Concacaf Nations League 2023/2024 – Group Stage (Matchday 4)

15-17 October 2023

Haiti – Jamaica
Referee: Mario Escobar (GUA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Ventura (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Panjoj (GUA)
Fourth Official: Oliver Vergara (PAN)

Honduras – Cuba
Referee: Keylor Herrera (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Fernandez (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Mora (CRC)
Fourth Official: Steven Madrigal (CRC)

Suriname – Grenada
Referee: Daneon Parchment (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Ojay Duhaney (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicholas Anderson (JAM)
Fourth Official: Christopher Mason (JAM)

Guadeloupe – Saint Lucia
Referee: Nicolas Wassouf (MTN)
Assistant Referee 1: Ronald Bruna (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Peters (ATG)
Fourth Official: Prevot Gregory (GUY)

St. Kitts & Nevis – Sint Maarten
Referee: Yadel Martinez (CUB)
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Maybury (BER)
Assistant Referee 2: Clinton Hayward (BER)
Fourth Official: Shekiel Jokil (SUR)

Nicaragua – Montserrat
Referee: Jose Valladares (HON)
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Orellana (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Roney Salinas (HON)
Fourth Official: Jefferson Escobar (HON)

Dominican Republic – Barbados
Referee: Nima Saghafi (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Da Silva (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cory Richardson (USA)
Fourth Official: Patrick Senecharles (HAI)

Saint Martin – Anguilla
Referee: Jaime Herrera (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Mangandi (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Limanuel Sola (PUR)
Fourth Official: Oshane Nation (JAM)

Turks & Caicos Islands – British Virgin Islands
Referee: Hakeem Harvey (SKN)
Assistant Referee 1: Wasnah Barnarde (ATG)
Assistant Referee 2: Iroots Appleton (ATG)
Fourth Official: Ricangel De Leca (ARU)

French Guiana – St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Christopher Wattam (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt (CAN)
Fourth Official: Michael Venne (CAN)

Panama – Guatemala
Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Logan Brown (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Nicholas Uranga (USA)
Fourth Official: Ismael Cornejo (SLV)

El Salvador – Martinique
Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Barwegen (CAN)
Fourth Official: Juan Calderon (CRC)

Curacao – Trinidad & Tobago
Referee: Said Martinez (HON)
Assistant Referee 1: Walter Lopez (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez (HON)
Fourth Official: Raul Castro (HON)

Bermuda – Belize
Referee: David Gomez (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Jairo Morales (PUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Figueroa (PUR)
Fourth Official: Kwinsi Williams (TRI)

Guyana – Puerto Rico
Referee: Benjamin Pineda (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Zachari Zeegelaar (SUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Bare (DOM)
Fourth Official: Sergio Rozenhout (SUR)

Antigua & Barbuda – Bahamas
Referee: Reon Radix (GRN)
Assistant Referee 1: Clenton Daniel (GRN)
Assistant Referee 2: Damian Williams (JAM)
Fourth Official: Norberto Da Silva (CUW)

Cayman Islands – US Virgin Islands
Referee: Randy Encarnacion (DOM)
Assistant Referee 1: Raymundo Feliz (DOM)
Assistant Referee 2: Walter Cid (DOM)
Fourth Official: Tristley Bassue (SKN)

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 Qualifiers (Matchday 5)

16-17 October 2023

Ukraine – England
Referee: Gustavo Correia POR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Mota POR
Fourth Official: Joao Goncalves POR
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek AUT

Northern Ireland – Serbia
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Oystein Ytterland NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Tom Gronevik NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL

Latvia – Turkey
Referee: Tim Marshall NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Nethery NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Ryan Kelsey NIR
Fourth Official: Shane Andrews NIR
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

Albania – Montenegro
Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Robathan ENG
Fourth Official: Tim Robinson ENG
Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA

