Germany · Second tier
2. Bundesliga
Germany's second division: well-supported clubs, big stadiums and a genuinely unpredictable race for the top. The top two are promoted automatically and the third-placed club plays off against the Bundesliga's 16th.
- Season 2026/2027
- 18 clubs
- Autumn–spring season
2. Bundesliga referees: cards and fouls per game
47 referees have taken charge of 2. Bundesliga matches this season or last. Below is each one's record in the 2. Bundesliga since 2021: cards and fouls a match against the league average of the same seasons, and over 2.5.
This season (2026/2027) the 2. Bundesliga averages 4.62 cards and 23.0 fouls a match.
Referees this season and last
| Referee | Cards | vs league | Matches | Fouls | Over 2.5 | This season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hempel | 5.75 | +0.81 | 40 | 24.4 | 70% | 2 |
| Daniel Schlager | 5.73 | +1.01 | 27 | 24.3 | 44% | 0 |
| Patrick Alt | 5.63 | +0.87 | 57 | 24.3 | 67% | 0 |
| Wolfgang Haslberger | 5.59 | +0.72 | 46 | 20.9 | 52% | 4 |
| Michael Bacher | 5.45 | +0.69 | 64 | 24.9 | 53% | 4 |
| Sascha Stegemann | 5.44 | +0.88 | 27 | 22.8 | 67% | 1 |
| Patrick Ittrich | 5.43 | +0.76 | 23 | 25.6 | 57% | 0 |
| Lukas Benen | 5.32 | +0.31 | 25 | 26.2 | 56% | 3 |
| Felix Prigan | 5.28 | +0.21 | 29 | 23.2 | 55% | 3 |
| Timo Gansloweit | 5.16 | +0.13 | 20 | 24.6 | 50% | 3 |
| Matthias Jöllenbeck | 4.96 | +0.27 | 24 | 23.4 | 54% | 0 |
| Florian Exner | 4.94 | +0.19 | 36 | 24.0 | 58% | 3 |
| Eric-dominic Weisbach | 4.93 | −0.13 | 29 | 23.6 | 59% | 4 |
| Robert Kampka | 4.88 | +0.13 | 57 | 24.7 | 49% | 0 |
| Max Burda | 4.83 | 0.00 | 55 | 23.0 | 66% | 1 |
| Robin Braun | 4.83 | +0.10 | 53 | 25.5 | 64% | 1 |
| Robert Schröder | 4.78 | +0.06 | 23 | 23.5 | 61% | 0 |
| Florian Lechner | 4.73 | −0.04 | 56 | 23.5 | 54% | 3 |
| Tom Bauer | 4.72 | −0.19 | 41 | 25.0 | 63% | 4 |
| Patrick Schwengers | 4.45 | −0.48 | 32 | 23.3 | 47% | 1 |
| Lars Erbst | 4.43 | −0.62 | 30 | 25.5 | 60% | 4 |
| Timo Gerach | 4.41 | −0.26 | 41 | 22.3 | 71% | 1 |
| Sven Jablonski | 4.40 | −0.25 | 25 | 20.4 | 56% | 0 |
| Martin Petersen | 4.38 | −0.25 | 40 | 23.2 | 60% | 1 |
| Harm Osmers | 4.36 | −0.23 | 28 | 22.3 | 64% | 2 |
| Christian Dingert | 4.33 | −0.23 | 27 | 24.6 | 33% | 1 |
| Florian Badstübner | 4.13 | −0.48 | 31 | 22.7 | 68% | 0 |
| Bastian Dankert | 4.08 | −0.41 | 26 | 23.5 | 65% | 0 |
| Frank Willenborg | 3.83 | −0.88 | 30 | 20.5 | 70% | 0 |
| Tobias Reichel | 3.76 | −0.91 | 29 | 24.3 | 62% | 0 |
| Deniz Aytekin | 3.59 | −0.99 | 34 | 20.9 | 74% | 0 |
| Robert Hartmann | 3.59 | −1.05 | 37 | 21.9 | 54% | 1 |
| Tobias Stieler | 3.00 | −1.70 | 24 | 23.4 | 71% | 2 |
| Under 20 matches in the league: these figures are mostly luck | ||||||
| Tobias Welz | 4.79 | +0.06 | 19 | 22.6 | 53% | 0 |
| Felix Zwayer | 4.58 | +0.09 | 19 | 24.7 | 58% | 0 |
| Benjamin Brand | 4.89 | +0.24 | 18 | 22.6 | 56% | 0 |
| Felix Bickel | 4.53 | −0.42 | 16 | 22.0 | 50% | 4 |
| Sören Storks | 4.00 | −0.88 | 16 | 23.6 | 56% | 1 |
| Konrad Oldhfer | 4.00 | −0.98 | 15 | 21.0 | 47% | 3 |
| Jarno Wienefeld | 5.38 | +0.45 | 14 | 25.6 | 43% | 4 |
| Marc-Philipp Eckermann | 4.54 | −0.42 | 13 | 25.0 | 77% | 3 |
| Felix Wagner | 5.82 | +0.84 | 11 | 24.7 | 27% | 2 |
| Daniel Siebert | 4.29 | −0.52 | 8 | 22.4 | 88% | 0 |
| Felix Weller | 3.00 | −1.62 | 3 | 22.7 | 67% | 3 |
| Justin Joel Hasmann | 5.50 | +0.88 | 2 | 22.5 | 50% | 2 |
| Christian Ballweg | 4.50 | −0.40 | 2 | 25.0 | 0% | 1 |
| Mario Hildenbrand | 3.00 | −2.06 | 1 | 23.0 | 100% | 0 |
Sorted by cards a match, those with 20 or more matches in the league first. A referee's record is part referee and part luck: about half of a difference in cards carries over to their next matches, and goals do not follow the referee at all.
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