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UEFA Europa League – Round of 32 (First Leg)

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16 February 2017

KAA Gent – Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Benoît Bastien (FRA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Frédéric Haquette (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Jérôme Miguelgorry (FRA)
Fourth Official: Julien Pacelli (FRA)
Referee Observer: Peter Mikkelsen (DEN)

Astra Giurgiu – KRC Genk

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Magnus Lundberg (NOR)
Additional AR 1: Svein Erik Edvartsen (NOR)
Additional AR 2: Tore Hansen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Jan Erik Engan (NOR)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)

FC Krasnodar – Fenerbahçe

Referee: Ivan Kružliak (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Balko (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaš Somoláni (SVK)
Additional AR 1: Peter Kralović (SVK)
Additional AR 2: Mario Vlk (SVK)
Fourth Official: Tomaš Mokoš (SVK)
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek (AUT)

AZ Alkmaar – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Alastair Mather (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Stevenson (SCO)
Additional AR 1: Andrew Dallas (SCO)
Additional AR 2: Donald Robertson (SCO)
Fourth Official: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav (BIH)

Celta de Vigo – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vyautas Šimkus (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)
Additional AR 1: Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
Additional AR 2: Jurij Paskovskij (LTU)
Fourth Official: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

PFK Ludogorets – FC København
Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomislav Petrović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Miro Grgić (CRO)
Additional AR 1: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (CRO)
Additional AR 2: Goran Gabrilo (CRO)
Fourth Official: Goran Pataki (CRO)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

Olympiacos – Osmanlıspor
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Frédéric Cano (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Nicolas Rainville (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
Fourth Official: Eric Danizan (FRA)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Fiorentina
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Yuste Jiménez (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Additional AR 2: José Sánchez Martínez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Javier Aguilar Rodríguez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Ilkka Koho (FIN)

FC Rostov – Sparta Praha
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Rob van de Ven (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Charles Schaap (NED)
Additional AR 1: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Additional AR 2: Dennis Higler (NED)
Fourth Official: Bas van Dongen (NED)
Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)

Hapoel Beer Sheva – Beşiktaş
Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Child (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Kevin Friend (ENG)
Fourth Official: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Vitković CRO)

CF Villarreal – AS Roma
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Additional AR 1: Kevin Blom (NED)
Additional AR 2: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Fourth Official: Jan de Vries (NED)
Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz (TUR)

Manchester United – AS Saint Étienne
Referee: Pavel Královec (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Roman Slyško (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Ivo Nádvorník (CZE)
Additional AR 1: Petr Ardeleánu (CZE)
Additional AR 2: Karel Hrubeš (CZE)
Fourth Official: Tomáš Mokrusch (CZE)
Referee Observer: Michel Piraux (BEL)

PAOK – Schalke
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Teodoro Sobrino Magán (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea (ESP)
Fourth Official: Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP)
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL)

Legia Warszawa – Ajax
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Fourth Official: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
Referee Observer: Kaj Østergaard (DEN)

RSC Anderlecht – FC Zenit
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Jake Collin (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Andre Marriner (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Robert Madley (ENG)
Fourth Official: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)

Athletic Club – Apoel Nicosia
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE)
Additional AR 1: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)
Additional AR 2: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)
Fourth Official: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Referee Observer: Sándor Piller (HUN)

FIFA Seminar for prospective World Cup 2018 referees in Italy

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FIFA has recently chosen the Italian Technical Centre of Coverciano as the host for the upcoming seminar for referees in the running for the World Cup 2018. The seminar, scheduled from 3 to 7 April, will include fitness tests, as well as theoretical and practical analysis in preparation for the World Cup that will take place in a little over a year in Russia.
At 27 years after the last international referee seminar hosted by Italy (Tirrenia in 1990), FIFA wanted to use again the organization and the facilities of Coverciano. Under the direction of the new chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina, and the Head of the Referee Department, Massimo Busacca, the seminar will also provide training on Video Assistant Referees (VAR), taking into consideration FIFA’s intention to apply the technology at the Russian World Cup in 2018. The seminar will be attended by 53 referees from all confederations: AFC (7), CAF (7), CONCACAF (7), CONMEBOL (10), OFC (2), UEFA (20). Italy will be represented by Daniele Orsato and Gianluca Rocchi (photo). 

