Damir Skomina

Damir Skomina
Skomina officiating a 2018 World Cup match
Full name Damir Skomina
Born (1976-08-05) 5 August 1976
Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Domestic
Years League Role
Slovenian PrvaLiga Referee
International
Years League Role
2003–2021 FIFA listed Referee

Damir Skomina (born 5 August 1976) is a Slovenian former UEFA Elite category football referee.

Refereeing career

Skomina was the fourth referee at several UEFA Euro 2008 matches.[2] He refereed the quarter-final match of the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]

Skomina refereed the second leg of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League round of 16 match between Arsenal and Milan.[4] He also refereed in the Champions League quarter-final match between Chelsea and Benfica at Stamford Bridge on 4 April 2012.[5]

At UEFA Euro 2012, Skomina refereed three matches: two group matches and a quarterfinal between Germany and Greece.[6][7][8] Later that year, he was appointed as a referee at the 2012 UEFA Super Cup between Chelsea and Atlético Madrid.[9]

He was the fourth official in the 2013 UEFA Champions League final.[10]

Skomina was unveiled as the referee for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League second-leg semi-final fixture between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabéu on 4 May 2016.[11]

He refereed four matches at UEFA Euro 2016, including round of 16 fixture between England and Iceland,[12] as well as the quarter-final match between Wales and Belgium.[13]

Skomina was appointed as the referee for the 2017 UEFA Europa League final, between Ajax and Manchester United on 24 May.[14] Later that year, he officiated matches at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. In the opening group B match between Cameroon and Chile, he disallowed a goal by Eduardo Vargas in stoppage in the first half for offside following V.A.R. review; Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal argued with Skomina over the length of time it took to review the goal, and Chile manager Juan Antonio Pizzi was also critical of V.A.R.'s intervention after the match. Chile won the match 2–0.[15]

On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that he would officiate matches at 2018 FIFA World Cup along with Jure Praprotnik and Robert Vukan as assistant referees.[16]

On 13 February 2019, he cancelled a goal from Ajax using VAR in the first time of UEFA Champions League history.[17]

Skomina was selected to officiate in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final between English clubs Tottenham and Liverpool at Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on 1 June 2019.[18] Skomina awarded Liverpool a penalty kick 20 seconds into the match after Moussa Sissoko stopped a cross by Sadio Mané with his arm with Mohamed Salah scoring the penalty for Liverpool, who went on to win 2–0.[19]

Skomina officiated the iconic 2019–20 UEFA Champions League quarter-final match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Bayern Munich won the match 8–2, inflicting Barcelona's worst defeat in 69 years.[20]

In August 2021, he retired as referee due to health problems, specifically issues with his knees.[21]

Selected matches

Major international competitions

UEFA Euro 2012 – Poland and Ukraine
DateMatchVenueLocationRoundResultYellow cardsRed cards
9 June 2012 Netherlands –  DenmarkMetalist StadiumKharkivGroup stage0–130
15 June 2012 Sweden –  EnglandOlympic StadiumKyivGroup stage2–340
22 June 2012 Germany –  GreecePGE ArenaGdańskQuarter-finals4–220
UEFA Euro 2016 – France
DateMatchVenueLocationRoundResultYellow cardsRed cards
15 June 2016 Russia –  SlovakiaStade Pierre-MauroyVilleneuve-d'AscqGroup stage1–210
19 June 2016  Switzerland –  FranceStade Pierre-MauroyVilleneuve-d'AscqGroup stage0–020
27 June 2016 England –  IcelandStade de NiceNiceRound of 161–230
1 July 2016 Wales –  BelgiumStade Pierre-MauroyVilleneuve-d'AscqQuarter-finals3–160
2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia
DateMatchVenueLocationRoundResultYellow cardsRed cards
19 June 2018 Colombia –  JapanMordovia ArenaSamaraGroup stage1–231
28 June 2018 England –  BelgiumKaliningrad StadiumKaliningradGroup stage0–120
3 July 2018 Sweden –   SwitzerlandKrestovsky StadiumSaint PetersburgRound of 161–031

Major club competitions

DateCompetitionMatchVenueLocationRoundResultYellow cardsRed cards
24 May 2017UEFA Europa LeagueAjax – Manchester United[22]Friends ArenaSolnaFinal0–260
1 June 2019UEFA Champions LeagueTottenham Hotspur – Liverpool[23]Estadio MetropolitanoMadridFinal0–200

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Damir Skomina – Matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Chaplin, Mark (19 December 2007). "UEFA Euro 2008 referees". UEFA. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Brazil v Cameroon 2008 Olympics". FIFA.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal-Milan 2012". UEFA. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. ↑ McNulty, Phil (4 April 2012). "Chelsea 2-1 Benfica (agg 3-1)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Netherlands-Denmark". UEFA. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sweden-England". UEFA. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Germany-Greece". UEFA. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Referee Skomina appointed for UEFA Super Cup". UEFA. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Rizzoli to referee UEFA Champions League final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Real Madrid Man. City 2016". UEFA. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "England-Iceland". UEFA. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Wales-Belgium". UEFA. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Damir Skomina to referee Europa League final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "VAR causing confusion, discontent for some at FIFA Confederations Cup". SI. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "List of Match Officials at 2018 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). fifa.com. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  17. ↑ Malyon, Ed (13 February 2019). "Ajax vs Real Madrid: VAR decision clouds otherwise intriguing first leg, plus four other things we learned". Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  18. ↑ "Referee team appointed for UEFA Champions League final in Madrid". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  19. ↑ Taylor, Daniel (1 June 2019). "Liverpool win Champions League after Salah and Origi sink Tottenham". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  20. ↑ "Bayern destroy Barca in Champions League quarter-final". en.as.com. 14 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  21. ↑ Plestenjak, Rok (30 August 2021). "Konec je. Največji v zgodovini Slovenije ne bo več sodil. Zdaj bo prvi mož Izole". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "History: Ajax 0-2 Man Utd | UEFA Europa League 2016/17 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "History: Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool | Match info: UEFA Champions League 2018/19 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "IFFHS AWARDS 2025 - CLEMENT TURPIN, MEN'S WORLD BEST REFEREE". IFFHS. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
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