC Lens – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan (ROU)
VAR: Cătălin Popa (ROU)
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Milorad Mažić (SRB)

SC Braga – Real Madrid
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Cook (ENG)
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley (ENG)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
AVAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)

Union Berlin – SSC Napoli
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrisimbegović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo (BIH)
Fourth Official: Dragan Petrović (BIH)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk (POL)
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)

SL Benfica – Real Sociedad
Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwan Finjean (FRA)
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buqut (FRA)
VAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
AVAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

25 October 2023
Feyenoord – Lazio
Referee: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch (GER)
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen (GER)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Referee Observer: Stephane Lannoy (FRA)

FC Barcelona – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor (SVK)
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović (SVK)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Piotr Lasyk (POL)
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)

Celtic FC – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER)
VAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
AVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

Paris St. Germain – AC Milan
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Matej Jug (SVN)
VAR: Nejc Kajtazovič (SVN)
AVAR: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)

Newcastle FC – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Artur Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Soares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ribeiro (POR)
Fourth Official: Gustavo Correia (POR)
VAR: Tiago Martins (POR)
AVAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

RB Leipzig – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Cabanero Martinez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Jose Munuera Montero (ESP)
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
AVAR: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea (ESP)
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)

Young Boys – Manchester City
Referee: Morten Krogh (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis Rasmussen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Bramsen (DEN)
Fourth Official: Peter Kjaersgaard (DEN)
VAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
AVAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)

Royal Antwerp – FC Porto
Referee: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Aurelien Berthomieu (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aurelien Drouet (FRA)
Fourth Official: Bastien Dechepy (FRA)
VAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
AVAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR

AFC Champions League 2023/2024 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

23-25 October 2023

Ulsan Hyundai – Johor Darul Tazim
Referee: Alireza Faghani (AUS, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Beecham (AUS)
Fourth Official: Jonathan Barreiro (AUS)
VAR: Shaun Evans (AUS)
AVAR: Alex King (AUS)

Urawa Red Diamonds – Pohang Steelers
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Sapenko (UZB)
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin (UZB)
Fourth Official: Mongkolchai Pechsri (THA)
VAR: Firdavs Norsafarov (UZB)
AVAR: Rahimbek Karimov (UZB)

Pathum United – Kawasaki Frontale
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (IRN)
Assistant Referee 1: Saeid Ghasemi (IRN)
Assistant Referee 2: Alireza Ildorom (IRN)
Fourth Official: Tam Ping Wun (HKG)
VAR: Ammar Al Jneibi (UAE)
AVAR: Yahya Al Mulla (UAE)

Wuhan FC – Hanoi FC
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (MAS)
Assistant Referee 1: Zairul Tan (MAS)
Assistant Referee 2: Arif Rasid (MAS)
Fourth Official: Wiwat Jumpaoon (THA)
VAR: Meshari Al Shamari (QAT)
AVAR: Mohammed Al Shammari (QAT)

Pakhtakor FC – Ahal FC
Referee: Jumpei Iida (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Isao Nishihashi (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Kota Watanabe (JPN)
Fourth Official: Hiroki Kasahara (JPN)
VAR: Yusuke Araki (JPN)
AVAR: Yudai Yamamoto (JPN)

Al Ain – Al Fayha
Referee: Hanna Hattab (SYR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ali Ahmad (SYR)
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamad Kazzaz (SYR)
Fourth Official: Shen Yinhao (CHN)
VAR: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
AVAR: Ahmed Al Ali (JOR)

Persepolis FC – FC Istiklol
Referee: Mohanad Sarray (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 1: Watheq Al Swaiedi (IRQ)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Al Baghdadi (IRQ)
Fourth Official: Ammar Ashkanani (KUW)
VAR: Ali Al Qaysi (IRQ)
AVAR: Hashem Al Ibrahim (KUW)

Al Nassr – Al Duhail
Referee: Ahmed Al Kaf (OMA)
Assistant Referee 1: Abu Al Amri (OMA)
Assistant Referee 2: Rashid Al Ghaithi (OMA)
Fourth Official: Jansen Foo (SIN)
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA)