Kazakhstan – Spain
Referee: Walter Altmann AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Brandner AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Steinacher AUT
Fourth Official: Daniel Pfister AUT
Referee Observer: Nenad Djokić SRB

Azerbaijan – Luxembourg
Referee: Dumitru Muntean MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Oală MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Sergiu Bogdan MDA
Fourth Official: Igor Boșca MDA
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU

Georgia – Sweden
Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bresmes ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA

Moldova – North Macedonia
Referee: Robert Jenkins WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Ian Bird WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Harry Hendricks WAL
Fourth Official: Alex McInch WAL
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA

Armenia – Switzerland
Referee: Ferenc Karako HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Norbert Bornemissza HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Garai HUN
Fourth Official: Csaba Pinter HUN
Referee Observer: Clayton Pisani MLT

Romania – Finland
Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Damir Lazić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Perić BIH
Fourth Official: Dragan Petrović BIH
Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

Lithuania – Iceland
Referee: Luis Teixeira AND
Assistant Referee 1: Joan Serra AND
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Acosta AND
Fourth Official: Antoine Chiaramonti AND
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark SCO

Gibraltar – Netherlands
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Nikos Englezou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Marios Kalogirou CYP
Fourth Official: Dimitris Koumi CYP
Referee Observer: Juan Fernandez Marin ESP

Bulgaria – Kosovo
Referee: Jan Petrík CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Patak CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Lukaš Matoušek CZE
Fourth Official: Ladislav Szikszay CZE
Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN

Croatia – Belarus
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Goce Petreski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Slagan Markoski MKD
Fourth Official: Stojančo Trpčevski MKD
Referee Observer: Simon Evans WAL

Italy – Norway
Referee: Jonathan Lardot BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Florian Lemaire BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Quentin Blaise BEL
Fourth Official: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO

Hungary – Belgium
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik POL
Assistant Referee 1: Arkadiusz Wojcik POL
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Niemirowski POL
Fourth Official: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB

Poland – Estonia
Referee: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Geir Isaksen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Fourth Official: Marius Lien NOR
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

Slovenia – Austria
Referee: Visar Kastrati KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Besnik Morina KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Arbnor Bullatovci KOS
Fourth Official: Alban Shala KOS
Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU

Czechia – Denmark
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Tom Hansen LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Dani Balsa LUX
Fourth Official: Antonio Ferreira LUX
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović CRO

Scotland – Malta
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Radu Petrescu ROU
Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

France – Cyprus
Referee: Miloš Bošković MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Djikanović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Miodrag Brajović MNE
Fourth Official: Savo Vujović MNE
Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL

Andorra – Faroe Islands
Referee: Denys Shurman UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Kutsev UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO

Portugal – Greece
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Niklas Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Kristensson SWE
Fourth Official: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Referee Observer: Christos Nikolaidis CYP

UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers (Matchday 7)

12 October 2023

Spain – Scotland
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED)
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal (NED)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Clay Ruperti (NED)
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)

Latvia – Armenia
Referee: Rade Obrenović (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež (SVN)
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša (SVN)
VAR: Nejc Kajtazović (SVN)
AVAR: Alen Borošak (SVN)
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)

Cyprus – Norway
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radius (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
Fourth Official: Orestas Abramavičius (LTU)
VAR: Tiago Martins (POR)
AVAR: Hugo Miguel (POR)
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner (AUT)

Croatia – Turkey
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: Michael Salisbury (ENG)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
AVAR: John Brooks (ENG)
Referee Observer: Itchko Lozev (BUL)

Albania – Czechia
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan De Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Alex Bos (NED)
VAR: Rob Dieperink (NED)
AVAR: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
Referee Observer: Lucilio Batista (POR)

Faroe Islands – Poland
Referee: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Rogier Honig (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia (NED)
Fourth Official: Jannick Van Der Laan (NED)
VAR: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
AVAR: Erwin Blank (NED)
Referee Observer: Bernardino Gonzalez Vazquez (ESP)

