The salary of German referees increases again this season. Top referees Deniz Aytekin and Felix Brych will earn 75.000 euro’s in the 2016-2017 season plus fees for the matches they officiate, say German media.
Salary of German referees
That amount was 40.000 euro’s in 2013-2014 season, 60.000 euro’s in the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons for Fifa referees from Germany. In the 2016-2017 the top refs will get 75.000 euro’s on their bank account. The basic fee, independent of the number of matches referees get, was introduced in July 2012 in Germany.
The president of the German FA thinks referees should have a better environment to achieve the best. Financial stability is one of them. Former German referee boss Herbert Fandel thinks this will be needed for “making refereeing more professional”.
Match fees remain the same
Not only Elite referees will get more cash. Also other referees in at first and second level in Germany will get more money or officiating football matches. The Bundesliga referees earned 20.000 euro’s in 2013-2014. In the 2014-2015 season it doubled to 40.000 euro’s and in the 2016-2017 season it will be 55.000. Bundesliga referees with 5 years or more experience will get paid 65.000 a year in 2016-2017.
Referees of the second level will get 35.000 euro’s (in 2016/2017) for refereeing. That number has increased in the last couple of years. They got 15.000 (2013- 2014) and 25.000 (2014-2015) a few years back.
The match fees remain the same: 3.800 euro’s per Bundesliga match and 2000 euro’s for a match at second level.
Great to see this! I’ve always wondered how much the top class refs earn. But I’m still wondering how the referees’ income is other countries, and Holland particular.
Dutch FA doesn’t want to tell it. I’ve asked them a few times. Will try to get that info via a referee or so.
Yeah, that would be the only option. But clearly, the KNVB doesn’t want it to have such salaries on social media, so maybe you shouldn’t even publish.
Danish Superliga-refs earns 10.000 Danish kroner, per match. Or 1340,41 euros. Or close to nothing… They have approximately 2 games per month.
RT @dutchreferee: What do referees earn? Salary German top referees increases to 60.000 euro’s next year. More info on http://t.co/tAHUbkpR…
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RT @dutchreferee: German top referees will get 60.000 euro’s salary and 3.800 euro’s match fee. What do you get? http://t.co/tAHUbkpRRA
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In Portugal, the referees win 1200€ per game in the main league (First league), whether is top class referee Pedro Proença or another, even if it’s not a fifa ref. Just matters which league is. In the second league, they earn per game. 700 €. As 4th refs they get 400€ per game on the first and 250€ on the second. Also they get 400€ per month for trainning, the so called training allowance.
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@dutchreferee Hi Jan. How do u define dutch amateur referees? I’m curious cause $20k euro is a big amount.
Ter vergelijking: wedstrijdvergoeding €20,60 voor amateurscheids NL is 0,54% van die van Bundesliga-scheids (€3800) http://t.co/UfJiHsWnCC
The payment in Denmark is a big joke for the referee; from the top to the bottom.
But the league in Denmark is also a joke comparing to other country’s in Europe – Not many wants to see it.
The Dutch top referees get way more than the amateurs. Amateur refs get 21,60 euro’s for a game plus travel money. How’s that in Denmark?
I am also looking to make a career out of being a football referee in Germany.
I dont know what step to take now. If someone is knowledgeable or even knows a thing or two, I would love to find out some information about that.
If you live there, there’s probably a local referee association in your neighbourhood. They can help you with local levels to start with.
Hello Jan ter Harmsel , I’m from Romania, I’m a football referee ,i started 7 years ago ,and i came in Ulm Germany to work as a civil engineer.
Can you tell me where to apply to continue to be a referee football ,thanks .
Send you a reply by the way. I’m Dutch, nog German (Deutsch), so don’t know much details about refereeing there. Try searching for “Ulm Schiedsrichter” on Google and you’ll find the referees nearby.
Hi I’m alireza charmi and I’m 19 years old from Iran. I’m referee about 1 year and I want going to Deutschland for continue .who can help me to apply?
Hi there, I am not German, but Dutch. My advice is to contact the local referee associations and maybe they can help you out.