Tobias Reichel is a German football referee born in Sindelfingen, Germany on 18 August 1985. He made his Bundesliga debut on 28 November 2020. Reichel has worked in the Bundesliga since 2020 after a long rise through the German referee ladder. 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, Reichel has officiated 8 league matches, averaging 21.38 fouls, 0.13 penalties, 3.50 yellow cards and 0.13 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm profile, with a solid middle ground in disciplinary terms. 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.
Hamburger SV
0–5
1. FSV Mainz 05
FC Augsburg
3–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach
FC Koln
3–1
SV Werder Bremen
1899 Hoffenheim
1–1
VfL Wolfsburg
FC Bayern München
3–2
Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1–0
SV Werder Bremen
FC Bayern München
8–1
VfL Wolfsburg
FC Koln
1–1
FC St. Pauli
1. FSV Mainz 05
0–2
Borussia Dortmund
FC Koln
4–1
SC Freiburg
1. FSV Mainz 05
2–2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
SV Werder Bremen
0–0
FC St. Pauli
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.
