Olympic Games 2024 (Men’s Football Tournament) – Group Stage (Matches 9-16)

27 July 2024

Argentina – Iraq
Referee: Espen Eskas NOR (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Shamirah Nabadda UGA

Dominican Republic – Spain
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al-Rashadi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Sabet Al-Ali UAE
Fourth Official: Jelena Cvetkovic SRB

Uzbekistan – Egypt
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Assistant Referee 1: Isaac Trevis NZL
Assistant Referee 2: Bernard Mutukera SOL
Fourth Official: Odette Hamilton JAM

Ukraine – Morocco
Referee: Said Martinez HON
Assistant Referee 1: Walter Lopez HON
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez HON
Fourth Official: Frida Klarlund DEN

Israel – Paraguay
Referee: Drew Fischer CAN
Assistant Referee 1: Micheal Barwegen CAN
Assistant Referee 2: Lyes Arfa CAN
Fourth Official: Ramon Abatti BRA

New Zealand – USA
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez URU

Japan – Mali
Referee: Edina Alves BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Neuza Back BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Fabrini Bevilaqua BRA
Fourth Official: Jelena Cvetkovic SRB

France – Guinea
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev UZB
Assistant Referee 1: Andrey Tsapenko UZB
Assistant Referee 2: Timur Gaynullin UZB
Fourth Official: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ

Olympic football gets off to violent and chaotic start

The Olympic men’s football tournament got off to a violent and chaotic start Wednesday with Morocco’s shocking 2-1 win against two-time gold medalist Argentina. The result tells only part of the story after a dramatic end to the match in Saint-Etienne, which had to be suspended for nearly two hours when furious Morocco fans ran on to the pitch and threw bottles from the stands to protest a late goal by Argentina in the 16th minute of added time. The angry and bizarre scene sparked confusion over whether the game had been concluded or paused. The crowd was told to leave the stadium, but players remained at the venue and returned to the pitch for a final three minutes of added time in front of empty stands. Moments before play resumed, Cristian Medina’s disputed goal was disallowed by VAR for offside, and Morocco held on for the victory.

Argentina’s football federation said it had issued a formal claim to world governing body FIFA to take the necessary regulatory measures for such a serious event. “Paris 2024 is working with the relevant stakeholders to understand the causes and identify appropriate actions,” a spokesperson for Paris organizers said. Morocco fans reacted furiously when they thought Medina’s goal had denied the team a critical win against one of international soccer’s powerhouses. Objects were thrown and invading Morocco fans were tackled by security on the field at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard after Medina appeared to tie the game 2-2. There were images of some Argentina players flinching when what appeared to be a flare was thrown onto the field. Bottles and cups were strewn over the pitch by the time the game was paused. 

It was initially thought that the full-time whistle had been blown. Even FIFA’s website declared the game over. About an hour after the incident, organizers at the venue confirmed the match was not officially over and that VAR would review whether the goal would stand. Players eventually re-entered the field after a long delay and began to warm up before the game could be concluded. 

After warmups, players from both teams stood on the field in the otherwise empty stadium while an official reviewed the video. 

He offered a brief explanation to Argentina while players on Morocco’s bench celebrated. Play went on for about three minutes after the resumption before the final whistle was blown.

Source: AP

“Captain only” measure implemented at Olympic Football Tournaments

FIFA has issued guidelines to all participating teams at the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024 in relation to the measure permitting only team captains to approach the referee in certain situations.

FIFA encourages the implementation of this procedure by competition organisers globally, should they wish to do so, from the elite level down. Stressing the importance of the measure, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: “Without referees there is no football. Protecting match officials and ensuring they are treated with respect is fundamental for the future of the game. Implementing measures such as “captain only” is crucial in maintaining the spirit of football and safeguarding those who uphold its laws.” The Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina, also praised the initiative: “This is an important step based on the overarching idea of further enhancing fairness and respect in football while enabling an open line of dialogue between the referee and the teams. As we have seen in the past, measures that are in defence of football end up being accepted.”

Source: FIFA

Norwegian referee sends off physio on weekend with anti-VAR protests

This is the shocking moment a referee in a Norwegian top-flight match sends off a physio for running onto the pitch and then arguing back when he gets ordered to leave. Official Marius Lien brandished the red card to Joao Ferreira with five minutes remaining in the clash between Sarpsborg and Brann. After being dismissed for two yellow cards, the backroom staff member seemed to laugh at the referee before a scuffle broke out between the two sets of players over the bewildering decision. Ferreira now faces a ban following the red card, raising questions as to who will treat injured players in the meantime.

