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{{Short description|Slovenian football referee}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football official
| name            = Damir Skomina 
| image           = Damir Skomina.jpg
| caption         = Skomina officiating a [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]] match
| full_name       = Damir Skomina
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|8|5}}
| birth_place     = [[Koper]], [[SR Slovenia]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Damir Skomina – Matches as referee |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/damir-skomina/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=27 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| death_date      = 
| death_place     = 
| years1          = 
| league1         = [[Slovenian PrvaLiga]]
| role1           = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 2003–2021
| confederation1      = [[FIFA]] listed
| internationalrole1  = Referee
}}

'''Damir Skomina''' (born 5 August 1976) is a Slovenian former [[UEFA]] Elite category [[Referee (association football)|football referee]]. He  is currently working as analyst of referee decisions on [[Croatian radiotelevision]].

==Refereeing career==
Skomina was the [[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|fourth referee]] at several [[UEFA Euro 2008]] matches.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chaplin |first=Mark |location=[[Nyon]] |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=639895.html |title=UEFA Euro 2008 referees |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=19 December 2007 |access-date=28 May 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202201815/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=639895.html |archive-date=2 February 2008}}</ref> He refereed the quarter-final match of the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|football tournament]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/beijing2008/matches/round=250022/match=300051811/report |title=Brazil v Cameroon 2008 Olympics |website=FIFA.com |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>

Skomina refereed the second leg of the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League]] round of 16 match between [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal]] and [[AC Milan|Milan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2007679--arsenal-vs-milan/?referrer=%2Fuefachampionsleague%2Fseason%3D2012%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D2000264%2Fmatch%3D2007679%2Findex |title=Arsenal-Milan 2012 |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> He also refereed in the Champions League quarter-final match between [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] on 4 April 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNulty |first1=Phil |title=Chelsea 2-1 Benfica (agg 3-1) |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17532972 |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=4 April 2012}}</ref>

At [[UEFA Euro 2012]], Skomina refereed three matches: two group matches and a quarterfinal between [[Germany national football team|Germany]] and [[Greece national football team|Greece]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2020/?referrer=%2Fuefaeuro%2Fseason%3D2012%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D15172%2Fmatch%3D2003321%2Findex |title=Netherlands-Denmark |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2020/?referrer=%2Fuefaeuro%2Fseason%3D2012%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D15172%2Fmatch%3D2003333%2Findex |title=Sweden-England |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2020/?referrer=%2Fuefaeuro%2Fseason%3D2012%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D15173%2Fmatch%3D2003344%2Findex |title=Germany-Greece |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> Later that year, he was appointed as a referee at the [[2012 UEFA Super Cup]] between Chelsea and [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0250-0c50fc23a7b4-afcfa007c1e0-1000--referee-skomina-appointed-for-uefa-super-cup/ |title=Referee Skomina appointed for UEFA Super Cup |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830175357/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/refereeing/news/newsid%3D1852236.html |date=30 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-date=30 August 2012}}</ref>

He was the fourth official in the [[2013 UEFA Champions League final]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rizzoli to referee UEFA Champions League final |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0252-0cd39f27a4f7-7bcf26ea4765-1000--rizzoli-to-referee-uefa-champions-league-final/ |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=20 May 2013 |access-date=20 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607051120/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/refereeing/news/newsid%3D1953310.html |archive-date=7 June 2013 |df=dmy}}</ref>

Skomina was unveiled as the referee for the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League]] second-leg semi-final fixture between [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] on 4 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2015788--real-madrid-vs-man-city/?referrer=%2Fuefachampionsleague%2Fseason%3D2016%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D2000637%2Fmatch%3D2015788%2Findex |title=Real Madrid Man. City 2016 |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>

He refereed four matches at [[UEFA Euro 2016]], including round of 16 fixture between [[England national football team|England]] and [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2020/?referrer=%2Fuefaeuro%2Fseason%3D2016%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D2000744%2Fmatch%3D2018003%2Findex |title=England-Iceland |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> as well as the quarter-final match between [[Wales national football team|Wales]] and [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/2020/?referrer=%2Fuefaeuro%2Fseason%3D2016%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D2000449%2Fmatch%3D2017902%2Findex |title=Wales-Belgium |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> He was appointed as the referee for the [[2017 UEFA Europa League final]], between [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on 24 May.<ref name="referee">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0239-0e96fa16ab3b-80251dc425b2-1000--damir-skomina-to-referee-europa-league-final/ |title=Damir Skomina to referee Europa League final |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=12 May 2017 |access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref>

