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Referee profile

Jose Bessa

  • Portugal
  • 65 matches officiated
Matches officiated
65
career total (source)
Yellow cards / match
5.60
364 yellow in total
Reds / match
0.37
13 red · 11 second yellow
Yellow / match, recent
6.30
20 matches · red 0.45

Last 12 months

16 matches since 2 Nov 2025, compared with the average referee

All referees
Last 12 months
MetricJose BessaAverageDifference from average
Yellow cards / match 5.86 3.99 +47%
Red cards / match 0.50 0.21 +134%
Penalty goals / match 0.36 0.23 +57%
Goals / match 2.63 2.79 −6%
Home wins 19% 44% −57%
Draws 31% 25% +24%

Ranked 20 of 1127 referees for yellow cards (1 = strictest).

Match results

By league

  1. 1 Liga Portugal Betclic 2.55 goals · 6.36 yellows / match 11 matches
  2. 2 Liga Portugal 2 2.67 goals · – yellows / match 3 matches
  3. 3 Taça de Portugal 1.00 goals · – yellows / match 1 match
  4. 4 Taça da Liga 5.00 goals · – yellows / match 1 match

Cards per match

Recent matches (oldest to newest); the dashed line is the career average. Click a bar to open the match.

Yellow cardsRed cardsCareer avg.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Torreense – Sporting CP B · 9 Aug 2025 · Yellow cards 5, Red cards 0 5 9 AugTOR–SCP FC Alverca – Benfica · 31 Aug 2025 · Yellow cards 10, Red cards 1 11 Sporting Braga – Gil Vicente · 14 Sep 2025 · Yellow cards 5, Red cards 0 5 Moreirense – Casa Pia · 27 Sep 2025 · Yellow cards 10, Red cards 0 10 27 SepMOR–CAS Tondela – Sporting CP · 26 Oct 2025 · Yellow cards 4, Red cards 0 4 Famalicão – FC Porto · 9 Nov 2025 · Yellow cards 7, Red cards 0 7 AVS - Futebol SAD – Rio Ave · 6 Dec 2025 · Yellow cards 12, Red cards 1 13 6 DecAVS–RAV FC Arouca – Gil Vicente · 28 Dec 2025 · Yellow cards 7, Red cards 0 7 FC Porto B – Sporting CP B · 11 Jan 2026 · Yellow cards 5, Red cards 0 5 Penafiel – Portimonense SAD · 17 Jan 2026 · Yellow cards 6, Red cards 2 8 17 JanPEN–POR FC Alverca – CF Estrela Amadora · 31 Jan 2026 · Yellow cards 3, Red cards 0 3 Nacional – FC Porto · 15 Feb 2026 · Yellow cards 4, Red cards 0 4 Rio Ave – Famalicão · 1 Mar 2026 · Yellow cards 6, Red cards 0 6 1 MarRAV–FAM FC Arouca – Benfica · 14 Mar 2026 · Yellow cards 11, Red cards 2 13 Moreirense – Sporting Braga · 9 Aug 2026 · Yellow cards 6, Red cards 0 6 FC Alverca – CF Estrela Amadora · 15 Aug 2026 · Yellow cards 6, Red cards 1 7 15 AugFAL–EST Casa Pia – FC Porto · 12 Sep 2026 · Yellow cards 5, Red cards 0 5 Leixões SC – FC Porto B · 10 Oct 2026 · Yellow cards 8, Red cards 1 9 Nacional – Sporting Braga · 25 Oct 2026 · Yellow cards 4, Red cards 0 4 25 OctCDN–SCB Benfica – Gil Vicente · 29 Oct 2026 · Yellow cards 2, Red cards 1 3 29 OctSLB–GIL 5.6

League breakdown

Competitions of the last 30 matches

Liga Portugal Betclic 22 22 matches · 6.7 yellow/match
Liga Portugal 2 6 6 matches · 6.0 yellow/match
Taça da Liga 1 1 matches · 2.0 yellow/match
Taça de Portugal 1 1 matches · – yellow/match

Recent matches

Older matches exist at the source.
FT 29 Oct Benfica Gil Vicente 4 1
Taça da Liga 2 1
FT 25 Oct Nacional Sporting Braga 1 0
Liga Portugal Betclic 4 0
FT 10 Oct Leixões SC FC Porto B 1 2
Liga Portugal 2 8 1
FT 12 Sep Casa Pia FC Porto 1 4
Liga Portugal Betclic 5 0
FT 15 Aug FC Alverca CF Estrela Amadora 2 2
Liga Portugal Betclic 6 1
FT 9 Aug Moreirense Sporting Braga 2 2
Liga Portugal Betclic 6 0
FT 14 Mar FC Arouca Benfica 1 2
Liga Portugal Betclic 11 2
FT 1 Mar Rio Ave Famalicão 0 0
Liga Portugal Betclic 6 0
FT 15 Feb Nacional FC Porto 0 1
Liga Portugal Betclic 4 0
FT 31 Jan FC Alverca CF Estrela Amadora 1 1
Liga Portugal Betclic 3 0
FT 17 Jan Penafiel Portimonense SAD 0 2
Liga Portugal 2 6 2
FT 11 Jan FC Porto B Sporting CP B 2 1
Liga Portugal 2 5 0
FT 28 Dec FC Arouca Gil Vicente 2 2
Liga Portugal Betclic 7 0
FT 17 Dec AC Vila Meã União de Leiria 0 1
Taça de Portugal –
FT 6 Dec AVS - Futebol SAD Rio Ave 1 2
Liga Portugal Betclic 12 1
FT 9 Nov Famalicão FC Porto 0 1
Liga Portugal Betclic 7 0
FT 26 Oct Tondela Sporting CP 0 3
Liga Portugal Betclic 4 0
FT 27 Sep Moreirense Casa Pia 2 1
Liga Portugal Betclic 10 0
FT 14 Sep Sporting Braga Gil Vicente 0 1
Liga Portugal Betclic 5 0
FT 31 Aug FC Alverca Benfica 1 2
Liga Portugal Betclic 10 1
FT 9 Aug Torreense Sporting CP B 0 1
Liga Portugal 2 5 0
FT 17 May FC Porto Nacional 3 0
Liga Portugal Betclic –
FT 10 May Santa Clara Famalicão 2 1
Liga Portugal Betclic –
FT 27 Apr Vitória SC Rio Ave 3 0
Liga Portugal Betclic –
FT 18 Apr Portimonense SAD Paços de Ferreira 2 0
Liga Portugal 2 –
FT 6 Apr Gil Vicente Moreirense 0 1
Liga Portugal Betclic –
FT 30 Mar Famalicão AVS - Futebol SAD 4 1
Liga Portugal Betclic –
FT 15 Mar Chaves UD Oliveirense 4 0
Liga Portugal 2 –
FT 2 Mar Moreirense CF Estrela Amadora 1 1
Liga Portugal Betclic –
FT 22 Feb Benfica Boavista 3 0
Liga Portugal Betclic –

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