Andorra – Kosovo
Referee: Nicholas Walsh (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence (SCO)
Fourth Official: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
VAR: Andrew Dallas (SCO)
AVAR: Donald Robertson (SCO)
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel (FRA)

Belarus – Romania
Referee: Espen Eskas (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin (NOR)
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Hagenes (NOR)
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Jose Munuera Montero (ESP)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

13 October 2023
Estonia – Azerbaijan
Referee: Robert Schröder (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Wessel (GER)
Fourth Official: Sandi Putros (DEN)
VAR: Benjamin Brand (GER)
AVAR: Pascal Müller (GER)
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)

Netherlands – France
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Kempter (GER)
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
Referee Observer: David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP)

Ireland – Greece
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderqvist (SWE)
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Manuel Diaz Vega (ESP)

Austria – Belgium
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Angel Nevado Rodriguez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
AVAR: Cesar Soto Grado (ESP)
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)

Iceland – Luxembourg
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Ridel (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner (AUT)
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann (AUT)
VAR: Manuel Schuttengruber (AUT)
AVAR: Alan Kijas (AUT)
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz (TUR)

Portugal – Slovakia
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Ioannis Papadopoulos (GRE)
VAR: Angelos Evangelou (GRE)
AVAR: Vassilis Fotias (GRE)
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian (FRA)

Liechtenstein – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Kupsik (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Pawel Malec (POL)
VAR: Piotr Lasyk (POL)
AVAR: Pawel Pskit (POL)
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin (SVN)

14 October 2023
Ukraine – North Macedonia
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: David Šmajc (SVN)
VAR: Nejc Kajtazovič (SVN)
AVAR: Matej Jug (SVN)
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)

Northern Ireland – San Marino
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Yves De Neve (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme (BEL)
VAR: Jan Boterberg (BEL)
AVAR: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason (ISL)

Bulgaria – Lithuania
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1:Levan Varamishvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia (GEO)
Fourth Official: Aleko Aptsiauri (GEO)
VAR: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
AVAR: Erwin Blank (NED)
Referee Observer: Kjell Alseth (NOR)

Slovenia – Finland
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Fourth Official: Rosario Abisso (ITA)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Valerio Marini (ITA)
Referee Observer: Luc Wouters (BEL)

Italy – Malta
Referee: Duje Strukan (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2:Alen Jakšić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Fran Jović (CRO)
VAR: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
AVAR: Mario Zebec (CRO)
Referee Observer: Joao Ferreira (POR)

Hungary – Serbia
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jeremy Stinat (FRA)
VAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy (FRA)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

Denmark – Kazakhstan
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Betts (ENG)
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley (ENG)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
AVAR: Michael Salisbury (ENG)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)

Concacaf Nations League 2023/2024 – Group Stage (Matchday 3)

12-14 October 2023

Cuba – Honduras
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Keytzel Corrales (NCA)
Assistant Referee 2: Emmanuel Aguirre (NCA)
Fourth Official: Bryan Lopez (GUA)

Suriname – Haiti
Referee: Victor Caceres (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Martinez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Jessica Morales (MEX)
Fourth Official: Daniel Quintero (MEX)

Grenada – Jamaica
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Jeremy Kieso (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cameron Blanchard (USA)
Fourth Official: Rubiel Vazquez (USA)

Saint Lucia – Guadeloupe
Referee: Oshane Nation (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephanie Yee-Sing (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo McKenzie (JAM)
Fourth Official: Okeito Nicholson (JAM)

Sint Maarten – St. Kitts & Nevis
Referee: Josue Ugalde (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Ramirez (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: William Chow (CRC)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Montero (CRC)

Bonaire – Anguilla
Referee: Norberto Da Silva (CUW)
Assistant Referee 1: Kenran Daniel (SVG)
Assistant Referee 2: Denroy Barker (SVG)
Fourth Official: Moeth Gaymes (SVG)

