Aliyar Aghayev ( az, Əliyar Ağayev; born 17 October 1987) is an
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Azerbaijan
* Azerbaijanis
* Azerbaijani language
See also
* Azerbaijan (disambiguation)
* Azeri (disambiguation)
* Azerbaijani cuisine
* Culture of Azerbaijan
The culture of Azerbaijan ...
football
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referee
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who officiates in the
Azerbaijan Premier League
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. He has been a
FIFA
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referee since 2013, and is ranked as a
UEFA 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
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Final match of
France vs.
Italy at
Rhein-Neckar-Arena in
Sinsheim,
Germany on 24 July 2016.
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.
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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