UEFA Champions League Final 2026: Siebert (GER)

The UEFA Referees Committee has appointed Daniel Siebert from Germany to referee the 2026 UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint Germain and Arsenal FC, which takes place at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday 30 May 2026. Kick-off is at 18:00 CEST. The 42-year-old, an international referee since 2015, will be officiating his first UEFA club competition final. He has refereed nine UEFA Champions League matches this season, including the quarter-final first leg between Sporting CP and Arsenal FC, and the semi-final second leg between Arsenal FC and Atlético de Madrid. He was also the referee of the 2025 UEFA Europa League semi-final between Manchester United and Athletic Club. He officiated two games at the UEFA EURO 2024 and three games at UEFA EURO 2020.

30 May 2026
Paris St. Germain – Arsenal FC
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Reserve AR: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (ESP)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Robert Schröder (GER) 

SVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)

UEFA Europa League Final 2026: Letexier (FRA)

François Letexier from France will referee the 2026 UEFA Europa League final between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa, to be played at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 21:00 CEST (22:00 local time). An international referee since 2017, the 37-year-old French has this season taken charge of eight UEFA Champions League matches – including the quarter-final return leg between Arsenal FC and Sporting CP. This will be his second UEFA competition final as a referee after having officiated Spain vs England in the UEFA EURO 2024 final. He also refereed the 2023 UEFA Super Cup between Manchester City and Sevilla FC and was the fourth official of the 2024 UEFA Champions League final. He took charge of four matches at UEFA EURO 2024.

20 May 2026
SC Freiburg – Aston Villa
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Reserve AR: José Naranjo Pérez (ESP)
VAR: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
AVAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
SVAR: Dennis Higler (NED)

UEFA Europa Conference League Final 2026: Mariani (ITA)

The UEFA Referees Committee has revealed that Maurizio Mariani of Italy will referee the 2026 UEFA Conference League final between Crystal Palace FC and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig, Germany, on Wednesday 27 May 2026 at 21:00 CEST. The 44-year-old has been an international referee since 2019 and will be taking charge of his first UEFA club competition final, after being fourth official at the UEFA Europa League final last year in Bilbao. This season he has officiated seven UEFA Champions League matches – including the quarter-final return leg between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint Germain – and one UEFA Europa League match.

27 May 2026
Crystal Palace – Rayo Vallecano
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Reserve AR: Mahbod Beigi (SWE)
VAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
AVAR: Daniele Chiffi (ITA) 

SVAR: Ivan Bebek (CRO)

UEFA Women’s Champions League Final 2026: Olofsson (SWE)

The UEFA Referees Committee has also announced that Tess Olofsson from Sweden will referee the 2026 UEFA Women’s Champions League final between FC Barcelona and OL Lyonnes at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway on Saturday 23 May 2026 at 18:00 CEST (17:00 local time). An international referee since 2015, the 38-year-old, from Sweden, will take charge of her first UEFA Women’s Champions League final after officiating last year’s semi-final second leg between Chelsea FC Women and FC Barcelona. This season, she has been taking charge of four UEFA Women’s Champions League matches, including the quarter-final return leg between FC Bayern München and Manchester United Women. She also officiated last year at the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 final tournament, including the quarter-final between France and Germany.

23 May 2026
FC Barcelona – OL Lyonnes
Referee: Tess Olofsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Lokkeberg (NOR)
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (ROU)
Reserve AR: Tilde Hedberg (SWE)
VAR: Bram Van Driessche (BEL)
AVAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
SVAR: Michael Fabbri (ITA)

CAF Champions League Final 2026 (Second Leg)

24 May 2026

AS FAR – Mamelodi Sundowns
Referee: Omar Artan SOM (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Liban Abdoulrazack DJI
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Yiembe KEN
Fourth Official: Peter Waweru KEN
VAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY

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CAF Confederation Cup Final 2026 (Second Leg)

16 May 2026

Zamalek – USM Alger
Referee: Pierre Atcho GAB (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga GAB
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Abeigne GAB
Fourth Official: Tanguy Mebiame GAB
VAR: Haythem Guirat TUN
AVAR 1: Maria Rivet MRI
AVAR 2: Carine Atemzabong CMR
Referee Assessor: Lemghaifry Bouchaab MTN

UEFA Futsal Champions League Final 2026: Jelić (CRO) & Černy (CZE)

Pesaro, 10 May 2026

Final
Sporting CP – Palma
Referee 1: Nikola Jelić CRO (photo)
Referee 2: Ondřej Černy CZE
Third Official: Nicola Manzione ITA
Fourth Official: Dejan Veselič SVN
Timekeeper: Peter Nurse ENG
Referee Observer: Bogdan Sorescu ROU

Match for Third Place
Cartagena Costa Calida – Etoile Lavalloise
Referee 1: Arttu Kyynaeraeinen FIN
Referee 2: Dominykas Norkus LTU
Third Official: Dejan Veselič SVN
Fourth Official: Peter Nurse ENG
Timekeeper: Damian Grabowski POL
Referee Observer: Bogdan Sorescu ROU

UEFA Women’s U-17 Euro 2026

Ireland, 4-17 May 2026

Referees
1. Frederikke Sokjaer DEN
2. Rita Vehapi KOS
3. Joanna Vassallo MLT
4. Elena Gobjila MDA
5. Tjaša Misja SLV
6. Elisabeth Calvo Valentin ESP
7. Kristina Kozoroh UKR
8. Dong Fangyu CHN (AFC Exchange)

Assistant Referees
1. Katrine Stensholm DEN
2. Cristiana Costa POR
3. Catalina Nan ROU
4. Rita Cabanero Mompo ESP
5. Laetitia Nuara SUI
6. Arzu Görgün TUR
7. Iryna Chaika UKR
8. Lijun Xie CHN (AFC Exchange)

Referee Observers
1. Dagmar Damkova CZE
2. Blazenka Logarusic CRO
3. Graziella Pirriatore ITA
4. Ana Minic SRB

CAF Champions League Final 2026 (First Leg)

15 May 2026

Mamelodi Sundowns – AS FAR
Referee: Jean Ndala COD (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Guylain Ngila COD
Assistant Referee 2: Gradel Mbilizi COD
Fourth Official: Messie Nkoynkou CGO
VAR: Abdalaziz Yasir SDN
AVAR 1: Ahmed Al-Shalmani LBY
AVAR 2: Diana Chikotesha ZAM
Referee Assessor: Olivier Safari COD

CAF Confederation Cup Final 2026 (First Leg)

9 May 2026

USM Alger – Zamalek
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Dos Santos ANG
Assistant Referee 2: Elvis Noupue CMR
Fourth Official: Abdul-Aziz Bouh MTN
VAR: Daniel Laryea GHA
AVAR 1: Babacar Sarr MTN
AVAR 2: Mimisa Dickens KEN
Referee Assessor: Lidya Tafesse ETH