Source: FIGC

Clattenburg leaves English Premier League for Saudi Arabia

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England’s leading referee is swapping the Premier League for Saudi Arabia where he will replace Howard Webb as the head of refereeing. Unlike Webb, though, Clattenburg, who refereed the Euro 2016 final, is also expected to officiate at matches throughout the kingdom. The 41-year-old was announced at a slightly stilted press conference in Jeddah on Thursday when the County Durham-born Clattenburg reaffirmed his love for Newcastle United before pronouncing himself on an “educational” mission to improve and “professionalise” refereeing standards throughout Saudi Arabia. Premier League sources acknowledged he may have taken charge of his final game in England but refused to entirely rule out the possibility of his officiating in this country again – possibly even this season.
Identified as a high flyer right from his early days as an 18-year-old assistant referee in the Northern League, Clattenburg reportedly grew disillusioned by the level of public support officials are offered by Professional Game match officials Ltd. With Clattenburg’s relationship with Mike Riley, the referee’s overlord, apparently tense, he began listening to offers from the Middle East, China and the United States. It now seems Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Hull last Saturday may have been the final domestic act of a Newcastle-based FIFA official whose talent has enabled him to surmount setbacks that might have floored some peers.
In 2008-2009 Clattenburg served an eight-month suspension while PGMOL investigated his business dealings. He was swiftly and emphatically cleared of any wrongdoing. In 2012 Chelsea complained he had used inappropriate language towards Mikel Jon Obi. His career trajectory seemed serenely in the ascendant until a reprimand from Riley in 2014. This involved breaches of protocol when he drove to Tyneside to see an Ed Sheeran concert after refereeing a Crystal Palace v West Bromwich game and speaking to the then Palace manager Neil Warnock on the phone after the game.
Very much a man of his time, Clattenburg resisted the convention that referees should be models of discretion and happily displayed the tattoos of the European Cup and European Championship trophies he acquired after taking charge of both finals last summer. 
PGMOL was unstinting in its praise for Clattenburg during an amicable parting of the ways, with no bridges apparently burned. “Mark set standards for others to follow,” it said in a statement. “Mark has been a great asset to the English game and hopefully an inspiration to those who want to get into refereeing at the grassroots of the game. We understand this is an exciting opportunity for Mark”.
Clattenburg, meanwhile, was introducing himself to a new public. “My name is Mark Clattenburg”, he told Saudi journalists, before outlining plans. “I’m from a city called Newcastle. Anybody who knows England well, knows we have the best team in the country. I was recently voted the best referee in the world [at Dubai’s Globe Soccer Awards in December], therefore I bring a wealth of knowledge and a passion for improving refereeing and education here in Saudi Arabia. “I’m very humbled by this exciting opportunity to support and educate referees, to use my expertise in refereeing some matches and bring referees from other countries around the world to improve the standard here”.

Source: The Guardian

UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (First Leg, II)

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21 February 2017
Bayer Leverkusen – Atletico Madrid
Referee: William Collum (SCO, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie (SCO)
Additional AR 1: Robert Madden (SCO)
Additional AR 2: John Beaton (SCO)
Fourth Official: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec (FRA)

Manchester City – AS Monaco
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devis (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Javier Aguilar Rodríguez (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Teodoro Sobrino Magán (ESP)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

22 February 2017
FC Porto – Juventus Turin
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Additional AR 1: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Additional AR 2: Marco Fritz (GER)
Fourth Official: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Referee Observer: Zdravko Jokić (SRB)

Sevilla FC – Leicester City
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Fourth Official: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Referee Observer: Horst Brummeier (AUT)

Copa Libertadores – Round 3 (Second Leg)

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22 February 2017
Deportivo Capiatá – Atlético Paranaense
Referee: Néstor Pitana (ARG, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gustavo Rossi (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Fourth Official: Darío Herrera (ARG)
Referee Assessor: Atilio Invernizzi (PAR)

Olimpia – Botafogo
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Schiemann (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcelo Barraza (CHI)
Fourth Official: Patricio Polic (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Joel Ruiz (PAR)

23 February 2017
Atlético Tucumán – Junior
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Yupanqui (PER)
Fourth Official: Luis Garay (PER)
Referee Assessor: Pablo Silva (ARG)

The Strongest – Unión Española
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Cañete (PAR)
Fourth Official: Eber Aquino (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Víctor Rivera (PER)

UEFA Youth League – Round of 16

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21-22 February 2017

AS Monaco 
 Real Madrid
Referee: Christian Dingert (GER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Tobias Christ (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Arne Aarnink (GER)
Fourth Official: Florent Batta (FRA)
Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel (FRA)

