19.02.2025 15:40
The President of the Turkish Football Federation, İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, announced that a foreign referee will officiate the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby. The referee who is likely to take charge of this major match is Slovenian Slavko Vincic, who stands out among the four referees. We have compiled the matches that Vincic has officiated outside of his country and the results obtained, which are not favored by the yellow-red team.
The President of the Turkish Football Federation, İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, announced that a foreign referee will officiate the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby to be played in the 25th week of the Trendyol Super League. Following this development, the most prominent among the possible 4 referees is Slavko Vincic from Slovenia. The results of the matches officiated by Vincic outside his country this season have drawn attention.
7 OUT OF 12 MATCHES WON BY THE HOME TEAM
The matches officiated by Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic outside his country in the 2024-2025 season and the results are as follows;
UEFA Champions League
- Arsenal 2-0 PSG
- Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich
- Real Madrid 1-3 Milan
- Leverkusen 1-0 Inter
- Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa
- Lille 6-1 Feyenoord
- Slavia Prague 2-1 Lille
UEFA Nations League
- Germany 1-0 Netherlands
- Italy 1-3 France
Greek Super League
- PAOK 0-0 Panathinaikos
- Olympiakos 1-1 Panathinaikos
Saudi Arabia Pro League
GALATASARAY DID NOT WANT VINCIC
Upon the possibility of one of these names being Slavko Vincic, Galatasaray Club took action and informed the TFF that they did not want Vincic due to Fenerbahçe Vice President Acun Ilıcalı's ownership of the Maribor Club in Slovenia. The 45-year-old referee, born in Maribor, also has close ties with UEFA President Alexander Cefer, who is also Slovenian.
TFF IMMEDIATELY REJECTED
On the other hand, the federation responded immediately to the yellow-reds' request. According to the news from Yağız Sabuncuoğlu; TFF gave a negative response to Galatasaray after the Vincic application. TFF informed the clubs that they would not respond to the requests of both teams regarding the foreign central referee to be appointed for the derby. It was stated that the final decision would be jointly made by TFF and MHK and announced to the public through the official site.
OTHER PROMINENT REFEREES
As a result of consultations held at TFF, in addition to Slavko Vincic from Slovenia, the referees likely to officiate the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby were determined to be Istvan Kovacs from Romania, Clement Turpin from France, and Szymon Marciniak from Poland.