Champions League 2023/24 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 1 (I)

Kick off for  2023-24 UEFA Champions League Group Stage, games to be played on 19 September 2023. 

19 September 2023

18:45 CET - Milan (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza) 
AC Milan (ITA) - Newcastle FC (ENG) | Group F
Referee: José María Sánchez (ESP) 
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero (ESP) 
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto (ESP) 
Fourth Official: César Soto (ESP) 
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Hernández (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Jean Paul Mievis (BEL)

18:45 CET - Berne (Stadion Wankdorf)
SC Young Boys (SUI) - RB Leipzig (GER) | Group G 

Referee: Enea Jorgji (ALB) 
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj (ALB)  
Fourth Official: Florian Lata (ALB) 
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Guida (ITA) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink (NED) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti (ITA) 
UEFA Delegate: Paolo Rondelli (SMR)

21:00 CET - Rotterdam (Stadion Feijenoord "De Kuip")
Feyenoord (NED) - Celtic FC (SCO) | Group E
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH) 
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrisimbegović (BIH) 
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo (BIH) 
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović (BIH)

Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alper Ulusoy (TUR) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Manuel Díaz Vega (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Ronald Zimmermann (GER) 

21:00 CET - Rome (Stadio Olimpico) 
SS Lazio (ITA) - Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) | Group E
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN) 
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN) 
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN) 
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenovič (SVN) 
Video Assistant Referee: Nejc Kajtazovič (SVN)  

Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Nils Fisketjonn (NOR)

21:00 CET - Paris (Parc des Princes)
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA) - Borussia Dortmund (GER) | Group F
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP) 
Assistant Referee 1: Diego  Barbero (ESP) 
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera (ESP)
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell (ENG)  
UEFA Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE) 
UEFA Delegate: Radenko Mijatović (SVN)

21:00 CET - Manchester (City of Manchester Stadium)
Manchester City FC (ENG) - FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB) | Group G 
Referee: João Pinheiro (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia (POR) 
Fourth Official: Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira (POR)
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd (SWE)

21:00 CET - Barcelona (Olímpico de Montjuïc)
FC Barcelona (ESP) - Royal Antwerp FC (BEL) | Group H
Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU) 
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Mihai Grigoriu (ROU) 
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan (ROU) 
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Popa (ROU) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos (CRO)
UEFA Delegate: István Huszár (HUN)

21:00 CET - Hamburg (Volksparkstadion)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) - FC Porto (POR) | Group H  
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA) 
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenato (ITA) 
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)
UEFA Delegate: Klara Bjartmarz (ISL)