110 real referees across every league in the mod — active officials with correct names, nationalities and strictness profiles. Six RPL referees carry realistic faces built for FC 26.
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110 Real Referees. 22 Leagues.
Match officials rarely headline a mod feature list — until you notice the same generic referee in every Balkan derby and every Russian cup tie. EUROPEAN MOD 26 adds 110 real referees across the mod's league structure: verified first and last names, correct nationalities and individual card and foul strictness values stored in the database. These are not recycled base-game placeholders with new text pasted on. Each league receives a dedicated pool of officials chosen to represent how that competition actually runs on the pitch.
110 referees licensed across all 22 mod leagues
Real names and nationalities — not generic EA templates
Individual card and foul strictness per official
Linked to leagues through the mod referee assignment system
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Chosen From Active Domestic Pools
We analysed who actually officiates in each federation and prioritised referees with the highest match volume in their home leagues — the names you would expect to see on weekly broadcasts, not obscure entries from an outdated spreadsheet. Russian Premier League officials include Sergey Karasev and Kirill Levnikov. Greece carries Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos and Fotis Polychronis. Serbia lists Milan Ilic and Nenad Minakovic. The Rest of Europe pool covers cross-border assignments for smaller federations inside the mod. Every row in the table below maps to a real assignment in Career Mode.
Officials selected for active domestic match volume
Top-tier names in RPL, Greece, Serbia, Czech Republic and more
Lower Russian leagues covered — FNL, FNL 2, FNL 3 and National League
Rest of Europe pool for multi-federation assignments
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Card & Foul Strictness — Per Official
Two numbers shape how a referee feels in FC 26: card strictness and foul strictness. Some officials let the game flow and only reach for yellow cards when tempers rise. Others whistle early and manage matches with a tighter grip. EUROPEAN MOD 26 stores both values individually for every referee in the database — so a strict Bulgarian appointment in Sofia reads differently from a lenient Finnish official in Helsinki. That variation matters in long saves where discipline, suspensions and tactical fouls accumulate season after season.
Card strictness — how readily an official shows yellow and red
Foul strictness — how quickly they stop play for contact
Set individually per referee, not one global mod default
Visible impact on Career Mode discipline over a full season
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Six RPL Referees With Realistic Faces
Names and strictness cover the data layer. Visual identity covers what you see when the camera cuts to the fourth official before kick-off. Six Russian Premier League referees — the full RPL pool in the mod — carry realistic in-game faces built for FC 26: Sergey Karasev, Evgeni Kukulyak, Rafael Shafeev, Kirill Levnikov, Vladislav Bezborodov and Yan Bobrovskiy. The remaining officials across other leagues use the standard FC 26 referee rendering pipeline with correct identity data. RPL was the priority for face work because it is the mod's flagship domestic competition.
All six RPL referees include realistic in-game faces
Correct names and nationalities for every other league pool
Visual layer aligned with the mod's RPL presentation standard
Full database
Referees by league
Every official assigned to a mod league — sourced from active domestic pools and matched to the correct competition.
110 referees in 22 leagues
Russia
Russian Premier League
6
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Evgeni Kukulyak
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
Yes
Kirill Levnikov
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
Yes
Rafael Shafeev
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
Yes
Sergey Karasev
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
Yes
Vladislav Bezborodov
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
Yes
Yan Bobrovskiy
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
Yes
Czech Republic
Chance Liga
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Dominik Stary
Czech Republic
Balanced
Balanced
—
Jan Benes
Czech Republic
Balanced
Balanced
—
Jan Vsetecka
Czech Republic
Balanced
Balanced
—
Marek Radina
Czech Republic
Balanced
Balanced
—
Tomas Kocourek
Czech Republic
Balanced
Balanced
—
Greece
Super League Greece
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Anastasios Papapetrou
Greece
Balanced
Balanced
—
Evangelos Evangelidis
Greece
Balanced
Balanced
—
Fotis Polychronis
Greece
Balanced
Balanced
—
Ioannis Tzilos
Greece
Balanced
Balanced
—
Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos
Greece
Balanced
Balanced
—
Croatia
SuperSport HNL
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Ante Culina
Croatia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Dario Bel
Croatia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Duje Strukan
Croatia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Mateo Erceg
Croatia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Patrik Kolaric
Croatia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Serbia
Mozzart Bet SuperLiga
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Danilo Nikolic
Serbia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Milan Ilic
Serbia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Milan Mitic
Serbia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Nenad Minakovic
Serbia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Novak Simovic
Serbia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Cyprus
Cyprus League by Stoiximan
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Anastasios Anastasiou
Cyprus
Balanced
Balanced
—
Ioannis Tsoukalas
Cyprus
Balanced
Balanced
—
Neofytos Nikolaou
Cyprus
Balanced
Balanced
—
Timotheos Christodoulou
Cyprus
Balanced
Balanced
—
Vasilis Dimitriou
Cyprus
Balanced
Balanced
—
Ukraine
Ukrainian Premier League
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Mykola Balakin
Ukraine
Balanced
Balanced
—
Oleksandr Shandor
Ukraine
Balanced
Balanced
—
Oleksiy Derevinsky
Ukraine
Balanced
Balanced
—
Roman Blavatskyi
Ukraine
Balanced
Balanced
—
Vitaliy Romanov
Ukraine
Balanced
Balanced
—
Hungary
OTP Bank Liga
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Balazs Berke
Hungary
Balanced
Balanced
—
Gergo Bogar
Hungary
Balanced
Balanced
—
Marton Rusz