Now footage has emerged of the unusual incident which was triggered when a member of the Sarpsborg side went down with cramp with the score locked at 0-0. Ferreira then sprints onto the field to attend to the player's injury but is shown a yellow card by the referee much to the delight of the Brann supporters. The physio then appears to gesticulate towards Lien in complaint, leading to the official showing a second yellow and a red card. He then walked around on the pitch laughing in disbelief before striding over towards Lien as opposition players point towards the sidelines in a bid to get him off the field. A minor scuffle between players then ensued before Ferreira finally walked off the pitch shaking his head. The match eventually ended 1-1 after a dramatic finale which saw Henrik Meister give Sarpsborg the lead in the first minute of stoppage time before Brann's Aune Heggebo equalised in the 94th minute.

The red card chaos came on the same day that Rosenborg's clash with Lillestrom was abandoned after fans threw flares and fish cakes onto the pitch in a protest against VAR. Rosenborg's ultras also chucked tennis balls onto the field which forced the players to exit the pitch under new rules. They then held up a banner which read: 'We will never give up, VAR will go away.' The players made their way out and the stadium announcer then said that if there were any more stoppages, the game would be called off. Before half an hour had been played of the fixture, both sets of fans hurled more tennis balls onto the pitch causing the match to be abandoned.

Source: Daily Mail

Laws of the Game Changes 2024/25

The current edition of the Laws of the Game, which came into effect on 1 July 2024, features the following changes and clarifications:

Law 3 (The Players): Additional permanent concussion substitutions to be a competition option in accordance with the necessary protocol.

Law 3 (The Players) and Law 4 (The Players’ Equipment): Each team must have a team captain who wears an identifying armband.

Law 4 (The Players’ Equipment): Players are responsible for the size and suitability of their shinguards, which remain a compulsory part of their equipment.

Law 12 (Fouls and Misconduct): Handball offences that are not deliberate, and for which penalties are awarded, are to be treated in the same way as other fouls.

Law 14 (The Penalty Kick): Part of the ball must touch or overhang the centre of the penalty mark, and encroachment by outfield players will be penalised only if it has an impact.

Law 12 - Amended text:

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Cautions for unsporting behaviour

There are different circumstances when a player must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour including if a player:

· (…)

· handles the ball to interfere with or stop a promising attack, except where the referee awards a penalty kick for a non-deliberate handball offence

· denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick for a non-deliberate handball offence

· (…)

Sending-off offences

A player, substitute or substituted player who commits any of the following offences is sent off:

· denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a deliberate handball offence (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area)

· denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a non-deliberate handball offence outside their own penalty area

· (…)

Denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO)

(…)

Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a deliberate handball offence, the player is sent off wherever the offence occurs (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area).

Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a non-deliberate handball offence and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned.

Explanation:

Non-deliberate handball offences are usually the result of a player attempting to play fairly, so when a penalty kick is awarded for such offences, the same philosophy should apply as for offences (fouls) which are an attempt to play the ball or a challenge for the ball, i.e. DOGSO offences result in a yellow card and SPA offences result in no card. Deliberate handball remains a red-card offence when a penalty kick is awarded, as it is similar to holding, pulling, pushing, no possibility to play the ball etc.

Law 14 - Additional text:

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If, before the ball is in play, one of the following occurs:

· a team-mate of the player taking the penalty kick is penalised for encroachment only if:

o the encroachment clearly impacted on the goalkeeper; or

o the encroaching player plays the ball or challenges an opponent for the ball and then scores, attempts to score or creates a goal-scoring opportunity

· a team-mate of the goalkeeper is penalised for encroachment only if:

o the encroachment clearly impacted on the kicker; or

o the encroaching player plays the ball or challenges an opponent for the ball and this prevents the opponents from scoring, attempting to score or creating a goal-scoring opportunity

· (…)

Explanation:

Player encroachment can be difficult to detect and manage, especially at the lower levels of the game, where there may be no neutral assistant referees. However, it can easily be identified by the video assistant referee, and if Law 14 were to be applied strictly, most penalty kicks would be retaken. Since encroachment rarely affects the outcome of the kick (only if the ball rebounds into play), the same principle should apply to player encroachment as to goalkeeper encroachment, i.e. it is penalised only if it has an impact.

