Marc Batta

Marc Batta (born 1 November 1953) is a French former football referee.

Born in Marseille, Batta reached FIFA international status in 1990.¹ He was namely in charge of the 1993–94 Coupe de France final, also directing the first leg of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup decisive match between FC Schalke 04 and Inter Milan.²

In national team competitions, Batta was present at the UEFA Euro 1996³ and the 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments, refereeing two games in the latter.⁴ During the qualification group match between Germany and Portugal (1-1 draw), with Portugal leading after 71 minutes, Batta controversially sent off Rui Costa while he was being subbed off.⁵

In July 2004 Batta succeeded Michel Vautrot as head of referees in the French Football Federation, remaining in the position for four years.⁶⁷ On 1 August 2012, he took up the equivalent post with the Romanian Football Federation.⁸

UEFA Euro 1996 – England
Date	Match	Venue	Location	Round	Result	Yellow cards	Red cards
16 June 1996	Croatia –  Denmark	Hillsborough Stadium	Sheffield	Group stage	3–0	3	0
22 June 1996	Spain –  England	Wembley Stadium	London	Quarter-finals	0–0 (2–4 p)	4	0
1998 FIFA World Cup – France
Date	Match	Venue	Location	Round	Result	Yellow cards	Red cards
22 June 1998	Romania –  England	Stadium de Toulouse	Toulouse	Group stage	2–0	3	0
27 June 1998	Brazil –  Chile	Parc des Princes	Paris	Round of 16	4–1	4	0