Tobias Welz is a German football referee born in Wiesbaden, Germany on 11 July 1977. He made his Bundesliga debut on 28 August 2010. He has been FIFA-listed since 2013. Welz served as a FIFA referee between 2013 and 2019 and remains one of the Bundesliga's most recognizable 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, Welz has officiated 10 league matches, averaging 23.90 fouls, 0.20 penalties, 5.10 yellow cards and 0.10 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a strict and card-heavy profile, with heavy yellow-card output. 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.
Eintracht Frankfurt
2–2
VfB Stuttgart
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
4–1
RB Leipzig
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1–1
1. FSV Mainz 05
Union Berlin
1–1
FC St. Pauli
Hamburger SV
1–1
FC Koln
FC Augsburg
2–0
FC Koln
Borussia Dortmund
4–0
1. FSV Mainz 05
FC St. Pauli
0–0
Hamburger SV
VfL Wolfsburg
1–1
FC Heidenheim
FC Augsburg
0–0
SV Werder Bremen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1–2
Borussia Dortmund
RB Leipzig
2–1
Hamburger SV
Holstein Kiel
5–1
FC Augsburg
VfB Stuttgart
3–2
Union Berlin
SV Werder Bremen
0–1
SC Freiburg
Eintracht Frankfurt
2–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach
SC Freiburg
3–1
VfB Stuttgart
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.
