UEFA Europa League – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

7 August 2014 

SKN St. Pölten – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Campos (POR)
Fourth Official: Paulo Batista (POR)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)

Ermis Aradippou – Young Boys
Referee: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Mulvanny (SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Ross (SCO)
Fourth Official: Andrew Dallas (SCO)
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek (AUT)

Chernomorets Odessa – RNK Split
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Fourth Official: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (ESP)
Referee Observer: Jozef Marko (SVK)

FC Krasnodar – Diósgyőri VTK
Referee: Christian Dingert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mike Pickel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Dominik Schaal (GER)
Fourth Official: Robert Hartmann (GER)
Referee Observer: Aleh Chykun (BLR)

Molde FK – Zorya Luhansk
Referee: Steven McLean (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: William Conquer (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Gavin Harris (SCO)
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson (SCO)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

Slovan Liberec – FC Astra
Referee: Artyom Kuchin (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Yevgeniy Belskiy (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Anatoliy Khodin (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Anatoliy Vishnichenko (KAZ)
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE)

Esbjerg – Ruch Chorzów
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Hannes Reinvald (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Silver Koiv (EST)
Fourth Official: Juri Fischer (EST)
Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov (UKR)

Hapoel Kiryat Shmona – Dinamo Moskva
Referee: Richard Liesveld (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Diks (NED)
Fourth Official: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrkovic (BIH)

AIK – FC Astana
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (GRE) 
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Karsiotis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Christos Baltas (GRE)
Fourth Official: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)
Referee Observer: Neale Barry (ENG)

Shakhtyor Soligorsk – Zulte Waregem
Referee: Leontios Trattou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Soteriou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Athinodoros Ioannou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Kostas Psevdiotis (CYP)
Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov (BUL)

Lech Poznań – Stjarnan
Referee: Pavle Radovanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Dejan Šaković (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Željko Radunović (MNE)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP) 

Chikhura Sachkhere – Neftçi PFK
Referee: Tamás Bognar (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: György Ring (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Berettyán (HUN)
Fourth Official: Adam Farkas HUN)
Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)

Rosenborg BK – Kardemir Karabükspor
Referee: István Kovács (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Miklós Nagy (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vasile Marinescu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Adrian Comanescu (ROU)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Radoman (SRB)

CFR Cluj – Dinamo Minsk
Referee: Antony Gautier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Annonier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Jeanne (FRA)
Fourth Official: Wilfried Bien (FRA)
Referee Observer: Rodger Gifford (WAL)

Hajduk Split – Shakhter Karagandy
Referee: Tony Chapron (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Lompre (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandre Viala (FRA)
Fourth Official: Alexandre Castro (FRA)
Referee Observer: John Skjervold (NOR)

Spartak Trnava – Saint Johnstone
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: José Fernández Miranda (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Francisco Martín García (ESP)
Fourth Official: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias (ESP)
Referee Observer: Horst Brummeier (AUT)

Atromitos FC – FK Sarajevo
Referee: Arnold Hunter (NIR)
Assistant Referee 1: Richard Storey (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Gareth Eakin (NIR)
Fourth Official: Raymond Crangle (NIR)
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)

Brøndby IF – Club Brugge
Referee: Alon Yefet (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Shabtai Nahmias (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nissan Davidy (ISR)
Fourth Official: Liran Wachsberger (ISR)
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)

Viktoria Plzeň – Petrolul Ploiești
Referee: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephan Luzi (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Fourth Official: Sébastien Moreira (FRA)
Referee Observer: Marian Ruzbarsky (SVK)

Asteras Tripolis – FSV Mainz
Referee: Serge Gumienny (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Frank Bleyen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Kristof Meers (BEL)
Fourth Official: Wim Smet (BEL)
Referee Observer: John Ferry (NIR)

Torino FC – IF Brommapojkarna
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Michal Obukowicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Referee Observer: Eugen Strigel (GER)

Olympique Lyonnais – Mladá Boleslav
Referee: Stephan Klossner (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Johannes Vogel (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Vital Jobin (SUI)
Fourth Official: Alain Bieri (SUI)
Referee Observer: Siegfried Kirschen (GER)

