Bartosz Frankowski

{{Short description|Polish football referee}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox football official

| name = Bartosz Frankowski

| full_name =

| image = Bartosz Frankowski.jpg

| caption = Frankowski in 2016

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|9|23|df=y}}{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/sedzia.php?id=470 |title=Bartosz Frankowski |website=90minut.pl |access-date=23 April 2021 |language=pl}}

| birth_place = Poland

| death_date =

| death_place =

| otheroccupation =

| years1 = 2008–2015

| league1 = II liga

| role1 = Referee

| years2 = 2010–

| league2 = I liga

| role2 = Referee

| years3 = 2012–

| league3 = Ekstraklasa

| role3 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 2014–

| confederation1 = FIFA listed

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Bartosz Frankowski (born 23 September 1986) is a Polish football referee who officiates in the Ekstraklasa. He has been a FIFA referee since 2014, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.{{cite web |url=https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/2021-fifa-list-of-international-match-officials.pdf?cloudid=qy9ohgx0ugqacius6mc1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108124231/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/2021-fifa-list-of-international-match-officials.pdf?cloudid=qy9ohgx0ugqacius6mc1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 January 2021 |title=2021 Refereeing International Lists |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=23 April 2021}}

Refereeing career

Frankowski began officiating in the II liga in 2008, the I liga in 2010 and the Ekstraklasa in 2012. He officiated his first Ekstraklasa match on 6 May 2012 between GKS Bełchatów and Cracovia.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/ekstraklasa-2011-2012-gks-belchatow-cracovia-krakow/ |title=Poland » Ekstraklasa 2011/2012 » 30. Round » GKS Bełchatów – KS Cracovia 2:2 |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=23 April 2021}} In 2014, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 23 May 2014 between Slovakia and Montenegro.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/freundschaft-2014-mai-slowakei-montenegro/ |title=Friendlies 2014 » May » Slovakia – Montenegro 2:0 |website=WorldFootball.net |date=23 May 2014 |access-date=23 April 2021}} He officiated his first UEFA club competition match on 24 July 2014, a meeting between Swedish club IFK Göteborg and Hungarian club Győr in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/europa-league-qual-2014-2015-2-runde-ifk-goeteborg-gyoeri-eto-fc/ |title=Europa League Qual. 2014/2015 » 2. Round » IFK Göteborg – Győri ETO FC 0:1 |website=WorldFootball.net |date=24 July 2014 |access-date=23 April 2021}}

Frankowski has been selected for various youth international tournaments, including the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan,{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2016/finals/matchofficials/index.html|title=Match officials|publisher=UEFA|access-date=23 April 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505170954/http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2016/finals/matchofficials/index.html|archive-date=5 May 2016}} the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland and the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Hungary and Slovenia.{{cite web|url=https://uefaprogrammes.com/programme/u19-2018/intro/officials/page/1|title=UEFA European Under-19 Championship Finland 2018: Match officials|publisher=UEFA Programmes}}{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/bartosz-frankowski/3/1/u21-h-em-2021-ungarn-slowenien/ |title=Bartosz Frankowski » EURO 2021 |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=23 April 2021}} He also served as a video assistant referee at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/d55c867c1432bac/original/kkg9qf8zjbwh9vopioqf-pdf.pdf|title=List of Appointed Match Officials FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019|access-date=1 November 2019|publisher=FIFA.com}}

Frankowski officiated the 2019 Polish Cup Final between Jagiellonia Białystok and Lechia Gdańsk.{{cite web |url=https://www.pzpn.pl/federacja/sedziowie/obsada-sedziowska/puchar-polski/2019-04-25/bartosz-frankowski-sedzia-finalu-totolotek-pucharu-polski |title=Bartosz Frankowski sędzią finału Totolotek Pucharu Polski |website=PZPN |date=25 April 2019 |access-date=30 November 2019}} He has also officiated matches in other countries, including in the 2016 J1 League of Japan and the 2018–19 Saudi Professional League,{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/bartosz-frankowski/3/1/jpn-j1-league-2016-1-phase/ |title=Bartosz Frankowski » J1 League 2016 1. Phase |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=23 April 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/bartosz-frankowski/3/1/ksa-premier-league-2018-2019/ |title=Bartosz Frankowski » Premier League 2018/2019 |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=23 April 2021}} as well as the 2018 Moldovan Cup Final.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/cupa-moldova-2017-2018-finale-fc-milsami-fc-zimbru/ |title=Moldova » Cupa Moldova 2017/2018 » Final » FC Milsami - FC Zimbru 2:0 |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=23 April 2021}}

On 21 April 2021, Frankowski was selected as a support match official for UEFA Euro 2020, held across Europe in June and July 2021, and acted as a fourth official.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0268-12182cf1475f-825d23faf300-1000/ |title=Referee teams for UEFA EURO 2020 appointed |work=UEFA |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=21 April 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0268-121825575945-25e91e643100-1000/referees_a4_vertical.pdf |title=Referees and assistant referees |work=UEFA |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=21 April 2021}}

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