Referee teams for 2026 UEFA club competition finals announced

The UEFA Referees Committee has today announced the referee team appointments for the 2026 UEFA club competition finals.

The appointments in chronological order of the dates the matches will be played:

2026 UEFA Europa League final refereeing team

Referee: François Letexier (France)

Assistants: Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni (both from France)

4th Official: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Reserve AR: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez (Spain)

VAR: Jérôme Brisard (France)

Assistant VAR: Willy Delajod (France)

VAR Support: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

François Letexier from France will referee the 2026 UEFA Europa League final between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa, to be played at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 21:00 CEST (22:00 local time).

An international referee since 2017, the 37-year-old French has this season taken charge of eight UEFA Champions League matches – including the quarter-final return leg between Arsenal FC and Sporting CP. This will be his second UEFA competition final as a referee after having officiated Spain vs England in the UEFA EURO 2024 final. He also refereed the 2023 UEFA Super Cup between Manchester City and Sevilla FC, and was the fourth official of the 2024 UEFA Champions League final. He took charge of four matches at UEFA EURO 2024.

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2026 UEFA Women’s Champions League final refereeing team

Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Assistants: Almira Spahic (Sweden) and Monica Løkkeberg (Norway)

4th Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Reserve AR: Tilde Hedberg (Sweden)

VAR: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

Assistant VAR: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

VAR Support: Michael Fabbri (Italy)

The UEFA Referees Committee has also announced that Tess Olofsson from Sweden will referee the 2026 UEFA Women’s Champions League final between FC Barcelona and OL Lyonnes at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway on Saturday 23 May 2026 at 18:00 CEST (17:00 local time).

An international referee since 2015, the 38-year-old, from Sweden, will take charge of her first UEFA Women’s Champions League final after officiating last year’s semi-final second leg between Chelsea FC Women and FC Barcelona. This season, she has been taking charge of four UEFA Women’s Champions League matches, including the quarter-final return leg between FC Bayern München and Manchester United Women. She also officiated last year at the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 final tournament, including the quarter-final between France and Germany.

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2026 UEFA Conference League final refereeing team

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Assistants: Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni (both from Italy)

4th Official: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Reserve AR: Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)

VAR: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Assistant VAR: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)

VAR Support: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

The UEFA Referees Committee has revealed that Maurizio Mariani of Italy will referee the 2026 UEFA Conference League final between Crystal Palace FC and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig, Germany, on Wednesday 27 May 2026 at 21:00 CEST.

The 44-year-old has been an international referee since 2019 and will be taking charge of his first UEFA club competition final, after being fourth official at the UEFA Europa League final last year in Bilbao. This season he has officiated seven UEFA Champions League matches – including the quarter-final return leg between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain – and one UEFA Europa League match.

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2026 UEFA Champions League final refereeing team

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Assistants: Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn (both from Germany)

4th Official: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Reserve AR: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)

VAR: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Assistant VAR: Robert Schröder (Germany)

VAR Support: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (Spain)

The UEFA Referees Committee has appointed Daniel Siebert from Germany to referee the 2026 UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal FC, which takes place at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday 30 May 2026. Kick-off is at 18:00 CEST.

The 42-year-old, an international referee since 2015, will be officiating his first UEFA club competition final. He has refereed nine UEFA Champions League matches this season, including the quarter-final first leg between Sporting CP and Arsenal FC, and the semi-final second leg between Arsenal FC and Atlético de Madrid. He was also the referee of the 2025 UEFA Europa League semi-final between Manchester United and Athletic Club. He officiated two games at the UEFA EURO 2024 and three games at UEFA EURO 2020.