Hull City – AS Trenčín
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Rob Van de Ven (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Charles Schaap (NED)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Sanders (NED)
Referee Observer: Donald McVicar (SCO)

FH – Elfsborg
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Winsauer (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Roland Brandner (AUT)
Fourth Official: Dominik Ouschan (AUT)
Referee Observer: Rene Temmink (NED)

Metalurg Skopje – AC Omonia
Referee: Padraigh Sutton (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Damien MacGraith (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Dermot Broughton (IRL)
Fourth Official: Paul McLaughlin (IRL)
Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen (NOR)

Aberdeen FC – Real Sociedad
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Amihay Mozes (ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Dvir Shimon (ISR)
Fourth Official: Menashe Masiah (ISR)
Referee Observer: Paul Allaerts (BEL)

Rio Ave – IFK Göteborg
Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Salvatore Longo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Piero Giacomelli (ITA)
Referee Observer: Christos Skapoullis (CYP)

Zimbru Chișinău – SV Grödig
Referee: Antti Munukka (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matti Heininen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jukka Honkanen (FIN)
Fourth Official: Dennis Antamo (FIN)
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)

HNK Rijeka – Víkingur
Referee: Vitaly Meshkov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Vyacheslav Semenov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Aleksandr Egorov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Muharrem Askoy (TUR)

Copa Libertadores Final 2014 (First Leg)

6 August 2014

Nacional – San Lorenzo
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Wilmar Navarro (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Wilson Berrio (COL)
Fourth Official: Wilson Lamouroux (COL)
Referee Observer: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2014 – Group Stage (Matches 1-8)

5 August 2014
Finland – Korea DPR
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mayte Chavez (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Shirley Perello (HON)
Fourth Official: Margaret Domka (USA)
Referee Observer: Carlos Alarcon (PAR)

Germany – USA
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Allyson Flynn (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Sarah Ho (AUS)
Fourth Official: Hyang Ri (PRK)
Referee Observer: Lee Harmon (COK)

Canada – Ghana
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marina Wozniak (GER)
Fourth Official: Katalin Kulcsar (HUN)
Referee Observer: Carlos Alarcon (PAR)

China – Brazil
Referee: Esther Staubli (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Ella De Vries (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Anna Nystrom (SWE)
Fourth Official: Kirsi Heikkinen (FIN)
Referee Observer: Lee Harmon (COK)

6 August 2014
England – Korea
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Marie Charbonneau (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Suzanne Morisset (CAN)
Fourth Official: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Referee Observer: Michal Listkiewicz (POL)

France – Costa Rica
Referee: Liang Qin (CHN)
Assistant Referee 1: Yan Fang (CHN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jianping Liang (CHN)
Fourth Official: Therese Neguel (CMR)
Referee Observer: Jacqueline Leleu (AUS)

Mexico – Nigeria
Referee: Salome Di Iorio (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Mariana Corbo (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Rocco (ARG)
Fourth Official: Yeimy Martinez (COL)
Referee Observer: Michal Listkiewicz (POL)

New Zealand – Paraguay
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Sian Massey (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Natalie Aspinall (ENG)
Fourth Official: Carina Vitulano (ITA)
Referee Observer: Jacqueline Leleu (AUS)

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2014

FIFA made two changes on the list of match officials selected for this tournament (Canada, 5-24 August 2014). Assistant Referee Yolanda Parga Rodriguez (ESP) has been replaced by Natalie Aspinall (ENG). On the list of reserve referees, Claudia Umpierrez (URU) has been replaced by Yeimi Martinez (COL).

