Spanish female referees reach deal to end strike

Spain's new professional women's league will finally get to start after a deal was struck to end a strike by the referees who demanded better wages and work conditions, confirmed the Spanish football federation. The federation said a "historic" agreement with the government's main sports body will allow the women referees to gain professional status. The season had been scheduled to kick off earlier this month but was delayed after referee teams did not show up.

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. The referees and referee assistants, who are all women, complained their own concerns had not been addressed by the new women's league. The women's league had put the blame on the federation and government officials in charge of sports policy. The referees complained they only made €320 and assistants €160 per game. Under the new agreement, referees will earn €1666 per game. Assistants will earn €1066 per game and fourth officials will be paid €250 for each fixture. Despite the increase, the Liga Femenina said the agreed wages are much lower than what the Spanish FA and the referees had initially requested -- to be paid a similar amount to referees in Spain's men's second division. "For the Liga Femenina and its clubs that would have meant €5m spent on refereeing per season, that is 70% of our income generated from TV rights," a league statement said. "Faced with this position that is far away not only from the reality of women's football, but also from the socio-economic context that the country is going through, the Liga Femenina has always been firm in its defence of a project that is sustainable over time and that, above all, respects the work and effort of so many people who fought for this project." Barcelona, the 2021 Champions League winners, have won the Spanish league for the past three seasons.

Source: ESPN

Futsal Finalissima (UEFA-CONMEBOL) 2022

Argentina, 15-18 September 2022

Referees
1. Henry Gutierrez (BOL)
2. Gean Telles (BRA, photo)
3. Ricardo Messa (BRA)
4. Christian Espindola (CHI)
5. Daniel Manrique (COL)
6. Yuri Garcia (COL)
7. Jonathan Herbas (ECU)
8. Mario Espichan (PER)
9. Daniel Rodriguez (URU)
10. Jose Villar (VEN)

Referee Coordinator
Cesar Figueredo (URU)

UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23 – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

15 September 2022

CFR Cluj – Sivasspor
Referee: Allard Lindhout (NED, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij (NED)
Referee Observer: Milorad Mažić (SRB)

Slavia Praha – Ballkani
Referee: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Christophe Finjean (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Jeanne (FRA)
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Juan Fernandez Marin (ESP)

Djurgardens – Molde
Referee: Gergo Bogar (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Balazs Szalai (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Theodoros Georgiou (HUN)
Fourth Official: Mihaly Kapraly (HUN)
Referee Observer: Haim Jakov (ISR)

KAA Gent – Shamrock Rovers
Referee: Visar Kastrati (KOS)
Assistant Referee 1: Besnik Morina (KOS)
Assistant Referee 2: Granit Hyseni (KOS)
Fourth Official: Genc Nuza (KOS)
Referee Observer: Rene Temmink (NED)

Zalgiris – Basel
Referee: Iwan Griffith (WAL)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Beckett (WAL)
Assistant Referee 2: Johnathon Bryant (WAL)
Fourth Official: Bryn Markham-Jones (WAL)
Referee Observer: Jorn-West Larsen (DEN)

Pyunik – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Yossi Babayoff (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Rostislav Talis (ISR)
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh (ISR)
Referee Observer: Lucilio Batista (POR)

Apollon Limassol – Dnipro
Referee: Adam Farkas (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Balazs Szert (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Garai (HUN)
Fourth Official: Bence Csonka (HUN)
Referee Observer: Ladislav Gadosi (SVK)

AZ – Vaduz
Referee: Nicholas Walsh (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence (SCO)
Fourth Official: Alan Muir (SCO)
Referee Observer: Niklas Lidarenda (FRO)

RFS – Heart of Midlothian
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Dejan Kostadinov (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Goce Petreski (MKD)
Fourth Official: Jovan Kachevski (MKD)
Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif (ISR)

Istanbul Başakşehir – Fiorentina
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Garrido (ESP)
Fourth Official: Miguel Ortiz (ESP)
Referee Observer: Pavel Saliy (KAZ)

Hapoel Beer Sheva – Villarreal
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Francis Connor (SCO)
Fourth Official: David Dickinson (SCO)
Referee Observer: Michal Benes (CZE)

Lech – Austria Wien
Referee: Peter Kjaergaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis Rasmussen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Ole Kronlykke (DEN)
Fourth Official: Jakob Sundberg (DEN)
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE)

FCSB – Anderlecht
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner (AUT)
Fourth Official: Christopher Jaeger (AUT)
Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel (FRA)

Silkeborg – West Ham
Referee: Fabio Verissimo (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Campos (POR)
Fourth Official: Miguel Nogueira (POR)
Referee Observer: Gunnar Jonsson (ISL)

Partizan – OGC Nice
Referee: Andrew Madley (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies (ENG)
Fourth Official: John Brooks (ENG)
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)

FC Köln – Slovacko
Referee: Yevhenii Aranovskyi (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Valentyn Kutsev (UKR)
Fourth Official: Yaroslav Kozyk (UKR)
Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov (CRO)

Worried for his safety, the referee suspended Ligue 2 match in France

Three red cards, match interrupted after a spectator entered the field threatening the referee. In the 56th minute, shortly after the referee Pierre Gaillouste issued a third red card against a Metz player, a spectator escaped the vigilance of the stewards and entered the field to attack him, before being caught and evacuated by the security service. In the process, the referee went to the benches and told the coaches that he was suspending the match because the safety of the refereeing team was no longer assured, according to comments from the fourth official taken up by the broadcaster. The interruption lasted 25 minutes and the match was able to resume after a public announcement indicating that the match would be definitively stopped if a new incident will happen.

