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UEFA Champions League
club1,361
Matches
1,352
Officials
27
Seasons
2026/27
Latest Season
First tracked match
Juventus vs Ajax
22/05/1996
Latest tracked match
Sabah vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva
25/08/2026
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
Referee53AR984th Official39VAR57AVAR48Observer54
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted UEFA Champions League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2026/27
🇷🇴 Istvan Kovacs
2
as referee
Who referees UEFA Champions League?
Most-appointed match officials across all UEFA Champions League seasons
- 1🇳🇱 Pol van BoekelNED · Referee · 78×
- 2🇩🇪 Bastian DankertGER · Referee · 75×
- 3🇩🇪 Christian DingertGER · Referee · 67×
- 4🇵🇱 Tomasz KwiatkowskiPOL · Referee · 63×
- 5🏴 Stuart AttwellENG · Referee · 62×
- 6🇮🇹 Massimiliano IrratiITA · Referee · 59×
- 7🇫🇷 Jérôme BrisardFRA · Referee · 55×
- 8🇪🇸 Juan Martinez MunueraESP · Referee · 52×
- 9🇮🇹 Paolo ValeriITA · Referee · 51×
- 10🇫🇷 Willy DelajodFRA · Referee · 50×
Match Officials(445 officials · 64 matches)
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Benjamin BrandGERVAR
Referee 1VAR 2
3×
→2Matej JugSVNVAR
VAR 3
3×
→3Michael FabbriITAVAR
VAR 3
3×
→4Bastien DechepyFRAVAR
Referee 1VAR 2
3×
→5Vladimir AntonovMDAObserver
Observer 2
2×
→6Daniele DoveriITAVAR
VAR 2
2×
→7Andrew DallasSCOVAR
VAR 2
2×
→8Benjamin CortusGERVAR
VAR 1AVAR 1
2×
→9Ferencz TunyogiROUAssistant Referee
AR 2
2×
→10Gianluca AurelianoITAVAR
VAR 2
2×
→11Antoni BandicBIHReferee
Referee 1VAR 1
2×
→12Richard MartensNEDAVAR
AVAR 2
2×
→13Aleandro Di PaoloITAVAR
VAR 1AVAR 1
2×
→14Martin MatošaSVNFourth Official
4th 2
2×
→15Alen BorošakSVNAVAR
AVAR 2
2×
→16Valentín Pizarro GómezESPVAR
VAR 1AVAR 1
2×
→17Vítor Manuel de Melo PereiraPORObserver
Observer 2
2×
→18Danil GordaKAZFourth Official
4th 2
2×
→19Johann PfeiferGERAVAR
AVAR 2
2×
→20Luka BilbijaBIHReferee
Referee 1AVAR 1
2×
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RefereeAR4thVARAVARObserver
Showing 300 of 445 officials
View all 445 officials →Venues(22 · 2026/27)
Stadiums used in UEFA Champions League during 2026/27.
Cepheus Park Randers
3 match(es)
Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas
2 match(es)
Europa Point Stadium
📍 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
2 match(es)
Národný futbalový štadión
📍 Bratislava, Slovakia
2 match(es)
Stadion Maksimir
2 match(es)
Stadion Rajko Mitić
2 match(es)
Víkingsvöllur
2 match(es)
A. Le Coq Arena
1 match(es)
Aspmyra Stadion
1 match(es)
ENEA Stadion
1 match(es)
Goffertstadion
1 match(es)
Gradski stadion
1 match(es)
Groupama Stadium
1 match(es)
Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan
1 match(es)
San Marino Stadium
1 match(es)
Stadion Zdežele
1 match(es)
Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
1 match(es)
Stadionul Zimbru
1 match(es)
Tallaght Stadium
📍 Dublin, Ireland
1 match(es)
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
1 match(es)
Tynecastle Park
1 match(es)
epet Arena
1 match(es)
Season-by-Season
| Season | Matches | Officials | Referees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 64 | 445 | 62 |
| 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
Slovakia3
England3
Azerbaijan2
Stadium host countries (all-time)
Referees by Nationality
🇮🇹
ITA4
🇧🇦
BIH3
🇷🇴
ROU3
🇸🇮
SVN3
🇪🇸
ESP3
🏴
ENG3
🇹🇷
TUR3
🇩🇪
GER2
Referee appointments · 2026/27 (top 300 officials)
2026/27 Matches(64 in season)
All Matches →25/08/2026
SabahvsHapoel Be'er Sheva
11/08/2026
Sturm GrazvsFenerbahçe
11/08/2026
Olympique LyonnaisvsSparta Praha
11/08/2026
Crvena ZvezdavsHapoel Be'er Sheva
11/08/2026
NEC NijmegenvsOlympiakós
11/08/2026
Kauno ŽalgirisvsDinamo Zagreb
11/08/2026
CeljevsArarat-Armenia
11/08/2026
QairatvsLevski Sofia
11/08/2026
Bodø/GlimtvsUnion Saint-Gilloise
11/08/2026
SabahvsAGF Aarhus
11/08/2026
Slovan BratislavavsMjällby
05/08/2026
AGF AarhusvsSabah
05/08/2026
FenerbahçevsSturm Graz
05/08/2026
AarhusvsSabah
04/08/2026
Sparta PrahavsOlympique Lyonnais
04/08/2026
MjällbyvsSlovan Bratislava
04/08/2026
Levski SofiavsQairat
04/08/2026
Dinamo ZagrebvsKauno Žalgiris
04/08/2026
Union Saint-GilloisevsBodø/Glimt
04/08/2026
Ararat-ArmeniavsCelje
UEFA Champions League referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in UEFA Champions League?
- 🇷🇴 Istvan Kovacs has the most UEFA Champions League refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 2 match(es) as referee.
- How many referees have officiated in UEFA Champions League?
- 1,352 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 1,361 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 (78 match(es)), 🇩🇪 Bastian Dankert (75 match(es)), 🇩🇪 Christian Dingert (67 match(es)).
- Does UEFA Champions League use VAR officials?
- Yes — UEFA Champions League appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 57 VAR appointment(s) and 48 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.