Jeonbuk Motors – Lion City Sailors
Referee: Khamis Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Yousuf Al Shammari (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Zahy Al Shammari (QAT)
Fourth Official: Hussein A Yehia (LBN)
VAR: Abdulla Al Marri (QAT)
AVAR: Lara Lee (AUS)

Yokohama Marinos – Kaya Iloilo
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (TJK)
Assistant Referee 1: Vafo Karaev (TJK)
Assistant Referee 2: Xasan Karimov (TJK)
Fourth Official: Mongkolchai Pechsri (THA)
VAR: Firdavs Norsafarov (UZB)
AVAR: Rahimbek Karimov (UZB)

Incheon United – Shandong Taishan
Referee: Axrol Riskullayev (UZB)
Assistant Referee 1: Sanjar Shayusupov (UZB)
Assistant Referee 2: Alisher Usmanov (UZB)
Fourth Official: Rustam Lutfullin (UZB)
VAR: Abdurashid Khudoyberganov (UZB)
AVAR: Aziz Asimov (UZB)

Buriram United – Melbourne City
Referee: Omar Al Ali (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Jasem Al Ali (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Saeed Al Marzooqi (UAE)
Fourth Official: Tam Ping Wun (HKG)
VAR: Ahmed Darwish (UAE)
AVAR: Yahya Al Mulla (UAE)

Zhejiang FC – Ventforet Kofu
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (KOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Park Kyun-Yong (KOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Jang Jong-Pil (KOR)
Fourth Official: Kim Dae-Yong (KOR)
VAR: Ko Hyung-Jin (KOR)
AVAR: Kim Hee-Gon (KOR)

Kitchee SC – Bangkok United
Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (KSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hesham Al Refaei (KSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Omar Al Jamal (KSA)
Fourth Official: Ngo Duy Lan (VIE)
VAR: Mohammed Al Hoish (KSA)
AVAR: Shukri Al Hunfush (KSA)

AGMK – Sepahan
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (KUW)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulhadi Manea (KUW)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmad Sadeq (KUW)
Fourth Official: Hiroki Kasahara (JPN)
VAR: Abdullah Jamali (KUW)
AVAR: Abdullah Al Kandari (KUW)

Sharjah – Nasaf
Referee: Fu Ming (CHN)
Assistant Referee 1: Cao Yi (CHN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ma Ji (CHN)
Fourth Official: Hanna Hattab (SYR)
VAR: Shen Yinhao (CHN)
AVAR: Ma Ning (CHN)

Al Ittihad – Air Force
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla (UAE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al Hammadi (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Hasan Al Mahri (UAE)
Fourth Official: Sultan Al Hammadi (UAE)
VAR: Adel Al Naqbi (UAE)
AVAR: Mohammed Khadim (UAE)

Pakhtakor – Ahal
Referee: Salman Falahi (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Ramzan Al Naemi (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Majid Al Shammari (QAT)
Fourth Official: Dilan Perera (SRI)
VAR: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT)
AVAR: Mohamed El Shrief (QAT)

Al Sadd – Al Faisaly
Referee: Khalid Al Turais (KSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Al Abakry (KSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdulrahim Al Shammari (KSA)
Fourth Official: Chae Sang-Hyeop (KOR)
VAR: Abdullah Al Shehri (KSA)
AVAR: Faisal Al Balawi (KSA)

Al Hilal – Mumbay City
Referee: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Ronnie Koh (SIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Abdul Hannan (SIN)
Fourth Official: Jansen Foo (SIN)
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA)
AVAR: Torphong Somsing (THA)

Concacaf Central American Cup 2023 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

25-26 October 2023

CS Herediano – LD Alajuelense
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales (NCA)
Assistant Referee 2: Raymundo Feliz (DOM)
Fourth Official: Sergio Reyna (GUA)

Real Esteli – CA Independiente
Referee: Juan Calderon (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Mora (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: William Arrieta (CRC)
Fourth Official: Benjamin Pineda (CRC)

Play-In Matches (First Leg), 24-25 October 2023

CS Cartagines – Comunicaciones FC
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lyes Arfa (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt (CAN)
Fourth Official: Victor Rivas (USA)