The first half had been crazy, in the good sense of the term, since the Metz led 3-1 thanks to a double from Ablie Jallow and an own goal from Vincent Manceau from the second minute. Jeremy Livolant had meanwhile temporarily equalized from the penalty kick. But at the half-hour mark, referee Pierre Gaillouste showed a first red card to a Metz player: Kiki Kouyate, cautioned at first, was sent-off for having vehemently contested this sanction and precipitated the defeat of his team. Stephen Quemper first reduced the score for the Bretons at the start of added time before the referee awarded a second penalty kick in favor of Guingamp. Goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja, who was returning from a three-match suspension, was penalized for touching Livolant on an aerial outing and was directly sent off by the referee. The Lorraine goalkeeper came out of the field in tears after this very severe decision. Gaetan Courtet did not tremble to bring the Guingampais up just before the break. Shortly after returning from the locker room, Mr. Gaillouste, copiously whistled and insulted by the public, sent off a third Metz player, Danley Jean-Jacques, for a violent tackle on the tibia of Tristan Muyumba. The match was then interrupted and after the resumption, Metz, reduced to only eight players, defended heroically but ended up cracking against effective Guingampais by conceding three new goals from Dylan Louiserre, Warren Tchimbembe and Livolant. (Source: Le Figaro)

Both French referee unions, SAFE (pro) and UNAF (amateur), denounced these serious incidents. “Shocking images and facts. The serious incidents that have marked professional football since the start of the championship are appalling”, denounce the two unions.” The SAFE and the UNAF can only strongly condemn the gestures and acts of violence observed which give a very bad image of football to the amateur world. Last season was marked by violent attacks on amateur football pitches and the UNAF has wanted an increase in sanctions for several years. These images, which are chilling for some people, always lead to more difficulties in the accomplishment of the mission of referees in Leagues and District competitions”, indicates the press release. (Source: SAFE)

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

15 September 2022

Olympiacos – Freiburg 

Referee: Matej Jug (SVN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Zunic (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali (SVN)
Fourth Official: David Smajc (SVN)
VAR: Rade Obrenovic (SVN)
AVAR: Dragoslav Peric (SVN)
Referee Observer: Michael Ross (NIR)

Midtjylland – Lazio
Referee: Nikola Dabanovic (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Milutin Djukic (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorovic (MNE)
Fourth Official: Milos Boskovic (MNE)
VAR: Nejc Kajtazovic (SVN)
AVAR: Asmir Sagrkovic (SVN)
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)

Feyenoord – Sturm Graz
Referee: Jerome Brisard (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Aurelien Drouet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexis Auger (FRA)
Fourth Official: Bastien Dechepy (FRA)
VAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
AVAR: Angelos Evangelou (GRE)
Referee Observer: Guy Goethals (BEL)

Sheriff – Manchester United
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Radoslaw Siejka (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musial (POL)
VAR: Pawel Pskit (POL)
AVAR: Pawel Malec (POL)
Referee Observer: Alan Sant (MLT)

Real Sociedad – Omonia
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Koiv (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Karolin Kaivoja (EST)
Fourth Official: Juri Frischer (EST)
VAR: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
AVAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Referee Observer: Michalis Koukoulakis (GRE)

Qarabag – Nantes
Referee: Enea Jorgji (ALB)
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj (ALB)
Fourth Official: Juxhin Xhaja (ALB)
VAR: Luca Pairetto (ITA)
AVAR: Giacomo Paganessi (ITA)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)

Trabzonspor – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch (GER)
Fourth Official: Robert Schroeder (GER)
VAR: Benjamin Brand (GER)
AVAR: Dominik Schaal (GER)
Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

AS Monaco – Ferencvaros
Referee: Espen Eskas (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Engan (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Bashevkin (NOR)
Fourth Official: Rohit Saggi (NOR)
VAR: David Coote (ENG)
AVAR: Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG)
Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)

Bodo Glimt – Zürich
Referee: Stephanie Frappart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Mikael Berchebru (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Guillaume Debart (FRA)
Fourth Official: Johan Hamel (FRA)
VAR: Benoit Millot (FRA)
AVAR: Pierre Gaillouste (FRA)
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)

Dynamo Kyiv – AEK Larnaca
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Skytte (DEN)
Fourth Official: Sandi Putros (DEN)
VAR: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
AVAR: Clay Ruperti (NED)
Referee Observer: Robert Malek (POL)