Dominica – British Virgin Islands
Referee: Ricangel De Leca (ARU)
Assistant Referee 1: Jade Salamatin (ARU)
Assistant Referee 2: Angelo Doyle (BRB)
Fourth Official: Tristley Bassue (SKN)

Curacao – Panama
Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Fourth Official: Victor Rivas (USA)

Martinique – El Salvador
Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Morin (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bisguerra (MEX)
Fourth Official: Adonai Escobedo (MEX)

Trinidad & Tobago – Guatemala
Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Henri Pupiro (NCA)
Fourth Official: Filiberto Martinez (SLV)

Montserrat – Nicaragua
Referee: Jorge Leira (PAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Alejandro Camarena (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andres Vargas (PAN)
Fourth Official: Reginald Gumbs (SKN)

Barbados – Dominican Republic
Referee: Benjamin Whitty (CAY)
Assistant Referee 1: Dwight Cummings (CAY)
Assistant Referee 2: Kemar Gayle (JAM)
Fourth Official: Sanchez Bass (SKN)

St. Vincent & the Grenadines – French Guiana
Referee: Steffon Dewar (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Melvin Reid (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Jermaine Yee-Sing (JAM)
Fourth Official: Kimbell Ward (SKN)

Belize – Bermuda
Referee: Juan Calderon (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Aczel Perez (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Enedina Caudillo (MEX)
Fourth Official: Nelson Salgado (HON)

Puerto Rico – Guyana
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Geovany Garcia (SLV)
Fourth Official: Melvin Matamoros (HON)

Bahamas – Antigua & Barbuda
Referee: Sergio Reyna (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: William Arrieta (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Tipaz (GUA)
Fourth Official: Julio Luna (GUA)

Aruba – US Virgin Islands
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (TRI)
Assistant Referee 1: Ainsley Rochard (TRI)
Assistant Referee 2: Caleb Wales (TRI)
Fourth Official: Timothy Derry (TRI)

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 Qualifiers (Matchday 4)

12-13 October 2023

England – Serbia
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Eduard Beitinger GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gomez ESP

Georgia – Netherlands
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Alain Heiniger SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT

Azerbaijan – Northern Ireland
Referee: Georgi Davidov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Georgi Doynov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Miroslav Ivanov BUL
Fourth Official: Kristiyan Kolev BUL
Referee Observer: Sabri Çelik TUR

Israel – Estonia
Referee: Peter Kralović SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Štrbo SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Zemko SVK
Fourth Official: Kristian Michel SVK
Referee Observer: Ferenc Szekely HUN

Luxembourg – Ukraine
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Gylfi Sigurdsson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Eysteinn Hrafnkelsson ISL
Fourth Official: Johann Jonsson ISL
Referee Observer: Igor Șațchii MDA

Latvia – Ireland
Referee: Oliver Reitala FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Mika Lamppu FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Olli Jantunen FIN
Fourth Official: Joni Hyytiä FIN
Referee Observer: Calum Murray SCO

Greece – Croatia
Referee: Thomas Owen WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Johnathon Bryant WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Bird WAL
Fourth Official: John Jones WAL
Referee Observer: Christof Dierick BEL

Finland – Albania
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Antonio Rapuano ITA
Referee Observer: Gerard Perry IRL

Malta – Belgium
Referee: Dzmitryj Dzmitryjeu BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Dzianis Jemialjančykau BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Palujanau BLR
Fourth Official: Aliaksiej Kulbakou BLR
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

Sweden – Moldova
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Sultana MLT
Fourth Official: Darryl Agius MLT
Referee Observer: Tony Asumaa FIN

Cyprus – Slovenia
Referee: David Munro SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Jonathan Bell SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Rae SCO
Fourth Official: Grant Irvine SCO
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas GRE

Czechia – Wales
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Kristine Grigoryan ARM
Fourth Official: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan ARM
Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytiä FIN