On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that he would officiate matches at [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] along with Jure Praprotnik and Robert Vukan as assistant referees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/list-of-match-officials-for-the-2018-fifa-world-cuptm.pdf?cloudid=ygppy1zdhjaxituykarn |title=List of Match Officials at 2018 FIFA World Cup |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=29 March 2018 |website=fifa.com |access-date=31 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330012652/http://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/list-of-match-officials-for-the-2018-fifa-world-cuptm.pdf?cloudid=ygppy1zdhjaxituykarn |archive-date=30 March 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 13 February 2019, he cancelled a goal from Ajax using [[Video assistant referee|VAR]] in the first time of [[UEFA Champions League]] history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/ajax-vs-real-madrid-var-goal-courtois-benzema-ziyech-a8778456.html |first=Ed |last=Malyon |title=Ajax vs Real Madrid: VAR decision clouds otherwise intriguing first leg, plus four other things we learned |publisher=Independent |date=13 February 2019 |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>

Skomina was selected to officiate in the [[2019 UEFA Champions League Final]] between English clubs [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Metropolitano Stadium]] in Madrid on 1 June 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0251-0e99b2dbe678-45c115988e2d-1000--referee-team-appointed-for-uefa-champions-league-final-in-m/ |title=Referee team appointed for UEFA Champions League final in Madrid |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=14 May 2019 |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> Skomina awarded Liverpool a penalty kick 20 seconds into the match after [[Moussa Sissoko]] stopped a cross by [[Sadio Mane]] with his arm with [[Mohamed Salah]] scoring the penalty for Liverpool, who went on to win 2–0.<ref>{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Daniel |date=1 June 2019 |title=Liverpool win Champions League after Salah and Origi sink Tottenham |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/01/tottenham-liverpool-champions-league-final-match-report |work=The Guardian |access-date=28 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601210213/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/01/tottenham-liverpool-champions-league-final-match-report |archive-date=1 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Skomina officiated the iconic [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League]] quarter-final match between [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] played at the [[Estádio da Luz]] in [[Lisbon]], Bayern Munich won the match [[FC Barcelona 2–8 FC Bayern Munich|8–2]], inflicting Barcelona's worst defeat in 69 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.as.com/en/2020/08/14/football/1597427953_760488.html |title=Bayern destroy Barca in Champions League quarter-final |work=en.as.com |date=14 August 2020 |access-date=17 August 2020 |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819071629/https://en.as.com/en/2020/08/14/football/1597427953_760488.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In August 2021, he retired as referee due to health problems, specifically issues with his knees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Konec je. Največji v zgodovini Slovenije ne bo več sodil. Zdaj bo prvi mož Izole. |url=https://siol.net/sportal/nogomet/damir-skomina-kariera-560151 |access-date=30 August 2021 |date=30 August 2021 |website=siol.net |language=sl |first=Rok |last=Plestenjak}}</ref>

==FIFA World Cup==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center; font-size:small;"
! colspan="4" | 2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia
|-
! Date !! Match !! Venue !! Round
|-
| 19 June 2018 || {{fb|COL}} – {{fb|JPN}} ||[[Samara Arena|Samara]]|| Group stage
|-
| 28 June 2018 || {{fb|ENG}} – {{fb|BEL}} || [[Kaliningrad Stadium|Kaliningrad]] || Group stage
|-
| 3 July 2018 || {{fb|SWE}} – {{fb|SUI}} || [[Krestovsky Stadium|Saint Petersburg]] || Round of 16
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{WorldReferee.com}}
* {{Soccerbase referee}}
* {{EU-Football.info referee}}
* {{WorldFootball.net referee}}

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{{Succession box
 | before = {{flagicon|SER}} [[Milorad Mažić]]
 |  after = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Daniele Orsato]]
 |  title = [[UEFA Champions League Final]] Referee
 |  years = [[2019 UEFA Champions League Final|2019]]
}}
{{s-bef|before={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Eriksson (referee)|Jonas Eriksson]]}}
{{s-ttl|title= [[UEFA Europa League]] Final Referee|years='''[[2017 UEFA Europa League Final|2017]]'''}}
{{s-aft|after= {{flagicon|NED}} [[Björn Kuipers]]}}
{{S-end}}

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{{UEFA Euro 2016 referees}}
{{2017 FIFA Confederations Cup referees}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skomina, Damir}}
[[Category:1976 births]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Koper]]
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[[Category:UEFA Champions League referees]]
[[Category:UEFA Euro 2012 referees]]
[[Category:UEFA Euro 2016 referees]]
[[Category:2018 FIFA World Cup referees]]