Felix Brych

Felix Brych (born 3 August 1975) is a German football referee.

He referees for SV Am Hart München of the Bavarian Football Association. He is a former FIFA referee and was ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.

Felix Brych
Felix Brych
Brych at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Born (1975-08-03) 3 August 1975 (age 48)
Munich, West Germany
Other occupation Lawyer
Domestic
Years League Role
1999– DFB Referee
2001– 2. Bundesliga Referee
2004– Bundesliga Referee
International
Years League Role
2007–2021 FIFA listed Referee

Refereeing career

Brych started refereeing in the Bundesliga in 2004 and was awarded his FIFA badge in 2007. He refereed his first senior international match in October that year, taking charge of Romania's 2–0 win over Luxembourg in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G. In February 2008, Brych was appointed to referee the 2007–08 UEFA Cup Round of 32 match between Panathinaikos and Rangers, and in October 2008, he officiated the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group D match between Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven.

Brych officiated the first leg of the 2011–12 Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Barcelona, a match that finished with a win for the Blues over the defending champions. In August 2013 he officiated an international friendly between England and Scotland at Wembley Stadium.

On 14 May 2014, Brych refereed the 2014 UEFA Europa League Final between Sevilla and Benfica. The match finished 0–0 after extra time, and went to a penalty shoot-out, which Sevilla won 4–2, in what was considered a controversial officiating.

On 12 May 2017, Brych was chosen by UEFA as the referee for the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final, played in Cardiff on 3 June 2017 between Juventus and Real Madrid. He was joined by assistants Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp, and the fourth official was Serbian Milorad Mažić. Bastian Dankert and Marco Fritz served as the additional assistant referees, with Rafael Foltyn appointed as the reserve assistant referee.

On 29 March 2018, Brych was selected by FIFA as one of the referees to officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, his second FIFA World Cup. Brych was joined by assistants Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. He refereed just one game at the tournament, Switzerland's 2–1 win over Serbia. However, after controversially not awarding Serbia a penalty, FIFA made the decision that Brych would officiate no further matches at the tournament. The politically explosive match was followed by heavy criticism from the Serbian media and representatives of Serbian football. In this regard, Mladen Krstajić, the coach of the Serbia national team, said one day after the lost game with a view to the war crimes of the Yugoslav Wars: "I would send him to the Hague. Then they could put him on trial, like he did to us." For this Krstajić was punished with a fine of 5,000 Swiss francs.

At UEFA Euro 2020 he was rehabilitated and refereed one game of the Round of 16, Belgium's 1-0 win over Portugal, one quarter-final (England's 4-0 win over Ukraine) and finally the semi-final game of Italy against Spain at Wembley Stadium, London on 6 July 2021.

On 25 November 2023, Brych torn his PCL during a game between Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart. The game also marked Brych 344th appearance in the Bundesliga which tied Wolfgang Stark for the most in Bundesliga history.

Personal life

Outside football Brych is a qualified doctor of law, having written his doctorate about sport.

Record

Major national team competition

2014 FIFA World Cup – Brazil
Date Match Venue Round
14 June 2014 Felix Brych  UruguayFelix Brych  Costa Rica Fortaleza Group stage
22 June 2014 Felix Brych  BelgiumFelix Brych  Russia Rio De Janeiro Group stage
2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia
Date Match Venue Round
22 June 2018 Felix Brych  SerbiaFelix Brych   Switzerland Kaliningrad Group stage
UEFA Euro 2016 – France
Date Match Venue Round
16 June 2016 Felix Brych  EnglandFelix Brych  Wales Lens Group stage
22 June 2016 Felix Brych  SwedenFelix Brych  Belgium Nice Group stage
30 June 2016 Felix Brych  PolandFelix Brych  Portugal Marseille Quarter-finals
UEFA Euro 2020 – Europe
Date Match Venue Round
13 June 2021 Felix Brych  NetherlandsFelix Brych  Ukraine Felix Brych  Amsterdam Group stage
21 June 2021 Felix Brych  FinlandFelix Brych  Belgium Felix Brych  Saint Petersburg Group Stage
27 June 2021 Felix Brych  BelgiumFelix Brych  Portugal Felix Brych  Seville Round of 16
3 July 2021 Felix Brych  UkraineFelix Brych  England Felix Brych  Rome Quarter-finals
6 July 2021 Felix Brych  ItalyFelix Brych  Spain Felix Brych  London Semi-finals

Other matches

Other matches
Date Match Venue Round
29 July 2012 Felix Brych  SenegalFelix Brych  Uruguay Felix Brych  London OGS
4 August 2012 Felix Brych  BrazilFelix Brych  Honduras Felix Brych  Newcastle OKS
22 June 2013 Felix Brych  JapanFelix Brych  Mexico Felix Brych  Belo Horizonte Confed

UEFA club competition

UEFA club competition finals
Date Match Venue Round
14 May 2014 Felix Brych  SevillaFelix Brych  Benfica Felix Brych  Turin UELF
3 June 2017 Felix Brych  JuventusFelix Brych  Real Madrid Felix Brych  Cardiff UCLF

Honours

References

Sporting positions
Felix Brych  Felix Brych
Preceded by 2014 UEFA Europa League Final referee Succeeded by
Preceded by 2017 UEFA Champions League Final referee Succeeded by

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