Concacaf League 2022 – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

13-15 September 2022

Alajuelense – Alianza
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Humberto Panjoj (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Tipaz (GUA)
Fourth Official: Bryan Lopez (GUA)

Tauro – Motagua
Referee: Jose Torres (PUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Henri Pupiro (NCA)
Assistant Referee 2: Limanuel Sola (PUR)
Fourth Official: David Gomez (CRC)

Herediano – RCD Espana
Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Rockwell (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cameron Blanchard (USA)
Fourth Official: Nima Saghafi (USA)

Olimpia – Diriangen
Referee: Daneon Parchment (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Ojay Duhaney (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Jassett Kerr-Wilson (JAM)
Fourth Official: Steffon Dewar (JAM)

UEFA Youth League 2022/2023 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

13 September 2022 

Sporting CP – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Luca Pairetto (ITA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Valerio Vecchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Helder Carvalho (POR)
Referee Observer: Lucilio Batista (POR)

FC Porto – Club Brugge
Referee: Nenad Minaković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivan Mikalački (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandar Govedarović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Carlos Macedo (POR)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

Viktoria Plzen – Inter Milano
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Yng (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcus Klitte (SWE)
Fourth Official: Jan Petřík (CZE)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

Bayer Leverkusen – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig (NED)
Fourth Official: Martin Thomsen (GER)
Referee Observer: Michael Johansen (DEN)

Bayern München – FC Barcelona
Referee: Christian Ciochirca (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Witschnigg (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Obritzberger (AUT)
Fourth Official: Michael Bacher (GER)
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel (FRA)

Rangers FC – SSC Napoli
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Olav Dale (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oystein Ytterland (NOR)
Fourth Official: Calum Scott (SCO)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Olympique de Marseille – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Cesar Soto Grado (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Alvarez Fernandez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Mathieu Vernice (FRA)
Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier (MLT)

Liverpool FC – AFC Ajax
Referee: Tomaš Klima (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Horak (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Dan Vodražka (CZE)
Fourth Official: Benjamin Speedie (ENG)
Referee Observer: Kevin Parry (WAL)

14 September 2022
Shakhtar Donetsk – Celtic FC
Referee: Jan Machalek (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Kamil Hajek (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Marek Podany (CZE)
Fourth Official: Piotr Urban (POL)
Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)

Chelsea FC – FC Salzburg
Referee: James Robinson (NIR)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Nethery (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: John Doherty (NIR)
Fourth Official: Anthony Backhouse (ENG)
Referee Observer: Mark Whitby (WAL)

Juventus – Benfica
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Kristensson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Svensson (SWE)
Fourth Official: Matteo Gariglio (ITA)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

Maccabi Haifa – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Chrysovalandis Theouli (CYP)
Assistant Referee 1: Evagoras Evagórou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Kyriákos Sokratous (CYP)
Fourth Official: Idan Leiba (ISR)
Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)

AC Milan – GNK Dinamo
Referee: Evangelos Manouchos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Konstandínos Nikolaidis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Fotopoulos (GRE)
Fourth Official: Luca Zufferli (ITA)
Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)

Real Madrid – RB Leipzig
Referee: Gustavo Correia (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Bras (POR)
Fourth Official: Alvaro Rodriguez Recio (ESP)
Referee Observer: Bernardino Gonzalez Vazquez (ESP)

Manchester City – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Robert Hennessy (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Christopher Campbell (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Darren Carey (IRL)
Fourth Official: Thomas Nield (ENG)
Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines (SCO)

FC Copenhagen – Sevilla FC
Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Olli Jantunen (FIN)
Fourth Official: Jonas Hansen (DEN)
Referee Observer: Jens Larsen (DEN)

UEFA Youth League 2022/2023 – Domestic Champions Path (Round 1, First Leg)

12 September 2022 

Hajduk Split – Qabala IK
Referee: David Šmajc (SVN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe (SVN)
Fourth Official: Ante Terzić (CRO)
Referee Observer: Draženko Kovačić (CRO)

14 September 2022
KRC Genk – Slavia Praha
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (LUX)
Assistant Referee 1: Joaquim Gomes (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Morim (LUX)
Fourth Official: Simon Bourdeaud’hui (BEL)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

MTK Budapest – FS Jelgava
Referee: Daniiar Sahi (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitrii Belogradov (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Ilashbek Orynbaev (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Péter Zierkelbach (HUN)
Referee Observer: Ferenc Szwkely (HUN)

AFK Csikszereda – Galatasaray
Referee: Miloš Gigović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Damir Lazić (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Enes Djozić (BIH)
Fourth Official: Lucian Rușandu (ROU)
Referee Observer: Igor Șațchii (MDA)

