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Serie A

league

4,190

Matches

240

Officials

17

Seasons

2026/27

Latest Season

All seasons 2026/27 2025/26 2024/25 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17 2015/16 2014/15 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11

First tracked match

Juventus vs BOLOGNA

Latest tracked match

Milan vs Udinese

Officiating insights

Strictest refs →

From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)

2.60

goals / match

0

incidents logged

0

VAR-reviewed

Role distribution · 2025/26

Referee453AR8384th Official417VAR421AVAR417

Home stadiums

Every stadium that has hosted Serie A matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.

Most-appointed referee · 2025/26

🇮🇹 Davide Massa

Who referees Serie A?

Most-appointed match officials across all Serie A seasons

1
🇮🇹 Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni
ITA · Referee · 259×
2
🇮🇹 Daniele Doveri
ITA · Referee · 256×
3
🇮🇹 Davide Massa
ITA · Referee · 244×
4
🇮🇹 Marco Guida
ITA · Referee · 236×
5
🇮🇹 Marco Di Bello
ITA · Referee · 232×
6
🇮🇹 Michael Fabbri
ITA · Referee · 215×
7
🇮🇹 Rosario Abisso
ITA · Referee · 212×
8
🇮🇹 Maurizio Mariani
ITA · Referee · 188×
9
🇮🇹 Aleandro Di Paolo
ITA · Referee · 173×
10
🇮🇹 Valerio Marini
ITA · Referee · 173×

Match Officials(182 officials · 436 matches)

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Marco Di BelloITAVAR

Referee 13AR 1VAR 21AVAR 21

Matteo GariglioITAVAR

Daniele DoveriITAReferee

Referee 204th 6VAR 12AVAR 13

Rosario AbissoITAAVAR

Referee 124th 1VAR 12AVAR 23

Fabio MarescaITAAVAR

Referee 154th 2VAR 10AVAR 19

Aleandro Di PaoloITAVAR

Marco GuidaITAReferee

Referee 204th 2VAR 6AVAR 18

Davide MassaITAReferee

Referee 214th 9VAR 4AVAR 11

Valerio MariniITAVAR

Daniele ChiffiITAReferee

Referee 204th 1VAR 7AVAR 14

Francesco MeravigliaITAVAR

Federico La PennaITAReferee

Referee 174th 2VAR 7AVAR 14

Simone SozzaITAReferee

Referee 194th 8VAR 1AVAR 12

Davide GhersiniITAVAR

4th 1VAR 26AVAR 12

Michael FabbriITAReferee

Referee 164th 6VAR 3AVAR 13

Lorenzo MaggioniITAVAR

Gianluca AurelianoITAVAR

Andrea ColomboITAReferee

Referee 204th 13

Daniele PaternaITAVAR

Kevin BonacinaITAFourth Official

Referee 134th 18

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RefereeAR4thVARAVAR

Season-by-Season

Season	Matches	Officials	Referees
2026/27	197	0	0
2025/26	436	182	47
2024/25	415	132	41
2023/24	157	131	36
2022/23	205	122	42
2021/22	168	109	41
2020/21	149	95	39
2019/20	181	86	32
2018/19	263	46	36
2017/18	312	45	34
2016/17	308	42	37
2015/16	312	39	34
2014/15	300	41	38
2013/14	280	39	36
2012/13	306	34	31
2011/12	151	26	24
2010/11	50	21	20

Top Venues

Stadio Olimpico74

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza58

Bluenergy Stadium36

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona36

Stadio Artemio Franchi29

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara28

New Balance Arena26

Matches by Country

Italy100

Stadium host countries (all-time)

Referees by Nationality

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ITA453

Referee appointments · 2025/26 (top 182 officials)

Serie A referees — FAQ

Who is the most-appointed referee in Serie A?: 🇮🇹 Davide Massa has the most Serie A refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 21 match(es) as referee.
How many referees have officiated in Serie A?: 240 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in Serie A across 17 season(s) in our data.
How many Serie A matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?: Referee.Observer tracks 4,190 Serie A matches with their full match-official appointments across 17 season(s).
Which seasons of Serie A are covered?: Serie A referee appointments are covered for 17 season(s), 2010/11 to 2026/27.
Who are the top match officials in Serie A?: The most-appointed Serie A match officials are 🇮🇹 Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni (259 match(es)), 🇮🇹 Daniele Doveri (256 match(es)), 🇮🇹 Davide Massa (244 match(es)).
Does Serie A use VAR officials?: Yes — Serie A appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 421 VAR appointment(s) and 417 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.