Cătălin Popa
⚽Romania referee · 8 competitions
Cătălin Popa (Cătălin Popa) is a Romania football referee. They have officiated as referee, fourth official, VAR and AVAR. In total they have 24 tracked match appearances across 8 competitions, broken down as 1× Referee, 1× 4th Official, 13× VAR, 9× AVAR. Most-worked competitions include UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Women, FIFA WC European Qualifiers and UEFA Women’s EURO. This profile is built from official match-appointment data.
Top Competitions
Season-by-Season Activity
Career Milestones
Career-firsts tracked in our database.
Match Activity
14 matches · 4 yearsTop 19% among Romania officials
Peer Benchmark
Median in Romania: 7 matches · 2 seasons
Recent Matches
Most-Officiated Teams
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
Other officials from Romania
Career Events
Career events (UEFA courses, awards) will appear here when available.
Season Reports
Frequently Works With
Rarely Works With
Active officials in UEFA Champions League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Pol van BoekelVAR · 87 in leagueNever
- 2Stuart AttwellVAR · 69 in leagueNever
- 3Carlos del Cerro GrandeVAR · 59 in leagueNever
- 4Jérôme BrisardVAR · 58 in leagueNever
- 5Fedayi SanVAR · 57 in leagueNever
- 6Marco Di BelloVAR · 56 in leagueNever
- 7Willy DelajodAVAR · 54 in leagueNever
- 8Juan Martinez MunueraVAR · 54 in leagueNever
Explore the full officiating network — partnerships, observers, clubs and venues — on the network analysis page.
Top Destinations
- 1🇮🇸Iceland2×
- 2🇦🇿Azerbaijan1×
- 3🇷🇸Serbia1×
- 4🇸🇰Slovakia1×
- 5🇹🇷Türkiye1×
🌍 Geographic Reach
Countries where officiated
Officiated in 5 countries across 1 continent
Venues Visited(18)
Stadiums Cătălin Popa has officiated at. Filter by competition or season to focus the map.
18 venues · 20 matches
KópavogurKópavogur, Iceland2 matches
MilanMilan2 matches
BarcelonaBarcelona1 match
BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia1 match
Beşiktaş ParkIstanbul, Türkiye1 match
GhentGhent1 match
GironaGirona1 match
KošiceKošice, Slovakia1 match
LensLens1 match
LeverkusenLeverkusen1 match
LisbonLisbon1 match
LondonLondon1 match
PirauesPiraues1 match
PortoPorto1 match
Red Bull ArenaSalzburg1 match
Tofiq Bahramov Republican StadiumBaku, Azerbaijan1 match
Travel map
Venues in chronological order across tracked matches.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cătălin Popa's primary role?▾
Cătălin Popa is a Romania football referee, and has also worked as fourth official, VAR and AVAR.
How many matches has Cătălin Popa officiated?▾
Cătălin Popa has 24 tracked match appearances across 8 competitions (1× Referee, 1× 4th Official, 13× VAR, 9× AVAR).
Which competitions does Cătălin Popa work in?▾
Cătălin Popa has most often officiated in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Women, FIFA WC European Qualifiers and UEFA Women’s EURO.
Is Cătălin Popa a FIFA referee?▾
Cătălin Popa is not currently recorded as a FIFA badge holder in our data.
Which cities has Cătălin Popa officiated in most?▾
Cătălin Popa has officiated most often in Kópavogur, Milan, Barcelona and Belgrade, with Kópavogur the most-visited stadium.
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