Florian Badstübner is a German football referee born in Windsbach, Germany on 2 February 1991. He made his Bundesliga debut on 3 October 2020. He has been FIFA-listed since 2025. Badstübner reached the FIFA list in 2025 and represents the newer generation of German top-flight referees. 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, Badstübner has officiated 11 league matches, averaging 20.64 fouls, 0.09 penalties, 2.09 yellow cards and 0.09 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a more measured and lower-card profile, with a relatively restrained yellow-card average. 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.
RB Leipzig
5–0
Hamburger SV
FC Koln
3–2
1899 Hoffenheim
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1–0
Borussia Dortmund
Union Berlin
1–2
VfL Wolfsburg
FC St. Pauli
1–2
SC Freiburg
SV Werder Bremen
2–0
FC Heidenheim
Hamburger SV
3–2
Union Berlin
VfB Stuttgart
1–0
SC Freiburg
FC Augsburg
1–1
Union Berlin
FC Heidenheim
0–4
FC Bayern München
Borussia Dortmund
2–0
1899 Hoffenheim
FC Koln
3–4
Eintracht Frankfurt
RB Leipzig
5–0
Hamburger SV
FC Koln
3–2
1899 Hoffenheim
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1–0
Borussia Dortmund
Union Berlin
1–2
VfL Wolfsburg
FC St. Pauli
1–2
SC Freiburg
SV Werder Bremen
2–0
FC Heidenheim
Hamburger SV
3–2
Union Berlin
VfB Stuttgart
1–0
SC Freiburg
FC Augsburg
1–1
Union Berlin
FC Heidenheim
0–4
FC Bayern München
Borussia Dortmund
2–0
1899 Hoffenheim
FC Koln
3–4
Eintracht Frankfurt
1. FSV Mainz 05
1–1
SV Werder Bremen
VfL Wolfsburg
0–3
VfB Stuttgart
Union Berlin
0–3
FC Heidenheim
FC Augsburg
0–0
Eintracht Frankfurt
FC Bayern München
3–2
FC St. Pauli
VfL Bochum
0–1
1899 Hoffenheim
RB Leipzig
2–0
FC St. Pauli
FC Augsburg
2–1
FC Heidenheim
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.
