Bartosz Frankowski (born 23 September 1986) is a Polish football referee who officiates in the Ekstraklasa. He has been a FIFA referee since 2014, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.[2]

Bartosz Frankowski
Frankowski in 2016
Born (1986-09-23) 23 September 1986 (age 38)[1]
Poland
Domestic
Years League Role
2008–2015 II liga Referee
2010– I liga Referee
2012– Ekstraklasa Referee
International
Years League Role
2014– FIFA listed Referee

Refereeing career

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Frankowski began officiating in the II liga in 2008, the I liga in 2010 and the Ekstraklasa in 2012.[1] He officiated his first Ekstraklasa match on 6 May 2012 between GKS Bełchatów and Cracovia.[3] In 2014, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 23 May 2014 between Slovakia and Montenegro.[4] He officiated his first UEFA club competition match on 24 July 2014, a meeting between Swedish club IFK Göteborg and Hungarian club Győr in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.[5]

Frankowski has been selected for various youth international tournaments, including the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan,[6] the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland and the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Hungary and Slovenia.[7][8] He also served as a video assistant referee at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[9]

Frankowski officiated the 2019 Polish Cup Final between Jagiellonia Białystok and Lechia Gdańsk.[10] He has also officiated matches in other countries, including in the 2016 J1 League of Japan and the 2018–19 Saudi Professional League,[11][12] as well as the 2018 Moldovan Cup Final.[13]

On 21 April 2021, Frankowski was selected as a support match official for UEFA Euro 2020, held across Europe in June and July 2021, and acted as a fourth official.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bartosz Frankowski". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Poland » Ekstraklasa 2011/2012 » 30. Round » GKS Bełchatów – KS Cracovia 2:2". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Friendlies 2014 » May » Slovakia – Montenegro 2:0". WorldFootball.net. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Europa League Qual. 2014/2015 » 2. Round » IFK Göteborg – Győri ETO FC 0:1". WorldFootball.net. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Match officials". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ^ "UEFA European Under-19 Championship Finland 2018: Match officials". UEFA Programmes.
  8. ^ "Bartosz Frankowski » EURO 2021". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ "List of Appointed Match Officials FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Bartosz Frankowski sędzią finału Totolotek Pucharu Polski". PZPN. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Bartosz Frankowski » J1 League 2016 1. Phase". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Bartosz Frankowski » Premier League 2018/2019". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Moldova » Cupa Moldova 2017/2018 » Final » FC Milsami - FC Zimbru 2:0". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2020 appointed". UEFA. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Referees and assistant referees" (PDF). UEFA. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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