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La Liga
1,734
Matches
182
Officials
5
Seasons
2026/27
Latest Season
First tracked match
Osasuna vs Sevilla
12/08/2022
Latest tracked match
Espanyol vs Deportivo Alavés
30/05/2027
Officiating insights
Strictest refs →From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)
2.41
goals / match
0
incidents logged
0
VAR-reviewed
Role distribution · 2023/24
Referee399AR384th Official19VAR19AVAR19
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted La Liga matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2023/24
🇪🇸 Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
23
as referee
Who referees La Liga?
Most-appointed match officials across all La Liga seasons
- 1🇪🇸 Miguel Ángel Ortiz AriasESP · Referee · 88×
- 2🇪🇸 Isidro Díaz de MeraESP · Referee · 79×
- 3🇪🇸 Javier Iglesias VillanuevaESP · Referee · 78×
- 4🇪🇸 Juan Luis Pulido SantanaESP · Referee · 71×
- 5🇪🇸 Daniel Jesús Trujillo SuárezESP · Referee · 68×
- 6🇪🇸 Jorge Figueroa VázquezESP · Referee · 66×
- 7🇪🇸 César SotoESP · Referee · 64×
- 8🇪🇸 Pablo González Fuertes.ESP · Referee · 63×
- 9🇪🇸 Valentín Pizarro GómezESP · Referee · 63×
- 10🇪🇸 Ricardo de BurgosESP · Referee · 62×
Match Officials(91 officials · 399 matches)
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Miguel Ángel Ortiz AriasESPReferee
Referee 23
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→2César SotoESPReferee
Referee 21
21×
→3José SánchezESPReferee
Referee 20
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→4Jorge FigueroaESPReferee
Referee 20
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→5Pablo GonzálezESPReferee
Referee 20
20×
→6Juan PulidoESPReferee
Referee 20
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→7Mateo BusquetsESPReferee
Referee 20
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→8Javier VillanuevaESPReferee
Referee 20
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→9Francisco HernándezESPReferee
Referee 19
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→10Guillermo CuadraESPReferee
Referee 19
19×
→11José Luis MunueraESPReferee
Referee 19
19×
→12Ricardo de BurgosESPReferee
Referee 19
19×
→13Víctor GarcíaESPReferee
Referee 19
19×
→14Alejandro MuñízSAUReferee
Referee 19
19×
→15Isidro Díaz de MeraESPReferee
Referee 18
18×
→16Juan MartinezESPReferee
Referee 18
18×
→17Jesús GilGREReferee
Referee 18
18×
→18Javier AlberolaSAUReferee
Referee 17
17×
→19Alejandro HernándezESPReferee
Referee 17
17×
→20Mario MeleroESPReferee
Referee 16
16×
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Season-by-Season
Top Venues
Matches by Country
Spain38
Stadium host countries (all-time)
Referees by Nationality
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ESP345
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SAU36
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GRE18
Referee appointments · 2023/24 (top 91 officials)
2023/24 Matches(399 in season)
All Matches →26/05/2024
Las PalmasvsAlavés
26/05/2024
SevillavsBarcelona
26/05/2024
Celta VigovsValencia
26/05/2024
GetafevsMallorca
25/05/2024
OsasunavsVillarreal
25/05/2024
Real SociedadvsAtlético Madrid
25/05/2024
Real MadridvsReal Betis
25/05/2024
Rayo VallecanovsAthletic Club
25/05/2024
AlmeríavsCádiz
24/05/2024
GironavsGranada
19/05/2024
MallorcavsAlmería
19/05/2024
ValenciavsGirona
19/05/2024
BarcelonavsRayo Vallecano
19/05/2024
Real BetisvsReal Sociedad
19/05/2024
GranadavsCelta Vigo
19/05/2024
Atlético MadridvsOsasuna
19/05/2024
VillarrealvsReal Madrid
19/05/2024
Athletic ClubvsSevilla
19/05/2024
CádizvsLas Palmas
18/05/2024
AlavésvsGetafe
La Liga referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in La Liga?
- 🇪🇸 Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias has the most La Liga refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 23 match(es) as referee.
- How many referees have officiated in La Liga?
- 182 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in La Liga across 5 season(s) in our data.
- How many La Liga matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
- Referee.Observer tracks 1,734 La Liga matches with their full match-official appointments across 5 season(s).
- Which seasons of La Liga are covered?
- La Liga referee appointments are covered for 5 season(s), 2022/23 to 2026/27.
- Who are the top match officials in La Liga?
- The most-appointed La Liga match officials are 🇪🇸 Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias (88 match(es)), 🇪🇸 Isidro Díaz de Mera (79 match(es)), 🇪🇸 Javier Iglesias Villanueva (78 match(es)).
- Does La Liga use VAR officials?
- Yes — La Liga appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 19 VAR appointment(s) and 19 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.