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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 · 2023/24
Referee76AR1454th Official75VAR82AVAR77Observer58
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted UEFA Champions League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2023/24
🇮🇹 Marco Guida
3
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(418 officials · 93 matches)
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Stuart AttwellENGVAR
Referee 1VAR 6AVAR 1
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→2Tomasz KwiatkowskiPOLVAR
VAR 5AVAR 1
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→3Piotr LasykPOLAVAR
AVAR 5
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→4Aleandro Di PaoloITAVAR
VAR 4AVAR 1
5×
→5Nejc KajtazovičSVNVAR
VAR 4AVAR 1
5×
→6Ivan BebekCROVAR
VAR 3AVAR 2
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→7Paolo ValeriITAVAR
VAR 4AVAR 1
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→8Pol van BoekelNEDVAR
VAR 3AVAR 2
5×
→9Stuart BurtENGAssistant Referee
AR 5
5×
→10Rob DieperinkNEDVAR
VAR 2AVAR 2
4×
→11Dennis Johan HiglerNEDVAR
VAR 3AVAR 1
4×
→12Christian DingertGERVAR
VAR 3AVAR 1
4×
→13Bastian DankertGERVAR
VAR 3AVAR 1
4×
→14David CooteENGVAR
VAR 2AVAR 2
4×
→15Filippo MeliITAAssistant Referee
AR 4
4×
→16Ciro CarboneITAAssistant Referee
AR 4
4×
→17Jérôme BrisardFRAVAR
VAR 3AVAR 1
4×
→18Marcel BîrsanROUFourth Official
4th 4
4×
→19Marco GuidaITAReferee
Referee 3VAR 1
4×
→20Stefano AlassioITAAssistant Referee
AR 4
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View all 418 officials →Venues(2 · 2023/24)
Stadiums used in UEFA Champions League during 2023/24.
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
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ITA10
🇪🇸
ESP6
🇫🇷
FRA6
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ENG5
🇷🇴
ROU5
🇳🇴
NOR4
🇩🇪
GER4
🇧🇦
BIH3
Referee appointments · 2023/24 (top 300 officials)
2023/24 Matches(93 in season)
All Matches →01/06/2024
Real Madrid CF2-0Borussia Dortmund
25/10/2023
RB LeipzigvsFK Crvena Zvezda
25/10/2023
Royal Antwerp FCvsFC Porto
25/10/2023
FC BarcelonavsFC Shakhtar Donetsk
25/10/2023
Celtic FCvsClub Atlético De Madrid
25/10/2023
Newcastle FCvsBorussia Dortmund
24/10/2023
Sevilla FCvsArsenal FC
24/10/2023
GalatasarayvsFC Bayern M Ü Nchen
24/10/2023
SL BenficavsReal Sociedad De Fútbol
24/10/2023
FC InternazionalevsRB Salzburg
24/10/2023
SC BragavsReal Madrid CF
24/10/2023
RC LensvsPSV
24/10/2023
1. FC Union BerlinvsSSC Napoli
24/10/2023
Manchster United FCvsFC København
03/10/2023
PSVvsSevilla FC
03/10/2023
FC KøbenhavnvsFC Bayern M Ü Nchen
03/10/2023
Manchster United FCvsGalatasaray
03/10/2023
RB SalzburgvsReal Sociedad De Fútbol
03/10/2023
RC LensvsArsenal FC
20/09/2023
Arsenal FCvsPSV
UEFA Champions League referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in UEFA Champions League?
- 🇮🇹 Marco Guida has the most UEFA Champions League refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 3 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 82 VAR appointment(s) and 77 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.