Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijani: Əliyar Ağayev; born 17 October 1987) is an Azerbaijani football referee who officiates in the Azerbaijan Premier League. He has been a FIFA referee since 2013, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.[1]
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| Born |
17 October 1987 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2009– | Azerbaijan Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2013– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Refereeing career
editHe refereed at 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage.[2]
Aghayev officiated the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Final match of France vs. Italy at Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim, Germany on 24 July 2016.[3]
On 2 November 2022, Aghayev officiated his first UEFA Champions League group stage match between Copenhagen and Borussia Dortmund, becoming the first referee from Azerbaijan to officiate a UEFA Champions League match.[4]
References
edit- ^ "2019 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ UEFA. [1]. 10 December 2015. Retrieved on 3 March 2016.
- ^ UEFA. [2]. 24 July 2016. Retrieved on 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Copenhagen-Dortmund". www.uefa.com.
External links
edit- Əliyar Ağayev referee profile at Soccerway
- Aliyar Aghayev refereeing career statistics at Soccerbase
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