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Michael
Riley
REFEREE OBSERVER · 31 appearances
England · FA · UEFA

Michael Riley

👤England referee observer · 8 competitions

Career Stats

8 comps
31
total appearances
31
Observer
Domestic 0International 30

Season-by-Season Activity

'19/20
2
'20/21
4
'21/22
4
'22/23
3
'23/24
2
'25/26
6
SeasonTotalObs.
2025/2666
2023/2422
2022/2333
2021/2244
2020/2144
2019/2022
1010

Career Milestones

Career-firsts tracked in our database.

First tracked match02/11/2019
Chelsea FC v AFC Ajax
UEFA Youth League
First international match02/11/2019
Chelsea FC v AFC Ajax
UEFA Youth League
First Champions League match28/10/2020
Juventus v FC Barcelona
Champions League

Match Activity

21 matches · 6 years
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Role:ObserverNo match
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Top 26% among England officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count74%
Seasons Active92%
Competitions87%

Median in England: 8 matches · 1 season

Recent Matches

27Nov2025
Europa League
Real Betis BalompiévsFC UTRECHT
Observer
22Oct2025
Champions League
Atalanta BCvsSK Slavia Praha
Observer
11Oct2025
FIFA WC European Qualifiers
SPAINvsGEORGIA
Observer
21Aug2025
UEFA Europa Conference League Play-Off Round (First Legs)
Polissya ZhytomyrvsAcf Fiorentina
Observer
05Aug2025
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round (First Legs)
KF SHKËNDIJAvsQarabağ FK
Observer
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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. 11. FC Slovácko1×
  2. 21899 Hoffenheim1×
  3. 3AS Saint-étienne1×
  4. 4AS Saint-étienne Loire1×
  5. 5Aek1×
  6. 6Alanyaspor1×
  7. 7Apóel FC1×
  8. 8Apóllon Limassol FC1×
  9. 9Aris Thessaloniki FC1×
  10. 10Barry Town United FC1×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Barcelona
    2×
  2. 2Krakow
    2×
  3. 3Leverkusen
    2×
  4. 4Porto
    2×
  5. 5Rijeka
    2×
  6. 6Stoke DAbernon
    2×
  7. 7Belgrade
    1×
  8. 8Dreieich
    1×
  9. 9Geneva
    1×
  10. 10Glasgow
    1×
  11. 11Glashow
    1×
  12. 12Helsinki
    1×
  13. 13Limassol
    1×
  14. 14Madrid
    1×
  15. 15Prague
    1×

Venues Visited(19)

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

LeverkusenLeverkusen
2 matches
KrakowKrakow
2 matches
BarcelonaBarcelona
2 matches
PortoPorto
2 matches
Stoke DAbernonStoke DAbernon
2 matches
RijekaRijeka
2 matches
GlasgowGlasgow
1 match
PraguePrague
1 match
DreieichDreieich
1 match
BelgradeBelgrade
1 match
GlashowGlashow
1 match
SevilleSeville
1 match
TurinTurin
1 match
RennesRennes
1 match
ZagrebStadion Maksimir
1 match
MadridMadrid
1 match
GenevaGeneva
1 match
LimassolLimassol
1 match
HelsinkiHelsinki
1 match

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Career Events

Career events (UEFA courses, awards) will appear here when available.

Season Reports

2025/26 (6)2023/24 (2)2022/23 (3)2021/22 (4)2020/21 (4)2019/20 (2) (10)