Aliyar Aghayev ( az, 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
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first category 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.
Aghayev officiated the
2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Final match of
France
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vs.
Italy
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at
Rhein-Neckar-Arena
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in
Sinsheim
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Geography
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,
Germany
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on 24 July 2016.
On 2 November 2022, Aghayev officiated his first
UEFA Champions League
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group stage match between
Copenhagen
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and
Borussia Dortmund
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, becoming the first referee from
Azerbaijan
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to officiate a UEFA Champions League match.
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Azerbaijani football referees
UEFA Champions League referees
UEFA Europa League referees
Sportspeople from Baku
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