Hungary
Balanced
Balanced
—
Mihaly Kapraly
Hungary
Balanced
Balanced
—
Tamas Bognar
Hungary
Balanced
Balanced
—
Slovenia
PrvaLiga Telemach
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Dejan Zorbic
Slovenia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Lovro Podlesnik
Slovenia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Matej Zgajnar
Slovenia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Rade Obrenovic
Slovenia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Slavko Vincic
Slovenia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Azerbaijan
Misli Premyer Liqasi
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Aliyar Agayev
Azerbaijan
Balanced
Balanced
—
Kamal Umudov
Azerbaijan
Balanced
Balanced
—
Orkhan Chingizov
Azerbaijan
Balanced
Balanced
—
Ramiz Huseynov
Azerbaijan
Balanced
Balanced
—
Sabuhi Bahramov
Azerbaijan
Balanced
Balanced
—
Slovakia
Niké Liga
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Erik Gemzicky
Slovakia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Filip Glova
Slovakia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Ivan Kruzliak
Slovakia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Martin Dohal
Slovakia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Peter Kralovic
Slovakia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Bulgaria
efbet Liga
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Dragomir Draganov
Bulgaria
Balanced
Balanced
—
Georgi Kabakov
Bulgaria
Balanced
Balanced
—
Radoslav Gidzhenov
Bulgaria
Balanced
Balanced
—
Valentin Zhelezov
Bulgaria
Balanced
Balanced
—
Volen Chinkov
Bulgaria
Balanced
Balanced
—
Kazakhstan
Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Aydin Tasybaev
Kazakhstan
Balanced
Balanced
—
Bagdat Abdullaev
Kazakhstan
Balanced
Balanced
—
Bolat Sariev
Kazakhstan
Balanced
Balanced
—
Saken Bayymbet
Kazakhstan
Balanced
Balanced
—
Sergey Vasyutin
Kazakhstan
Balanced
Balanced
—
Finland
Veikkausliiga
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Dennis Antamo
Finland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Joni Hyytia
Finland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Mohammad Al-Emara
Finland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Oskari Hamalainen
Finland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Peiman Simani
Finland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Iceland
Besta deild karla
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Arnar Thorleifsson
Iceland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Gunnar Gunnarsson
Iceland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Helgi Mikaelsson
Iceland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Petur Sigurdsson
Iceland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Thorvaldur Arnason
Iceland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Bosnia & Herzegovina
WWin Liga Bosne i Hercegovine
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Adis Durakovic
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Balanced
Balanced
—
Ermin Hadzic
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Balanced
Balanced
—
Goran Kovacic
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Balanced
Balanced
—
Mirza Kolic
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Balanced
Balanced
—
Sinisa Malbasic
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Balanced
Balanced
—
Armenia
Fastex Premier League
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Armen Simonyan
Armenia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Artak Badekian
Armenia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Hovhannes Nersesyan
Armenia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Suren Ayvazyan
Armenia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Vardan Manukyan
Armenia
Balanced
Balanced
—
19 Countries
Rest of Europe
10
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Alan Sant
Switzerland
Balanced
Balanced
—
Daniel Sanchez
Spain
Balanced
Balanced
—
Dejan Jakimovski
North Macedonia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Entonio Mali
Albania
Balanced
Balanced
—
Giorgi Tabatadze
Georgia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Ion Ciubotaru
Moldova
Balanced
Balanced
—
Marc Bover
Andorra
Balanced
Balanced
—
Tim Scholtes
Netherlands
Balanced
Balanced
—
Vitaliy Lisitsa
Belarus
Balanced
Balanced
—
Vladimir Obradovic
Portugal
Balanced
Balanced
—
Russia
Football National League
5
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Andrey Prokopov
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Anton Sidorin
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Danil Kashirin
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
German Kovalenko
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Igor Kaplenkov
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Russia
Football National League 2
3
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Aleksey Linkin
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Almir Hatmulin
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Denis Miroshnik
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Russia
Football National League 3
3
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Arseniy Novikov
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Nikita Matiesku
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Viktor Medvedev
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Russia
National League
3
Referee
Nationality
Card strictness
Foul strictness
Real face
Aleksandr Pavlov
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Evgeniy Galimov
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
Stepan Scherbakov
Russia
Balanced
Balanced
—
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Career Mode That Respects the Whistle
Referees sit at the intersection of atmosphere and rules — every derby, every European qualifier and every promotion six-pointer passes through their decisions. EUROPEAN MOD 26 treats that layer with the same care as kits, stadiums and player databases: 110 officials, 22 leagues, structured strictness and six RPL faces that hold up on broadcast close-ups. Scroll the table below league by league, search by name or federation, and see exactly who stands between your club and the next booking. Because in a mod built for realism, even the person with the whistle should belong to the country on the pitch.
Full searchable referee database on this page
League logos and country flags for every competition
110 officials — verified count from the mod database
Integrated with every league added by EUROPEAN MOD 26
Start a Career Mode where the whistle belongs to a real official — not a blank EA placeholder with the wrong federation attached.
