Aleksei Kulbakov appointed for Euro U19 final

UEFA has published the appointment for the final match of the 2013 Euro Under 19 tournament, in Lithuania.  The clash between France and Serbia will be handled by Belarusian Aleksei Kulbakov.

Having joined this tournament as the most experienced referee on international level among the six officials  selected, Aleksei Kulbakov has already officiated two matches in the group stage: Lithuania - Spain and Netherlands - Spain. Having become a FIFA referee in 2006, Kulbakov was immediately selected for a UEFA youth tournament: he handled matches at the 2006 Under-17 Euro Championship. Starting from 2009, he is a regular referee in Europa League group stage matches, belonging to UEFA First Group of referees.

2013 UEFA Euro Under 19 Tournament - Final match
01/08/2013 20:45CET
Stadium of Marijampole football club - Marijampole
France - Serbia 
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Leif Erik Opland (NOR)
Fourth Official: Felix Zwayer (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Süheyl Onen (TUR)

Michael Oliver and Orel Grinfeeld in charge of Euro U19 semifinals

Michael Oliver from England and Israeli Orel Grinfeeld have been officially appointed by UEFA to take charge of Under-19 European Championship's semifinals, to be played on 29 July.

Michael Oliver (c) zimbio.com

The English referee has been appointed for the clash between Serbia and Portugal, while the Israeli official will handle the game between Spain and France. For both referees, it will be the third appointment at this tournament, after having officiated two matches in the group stage. Full appointments will follow soon.

29 July 2013, 15:30 CET, Alytus (LTU)
Serbia - Portugal
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Leif Erik Opland (NOR)
Fourth Official: Felix Zwayer (GER)
UEFA  Referee Observer:  Jozef Marko (SVK)

29 July 2013, 20:00 CET, Kaunas (LTU)
Spain - France
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mitchell Scerri (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Razić (MNE)
Fourth Official: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
UEFA  Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)

UEFA Under-19 EURO 2013 - Officials for Matchday 3

Referees appointed by UEFA for Matchday 3 of 2013 Under-19 EURO tournament are ready.

Felix Zwayer (c) tagesspiegel.de

Felix Zwayer (GER), Orel Grinfeld (ISR) and Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR) have received their second assignment in the group stage, meanwhile Gediminas Mažeika of Lithuania, orginally called as fourth official, has been appointed for Turkey - Georgia in order to replace Emir Alecković (BIH), sent home because  suspended. Full appointments will follow soon.

Group A
26 July 2013, 20:00 CET, Kaunas (LTU)
Portugal - Lithuania
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Derya Oguz (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Stelios Nikita (CYP)
Fourth Official: Martin Strömbergsson (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jozef Marko (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Christian Teinturier (FRA)

Group A
26 July 2013, 20:00 CET, Alytus (LTU)
Netherlands - Spain
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Leif Erik Opland (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Razic (MNE)
Fourth Official: Michael Oliver (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Süheyl Onen (TUR)

Group B
26 July 2013, 15:30 CET, Kaunas (LTU)
France - Serbia
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Karsiotis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Dermot Broughton (IRL)
Fourth Official: Sergejus Slyva (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Paulius Malzinskas (LTU)
UEFA Delegate: Maurizio Montironi (SMR)

Group B
26 July 2013, 15:30 CET, Marijampole (LTU)
Turkey - Georgia
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mitchell Scerri (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Vytautas Simkus (LTU)
Fourth Official: Nerijus Dunauskas (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Matthias Voigt (LIE)

Emir Alečković sent home from U19 tournament and officially suspended

Bosnian FIFA referee Emir Alečković has been officially suspended because of a report made against him.  He is accused to have sent inappropriate text messages to some boys.  

The Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina  reported the news on its website (click here to read) confirming that the suspension will last until the end of the whole proceedings. It is still not clear whether the situation is related to his experience at EURO U-19 or whether it is something coming from his country. More information will be posted here in due course. 

Alečković returned home from Lithuania after having officiated only one match at the EURO U-19 tournament, Georgia-France, which ended in a 0-0 draw.

UEFA Under-19 EURO 2013 - Officials for Matchday 2

UEFA has revealed the referees assigned for Matchday 2 of the EURO Under 19 tournament in Lithuania. 

Aleksei Kulbakov of Belarus (c) zimbio.com

Group A
23 July 2013, 15:30 CET, Alytus (LTU)
Netherlands - Portugal
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Stelios Nikita (CYP)
Fourth Official: Sergejus Slyva (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Christian Teinturier (FRA)

Group A
23 July 2013, 17:30 CET, Kaunas (LTU)
Lithuania - Spain
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Karsiotis (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Mitchell Scerri (MLT)
Fourth Official: Emir Alecković (BIH)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jozef Marko (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Süheyl Onen (TUR)

Group B
23 July 2013, 17:30 CET, Marijampole (LTU)
Serbia - Georgia
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Leif Erik Opland (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Derya Oguz (DEN)
Fourth Official: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Paulius Malzinskas (LTU)
UEFA Delegate: Maurizio Montironi (SMR)

Group B
23 July 2013, 19:45 CET, Alytus (LTU)
Turkey - France
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mubariz Hashimov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Nikola Ražić (MNE)
Fourth Official: Felix Zwayer (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Matthias Voigt (LIE)

UEFA Under-19 EURO 2013 - Referee Appointments

You can find the referee appointments for this year's edition of UEFA Under-19 European Championship listed and being completed during the next weeks here.

Emir Alecković of Bosnia & Herzegovina (c) interlive.it

Group A
20 July 2013, 17:30 CET, Kaunas (LTU)
Lithuania - Netherlands
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Dery Oguz (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Leif Erik Opland (NOR)
Fourth Official: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Christian Teinturier (FRA)

Group A
20 July 2013, 20:15 CET, Marijampole (LTU)
Spain - Portugal
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Ražić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Mubariz Hashimov (AZE)
Fourth Official: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jozef Marko (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Süheyl Onen (TUR)

Group B
20 July 2013, 16:00 CET, Marijampole (LTU)
Serbia - Turkey
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Mitchell Scerri (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Dermot Broughton (IRL)
Fourth Official: Sergejus Slyva (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Matthias Voigt (LIE)

Group B
20 July 2013, 18:00 CET, Alytus (LTU)
Georgia - France
Referee: Emir Alecković (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Stelios Nikita (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Karsiotis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Paulius Malzinskas (LTU)
UEFA Delegate: Maurizio Montironi (SMR)

UEFA has selected U-19 Euro Match Officials

UEFA has unveiled the complete match official list for 2013 Under-19 European Championship finals in Lithuania to be played from 20 July to 1 August.

Felix Zwayer of Berlin, Germany (c) siol.net

Group A: Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Lithuania
Group B: Serbia, Turkey, Georgia, France

Referees
Emir Alečković (Bosnia & Herzegovina), 14/08/1979
Orel Grinfeeld (Israel), 21/08/1981
Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus), 27/12/1979
Michael Oliver (England), 20/02/1985
Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden), 01/04/1977
Felix Zwayer (Germany), 19/05/1981

Assistant referees
Dermot Broughton (Ireland), 25/10/1985
Mubariz Hashimov (Azerbaijan), 19/02/1981
Michael Karsiotis (Greece), 10/03/1979
Stelios Nikita (Cyprus), 26/11/1975
Derya Oguz (Denmark), 02/03/1975
Leif Erik Opland (Norway), 17/05/1980
Nikola Razić (Montenegro), 16/12/1979
Mitchell Scerri (Malta), 16/06/1982

Fourth officials
Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania), 24/03/1978
Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania), 01/10/1980