Daniel Bogdan Stefański (born 7 July 1977) is a Polish football referee who officiates in the Ekstraklasa. He has been a FIFA referee since 2013, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.[2]

Daniel Stefański
Stefański in 2021
Full name Daniel Bogdan Stefański[1]
Born (1977-07-07) 7 July 1977 (age 47)
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Domestic
Years League Role
2009– Ekstraklasa Referee
International
Years League Role
2013– FIFA listed Referee

Refereeing career

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In 2009, Stefański began officiating in the Ekstraklasa. His first match as referee was on 14 August 2009 between Ruch Chorzów and Arka Gdynia.[3] In 2013, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 15 October 2013 between Hungary and Andorra in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

In 2015, he was selected to officiate the 2015 Polish Cup Final between Lech Poznań and Legia Warsaw.[4] Stefański has officiated matches in various other countries, including Japan (in the 2017 J1 League), Saudi Arabia (in the Saudi Professional League) and Switzerland (in the 2016–17 Swiss Super League).[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Daniel Stefański". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Poland » Ekstraklasa 2009/2010 » 3. Round » Ruch Chorzów – Arka Gdynia 1:0". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Poland » Puchar Polski 2014/2015 » Final » Lech Poznań – Legia Warszawa 1:2". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Daniel Stefański". WorldFootball.net. HEMI:SPIEL. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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