FC Motagua – Deportivo Saprissa
Referee: Daniel Quintero (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Michel Espinoza (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Leonardo Castillo (MEX)
Fourth Official: Oliver Vergara (PAN)

Concacaf Caribbean Cup 2023 – Semi-finals (First Leg)

24-25 October 2023

Harbour View FC – Cavalier FC
Referee: Yadel Martinez (CUB, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Leonel Garcia (CUB)
Assistant Referee 2: Yordanis Gomez (CUB)
Fourth Official: Ricangel De Leca (ARU)

Moca FC – SV Robinhood
Referee: Kimbell Ward (SKN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jaden Rouse (SKN)
Assistant Referee 2: Lenroy Parris (SKN)
Fourth Official: Hakeem Harvey (SKN)

CAF African Football League 2023 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

24-25 October 2023

Al Ahly – Simba
Referee: Jean Ndala-Ngambo (COD, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)
Assistant Referee 2: Arsenio Marengula (MOZ)
Fourth Official: Messie Nkounkou (COD)
VAR: Adil Zourak (MAR)
AVAR: Hamza El-Fariq (MAR)

Mamelodi Sundowns – Petro de Luanda
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG)
Assistant Referee 1: Mokrane Gourari (ALG)
Assistant Referee 2: Abbes Zerhouni (ALG)
Fourth Official: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (BDI)
VAR: Haythem Guirat (TUN)
AVAR: Samir Guezzaz (MAR)

ES Tunis – TP Mazembe
Referee: Abongile Tom (RSA)
Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Siwela (RSA)
Assistant Referee 2: Souru Phatsoane (LES)
Fourth Official: Samuel Uwikunda (RWA)
VAR: Daniel Laryea (GHA)
AVAR: Lahlou Benbraham (ALG)

Wydad AC – Enyimba
Referee: Pierre Atcho (GAB)
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga (GAB)
Assistant Referee 2: Carine Atezambong (CMR)
Fourth Official: Tanguy Mebiame (GAB)
VAR: Mahmoud Ashour (EGY)
AVAR: Mahmoud El-Banna (EGY)

Estrada Fernandez alleges: Secret video review system used in Spain

Spanish football has been rocked by another referee controversy after a former referee claimed that the Spanish Refereeing Committee (CTA) installed a second, secret video review system unbeknownst to LaLiga, Spanish clubs, and the general public. Xavier Estrada Fernandez, the referee that has made the accusation, quit his job as a referee when the Negreira case broke earlier this year, leading to the head of the Spanish Referees Committee, Luis Medina Cantalejo, calling him a “coward.” Later at a press conference calling it, “the dirtiest thing I've seen in 40 years.”

Estrada Fernandez spoke to A Diario on Radio MARCA revealing the details of an undisclosed second VAR room used for high-profile fixtures, which involved the presence of leading refereeing figures. “It is a room that has been used for several years by the Committee. There are two rooms. A room for the Hawk Eye, who are the technicians and operators of the VAR. And an operations room that is not reflected in the Federation's statutes, nor in the VAR protocol, nor in our employment contracts,” Estrada Fernandez explained. According to the retired referee, the room was introduced in the 2019/20 season for major games such as El Clasico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. He says that those present in the room included the aforementioned Luis Medina Cantalejo, Carlos Velasco Carballo, who led the VAR project in Spanish soccer, and Carlos Clos Gomez, who also held a senior role in the leadership of the introduction of VAR. What will make the accusation more concerning is that Estrada Fernandez continues to explain that "they created this room without explaining it publicly to LaLiga or the clubs" while insisting that the fact “that there has been communication [between the two VAR rooms] is clear.” There are clear similarities between this and some of the approaches that been made public by the Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF). In 2021/22, a Director of Operations was appointed to watch matches live and to monitor the usage of VAR, with the two directors of operations being Clos Gomez and Undiano Mallenco. At the time of its introduction, it was claimed that they could supervise VAR, but without any communication with either on-field or VAR officials. However, in 2022/23, this was extended to other current referees, who were not compensated financially for fulfilling the role of Director of Operations, which was later changed to Reserve VAR.