AFC
Referee: Liang Qin (CHN, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Yan Fang (CHN, 1979)
Assistant Referee 2: Jianping Liang (CHN, 1977)

Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (JPN, 1973, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Allyson Flynn (AUS, 1982)
Assistant Referee 2: Sarah Ho (AUS, 1978)

CAF
Referee: Therese Sagno (GUI, 1976)
Assistant Referee 1: Trhas Gebreyohanis (ETH, 1982)
Assistant Referee 2: Tempa N’Dah (BEN, 1983)

CONCACAF
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX, 1975)
Assistant Referee 1: Mayte Chavez (MEX, 1979)
Assistant Referee 2: Shirley Perello (HON, 1986)

Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN, 1977)

Assistant Referee 1: Marie Charbonneau (CAN, 1982)
Assistant Referee 2: Suzanne Morisset (CAN, 1984)

Referee: Margaret Domka (USA, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Marlene Duffy (USA, 1979)
Assistant Referee 2: Veronica Perez (USA, 1979)

CONMEBOL
Referee: Jesica Di Iorio (ARG, 1980)
Assistant Referee 1: Maria Rocco (ARG, 1979)
Assistant Referee 2: Mariana Corbo (URU, 1977)

OFC
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (FIJ, 1982)
Assistant Referee 1: Jacqueline Stephenson (NZL, 1972)
Assistant Referee 2: Sarah Walker (NZL, 1990)

UEFA

Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (FIN, 1978)
Assistant Referee 1: Tonja Paavola (FIN, 1977)
Assistant Referee 2: Anu Jokela (FIN, 1981)

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR, 1981)
Assistant Referee 1: Sian Massey (ENG, 1985)
Assistant Referee 2: Natalie Aspinall (ENG, 1981)

Referee: Esther Staubli (SUI, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Ella De Vries (BEL, 1977)
Assistant Referee 2: Anna Nystrom (SWE, 1973)

Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER, 1979)
Assistant Referee 1: Katrin Rafalski (GER, 1982)
Assistant Referee 2: Marina Wozniak (GER, 1979)

Referee: Carina Vitulano (ITA, 1975)
Assistant Referee 1: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE, 1977)
Assistant Referee 2: Lucie Ratajova (CZE, 1979)

Reserve Referees
AFC: Hyang Ri (PRK, 1977)
CAF: Therese Neguel (CMR, 1981)
CONCACAF: Michelle Pye (CAN, 1978)
CONMEBOL: Yeimi Martinez (COL, 1981)
UEFA: Katalin Kulcsar (HUN, 1984)

Referee Observers

1. Carlos Alarcon (PAR)

2. Lee Harmon (COK)

3. Jacqueline Leleu (AUS)

4. Michal Listkiewicz (POL)

UEFA Champions League – Third Qualifying Round (Second Leg)

5 August 2014
Panathinaikos – Standard Liège
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Fourth Official: Lee Mason (ENG)
Referee Observer: Hans Reijgwaart (NED)

Bate Borisov – Debrecen
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Fredrik Nilsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Referee Observer: Carlos Matos (POR)

Maccabi Tel Aviv – NK Maribor
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Gustavsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Magnusson (SWE)
Fourth Official: Johan Hamlin (SWE)
Referee Observer: Patrick Kelly (IRL)

Lille – Grasshoppers
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Damianos Efthimiadis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Fourth Official: Ilias Spathas (GRE)
Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

6 August 2014
Zenit St. Petersburg – AEL Limassol
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Aurel Onita (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Octavian Sovre (ROU)
Fourth Official: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
Referee Observer: Gerard Perry (IRL)

Apoel – HJK
Referee: Liran Liany (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: David Biton (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oren Bornshtein (ISR)
Fourth Official: Roy Reinshreiber (ISR)
Referee Observer: Sergey Zuev (RUS)

Malmö FF – Sparta Praha
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Débart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Fredy Fautrel (FRA)
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)

FC Sheriff – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: István Vad (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: István Albert (HUN)
Fourth Official: Sándor Ando-Szabó (HUN)
Referee Observer: Pjetur Sigurdsson (ISL)

Steaua Bucuresti – FK Aktobe
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Antonin Kordula (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Paták (CZE)
Fourth Official: Zbynek Proske (CZE)
Referee Observer: Manuel Mejuto González (ESP)

Besiktas Istanbul – Feyernoord Rotterdam
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcel Pelgrim (GER)
Fourth Official: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Referee Observer: Vasily Melnychuk (UKR)