FC Porto 
 Viitorul Constanta
Referee: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Jordan Stokoe (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence (SCO)
Fourth Official: João Borlido Matos (POR)
Referee Observer: Antonio Almeida Costa (POR)

Atlético Madrid 
 Sevilla FC
Referee: Benoit Millot (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Julien Pacelli (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephan Luzi (FRA)
Fourth Official: Valentín Pizarro Gómez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)

FC Salzburg 
 Paris St. Germain
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Sladan Josipović (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)
Fourth Official: Sebastian Gishamer (AUT)
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner (AUT)

Ajax 
 Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Miguel Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: José Naranjo Pérez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Siemen Mulder (NED)
Referee Observer: Hans Reijgwart (NED)

PSV Eindhoven 
 SL Benfica 
Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef (NED)

CSKA Moskva 
 Rosenborg
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kerem Ersoy (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ceyhun Sesigüzel (TUR)
Fourth Official: Alexandra Ponomareva (RUS)
Referee Observer: Alexey Spirin (RUS)

FC Barcelona 
 Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Alexander Harkam (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Witschnigg (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Höfler (AUT)
Fourth Official: David Medié Jiménez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Manuel López Fernández (ESP)

CONCACAF Champions League – Quarter-finals (First Leg)

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21-23 February 2017

New York Red Bulls – Vancouver Whitecaps
Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Marvin Torrentera (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Hernandez (MEX)
Fourth Official: Jose Penaloza (MEX)

Saprissa – Pachuca
Referee: Oscar Moncada (HON)
Assistant Referee 1: Jesus Tabora (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Oscar Velasquez (HON)
Fourth Official: Raul Castro (HON)

Tigres – Pumas
Referee: Mark Geiger (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Charles Morgante (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Frank Anderson (USA)

Fourth Official: Baldomero Toledo (USA)

UEFA Europa League – Round of 32 (Second Leg)

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22-23 February 2017

AS St. Étienne – Manchester United
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Markus Häcker (GER)
Additional AR 1: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Additional AR 2: Benjamin Brand (GER)
Fourth Official: Eduard Beitinger (GER)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE)

Schalke – PAOK
Referee: Luca Banti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Marco Guida (ITA)
Fourth Official: Andrea Crispo (ITA)
Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira (POR)

Fenerbahçe – Krasnodar
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Michal Obukowicz (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Additional AR 1: Tomasz Musial (POL)
Additional AR 2: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Radoslaw Siejka (POL)
Referee Observer: Juan Fernández Marín (ESP)

Osmanlıspor – Olympiacos 
Referee: István Vad (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: István Albert (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Berettyán (HUN)
Additional AR 1: Sándor Andó-Szabó (HUN)
Additional AR 2: Jozsef Erdos (HUN)
Fourth Official: László Viszokai (HUN)
Referee Observer: Victor Mintoff (MLT)

Beşiktaş – Hapoel Beer Sheva

Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali (SVN)
Additional AR 1: Rade Obrenović (SVN)
Additional AR 2: Dejan Balažič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Tomislav Pospeh (SVN)
Referee Observer: Michel Vautrot (FRA)

Zenit – Anderlecht
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Damianos Efthimiadis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Additional AR 1: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (GRE)
Additional AR 2: Alexandros Aretopoulos (GRE)
Fourth Official: Lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE)
Referee Observer: Eugen Strigel (GER)

Ajax – Legia Warszawa
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Craig Pwson (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Jonathan Moss (ENG)
Fourth Official: Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG)
Referee Observer: Haim Jakov (ISR)

Apoel Nicosia – Athletic Club
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Valeriy Danchenko (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Maxim Gavrilin (RUS)
Additional AR 1: Aleksey Eskov (RUS)
Additional AR 2: Kirill Levnikov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Andrej Vereteshkin (RUS)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)

AS Roma – Villarreal CF
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Additional AR 1: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Additional AR 2: Patrick Ittrich (GER)
Fourth Official: Jan Seidel (GER)
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev (BUL)

Sparta Praha – FC Rostov
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Eyisoy (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Kemal Yilmaz (TUR)
Additional AR 1: Alper Ulusoy (TUR)
Additional AR 2: Baris Şimşek (TUR)
Fourth Official: Serkan Ok (TUR)
Referee Observer: Peter Jones (ENG)

FC København – Ludogorets
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Ondřej Pelikán (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Paták (CZE)
Additional AR 1: Radek Příhoda (CZE)
Additional AR 2: Jan Jílek (CZE)
Fourth Official: Jiří Moláček (CZE)
Referee Observer: John Fleming (SCO)

