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UEFA Champions League
INT
club1,367
Matches
1,351
Officials
27
Seasons
2026/27
Latest Season
First tracked match
Juventus vs AFC Ajax
22/05/1996
Latest tracked match
Borussia Dortmund vs Real Betis Balompié
04/11/2026
Officiating insights
Strictest refs →From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)
3.81
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 · 82×
- 2🇩🇪 Bastian DankertGER · Referee · 81×
- 3🇩🇪 Christian DingertGER · Referee · 72×
- 4🇵🇱 Tomasz KwiatkowskiPOL · Referee · 69×
- 5🏴 Stuart AttwellENG · Referee · 68×
- 6🇵🇹 Tiago Bruno Lopes MartinsPOR · Referee · 67×
- 7🇪🇸 Carlos del Cerro GrandeESP · Referee · 59×
- 8🇮🇹 Massimiliano IrratiITA · Referee · 59×
- 9🇫🇷 Jérôme BrisardFRA · Referee · 58×
- 10🇮🇹 Marco Di BelloITA · Referee · 56×
Match Officials(0 officials · 0 matches)
Showing 2026/2027 ·View all seasons
No officials data available.
Venues(8 · 2026/2027)
Stadiums used in UEFA Champions League during 2026/2027.
Baku Olympic Stadium
📍 Baku, Azerbaijan
2 match(es)
Fortuna Arena
📍 Prague, Czechia
2 match(es)
Spotify Camp Nou
📍 Barcelona, Spain
2 match(es)
Estadio La Cartuja
1 match(es)
Estádio José Alvalade
📍 Lisbon, Portugal
1 match(es)
Old Trafford
📍 Manchester, England
1 match(es)
Riyadh Air Metropolitano
📍 Madrid, Spain
1 match(es)
Villa Park
1 match(es)
Season-by-Season
| Season | Matches | Officials | Referees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 166 | 652 | 85 |
| 2025/26 | 217 | 354 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 93 | 405 | 66 |
| 2022/23 | 160 | 431 | 77 |
| 2021/22 | 172 | 470 | 88 |
| 2020/21 | 112 | 373 | 69 |
| 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 |
| 411 | 750 | 134 |
Matches by Country
Spain22
England22
Hungary20
Azerbaijan20
Serbia16
Germany16
Italy13
France12
Stadium host countries (all-time)
2026/2027 Matches(0 in season)
All Matches →No matches found for 2026/2027.
UEFA Champions League referees — FAQ
- How many referees have officiated in UEFA Champions League?
- 1,351 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 1,367 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 (82 match(es)), 🇩🇪 Bastian Dankert (81 match(es)), 🇩🇪 Christian Dingert (72 match(es)).