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UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs)

23
Matches
146
Officials
2
Seasons
2026/27
Latest Season
All seasons2026/272025/26
First tracked match
Kf Shkëndija vs Pfk Ludogorets 1945
21/08/2025
Latest tracked match
Jagiellonia Białystok vs Iberia Tbilisi
20/08/2026

Role distribution · 2026/27

Referee12AR364th Official12VAR12Observer12
Most-appointed referee · 2026/27
🇦🇹 Sebastian Gishamer
1
as referee

Who referees UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs)?

Most-appointed match officials across all UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) seasons

  1. 1
    🇫🇷 Pascal Garibian
    FRA · Referee · 2×
  2. 2
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stuart Attwell
    ENG · Referee · 2×
  3. 3
    🇷🇸 Novak Simovic
    SRB · Referee · 2×
  4. 4
    🇧🇬 Martin Margaritov
    BUL · Referee · 2×
  5. 5
    🇮🇹 Giuseppe Perrotti
    ITA · Referee · 2×
  6. 6
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Matthew Donohue
    ENG · Referee · 2×
  7. 7
    🇮🇹 Marco Guida
    ITA · Referee · 2×
  8. 8
    🇷🇸 Uroš Stojković
    SRB · Referee · 2×
  9. 9
    🇷🇸 Momčilo Marković
    SRB · Referee · 2×
  10. 10
    🇧🇬 Georgi Kabakov
    BUL · Referee · 2×

Match Officials(96 officials · 12 matches)

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Lasse KoslowskiGERAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
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Sebastian GishamerAUTReferee
Referee 1
1×
→3
Alan Mario SantMLTObserver
Observer 1
1×
→4
Nikola PopovBULAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→5
Roland RiedelAUTAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→6
Dragomir DraganovBULVAR
VAR 1
1×
→7
Shurman DenysUKRAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→8
Donald RobertsonSCOFourth Official
4th 1
1×
→9
Erwan FinjeanFRAAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→10
Santino SchreinerAUTAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→11
Balakin MykolaUKRReferee
Referee 1
1×
→12
Andrew DallasSCOVAR
VAR 1
1×
→13
Tobias StielerGERReferee
Referee 1
1×
→14
Michael FabbriITAVAR
VAR 1
1×
→15
Willy DelajodFRAReferee
Referee 1
1×
→16
Fabio MarescaITAFourth Official
4th 1
1×
→17
Guillermo Cuadra FernandezESPVAR
VAR 1
1×
→18
Stefano PodeschiSMRObserver
Observer 1
1×
→19
Benoît MillotFRAAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→20
Stuart AttwellENGVAR
VAR 1
1×
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Venues(2 · 2026/27)

Stadiums used in UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) during 2026/27.

Stadion Rajko Mitić
1 match(es)
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Tüpraş Stadyumu
1 match(es)
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Season-by-Season

SeasonMatchesOfficialsReferees
2026/27129612
2025/26117711

Top Venues

Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty1
Arena Egnatia, Rrogozhinë1
Chorten Arena, Białystok1
Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium, Sint-Truiden1
Enea Stadion, Poznań1
Estádio do SL Benfica, Lisbon1
Pancretan Stadium, Heraklion1
Stadion Rajko Mitić, Belgrade1

Referees by Nationality

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AUT1
🇺🇦
UKR1
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GER1
🇫🇷
FRA1
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
ENG1
🇮🇹
ITA1
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
SCO1
🇭🇷
CRO1

Referee appointments · 2026/27 (top 96 officials)

2026/27 Matches(12 in season)

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20/08/2026
Jagiellonia BiałystokvsIberia Tbilisi
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20/08/2026
QairatvsAnderlecht
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20/08/2026
EgnatiavsLillestrøm
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20/08/2026
MjällbyvsSalzburg
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20/08/2026
BenficavsAarhus
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20/08/2026
TrabzonsporvsFerencváros
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20/08/2026
Universitatea CraiovavsArarat-Armenia
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20/08/2026
Lech PoznańvsThun
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20/08/2026
BeşiktaşvsKauno Žalgiris
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20/08/2026
Sint-TruidensevsOmónia Nicosia
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20/08/2026
Crvena ZvezdavsViktoria Plzeň
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20/08/2026
OFIvsCSKA Sofia
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UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) referees — FAQ

Who is the most-appointed referee in UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs)?
🇦🇹 Sebastian Gishamer has the most UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 1 match(es) as referee.
How many referees have officiated in UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs)?
146 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) across 2 season(s) in our data.
How many UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
Referee.Observer tracks 23 UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) matches with their full match-official appointments across 2 season(s).
Which seasons of UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) are covered?
UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) referee appointments are covered for 2 season(s), 2025/26 to 2026/27.
Who are the top match officials in UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs)?
The most-appointed UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) match officials are 🇫🇷 Pascal Garibian (2 match(es)), 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stuart Attwell (2 match(es)), 🇷🇸 Novak Simovic (2 match(es)).
Does UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) use VAR officials?
Yes — UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs) appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 12 VAR appointment(s) recorded.