FIFA referee Tobias Stieler from Hamburg will referee the top match between Borussia Dortmund and Rasenballsport Leipzig at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday evening (18:30 CET).

He will be assisted on the sidelines by linesmen Sascha Thielert, from Buchholz, and Dr. Matthias Jöllenbeck, from Müllheim. The fourth official will be Dr. Robert Kampka, from Mainz.

The 35-year-old lawyer from Hamburg referees for SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach in the regional association of Hesse and officiated the first of his 66 Bundesliga matches when TSG Hoffenheim played host to Mainz 05 in February 2012. Last season he took charge of several Borussia Dortmund matches, including the 4-0 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach and the 2-1 win away to VfL Wolfsburg, as well as the 3-1 DFB Cup triumph away to VfB Stuttgart. This term he oversaw Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich.

In total he has refereed BVB on eight occasions in the Bundesliga (six victories, one draw, one defeat). (br)