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UEFA Champions League
club1,449
Matches
1,424
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 · 2020/21
Referee88AR1874th Official105VAR68AVAR65Observer93
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted UEFA Champions League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2020/21
🇩🇪 Felix Brych
5
as referee
Who referees UEFA Champions League?
Most-appointed match officials across all UEFA Champions League seasons
- 1🇳🇱 Pol van BoekelNED · Referee · 87×
- 2🇩🇪 Bastian DankertGER · Referee · 80×
- 3🇩🇪 Christian DingertGER · Referee · 72×
- 4🏴 Stuart AttwellENG · Referee · 69×
- 5🇵🇱 Tomasz KwiatkowskiPOL · Referee · 69×
- 6🇮🇹 Massimiliano IrratiITA · Referee · 59×
- 7🇪🇸 Carlos del Cerro GrandeESP · Referee · 59×
- 8🇫🇷 Jérôme BrisardFRA · Referee · 58×
- 9🇨🇭 Fedayi SanSUI · Referee · 57×
- 10🇮🇹 Marco Di BelloITA · Referee · 56×
Match Officials(379 officials · 112 matches)
Showing 2020/21 ·View all seasons
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1
Allard LindhoutNEDFourth Official
Referee 14th 6
7×
→2Mark BorschGERAssistant Referee
AR 5AVAR 2
7×
→3Dennis HiglerNEDAVAR
VAR 1AVAR 5
6×
→4Marco FritzGERVAR
4th 1VAR 4AVAR 1
6×
→5Bastian DankertGERVAR
4th 1VAR 5
6×
→6Alejandro José Hernández HernándezESPVAR
VAR 6
6×
→7Juan Martinez MunueraESPVAR
Referee 1VAR 5
6×
→8Harm OsmersGERAVAR
4th 1AVAR 4
5×
→9Pol van BoekelNEDVAR
VAR 5
5×
→10Serdar GozubuyukNEDFourth Official
Referee 24th 3
5×
→11Kevin BlomNEDAVAR
VAR 2AVAR 3
5×
→12Paolo ValeriITAAVAR
4th 1VAR 1AVAR 3
5×
→13Stuart AttwellENGVAR
VAR 5
5×
→14Stefan LuppGERAssistant Referee
AR 5
5×
→15Massimiliano IrratiITAVAR
VAR 5
5×
→16Felix BrychGERReferee
Referee 5
5×
→17Christian GittelmannGERAssistant Referee
AR 4
4×
→18Daniel SiebertGERReferee
Referee 24th 2
4×
→19Pau Cebrián DevísESPAssistant Referee
AR 4
4×
→20Marco Di BelloITAVAR
VAR 4
4×
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View all 379 officials →Venues(9 · 2020/21)
Stadiums used in UEFA Champions League during 2020/21.
Budapest
📍 Budapest, Hungary
5 match(es)
Baku
📍 Baku, Azerbaijan
2 match(es)
Dynamo
📍 Kyiv, Ukraine
2 match(es)
Thessaloniki
📍 Thessaloniki, Greece
2 match(es)
Warsaw
📍 Warsaw, Poland
2 match(es)
Belgrade
📍 Belgrade, Serbia
1 match(es)
KAA Gent Stadium
1 match(es)
Larnaca
📍 Larnaca, Cyprus
1 match(es)
Tirana
1 match(es)
Season-by-Season
| Season | Matches | Officials | Referees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 152 | 641 | 83 |
| 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
Hungary20
England19
Germany18
Azerbaijan18
Spain18
Serbia17
Italy14
France13
Stadium host countries (all-time)
Referees by Nationality
🇩🇪
GER11
🇳🇱
NED8
🇪🇸
ESP7
🇷🇴
ROU5
🇮🇹
ITA5
🇫🇷
FRA5
🇸🇮
SVN5
🇵🇱
POL4
Referee appointments · 2020/21 (top 300 officials)
2020/21 Matches(112 in season)
All Matches →09/12/2020
Manchester City FCvsOlympique De Marseille
09/12/2020
Paris Saint Germainvsİstanbul Başakşehir FK
09/12/2020
FC Bayern M Ü NchenvsFC Lokomotiv Moskva
09/12/2020
MidtjyllandvsLiverpool FC
09/12/2020
FC SalzburgvsClub Atlético De Madrid
09/12/2020
Real Madrid CFvsVfl Borussia Mönchengladbach
09/12/2020
Olympiacos FCvsFC Porto
08/12/2020
RB LeipzigvsManchester United FC
08/12/2020
Stade Rennais FCvsSevilla FC
08/12/2020
Football Club ZenitvsBorussia Dortmund
08/12/2020
FC BarcelonavsJuventus
07/12/2020
Olympiacos FCvsFC Porto
07/12/2020
Real Madrid CFvsVfl Borussia Mönchengladbach
07/12/2020
FC Bayern M Ü NchenvsFC Lokomotiv Moskva
07/12/2020
FC SalzburgvsClub Atlético De Madrid
07/12/2020
Manchester City FCvsOlympique De Marseille
07/12/2020
MidtjyllandvsLiverpool FC
06/12/2020
Football Club ZenitvsBorussia Dortmund
06/12/2020
Stade Rennais FCvsSevilla FC
06/12/2020
FC BarcelonavsJuventus
UEFA Champions League referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in UEFA Champions League?
- 🇩🇪 Felix Brych has the most UEFA Champions League refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 5 match(es) as referee.
- How many referees have officiated in UEFA Champions League?
- 1,424 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 1,449 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 (87 match(es)), 🇩🇪 Bastian Dankert (80 match(es)), 🇩🇪 Christian Dingert (72 match(es)).
- Does UEFA Champions League use VAR officials?
- Yes — UEFA Champions League appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 68 VAR appointment(s) and 65 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.