The appointments of the match between HJK and Neftchi, which will be held on August 12 at 20:00 Baku time at Bolt Arena within the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, have been announced. Referees from Germany have been appointed for the match. The referee will be the famous FIFA referee, Deniz Aytekin of Turkish origin, who refereed many important matches of the Champions League. He will be assisted by Christian Ditz and Markus Zinn. The fourth referee will be Martin Petersen.

The UEFA representative will be Aldi Topciu (Albania), and the referee-inspector will be Robert Sedlasek (Austria).

The first match between these teams will take place on August 3 at Bakcell Arena and will start at 21:00.