Olegário Manuel Bartolo Faustino Benquerença (born 18 October 1969 in Batalha) is a retired Portuguese football referee. As of 11 March 2009, he has refereed 11 matches in the Champions League and 11 matches in the UEFA Cup (not counting qualification rounds). He also refereed in qualifiers for 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, and 2010 FIFA World Cup.He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was the head referee in the quarterfinal between Uruguay and Ghana. In this game he gave Luis Suárez a red card for blatantly blocking a shot with his hands to save what would have been the extra-time winner.Benquerença gave a touchline dismissal to Auxerre defender Jean-Pascal Mignot, during an AFC Ajax v AJ Auxerre UEFA Champions League group stage match in October 2010. Mignot was warming up during the final moments of the game, having not yet taken to the field, and was sent-off for continually remonstrating against a decision that went against his team. He lives in the Portuguese city of Leiria. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article GamesComments (0)Country refs----All games in Database----UEFA Cup 2005/2006Champions League 2005/2006Champions League Qualifying 2006/2007Champions League 2006/2007Euro Qualifying 2008Primeira Liga 2006/2007Liga de Honra 2006/2007UEFA Cup 2006/2007Primeira Liga 2007/2008Champions League 2007/2008UEFA Cup 2007/2008Champions League Qualifying 2008/2009UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2010Primeira Liga 2008/2009UEFA Cup 2008/2009Champions League 2008/2009Champions League Qualifying 2009/2010Primeira Liga 2009/2010Champions League 2009/2010World Cup U-20 2009World Cup Qualifying playoff 2010World Cup 2010Champions League Qualifying 2010/2011Euro Qualifying 2012Primeira Liga 2010/2011Liga de Honra 2010/2011Champions League 2010/2011Friendlies 2011Champions League Qualifying 2011/2012Liga I 2011/2012Primeira Liga 2011/2012Liga de Honra 2011/2012Champions League 2011/2012Champions League Qualifying 2012/2013Portuguese League Cup 2012/2013Segunda Liga 2012/2013Portuguese Supercup 2012Primeira Liga 2012/2013UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2014Champions League 2012/2013Europa League 2012/2013Friendlies 2013Champions League Qualifying 2013/2014Primeira Liga 2013/2014Champions League 2013/2014Europa League 2013/2014Champions League Qualifying 2014/2015Saudi Professional League 2014/2015Primeira Liga 2014/2015Euro Qualifying 2016Champions League 2014/2015----- by Federation -----UEFA FIFA Portugal Romania Saudi Arabia Filter team: GoList of games of referee Olegario Manuel Bartolo Faustino Benquerenca Games on databaseFoulsCardsPenAtte 22-May-15Primeira M.34Porto 2:0 Penafiel 273 16009 03Primeira M.31Penafiel 0:0 Academica 292 558 20-Apr-15Primeira M.29Maritimo 1:1 Nacional 428 1 1 6822 12Primeira M.28V.Setubal 1:2 Sporting 317 2 6839 03Primeira M.27Guimaraes 1:0 Arouca 407 1 11243 19-Dec-14Pro League M.13Shabab SA 0:3 Al-Nassr 5 1 1 18250 10Champions Group E - M.6Bayern 3:0 CSKA 134 1 68000 30-Nov-14Primeira M.11Porto 5:0 Rio Ave 336 30328 15Euro Qual