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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 · 2025/26
Referee298AR3314th Official151VAR170AVAR161Observer147
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted UEFA Champions League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2025/26
🏴 Michael Oliver
15
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(365 officials · 312 matches)
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Pol van BoekelNEDVAR
VAR 11AVAR 6
17×
→2Marco Di BelloITAVAR
VAR 12AVAR 5
17×
→3Bram Van DriesscheBELVAR
VAR 8AVAR 8
16×
→4Bastian DankertGERVAR
VAR 10AVAR 6
16×
→5Christian DingertGERVAR
VAR 10AVAR 6
16×
→6Michael OliverENGReferee
Referee 15
15×
→7Daniel SiebertGERReferee
Referee 14
14×
→8Carlos del Cerro GrandeESPVAR
VAR 7AVAR 5
13×
→9Slavko VincicSVNReferee
Referee 13
13×
→10Jérôme BrisardFRAVAR
VAR 9AVAR 4
13×
→11Guillermo Cuadra FernandezESPVAR
4th 1VAR 8AVAR 3
12×
→12Tiago Bruno Lopes MartinsPORAVAR
VAR 5AVAR 7
12×
→13Serdar GozubuyukNEDReferee
Referee 114th 1
12×
→14Espen EskåsNORReferee
Referee 114th 1
12×
→15Istvan KovacsROUReferee
Referee 12
12×
→16Marco GuidaITAReferee
Referee 11
11×
→17Tomasz KwiatkowskiPOLVAR
VAR 7AVAR 4
11×
→18Rob DieperinkNEDVAR
VAR 9AVAR 2
11×
→19Danny MakkelieNEDReferee
Referee 11
11×
→20Davide MassaITAReferee
Referee 94th 2
11×
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RefereeAR4thVARAVARObserver
Showing 300 of 365 officials
View all 365 officials →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
🇮🇹
ITA35
🇩🇪
GER31
🏴
ENG27
🇫🇷
FRA26
🇳🇱
NED22
🇪🇸
ESP22
🇸🇮
SVN21
🇵🇹
POR14
Referee appointments · 2025/26 (top 300 officials)
2025/26 Matches(312 in season)
All Matches →30/05/2026
Paris Saint Germain1-1Arsenal FC
06/05/2026
Bayern MunichvsPSG
06/05/2026
Bayern MunichvsParis Saint Germain
05/05/2026
Arsenal FCvsAtlético Madrid
29/04/2026
Atlético MadridvsArsenal FC
28/04/2026
PSGvsBayern Munich
28/04/2026
Paris Saint GermainvsBayern Munich
15/04/2026
Bayern MunichvsReal Madrid CF
14/04/2026
Atlético MadridvsBarcelona
08/04/2026
BarcelonavsAtlético Madrid
18/03/2026
BarcelonavsNewcastle
18/03/2026
Bayern MunichvsAtalanta
18/03/2026
TottenhamvsAtlético Madrid
17/03/2026
ChelseavsPSG
17/03/2026
Sporting CPvsBodø/Glimt
11/03/2026
Real Madrid CFvsManchester City FC
11/03/2026
Bodø/GlimtvsSporting CP
11/03/2026
PSGvsChelsea
11/03/2026
Bayer 04 LeverkusenvsArsenal FC
10/03/2026
Atalanta BCvsReal Madrid CF
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 15 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 170 VAR appointment(s) and 161 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.