Jonas Eriksson to handle Super Cup final 2013

As expected, Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson has been appointed to take charge of Friday’s UEFA Super Cup match between FC Bayern München and Chelsea FC at the Stadion Eden in Prague. 

Jonas Eriksson with his first international final (c) ZIMBIO

The UEFA Referees Committee has appointed Sweden’s Jonas Eriksson to referee Friday’s 2013 UEFA Super Cup match between UEFA Champions League winners FC Bayern München and UEFA Europa League winners Chelsea FC at the Stadion Eden in Prague.

Eriksson, who is 39, has been an international referee since 2002 and has officiated in a total of 75 UEFA fixtures in his career.

Last season, Eriksson officiated at six UEFA Champions League matches, including the quarter-final first leg between Málaga CF and Borussia Dortmund, as well as three UEFA Europa League matches, including the semi-final second leg between Chelsea FC and FC Basel 1893. Prior to that, he took control over two matches at UEFA European Championship 2012, among others, the long-standing duel between the Netherlands and Germany. 

In July and August 2013, he furthermore attended FIFA Under-20 World Cup with the semi-final between Uruguay and Iraq as the pinnacle. He is additionally pre-selected for 2014 FIFA World Cup.

At the UEFA Super Cup match in Prague, Eriksson will be assisted by countrymen Mathias Klasenius and Daniel Wärnmark, with Stefan Wittberg acting as fourth official. Two additional assistant referees, Stefan Johannesson and Markus Strömbergsson also from Sweden, complete the lineup of the refereeing team. It is the first Swedish refereeing team officiating at a final since 2008, when Peter Fröjdfeldt took charge of Zenit St. Petersburg against Rangers FC in UEFA Cup final.

30 August 2013, 20:45 CET

Eden (Prague, Czech Republic)

FC Bayern München - Chelsea FC 

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)

Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)

Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE)

Additional Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)

Additional Assistant Referee 2: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)

Fourth Official: Stefan Wittberg (SWE)

UEFA Referee Observer: Nikolay Levnikov (RUS)

UEFA Delegate: Elkhan Mammadov (AZE)
Blog Referee Observer: Dino (CRO)