Nikola Popov
⚽ RefereeBUL
Football match official with 27 appearances across 12 competitions.
Career Stats
Total Appearances27
⚽ As Referee8
4️⃣ 4th Official5
📺 As VAR6
📺 As AVAR8
🌍 International27
🏟️ Domestic0
Competitions12
Season-by-Season Activity
'19/20
1
'21/22
4
'22/23
1
'23/24
2
'25/26
11
Referee4th OfficialVARAVAR
| Season | Total | Ref | 4th | VAR | AVAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Career Milestones
📺
NOA FA vs FK Budućnost PodgoricaFirst VAR appearance
07/08/2025
UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round (First Legs)
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NOA FA vs FK Budućnost PodgoricaFirst Champions League match
07/08/2025
UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round (First Legs)
Match Activity
20 matches · 6 yearsMay
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Role:RefereeVARAVARNo match
Top 11% among BUL officials
Peer Benchmark
Match Count89%
Seasons Active84%
Competitions98%
Median in BUL: 5 matches · 2 seasons
Recent Matches
All 27 →Europa Conference League03/12/2026
Acf FiorentinavsRks Raków Częstochowa
avar
Europa League01/22/2026
SK BrannvsFC Midtjylland
AVAR
Europa Conference League11/27/2025
AS Omónia LefkosíasvsFC Dynamo Kyiv
VAR
Europa League10/23/2025
MK MAKKABI TEL AVIVvsFC Midtjylland
AVAR
FIFA WC European Qualifiers10/11/2025
LATVIAvsANDORRA
AVAR
UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (First Legs)08/21/2025
HŠK ZRINJSKI MOSTARvsFC UTRECHT
AVAR
UEFA Europa Conference League Third Qualifying Round (Second Legs)08/14/2025
Hibernian FCvsFK Partizan
VAR
UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round (Second Legs)07/29/2025
QAİRAT FKvsKups Kuopio
AVAR
UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round (First Legs)07/24/2025
Beşiktaş JKvsFC Shakhtar Donetsk
AVAR
UEFA Europa Conference League First Qualifying Round (Second Legs)07/17/2025
Ordabasy FKvsSK Torpedo Kutaisi
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