Rukh Lviv – Zaglebie Lubin
Referee: Miloš Savović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Djikanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Gojković (MNE)
Fourth Official: Sebastian Tarnowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik (EST)

Panathinaikos – Slavia Sofia
Referee: Snir Levi (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Tuval Koltunoff (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Ben-Hur (ISR)
Fourth Official: Alexandros Dragatis (GRE)
Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

BSC Young Boys – NK Domžale
Referee: Stefanos Koumbarakis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Meindanas (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Chasan Koula (GRE)
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger (SUI)
Referee Observer: Sascha Amhof (SUI)

AZ Alkmaar – Shamrock Rovers
Referee: Denys Shurman (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Volodymyr Vysotskyy (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ihor Rybchenko (UKR)
Fourth Official: Erwin Blank (NED)
Referee Observer: Rien Koopman (NED)

Žalgiris Vilnius – AS Trenčin
Referee: Ion Orlic (MDA)
Assistant Referee 1: Vadim Vicol (MDA)
Assistant Referee 2: Natalia Ceban (MDA)
Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas (LTU)
Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva (LTU)

SC Ashdod – Borac Banja Luka
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyy (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksiy Myronov (UKR)
Fourth Official: Aviad Shiloach (ISR)
Referee Observer: Leontios Trattou (CYP)

Crvena Zvezda – Omonia Limassol
Referee: Luca Cibelli (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Vital Jobin (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Matthias Sbrissa (SUI)
Fourth Official: Predrag Janjuš (SRB)
Referee Observer: Zoran Petrović (SRB)

FC Nantes – FC Pyunik
Referee: Robert Jenkins (WAL)
Assistant Referee 1: Jordan Christopher (WAL)
Assistant Referee 2: Connor Thomas (WAL)
Fourth Official: Hakim Salem (FRA)
Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner (ENG)

AIK – Union Lëtzebuerg
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyy (UKR,)
Assistant Referee 1: Vitaliy Skoblya (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Yuriy Fedorak (UKR)
Fourth Official: Erik Mattsson (SWE)
Referee Observer: Petteri Kari (FIN)

Molde – Hibernian
Referee: Kaarlo Hämäläinen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Sami Nykänen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Veli-Matti Leppänen (FIN)
Fourth Official: Mathias Stofringshaug (NOR)
Referee Observer: Kjell Alseth (NOR)

15 September 2022
Astana – Apolonia
Referee: Martin Dohal (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Štrbo (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Košecky (SVK)
Fourth Official: Nikita Ytrobin (KAZ)
Referee Observer: Orhan Erdemir (TUR)

CAF Supercup 2022

10 September 2022

Wydad Casablanca– RS Berkane
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Abdelhak Etchiali (ALG)
Assistant Referee 2: Mokrane Gourari (ALG)
Fourth Official: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (BDI)
VAR: Lahlou Benbraham (ALG)
AVAR 1: Dahane Beida (MTN)
AVAR 2: El Hadji Samba (SEN)

UEFA U-19 Futsal Euro Final 2022: Colombin (ITA) & Undrakh (NOR)

10 September 2022

Spain – Portugal
Referee 1: Giulio Colombin (ITA, photo)
Referee 2: Telmen Undrakh (NOR)
Third Referee: Denys Kutsyi (UKR)
Timekeeper: Marjan Mladenovski (MKD)
Reserve AR: Peter Nurse (ENG)

Female referees strike ahead of Spanish league start

Spain’s female soccer referees have called a strike as they demand better pay and working conditions, putting in danger the start of the domestic women’s league. The referees issued a statement late Thursday saying they had “taken the decision to not work any matches of the women’s first division under the present working and economic conditions.”

The league is scheduled to start play on Saturday. This will be the first season of a fully professional women’s league in Spain, after its players campaigned for years for better working conditions and pay. But the referees argue they have been left behind. They are asking for improved wages, saying that the 320 euros ($322) referees make and the 160 euros ($161) assistants make for each match is not enough. “We want to get back on the field, but under the appropriate conditions,” their statement read. The women’s league responded in a statement issued to local media by saying that it had presented a plan to the Spanish soccer federation to increase their salaries but has yet to receive a reply. The league added that if the referees did not show up for work they would face “legal and disciplinary action.” The spat comes days after assistant referee Guadalupe Porras became the first Spanish woman to work a men’s Champions League match: Napoli’s 4-1 win over Liverpool on Wednesday. Barcelona, the 2021 Champions League winner, has won the Spanish league for the past three seasons.

