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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 · 2021/22
Referee132AR2454th Official123VAR91AVAR90Observer141
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted UEFA Champions League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2021/22
🇮🇹 Daniele Orsato
7
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(485 officials · 172 matches)
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1
Massimiliano IrratiITAVAR
VAR 8AVAR 6
14×
→2Marco FritzGERVAR
VAR 10AVAR 2
12×
→3Paolo ValeriITAVAR
VAR 7AVAR 3
10×
→4Bastian DankertGERVAR
4th 1VAR 6AVAR 3
10×
→5Willy DelajodFRAAVAR
Referee 1VAR 4AVAR 5
10×
→6Pol van BoekelNEDVAR
VAR 7AVAR 2
9×
→7Christian DingertGERVAR
4th 1VAR 4AVAR 4
9×
→8Rafael FoltynGERAssistant Referee
AR 8
8×
→9Harm OsmersGERAVAR
Referee 1AVAR 7
8×
→10Daniele OrsatoITAReferee
Referee 7
7×
→11Stuart AttwellENGVAR
Referee 1VAR 4AVAR 2
7×
→12Juan Martinez MunueraESPVAR
VAR 6AVAR 1
7×
→13Christopher KavanaghENGVAR
Referee 1VAR 4AVAR 2
7×
→14Alejandro José Hernández HernándezESPVAR
Referee 1VAR 5AVAR 1
7×
→15Marco Di BelloITAVAR
Referee 14th 1VAR 4AVAR 1
7×
→16Slavko VincicSVNReferee
Referee 64th 1
7×
→17Danny MakkelieNEDReferee
Referee 6
6×
→18Andraž KovačičSVNAssistant Referee
AR 6
6×
→19Martin IngvarssonSWEObserver
Observer 6
6×
→20Jan de VriesNEDAssistant Referee
AR 6
6×
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Showing 300 of 485 officials
View all 485 officials →Venues(3 · 2021/22)
Stadiums used in UEFA Champions League during 2021/22.
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
🇪🇸
ESP14
🇩🇪
GER13
🇫🇷
FRA12
🏴
ENG11
🇷🇴
ROU11
🇳🇱
NED10
🇮🇹
ITA9
🇸🇮
SVN7
Referee appointments · 2021/22 (top 300 officials)
2021/22 Matches(172 in season)
All Matches →28/05/2022
Real Madrid CF1-0Liverpool FC
04/05/2022
Real Madrid CFvsManchester City FC
03/05/2022
Villarreal CFvsLiverpool FC
27/04/2022
Liverpool FCvsVillarreal CF
26/04/2022
Manchester City FCvsReal Madrid CF
13/04/2022
Liverpool FCvsSL Benfica
13/04/2022
Club Atlético De MadridvsManchester City FC
12/04/2022
FC Bayern M Ü NchenvsVillarreal CF
06/04/2022
Villarreal CFvsFC Bayern M Ü Nchen
05/04/2022
SL BenficavsLiverpool FC
05/04/2022
Manchester City FCvsClub Atlético De Madrid
16/03/2022
JuventusvsVillarreal CF
15/03/2022
AFC AjaxvsSL Benfica
15/03/2022
Manchester United FCvsClub Atlético De Madrid
09/03/2022
Manchester City FCvsSporting Clube De Portugal
09/03/2022
Real Madrid CFvsParis Saint Germain
08/03/2022
Liverpool FCvsFC Internazionale Milano
08/03/2022
FC Bayern M Ü NchenvsFC Salzburg
23/02/2022
Club Atlético De MadridvsManchester United FC
23/02/2022
SL BenficavsAFC Ajax
UEFA Champions League referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in UEFA Champions League?
- 🇮🇹 Daniele Orsato has the most UEFA Champions League refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 7 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 91 VAR appointment(s) and 90 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.