Tobias Stieler is a German football referee born in Obertshausen, Germany on 2 July 1981. He made his Bundesliga debut on 17 February 2012. He has been FIFA-listed since 2014. Stieler is a UEFA elite-category referee and one of Germany's most experienced international officials. 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, Stieler has officiated 10 league matches, averaging 21.00 fouls, 0.40 penalties, 2.90 yellow cards and 0.30 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm 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.
VfB Stuttgart
0–1
Borussia Dortmund
1. FSV Mainz 05
0–0
SC Paderborn 07
Besiktas
3–0
Kauno Žalgiris
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1–1
Hamburger SV
VfL Wolfsburg
0–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach
FC St. Pauli
0–5
FC Bayern München
1. FSV Mainz 05
2–1
Eintracht Frankfurt
Real Betis Balompié
4–0
Panathinaikos
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1–1
1. FSV Mainz 05
Ludogorets Razgrad
2–1
Ferencvárosi TC
FC Bayern München
5–1
1899 Hoffenheim
Pafos FC
4–1
Slavia Praha
Malmö FF
3–0
Sigma Olomouc
Lech Poznan
1–3
FK Crvena zvezda
VfL Bochum
1–4
1. FSV Mainz 05
Union Berlin
4–4
VfB Stuttgart
FC Heidenheim
0–1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1–0
RB Leipzig
FCSB
1–3
Olympique Lyonnais
FC St. Pauli
0–2
Borussia Dortmund
FC Porto
1–1
AS Roma
1899 Hoffenheim
0–4
Union Berlin
1. FSV Mainz 05
2–0
VfB Stuttgart
Borussia Dortmund
2–3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
5–1
SC Freiburg
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1–1
Borussia Dortmund
VfL Wolfsburg
1–0
Union Berlin
Borussia Dortmund
2–1
RB Leipzig
FC Bayern München
4–0
VfB Stuttgart
FC Porto
3–3
Manchester United
Holstein Kiel
2–4
Eintracht Frankfurt
1899 Hoffenheim
3–2
Holstein Kiel
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.