Fiorentina – Borussia Mönchengladbach
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Santos (POR)
Additional AR 1: Tiago Martins (POR)
Additional AR 2: João Pinheiro (POR)
Fourth Official: Bruno Rodrigues (POR)
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)

Shakhtar Donetsk – Celta de Vigo
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Additional AR 1: Roberto Ponis (SVN)
Additional AR 2: Dragoslav Perič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Grega Kordež (SVN)
Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine (NIR)

Olympique Lyonnais – AZ Alkmaar
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitry Zhuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleg Masylyanko (BLR)
Additional AR 1: Denis Scherbakov (BLR)
Additional AR 2: Viktor Shimusik (BLR)
Fourth Official: Yuri Khomchenko (BLR)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)

KRC Genk – Astra Giurgiu
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Davie Goossens (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Bas van Dongen (NED)
Additional AR 1: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Additional AR 2: Dennis Higler (NED)
Fourth Official: Joost van Zuilen (NED)
Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)

Tottenham Hotspur – KAA Gent
Referee: Manuel De Sousa (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Álvaro Mesquita (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Santos (POR)
Additional AR 1: Carlos Xistra (POR)
Additional AR 2: Fábio Veríssimo (POR)
Fourth Official: Nuno Pereira (POR)
Referee Observer: Luciano Luci (ITA)

Clattenburg to continue in England until end of season

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Mark Clattenburg is to remain a Premier League referee for the rest of the season, and will be in charge for West Bromwich Albion’s game against Bournemouth this weekend, before taking up his new position as head of referees in Saudi Arabia.
England’s leading match official announced last week that he was to leave his position on the panel of elite referees to succeed Howard Webb in the role in the Middle East but will serve out his notice period. The 41-year-old, who was recently voted the best referee in the world at Dubai’s Globe Soccer Awards, had announced his intention to help “improve refereeing and the education of officials” with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. However, he remains under contract with Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL) until the end of the current campaign and, having spoken with the referees’ manager, Mike Riley, over recent days, will be available until the summer. Depending on commitments relating to his new role, he is likely to oversee at least four matches between now and the end of the campaign, when he will formally take up his £500,000-a-year tax free role in Riyadh. He is understood to have turned down an even more lucrative offer to work in China.
Clattenburg’s career, while controversial at times, has seen him take charge of such showpiece events as the Champions League final, FA Cup final and the final of Euro 2016 in Paris last summer. Despite appearing at a press conference in Saudi Arabia last week to explain his new role – he is succeeding Webb, who resigned from his position earlier this month to take up a similar job with Major League Soccer – it had never been formally confirmed that the County Durham official would cease to be available for Premier League fixtures. His discussions with Riley, with whom he has endured a fractious relationship at times given his reservations over the internal politics at PGMOL, are understood to have been amicable and, with 13 rounds of games still to be played in the Premier League this term, Clattenburg will feature again over his three-month notice period. Officials are selected on a match-by-match basis, with his availability to be determined in a similar way. “Mark set standards for others to follow,” said a PGMOL statement last week once news of the move to Saudi had been confirmed. “He has been a great asset to the English game and hopefully an inspiration to those who want to get into refereeing at the grassroots of the game. We understand this is an exciting opportunity for Mark”.

Source: The Guardian

Updated List of Prospective Referees for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019

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After Kari Seitz (USA) became the Senior Manager of the women refereeing, FIFA updated the list of prospective referees for the Women’s World Cup 2019 by removing 23 referees and adding 8 new names. Rita Gani (MAS), Abirami Naidu (SIN), Park Ji Yeong (KOR), Liang Qin (CHN), Aye Thein (MYA), Lilia Abdeljaoued (TUN), Aya Ahoua (CIV), Aissata Amegee (TGO), Marximina Bernardo (ANG), Incaf El Harkaoui (MAR), Neama Mohamed (EGY), Margaret Domka (USA), Mirian Leon (SLV), Michelle Pye (CAN), Cardella Samuels (JAM), Yercinia Correa (VEN), Regildenia Moura (BRA), Viviana Munoz (COL), Tupou Patia (COK), Teodora Albon (ROU), Cristina Dorcioman (ROU), Gyongyi Gaal (HUN), Sara Persson (SWE) were replaced by Jonesia Kabakama (TAN), Salima Mukasanga (RWA), Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (CAN), Ekaterina Koroleva (USA), Edina Alves (BRA), Jana Adamkova (CZE), Sandra Braz (POR), Monika Mularczyk (POL). 41 referees from 35 countries (see below) are currently attending a FIFA seminar in Portugal in preparation for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019.


