Sascha Stegemann (born 6 December 1984) is a German football referee who is based in

Niederkassel Niederkassel ( Ripuarian: ''Neddekaaßel'') is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of around 37,000 people. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. north-east of Bonn and sout ...

. He referees for 1. FC Niederkassel of the Middle Rhine Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a

UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs foo ...

first category referee.

Refereeing career

Stegemann, referee of the club 1. FC Niederkassel, has been officiating on the DFB level since 2011. In January 2012, he was included on the DFL list of referees for the

2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

. In 2014, Stegemann was promoted to referee in the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footbal ...

. Herbert Fandel, Chairman of the DFB Referees' Committee, said that Stegemann is a "clear and courageous official, who will enrich the referee team of the Bundesliga". The nomination was made in light of the fact that in the subsequent years many long-time Bundesliga officials would be retiring due to reaching the age limit.dfb.de: Sascha Stegemann wird 23. Bundesliga-Schiedsrichter
(17 June 2014) On 31 August 2014, Stegemann made his Bundesliga debut in the match between Mainz 05 and

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), Hannover, HSV or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years betw ...

Personal life

Stegemann has a diploma in public administration and has graduated by the first

Staatsexamen The ("state examination" or "exam by state"; pl.: ''Staatsexamina'') is a German government licensing examination that future physicians, dentists, teachers, pharmacists, food chemists, psychotherapists and jurists (i.e., lawyers, judges, p ...

. Stegemann currently lives in

References

External links

Profile
at dfb.de
Profile
at worldfootball.net 1984 births Living people People from Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Sportspeople from Cologne (region) German football referees {{Germany-footy-bio-stub