Officiating insights
Strictest refs →From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)
2.60
goals / match
0
incidents logged
0
VAR-reviewed
Role distribution across all appointments
Referee308
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted Ligue 1 matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee
🇫🇷 Benoît Bastien
20
as referee
Who referees Ligue 1?
Most-appointed match officials across all Ligue 1 seasons
- 1🇫🇷 Benoît BastienFRA · Referee · 20×
- 2🇫🇷 Clément TurpinFRA · Referee · 18×
- 3🇫🇷 Ruddy BuquetFRA · Referee · 18×
- 4🇫🇷 Thomas LéonardFRA · Referee · 18×
- 5🇫🇷 François LetexierFRA · Referee · 18×
- 6🇫🇷 Jérémie PignardFRA · Referee · 17×
- 7🇫🇷 Eric WattellierFRA · Referee · 17×
- 8🇫🇷 Willy DelajodFRA · Referee · 17×
- 9🇫🇷 Bastien DechepyFRA · Referee · 16×
- 10🇫🇷 Jérôme BrisardFRA · Referee · 16×
Match Officials(20 officials · 478 matches)
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1
Benoît BastienFRAReferee
Referee 20
20×
→2Clément TurpinFRAReferee
Referee 18
18×
→3Ruddy BuquetFRAReferee
Referee 18
18×
→4Thomas LéonardFRAReferee
Referee 18
18×
→5François LetexierFRAReferee
Referee 18
18×
→6Jérémie PignardFRAReferee
Referee 17
17×
→7Eric WattellierFRAReferee
Referee 17
17×
→8Willy DelajodFRAReferee
Referee 17
17×
→9Bastien DechepyFRAReferee
Referee 16
16×
→10Jérôme BrisardFRAReferee
Referee 16
16×
→11Marc BollengierFRAReferee
Referee 16
16×
→12Benoît MillotFRAReferee
Referee 15
15×
→13Jérémy StinatFRAReferee
Referee 15
15×
→14Mathieu VerniceFRAReferee
Referee 15
15×
→15Guillaume ParadisFRAReferee
Referee 15
15×
→16Stéphanie FrappartFRAReferee
Referee 14
14×
→17Gaël AngoulaCMRReferee
Referee 12
12×
→18Abdelatif KherradjiFRAReferee
Referee 11
11×
→19Romain LissorgueFRAReferee
Referee 10
10×
→20Hakim Ben El Hadj SalemFRAReferee
Referee 10
10×
→Venues(14)
Stadiums used in Ligue 1.
Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
33 match(es)
Stade Raymond Kopa
33 match(es)
Groupama Stadium
32 match(es)
Stade Louis II
32 match(es)
Parc des Princes
📍 Paris, France
30 match(es)
Roazhon Park
30 match(es)
Stade de la Meinau
30 match(es)
Stadium de Toulouse
30 match(es)
Stade Francis-Le Blé
24 match(es)
Stade de lAbbé Deschamps
19 match(es)
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
18 match(es)
Stade Yves Allainmat
17 match(es)
Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau
17 match(es)
Stade de lAube
2 match(es)
Top Venues
Matches by Country
France30
Stadium host countries (all-time)
Referees by Nationality
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FRA296
🇨🇲
CMR12
Referee appointments (top 20 officials)
Recent Matches(478 total)
All Matches →29/05/20272026-2027
MarseillevsLorient
29/05/20272026-2027
Paris Saint-GermainvsToulouse
29/05/20272026-2027
LyonvsParis FC
29/05/20272026-2027
LillevsLe Mans
29/05/20272026-2027
MonacovsTroyes
22/05/20272026-2027
NicevsMonaco
22/05/20272026-2027
LorientvsLyon
22/05/20272026-2027
TroyesvsParis Saint-Germain
22/05/20272026-2027
ToulousevsAuxerre
22/05/20272026-2027
AngersvsBrest
16/05/20272026-2027
MonacovsParis FC
16/05/20272026-2027
LillevsAngers
16/05/20272026-2027
Paris Saint-GermainvsNice
16/05/20272026-2027
LyonvsLe Mans
16/05/20272026-2027
MarseillevsLens
08/05/20272026-2027
AngersvsToulouse
08/05/20272026-2027
RennesvsLe Havre
08/05/20272026-2027
LorientvsStrasbourg
08/05/20272026-2027
NicevsMarseille
08/05/20272026-2027
BrestvsAuxerre
Ligue 1 referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in Ligue 1?
- 🇫🇷 Benoît Bastien has the most Ligue 1 refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 20 match(es) as referee.
- How many referees have officiated in Ligue 1?
- 20 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in Ligue 1 across 2 season(s) in our data.
- How many Ligue 1 matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
- Referee.Observer tracks 478 Ligue 1 matches with their full match-official appointments across 2 season(s).
- Which seasons of Ligue 1 are covered?
- Ligue 1 referee appointments are covered for 2 season(s), 2025/26 to 2026/27.
- Who are the top match officials in Ligue 1?
- The most-appointed Ligue 1 match officials are 🇫🇷 Benoît Bastien (20 match(es)), 🇫🇷 Clément Turpin (18 match(es)), 🇫🇷 Ruddy Buquet (18 match(es)).