About Referee.is

Our Mission

Referee.is was created with a simple goal: make referee data accessible to everyone. Whether you're a football fan curious about who will officiate your team's next match, a journalist researching referee statistics, or an analyst studying officiating trends, Referee.is provides the data you need in one place.

What We Offer

Referee Profiles – Comprehensive profiles for thousands of professional referees worldwide, including career history and statistics
Match Assignments – Find out who is refereeing today's and upcoming matches across major leagues and competitions
League Coverage – Data from top football leagues including the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Champions League, and many more
Top Referees – Rankings and comparisons of referees based on match data and statistics
REST API – Programmatic access to our data for developers and researchers

Our Data Sources

We aggregate data from multiple reliable sources to provide the most complete picture possible:

API-Football – Real-time match schedules, referee assignments, and live data
Transfermarkt – Historical referee career data, match records, and detailed statistics
Wikipedia – Supplementary biographical and career information

Multi-Sport Vision

While Referee.is started with football (soccer), our vision extends to multiple sports. We are actively developing coverage for:

Basketball – NBA, EuroLeague, and FIBA competitions
Rugby – Six Nations, Top 14, Premiership, and World Cup
Tennis – Grand Slams, ATP, and WTA chair umpires

Each sport is available on its own subdomain (e.g., football.referee.is, basketball.referee.is) for a dedicated experience.

Technology

Referee.is is built with modern web technologies designed for speed, reliability, and scalability:

Backend – Django (Python) with PostgreSQL
API – Django REST Framework
Infrastructure – Celery for background data processing, Redis for caching
Frontend – Responsive, mobile-first HTML/CSS with progressive enhancement

Contact

We'd love to hear from you. Whether you have a question, found a data error, or want to discuss a partnership, reach out at:

Email: contact@referee.is