Bulgaria – Germany
Referee: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Ruben Wyns BEL
Fourth Official: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Referee Observer: Michalis Argyrou CYP

Portugal – Belarus
Referee: Lazar Lukić SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Dragan Bogićević SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Dragan Peranović SRB
Fourth Official: Pavle Tomić SRB
Referee Observer: Salustia Cipres AND

Bosnia and Herzegovina – France
Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Juuso Mantere FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
Referee Observer: Dimitar Mečkarovski MKD

Turkey – San Marino
Referee: Viktar Šymusik BLR
Assistant Referee 1: Siarhiej Kasaviec BLR
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Husieu BLR
Fourth Official: Anton Lashuk BLR
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP

Switzerland – Montenegro
Referee: Ivar Kristjansson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurdarson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Kristjan Olafs ISL
Fourth Official: Thorvaldur Arnason ISL
Referee Observer: John Ward IRL

Romania – Armenia
Referee: Robertas Valikonis LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Vytenis Kazlauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Benas Kikutis LTU
Fourth Official: Kestutis Bartuškevičius LTU
Referee Observer: Rene Temmink NED

Scotland – Hungary
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Roy de Nas NED
Fourth Official: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlak CZE

Italian referee 'facing suspension' after refusing to shake female official's hand

Serie A referee Juan Luca Sacchi is set to be handed a ‘one-match suspension’ after appearing to refuse to shake the hand of his female assistant referee Francesca Di Monte.

The incident took place ahead of Friday night’s Italian top-flight clash between Sassuolo and Lecce – although it has drawn contrasting reactions. Sacchi was walking to the head of the tunnel ahead of the clash at Stadio Via del Mare, in which the teams and his assistants were already situated. As he reached the end of the tunnel, where the officials would lead the players out onto the pitch, Sacchi’s hand was automatically shaken by Sassuolo captain Gian Marco Ferrari on his right, before he turned to his left to seek out the hand of Lecce skipper Gabriel Strefezza. However, it was at this juncture where the awkward incident occurred. As Sacchi turned his head, his assistant Di Monte had already offered her hand to shake his – which appeared to take the referee aback. Sacchi, who appeared to be slightly flustered by the incident, lifted his hand out of the way of Di Monte and instead sought that of Lecce’s Strefezza – who was standing directly behind her. Images shared on social media showed how the assistant official was left looking disgruntled by the episode.

While Sacchi, 38, has been criticised for ignoring her outstretched hand, it has been argued that this was not the protocol for officials – who shared the same facilities ahead of the match and would have already warmed up together. The referee did not seek or shake the hand of the other assistant official. Instead, it is standard for the referee to shake hands with both captains before the teams make their way out onto the pitch – a process which is then repeated in the centre circle area, where the two captains also typically embrace before a coin toss to decide which side kicks off and which direction they attack in the first half. Football Italia cites a report in TMW which claims that Sacchi will now be suspended from action for at least one match, after referee designator Gianluca Rocchi was said to be privately furious with the images that have been leaked on social media. There is yet to be any confirmation from the AIA – Italian Referees Association – on any potential consequences for Sacchi. The concern would be that their reputation has been tarnished by the episode, even if the official may not have done anything wrong other than awkwardly avoiding the outstretched hand of his female assistant.

Source: The Mirror

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

10-11 October 2023

Valur – SKN St. Pölten
Referee: Zuzana Valentova SVK (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslava Obertova SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Martina Ukropova SVK
Fourth Official: Maria Krčova SVK
Referee Observer: Gitte Holm DEN

Eintracht Frankfurt – Sparta Praha
Referee: Kristina Georgieva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Ekaterina Marinova BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Pavleta Rashkova BUL
Fourth Official: Lyubima Banova BUL
Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT

Paris FC – VfL Wolfsburg
Referee: Minka Vekkeli FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Tonja Weckström FIN
Fourth Official: Lina Lehtovaara FIN
Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP

