Aliyar Aghayev (; 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.
He refereed at 2015âÂÂ16, 2016âÂÂ17, 2017âÂÂ18, 2018âÂÂ19, 2019âÂÂ20, 2020âÂÂ21, 2021âÂÂ22, 2022âÂÂ23 UEFA Europa League group stage.
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.
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.