Referees appointed for the 2014 UEFA club competition finals

028 - Full referee teams announced for the finals in Turin and Lisbon

The UEFA Referees Committee has today announced the referee teams for this month’s 2014 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Women’s Champions League finals.

The UEFA Europa League final between Sevilla FC and SL Benfica at Juventus Stadium on Wednesday 14 May (20.45CET) will be refereed by 38-year-old German referee Felix Brych, who has been an international referee since 2007. In total, Brych has taken charge of 50 UEFA matches in his refereeing career. This season, he has officiated at six UEFA Champions League matches, including the quarter-final first leg between FC Barcelona and Club Atlético de Madrid (1-1).

At the final in Turin, Felix Brych will be assisted by his fellow countrymen Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The fourth official is Milorad Mažić from Serbia, and the two additional assistant referees, Tobias Welz and Bastian Dankert, are both from Germany. A German reserve assistant referee – Thorsten Schiffner – completes the line-up of the refereeing team.

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The UEFA Referees Committee has also announced the referee for the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League final between Tyresö FF and VfL Wolfsburg, to be played at the Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon on Thursday 22 May at 19.30 local time (20.30CET). The match will be handled by 32-year-old Ukrainian official Kateryna Monzul, who has been an international referee since 2004 and has officiated at a total of 57 UEFA fixtures in her career. At the final in Lisbon, she will be assisted by compatriots Natalia Rachynska and Maryna Striletska. The fourth official, Kateryna Zora, is also from Ukraine. A Portuguese reserve official – Olga Marisa Martins de Almeida – completes the line-up of the refereeing team.

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Finally, the UEFA Referees Committee has today also announced the referee for the 2014 UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid CF and Club Atlético de Madrid, which takes place at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon on Saturday 24 May at 19.45 local time (20.45CET).

The match will be refereed by 41-year-old Dutchman Björn Kuipers, who has been an international referee since 2006. In total, Kuipers has officiated at 68 UEFA matches in his refereeing career. This season, he has taken charge of four UEFA Champions League and three UEFA Europa League matches. Kuipers also refereed last season’s UEFA Europa League final between SL Benfica and Chelsea FC (1-2) in Amsterdam.

At the final in Lisbon, Björn Kuipers will be assisted by his fellow countrymen Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. The fourth official will be Cüneyt Çakır from Turkey, and the two additional assistant referees, Pol van Boekel and Richard Liesveld, are also from the Netherlands. A Dutch reserve assistant referee – Angelo Boonman – completes the line-up of the refereeing team.