Manchester United – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Frida Nielsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Sidsel Dall DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Anna Schmidt DEN
Fourth Official: Nanna Andersen DEN
Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić CRO

AS Roma – Vorskla Poltava
Referee: Desiree Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Linda Schmid SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Belinda Brem SUI
Fourth Official: Natalija Papovic SUI
Referee Observer: Petra Pavlikova SVK

Apollon Ladies – SL Benfica
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Nargis Magau KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Dinara Ydyrysova KAZ
Fourth Official: Tatiana Sorokopudova KAZ
Referee Observer: Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb GER

Spartak Subotica – FC Rosengard
Referee: Lucie Šulcova CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Šafrankova CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Zuzana Špindlerova CZE
Fourth Official: Jana Adamkova CZE
Referee Observer: Maria Villa Gutierrez ESP

Slavia Praha – Universitatea Cluj
Referee: Shona Shukrula NED
Assistant Referee 1: Franca Overtoom NED
Assistant Referee 2: Martina Boer NED
Fourth Official: Lizzy van der Helm NED
Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen FIN

BK Häcken – FC Twente
Referee: Eszter Urban HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Anita Vad HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Noemi Hegedűs-Barath HUN
Fourth Official: Reka Molnar HUN
Referee Observer: Claudine Brohet BEL

FC Zürich Frauen – AFC Ajax
Referee: Maria Marotta ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Tiziana Trasciatti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Anna Frazza ITA
Referee Observer: Hilda McDermott IRL

Real Madrid – Valerenga
Referee: Sabina Bolić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Maja Petravić CRO
Fourth Official: Ivana Martinčić CRO
Referee Observer: Marta Atzori ITA

Glasgow City – SK Brann
Referee: Ewa Augustyn POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paulina Baranowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Ulanowska POL
Fourth Official: Monika Mularczyk POL
Referee Observer: Carina Vitulano ITA

Referees with most UEFA Champions League matches

Top 5 all-time Champions League referees:

1. Felix Brych (GER) - 69 (photo)

2. Björn Kuipers (NED) - 59
3. Kim Milton Nielsen (DEN) - 57
4. Cüneyt Cakir (TUR) - 55
5. Damir Skomina (SVN) - 53

International Friendly Matches – October 2023

11-17 October 2023

England – Australia
Referee: Stephanie Frappart FRA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mikael Berchebru FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurelien Drouet FRA
Fourth Official: Hakim Ben Salem FRA
VAR: Mathieu Vernice FRA
AVAR: Nicolas Rainville FRA

Georgia – Thailand
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Kai Steen NOR

Wales – Gibraltar
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Camilleri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Jurgen Spiteri MLT
Fourth Official: Fyodor Zammit MLT

Sweden – Moldova
Referee: Antti Munukka FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Peter Aravirta FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Jukka Honkanen FIN
Fourth Official: Petri Viljanen FIN

Montenegro – Lebanon
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Ilir Tartaraj ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Dojando Myftari ALB
Fourth Official: Nikola Dabanović MNE

China – Vietnam
Referee: Woo Chun Sing HKG
Assistant Referee 1: So Kai Man HKG
Assistant Referee 2: Wong Ping Chung HKG
Fourth Official: Zhang Lei CHN
VAR: Tam Ping Wun HKG
AVAR: Lam Nai Kei Sam HKG

Egypt – Zambia
Referee: Ahmed Darwish UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Sabet Al Ali UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Saeed Al Marzooqi UAE
Fourth Official: Yahya Al Mulla UAE
VAR: Mohammed Khadim UAE
AVAR: Ahmed Al Rashdi UAE

UAE – Kuwait
Referee: Ibrahim El Din EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Samir Saad EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Sami Abouzid EGY
Fourth Official: Mohamed Adel EGY

Bahrain – Kyrgyzstan
Referee: Majed Al Shamrani KSA
Assistant Referee 1: Abdulrahim Al Shammari KSA
Assistant Referee 2: Faisal Al Qahtani KSA
Fourth Official: Mohamed Bunafoor BHR

