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UEFA Europa League

club

1,542

Matches

1,475

Officials

7

Seasons

2026/27

Latest Season

All seasons 2026/27 2025/26 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 2019/20

First tracked match

Vitória SC vs Arsenal FC

Latest tracked match

Hajduk Split vs Žilina

Role distribution · 2025/26

Referee290AR2584th Official95VAR155AVAR136Observer105

Home stadiums

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

Most-appointed referee · 2025/26

🇹🇷 Halil Umut Meler

Who referees UEFA Europa League?

Most-appointed match officials across all UEFA Europa League seasons

1
🇫🇷 Jérôme Brisard
FRA · Referee · 49×
2
🇸🇮 Matej Jug
SVN · Referee · 45×
3
🇫🇷 Willy Delajod
FRA · Referee · 45×
4
🇳🇱 Pol van Boekel
NED · Referee · 44×
5
🇩🇪 Bastian Dankert
GER · Referee · 43×
6
🇮🇹 Marco Di Bello
ITA · Referee · 41×
7
🇩🇪 Christian Dingert
GER · Referee · 40×
8
🇪🇸 Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez
ESP · Referee · 40×
9
🇪🇸 Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
ESP · Referee · 39×
10
🇫🇷 Benoît Millot
FRA · Referee · 35×

Match Officials(563 officials · 320 matches)

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Jérôme BrisardFRAReferee

Referee 4VAR 4AVAR 2

Willy DelajodFRAReferee

Referee 6VAR 1AVAR 3

Pol van BoekelNEDAVAR

Halil Umut MelerTURReferee

Sascha StegemannGERReferee

Referee 64th 1AVAR 2

Carlos del Cerro GrandeESPAVAR

Mohammed Al-HakimSWEReferee

Manfredas LukjancukasLTUReferee

Christian DingertGERAVAR

Stuart AttwellENGVAR

Nikola DabanovicMNEReferee

Srđan JovanovićMNEReferee

Matej JugSVNReferee

Referee 5VAR 1AVAR 2

Harm OsmersGERReferee

Sören StorksGERAVAR

Sander Van Der EijkNEDReferee

Bram Van DriesscheBELVAR

Marco Di BelloITAVAR

Rade ObrenovicSVNReferee

Ángelos EvangélouGREVAR

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RefereeAR4thVARAVARObserver

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Season-by-Season

Season	Matches	Officials	Referees
2026/27	6	42	6
2025/26	320	563	97
2023/24	66	337	50
2022/23	153	460	79
2021/22	162	498	77
2020/21	317	847	184
2019/20	43	187	37
	475	923	144

Top Venues

Matches by Country

Ukraine7

Norway5

Italy5

Switzerland1

Sweden1

Hungary1

Ireland1

Stadium host countries (all-time)

Referees by Nationality

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GER28

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ROU14

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FRA12

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SWE12

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MNE12

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NED12

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GRE12

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ITA12

Referee appointments · 2025/26 (top 300 officials)

UEFA Europa League referees — FAQ

Who is the most-appointed referee in UEFA Europa League?: 🇹🇷 Halil Umut Meler has the most UEFA Europa League refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 9 match(es) as referee.
How many referees have officiated in UEFA Europa League?: 1,475 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in UEFA Europa League across 7 season(s) in our data.
How many UEFA Europa League matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?: Referee.Observer tracks 1,542 UEFA Europa League matches with their full match-official appointments across 7 season(s).
Which seasons of UEFA Europa League are covered?: UEFA Europa League referee appointments are covered for 7 season(s), 2019/20 to 2026/27.
Who are the top match officials in UEFA Europa League?: The most-appointed UEFA Europa League match officials are 🇫🇷 Jérôme Brisard (49 match(es)), 🇸🇮 Matej Jug (45 match(es)), 🇫🇷 Willy Delajod (45 match(es)).
Does UEFA Europa League use VAR officials?: Yes — UEFA Europa League appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 155 VAR appointment(s) and 136 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.