The main referee of the match «Dynamo» — «Crystal Palace» will officiate a Ukrainian team for the first time (Oct. 1, 2025)

The main referee of the match «Dynamo» — «Crystal Palace» will officiate a Ukrainian team for the first time

https://dynamo.kiev.ua/en/news/698185-the-main-referee-ofthe-match-dynamocrystal-palace-will-officiate-aukrainian-team-for-the-first-time 2025-10-01 10:43 As already reported, the main referee for tomorrow’s match of the 1st round of the main ... The main referee of the match «Dynamo» — «Crystal Palace» will officiate a Ukrainian team for the first time

01.10.2025, 10:43

As already reported, the main referee for tomorrow’s match of the 1st round of the main stage of the Conference League between Kyiv «Dynamo» and English «Crystal Palace» will be the Belgian Lothar Dhoondt.

Lothar Dhoondt

This 31-year-old referee has been officiating international matches only since 2023, with 28 international games so far in his career.

Moreover, Dhoondt has never officiated in matches involving Ukrainian clubs and national teams.

It is worth noting that Dhoondt can be considered quite a lenient referee: he shows an average of 4 yellow cards per match and resorts to direct red cards in approximately every 10th match. The Belgian awards penalties in approximately every fourth match.

№	Team	M	Pts
1	Arsenal	32	70
2	Manchester City	31	64
3	Aston Villa	32	55
4	Manchester United	32	55
5	Liverpool	32	52
6	Chelsea	32	48
7	Brentford	33	48
8	Everton	32	47
9	Brighton	32	46
10	Sunderland	32	46
11	Fulham	33	45
12	Bournemouth	32	45
13	Newcastle	32	42
14	Crystal Palace	31	42
15	Leeds	32	36
16	Nottingham Forest	32	33
17	West Ham	32	32
18	Tottenham	32	30
19	Burnley	32	20
20	Wolves	32	17

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