The RFEF reacted to the accusations with a strong statement, which reads as follows: “In order to categorically deny and clarify some recent publication, we would like to inform that the VOR space at the Football City in Las Rozas of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, which has been shown on many occasions to both professional clubs and the media in an exercise of absolute transparency, consists of seven closed VAR rooms, a space with five VAR stations and two additional rooms. In the first additional room, technicians from technology provider Hawk-Eye are in charge of the technical management of the matches (preparation of the matches with television production, software management, server control, etc.). The second, called the VAR Reserves Room, houses an extra VAR referee for each of the matches, whose functions are to monitor the match and be ready to replace the VAR or AVAR in the event of a medical problem. This person provides the CTA with immediate information on any technical problems in the matches or extraordinary incidents (weather problems, crowd mishaps, etc.), but they never interact with the VAR or AVAR of the match except to inform them that the offside lines sent to the TV production have not been shown in the program, since it is the latter who decides whether or not to incorporate them into the broadcast. La Liga has been aware of these spaces since the very moment of their creation. Moreover, both the current member appointed by La Liga to the Arbitration Committee for Professional Competition, Arturo Dauden Ibanez, and his predecessor, Antonio Lopez Nieto, have repeatedly visited these rooms and are fully aware of the use made of them. It is also pertinent to remember that the existence and use of these additional rooms is common in international FIFA and UEFA competitions, as well as in the main European leagues. Finally, the CTA would like to remind that the images and audios generated in the VOR during the match are recorded.”

Source: Forbes

CONMEBOL Women’s Libertadores Final 2023: Quinonez (PAR)

21 October 2023

Final

Palmeiras – Corinthians
Referee: Zulma Quinonez (PAR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nancy Fernandez (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nadia Weiler (PAR)
Fourth Official: Emikar Calderas (VEN)
Reserve AR: Migdalia Rodriguez (VEN)
VAR : Jenny Arias (COL)
AVAR 1: Monica Amboya (ECU)
AVAR 2: Susana Corella (ECU)
Referee Assessor: Sandra Zambrano (ECU)
VAR Supervisor: Sabrina Lois (ARG)

Match for Third Place
Atletico – Internacional
Referee: Anahi Fernandez (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Belen Clavijo (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Daiana Fernandez (URU)
Fourth Official: Laura Fortunato (ARG)
Reserve AR: Mariana De Almeida (ARG)
VAR: Maria Carvajal (CHI)
AVAR 1: Leslie Vasquez (CHI)
AVAR 2: Marcia Castillo (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Myriam Melgarejo (PAR)
VAR Supervisor: Angel Sanchez (ARG)

FA calls for 'autonomous' robot referees to be introduced in England

The Football Association have reportedly called on 'autonomous' robot referees to be introduced to English football. Mark Bullingham, the chief executive of the FA, asked for more technology to be considered by officiating teams after a number of recent high-profile mistakes in the Premier League, The Sun has reported.

'You should never have a scenario where you take away from the experience in the stadium or at home,' he told a Leaders Week conference in London. 'We've got to be really, really careful about that. Of course, people used to complain about decisions being made wrong and it's important to get decisions right, so that's the starting point. In terms of technology, the question is: Are there ways you can make the decisions quicker? Because I think everyone hates that long pause in the stadium or at home. You're seeing technological innovations in terms of, for example, semi-autonomous offsides. Can it eventually go autonomous?'

Under-fire Premier League referee Darren England was slammed for his astonishing blunder that led to Liverpool being denied a legitimate goal against Tottenham in the Premier League. He was specifically blasted for his 'critical concentration lapse' and prioritising 'efficiency over accuracy'. In a hard-hitting report, referees' body the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) delivered a damning indictment of England's performance claiming that he rushed a routine situation and 'inexplicably' chalked off Luiz Diaz's disallowed goal. The report was sent to the Premier League but not disclosed to the public, with England bearing the brunt of the blame while his Video Assistant Referee (VAR) assistant Dan Cook was also criticised for a lack of basic communication. The referee's body said in its review, seen by Mail Sport, that the error came from 'a critical lapse in concentration and clear lack of focus… by an individual match official which saw him inexplicably 'check completing' an incorrect on-field decision.'

