FJ
Fábio
José
REFEREE · 18 appearances
Portugal · UEFA

Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo

⚽Portugal referee · 7 competitions

Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo is a Portugal football referee. They have officiated as referee and fourth official. In total they have 18 tracked match appearances across 7 competitions, broken down as 9× Referee, 9× 4th Official. Most-worked competitions include Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Youth League, Champions League, FIFA WC European Qualifiers and UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round (First Legs). This profile is built from official match-appointment data.

Career Stats

7 comps
18
total appearances
9
Referee
9
4th Official
Domestic 0International 18

Top Competitions

6
Europa League
2025/26
5
UEFA Europa Conference League
2023/24
2
UEFA Youth League
2019/20
2
Champions League
2025/26
1
FIFA WC European Qualifiers
2025/26
1
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round (First Legs)
2025/26

Season-by-Season Activity

'19/20
1
'23/24
1
'25/26
7
Referee4th Official
SeasonTotalRef4th
2025/26716
2023/2411—
2019/2011—
963

Career Milestones

Career-firsts tracked in our database.

First tracked match02/11/2019
Valencia CF v Lille Osc
UEFA Youth League
First international match02/11/2019
Valencia CF v Lille Osc
UEFA Youth League
First Champions League match05/08/2025
Malmö FF v FC København
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round (First Legs)

Match Activity

9 matches · 4 years
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Top 20% among Portugal officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count80%
Seasons Active66%
Competitions92%

Median in Portugal: 4 matches · 2 seasons

Recent Matches

22Jan2026
Europa League
FenerbahçevsAston Villa FC
Fourth Official
11Dec2025
Europa League
Panathīnaïkos AOvsFC Viktoria Plzeň
Fourth Official
17Nov2025
FIFA WC European Qualifiers
NetherlandsvsLITHUANIA
Fourth Official
04Nov2025
Champions League
SSC NapolivsEintracht Frankfurt
Fourth Official
24Sept2025
Europa League
SC FreiburgvsFC Basel 1893
Fourth Official
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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. 2AS Saint-étienne1×
  3. 3AS Saint-étienne Loire1×
  4. 4Aek1×
  5. 5Alanyaspor1×
  6. 6Apóel FC1×
  7. 7Apóllon Limassol FC1×
  8. 8Aris Thessaloniki FC1×
  9. 9Barry Town United FC1×
  10. 10Beitar Jerusalem FC1×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Maribor
    2×
  2. 2Athens
    1×
  3. 3Barcelona
    1×
  4. 4City of Luxembourg
    1×
  5. 5Glasgow
    1×
  6. 6Leipzig
    1×
  7. 7Plovdiv
    1×
  8. 8Prague
    1×
  9. 9Turin
    1×
  10. 10Valencia
    1×

Venues Visited(10)

Stadiums Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo has officiated at. Filter by competition or season to focus the map.

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10 venues · 11 matches

MariborMaribor2 matches
AthensAthens1 match
BarcelonaBarcelona1 match
City of LuxembourgCity of Luxembourg1 match
GlasgowGlasgow1 match
LeipzigLeipzig1 match
PlovdivPlovdiv1 match
PraguePrague1 match
TurinTurin1 match
ValenciaValencia1 match

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Career Events

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

Season Reports

2025/26 (7)2023/24 (1)2019/20 (1) (9)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo's primary role?▾

Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo is a Portugal football referee, and has also worked as fourth official.

How many matches has Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo officiated?▾

Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo has 18 tracked match appearances across 7 competitions (9× Referee, 9× 4th Official).

Which competitions does Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo work in?▾

Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo has most often officiated in Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Youth League, Champions League, FIFA WC European Qualifiers and UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round (First Legs).

Is Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo a FIFA referee?▾

Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo is not currently recorded as a FIFA badge holder in our data.