UEFA Europa Conference League 2025/26 – Round of 16 (Second Leg)

19 March 2026

FSV Mainz – Sigma Olomouc
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasennikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
VAR: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
AVAR: Vitalijs Spasjonnikovs LVA
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB

Rakow Czestochowa – AC Fiorentina
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martinez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto Lopez ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
AVAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE

AEK Athens – NK Celje
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
VAR: Luca Pairetto ITA
AVAR: Daniele Doveri ITA
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN

AEK Larnaca – Crystal Palace
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Elchin Masiyev AZE
VAR: Jeroen Manschot NED
AVAR: Nicat Ismayilli AZE
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Shakhtar Donetsk – Lech Poznan
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan De Groot NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
VAR: Clay Ruperti NED
AVAR: Richard Martens NED
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA

Sparta Praha – AZ Alkmaar

Referee: Srdjan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
VAR: Momčilo Marković SRB
AVAR: Jelena Cvetković SRB
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT

Rayo Vallecano – Samsunspor
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
VAR: Benjamin Brand GER
AVAR: Pascal Müller GER
Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU

RC Strasbourg – HNK Rijeka

Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
VAR: Denys Shurman UKR
AVAR: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE

UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 – Round of 16 (Second Leg)

18 March 2026
SC Braga – Ferencvarosi TC
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
VAR: Pol van Boekel NED
AVAR: Dennis Higler NED
Referee Observer: William Young SCO

19 March 2026
SC Freiburg – KRC Genk
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
VAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz TUR

Olympique Lyonnais – Celta de Vigo
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Luka Bilbija BIH
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Fedayi San SUI
Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER

FC Midtjylland – Nottingham Forest

Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
VAR: Robert Schröder GER
AVAR: Bastian Dankert GER
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM

Real Betis – Panathinaikos
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
VAR: Sören Storks GER
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL

AS Roma – FC Bologna
Referee: István Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG

FC Porto – VfB Stuttgart
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Darren England ENG
VAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
AVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA

Aston Villa – LOSC Lille
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
VAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
AVAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO

Concacaf Champions Cup 2026 – Round of 16 (Second Leg)

17 March 2026
LD Alajuelense – Los Angeles FC
Referee: Marco Ortiz MEX (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Espinosa MEX
Assistant Referee 2: Michel Morales MEX
Fourth Official: Ismael Lopez MEX
VAR: Guillermo Pacheco MEX
AVAR: Erick Miranda MEX

Cruz Azul – Monterrey CF
Referee: Joseph Dickerson USA
Assistant Referee 1: Logan Brown USA
Assistant Referee 2: Cameron Blanchard USA
Fourth Official: Rubiel Vázquez USA
VAR: Chris Penso USA
AVAR: Lukasz Szpala USA

18 March 2026
Inter Miami – Nashville FC

Club America – Philadelphia Union

Toluca FC – San Diego FC

Seattle Sounders – Vancouver Whitecaps

19 March 2026
Mount Pleasant FA – Los Angeles Galaxy

Tigres UANL – FC Cincinnati

UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 – Round of 16 (Second Leg)

17 March 2026
Sporting CP – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Susanne Küng SUI
Fourth Official: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner AUT

Chelsea FC – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Robert Schröder GER
Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis GRE

Manchester City – Real Madrid
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Willy Delajod FRA
VAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
AVAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER

Arsenal FC – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Dennis Higler NED
AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED
Referee Observer: Lucílio Batista POR

18 March 2026
FC Barcelona – Newcastle United
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
VAR: Bram Van Driessche BEL
AVAR: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL

Liverpool FC – Galatasaray
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Paweł Raczkowski POL
VAR: Marco Di Bello ITA
AVAR: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK

Bayern Munchen – Atalanta BC
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Mathieu Vernice FRA
VAR: Bastien Dechepy FRA
AVAR: Jarred Gillett ENG
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO

Tottenham Hotspur – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Sören Storks GER
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef NED

AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 – Semi-finals

17 March 2026
China – Australia
Referee: Supiree Testhomya THA (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hinthong Supawan THA
Assistant Referee 2: Nuannid Donjangreed THA
Fourth Official: Doumouh Albakkar LBN
Reserve AR: Park Mi-Suk KOR
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Meshari Al-Shamari QAT
Referee Assessor: Thein Aye MYA

18 March 2026
Korea – Japan
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Ha Thi Phuong VIE
Fourth Official: Lara Lee AUS
Reserve AR: Xie Lijun CHN
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Mamdouh Al-Shadan KSA
Referee Assessor: Widiya Shamsuri MAS

UEFA Youth League 2025/2026 – Quarter-finals

17 March 2026 
Atletico de Madrid – Club Brugge
Referee: Patrik Kolarić CRO (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Luka Pajić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Starčević CRO
Fourth Official: Álvaro Rodríguez Recio ESP
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP

