RateTheRef

Round of 16 - Second Legs

Thursday 19 March 2026

18:45 CET - Mainz (Mewa Arena)
1. FSV MAINZ 05 (GER) - SK SIGMA OLOMOUC (CZE)
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasennikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs LVA
UEFA Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Thomas Grimm SUI

18:45 CET - Sosnowiec (Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy)
RKS RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL)  - ACF FIORENTINA (ITA)
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabańero ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Ińigo Prieto ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muńiz Ruiz ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE
UEFA Delegate: Dane Jošt SVN

18:45 CET - Athens (OPAP Arena)
AEK (GRE) - NK CELJE (SVN)
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Davide Imperiale ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák SVK

18:45 CET - Larnaca (AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis)
AEK LÁRNAKAS (CYP) - CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG)
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Elchin Masiyev AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicat Ismayilli AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
UEFA Delegate: Paul Daniel Zaharia ROU

21:00 CET - Krakow, POL (Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana)
SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR) - KKS LECH POZNAŃ (POL)
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan De Groot NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA
UEFA Delegate: Filips Dhondt BEL

21:00 CET - Prague (Stadion Letná)
AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE) - AZ ALKMAAR (NED)
Referee: Srđan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT
UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan IRL

21:00 CET - Madrid (Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas)
RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID (ESP)  - SAMSUNSPOR (TUR)
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Pascal Müller GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU
UEFA Delegate: Jaroslav Doležal CZE

21:00 CET - Strasbourg (Stade de La Meinau)
RC STRASBOURG ALSACE (FRA)  - HNK RIJEKA (CRO)
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Denys Shurman UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch GER

Friday 20th March 2026

Preston North End FC (First Team) v Stoke City FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship   
Referee: Hallam, Farai
Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
Fourth Official: Webb, David

Saturday 21st March 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team) v MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship   
Referee: Langford, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Gilroy, Hugh
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Fourth Official: Webb, David

Bristol City (First Team) v West Bromwich Albion FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Kirk, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Fourth Official: Atkinson, Ben

Charlton Athletic FC (First Team) v Norwich City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Fourth Official: Searle, Isaac

Derby County FC (First Team) v Birmingham City F C (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship   
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Kane, Graham
Assistant Referee: Aspinall, Natalie
Fourth Official: Herczeg, Adam

Hull City (First Team) v Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Whitestone, Dean
Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Fourth Official: Copeland, Steven

Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team) v Millwall FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship   
Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Fourth Official: Humphries, Andrew

Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team) v Portsmouth FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Busby, John
Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Fourth Official: Dowle, Kirsty

Sheffield United FC (First Team) v Wrexham FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Allison, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Assistant Referee: Cooper, Ian
Fourth Official: Mackey, Oliver

Southampton FC (First Team) v Oxford United (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Toner, Ben
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Assistant Referee: Dwyer, Mark
Fourth Official: Mulhall, Sam

Swansea City FC (First Team) v Coventry City FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship   
Referee: Martin, Stephen
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Assistant Referee: Graham, Jacob
Fourth Official: Doughty, Leigh

Watford FC (First Team) v Leicester City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Smith, Josh
Assistant Referee: Venamore, Lee
Assistant Referee: Karaivanov, Hristo
Fourth Official: Linington, James

Fixed - first initial in as that seems common as well so hopefully that is acceptable.

It was more the lack of a capital letter that triggered my OCD 

Round of 16 - Second Legs

Tuesday 17 March 2026

18:45 CET - Lisbon (Estádio José Alvalade)
SPORTING CP (POR)  - FK BODŘ/GLIMT (NOR) 
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Erni SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Susanne Küng SUI
Fourth Official: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Meßner AUT
UEFA Delegate: Tarik Shamel ENG

21:00 CET - London (Stamford Bridge)
CHELSEA FC (ENG)  - PARIS SAINT GERMAIN (FRA)
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Loukas Siotropos GRE

21:00 CET - Manchester (Etihad Stadium)
MANCHESTER CITY FC (ENG)  - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagčs FRA
Fourth Official: Willy Delajod FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER
UEFA Delegate: Kris Bellon BEL

21:00 CET - London (Emirates Stadium)
ARSENAL FC (ENG) - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER)
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista POR
UEFA Delegate: Per Eliasson SWE

Agree - one for the stat people. Has a cup final been given to a Semi Final 2nd leg ref before?