AFC (reduced from 10 to 5 referees)
1. Kate Jacewicz (AUS, 1985)
2. Oh Hyeon Jeong (KOR, 1988)
3. Casey Reibelt (AUS, 1988)
4. Ri Hyang Ok (PRK, 1977)
5. Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN, 1986)

CAF (reduced from 10 to 6 referees)
1. Jonesia Kabakama (TAN, 1989)
2. Gladys Lengwe (ZAM, 1978)
3. Salima Mukasanga (RWA, 1988)
4. Therese Neguel (CMR, 1981)
9. Ledya Tafesse (ETH, 1980)
6. Fatou Thioune (SEN, 1985)

CONCACAF (reduced from 9 to 7 referees)
1. Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX, 1975)
2. Marianela Araya (CRC, 1988)
3. Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (CAN, 1982)
4. Melissa Borjas (HON, 1986)
5. Carol Anne Chenard (CAN, 1977)
6. Ekaterina Koroleva (USA, 1987)
7. Lucila Venegas (MEX, 1981)

CONMEBOL (reduced from 8 to 6 referees)
1. Edina Alves (BRA, 1980)
2. Maria Carvajal (CHI, 1983)
3. Laura Fortunato (ARG, 1985)
4. Olga Miranda (PAR, 1982)
5. Silvia Reyes (PER, 1981)
6. Claudia Umpierrez (URU, 1983)

OFC (reduced from 3 to 2 referees)
1. Anna-Marie Keighley (NZL, 1982)
2. Finau Vulivuli (FIJ, 1982)

UEFA (reduced from 16 to 15 referees)
1. Jana Adamkova (CZE, 1978)
2. Sandra Braz (POR, 1978)
3. Stephanie Frappart (FRA, 1983)
4. Riem Hussein (GER, 1980)
5. Katalin Kulcsar (HUN, 1984)
6. Pernilla Larsson (SWE, 1976)
7. Efthalia Mitsi (GRE, 1980)
8. Kateryna Monzul (UKR, 1981)
9. Monika Mularczyk (POL, 1980)
10. Morag Pirie (SCO, 1975)
11. Anastasia Pustovoitova (RUS, 1981)
12. Esther Staubli (SUI, 1979)
13. Bibiana Steinhaus (GER, 1979)
14. Carina Vitulano (ITA, 1975)
15. Olga Zadinova (CZE, 1985)

Bascunan replaces Osses on the Prospected List for FIFA World Cup 2018

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Following Enriques Osses’s retirement, CONMEBOL replaced him with Julio Bascunan (photo), who was, initially, one of the reserve referees. The following 10 referees from CONMEBOL will be attending the FIFA seminar at Coverciano (Italy), from 3 to 7 April 2017:
1. Nestor Pitana (ARG)
2. Gery Vargas (BOL)
3. Sandro Ricci (BRA)
4. Julio Bascunan (CHI)
5. Wilmar Roldan (COL)
6. Roddy Zambrano (ECU)
7. Enrique Caceres (PAR)
8. Diego Haro (PER)
9. Andres Cunha (URU)
10. Jose Argote (VEN)

Copa Sudamericana – Round 1 (First Leg)

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28 February 2017 
LDU Quito – Defensor Sporting
Referee: Gery Vargas (BOL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Montaño (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: José Antelo (BOL)
Fourth Official: José Jordan (BOL)
Referee Assessor: José Lara (ECU)

O’Higgins – Fuerza Amarilla
Referee: Wagner Magalhaes (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Guilherme Dias (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kleber Gil (BRA)
Fourth Official: Dewson Freitas (BRA)
Referee Assessor: Óscar Ruiz (COL)

Boston River – Comerciantes Unidos
Referee: Andrés Rojas (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Alexander Guzmán (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Humberto Clavijo (COL)
Fourth Official: Juan Pontón (COL)
Referee Assessor: Dario Ubriaco (URU)

Deportivo Cali – Sportivo Luqueño

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ariel Scime (ARG)
Fourth Official: Germán Delfino (ARG)
Referee Assessor: José Buitrago (COL)

1 March 2017
Deportivo Anzoátegui – Huracán
Referee: Eber Aquino (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Dario Gaona (PAR)
Fourth Official: Arnaldo Samaniego (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Candelario Andarcia (VEN)