Source: IFAB

Olympic Games 2024 (Women’s Football Tournament) – Group Stage (Matches 1-6)

American referee Tori Penso, who officiated the FIFA Women’s World Cup final in 2023 where Spain beat England in Stadium Australia in Sydney, will oversee the opening game of the women’s tournament between France and Colombia in the Stade de Lyon on Thursday 25 July. She will be joined by Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt, also from the USA, while Ugandan official Shamirah Nabadda will perform fourth official duties. Tatiana Guzman, the first woman to take charge of a men’s game in Nicaragua, is the VAR and Jamaica’s Daneon Parchment is VAR assistant.

The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 89 match officials (21 referees, 42 assistant referees, 20 video match officials and six support referees) from 45 countries to officiate matches at the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024. Female Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita, who has experience of officiating at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, will referee the men’s Egypt v Dominican Republic game on Wednesday 24 July at the Stade de la Beaujoire. Male Brazilian referee Ramon Abatti will take charge of the women’s game between USA and Zambia on Thursday July 25th at the Stade de Nice. While the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024 are this year’s flagship football competitions, for the selected match officials they represent the next important step on the road to the FIFA World Cup 26 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027. (Source: FIFA)

25 July 2024

France – Colombia
Referee: Tori Penso USA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt USA
Fourth Official: Shamirah Nabadda UGA
VAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA
AVAR: Daneon Parchment JAM

Canada – New Zealand
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Fourth Official: Frida Klarlund DEN
VAR: Rob Dieperink NED
AVAR: Katalin Kulcsar HUN

Spain – Japan
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi MAR
Assistant Referee 1: Fatima Jermoumi MAR
Assistant Referee 2: Diana Chikotesha ZAM
Fourth Official: Odette Hamilton JAM
VAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
AVAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY

Germany – Australia
Referee: Katia Garcia MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramirez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Diaz MEX
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez URU
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA

Nigeria – Brazil
Referee: Kim Yu-Jeong KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Park Mi-Suk KOR
Assistant Referee 2: Joanna Charaktis AUS
Fourth Official: Jelena Cvetkovic SRB
VAR: Kate Jacewicz AUS
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO

USA – Zambia
Referee: Ramon Abatti BRA
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Alves BRA
Assistant Referee 2: Guilherme Camilo BRA
Fourth Official: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
VAR: Daiane Muniz BRA
AVAR: Rodrigo Carvajal CHI

Olympic Games 2024 (Men’s Football Tournament) – Group Stage (Matches 1-8)

Match officials have been confirmed for the opening day matches of the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024, with mixed gender officiating teams working together at an Olympics at the same time. A team led by Argentinian referee Yael Falcon will be assisted by his countrymen Maximilliano del Yesso and Facundo Rodriguez will take charge of the opening game of the men’s Olympic Football Tournament between hosts France and USA at the Stade de Marseille on Wednesday 24 July. They are joined by female Uruguayan official Anahi Fernandez who will act as fourth official while Spanish official Carlos del Cerro Grande is the VAR and Mexico’s Guillermo Pacheco assistant VAR.

The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 89 match officials (21 referees, 42 assistant referees, 20 video match officials and six support referees) from 45 countries to officiate matches at the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024. Female Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita, who has experience of officiating at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, will referee the men’s Egypt v Dominican Republic game on Wednesday 24 July at the Stade de la Beaujoire. Male Brazilian referee Ramon Abatti will take charge of the women’s game between USA and Zambia on Thursday July 25th at the Stade de Nice. While the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024 are this year’s flagship football competitions, for the selected match officials they represent the next important step on the road to the FIFA World Cup 26 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027. (Source: FIFA)

24 July 2024

France – USA
Referee: Yael Falcon ARG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Maximiliano Del Yesso ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Facundo Rodriguez ARG
Fourth Official: Anahi Fernandez URU
VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
AVAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX

Argentina – Morocco
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Frida Klarlund DEN
VAR: Paolo Valeri ITA
AVAR: Ovidiu Hategan ROU

Uzbekistan – Spain
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN
Assistant Referee 1: Jerson Santos ANG
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Yiembe KEN
Fourth Official: Drew Fischer CAN
VAR: Lahlou Benbraham ALG
AVAR: Tatiana Guzman NCA

