Updated November 4, 2026: UEFA has published the match officials for Viking vs. Sabah. The Champions League league-phase fixture remains scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, at 9:00 p.m. in Stavanger (Central European Time, UTC+1), which is 20:00 UTC. UEFA lists the venue as Viking Stadion, Stavanger; Viking’s current fixture list names Lyse Arena. The club’s matchday guide says the game is sold out. No final score or confirmed starting XI is listed in the official pages checked for this pre-match update.
UEFA’s league-phase schedule says kickoffs are at 21:00 CET unless a different time is shown. It lists Viking vs. Sabah on Wednesday, November 4, without an alternate time. Viking’s official fixture schedule independently lists 21:00 and Lyse Arena. Norway’s standard time is UTC+1, according to the Norwegian Metrology Service. Daylight-saving time in Norway ended in October, so the local kickoff on November 4 is 9:00 p.m. CET, or 20:00 UTC. The date does not roll over when converted to UTC.
The official venue labels do not match: Viking’s current schedule uses “Lyse Arena,” while UEFA’s match-information page shows “Viking Stadion, Stavanger.” Both list Viking as the home side in Stavanger, but the checked pages do not explain the naming difference. Use the club’s matchday information for local entry and travel instructions, and check UEFA’s match page if another service shows a different label. The discrepancy is between official listings; it does not by itself confirm a venue move.
UEFA identifies the fixture as match 2049624. Its competition schedule and the club’s fixture list agree on the date and kickoff. If your calendar or ticketing page shows another time, compare it with the official fixture listings and account for the CET-to-UTC conversion before traveling or tuning in.
UEFA’s match-information page names Sander van der Eijk of the Netherlands as referee. The page lists Rens Bluemink and Stefan De Groot as assistant referees, Jeroen Manschot as video assistant referee (VAR), Jérôme Brisard as assistant VAR, and Joey Kooij as fourth official. UEFA’s officials article, published November 2, also lists van der Eijk for Viking vs. Sabah. These are confirmed appointments, not a prediction about how the match will be officiated.
This is the confirmed pre-match officiating information available on UEFA’s page. The appointment does not provide a team-news update, and it should not be read as indicating likely disciplinary decisions or match events. Follow the official match center for any later changes or match updates.
UEFA’s match page has a squad-list section for both clubs, but a competition squad list is not a matchday team sheet. At the time of this check, the reviewed UEFA and Viking pages do not publish confirmed starting lineups or an official injury or suspension update for this fixture. That leaves player availability unresolved in the sources checked; it is not proof that either team has a fully fit squad. Avoid treating projected lineups or unattributed injury reports as confirmed.
UEFA’s lineup page is the best official place to check the matchday selection when it is released. Once the teams are announced, distinguish the starting XI from substitutes and from the larger registered squad. If a club or UEFA later confirms an absence, use that announcement and its publication time rather than inferring a reason from a player’s omission.
UEFA’s Matchday 4 facts article, published October 29, says this is the first meeting between Viking and Sabah and the first time either club has faced a team from the other’s country. That means there is no head-to-head record to draw on. Viking’s previous Champions League campaign was in 1992/93; Sabah had not played in the European Cup before this season. Those details describe the clubs’ European histories, but they do not determine the result of this fixture.
The same UEFA preview records Viking’s 3-3 home draw with Bayern München on Matchday 2 as the club’s first point in the Champions League proper, followed by a 1-3 loss away to Aston Villa. It also notes that Viking scored in each of its previous 11 European matches, a club record at the time of publication. Sabah beat Slavia Praha 2-0 on Matchday 2 and then lost 1-2 at home to Borussia Dortmund. These are the results and streaks reported in UEFA’s October 29 preview, not live form claims updated after that article.
Viking’s matchday guide, published November 2, says the fixture is sold out. It says stadium gates open at 7:00 p.m. local time, two hours before kickoff, and the official Champions League program inside the stadium starts 30 minutes before the match. The club recommends arriving early because extra security barriers and temporary road closures may affect access. Ticket holders should check the guide for entry details and have their ticket or Europa Pass ready; the club says a Viking+ subscription is not valid for this match.
For official lineups, match events, and the final score, use UEFA’s match center for fixture 2049624. UEFA’s league-phase fixtures and results page is a second official source for the competition schedule and results. Broadcast availability depends on country, so check the current schedule of the rights holder where you plan to watch. This is a pre-match update: confirm the final score after full time rather than treating the scheduled kickoff as a result.
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