UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

2 October 2025

Jagiellonia Bialystok – Hamrun Spartans
Referee: Igor Stojčevski MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Goce Petreski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Darko Vidiniḱ MKD
Fourth Official: Fatmir Bafto MKD
VAR: Erwin Blank NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakir TUR

Dynamo Kyiv – Crystal Palace
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Wesli De Cremer BEL
VAR: Jan Boterberg BEL
AVAR: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN

Lech Poznan – Rapid Wien

Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan IRL
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin IRL
VAR: Darren England ENG
AVAR: Matthew Donohue ENG
Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić CRO

Rayo Vallecano – KF Shkendija
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Benjamin Cortus GER
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO

Omonia Nicosia – FSV Mainz
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Novak Novaković SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Ilić SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

Zrinjski Mostar – Lincoln Red Imps
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Runar Langseth NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Haukåsen NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
VAR: Kristoffer Hagenes NOR
AVAR: Marius Lien NOR
Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT

KUPS Kuopio – FC Drita
Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Tobiáš Pacák SVK
Fourth Official: Martin Dohál SVK
VAR: Piotr Lasyk POL
AVAR: Lukasz Szczech POL
Referee Observer: René Temmink NED

FC Lausanne – Breidablik
Referee: Genc Nuza KOS
Assistant Referee 1: Fatlum Berisha KOS
Assistant Referee 2: Bujar Selimaj KOS
Fourth Official: Erdall Zasella KOS
VAR: Dardan Çaka KOS
AVAR: Visar Kastrati KOS
Referee Observer: Svein Moen NOR

Noa FA – HNK Rijeka
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Miroslav Ivanov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Georgi Doynov BUL
Fourth Official: Ventsislav Mitrev BUL
VAR: Marko Liiva EST
AVAR: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT

AC Fiorentina – Sigma Olomouc
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Philipp Hüwe GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Katrin Rafalski GER
Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE

Slovan Bratislava – RC Strasbourg
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Ceccon ITA
Fourth Official: Kevin Bonacina ITA
VAR: Valerio Marini ITA
AVAR: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef NED

Legia Warszawa – Samsunspor
Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger FRA
Fourth Official: Marc Bollengier FRA
VAR: Nicolas Rainville FRA
AVAR: Elisa Daupeux FRA
Referee Observer: Knut Kircher GER

Sparta Praha – Shamrock Rovers
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Mehmet Tugral TUR
Fourth Official: Çagdas Altay TUR
VAR: Onur Özütoprak TUR
AVAR: Erkan Engin TUR
Referee Observer: Tony Asumaa FIN

NK Celje – AEK Athens
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
VAR: Viktor Kopiyevskyy UKR
AVAR: Klym Zabroda UKR
Referee Observer: Gunnar Jónsson ISL

FC Aberdeen – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marjan Tomas CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Terzić CRO
VAR: Fran Jović CRO
AVAR: Ante Čuljak CRO
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL

Rakow Czestochowa – Universitatea Craiova
Referee: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli MLT
Assistant Referee 2: James Muscat MLT
Fourth Official: Philip Farrugia MLT
VAR: Michael Fabbri ITA
AVAR: Rosario Abisso ITA
Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák CZE

AEK Larnaca – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Fritsch GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
VAR: Pascal Müller GER
AVAR: Johann Pfeifer GER
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry WAL

FC Shelbourne – BK Hacken
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek POL
Assistant Referee 2: Filip Sierant POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Szczerbowicz POL
VAR: Paweł Pskit POL
AVAR: Piotr Urban POL
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT

UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

2 October 2025

AS Roma – LOSC Lille
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Tiago Martins POR
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP

Fenerbahce – OGC Nice
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
VAR: Stuart Attwell ENG
AVAR: Peter Bankes ENG
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro POR

Viktoria Plzen – Malmo FF
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Florian Lata ALB
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA

FC Celtic – SC Braga
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Michaíl Argyroú CYP