Saturday 14th March 2026

Arsenal (First Team) v Everton FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Madley, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Long, Simon
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig
Fourth Official: Busby, John
Video Assistant Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine

Burnley FC (First Team) v AFC Bournemouth (First Team)
Premier League   
Referee: Bankes, Peter
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven
Fourth Official: Webb, David
Video Assistant Referee: Harrington, Tony
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee

Chelsea (First Team) v Newcastle United FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Tierney, Paul
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon
Assistant Referee: West, Richard
Fourth Official: Bramall, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Wright, Peter

Sunderland AFC (First Team) v Brighton & Hove Albion FC (First Team)
Premier League   
Referee: Kirk, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
Fourth Official: Barrott, Sam
Video Assistant Referee: Brooks, John
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade

West Ham United (First Team) v Manchester City FC (First Team)  Live on TNT Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Oliver, Michael
Assistant Referee: Burt, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick
Fourth Official: Allison, Samuel
Video Assistant Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc

Sunday 15th March 2026

Crystal Palace FC (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Bramall, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Fourth Official: Tierney, Paul
Video Assistant Referee: Bell, James
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig

Liverpool FC (First Team) v Tottenham Hotspur (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Kavanagh, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring, James
Fourth Official: Kirk, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Brooks, John
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robathan, Daniel

Manchester United FC (First Team) v Aston Villa FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Taylor, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary
Assistant Referee: Nunn, Adam
Fourth Official: Toner, Ben
Video Assistant Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Additional Video Assistant Referee: West, Richard

Nottingham Forest F.C. (First Team) v Fulham (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Barrott, Sam
Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc
Fourth Official: Madley, Andrew
Video Assistant Referee: England, Darren
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian

Monday 16th March 2026

Brentford FC (First Team) v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine
Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Fourth Official: Robinson, Tim
Video Assistant Referee: Howard, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian




SG1 in the Championship

Birmingham City F C (First Team) v Sheffield United FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Robinson, Tim
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil
Fourth Official: Langford, Oliver

Round of 16 - First Legs

Thursday  12 March 2026

18:45 CET - Athens (Olymbiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis")
PANATHINAĎKÓS AO (GRE) - REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matthew Donohue ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: Bakar Jordania GEO

18:45 CET - Stuttgart (MHPArena)
VFB STUTTGART (GER) - FC PORTO (POR)
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO
UEFA Delegate: Claude Runavot FRA

18:45 CET - Bologna (Stadio Renato Dall'Ara)
BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA)  - AS ROMA (ITA)
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Lasse Koslowski GER
Fourth Official: Harm Osmers GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR
UEFA Delegate: Adrian D. Casha MLT

18:45 CET - Villeneuve d'Ascq (Stade Pierre Mauroy)
LOSC LILLE (FRA) - ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
Referee: José María Sánchez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabańero ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Ińigo Prieto ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muńiz Ruiz ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Cesar Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA
UEFA Delegate: Tomás Bárta CZE

21:00 CET - Budapest (Groupama Arena)
FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN) - SC BRAGA (POR)
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Clancy SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakır TUR
UEFA Delegate: Mark Evans WAL

21:00 CET - Genk (Cegeka Arena)
KRC GENK (BEL)  - SC FREIBURG (GER)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Dan Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Sam Barrott ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira POR
UEFA Delegate: Jovan Šurbatovic SRB

21:00 CET - Vigo (Abanca-Balaídos)
REAL CLUB CELTA DE VIGO (ESP)  - OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (FRA)
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: Maurice Johnston NIR

21:00 CET - Nottingham (City Ground)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC (ENG) - FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN)
Referee: Rade Obrenović SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP
UEFA Delegate: Danny Meenan IRL

Friday 13th March 2026

Wrexham FC (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship   
Referee: Nield, Tom
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
Fourth Official: Duckworth, Edward

Saturday 14th March 2026

Birmingham City F C (First Team) v Sheffield United FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Robinson, Tim
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil
Fourth Official: Langford, Oliver

Coventry City FC (First Team) v Southampton FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship   
Referee: Hallam, Farai
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Assistant Referee: Stevens, Mark
Fourth Official: Herczeg, Adam

Leicester City FC (First Team) v Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Whitestone, Dean
Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Fourth Official: Smith, Lewis

MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Bristol City (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship   
Referee: Martin, Stephen
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony

Millwall FC (First Team) v Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Kitchen, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Assistant Referee: Bartlett, Conall
Fourth Official: Chilowicz, Alex

Norwich City FC (First Team) v Preston North End FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Assistant Referee: Russell, Mark
Fourth Official: Finnie, Will

Oxford United (First Team) v Charlton Athletic FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship   
Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Graham, Jacob
Assistant Referee: Aspinall, Natalie
Fourth Official: Russell, Matthew

Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team) v Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Carney, Emily
Assistant Referee: McGrath, Matthew
Fourth Official: Yates, Ollie

Stoke City FC (First Team) v Watford FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Doughty, Leigh
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Assistant Referee: Smith, Matthew
Fourth Official: Joyce, Ross

West Bromwich Albion FC (First Team) v Hull City (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Smith, Josh
Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark
Fourth Official: Ricardo, Ruebyn

Monday 16th March 2026

Portsmouth FC (First Team) v Derby County FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship   
Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam Gough, Callum
Assistant Referee: Karaivanov, Hristo
Fourth Official: Smith, Josh

Tuesday 17th March 2026

Watford FC (First Team) v Wrexham FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship   
Referee: Herczeg, Adam
Assistant Referee: Gough, Callum Woodward, Richard
Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl
Fourth Official: Swabey, Lee

Wednesday 18th March 2026

Southampton FC (First Team) v Norwich City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Smith, Lewis
Assistant Referee: Cooper, Ian
Assistant Referee: Lugg, Nigel
Fourth Official: Durkin, James