Guinea – New Zealand
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi UAE
Assistant Referee 1: Ahmed Al-Rashadi UAE
Assistant Referee 2: Sabet Al-Ali UAE
Fourth Official: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
VAR: Khamis Al-Marri QAT
AVAR: Rob Dieperink NED

Egypt – Dominican Republic
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita JPN
Assistant Referee 1: Makoto Bozono JPN
Assistant Referee 2: Naomi Teshirogi JPN
Fourth Official: Odette Hamilton JAM
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Hector Paletta ARG

Iraq – Ukraine
Referee: Mahmood Ismail SDN
Assistant Referee 1: Elvis Noupue CMR
Assistant Referee 2: Liban Abdoulrazack DJI
Fourth Official: Shamirah Nabadda UGA
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Kate Jacewicz AUS

Japan – Paraguay
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jelena Cvetkovic SRB
VAR: Jerome Brisard FRA
AVAR: David Coote ENG

Mali – Israel
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Assistant Referee 1: Isaac Trevis NZL
Assistant Referee 2: Bernard Mutukera SOL
Fourth Official: Said Martinez HON
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez URU
AVAR: Daiane Muniz BRA

UEFA Europa League 2024/2025 – Second Qualifying Round (First Leg)

25 July 2024

Ruzomberok – Trabzonspor
Referee: Bastian Dankert GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: René Rohde GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Rien Koopman NED

Wisla Krakow – Rapid Wien
Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Juuso Mantere FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann SUI

Molde – Silkeborg
Referee: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Yng SWE
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST

Sheriff Tiraspol – Elfsborg
Referee: Marek Radina CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Petr Caletka CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Váňa CZE
Fourth Official: Karel Rouček CZE
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

Corvinul – Rijeka
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Camilleri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Luke Portelli MLT
Fourth Official: Alex Johnson MLT
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP

Panathinaikos – Plovdiv
Referee: David Fuxman ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Omer Barbiro ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Tuval Koltunoff ISR
Fourth Official: Idan Leiba ISR
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR

Ajax – Vojvodina
Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Fourth Official: Victor García Verdura ESP
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen FRO

Kilmarnock – Brugge
Referee: Martin Dohál SVK
Assistant Referee 1: František Ferenc SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tomáš Vorel SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Ziemba SVK
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL

SC Braga – Maccabi Petah Tikva
Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alessio Berti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Khaled Bahri ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL

UEFA Europa Conference League 2024/25 – Second Qualifying Round (First Leg)

23-25 July 2024

Ballkani – Hamrun Spartans
Referee: Walter Altmann AUT (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Witschnigg AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Mattias Hartl AUT
Fourth Official: Daniel Pfister AUT
Referee Observer: Michael Ross NIR

Deifferdeng – Ordabasy
Referee: Mohammad Aslam NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jorgen Valstadsve NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

Virtus – Flora Tallin
Referee: Dragomir Draganov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Kolev BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Hristo Hadzhiyski BUL
Fourth Official: Kristiyan Kolev BUL
Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan ARM

Struga – Pyunik
Referee: Luís Teixeira AND
Assistant Referee 1: Joan Serra AND
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Acosta AND
Fourth Official: Antoine Chiaramonti AND
Referee Observer: René Temmink NED

Riga – Slask
Referee: Christian Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Weiss AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander Borucki AUT
Fourth Official: Markus Hameter AUT
Referee Observer: João Ferreira POR

Batumi – Decic
Referee: Saiat Qarabaev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksei Dolgih KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Dmitrii Belogradov KAZ
Fourth Official: Rüstem Omarov KAZ
Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB

AEK – Escaldes
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG

Cliftonville – Auda
Referee: Helgi Jónasson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Egill Gudlaugsson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Eysteinn Hrafnkelsson ISL
Fourth Official: Ivar Kristjánsson ISL
Referee Observer: Mika Peltola FIN

Kuopio – Tromso
Referee: Iwan Griffith WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Johnathon Bryant WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Harry Hendricks WAL
Fourth Official: Aaron Jones WAL
Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely HUN

Zira – Dunajska Streda
Referee: Ivo Fernandes LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Morim LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Dani Balsa LUX
Fourth Official: Jasmin Sabotic LUX
Referee Observer: Dimitar Mečkarovski MKD

Sumqayit – Fehervar
Referee: Florian Lata ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Xhulio Mani ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Zaimi ALB
Fourth Official: Kreshnik Cjapi ALB
Referee Observer: Igor Șațchi MDA