Source: Daily Mail

UEFA Youth League 2023/2024 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

24 October 2023

Galatasaray – Bayern München
Referee: David Šmajc SVN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Can Cengiz TUR
Referee Observer: Bernardino Gonzalez ESP

Sevilla FC – Arsenal FC
Referee: Miloš Gigović BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Damir Lazić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Amer Macić BIH
Fourth Official: Ignacio de Santisteban Adame ESP
Referee Observer: Domenico Messina ITA

RC Lens – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Marc Bollengier FRA
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR

Inter Milano – FC Salzburg
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Martins Svipsts LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševčenko LVA
Fourth Official: Davide Ghersini ITA
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

Manchester United – FC Copenhagen
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Darragh Keegan IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Eoin Harte IRL
Fourth Official: Scott Tallis ENG
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

Union Berlin – SSC Napoli
Referee: Jan Petrik CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Kamil Hajek CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Hurych CZE
Fourth Official: Florian Lechner GER
Referee Observer: Ladislav Gadosi SVK

SC Braga – Real Madrid
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Roy de Nas NED
Assistant Referee 2: Dyon Fikkert NED
Fourth Official: Marcio Torres POR
Referee Observer: Salustia Cipres AND

SL Benfica – Real Sociedad
Referee: Miloš Bošković MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Radulović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Gojković MNE
Fourth Official: Diogo Rosa POR
Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG

25 October 2023
Feyenoord – Lazio
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Riivo Stolts EST
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
Referee Observer: Stephane Lannoy FRA

Paris St. Germain – AC Milan
Referee: Alessandro Dudič SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Alain Heiniger SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI
Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue FRA
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

FC Barcelona – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Marios Kalogirou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Iraklis Komodromos CYP
Fourth Official: David Lopez Jimenez ESP
Referee Observer: Christof Dierick BEL

Royal Antwerp – FC Porto
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Drilon Rexhepi KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Altin Zhegrova KOS
Fourth Official: Michael Allaerts BEL
Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR

Young Boys – Manchester City
Referee: Daniiar Sahi KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Kalatşev KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Iurii Tihoniuk KAZ
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

Celtic FC – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Ondrej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Vlček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Hrabovsky CZE
Fourth Official: Calum Scott SCO
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark SCO

RB Leipzig – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Kuštrim Lika MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Slagan Markoski MKD
Fourth Official: Richard Hempel GER
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX

Newcastle United – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Olli Jantunen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Christian De Casseres FIN
Fourth Official: Benjamin Speedie ENG
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG

UEFA Youth League 2023/2024 – Domestic Champions Path, Round 1 (Second Leg)

24 October 2023

PFK Ludogorets – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Slagan Markoski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Branko Putilin MKD
Fourth Official: Georgi Ginchev BUL

Hamilton Academical – Molde FK
Referee: Ante Čulina CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pušić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Dario Kolarević CRO
Fourth Official: Ross Hardie SCO
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

25 October 2023
Başakşehir FK – GNK Dinamo
Referee: Martin Dohal SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaš Vorel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaš Straka SVK
Fourth Official: Ertugrul Kösterelioglu TUR
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

FC Midtjylland – FC Famalicao
Referee: Roman Jitari MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Luchița MDA
Fourth Official: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Referee Observer: Peter Rasmussen DEN

Sheriff Tiraspol – Turan FK
Referee: Jakob Sundberg DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Markus DEN
Fourth Official: Igor Boșca MDA
Referee Observer: Igor Șațkii MDA

FK Sarajevo – Rukh Lviv
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: George Neacșu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Adrian Vornicu ROU
Fourth Official: Nihad Ljajić BIH
Referee Observer: Sabri Celik TUR

Maccabi Haifa – Sparta Praha
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO

Puskas Akademia – Qabala IK
Referee: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Tom Gronevik NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Fourth Official: Marton Rusz HUN
Referee Observer: Zoltan Szarka HUN

MSK Žilina – Pafos FC
Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Smiljanić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Perić BIH
Fourth Official: Kristian Michel SVK
Referee Observer: Radek Prihoda CZE