Group E - M.4England 3:1 Slovenia 255 1 82305 05Champions Group F - M.4PSG 1:0 APOEL 18 45816 26-Oct-14Primeira M.8Estoril 1:2 Belenenses 455 1921 13Euro Qual Group H - M.3Norway 2:1 Bulgaria 275 18990 26-Sep-14Primeira M.6Sporting 1:1 Porto 336 37999 20Primeira M.5Penafiel 2:0 V.Setubal 456 2 1 1037 16Champions Group D - M.1Dortmund 2:0 Arsenal 263 65851 24-Aug-14Primeira M.2Estoril 1:5 Rio Ave 3 2000 20Champ Qualif Play-off round - M.7SK Slovan 1:1 BATE 6 8461 09-Mar-14Primeira M.22Olhanense 0:0 Belenenses 345 3260 27-Feb-14Europa League Round of 32 - M.8Ludogrets 3:3 Lazio 257 30000 10-Jan-14Primeira M.15Braga 3:0 Guimaraes 346 12577 22-Dec-13Primeira M.14G Vicente 0:3 Arouca 338 1 2654 01Primeira M.11Nacional 2:2 V.Setubal 4 1987 27-Nov-13Champions Group A - M.5Shakhtar 4:0 R.Sociedad 344 44348 15Friendlies Italy 1:1 Germany 4 49000 06Champions Group E - M.4Basel 1:1 FCSB 316 30704 25-Oct-13Primeira M.8Braga 0:1 Academica 265 8131 15Qualif WC Group D - M.12Turkey 0:2 Nth lands 244 52000 07Primeira M.7Guimaraes 1:0 Maritimo 388 1 12088 18-Sep-13Champions Group F - M.1Marseille 1:2 Arsenal 182 1 38380 15Primeira M.4Olhanense 0:2 Sporting 266 10148 10Qualif WC Group C - M.10Austria 1:0 Ireland 233 48500 20-Aug-13Champ Qualif Play-off round - M.7V.Plzeň 3:1 Maribor 273 11158 17Primeira M.1Guimaraes 2:0 Olhanense 394 1 12096 07-Jun-13Qualif WC Group G - M.7Lithuania 0:1 Greece 255 8500 11-May-13Primeira M.29Sporting 1:0 Olhanense 4 23747 03Primeira M.28Moreirens 2:3 Braga 7 1 3246 28-Apr-13Primeira M.27Rio Ave 2:1 Beira Mar 6 1469 11Europa League Quarter-finals - M.12Basel 2:2 Tottenham 299 1 36500 29-Mar-13Primeira M.24Paços 3:2 G Vicente 308 1 1 1125 26Qualif WC Group A - M.6Belgium 1:0 N Macedn 152 45000 11Primeira M.22V.Setubal 2:3 Guimaraes 284 1 1364 25-Feb-13Primeira M.20Academica 2:3 Maritimo 305 2807 17Primeira M.19Paços 1:1 Nacional 315 3000 20-Jan-13Primeira M.15Rio Ave 1:3 Guimaraes 309 1 1097 13Primeira M.14V.Setubal 5:0 Moreirens 397 2 1917 27-Nov-12Primeira M.10Paços 2:2 Maritimo 338 1 900 21Champions Group C - M.5Zenit 2:2 Malaga 377 1 18347 28-Oct-12Primeira M.7Maritimo 0:2 Braga 337 1 2345 25Europa League Group K - M.3Rosenborg 1:2 Metalist 122 10985 26-Aug-12Segunda Liiga M.4Freamunde 1:3 Portimnse 8 571 21Champ Qualif Play-off round - M.7Helsingbo 0:2 Celtic 325 12200 17Primeira M.1Olhanense 2:1 Estoril 428 1 1820 11Supercup Final - Porto 1:0 Academica 264 26825 05Taça da Liga First round - B - M.3Arouca 0:0 Naval 8 413 17-May-12Liga I M.33FCSB 3:2 Dinamo 3 1 47698 29-Apr-12Primeira M.28Rio Ave 2:2 Benfica 389 1 3706 07Primeira M.26Braga 0:1 Porto 307 25791 30-Mar-12Primeira M.25Academica 0:1 Maritimo 389 2 3501 25Primeira M.24Rio Ave 0:1 Guimaraes 295 2378 26-Feb-12Primeira M.20Paços 0:2 Nacional 338 1 1 1807 06-Nov-11Primeira M.10V.Setubal 0:0 G Vicente 339 2626 ...* Penalties given, not necessarily scored --- Today Top Games --- Al-Nassr - Al-Fayha FC Athletic Club - Granada CF Atletico San Luis - Toluca Beşiktaş - MKE Ankaragücü Bohemian FC - Drogheda United Cagliari - Juventus Cerro - 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