Andre El Haddad Explained

Andre El Haddad
Fullname:Andre El Haddad
Birth Date:8 February 1971
Birth Place:Zahlé, Lebanon
Internationalyears1:2007–2013
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee
Internationalyears2:2010–2013
Confederation2:AFC Elite
Internationalrole2:Referee

Andre El Haddad (Arabic: اندريه الحداد; born 8 February 1971) is a Lebanese former football referee. He was a FIFA listed referee between 2007 and 2013, and has officiated several international and continental competitions.[1]

Refereeing career

El Haddad was a referee in several AFC Champions League matches between 2011 and 2013.[2] He has officiated 16 matches, giving out a total of 53 yellow cards.

He was the referee for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification third round match between China and Singapore held on 2 September 2011.[3]

In February 2012, in the final game of the Third Round of AFC qualifying, El Haddad refereed the match between Bahrain and Indonesia, who were without many of its most experienced players due to a dispute between the two competing Indonesian national leagues.[4] Going into the match, Bahrain needed at least a nine-goal victory over Indonesia, in addition to a defeat by group rivals Qatar in against Iran in order to advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|fourth round]] of qualifying. Bahrain won the match 10–0, a record victory for Bahrain and a record defeat for Indonesia.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Min, Lee. (2011-09-03) Singapore captain says Lions were robbed by ref in China loss. Straitstimes.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-01.
  2. Web site: Andre El Haddad - Matches as referee. 2020-07-22. worldfootball.net. en.
  3. http://www.espnstar.com/football/world-cup/news/detail/item667240/Singapore-enraged-by-China-defeat/ Football | FIFA World Cup | Singapore enraged by China defeat
  4. News: 2012-03-01. Indonesian Football Team Humiliated in Historic Defeat. The Jakarta Globe. 2011-03-01.
  5. News: PSSI Protes Wasit El Haddad ke FIFA. Kompas. id. 2012-03-01.
  6. News: Bahrain's big win attracts suspicion. https://web.archive.org/web/20120305164406/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/bahrains-big-win-attracts-suspicion-7466738.html . 2012-03-05 . limited . live. The Independent. 2012-03-01. 2012-03-01.