FC Nantes – Lech Poznan
Referee: James Robinson NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jeffrey NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Nethery NIR
Fourth Official: Benjamin Lepaysant FRA
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA

Klaipedos FM – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Andreas Argyrou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Nikos Englezou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriakos Sokratous CYP
Fourth Official: Kestutis Bartuskevičius LTU
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

HJK Helsinki – Malmö FF
Referee: Helgi Jonasson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Eysteinn Hrafnkelsson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Patrik Gudmundsson ISL
Fourth Official: Matti Roth FIN
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN

FK Partizan – Universitatea Craiova
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Sokolov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev BUL
Fourth Official: Milan Stefanović SRB
Referee Observer: Nenad Djokić SRB

FSV Mainz – NK Maribor
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Dimitrije Vlasačević SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Tomović SRB
Fourth Official: Tom Bauer GER
Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX

FC Basel – KAA Gent
Referee: Erkan Özdamar TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Anil Usta TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Gökhan Barcin TUR
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI

Lecce – Olympiakos
Referee: Miloš Savović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Paunović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Igor Tomašević MNE
Fourth Official: Federico Dionisi ITA
Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB

CAF African Football League 2023 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

20-23 October 2023

Simba – Al Ahly

Referee: Dahane Beida (MTN, photo)

Assistant Referee 1: Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo (MAD)
Assistant Referee 2: Koffi Ahonto (TOG)
Fourth Official: Issa Sy (SEN)
VAR: Lahlou Benbraham (ALG)
AVAR: Daniel Laryea (GHA)

Petro de Luanda – Mamelodi Sundowns
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (LIB)
Assistant Referee 1: Khalil Hassani (TUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Hossam (EGY)
Fourth Official: Bamlak Tessema (ETH)
VAR: Adil Zourak (MAR)
AVAR: Hamza Al-Fariq (MAR)

TP Mazembe – ES Tunis
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (SDN)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Ibrahim (SDN)
Assistant Referee 2: Liban Abdourazak (DJI)
Fourth Official: Imtehaz Heeralall (MRI)
VAR: Mahmoud Ashour (EGY)
AVAR: Mahmoud El-Banna (EGY)

Enyimba FC – Wydad AC
Referee: Mahamat Allaou (CHA)
Assistant Referee 1: Elvis Noupue (CMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nouha Bangoura (SEN)
Fourth Official: Boubou Traore (MLI)
VAR: Maria Rivet (MRI)
AVAR: Mohamed Adel (EGY)

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2023/2024 – Second Round (Second Leg)

18 October 2023

FC Rosengard – Spartak Subotica
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Elena Țepușă ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Roxana Ivanov ROU
Fourth Official: Cristina Trandafir ROU
Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL

Vorskla Poltava – AS Roma
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Silvia Fernandez Perez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Carmela Capistros Bitrian ESP
Fourth Official: Maria Gil Soriano ESP
Referee Observer: Maria Persson SWE

Universitatea Cluj – Slavia Praha
Referee: Deborah Anex SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Emilie Aubry SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Laetitia Nuara SUI
Fourth Official: Laura Mauricio SUI
Referee Observer: Silvia Spinelli ITA

Sparta Praha – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Abigail Byrne ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lisa Rashid ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Nicoleta Bria ENG
Fourth Official: Kirsty Dowle ENG
Referee Observer: Miroslava Migalova SVK

VfL Wolfsburg – Paris FC
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Emelie Elfstrand SWE
Fourth Official: Lovisa Johansson SWE
Referee Observer: Eleni Kyriou GRE

AFC Ajax – FC Zürich Frauen
Referee: Cheryl Foster WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Ceri Williams WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN
Fourth Official: Rebecca Welch ENG
Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA

St. Pölten Frauen – Valur
Referee: Catarina Campos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Sousa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Gomes POR
Fourth Official: Sílvia Domingos POR
Referee Observer: Wendy Toms ENG

SK Brann – Glasgow City
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernandez Gonzalez ESP
Fourth Official: Ainara Acevedo Dudley ESP
Referee Observer: Snježana Fočić CRO