Ilves Tampere – Austria Wien
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Fabián Blanco Rodríguez ESP
Fourth Official: Isidro Díaz Escuderos ESP
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR

Magpies – Copenhagen
Referee: Cláudio Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Tiago Costa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Brás POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason ISL

Zalgiris – Pafos
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Oystein Ytterland NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Tom Gronevik NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
Referee Observer: John Ferry NIR

Mlada Boleslav – Transinvest
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Terzić CRO
Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE

Noah – Sliema
Referee: Roman Jitari MDA
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu MDA
Assistant Referee 2: Vadim Vicol MDA
Fourth Official: Ion Orlic MDA
Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH

Iberia – Partizani
Referee: Andrei Chivulete ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Sebastian Gheorghe ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Andrei Constantinescu ROU
Fourth Official: Florin Andrei ROU
Referee Observer: Ruud Bossen NED

Milsami – Astana
Referee: Nikola Popov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Georgi Todorov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Vladimir Valkov BUL
Referee Observer: Zoltán Szarka HUN

Eagles – Brann
Referee: Denys Shurman UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Nyzhnyk UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Valentyn Kutsev UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Kubryak UKR
Referee Observer: Ian Stokes IRL

Omonia – Torpedo
Referee: Martin Matoša SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Kasapovič SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Matic Mežnar SVN
Fourth Official: Aleksandar Matković SVN
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL

Zimbru – Ararat
Referee: Fran Jović CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Janić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Željko Bučar CRO
Fourth Official: Toni Dadić CRO
Referee Observer: Marcin Szulc POL

Olimpija – Polissya
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Bueno Mateo ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Pulido Santana ESP
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

Dnipro – Puskas Academia
Referee: Kyriákos Athanasíou CYP
Assistant Referee 1: Pávlos Georgíou CYP
Assistant Referee 2: Ómiros Tziortzís CYP
Fourth Official: Panagiótis Chatzigeorgíou CYP
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

Djugardens – Progres
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Susann Küng SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
Referee Observer: Þóroddur Hjaltalín ISL

Diddeleng – Hacken
Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tešanović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Mulasmajić BIH
Fourth Official: Mateo Musa BIH
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva LTU

Hapoel – Cherno More
Referee: Daniiar Sahi KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Vasiutin KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Samat Tergeusizov KAZ
Fourth Official: Säken Baiymbet KAZ
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA

Floriana – Vitoria
Referee: Ben McMaster NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Bell NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Gavin Hegarty NIR
Fourth Official: Keith Kennedy NIR
Referee Observer: Manuel Díaz Vega ESP

Banik – Urartu
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Arbnor Bullatovci KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Lumturije Muhadri KOS
Fourth Official: Alban Shala KOS
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

Zurich – Shelbourne
Referee: Visar Kastrati KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Besnik Morina KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Granit Hyseni KOS
Fourth Official: Valon Bajgora KOS
Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev AZE

Brondby – Llapi
Referee: David Dickinson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence SCO
Fourth Official: Ross Hardie SCO
Referee Observer: Pavle Radovanović MNE

Paksi – Larnaca
Referee: Dennis Higler NED
Assistant Referee 1: Roy de Nas NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
Referee Observer: Babak Quliyev AZE

Maccabi – Sabah
Referee: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Ruben Wyns BEL
Fourth Official: Wesli De Cremer BEL
Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis CYP

CSKA – Buducnost
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Chigogidze GEO
Fourth Official: Irakli Kherkhadze GEO
Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU

CFR – Nioman
Referee: Miloš Gigović BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Marko Perić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Amir Kadić BIH
Fourth Official: Dragan Petrović BIH
Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria GEO

Basaksehir – La Fiorita
Referee: Miloš Bošković MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Radulović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Vladislav Radenović MNE
Fourth Official: Dalibor Vujisić MNE
Referee Observer: Paolo Dondarini ITA

Osijek – Levadia
Referee: Jacob Karlsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Victor Skovbæk Skytte DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Markus DEN
Fourth Official: Jens Grabski Maae DEN
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

Gent – Vikingur
Referee: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson ISL
Assistant Referee 1: Gylfi Sigurdsson ISL
Assistant Referee 2: Kristján Ólafs ISL
Fourth Official: Elías Árnason ISL
Referee Observer: Salustià Ciprés AND

St. Gallen – Tobyl
Referee: Rob Harvey IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Clarke IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Wayne McDonnell IRL
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin IRL
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH

Radnicki – Mornar
Referee: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Vasílios Nikolakákis GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Pétros Pátras GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Katsikogiánnis GRE
Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun BLR

Maribor – Craiova
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Jesper Dahl DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Jakob Mastrup DEN
Fourth Official: Lasse Graagaard DEN
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek AUT

Vikingur – Egnatia
Referee: Jóhan Ellefsen FRO
Assistant Referee 1: Dan Højgaard FRO
Assistant Referee 2: Jørleif Djurhuus FRO
Fourth Official: Dagfinn Olsen FRO
Referee Observer: Neale Barry ENG

Valur – St. Mirren
Referee: Damian Kos POL
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig POL
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Arys POL
Fourth Official: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

St. Patrick – Vaduz
Referee: Thomas Owen WAL
Assistant Referee 1: Lewiss Edwards WAL
Assistant Referee 2: Ashley Davis WAL
Fourth Official: Bryn Markham-Jones WAL
Referee Observer: Clayton Pisani MLT

Legia – Caernarfon
Referee: Juri Frischer EST
Assistant Referee 1: Veiko Mõtsnik EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sander Saga EST
Fourth Official: Karl Koppel EST
Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov BUL

Hajduk – Torshavn
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Jurgen Spiteri MLT
Assistant Referee 2: Mitchell Scerri MLT
Fourth Official: Andrea Sciriha MLT

Mostar – Bravo
Referee: Lionel Tschudi SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Matthias Sbrissa SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Bastien Lengacher SUI
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST

Stjarnan – Paide
Referee: Jérémy Muller LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Yannick Mentz LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Stammet LUX
Fourth Official: Ricardo Fernandes Morais LUX
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

Sarajevo – Trnava
Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michele Seeldraeyers BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA

Breidablik – Drita
Referee: Jan Petřík CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Marek Podaný CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Lukáš Matoušek CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Machálek CZE
Referee Observer: Nerijus Dunauskas LTU

UEFA Champions League 2024/2025 – Second Qualifying Round (First Leg)

23-24 July 2024

Dynamo Kyiv – Partizan
Referee: Christian Dingert GER (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Dietz GER
Assistant Referee 2: Nikolai Kimmeyer GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR:
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Referee Observer: Geórgios Bíkas GRE

Bodo Glimt – RFS
Referee: Donald Robertson SCO
Assistant Referee 1: David Roome SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Macleod SCO
Fourth Official: Grant Irvine SCO
VAR: Kevin Clancy SCO
AVAR: Greg Aitken SCO
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

Panevezys – Jagiellonia
Referee: Novak Simović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Djorović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Miloš Simović SRB
Fourth Official: Pavle Tomić SRB
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Sascha Amhof SUI

Lincoln Red Imps – Qarabag
Referee: István Vad HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: István Albert HUN
Fourth Official: Bence Csonka HUN
VAR:
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Referee Observer: Christof Dierick BEL

Apoel – Petrocub
Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Sven Waschitzki GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
VAR:
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Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO

Malmo – Klaksvik
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Maire SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Müller SUI
Fourth Official: Nico Gianforte SUI
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Simon Evans WAL

FCSB – Maccabi Tel Aviv
Referee: Gergő Bogár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Theodoros Georgiou HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szalai HUN
Fourth Official: Csaba Pintér HUN
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT

Ferencvaros – The New Saints
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Alejandro Estévez Iglesias ESP
Fourth Official: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Alain Bieri SUI

Santa Coloma – Midtjylland
Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ibrahim Uyarcan TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Mustafa Savranlar TUR
Fourth Official: Ümit Öztürk TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Hakan Ceylan TUR
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

Lugano – Fenerbahce
Referee: Tiago Martins POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Hugo Ribeiro POR
Fourth Official: Miguel Nogueira POR
VAR:
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Referee Observer: Jens Larsen DEN

Shamrock Rovers – Sparta Praha
Referee: Joey Kooij NED
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Inia NED
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir NED
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan NED
VAR:
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Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA

PAOK – Borac Banja Luka
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Dejan Balažič SVN
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL

PFK Ludogorets – Dynamo Minsk
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Ilir Tartaraj ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Emigers Gançi ALB
Fourth Official: Erjon Bastari ALB
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: Alon Yefet ISR

NK Celje – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Darren England ENG
Assistant Referee 1: James Mainwaring ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Nick Greenhalgh ENG
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall ENG
VAR:
AVAR:
Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN