Introduction
Felix Brych (born 3 August 1975) is a German football referee who is based in Munich. He referees for SV Am Hart München of the Bavarian Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA Elite group referee.
Refereeing career
Brych started refereeing in the Bundesliga in 2004 and was awarded his FIFA badge in 2007. He refereed his first senior international match in October that year, taking charge of Romania's 2–0 win over Luxembourg in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G. In February 2008, Brych was appointed to referee the 2007–08 UEFA Cup Round of 32 match between Panathinaikos and Rangers, and in October 2008, he officiated the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group D match between Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven.
Brych officiated the first leg of the 2011–12 Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Barcelona, a match that finished with a win for the Blues over the defending champions. In August 2013 he officiated an international friendly between England and Scotland at Wembley Stadium.
On 14 May 2014, Brych refereed the 2014 UEFA Europa League Final between Sevilla and Benfica. The match finished 0–0 after extra time, and went to a penalty shoot-out, which Sevilla won 4–2 in a polemic match.
On 12 May 2017, Brych was chosen by UEFA as the referee for the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final, to be played in Cardiff on 3 June 2017 between Juventus and Real Madrid. He will be joined by assistants Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp, and the fourth official will be Serbian Milorad Mažić. Bastian Dankert and Marco Fritz will serve as the additional assistant referees, with Rafael Foltyn appointed as the reserve assistant referee.
Personal life
Outside football Brych is a qualified doctor of law, having written his doctorate about sports.