2025 UEFA Champions League Final refereeing team announced
Baku, May 13, AZERTAC
The UEFA Referees Committee has appointed István Kovács from Romania to referee the 2025 UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Internazionale Milano, which takes place at the Football Arena in Munich, Germany on Saturday 31 May 2025. Kick-off is at 21:00 CET.
The 2025 UEFA Champions League Final refereeing team is as follows:
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Assistants: Mihai Marica and Ferencz Tunyogi (both from Romania)
4th Official: Joao Pedro Silva Pinheiro (Portugal)
Reserve AR: Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus (Portugal)
VAR: Dennis Johan Higler (Netherlands)
Assistant VAR: Catalin Sorin Popa (Romania)
VAR Support: Paulus van Boekel (Netherlands)
The 40-year-old, an international referee since 2010, will be officiating his third UEFA club competition final after his appointment as the referee for the 2024 UEFA Europa League final in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, between Atalanta BC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the 2022 UEFA Conference League final between AS Roma and Feyenoord in Tirana, Albania. He has refereed seven UEFA Champions League matches this season, including the round of 16 second leg between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain.
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