Ranking
The UEFA Refereeing Unit is broken down into five experience based categories in which a referee is ranked; (from highest to lowest rank) Elite Category, Premier Category, Category 2, Category 3, and Category 4. Upon certification, an international referee is placed into Category 4 with the exception of referees from France, Germany, England, Italy, or Spain. Referees from these five football giants are comfortable with top professional matches and are therefore directly placed into Category 3. Every match a referee’s performance is observed and evaluated and twice per season his or her Category may be revised. A referee cannot be promoted directly from a Category 3 to the Elite Category.
Appointing
In cooperation with the UEFA Refereeing Unit, the UEFA Referee Committee is responsible for appointing referees to matches. Referees are appointed based on previous matches, marks, performances, and fitness levels. To discourage bias, the Champions League takes nationality into account. No referee may be of the same origins as any club in his or her respecting groups. Referee appointments, suggested by the UEFA Refereeing Unit, are sent to the UEFA Referee Committee to be discussed and/or revised. After a consensus is made, the name of the appointed referee remains confidential up to two days before the match for the purpose of minimizing public influence.
Limitations
Since 1990, a UEFA international referee cannot exceed the age of 45 years. After turning 45, a referee must step down at the end of his/her season. The age limit was established to ensure an elite level of fitness. Today UEFA Champion’s League referees are required to pass a fitness test to even be considered at the international level.
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