FC Twente – BK Häcken
Referee: Eleni Antoniou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polyxeni Irodotou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Georgia Komisopoulou GRE
Fourth Official: Irini Pingiou GRE
Referee Observer: Christine Frai GER

Valerenga – Real Madrid
Referee: Alina Peșu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Petruța Iugulescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Fourth Official: Ana Terteleac ROU
Referee Observer: Dilan Gökcek Işcan TUR

Paris St. Germain – Manchester United
Referee: Ivana Projkovska MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Vjolca Izeiri MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Elena Soklevska-Ilievski MKD
Fourth Official: Irena Velevačkoska-Ristevski MKD
Referee Observer: Jenny Palmqvist SWE

SL Benfica – Apollon Ladies
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Maja Petravić CRO
Fourth Official: Sabina Bolić CRO
Referee Observer: Anri Saarivainio FIN

UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers (Matchday 8)

15 October 2023

Norway – Spain
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Dietz GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Marco Fritz GER
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

Georgia – Cyprus
Referee: Robert Jones ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Ian Hussin ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith ENG
Fourth Official: Simon Hooper ENG
VAR: David Coote ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI

Czechia – Faroe Islands
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Kai Erik Steen NOR
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Edwin Van De Graaf NED
Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakir TUR

Switzerland – Belarus
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
VAR: Luis Godinho POR
AVAR: Hugo Miguel POR
Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski MKD

Turkey – Latvia
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Florian Lata ALB
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Kreshnik Barjamaj ALB
Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich GER

Wales – Croatia
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP

Poland – Moldova
Referee: Artur Dias POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Soares POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Fourth Official: Antonio Nobre POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Helder Malheiro POR
Referee Observer: Marian Ružbarsky SVK

Romania – Andorra
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Koiv EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen EST
Fourth Official: Juri Frischer EST
VAR: Pascal Müller GER
AVAR: Harm Osmers GER
Referee Observer: David Malcom NIR

Kosovo – Israel
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović SVK
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Sven Jablonski GER
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE

16 October 2023
Azerbaijan – Austria
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Konstantinos Psarris GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Meintanas GRE
Fourth Official: Anastasios Papapetrou GRE
VAR: Angelos Evangelou GRE
AVAR: Vassilis Fotias GRE
Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR

Greece – Netherlands
Referee: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Naranjo Perez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sanchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: Jose Munuera Montero ESP
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera ESP
AVAR: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER

Gibraltar – Ireland
Referee: Christian Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiss AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger AUT
Fourth Official: Harald Lechner AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Manuel Schuttengruber AUT
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE

Belgium – Sweden
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
AVAR: Fabio Maresca ITA
Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis GRE

Iceland – Liechtenstein
Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Mehmet Tugral TUR
Fourth Official: Bahattin Şimşek TUR
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Hakan Ceylan TUR
Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Portugal
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Eyisoy TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Kerem Ersoy TUR
Fourth Official: Arda Kardeşler TUR
VAR: Benoît Millot FRA
AVAR: Alper Ulusoy TUR
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

Luxembourg – Slovakia
Referee: Jose Sanchez Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez ESP
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Santiago Jaime Latre ESP
Referee Observer: Gunnar Jonsson ISL

17 October 2023
England – Italy
Referee: Clement Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Erwan Finjean FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
VAR: Jerôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

Serbia – Montenegro
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Fourth Official: Pawel Raczkowski POL
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
AVAR: Bartosz Frankowski POL
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP

Finland – Kazakhstan
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrisimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Milos Gigović BIH
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Mario Zebec CRO
Referee Observer: Jorn-West Larsen DEN

Malta – Ukraine
Referee: Morten Krogh DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis Rasmussen DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffan Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Mikkel Redder DEN
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Jonas Hansen DEN
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

Lithuania – Hungary
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Doyando Myftari ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Avdo ALB
Fourth Official: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

Northern Ireland – Slovenia
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene ROU
Fourth Official: Horațiu Feșnic ROU
VAR: Marco Fritz GER
AVAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG

San Marino – Denmark
Referee: Viktor Kopievskyi UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Zhukov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Volodymyr Vysotskyi UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST