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Aliyar Aghayev

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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

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]

Refereeing career

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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

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