Source: AP

Greek Sidiropoulos replaced with foreign referee in Panathinaikos-AEK

The decision of the head of the KED, Stephen Bennett, to bring back Greek referees in the derbies of the Greek league has caused big reactions in the Super League, starting with the appointment of Anastasios Sidiropoulos to the Athenian classico between Panathinaikos and AEK. He was replaced last-minute with Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria).

In fact, the EPO executive committee unanimously decided that Takis Baltakos should contact the English chief referee to ask him to replace Sidiropoulos with a foreign referee in the Athenian classico, which will be held on Sunday in Leoforos. It is worth noting that the president of EPO made it clear in his statement that the federation had nothing to do with the appointment of a Greek referee in the derby. According to information from sdna.gr, the owner of Olympiacos and – ex officio – vice-president of the EPO, even talked about stopping the championship at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Federation on Thursday morning. However, Makis Gagatsis was also upset: “We and Mr. Savvidis have made it known that we are in favor of foreign referees in all derbies,” said the managing director and vice president of PAOK.

Source: Hellas Posts

UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

8 September 2022

Fiorentina – RFS
Referee: Pavel Orel (CZE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nadvornik (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Matěj Vlček (CZE)
Fourth Official: Miroslav Zelinka (CZE)
Referee Observer: Martin Hansson (SWE)

Hearths – Istanbul Başakşehir
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Arkadiusz Wojcik (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Niemirowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Damian Kos (POL)
Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytiä (FIN)

Anderlecht – Silkeborg
Referee: Istvan Vad (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Toth (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Istvan Albert (HUN)
Fourth Official: Sandor Szabo (HUN)
Referee Observer: Bariş Şimşek (TUR)

Austria Wien – Hapoel Beer Sheva
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei (ROU)
Fourth Official: Sebastian Coltescu (ROU)
Referee Observer: Edward Foley (IRL)

Villarreal – Lech
Referee: Ali Palabiyik (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Serkan Olguncan (TUR)
Fourth Official: Kadir Saglam (TUR)
Referee Observer: João Ferreira (POR)

Slovacko – Partizan
Referee: Robert Harvey (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Clarke (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Wayne McDonnell (IRL)
Fourth Official: Robert Hennessy (IRL)
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)

OGC Nice – FC Köln
Referee: Luis Godinho (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Almeida (POR)
Fourth Official: Gustavo Correia (POR)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Petrov (UKR)

Ballkani – CFR Cluj
Referee: Urs Schnyder (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher (SUI)
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger (SUI)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

West Ham – FCSB
Referee: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aurelien Berthomieu (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jeremie Pignard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Manuel Diaz Vega (ESP)

Sivasspor – Slavia Praha
Referee: Fran Jović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pusić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Mario Zebec (CRO)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

Molde – KAA Gent
Referee: Petri Viljanen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Mika Lamppu (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan-Peter Aravirta (FIN)
Fourth Official: Joni Hyytiä (FIN)
Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

Shamrock Rovers – Djurgardens IF
Referee: Ivar Kristjansson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurdarson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Johann Gudmundsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Thorvaldur Arnason (ISL)
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark (SCO)

Basel – Pyunik
Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Martinez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes (ESP)
Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)

Slovan Bratislava – Zalgiris
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Namik Huseynov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Yusifov Javanshir (AZE)
Fourth Official: Farid Hajiyev (AZE)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

Vaduz – Apollon Limassol
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (MDA)
Assistant Referee 1: Vlad Lifciu (MDA)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrei Bodean (MDA)
Fourth Official: Veaceslav Banari (MDA)
Referee Observer: Neale Barry (ENG)

Dnipro – AZ
Referee: Yigal Frid (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Barbiro (ISR)
Fourth Official: Shalom Avraham (ISR)
Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović (SRB)

UEFA Europa League 2022/2023 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

8 September 2022

Fenerbahce – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Tamas Bognar (HUN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Balazs Buzas (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Kobor (HUN)
Fourth Official: Adam Farkas (HUN)
VAR: Pascal Müller (GER)
AVAR: Markus Sinn (GER)
Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić (SRB)

Zürich – Arsenal
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Fredrik Klyver (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Max Wilde (SWE)
Fourth Official: Bojan Pandžić (SWE)
VAR: Rob Dieperink (NED)
AVAR: Edwin Van De Graaf (NED)
Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin (SVN)

PSV – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Diyan Valkov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov (BUL)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Referee Observer: Michael Riley (ENG)

AEK Larnaca – Rennes
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia (GEO)
Fourth Official: Davit Kharitonashvili (GEO)
VAR: Benjamin Brand (GER)
AVAR: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

Ludogorets – AS Roma
Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Fourth Official: Robert Jones (ENG)
VAR: Darren England (ENG)
AVAR: Peter Bankes (ENG)
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos (CRO)

