Björn Kuipers (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 28 March 1973) is a former Dutch football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee from 2006 to 2021 and an UEFA Elite group referee from 2009 to 2021. He was assisted during international matches by Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. A supermarket owner by occupation, Kuipers has officiated at two World Cups and three European Championship tournaments. It was announced on 29 July 2021 that Kuipers would be retiring from refereeing, officiating his final match between Ajax and PSV on 7 August in the 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article GamesComments (1)Country refs----All games in Database----Eredivisie 2006/2007UEFA U-21 Qualifying 2009Champions League Qualifying 2007/2008UEFA Cup Qualifying 2007/2008Jupiler League 2007/2008Eredivisie 2007/2008UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008Champions League Qualifying 2008/2009UEFA Cup Qualifying 2008/2009Eerste Divisie 2008/2009Jupiler League 2008/2009UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2010Eredivisie 2008/2009UEFA Cup 2008/2009Friendlies 2009UEFA U-21 2009Champions League Qualifying 2009/2010Europa League Qualifying 2009/2010Dutch Super Cup 2009Jupiler League 2009/2010Eredivisie 2009/2010Champions League 2009/2010Europa League 2009/2010Dutch Playoffs Europa League 2010Champions League Qualifying 2010/2011Jupiler League 2010/2011Eredivisie 2010/2011Euro Qualifying 2012Champions League 2010/2011Europa League 2010/2011Club World Cup 2010Friendlies 2011Jupiler League Play-Offs 2010/2011Dutch Playoffs Europa League 2011Eredivisie 2011/2012UEFA Super Cup 2011Champions League 2011/2012Dutch Playoffs Europa League 2012Euro 2012Champions League Qualifying 2012/2013Dutch Super Cup 2012Eredivisie 2012/2013UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2014Champions League 2012/2013Europa League 2012/2013Confederations Cup 2013Champions League Qualifying 2013/2014Eredivisie 2013/2014Champions League 2013/2014Europa League 2013/2014World Cup Qualifying playoff 2014Friendlies 2014Dutch Playoffs Europa League 2014World Cup 2014Champions League Qualifying 2014/2015Eredivisie 2014/2015Euro Qualifying 2016Champions League 2014/2015Dutch Playoffs Europa League 2015Champions League Qualifying 2015/2016Eredivisie 2015/2016Saudi Professional League 2015/2016Champions League 2015/2016Europa League 2015/2016Friendlies 2016Dutch Playoffs Europa League 2016Euro 2016Champions League Qualifying 2016/2017Eredivisie 2016/2017UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2018Champions League 2016/2017Europa League 2016/2017World Cup U-20 2017Champions League Qualifying 2017/2018Eredivisie 2017/2018Champions League 2017/2018Europa League 2017/2018World Cup Qualifying playoff 2018World Cup 2018Champions League Qualifying 2018/2019Eredivisie 2018/2019Saudi Professional League 2018/2019UEFA Nations League B 2018/2019Champions League 2018/2019Euro Qualifying 2020Eredivisie 2019/2020Saudi Professional League 2019/2020Champions League 2019/2020Europa League 2019/2020Champions League Qualifying 2020/2021UEFA Nations League A 2020/2021Eredivisie 2020/2021Champions League 2020/2021Europa League 2020/2021UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2022Euro 2020Dutch Super Cup 2021----- by Federation -----Netherlands FIFA UEFA Belgium Saudi Arabia Filter team: GoList of games of referee Bjorn Kuipers Games on databaseFoulsCardsPenAtte 07-Aug-21Dutch Supercup Final - Ajax 0:4 PSV 3 1 25000 11-Jul-21Euro 2020 Final - M.7Italy 1:1 England 356 67173 03Euro 2020 Quarter-finals - M.5Czech