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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 · 2022/23
Referee139AR2524th Official120VAR119AVAR108Observer129
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted UEFA Champions League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2022/23
🏴 Michael Oliver
7
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(454 officials · 160 matches)
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Massimiliano IrratiITAVAR
VAR 11AVAR 4
15×
→2Stuart AttwellENGAVAR
VAR 6AVAR 7
13×
→3Marco FritzGERVAR
VAR 8AVAR 4
12×
→4Tomasz KwiatkowskiPOLVAR
VAR 8AVAR 4
12×
→5Paolo ValeriITAVAR
VAR 6AVAR 5
11×
→6Dennis HiglerNEDAVAR
VAR 4AVAR 6
10×
→7Fedayi SanSUIVAR
VAR 5AVAR 5
10×
→8Pol van BoekelNEDVAR
VAR 9AVAR 1
10×
→9Alejandro José Hernández HernándezESPVAR
Referee 1VAR 4AVAR 4
9×
→10Bastian DankertGERVAR
VAR 7AVAR 1
8×
→11Willy DelajodFRAAVAR
VAR 2AVAR 6
8×
→12Marco Di BelloITAVAR
Referee 1VAR 4AVAR 3
8×
→13Christian DingertGERVAR
VAR 5AVAR 3
8×
→14Marco AchmüllerGERAssistant Referee
AR 7
7×
→15Daniele OrsatoITAReferee
Referee 64th 1
7×
→16Christopher KavanaghENGVAR
VAR 4AVAR 3
7×
→17Tiago MartinsPORVAR
VAR 5AVAR 2
7×
→18Juan Martinez MunueraESPVAR
VAR 7
7×
→19Michael OliverENGReferee
Referee 7
7×
→20Stuart BurtENGAssistant Referee
AR 7
7×
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View all 454 officials →Venues(18 · 2022/23)
Stadiums used in UEFA Champions League during 2022/23.
Frankfurt Am Main
4 match(es)
Budapest
📍 Budapest, Hungary
3 match(es)
Warsaw
📍 Warsaw, Poland
3 match(es)
Baku
📍 Baku, Azerbaijan
2 match(es)
Kópavogur
📍 Kópavogur, Iceland
2 match(es)
Aspmyra
📍 Bodø, Norway
1 match(es)
Helsinki
📍 Helsinki, Finland
1 match(es)
Ibrox
📍 Glasgow, Scotland
1 match(es)
Larnaca
📍 Larnaca, Cyprus
1 match(es)
PSV Stadion
📍 Eindhoven, Netherlands
1 match(es)
Parken
📍 Copenhagen, Denmark
1 match(es)
Sammy Ofer Stadium
📍 Haifa, Israel
1 match(es)
Senol Gunes Spor Kompleksi Yeni Stadyum
📍 Trabzon, Türkiye
1 match(es)
Stadion Maksimir
📍 Zagreb, Croatia
1 match(es)
Stadion Rajko Mitić
📍 Belgrade, Serbia
1 match(es)
Stadion města Plzně
📍 Plzen, Czechia
1 match(es)
Tirana
1 match(es)
Tofiq Bahramov adına Respublika Stadionu
📍 Baku, Azerbaijan
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
🇪🇸
ESP19
🇮🇹
ITA16
🏴
ENG12
🇩🇪
GER11
🇳🇱
NED9
🇵🇱
POL8
🇫🇷
FRA8
🇵🇹
POR7
Referee appointments · 2022/23 (top 300 officials)
2022/23 Matches(160 in season)
All Matches →26/06/2023
Atlètic Club D’escaldesvsFK Budućnost Podgorica
26/06/2023
SP Tre PennevsBreiðablik
10/06/2023
Manchester City FC1-0Inter Milan
17/05/2023
Manchester City FCvsReal Madrid CF
09/05/2023
Real Madrid CFvsManchester City FC
19/04/2023
FC InternazionalevsSL Benfica
19/04/2023
FC Bayern M Ü NchenvsManchester City FC
11/04/2023
SL BenficavsFC Internazionale
11/04/2023
Manchester City FCvsFC Bayern M Ü Nchen
15/03/2023
SSC NapolivsEintracht Frankfurt
15/03/2023
Real Madrid CFvsLiverpool FC
14/03/2023
FC PortovsFC Internazionale
14/03/2023
Manchester City FCvsRB Leipzig
08/03/2023
FC Bayern M Ü NchenvsParis Saint Germain
07/03/2023
SL BenficavsClub Brugge
22/02/2023
RB LeipzigvsManchester City FC
22/02/2023
FC InternazionalevsFC Porto
21/02/2023
Eintracht FrankfurtvsSSC Napoli
21/02/2023
Liverpool FCvsReal Madrid CF
15/02/2023
Club BruggevsSL Benfica
UEFA Champions League referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in UEFA Champions League?
- 🏴 Michael Oliver 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?
- 1,424 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 119 VAR appointment(s) and 108 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.