Aliyar Aghayev

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]

Aliyar Aghayev

Born	(1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 (age 37) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2009–	Azerbaijan Premier League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2013–	FIFA listed	Referee

Refereeing career

He 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

1. "2019 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
2. UEFA. . 10 December 2015. Retrieved on 3 March 2016.
3. UEFA. . 24 July 2016. Retrieved on 25 July 2016.
4. "Copenhagen-Dortmund". www.uefa.com.

External links

• Əliyar Ağayev referee profile at Soccerway
• Aliyar Aghayev refereeing career statistics at Soccerbase

1. "UEFA Referees Categories for the second half of season 2024/25" (PDF).
2. "UEFA Referees Categories for the second half of season 2024/25" (PDF).