FC Kobenhavn – Dnipro
Referee: Duarte Gomes (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Santos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Ferreira (POR)
Fourth Official: Carlos Taborda (POR)
Referee Observer: Ryszard Wójcik (POL)

RB Salzburg – Qarabag
Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Graham Chambers (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alastair Mather (SCO)
Fourth Official: Brian Colvin (SCO)
Referee Observer: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)

Partizan – Ludogorets
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitry Zhuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleh Maslianka (BLR)
Fourth Official: Dzianis Shcharbakou (BLR)
Referee Observer: Sándor Piller (HUN)

Dinamo Zagreb – Aalborg BK
Referee: Ievgenii Aranovskyi (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Korniyko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Volodymyr Volodin (UKR)
Fourth Official: Sergiy Berezka (UKR)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)

Celtic Glasgow – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Riccardo Bianchi (ITA)
Fourth Official: Gianpaolo Calvarese (ITA)
Referee Observer: László Vagner (HUN)

CONCACAF Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

5 August 2014
Impact de Montreal – CD FAS
Referee: Hugo Cruz (CRC, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Warner Castro (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Gerson Lopez (GUA)
Fourth Official: Walter Lopez (GUA)
Referee Observer: Paul Rejer (USA)

Cruz Azul – LD Alajuelense
Referee: David Gantar (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Philippe Briere (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Belleau (CAN)
Fourth Official: Trevor Taylor (BRB)
Referee Observer: Malcom Ramsey (SKN)

Alpha United – CD Olimpia
Referee: Valdin Legister (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Garnett Page (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Louisville (SUR)
Fourth Official: Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR)
Referee Observer: John Nielsen (CAN)

Isidro Metapán – Club León
Referee: Oscar Reyna (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Williamson (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Diaz (GUA)
Fourth Official: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
Referee Observer: Efrain Rodriguez (CRC)

6 August 2014
CF Pachuca – Real España
Referee: Ricardo Montero (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Leonel Leal (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Giovanni Garcia (SLV)
Fourth Official: Walter Quesada (CRC)
Referee Observer: Donald Campos (NCA)

Real Estelí – Deportivo Saprissa 
Referee: Raul Castro (HON)
Assistant Referee 1: Ronaldo De La Cruz (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: William Torres (SLV)
Fourth Official: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
Referee Observer: Elix Peralta (PAN)

7 August 2014
CSD Comunicaciones – Puerto Rico Bayamón
Referee: Sandy Vasquez (DOM)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Zumba (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Keytzel Corrales (NCA)
Fourth Official: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)
Referee Observer: Mauricio Morales (MEX)

Tauro FC – Waterhouse FC
Referee: Oscar Moncada (HON)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Ramirez (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Noel Rodriguez (CUB)
Fourth Official: Yadel Martinez (CUB)

Referee Observer: Brian Hall (USA)

Irmatov awarded “El-Yurt Hurmati”

FIFA referee Ravshan Irmatov was awarded the “El-Yurt Hurmati” order by the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov. Ravshan Irmatov and his assistant Abduhamidullo Rasulov were awarded the order at a ceremony held at Olympic Glory Museum in Tashkent on 25 July 2014. Irmatov and Rasulov officiated matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. During the ceremony, Ravshan Irmatov was awarded the “El-Yurt Hurmati” order (“Honour of people and Motherland”, following the decree of the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. The “El-Yurt Hurmati” order is awarded to citizens of Uzbekistan for their contribution to strengthening of independence of the country, its economic power, growth of national spirit and culture with their work, scientific and public work, hardworking and patriotism. The President also handed over a Chevrolet Malibu car to Irmatov and Rasulov. At the same time, the Uzbekistan Football Federation gave him an award of honour of the Uzbekistan Football Federation for his contribution to development of football in the country. “I am learning more and more and I am gaining more experience. I am very happy that I have this opportunity”, said Irmatov. At his first World Cup, in 2010, he refereed the semi-final between Netherlands and Uruguay. In 2014, Irmatov established a new record with 9 World Cup matches, including the quarter final between Netherlands and Costa Rica.

Source: UZ Daily