In the field, he is generally not the most appreciated.
The referee Football player is sometimes accused of all evils by the losers the moment he blows the final whistle. But if arbitration is first and foremost a passion practiced by many volunteers, those who officiate in the French championship of Ligue 1 are duly paid.
There are 24,000 of them every week officiating on the green fields of France. They don’t always have it easy with attacks from time to time after amateur matches. There French Football Federation remember that they are “flagship and indispensable figures of football.” Without them there are simply no matches and they are in the first place “athletes passionate of the round ball.”
The salary of a Ligue 1 referee has been revealed
If most remain in the shadows, some access the Holy Grail that represents Ligue 1. And for those, things start to get interesting when it comes to emoluments. A professional referee of L1 will actually have a
remuneration composed of two parts very distinct as explained by the National Union of Football Referees (UNAF) to Capital.
“On the one hand, there is a part fixe monthly called service provision or preparation compensation, and the other of match bonuses which vary depending on the level of the Championship and the role of the referee.”, detailed the UNFP. According to information revealed by the newspaper The Teamthe fixed part amounts to
6,497 euros gross monthly.
photo credit: Shutterstock The amount of the bonus also depends on the role of the referee on the field.
Ligue 1 referee receives substantial match bonuses
This amount has not been confirmed by the UNFP but the bonuses are made public. It is necessary to count “3,375 euros per match for Ligue 1 referees occupying a position in the center of the field.”
For a assistant referee who officiates along the touchlines and the additional referee, the amount is 1,646 euros gross. Finally, the replacement referee and the referee in charge of video assistance receive 704 and 1000 euros respectively.
Considering that the professional referee two Ligue 1 matches per month and by combining compensation and fixed part, it is possible to arrive at a salary of around 144,000 euros gross per year
or 12,000 euros per month. This is a little more than what the sports daily estimates, for which the average salary of a referee is closer to 125,000 euros per year. But not all “men in black” earn that much and as you go down the divisions, the amounts decrease.
The players owe a lot to the referee
In Ligue 2the main referee only receives 1 764 euros gross per match compared to 792 euros for his assistants. On the lower floors, a referee receives 638.40 euros for a National 1 match, 338.40 euros in National 2 and 180 euros in National 3. Amounts which are the same as for a referee of the women’s championships the D1, D2 and D3.
In the amateur championship, the amount does not exceed 20 to 30 euros
In the world amateurmoney is far from being the sinews of war. In addition to mileage allowances, most referees only receive 20 or 30 euros match bonus. But the main thing is not there for this real army which is essential to supervise the competitions in France. If the players are not always aware of it, they owe a lot to the one who aims to
enforce the laws football.
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