Aliyar Aghayev | |
Birth Date: | 17 October 1987 |
Birth Place: | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
Years1: | 2009– |
League1: | Azerbaijan Premier League |
Role1: | Referee |
Internationalyears1: | 2013– |
Confederation1: | FIFA listed |
Internationalrole1: | Referee |
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 first category referee.[1]
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]