Referee
Nikola Popov
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Matches
- 45In our archive since
- First League38
- Cup2
- UEFA Europa Conference League2
- Euro Championship1
This season (2026)
6Matches
5.50Yellow cards per match6 matches
0.17Red cards per match6 matches
0.00Penalties per match6 matches
Career
45Matches
4.30Yellow cards per match27 matches
0.08Red cards per match38 matches
0.13Penalties per match38 matches
21.13Fouls per match
Strictness rankingFirst League
Nikola Popov shows 4.58 yellow cards per match, 5% above the league average (4.38): number 6 of 16 referees.
- 1Georgi Nikolov Kabakov11 matches5.91
- 2G. Piskov8 matches5.75
- 3V. Mitrev17 matches5.29
- 4L. Lyubomirov10 matches5.20
- 5Radoslav Gidzhenov16 matches4.63
- 6Nikola Popov12 matches4.58
- 7V. Chinkov10 matches4.50
- 8K. Kolev9 matches4.33
- 9D. Dimitrov10 matches4.30
- 10Marijan Grebencharski17 matches4.06
- 11T. Kirov12 matches4.00
- 12M. Markov8 matches4.00
- 13V. Minev9 matches3.89
- 14G. Stoyanov10 matches3.70
- 15Martin Velikov9 matches3.44
- 16Dragomir Draganov8 matches2.63
League average 4.38
Cards per matchLast 14 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 45 finished matches
- Home win47%
- Draw20%
- Away win33%
Home / awayYellow cards · 27 matches
- Home teams58 yellow cards · 50%
- Away teams58 yellow cards · 50%
Home and away teams saw as many yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First League | 38 | 4.36 | 3 | 5 |
| Cup | 2 | – | – | – |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | – | – | 0 |
| Euro Championship | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Second League | 1 | – | – | – |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Parva Liga | 6 | 5.50 | 0.17 | 0.00 |
| 2025 | Parva Liga | 15 | 4.22 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| UEFA Conference League | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2024 | Parva Liga | 17 | 3.80 | 0.07 | 0.27 |
| Vtora Liga | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Bulgarian Cup | 2 | – | – | – | |
| UEFA Conference League | 1 | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2020 | Euro Championship | 1 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 1 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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