Nacional Potosí – Sport Huancayo
Referee: Carlos Orbe (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Flavio Nall (ECU)
Fourth Official: Vinicio Espinel (ECU)
Referee Assessor: Manuel Bernal (PAR)

Palestino – Atlético
Referee: Gustavo Murillo (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian De la Cruz (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: John Leon (COL)
Fourth Official: Wilson Lamouroux (COL)
Referee Assessor: Enrique Osses (CHI)

Racing Club – Rio Negro Águilas
Referee: Óscar Rojas (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolás Taran (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Popovits (URU)
Fourth Official: Jonathan Fuentes (URU)
Referee Assessor: Ricardo Casas (ARG)

2 March 2017
Juan Aurich – Arsenal
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Franchescoly Chacón (VEN)
Fourth Official: José Hoyo (VEN)
Referee Assessor: César Escano (PER)

Cerro Porteño – Caracas
Referee: Anderson Daronco (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Rocha (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Rodrigo Correa (BRA)
Fourth Official: Wagner Reway (BRA)
Referee Assessor: Atilio Invernizzi (PAR)

Deportes Tolima – Bolívar
Referee: Diego Haro (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Coty Carrera (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Víctor Raez (PER)
Fourth Official: Henry Gambetta (PER)
Referee Assessor: Wilson Berrio (COL)

CONCACAF Champions League – Quarter-finals (Second Leg)

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28 February 2017
Pachuca – Saprissa
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Gerson Lopez (GUA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Diaz (GUA)
Fourth Official: Mario Escobar (GUA)

1 March 2017
Arabe Unidos – FC Dallas
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: William Torres (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Zumba (SLV)
Fourth Official: Jaime Herrera (SLV)

Pumas – Tigres
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcos Quintero (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Lopez (MEX)
Fourth Official: Luis Santander (MEX)

2 March 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps – New York Red Bulls
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:

Algarve Cup 2017

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1-8 March 2017

AFC
Referee: Casey Reibelt (AUS, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Allyson Flynn (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Renae Coghill (AUS)

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN)
Assistant Referee 1: Makoto Bozono (JPN)
Assistant Referee 2: Malko Hagio (JPN)

CAF
Referee: Salima Mukasanga (RWA)
Assistant Referee 1: Mary Njoroge (KEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Bernadettar Kwimbira (MWI)

Referee: Fatou Thioune (SEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Fanta Kone (MLI)
Assistant Referee 2: Queency Victoire (MRI)

Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (TAN)

CONCACAF
Referee: Marianela Araya (CRC)
Assistant Referee 1: Kimberly Moreira (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Yudillia Briones (MEX)

Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Felisha Mariscal (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)

CONMEBOL
Referee: Edina Alves (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Tatiane Sacilotti (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Leslie Vasquez (CHI)

Referee: Laura Fortunato (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Daiana Milone (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Mary Blanco (COL)

OFC
Assistant Referee 1: Sarah Jones (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Maria Tamalelagi (SAM)

UEFA
Referee: Sandra Braz (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rocio Puente (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Kylie McMullan (SCO)

Referee: Riem Hussein (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Christina Biehl (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Lisa Rashid (ENG)

Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Ekaterina Kurochkina (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Ekaterina Marinova (BUL)

UEFA Youth League – Quarter-finals

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7-8 March 2017 

CSKA Moskva – SL Benfica
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (AZE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Rza Mammadov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali (AZE)
Fourth Official: Alexandra Ponomareva (RUS)
Referee Observer: Iouri Baskakov (RUS)

FC Salzburg – Atletico Madrid
Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Rene Rohde (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Bandurski (GER)
Fourth Official: Sebastian Gishamer (AUT)
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek (AUT)

FC Barcelona – FC Porto
Referee: Bart Vertenten (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Yves De Neve (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Fourth Official: David Medie Jimenez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Bernardino Gonzalez Vazquez (ESP)

Real Madrid – Ajax Amsterdam
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Fabiano Preti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Rodolfo Di Vuolo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Valentín Pizarro Gomez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Manuel Lopez Fernandez (ESP)

Copa Libertadores – Group Stage (Matchday 1)

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7 March 2017
Deportes Iquique – Guaraní
Referee: Raul Orosco (BOL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Cardoso (BOL)
Assistant Referee 2: Edward Saavedra (BOL)
Fourth Official: Victor Hurtado (BOL)
Referee Assessor: Rodolfo Otero (ARG)

