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UEFA Champions League

club

1,449

Matches

1,424

Officials

27

Seasons

2026/27

Latest Season

First tracked match

Juventus vs Ajax

Latest tracked match

Sporting CP vs Lask

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 across all appointments

Referee1110AR16204th Official695VAR1007AVAR820Observer887

Home stadiums

Every stadium that has hosted UEFA Champions League matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.

Most-appointed referee

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Oliver

Who referees UEFA Champions League?

Most-appointed match officials across all UEFA Champions League seasons

1
🇳🇱 Pol van Boekel
NED · Referee · 87×
2
🇩🇪 Bastian Dankert
GER · Referee · 80×
3
🇩🇪 Christian Dingert
GER · Referee · 72×
4
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stuart Attwell
ENG · Referee · 69×
5
🇵🇱 Tomasz Kwiatkowski
POL · Referee · 69×
6
🇮🇹 Massimiliano Irrati
ITA · Referee · 59×
7
🇪🇸 Carlos del Cerro Grande
ESP · Referee · 59×
8
🇫🇷 Jérôme Brisard
FRA · Referee · 58×
9
🇨🇭 Fedayi San
SUI · Referee · 57×
10
🇮🇹 Marco Di Bello
ITA · Referee · 56×

Match Officials(1,424 officials · 1,449 matches)

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Pol van BoekelNEDVAR

Bastian DankertGERVAR

4th 2VAR 53AVAR 25

Christian DingertGERVAR

4th 1VAR 46AVAR 25

Tomasz KwiatkowskiPOLVAR

Stuart AttwellENGVAR

Referee 3VAR 43AVAR 23

Carlos del Cerro GrandeESPVAR

Referee 21VAR 25AVAR 12

Massimiliano IrratiITAVAR

Jérôme BrisardFRAVAR

Fedayi SanSUIVAR

Referee 24th 2VAR 29AVAR 24

Marco Di BelloITAVAR

Referee 34th 3VAR 37AVAR 13

Juan Martinez MunueraESPVAR

Referee 34th 5VAR 38AVAR 8

Willy DelajodFRAAVAR

Referee 6VAR 20AVAR 28

Paolo ValeriITAVAR

4th 1VAR 29AVAR 21

Marco FritzGERVAR

4th 1VAR 36AVAR 13

Alejandro José Hernández HernándezESPVAR

Referee 12VAR 27AVAR 11

Michael OliverENGReferee

Tomaž KlančnikSVNAssistant Referee

Istvan KovacsROUReferee

Referee 434th 2AVAR 1

Szymon MarciniakPOLReferee

Referee 40VAR 4

Dennis Johan HiglerNEDVAR

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Venues(124)

Stadiums used in UEFA Champions League.

📍 Budapest, Hungary

📍 Munich, Germany

📍 Baku, Azerbaijan

📍 Belgrade, Serbia

Parc des Princes

📍 Paris, France

📍 Kyiv, Ukraine

📍 Warsaw, Poland

Estádio José Alvalade

📍 Lisbon, Portugal

Jan Breydelstadion

Riyadh Air Metropolitano

📍 Madrid, Spain

Aspmyra Stadion

Frankfurt Am Main

📍 Helsinki, Finland

New Balance Arena

📍 Bergamo, Italy

Signal Iduna Park

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

Stamford Bridge

📍 London, England

Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Národný futbalový štadión

📍 Bratislava, Slovakia

📍 Copenhagen, Denmark

Philips Stadion

Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki

Stadio Olimpico

📍 Rome, Italy

Stadion Maksimir

📍 Zagreb, Croatia

Stadion Rajko Mitić

📍 Belgrade, Serbia

Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

📍 London, England

Allianz Stadium

Alphamega Stadium

📍 Bodø, Norway

Johan Cruijff Arena

📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Spotify Camp Nou

📍 Barcelona, Spain

📍 Thessaloniki, Greece

Cepheus Park Randers

Deutsche Bank Park

Estádio do Dragão

📍 Porto, Portugal

📍 Prague, Czechia

📍 Gelsenkirchen, Germany

📍 Kópavogur, Iceland

Olympic Stadium

📍 Athens, Greece

Stade de France

📍 Saint-Denis, France

Wembley Stadium

📍 London, England

Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi

📍 Istanbul, Türkiye

📍 Astana, Azerbaijan

📍 Barcelona, Spain

Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas

📍 Kaunas, Lithuania

📍 Prague, Czechia

Emirates Stadium

📍 London, England

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

📍 Barcelona, Spain

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Estadio de la Cerámica

Estádio da Luz

📍 Lisbon, Portugal

📍 Manchester, England

Europa Point Stadium

📍 Gibraltar, Gibraltar

📍 Larnaca, Cyprus

Metropolitano Stadium

📍 Madrid, Spain

📍 Mezőkövesd, Hungary

Oberösterreich Arena

📍 Linz, Austria

📍 Munich, Germany

Ortalıq Stadion

Sammy Ofer Stadium

📍 Haifa, Israel

📍 Milan, Italy

Senol Gunes Spor Kompleksi Yeni Stadyum

📍 Trabzon, Türkiye

Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium

📍 Baku, Azerbaijan

Tofiq Bahramov adına Respublika Stadionu

📍 Baku, Azerbaijan

Víkingsvöllur

📍 Reykjavik, Iceland

A. Le Coq Arena

📍 Tallinn, Estonia

Agia Sophia Stadium

Amsterdam Arena

📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Andorra la Vella

Arena AufSchalke

📍 Gelsenkirchen, Germany

📍 Herning, Denmark

Atatürk Olympic Stadium

📍 Istanbul, Türkiye

Donostia / San Sebastián

Estadio La Cartuja

Estadio Metropolitano

Gradski stadion

Groupama Stadium

📍 Glasgow, Scotland

📍 Glasgow, Scotland

Juventus Stadium

📍 Turin, Italy

KAA Gent Stadium

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

📍 Košice, Slovakia

Malmö New Stadium

📍 Malmo, Sweden

Millennium Stadium

📍 Cardiff, Wales

NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium

📍 Kyiv, Ukraine

📍 Manchester, England

📍 Eindhoven, Netherlands

📍 Budapest, Hungary

Raiffeisen Arena

Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan

📍 Yerevan, Armenia

San Marino Stadium

📍 Serravalle, San Marino

Santiago Bernabéu

📍 Madrid, Spain

Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Stade du Hainaut

📍 Prague, Czechia

Stadion Wankdorf

📍 Bern, Switzerland

Stadion Zdežele

Stadion města Plzně

📍 Plzen, Czechia

Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Stadionul Zimbru

📍 Chisinau, Moldova

Stadiumi Zahir Pajaziti

Tallaght Stadium

📍 Dublin, Ireland

Tynecastle Park

V illeneuve dAscq

📍 Prague, Czechia

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

Top Venues

Matches by Country

Hungary20

England19

Germany18

Azerbaijan18

Spain18

Serbia17

Italy14

France13

Stadium host countries (all-time)

Referees by Nationality

🇮🇹

ITA130

🇪🇸

ESP128

🇩🇪

GER112

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

ENG96

🇫🇷

FRA93

🇳🇱

NED83

🇸🇮

SVN55

🇵🇱

POL50

Referee appointments (top 300 officials)

Recent Matches(1,449 total)

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Real MadridvsRB Leipzig

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Paris Saint-GermainvsBarcelona

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LiverpoolvsVillarreal

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Manchester CityvsAEK Athens

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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 46 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 1,007 VAR appointment(s) and 820 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.