HJK Helsinki – Real Betis
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: David Elias Biton (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Sagy Metzamberv (ISR)
Fourth Official: Eitan Shmuelevitz (ISR)
VAR: David Fuxman (ISR)
AVAR: Ziv Adler (ISR)
Referee Observer: Stephen Lodge (ENG)

Malmö – Braga
Referee: Duje Strukan (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alen Jakšić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
VAR: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Drago Kos (SVN)

Union Berlin – St. Gilloise
Referee: Serhiy Boiko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Zhukov (UKR)
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov (UKR)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Dennis Higler (NED)
Referee Observer: Erol Ersoy (TUR)

Manchester United – Real Sociedad
Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Fabiano Preti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi (ITA)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Marco Guida (ITA)
Referee Observer: Alon Yefet (ISR)

Omonia – Sheriff
Referee: Rade Obrenović (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež (SVN)
Fourth Official: Alen Borošak (SVN)
VAR: Nejc Kajtazović (SVN)
AVAR: Asmir Sagrković (SVN)
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)

Lazio – Feyenoord
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetchea (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Diaz Perez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Iker De Francisco Grijalba (ESP)
Fourth Official: Jose Munuera Montero (ESP)
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Tiago Martins (POR)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)

Sturm Graz – Midtjylland
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (AZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali (AZE)
Fourth Official: Ingilab Mammadov (AZE)
VAR: Abdulkadir Bitigen (TUR)
AVAR: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)
Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines (SCO)

Nantes – Olympiacos
Referee: Harald Lechner (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch (AUT)
Fourth Official: Markus Hameter (AUT)
VAR: Christian Ciochirca (AUT)
AVAR: Alan Kijas (AUT)
Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi (SMR)

Freiburg – Qarabag
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Mathias Hillaert (BEL)
Fourth Official: Wim Smet (BEL)
VAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
AVAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP)

Crvena Zvezda – AS Monaco
Referee: Harm Osmers (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Dominik Schaal (GER)
Fourth Official: Robert Schröder (GER)
VAR: Sören Storks (GER)
AVAR: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)

Ferencvaros – Trabzonspor
Referee: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale (ITA)
Fourth Official: Federico Dionisi (ITA)
VAR: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
AVAR: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek (AUT)

UEFA Champions League 2022/2023 – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

6 September 2022
Dinamo Zagreb – Chelsea
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (ROU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Ovidiu Artene (ROU)
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete (ROU
VAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
AVAR: Ovidiu Hațegan (ROU)
Referee Observer: Marian Ružbarsky (SVK)

Borussia Dortmund – FC Copenhagen
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jeremy Stinat (FRA)
VAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
AVAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

FC Salzburg – AC Milan
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Novak Simović (SRB)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: Bernardino Gonzalez Vazquez (ESP)

Celtic – Real Madrid
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni (SUI)
Fourth Official: Lukas Fähndrich (SUI)
VAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen (NOR)

Leipzig – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Joao Pinheiro (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia (POR)
Fourth Official: Antonio Nobre (POR)
VAR: Tiago Martins (POR)
AVAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)

Sevilla – Manchester City
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza (ITA)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Marco Guida (ITA)
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)

Paris St. Germain – Juventus
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: David Coote (ENG)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)

Benfica – Maccabi Haifa
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Niklas Nyberg (SWE)
Fourth Official: Fredrik Klitte (SWE)
VAR: Dennis Higler (NED)
AVAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gomez (ESP)

7 September 2022
Ajax – Rangers
Referee: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Eduard Beitinger (GER)
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck (GER)
VAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
AVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Itchko Lozev (BUL)

Eintracht Frankfurt – Sporting CP
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Roy Hassan (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni (ISR)
Fourth Official: Gal Leibovitz (ISR)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Dennis Higler (NED)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)

SSC Napoli – Liverpool
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (ESP)
Fourth Official: Cesar Soto Grado (ESP)
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Xavier Estrada Fernandez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)

Atletico Madrid – Porto
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav (BIH)

Club Brugge – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrisimbegović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo (BIH)
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigovic (BIH)
VAR: Marco Guida (ITA)
AVAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

Barcelona – Viktoria Plzen
Referee: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen (BEL)
Fourth Official: Bram Van Driessche (BEL)
VAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
AVAR: Tiago Martins (POR)
Referee Observer: Emil Bozinovski (MKD)

Inter Milano – Bayern München
Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
VAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
AVAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci (ALB)

Tottenham Hotspur – Olympique Marseille
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Matej Jug (SVN)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason (ISL)