Benoît Bastien is a French football referee currently involved in Ligue 1 appointments. This profile is designed to give The VAR Verdict readers a quick overview of the official’s current top-flight role, disciplinary tendencies and general match-management profile in France’s top division.
In the 2025/26 Ligue 1 season, Benoît Bastien has officiated 13 league matches, averaging 22.31 fouls, 0.31 penalties, 2.92 yellow cards and 0.31 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a moderate and pragmatic profile, with a moderate disciplinary line. That statistical snapshot helps explain the threshold and tone Benoît Bastien 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.
Saint-Étienne
0–0
OGC Nice
RC Strasbourg Alsace
5–4
AS Monaco FC
Le Havre AC
0–1
Olympique de Marseille
Stade Rennais FC 1901
2–1
Nantes
Olympique Lyonnais
2–0
FC Lorient
Olympique de Marseille
1–2
Lille OSC
FC Bayern München
4–1
Atalanta BC
Bologna FC 1909
1–0
Brann
OGC Nice
0–0
AS Monaco FC
FC Barcelona
4–1
FC Copenhagen
Olympique de Marseille
3–1
Real Racing Club de Santander
Tottenham
3–0
Slavia Praha
RC Strasbourg Alsace
3–1
Saint-Étienne
AS Monaco FC
3–0
Olympique de Marseille
Montpellier HSC
0–2
Le Havre AC
Manchester United
4–1
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
OGC Nice
0–2
Olympique Lyonnais
Lille OSC
2–1
AS Monaco FC
Stade Brestois 29
2–5
Paris Saint-Germain FC
Nantes
1–1
Olympique Lyonnais
Toulouse FC
1–2
RC Strasbourg Alsace
Paris Saint-Germain FC
3–1
Olympique Lyonnais
Lille OSC
3–1
Stade Brestois 29
OGC Nice
2–1
RC Strasbourg Alsace
Reims
4–2
Montpellier HSC
Fenerbahce
2–1
Union Saint-Gilloise
Lille OSC
1–3
Paris Saint-Germain FC
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.
