Bundesliga referees: cards per game
298 finished matches from 24 October 2025 to 24 October 2026 (last 12 months).
20 referees took charge of at least 10 matches in that period. The league averages 3.78 cards per game, and 32.9% of matches ended with 5 or more. Most cards per game: Tobias Welz (5.27). Fewest: Florian Badstübner (2.19).
Cards per referee in the Bundesliga
Averages per game, referees with at least 10 matches, most cards first.
| # | Referee | Matches | Cards | Yellows | Reds | Fouls | 5+ cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobias Welz | 11 | 5.27 | 5.18 | 0.09 | 21.45 | 72.7% |
| 2 | Sören Storks | 13 | 5.15 | 4.77 | 0.38 | 21.00 | 53.8% |
| 3 | Daniel Schlager | 14 | 4.64 | 4.43 | 0.21 | 20.29 | 42.9% |
| 4 | Harm Osmers | 13 | 4.54 | 4.31 | 0.23 | 20.31 | 46.2% |
| 5 | Florian Exner | 11 | 4.27 | 4.09 | 0.18 | 20.27 | 36.4% |
| 6 | Matthias Jöllenbeck | 14 | 4.21 | 4.21 | 0.00 | 19.43 | 50% |
| 7 | Martin Petersen | 11 | 4.18 | 4.09 | 0.09 | 21.91 | 45.5% |
| 8 | Robert Schröder | 12 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 0.17 | 22.25 | 41.7% |
| 9 | Christian Dingert | 11 | 3.64 | 3.36 | 0.27 | 20.64 | 27.3% |
| 10 | Felix Zwayer | 16 | 3.63 | 3.50 | 0.13 | 21.19 | 25% |
| 11 | Robert Hartmann | 13 | 3.62 | 3.54 | 0.08 | 22.62 | 23.1% |
| 12 | Benjamin Brand | 15 | 3.60 | 3.53 | 0.07 | 19.60 | 20% |
| 12 | Deniz Aytekin | 10 | 3.60 | 3.30 | 0.30 | 18.00 | 30% |
| 14 | Sascha Stegemann | 13 | 3.54 | 3.23 | 0.31 | 19.31 | 30.8% |
| 15 | Daniel Siebert | 15 | 3.53 | 3.47 | 0.07 | 21.47 | 33.3% |
| 16 | Tobias Stieler | 14 | 3.43 | 3.21 | 0.21 | 19.71 | 35.7% |
| 17 | Bastian Dankert | 13 | 3.00 | 2.92 | 0.08 | 17.15 | 23.1% |
| 18 | Patrick Ittrich | 10 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 17.40 | 20% |
| 19 | Sven Jablonski | 16 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 0.00 | 21.00 | 6.3% |
| 20 | Florian Badstübner | 16 | 2.19 | 2.13 | 0.06 | 21.63 | 0% |
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| Referee | Matches | Cards (total) |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Braun | 9 | 36 |
| Tobias Reichel | 9 | 31 |
| Frank Willenborg | 8 | 38 |
| Timo Gerach | 7 | 30 |
| Max Burda | 2 | 10 |
| Richard Hempel | 2 | 8 |
Finished league matches, regular season and knockouts, with full stats for both teams. Cards = yellows + reds of both teams; the league average counts all its matches in the same period.
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