Villarreal CF – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Florian Badstübner GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Fritsch GER
Fourth Official: Borja Guijarro Colomer ESP
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov BUL

18 March 2026
Real Madrid – Sporting CP
Referee: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Romain Devillers BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Nico Claes BEL
Fourth Official: Luis Morona Del Campo ESP
Referee Observer: Emil Laursen DEN

Inter Milano – SL Benfica
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksii Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grushko UKR
Fourth Official: Gianluca Manganiello ITA
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – Play-off Tournament (Semi-finals)

Mexico, 26 March 2026

Bolivia – Suriname
Referee: Alireza Faghani AUS (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis AUS
Assistant Referee 2: James Lindsay AUS
Fourth Official: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
VAR: Fedayi San SUI
AVAR: Ivan Bebek CRO

New Caledonia – Jamaica
Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran URU
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Barreiro URU
Fourth Official: Cristian Garay CHI
VAR: Juan Lara CHI
AVAR: Antonio Garcia URU

CAF Confederation Cup 2025/2026 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

15 March 2026

Al Masry – CR Belouizdad
Referee: Jean Ndala COD (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Guylain Ngila COD
Assistant Referee 2: Gradel Mbilizi COD
Fourth Official: Alhadji Mahamat CHA
VAR: Dahane Beida MTN
AVAR: Carine Atezambong CMR

AS Otoho – Zamalek
Referee: Clement Kpan CIV
Assistant Referee 1: Adou Ngoh CIV
Assistant Referee 2: Eba Ettien CIV
Fourth Official: Aklesso Gnama TOG
VAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR
AVAR: Maria Rivet MRI

Maniema Union – USM Alger
Referee: Louis Houngnandande BEN
Assistant Referee 1: Eric Ayimavo BEN
Assistant Referee 2: Lucien Hontonnou BEN

Olympic Safi – Wydad AC
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud El-Regal EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Hossam EGY
Fourth Official: Amin Omar EGY
VAR: Mahmoud Ashour EGY
AVAR: Hossam Haggag EGY

CAF Champions League 2025/2026 – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

13-15 March 2026

AS FAR – Pyramids
Referee: Omar Artan SOM (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Liban Abdulrazak DJI
Assistant Referee 2: Mohamed Ibrahim SDN
Fourth Official: Mahmood Ismail SDN
VAR: Daniel Laryea GHA
AVAR: Ahmed Shalmani LYB

Mamelodi Sundowns – Stade Malien
Referee: Pierre Atcho GAB
Assistant Referee 1: Boris Ditsoga GAB
Assistant Referee 2: Amos Abeigne GAB
 
RS Berkane – Al Hilal
Referee: Abongile Tom RSA
Assistant Referee 1: Zakhele Siwela RSA
Assistant Referee 2: Souru Phatsoane LES
Fourth Official: Jelly Chavani RSA

Esperance de Tunis – Al Ahly
Referee: Issa Sy SEN
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara SEN
Assistant Referee 2: Nouha Bangoura SEN
Fourth Official: Adalbert Diouf SEN
VAR: Ahmad Heeralall MRI
AVAR: Jerson Dos Santos ANG

AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 – Quarter-finals

13 March 2026
Australia – Korea DPR
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia KGZ (photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Heba Saadieh PLE
Assistant Referee 2: Hinthong Supawan THA
Fourth Official: Doumouh Albakkar LBN
Reserve AR: Makoto Bozono JPN
VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
AVAR: Meshari Al-Shamari QAT
Referee Assessor: Thein Aye MYA

14 March 2026
China – Chinese Taipei
Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong KOR
Assistant Referee 1: Park Mi-Suk KOR
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Soo-Bin KOR
Fourth Official: Asaka Koizumi JPN
Reserve AR: Chihiro Ikki JPN
VAR: Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR: Mamdouh Al-Shadan KSA
Referee Assessor: Thein Aye MYA

Korea – Uzbekistan
Referee: Lara Lee AUS
Assistant Referee 1: Emma Kocbek AUS
Assistant Referee 2: Madelaine Allum AUS
Fourth Official: Casey Reibelt AUS
Reserve AR: Ha Thi Phuong VIE
VAR: Katherine Jacewicz AUS
AVAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari SIN
Referee Assessor: Niu Huijun CHN

15 March 2026
Japan – Philippines
Referee: Dong Fangyu CHN
Assistant Referee 1: Xie Lijun CHN
Assistant Referee 2: Bao Mengxiao CHN
Fourth Official: Supiree Testhomya THA
Reserve AR: Nuannid Donjangreed THA
VAR: Fu Ming CHN
AVAR: Law Bik Chi HKG
Referee Assessor: Widiya Shamsuri MAS