Jorge Wilstermann – Peñarol
Referee: Victor Carrillo (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonny Bossio (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Raul Lopez Cruz (PER)
Fourth Official: Miguel Santivañez (PER)
Referee Assessor: Claudio Puga (CHI)

Atlético Paranaense – Universidad Católica

Referee: Ulises Mereles (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rodney Aquino (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Dario Gaona (PAR)
Fourth Official: Arnaldo Samaniego (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Roberto Perassi (BRA)

Zulia – Chapecoense

Referee: Omar Ponce (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Vera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Macias (ECU)
Fourth Official: Guillermo Guerrero (ECU)
Referee Assessor: Adrian Gomez (VEN)

8 March 2017
Sport Boys – Libertad
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Byron Romero (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Fourth Official: Luis Quiroz (ECU)
Referee Assessor: Alicio Pena (BRA)

Godoy Cruz – Atlético Mineiro

Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (COL)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Diaz (COL)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexander León (COL)
Fourth Official: Juan Ponton (COL)
Referee Assessor: Joel Ruiz (PAR)

Flamengo – San Lorenzo
Referee: Andrés Cunha (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauricio Espinosa (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Nievas (URU)
Fourth Official: Jonathan Fuentes (URU)
Referee Assessor: Francisco Mondria (CHI)

Atlético Tucumán – Palmeiras
Referee: Mario Diaz De Vivar (PAR)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
Fourth Official: Eber Aquino (PAR)
Referee Assessor: Ricardo Casas (ARG)

9 March 2017
Zamora – Gremio
Referee: Dario Herrera (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Hernan Maidana (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Cristian Navarro (ARG)
Fourth Official: Fernando Espinoza (ARG)
Referee Assessor: Sandro Vera (ECU)

Lanús – Nacional
Referee: Roberto Tobar (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Orellana (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Retamal (CHI)
Fourth Official: Jorge Osorio (CHI)
Referee Assessor: Victor Rivera (PER)

The Strongest – Independiente Santa Fe
Referee: Patricio Loustau (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Nunez (ARG)
Fourth Official: Silvio Trucco (ARG)
Referee Assessor: Martin Vazquez (URU)

Sporting Cristal – Santos
Referee: José Argote (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Lopez (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Murillo (VEN)
Fourth Official: Marlon Escalante (VEN)
Referee Assessor: Jose Buitrago (COL)

UEFA Women’s Euro 2017

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Netherlands, 16 July - 6 August 2017

Referees
1. Jana Adamkova (CZE, 1978, photo)
2. Stephanie Frappart (FRA, 1983)
3. Riem Hussein (GER, 1980)
4. Bibiana Steinhaus (GER, 1979)
5. Katalin Kulcsar (HUN, 1984)
6. Carina Vitulano (ITA, 1975)
7. Monika Mularczyk (POL, 1980)
8. Teodora Albon (ROU, 1977)
9. Anastasia Pustovoitova (RUS, 1981)
10. Esther Staubli (SUI, 1979)
11. Pernilla Larsson (SWE, 1976)
12. Kateryna Monzul (UKR, 1981)

Assistant Referees
1. Sanja Rodak Karsic (CRO, 1983)
2. Angela Kyriakou (CYP, 1977)
3. Lucie Ratajova (CZE, 1979)
4. Sian Massey (ENG, 1985)
5. Rocio Puente Pino (ESP, 1983)
6. Manuela Nicolosi (FRA, 1980)
7. Christina Biehl (GER, 1986)
8. Katrin Rafalski (GER, 1982)
9. Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE, 1977)
10. Judith Kulcsar (HUN, 1980)
11. Michelle O’Neill (IRL, 1978)
12. Lucia Abruzzese (ITA, 1976)
13. Biljana Atanasovski (MKD, 1985)
14. Nicolet Bakker (NED, 1984)
15. Anna Dabrowska (POL, 1984)
16. Petruta Iugulescu (ROU, 1979)
17. Mihaela Tepusa (ROU, 1983)
18. Ekaterina Kurochkina (RUS, 1986)
19. Belinda Brem (SUI, 1987)
20. Maria Sukenikova (SVK, 1975)
21. Annica Johansson (SWE, 1986)
22. Julia Magnusson (SWE, 1985)
23. Oleksandra Ardasheva (UKR, 1987)
24. Maryna Striletska (UKR, 1983)

Fourth Officials
1. Lina Lehtovaara (FIN, 1981)
2. Lorraine Clark (SCO, 1985)

Reserve Referee
1. Sandra Braz (POR, 1978)

Reserve Assistant Referees
1. Ella De Vries (BEL, 1977)
2. Svetlana Bilic (SRB, 1981)

