Slavko Vinčić

Slavko Vinčić

Born	(1979-11-25) 25 November 1979 (age 44) Maribor, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Domestic
Years	League	Role
	Slovenian PrvaLiga	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2010–	FIFA listed	Referee

Slavko Vinčić (born 25 November 1979) is a Slovenian football referee.^[1] He has been an international-listed referee for FIFA since 2010.^[2] Vinčić went to UEFA Euro 2012 as additional assistant in the team of Damir Skomina. Additionally, Vinčić refereed the 2024 UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium.

As of July 2021 he has been in charge of 12 Champions League and 19 Europa League matches, including 2020–21 Champions League quarterfinal between Porto and Chelsea and 2020–21 Europa League semifinal between Arsenal and Villarreal. He was also the referee for the 2022 UEFA Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers.

Vinčić was selected as a match official for Euro 2020, where he refereed two group stage matches (Spain-Sweden and Switzerland-Turkey) and the QF clash between Italy and Belgium.

On 30 May 2020, Vinčić was arrested by mistake as part of a police probe into a prostitution and drugs ring in Bosnia and Herzegovina^[3] but was soon cleared of any wrongdoing.^[4]

On 13 May 2024, he was selected by UEFA to referee 2024 UEFA Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid.^[5]

See also

• List of football referees

References

1. "Profile". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
2. FIFA. "Slovenia: Referees".
3. "Champions League referee arrested following police raid in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
4. "Who is Belgium vs. Italy referee Slavko Vincic?". Football Betting Tips | FootyPreviews.com. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
5. "Referee teams for 2024 UEFA club competition finals announced". UEFA. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

Sporting positions Slavko Vinčić
Preceded by 2023 Szymon Marciniak	UEFA Champions League Final Referee 2024	Succeeded by 2025 to be determined
Preceded by 2021 Clément Turpin	UEFA Europa League Final Referee 2022	Succeeded by 2023 Anthony Taylor