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Michael
Oliver
REFEREE · 85 appearances
England · FA · UEFA

Michael Oliver

⭐ UEFA Elite · 2026/27🌍 FIFA Badge🏆 FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽England referee · 8 competitions · UEFA Elite Panel · FIFA International

Career Stats

8 comps
85
total appearances
75
Referee
2
4th Official
8
VAR
Domestic 31International 54

Season-by-Season Activity

'19/20
1
'20/21
4
'21/22
9
'22/23
9
'23/24
3
'25/26
44
2026
1
Referee4th OfficialVAR
SeasonTotalRef4thVAR
202611——
2025/26443428
2023/2433——
2022/2399——
2021/2299——
2020/2144——
2019/2011——
1414——

Career Milestones

Career-firsts tracked in our database.

First tracked match05/11/2019
FC Barcelona v SK Slavia Praha
Champions League
First international match05/11/2019
FC Barcelona v SK Slavia Praha
Champions League
First VAR appearance15/08/2025
Liverpool FC v Bournemouth
Premier League
First Champions League match05/11/2019
FC Barcelona v SK Slavia Praha
Champions League

Match Activity

71 matches · 7 years
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Role:RefereeVARNo match
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Top 5% among England officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count95%
Seasons Active99%
Competitions87%

Median in England: 8 matches · 1 season

Recent Matches

15Jun2026
FIFA World Cup
Ivory CoastvsEcuador
Referee
31Mar2026
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Referee appointments for UEFA Play-Offs (Finals)
KOSOVOvsTÜRKİYE
referee
24Feb2026
Champions League
Bayer 04 LeverkusenvsOlymbiakós Sfp
Referee
21Feb2026
Premier League
Aston Villa FCvsLeeds United
Referee
07Feb2026
Premier League
Manchester United FCvsTottenham Hotspur
Referee
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Least-Officiated Teams

Clubs in their current competition, ordered by how seldom this official has worked their matches.

Each number = matches officiated involving that club · 0× = never officiated them

  1. 1Cape Verde1×
  2. 2DR Congo1×
  3. 3Iran1×
  4. 4Ivory Coast1×
  5. 5TÜRKİYE1×
  6. 6AUSTRIA3×
  7. 7Algeria3×
  8. 8Argentina3×
  9. 9BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA3×
  10. 10Belgium3×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Barcelona
    5×
  2. 2Paris
    3×
  3. 3Donostia-San Sebastian
    2×
  4. 4Leverkusen
    2×
  5. 5Lisbon
    2×
  6. 6Munich
    2×
  7. 7Rome
    2×
  8. 8Salzburg
    2×
  9. 9Belgrade
    1×
  10. 10Bergamo
    1×
  11. 11Bern
    1×
  12. 12Bodo
    1×
  13. 13Bologna
    1×
  14. 14Braga
    1×
  15. 15Bruges
    1×

Venues Visited(30)

Every stadium Michael Oliver has officiated at, with the matches worked there.

BarcelonaBarcelona
5 matches
ParisParis
3 matches
Donostia-San SebastianDonostia-San Sebastian
2 matches
RomeRome
2 matches
LisbonLisbon
2 matches
LeverkusenLeverkusen
2 matches
SalzburgSalzburg
2 matches
MunichMunich
2 matches
Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia · United States
1 match
Pristina (Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri)Pristina (Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri)
1 match
BragaBraga
1 match
MarseilleMarseille
1 match
IstanbulIstanbul
1 match
BrugesBruges
1 match
CopenhagenParken
1 match
LeipzigLeipzig
1 match
Frankfurt Am MainFrankfurt Am Main
1 match
DortmundDortmund
1 match
Villeneuve dAscqVilleneuve dAscq
1 match
Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca
1 match
Murska SobotaMurska Sobota
1 match
PraguePrague
1 match
DynamoKyiv · Ukraine
1 match
BolognaBologna
1 match
BernBern
1 match
BelgradeBelgrade
1 match
BodoBodo
1 match
BergamoBergamo
1 match
RotterdamRotterdam
1 match
BakuTofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
1 match

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Career Events

FIFA World Cup 2026

United States, Canada & MexicoFIFA

FIFA WC 2026 Preselected Match Official Seminar

FIFA

Season Reports

2026 (1)2025/26 (44)2023/24 (3)2022/23 (9)2021/22 (9)2020/21 (4)2019/20 (1) (14)