Björn Kuipers is appointed as referee of the Confederations Cup final between Brazil and Spain next Sunday. His assistants (as always) are Sander van Roekel en Erwin Zeinstra.
The refereeing team refereed a group stage match between Nigeria – Uruguay at the Confederations Cup. Kuipers and his assistants also officiated the Europa League final between Benfica and Chelsea. The match will start at 7pm local time on Sunday 30th of June in the Maracana-stadium of Rio de Janeiro.
Kuipers saw the Europa League final as a bonus. This is the extra bonus for Björn Kuipers. He was very happy with his refereeing this year, he said earlier this year on Uefa.com. “I always say it is not all about me. I am the referee and the end responsibility is mine, but I never act alone. I need my team, I need everyone around me. I am very happy with my team – we have performed very well over the past year.
Stats by KNVB (Dutch FA) about the match officials:
Björn Kuipers
Referee at amateur level: 1990
FIFA-International: 2006
Number of international matches: 66
Sander van Roekel (AR)
Assistent-referee: 2003
FIFA-International: 2007
Number of international matches: 58
Erwin Zeinstra (AR)
Assistent-referee: 2005
FIFA-International: 2010
Number of international matches: 48
Björn Kuipers and assistants Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeistra appointed as referees of Confederations Cup final http://www.dutchreferee.com/?p=3002
Kuipers fluit finale Confederations Cup met Sander van Roekel en Erwin Zeistra als assistenten. Veel plezier! http://t.co/7ZtZEtXHGO
RT @dutchreferee: UPDATED Björn Kuipers, Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra appointed for Confederations Cup final #refs http://t.co/d7Rn…
@simonhaydon Blatter knows that referee Björn Kuipers from the Netherlands will attend the final 🙂 http://t.co/ifRQ75TRNe
Europa League final was a bonus for referee Kuipers. Confed Cup final extra bonus: http://t.co/ifRQ75TRNe
RT @dutchreferee: UPDATED Björn Kuipers, Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra appointed for Confederations Cup final #refs http://t.co/d7Rn…
@dutchreferee Congratulations to Team NETH! Proud moment indeed! All the very best for the match #BRAESP
Top ! “@dutchreferee: Great day for Kuipers, Van Roekel and Zeinstra. Tonight referees at Confederations Cup final! http://t.co/pBbzf6InSW”
@dutchreferee They have done a great job.
Bekijk het video-interview met Björn Kuipers over zijn voorbereiding op de Confederations Cup-finale: http://t.co/7ZtZEtXHGO
RT “@janth: Bekijk het video-interview met Björn Kuipers over zijn voorbereiding op de Confederations Cup-finale: http://t.co/oAj3xXwZ2p”
How was Kuipers’ 2nd half in Confed Cup final? I missed it. Good 1st half. Check video about his preparation http://t.co/LUzkMpVze1
@dutchreferee continued an excellent game and the decisions correct #europehasthebestreferees