Rennes – Fenerbahçe
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dzmitry Zhuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleh Maslianka (BLR)
Fourth Official: Viktar Shymusik (BLR)
VAR: Tiago Martins (POR)
AVAR: Luis Godinho (POR)
Referee Observer: Antonio Damato (ITA)

Real Betis – Ludogorets
Referee: Andris Treimanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs (LVA)
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs (LVA)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz (AUT)

AS Roma – HJK Helsinki
Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan (ROU)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP)

St. Gilloise – Malmö FF
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Winkler (POL)
Fourth Official: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
VAR: Piotr Lasyk (POL)
AVAR: Krzysztof Myrmus (POL)
Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)

Braga – Union Berlin
Referee: Filip Glova (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Polacek (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednar (SVK)
Fourth Official: Michal Ocenas (SVK)
VAR: Marco Guida (ITA) 

AVAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)

Spain: “How much is worth the dignity of a female referee?”

"How much is worth the dignity of a female referee who dedicates 24 hours to this activity?" With such a simple but resounding question, international assistant referee Guadalupe Porras Ayuso questioned those responsible for the  failed start of the Spanish Professional Women's Football League (LPFF) this past weekend.

The representatives of the female referees and assistant referees have explained in the City of Football how the negotiations have developed in recent months and how the inflexibility of the LPFF, without the ability or willingness to move from its initial positions, has led to the current stage of stoppage suffered by the highest category of women's football in Spain. "We have not paralyzed football. We already have the professional women’s league and we are the only group that is not recognized as professional," said FIFA referee Marta Huerta de Aza. 

Both Marta Huerta and the rest of her teammates thanked the female players for their support, "who fought before for the same rights that we are now demanding," as well as the help and solidarity provided by their teammates, referees of First and Second Division, some of them present this Monday, the referees of non-professional categories, the RFEF itself, UEFA, FIFA and the mediation work of the Higher Sports Council with its president, Jose Manuel Franco, in the lead.

Marta Frias Acedo has explained that the claims are not limited to the financial part, but include aspects relevant to any worker, such as social rights, sick leave due to injury and everything related to the existence of an employment contract that is now denied to this group: "They have ignored us, we have not been the ones who have paralyzed women's football. On the contrary, we are looking forward to taking the field."

The head of women's refereeing at the CTA, Yolanda Parga, has asked for respect from those responsible for the LPFF, while reiterating the support of the Committee to the female referees. "We do not force anything in this situation. We hope that they will soon be recognized as professionals like the rest of the participants in Spanish women’s football - they deserve it", concluded Parga.

Source: RFEF

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

13 September 2022

Viktoria Plzen – Inter Milano
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni (SUI)
Fourth Official: Lukas Fähndrich (SUI)
VAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
AVAR: Lionel Tschudi (SUI)
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)

Sporting CP – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Novak Simović (SRB)
VAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
AVAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian (FRA)

Liverpool – Ajax
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Soares (POR)
Fourth Official: Antonio Nobre (POR)
VAR: Tiago Martins (POR)
AVAR: Luis Godinho (POR)
Referee Observer: Michael Argyrou (CYP)

Porto – Club Brugge
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (GRE)
VAR: Angelos Evangelou (GRE)
AVAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Referee Observer: David Malcom (NIR)

Bayer Leverkusen – Atletico Madrid
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: Darren England (ENG)
VAR: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
AVAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai (HUN)

Bayern München – Barcelona
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel (FRA)

Olympique Marseille – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Cabanero Martinez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
AVAR: Marco Guida (ITA)
Referee Observer: Vitor Melo Pereira (POR)

14 September 2022
AC Milan – Dinamo Zagreb
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Angelo Nevado Rodriguez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea (ESP)
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
AVAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)

Shakhtar Donetsk – Celtic
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Soderkvist (SWE)
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
VAR: Dennis Higler (NED)
AVAR: Rob Dieperink (NED)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Sajn (SVN)

Rangers – Napoli
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Diaz Perez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Jose Munuera Montero (ESP)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Tiago Martins (POR)
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann (SUI)

Chelsea – Salzburg
Referee: Ivan Kruzliak (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor (SVK)
Fourth Official: Peter Kralovic (SVK)
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
AVAR: Luis Godinho (POR)
Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy (FRA)

Real Madrid – Leipzig
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Fourth Official: Rosario Abisso (ITA)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Marco Guida (ITA)
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers (NED)

Manchester City – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Fourth Official: Luca Massimi (ITA)
VAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
AVAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter (SUI)

FC Copenhagen – Sevilla FC
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrisimbegović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo (BIH)
Fourth Official: Luka Bilbija (BIH)
VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
AVAR: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)

Juventus – Benfica
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Fourth Official: Sven Jablonski (GER)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner (AUT)

Maccabi Haifa – Paris St. Germain 

Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER)
VAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
AVAR: Harm Osmers (GER)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Medved (SVK)

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)