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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
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted UEFA Champions League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
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(0 officials · 0 matches)
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Venues(35 · 2025/2026)
Stadiums used in UEFA Champions League during 2025/2026.
Allianz Arena
📍 Munich, Germany
8 match(es)
Parc des Princes
📍 Paris, France
8 match(es)
Riyadh Air Metropolitano
📍 Madrid, Spain
7 match(es)
New Balance Arena
📍 Bergamo, Italy
6 match(es)
St James Park
6 match(es)
BayArena
5 match(es)
Estádio José Alvalade
📍 Lisbon, Portugal
5 match(es)
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
5 match(es)
Signal Iduna Park
5 match(es)
Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki
5 match(es)
Stamford Bridge
📍 London, England
5 match(es)
Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu
5 match(es)
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
📍 London, England
5 match(es)
Allianz Stadium
4 match(es)
Alphamega Stadium
4 match(es)
Aspmyra Stadion
4 match(es)
Jan Breydelstadion
4 match(es)
Johan Cruijff Arena
📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands
4 match(es)
Lotto Park
4 match(es)
Parken
📍 Copenhagen, Denmark
4 match(es)
Philips Stadion
4 match(es)
RAMS Park
4 match(es)
Spotify Camp Nou
📍 Barcelona, Spain
4 match(es)
Stade Louis II
4 match(es)
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
4 match(es)
Deutsche Bank Park
3 match(es)
Fortuna Arena
📍 Prague, Czechia
3 match(es)
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
3 match(es)
Astana Arena
📍 Astana, Azerbaijan
2 match(es)
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
📍 Barcelona, Spain
2 match(es)
Ortalıq Stadion
2 match(es)
Emirates Stadium
📍 London, England
1 match(es)
Juventus Stadium
📍 Turin, Italy
1 match(es)
Metropolitano Stadium
📍 Madrid, Spain
1 match(es)
Puskás Aréna
📍 Budapest, Hungary
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)
2025/2026 Matches(0 in season)
All Matches →No matches found for 2025/2026.
UEFA Champions League referees — FAQ
- 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)).