All match officials are expected to be in peak physical condition and able to pass the full FIFA fitness test during a preparatory workshop scheduled for 15 – 17 May 2017 in the Netherlands. Those referees, assistant referees and fourth officials who successfully complete the fitness test and the workshop will then be required to return to the Netherlands on 12 July 2017 for the final tournament. The named reserves will attend the workshop only, but should remain on standby for the final tournament in case they are required to replace another match official. (Source: ISRS)

Focus on fairness at 131st IFAB AGM

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The 131st Annual General Meeting of The IFAB took place today at Wembley Stadium in London, and saw a new strategy approved, which will see the Laws of the Game used to increase fairness and develop the game.
The IFAB, which consists of the football associations of England (the FA), Scotland (SFA), Wales (FAW) and Northern Ireland (IFA), as well as FIFA (who represent the 207 remaining national associations) decided upon a close focus on the behaviour of players on the pitch. In particular, this could see the responsibilities of captains enhanced in order to improve on-field behaviour and create better communication between players and referees. Methods to tackle time wasting were also discussed, in response to continuing fan concern around this particular issue. The members strongly supported this initiative as the next step in delivering “what football wants” following the extensive revision of the Laws of the Game. Other major areas which The IFAB will focus on include handball and a potentially fairer system for kicks from the penalty mark.
Central to the IFAB strategy is also a robust evaluation process for potential future Law changes and initiatives. As part of the ‘what football wants’ approach, the AGM extended the “Modifications” section of the Laws allowing national football associations more freedom to modify the organisational Laws for the lower levels of football e.g. number of substitutions and duration of play, to help them develop their domestic football by encouraging more people to take part. National football associations will decide at which levels the modifications are applied in their domestic football. This does not include competitions involving the first team of clubs in the top division or senior ‘A’ international teams. Additionally, as part of “Modifications”, the proposals to allow temporary dismissals (sin bins) for yellow card offences were approved for youth, grassroots and disability football, as it is the case for return substitutions. The AGM also approved the use of electronic communication systems in the technical area for player welfare and safety, acknowledging the importance of technology in assessing potential injuries with the help of medical data and video material.
On the topic of video assistant referees (VARs), the AGM was updated on the first phase of experiments, including reports from the workshops and more than 20 test matches organised to test the VAR protocol which was approved one year ago. The members also received detailed information on the key learning areas which will be incorporated into the ‘live’ experiments starting in almost 20 competitions from around the world in 2017.
The ‘success’ of the change from a red to yellow card for a penalty awarded for the denial of a goal-scoring opportunity if there was an attempt to play the ball, led the members to extend the principle by removing a yellow card for a penalty kick awarded for a ‘stopping a promising attack’ if the offence was an attempt to play the ball.
The AGM also approved the development of the first minimum safety standard for electronic performance and tracking systems (EPTS) which will regulate the safety of devices worn by players on the field of play.
The modifications to the Laws of the Game made at this AGM will come into effect on 1 June 2017, except for competitions which have started before that date.
The 132nd Annual General Meeting will be hosted by FIFA in February or March 2018

Source: IFAB

CONCACAF U-20 Championship Final 2017: Bejarano (CRC)

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5 March 2017

USA  Honduras
Referee: Henry Bejarano (CRC, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Fernandez (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:

UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 (Second Leg, I)

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7 March 2017
SSC Napoli – Real Madrid
Referee: Çüneyt Çakir (TUR)
Assistant Referee: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
Additional AR 1: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)
Additional AR 2: Barış Şimşek (TUR)
Fourth Official: Mustafa Eyisoy (TUR)
Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)

Arsenal – Bayern München
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee: Damianos Efthymiadis (GRE)
Assistant Referee: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE)
Additional AR 1: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (GRE)
Additional AR 2: Alexandros Aretopoulos (GRE)
Fourth Official: Lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE)
Referee Observer: Patrick Kelly (IRL)

8 March 2017
FC Barcelona – Paris SG
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER)
Assistant Referee: Guido Kleve (GER)
Assistant Referee: Markus Häcker (GER)
Additional AR 1: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Additional AR 2: Benjamin Brand (GER)
Fourth Official: Mike Pickel (GER)
Referee Observer: László Vagner (HUN)

Borussia Dortmund – SL Benfica
Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG)
Assistant Referee: Stephen Child (ENG)
Assistant Referee: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Kevin Friend (ENG)
Fourth Official: Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG)
Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE)
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