.jpg) Brych at the2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Born | (1975-08-03)3 August 1975 (age 50) Munich, West Germany | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | Lawyer | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1999– | DFB | Referee | |
| 2001–2025 | 2. Bundesliga | Referee | |
| 2004–2025 | Bundesliga | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007–2021 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Felix Brych (born 3 August 1975) is a Germanfootball referee. He referees for SV Am Hart München of theBavarian Football Association. He is a formerFIFA referee and was ranked as aUEFA elite category referee.
Brych started refereeing in theBundesliga in 2004 and was awarded hisFIFA badge in 2007. He refereed his first senior international match in October that year, taking charge ofRomania's 2–0 win overLuxembourg inUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G. In February 2008, Brych was appointed to referee the2007–08 UEFA Cup Round of 32 match betweenPanathinaikos andRangers,[1] and in October 2008, he officiated the2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group D match betweenLiverpool andPSV Eindhoven.[2]
Brych officiated the first leg of the2011–12 Champions League semi-final betweenChelsea andBarcelona, a match that finished with a win for the Blues over the defending champions. In August 2013 he officiated an international friendly betweenEngland andScotland atWembley Stadium.
On 14 May 2014, Brych refereed the2014 UEFA Europa League Final betweenSevilla andBenfica. The match finished 0–0 after extra time, and went to a penalty shoot-out, which Sevilla won 4–2,[3] in what was considered a controversial officiating.[4]
On 12 May 2017, Brych was chosen byUEFA as the referee for the2017 UEFA Champions League Final, played inCardiff on 3 June 2017 betweenJuventus andReal Madrid. He was joined by assistants Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp, and the fourth official was SerbianMilorad Mažić.Bastian Dankert andMarco Fritz served as the additional assistant referees, withRafael Foltyn appointed as the reserve assistant referee.[5]
On 29 March 2018, Brych was selected byFIFA as one of the referees to officiate at the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, his secondFIFA World Cup. Brych was joined by assistants Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp.[6] He refereed just one game at the tournament,Switzerland's 2–1 win overSerbia. However, after controversially not awarding Serbia a penalty, FIFA made the decision that Brych would officiate no further matches at the tournament.[7] 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 thewar crimes of theYugoslav Wars: "I would send him tothe Hague. Then they could put him ontrial, like he did to us."[8] For this Krstajić was punished with a fine of 5,000 Swiss francs.[9]
AtUEFA Euro 2020 he was rehabilitated and refereed one game of theRound of 16, Belgium's 1-0 win over Portugal, onequarter-final (England's 4-0 win overUkraine) and finally thesemi-final game ofItaly againstSpain at Wembley Stadium, London on 6 July 2021.
On 25 November 2023, Brych tore hisPCL during a game betweenEintracht Frankfurt andVfB Stuttgart. The game also marked Brych 344th appearance in the Bundesliga which tiedWolfgang Stark for the most in Bundesliga history.[10]
Outside football Brych is a qualified doctor of law, having written his doctorate about sport.[11][12]
| 2014 FIFA World Cup – Brazil | |||
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| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 14 June 2014 |  Uruguay – Costa Rica | Fortaleza | Group stage |
| 22 June 2014 |  Belgium – Russia | Rio De Janeiro | Group stage |
| 2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia | |||
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| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 22 June 2018 |  Serbia – Switzerland | Kaliningrad | Group stage |
| UEFA Euro 2016 – France | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 16 June 2016 |  England – Wales | Lens | Group stage |
| 22 June 2016 |  Sweden – Belgium | Nice | Group stage |
| 30 June 2016 |  Poland – Portugal | Marseille | Quarter-finals |
| UEFA Euro 2020 – Europe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 13 June 2021 |  Netherlands – Ukraine | Amsterdam | Group stage |
| 21 June 2021 |  Finland – Belgium | Saint Petersburg | Group Stage |
| 27 June 2021 | Belgium – Portugal |  Seville | Round of 16 |
| 3 July 2021 | Ukraine – England |  Rome | Quarter-finals |
| 6 July 2021 | Italy – Spain | London | Semi-finals |
| Other matches | |||
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| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 29 July 2012 |  Senegal – Uruguay |  London | OGS |
| 4 August 2012 |  Brazil – Honduras | Newcastle | OKS |
| 22 June 2013 |  Japan – Mexico | Belo Horizonte | Confed |
| UEFA club competition finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 14 May 2014 | Sevilla –Benfica | Turin | UELF |
| 3 June 2017 | Juventus –Real Madrid | Cardiff | UCLF |
Sporting positions Felix Brych | ||
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| Preceded by | 2014 UEFA Europa League Final referee | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | 2017 UEFA Champions League Final referee | Succeeded by |
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