Referee appointments for the second qualifying round matches of Zira and Neftchi in the UEFA Conference League have been announced.

According to Offsideplus.az, citing UEFA's official website, the match between Zira and Estonia's Paide, which will take place in Sumgait, will be officiated by a team of referees from Croatia.

The main referee will be Dario Bel, assisted by line judges Ivan Janic and Dino Knez. The fourth official will be Patrik Pavlesic.

Meanwhile, Neftchi's away fixture against Belarus's Dinamo (Minsk) has been assigned to referees from Northern Ireland.

The match, set to take place in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, will see Tim Marshall as the main referee, with Georgios Argiropulos and Ryan Kelsey assisting. The fourth official will be Shane McGonigle.

It is worth noting that both matches are scheduled for July 30, starting at 20:00 and 21:00 Baku time, respectively. In the first leg, Zira lost 0-1 away, while Neftchi was defeated 2-4 at home.