Rep. 1:2 Denmark 191 16306 23-Jun-21Euro 2020 Group E - M.3Slovakia 0:5 Spain 214 1 11204 17Euro 2020 Group B - M.2Denmark 1:2 Belgium 224 23395 16-May-21Eredivisie M.34Utrecht 1:1 PSV 10 closed 04Champions Semi-finals - M.12Man.City 2:0 PSG 276 1 closed 01Eredivisie M.31Heracles 4:0 VVV-Venlo 162 1 closed 14-Apr-21Champions Quarter-finals - M.10Liverpool 0:0 R.Madrid 153 closed 10Eredivisie M.29AZ 2:0 Sparta 121 closed 31-Mar-21World Cup Qual Group I - M.3England 2:1 Poland 281 1 closed 20Eredivisie M.27F.Sittard 0:1 Utrecht 18 closed 09Champions Round of 16 - M.8Juventus 3:2 Porto 348 1 1 closed 06Eredivisie M.25Heerenveen 3:0 ADO 193 closed 28-Feb-21Eredivisie M.24AZ 4:2 Feyenoord 265 1 closed 25Europa League Round of 32 - M.8Arsenal 3:2 Benfica 131 closed 21Eredivisie M.23PSV 3:1 Vitesse 272 closed 16Champions Round of 16 - M.7Barcelona 1:4 PSG 271 closed 06Eredivisie M.21Zwolle 1:1 Waalwijk 18 closed 31-Jan-21Eredivisie M.20Willem II 2:0 FC Emmen 251 closed 23Eredivisie M.18Vitesse 1:0 Groningen 364 closed 16Eredivisie M.17AZ 2:1 ADO 9 closed 10Eredivisie M.15Ajax 2:2 PSV 152 closed 18-Dec-20Eredivisie M.13Zwolle 0:0 FC Emmen 17 closed 13Eredivisie M.12VVV-Venlo 0:3 Feyenoord 26 closed 09Champions Group B - M.6R.Madrid 2:0 Mgladbach 241 closed 01Champions Group C - M.5Porto 0:0 Man.City 232 closed 24-Nov-20Champions Group E - M.4Rennes 1:2 Chelsea 222 closed 21Eredivisie M.9Groningen 1:1 Vitesse 263 closed 12Euro Qual Path A final - M.12Hungary 2:1 Iceland 313 closed 08Eredivisie M.8Utrecht 0:3 Ajax 261 1 closed 01Eredivisie M.7FC Emmen 2:3 Feyenoord 256 1 2 closed 28-Oct-20Champions Group F - M.2Dortmund 2:0 Zenit 142 1 closed 21Champions Group B - M.1Inter 2:2 Mgladbach 274 1 1000 18Eredivisie M.5Ajax 5:1 Heerenveen 3 2 closed 14Nations Lge A Group 3 - M.4Croatia 1:2 France 164 closed 29-Sep-20Champ Qualif Play-off round - M.7Ferencvs 0:0 Molde 244 closed 26Eredivisie M.3F.Sittard 3:3 AZ 3 3000 19Eredivisie M.2Vitesse 2:0 Sparta 5 1 4914 18-Aug-20Champions Semi-finals - M.10Leipzig 0:3 PSG 374 closed 06Europa League Round of 16 - M.9Sevilla 2:0 Roma 324 1 closed 29-Feb-20Pro League M.20Ittihad 5:1 Shabab SA 6 1 23746 27Europa League Round of 32 - M.8Benfica 3:3 Shakhtar 4 48302 22Eredivisie M.24Groningen 0:1 VVV-Venlo 2 16734 07Eredivisie M.22Heracles 2:0 F.Sittard 3 1 2 10235 02Eredivisie M.21Ajax 1:0 PSV 2 53055 18-Jan-20Eredivisie M.19AZ 1:3 Willem II 3 15442 22-Dec-19Eredivisie M.18Utrecht 1:2 Feyenoord 4 1 21103 13Pro League M.11Al-Nassr 2:1 Taawon 274 1 15297 10Champions Group F - M.6Inter 1:2 Barcelona 245 71818 06Eredivisie M.16Ajax 0:2 Willem II 2 1 54022 26-Nov-19Champions Group B - M.5Red Star 0:6 Bayern 171 1 44118 23Eredivisie M.14Utrecht 0:3 AZ 3 22401 10Eredivisie M.13Willem II 2:1 PSV 6 14400 05Champions Group G - M.4Lyon 3:1 Benfica 172 51077 01Eredivisie M.12Zwolle 2:4 Ajax 4 14000 19-Oct-19Eredivisie M.10AZ 2:4 Heerenveen 3 7648 13Euro Qual Group E - M.8Wales 1:1 Croatia 268 31745 05Eredivisie M.9Vitesse 2:1 Utrecht 2 12704 02Champions Group F - M.2Slavia 0:2 Dortmund 163 19370 28-Sep-19Eredivisie M.8Ajax 2:0 Groningen 4 1 53228 ...* Penalties given, not necessarily scored --- Today Top Games --- ACS Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe - CFR Cluj Benfica - Chaves Bristol City - Leicester City Burgos CF - Espanyol de Barcelona Cardiff City - Sunderland Deportivo Maldonado - Peñarol Drogheda United - St Patrick's Athletic Estrela da Amadora - Sporting Lisbon Huddersfield Town - Coventry City Huracán - River Plate Lille OSC - RC Lens Millwall - West Bromwich Albion NAC Breda - 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