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UEFA Champions League
club1,311
Matches
1,226
Officials
27
Seasons
2026/27
Latest Season
Officiating insights
Strictest refs →From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)
2.76
goals / match
2
incidents logged
0
VAR-reviewed
Role distribution · 2026/27
Referee14AR284th Official14VAR14AVAR14Observer14
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted UEFA Champions League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2026/27
🇫🇷 Romain Lissorgue
1
as referee
Who referees UEFA Champions League?
Most-appointed match officials across all UEFA Champions League seasons
- 1🇳🇱 Pol van BoekelNED · Referee · 76×
- 2🇩🇪 Bastian DankertGER · Referee · 74×
- 3🇩🇪 Christian DingertGER · Referee · 65×
- 4🇵🇱 Tomasz KwiatkowskiPOL · Referee · 63×
- 5🏴 Stuart AttwellENG · Referee · 61×
- 6🇮🇹 Massimiliano IrratiITA · Referee · 59×
- 7🇫🇷 Jérôme BrisardFRA · Referee · 55×
- 8🇪🇸 Juan Martinez MunueraESP · Referee · 52×
- 9🇮🇹 Paolo ValeriITA · Referee · 51×
- 10🇪🇸 Carlos del Cerro GrandeESP · Referee · 50×
Match Officials(98 officials · 14 matches)
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Bastien DechepyFRAVAR
VAR 1
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→2Antoni BandicBIHVAR
VAR 1
1×
→3Shurman DenysUKRVAR
VAR 1
1×
→4Kutsev ValentynUKRAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→5Romain LissorgueFRAReferee
Referee 1
1×
→6João António Ferreira GonçalvesPORReferee
Referee 1
1×
→7Mads-Kristoffer KristoffersenDENVAR
VAR 1
1×
→8Gylfi Már SigurðssonISLAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→9Birkir SigurðarsonISLAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→10Ivar Orri KristjanssonISLReferee
Referee 1
1×
→11Neale BarryENGObserver
Observer 1
1×
→12Hicham ZakraniFRAAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→13Balakin MykolaUKRVAR
VAR 1
1×
→14William YoungSCOObserver
Observer 1
1×
→15Bersan DuranTURAssistant Referee
AR 1
1×
→16Daniele DoveriITAVAR
VAR 1
1×
→17Vítor Manuel de Melo PereiraPORObserver
Observer 1
1×
→18Jan BoterbergBELVAR
VAR 1
1×
→19Cyril ZimmermannSUIObserver
Observer 1
1×
→20Helgi Mikael JónassonISLFourth Official
4th 1
1×
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RefereeAR4thVARAVARObserver
Venues(7 · 2026/27)
Stadiums used in UEFA Champions League during 2026/27.
Season-by-Season
| Season | Matches | Officials | Referees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 14 | 98 | 14 |
| 2025/26 | 312 | 365 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 93 | 418 | 67 |
| 2022/23 | 160 | 454 | 78 |
| 2021/22 | 172 | 485 | 91 |
| 2020/21 | 112 | 379 | 70 |
| 2019/20 | 16 | 105 | 16 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003/04 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001/02 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000/01 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999/00 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998/99 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997/98 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996/97 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995/96 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 412 | 773 | 135 |
Matches by Country
Germany12
France11
Italy11
Ukraine10
Spain4
England3
Azerbaijan2
Portugal2
Stadium host countries (all-time)
Referees by Nationality
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UKR2
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TUR2
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FRA1
🇵🇹
POR1
🇮🇸
ISL1
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BIH1
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ARM1
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GER1
Referee appointments · 2026/27 (top 98 officials)
2026/27 Matches(14 in season)
All Matches →08/07/2026
QairatvsSutjeska Nikšić
08/07/2026
Flora TallinvsIberia Tbilisi
08/07/2026
ML ViciebskvsUniversitatea Craiova
08/07/2026
PetrocubvsEgnatia
07/07/2026
VardarvsKups Kuopio
07/07/2026
FlorianavsShamrock Rovers
07/07/2026
Tre FiorivsLarne
07/07/2026
SabahvsThe New Saints
07/07/2026
KÍ KlaksvíkvsAtert Bissen
07/07/2026
Víkingur ReykjavíkvsGyőri ETO
07/07/2026
BoracvsLevski Sofia
07/07/2026
Lincoln Red ImpsvsInter Club d'Escaldes
07/07/2026
Ararat-ArmeniavsRiga FC
07/07/2026
Kauno ŽalgirisvsDrita
UEFA Champions League referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in UEFA Champions League?
- 🇫🇷 Romain Lissorgue has the most UEFA Champions League refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 1 match(es) as referee.
- How many referees have officiated in UEFA Champions League?
- 1,226 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in UEFA Champions League across 27 season(s) in our data.
- How many UEFA Champions League matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
- Referee.Observer tracks 1,311 UEFA Champions League matches with their full match-official appointments across 27 season(s).
- Which seasons of UEFA Champions League are covered?
- UEFA Champions League referee appointments are covered for 27 season(s), 1995/96 to 2026/27.
- Who are the top match officials in UEFA Champions League?
- The most-appointed UEFA Champions League match officials are 🇳🇱 Pol van Boekel (76 match(es)), 🇩🇪 Bastian Dankert (74 match(es)), 🇩🇪 Christian Dingert (65 match(es)).
- Does UEFA Champions League use VAR officials?
- Yes — UEFA Champions League appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 14 VAR appointment(s) and 14 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.