Algeria – Cape Verde
Referee: Mehrez Melki TUN
Assistant Referee 1: Aymen Ismail TUN
Assistant Referee 2: Youssef Jemi TUN
Fourth Official: Abdelmoumen Touati TUN

Japan – Canada
Referee: Alex King AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Nathan MacDonald AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Tang Chao CHN
Fourth Official: Ryo Tanimoto JPN
VAR: Wang Di CHN
AVAR: Jin Jingyuan CHN

Korea – Tunisia
Referee: Amirul Yaacob MAS
Assistant Referee 1: Yusri Mohamad MAS
Assistant Referee 2: Zairul Tan MAS
Fourth Official: Kim Hee-Gon KOR

New Zealand – DR Congo
Referee: Jason Barcelo GIB
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Macias GIB
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Gomez GIB
Fourth Official: Eduardo Vazquez GIB

Saudi Arabia – Nigeria
Referee: Luis Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Costa POR
Fourth Official: Miguel Nogueira POR
VAR: Helder Carvalho POR
AVAR: Bruno Vieira POR

South Africa – Eswatini
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise LES
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Dos Santos ANG
Assistant Referee 2: Siza Dlangamandla LES
Fourth Official: Cledwin Baloyi RSA

Guinea Bissau – Guinea
Referee: Antonio Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Andre Campos POR
Fourth Official: Andre Narciso POR

Mali – Uganda
Referee: Vincent Kabore BFA
Assistant Referee 1: Daouda Traore BFA
Assistant Referee 2: Adolphe Lamien BFA
Fourth Official: Mahamadou Keita MLI

USA – Germany
Referee: Fernando Guerrero MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Pablo Hernandez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Michel Morales MEX
Fourth Official: Diego Montano MEX

Mexico – Ghana
Referee: Joseph Dickerson USA
Assistant Referee 1: Logan Brown USA
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Da Silva USA
Fourth Official: Kevin Broadley USA

China – Uzbekistan
Referee: Tam Ping Wun HKG
Assistant Referee 1: Lam Nai Kei Sam HKG
Assistant Referee 2: Wong Ping Chung HKG
Fourth Official: Zhang Lei CHN
VAR: Woo Chun Sing HKG
AVAR: So Kai Man HKG

Botswana – Eswatini
Referee: Jelly Chavani RSA
Assistant Referee 1: Kgara Mokoena RSA
Assistant Referee 2: Elphas Sitole RSA

Nigeria – Mozambique
Referee: Miguel Nogueira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Bras POR
Assistant Referee 2: Ana Silva POR
Fourth Official: Bruno Vieira POR

Egypt – Algeria
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al Hammadi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Hasan Suqatari UAE
Fourth Official: Ahmed Darwish UAE
VAR: Mohammed Khadim UAE
AVAR: Jasem Al Alim UAE

Senegal – Cameroon
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurelien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard FRA

Japan – Tunisia
Referee: Wang Di CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Tang Chao CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Nathan MacDonald AUS
Fourth Official: Yudai Yamamoto JPN
VAR: Alex King AUS
AVAR: Jin Jingyuan CHN

Korea – Vietnam
Referee: Amirul Yaacob MAS
Assistant Referee 1: Yusri Mohamad MAS
Assistant Referee 2: Zairul Tan MAS
Fourth Official: Chae Sang-Hyeop KOR

Cape Verde – Comoros
Referee: Jason Barcelo GIB
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Macias GIB
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Gomez GIB
Fourth Official: Florent Batta FRA

North Macedonia – Armenia
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Srdjan Jovanović MNE
Fourth Official: Marjan Dejanoski MKD

Saudi Arabia – Mali
Referee: Antonio Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Andre Campos POR
Fourth Official: Helder Carvalho POR

