Cătălin Sorin Popa
👤Romania video match official · 12 competitions
Cătălin Sorin Popa (Cătălin Sorin Popa) is a Romania football video match official. They have officiated as VAR and AVAR. In total they have 44 tracked match appearances across 12 competitions, broken down as 33× VAR, 11× AVAR. Most-worked competitions include UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Women, FIFA WC European Qualifiers and UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round (Second Legs). 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
29 matches · 3 yearsTop 5% 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
- 1Marcel BîrsanAVAR15×⚖ H2H
- 2Imre Laszlo BucsiAssistant Referee 211×⚖ H2H
- 3Marian Alexandru BarbuReferee11×⚖ H2H
- 4Horatiu Mircea FesnicReferee10×⚖ H2H
- 5Mihai Marius Maricaassistant19×⚖ H2H
- 6Istvan KovacsReferee9×⚖ H2H
- 7Valentin Gabriel AvramAssistant Referee 18×⚖ H2H
- 8Alexandru CereiAssistant Referee 28×⚖ H2H
Rarely Works With
Active officials in UEFA Europa League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Matej JugReferee · 48 in leagueNever
- 2Bastian DankertVAR · 43 in leagueNever
- 3Alejandro José Hernández HernándezVAR · 41 in leagueNever
- 4Guillermo Cuadra FernandezAVAR · 41 in leagueNever
- 5Christian DingertVAR · 41 in leagueNever
- 6Tiago Bruno Lopes MartinsVAR · 39 in leagueNever
- 7Sören StorksVAR · 39 in leagueNever
- 8Tomasz KwiatkowskiAVAR · 37 in leagueNever
Explore the full officiating network — partnerships, observers, clubs and venues — on the network analysis page.
Top Destinations
- 1🇫🇮Finland1×
- 2🇭🇺Hungary1×
- 3🇸🇮Slovenia1×
🌍 Geographic Reach
Countries where officiated
Officiated in 3 countries across 1 continent
Venues Visited(25)
Stadiums Cătălin Sorin Popa has officiated at. Filter by competition or season to focus the map.
25 venues · 28 matches
City Stadium BeroeStara Zagora2 matches
KolossiKolossi2 matches
PlzenPlzen2 matches
AlkmaarAlkmaar1 match
BudapestBudapest, Hungary1 match
Decines-CharpieuDecines-Charpieu1 match
EindhovenEindhoven1 match
Estadio do SL Benfica1 match
Estadio do SL BenficaLisbon1 match
Frankfurt Am MainFrankfurt am Main1 match
GlasgowGlasgow1 match
HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland1 match
Ibrox StadiumGlasgow1 match
Ibrox StadiumGlasgow1 match
Inver ParkLarne1 match
LisbonLisbon1 match
LondonLondon1 match
MunichMunich1 match
Nagyerdei StadionDebrecen1 match
RotterdamRotterdam1 match
SinsheimSinsheim1 match
Stadion StožiceLjubljana, Slovenia1 match
Tofiq Bəhramov Republican StadiumBaku1 match
Vila-realVila-real1 match
ZurichZurich1 match
Travel map
Venues in chronological order across tracked matches.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cătălin Sorin Popa's primary role?▾
Cătălin Sorin Popa is a Romania football video match official, and has also worked as VAR and AVAR.
How many matches has Cătălin Sorin Popa officiated?▾
Cătălin Sorin Popa has 44 tracked match appearances across 12 competitions (33× VAR, 11× AVAR).
Which competitions does Cătălin Sorin Popa work in?▾
Cătălin Sorin Popa has most often officiated in UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Women, FIFA WC European Qualifiers and UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round (Second Legs).
Is Cătălin Sorin Popa a FIFA referee?▾
Cătălin Sorin Popa is not currently recorded as a FIFA badge holder in our data.
Which cities has Cătălin Sorin Popa officiated in most?▾
Cătălin Sorin Popa has officiated most often in Glasgow, Stara Zagora, Lisbon and Kolossi, with City Stadium Beroe the most-visited stadium.
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