Benjamin Brand is a German football referee born in Unterspiesheim, Germany on 10 July 1989. He made his Bundesliga debut on 22 August 2015. Brand has been part of the Bundesliga referee group since 2015 and is a regular domestic appointment. He is part of the current Bundesliga officiating pool and is regularly relevant for pre-match analysis, appointment previews and VAR-focused discussion.
In the 2025/26 Bundesliga season, Brand has officiated 12 league matches, averaging 20.08 fouls, 0.25 penalties, 3.83 yellow cards and 0.00 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm profile, with no red cards in his Bundesliga sample so far. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.
Historical coverage is selective. We only show seasons and competitions where our sources provide enough verified referee data, so some older seasons may not be available.
FC Bayern München
7–0
Union Berlin
SV Werder Bremen
3–1
RB Leipzig
VfL Wolfsburg
0–0
SC Paderborn 07
RB Leipzig
2–1
FC St. Pauli
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1–2
FC Augsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
0–1
SV Werder Bremen
SC Freiburg
3–3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
RB Leipzig
2–2
Borussia Dortmund
FC St. Pauli
2–1
VfB Stuttgart
SV Werder Bremen
3–3
Eintracht Frankfurt
RB Leipzig
1–3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1. FSV Mainz 05
0–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach
FC Bayern München
7–0
Union Berlin
SV Werder Bremen
3–1
RB Leipzig
VfL Wolfsburg
0–0
SC Paderborn 07
RB Leipzig
2–1
FC St. Pauli
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1–2
FC Augsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
0–1
SV Werder Bremen
SC Freiburg
3–3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
RB Leipzig
2–2
Borussia Dortmund
FC St. Pauli
2–1
VfB Stuttgart
SV Werder Bremen
3–3
Eintracht Frankfurt
RB Leipzig
1–3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1. FSV Mainz 05
0–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Dortmund
3–3
VfB Stuttgart
Borussia Dortmund
1–0
FC Koln
RB Leipzig
3–1
FC Koln
FC Heidenheim
1–3
VfL Wolfsburg
SC Freiburg
1–3
Eintracht Frankfurt
1899 Hoffenheim
2–3
Borussia Dortmund
Holstein Kiel
1–2
FC St. Pauli
1. FSV Mainz 05
2–2
SC Freiburg
Historical coverage is selective. Only seasons with sufficient verified referee data are shown; some competitions and older seasons are intentionally unavailable when coverage is incomplete.
VAR event counts describe provider-coded incidents. They do not represent The VAR Verdict's editorial judgment on whether a decision was correct or incorrect.