PFK Ludogorets – Real Betis
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Stefan Ebner AUT
VAR: Alan Kijas AUT
AVAR: Josef Spurny AUT
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek TUR

FCSB – Young Boys
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Joakim Östling SWE
VAR: Paweł Malec POL
AVAR: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

FC Bologna – SC Freiburg
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
VAR: Ivan Bebek CRO
AVAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira POR

Panathinaikos – Go Ahead Eagles
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
VAR: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
AVAR: Alexander Harkam AUT
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

SK Brann – FC Utrecht
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Inqilab Mammadov AZE
VAR: Tamás Bognár HUN
AVAR: Ferenc Karakó HUN
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT

FC Porto – Crvena Zvezda

Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Pawel Gil POL

Feyenoord Rotterdam – Aston Villa
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
VAR: Alen Borošak SVN
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

Olympique Lyonnais – Red Bull Salzburg
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR

Maccabi Tel Aviv – GNK Dinamo

Referee: António Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Cláudio Pereira POR
VAR: André Narciso POR
AVAR: Hélder Malheiro POR
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI

FC Basel – VfB Stuttgart

Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Federico La Penna ITA
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

Nottingham Forest – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Cătălin Popa ROU
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

Sturm Graz – Rangers FC
Referee: Halil Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydin TUR
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Bert Put BEL
Referee Observer: Alan Sant MLT

Celta de Vigo – PAOK Salonic

Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić CRO
VAR: Mario Zebec CRO
AVAR: Ivan Matić CRO
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

KRC Genk – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
VAR: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
AVAR: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 – Group Stage (Matches 17-24)

1 October 2025
Spain – Mexico
Referee: Dario Herrera ARG (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Navarro ARG
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Savorani ARG
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega PER
Reserve AR: Michael Orue PER

Italy – Cuba
Referee: Augusto Aragon ECU
Assistant Referee 1: Edison Vasquez ECU
Assistant Referee 2: Danny Avila ECU
Fourth Official: Jalal Jayed MAR
Reserve AR: Lahsan Azgaou MAR

Brazil – Morocco
Referee: Keylor Herrera CRC
Assistant Referee 1: William Chow CRC
Assistant Referee 2: Víctor Ramírez CRC
Fourth Official: Joseph Dickerson USA
Reserve AR: Logan Brown USA

Argentina – Australia
Referee: Jose Sanchez Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Cabanero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: Youcef Gamouh ALG
Reserve AR: Khalil Hassani TUN

2 October 2025
USA – France
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Agustin Berisso URU
Fourth Official: Dario Herrera ARG
Reserve AR: Jose Savorani ARG

Colombia – Norway
Referee: Katia García MEX
Assistant Referee 1: Sandra Ramírez MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Karen Díaz MEX
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Rashid Al Ghaithi OMA

Nigeria – Saudi Arabia
Referee: Joao Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH
Reserve AR: Rashid Al Ghaithi OMA

South Africa – New Caledonia
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin MAS
Assistant Referee 1: Khalil Tan MAS 
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamad Zainal MAS
Fourth Official: Keylor Herrera CRC
Reserve AR: Abu Al Amri OMA

AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

29 September - 1 October 2025

Nasaf – Al Hilal
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali KUW (photo)

Al Gharafa – Al Shorta
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi TJK

Tractor – Al Wahda
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish RSA

Al Duhail – Al Ahli
Referee: Omar Al-Ali UAE

Al Sadd – Sharjah
Referee: Zaid Mohammed IRQ

Al Ittihad – Al Ahli
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh JOR

Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Shanghai Port
Referee: Alex King AUS

FC Seoul – Buriram United
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim QAT

Chengdu Rongcheng – Gangwon FC

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi UAE

Johor Darul Tazim – Machida Zelvia

Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok KOR

Vissel Kobe – Melbourne City
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin UZB

Shanghai Shenhua – Ulsan HD 
Referee: Yusuke Araki JPN