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Halil
Umut
REFEREE · 46 appearances
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Halil Umut Meler
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⚽Turkey referee · 5 competitions · UEFA Elite Panel · FIFA International
Career Stats
5 comps46
total appearances
44
Referee
2
4th Official
Domestic 0International 46
Season-by-Season Activity
'19/20
1
'20/21
7
'21/22
7
'22/23
7
'23/24
2
'25/26
8
Referee4th Official
| Season | Total | Ref | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 8 | — |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 7 | — |
| 2021/22 | 7 | 7 | — |
| 2020/21 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — |
Career Milestones
Career-firsts tracked in our database.
Match Activity
32 matches · 6 yearsRole:RefereeNo match
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Top 1% among Turkey officials
Peer Benchmark
Match Count99%
Seasons Active99%
Competitions85%
Median in Turkey: 3 matches · 1 season
Recent Matches
11Mar2026
Champions League
Bayer 04 LeverkusenvsArsenal FC
referee
19Feb2026
Europa League
Gnk DinamovsKrc Genk
Referee
22Jan2026
Europa League
Feyenoord RotterdamvsSK Sturm Graz
Referee
11Dec2025
Europa League
FC Basel 1893vsAston Villa FC
Referee
17Nov2025
FIFA WC European Qualifiers
MONTENEGROvsCROATIA
Referee
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
Rarely Works With
Active officials in Champions League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Tomasz KwiatkowskiVAR · 74 in leagueNever
- 2Christian DingertVAR · 73 in leagueNever
- 3Jérôme BrisardVAR · 63 in leagueNever
- 4Stuart AttwellVAR · 62 in leagueNever
- 5Tomaž KlančnikAssistant Referee 1 · 53 in leagueNever
- 6Marco Di BelloVAR · 51 in leagueNever
- 7Andraž KovačičAssistant Referee 2 · 49 in leagueNever
- 8Carlos del Cerro GrandeReferee · 48 in leagueNever
Top Destinations
- 1Manchester4×
- 2Lisbon3×
- 3Bruges2×
- 4London2×
- 5Madrid2×
- 6Malmo2×
- 7Naples2×
- 8Almaty1×
- 9Berlin1×
- 10Gelsenkirchen1×
- 11Glasgow1×
- 12Jablonec nad Nisou1×
- 13Kyiv1×
- 14Leicester1×
- 15Liverpool1×
Venues Visited(28)
Every stadium Halil Umut Meler has officiated at, with the matches worked there.
ManchesterManchester
4 matches- 09/03/2022Manchester City FC vs Sporting Clube De PortugalRefereeChampions League
- 09/12/2020Manchester City FC vs Olympique De MarseilleRefereeChampions League
- 07/12/2020Manchester City FC vs Olympique De MarseilleRefereeChampions League
- —Manchester City FC vs Olympique De MarseilleRefereeChampions League
LisbonLisbon
3 matchesLondonLondon
2 matchesNaplesNaples
2 matchesMalmoMalmo
2 matchesMadridMadrid
2 matchesBrugesBruges
2 matchesTiraspolTiraspol
1 matchTurinTurin
1 matchUnknownUnknown
1 matchGlasgowGlasgow
1 matchDynamoKyiv · Ukraine
1 matchLeicesterLeicester
1 matchSalzburgSalzburg
1 matchJablonec nad NisouJablonec nad Nisou
1 matchAlmatyAlmaty
1 matchZagrebZagreb
1 matchMonchengladbachMonchengladbach
1 matchSevilleSeville
1 matchSofiaSofia
1 matchVila Nova de GaiaVila Nova de Gaia
1 matchLiverpoolLiverpool
1 matchMilanMilan
1 matchRomeRome
1 matchRotterdamRotterdam
1 matchStadion SalzburgSalzburg · France
1 matchGERGelsenkirchen
1 matchOther Turkey Officials
Career Events
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