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Foreign VAR Referees Appointed for Two Cyprus League Matches

Published January 9, 2026, 09:31

The Cyprus Football Federation has announced the referees for the 17th matchday of the Cyprus League. VAR will be used in two of the matches with foreign referees. Specifically, in the Aris Limassol – AEK Larnaca match, Srdjan Jovanovic (Serbia) will be the VAR referee and Antonious Menelaos will be the AVAR, while in the Pafos FC – Omonia Aradippou match, Athanasiou Kyriakos will be the VAR and Socratous Kyriakos will be the AVAR. The announcement includes detailed information about all referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, observers, and the times and venues of the matches.