UAE – Lebanon
Referee: Mohamed Adel EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Samir Saad EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Sami Abouzid EGY
Fourth Official: Ibrahim El Din EGY

Bahrain – Philippines
Referee: Abdullah Al Kandari KUW
Assistant Referee 1: Abbas Hamza KUW
Assistant Referee 2: Saud Al Shemali KUW
Fourth Official: Husain Al Showaikh KUW

Albania – Bulgaria
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu KOS
Assistant Referee 1 : Fatmir Sekiraqa KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Edmond Zeqiri KOS
Fourth Official: Erjon Bastari ALB

Estonia – Thailand
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Vella MLT
Fourth Official: Juri Frischer EST

Australia – New Zealand
Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Bennett ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Betts ENG
Fourth Official: Darren England ENG

Cote d'Ivoire – South Africa
Referee: Benoit Bado BFA
Assistant Referee 1: Habib Sanou BFA
Assistant Referee 2: Leny Sawadogo BFA
Fourth Official: Abou Coulibaly CIV

France – Scotland
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Kempter GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Günter Perl GER
AVAR: Mike Pickel GER

Mexico – Germany
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez USA
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker USA
Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie Yee-Sing JAM
Fourth Official: Joshua Encarnacion USA

USA – Ghana
Referee: Marco Ortiz MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Espinoza MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Sanchez MEX
Fourth Official: Fernando Hernandez MEX

Tips from the top for new referees

Last month, UEFA launched the 'Be a Referee!' campaign to recruit thousands of new officials across Europe. With no ref, there is no game, so it is crucial that we attract more people, especially young people, to take up the whistle. It can be a daunting prospect though, so we asked top Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg for some advice to help new and potential referees adapt to the role. The 34-year-old was 13 when he first took charge of a game, but has since graduated to the UEFA Champions League and was recently the man in the middle when Portugal beat Slovakia in Euro 2024 qualifying. Below are his five top tips.

1 – Love what you do

"Passion is the biggest thing as a referee. I advise young referees or any referee who is not at the top level to remember that football is about passion. If you love being a referee and you show everyone that you love it, then players will accept you more. My father was an assistant referee, so, for me, it was in the blood. He was my role model when I was a little kid, and later it was good to have him at my matches, because it can be quite tough when you are young and you don’t have a lot of experience."

2 – Master the Laws of the Game

"It's an obvious one, but as a referee, you have to know the Laws of the Game because it’s your duty to apply them to a match, because it needs to be played in a fair manner. It's also your responsibility to keep up with any changes each season. Attending a referee education course is the perfect starting point, and the foundation upon for building our understanding of the game."

3 – Get your positioning right

"At the beginning, fitness is not the biggest issue in refereeing, but when you climb higher and higher and the football gets faster and faster, the fitness level needs to improve, for referees just like players. That obviously helps you get into good positions to make decisions, which is really important. If you go to a higher level, then you might be able to study how teams play, and can anticipate which movements you need to make for a certain phase of play."

4 – Believe in yourself and forget your mistakes

"We know that as referees, every decision we take could make someone unhappy, and won't be applauded all round, that's just the job and you need to be mentally strong. When you start out, you will make mistakes, and it will feel like the whole world is collapsing. As a new referee with less experience, a missed throw-in and some shouting players might make everything feel like a disaster, but we all learn by making mistakes. Sometimes now I might get a throw-in wrong, but I won't let a throw-in rule my world, and you should be the same."

5 – Communication is key

"Communication is very important in refereeing, and it's part of your role in leading the match. That might mean talking and explaining your decisions, we all have our own style with that, and I like to speak with players to tell them how I see things. Communication can also be in your body language. I always prefer to stay calm with players, and then if I am calm, hopefully, they will give me calmness back. Finally, there are also your assistant referees, if you have them. Now, with VAR, sometimes the refereeing team can be six, seven, eight people, and we all need to talk to each other and listen."

Source: UEFA