Referees appointed for the 2015 UEFA club competition finals
Monday, May 18, 2015
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The UEFA Referees Committee has today announced the refereeing teams for the 2015 UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League Finals.
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024 - Full referee teams announced for the finals in Warsaw and Berlin
The UEFA Referees Committee has today announced the referee for the 2015 UEFA Europa League final between FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Sevilla FC, to be played at the National Stadium in Warsaw on Wednesday 27 May 20.45CET.
The match will be handled by 44-year-old English referee Martin Atkinson, who has been an international referee since 2006 and has officiated 67 UEFA fixtures in his career. This season, he has officiated at eight UEFA Champions League matches and one UEFA Europa League match, including the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg between Juventus and Real Madrid CF (2-1) in Italy.
At the final in Warsaw, he will be assisted by compatriots Michael Mullarkey and Stephen Child. The fourth official, Pavel Královec, is from the Czech Republic, and the two additional assistant referees, Anthony Taylor and Andre Marriner are both from England. An English reserve assistant referee – Jake Collin – completes the refereeing team.
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The UEFA Referees Committee has also announced the referee for the 2015 UEFA Champions League final between Juventus and FC Barcelona, to be played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Saturday 6 June at 20.45CET.
The match will be refereed by 38-year-old Turkish referee Cüneyt Çakır, who has been an international referee since 2006. In total, Çakır has officiated 70 UEFA matches in his refereeing career. This season, he has taken charge of four UEFA Champions League and three UEFA Europa League matches, including the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea FC (1-1) in France.
At the final in Berlin, Cüneyt Çakır will be assisted by his countrymen Bahattin Duran and Tarık Ongun. The fourth official will be Jonas Eriksson from Sweden, and the two additional assistant referees, Hüseyin Göçek and Barış Şimşek, are also from Turkey. A Turkish reserve assistant referee – Mustafa Emre Eyisoy – completes the refereeing team.