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Slavko Vinčić
Football referee (born 1979) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, Vinčić 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] he was soon cleared of any wrongdoing.[4]
On 13 May 2024, Vinčić was selected by UEFA to referee 2024 UEFA Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid.[5] On 24 February 2025, he refereed the Turkish Super League fixture at Rams Park between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. On April 2025, Vinčić was selected to officiate at 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in United States[6] In a goalless draw between River Plate and Monterrey, Vinčić issued nine yellow cards and a red card for Kevin Castaño, who was already on a yellow card.[7]
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