Champions League - Referee Appointments - Matchday 1 (Wednesday)

These are the eight officiating teams who will take control over next Wednesday's UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 matches.

Group E, 18 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London (ENG)
Chelsea FC - FC Basel
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrea Stefani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Renato Faverani (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Gervasoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ryszard Wójcik (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Ainar Leppänen (EST)
Blog Referee Observer: Dino (CRO)

Group E, 18 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen (GER)
FC Schalke 04 - Steaua Bucuresti
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Barış Şimşek (TUR)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)
Fourth Official: Çem Satman (TUR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Alan McRae (SCO)
Blog Referee Observer: Chefren (ITA)

Group F, 18 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo, Napoli (ITA)
SSC Napoli - Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Pedro Proença (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bertino Miranda (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Trigo (POR)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: João Capela (POR)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Duarte Gomes (POR)
Fourth Official: Venâncio Raposo Tomé (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Manuel Díaz Vega (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray (HUN)
Blog Referee Observer: Nur H. (ENG)

Group F, 18 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (FRA)
Olympique Marseille - Arsenal FC
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Santos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Rui Barbosa Tavares (POR)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Taborda Xistra (POR)
Fourth Official: João Santos (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)
UEFA Delegate: Christian Schmölzer (AUT)
Blog Referee Observer: Johnny (SRB)

Group G, 18 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien (AUT)
Austria Wien - FC Porto
Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie (SCO)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Steven McLean (SCO)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Fourth Official: Derek Rose (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Christos Skapoullis (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Adrian Titcombe (ENG)
Blog Referee Observer: Chefren (ITA)

Group G, 18 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid (ESP)
Atlético Madrid - Zenit St. Petersburg
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Cryans (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: William Conquer (SCO)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Robert Madden (SCO)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: John Beaton (SCO)
Fourth Official: Gavin Harris (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Jean-Louis Piette (FRA)
Blog Referee Observer: Edward (GRE)

Group H, 18 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan (ITA)
AC Milan - Celtic Glasgow
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Mike Pickel (GER)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Marco Fritz (GER)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Robert Hartmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Christoph Bornhorst (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Khennet Tallinger (SWE)
Blog Referee Observer: Albin (SWE)

Group H, 18 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Camp Nou, Barcelona (ESP)
FC Barcelona - Ajax Amsterdam
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andås (NOR)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Dag Vidar Hafsås (NOR)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Sven Erik Midthjell (NOR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)
UEFA Delegate: Ronny Zimmermann (GER)
Blog Referee Observer: Hagi (GER)