List of FIFA international referees explained

This is a list of notable FIFA international referees. Years in brackets indicate when the referee was added to the FIFA International Referees List.

Current referees are at the top of the section for each country, while entries of former referees are collapsed.

Algeria

Men's

Referees

Video Match Officials

Women's

Referees

Video Match Officials

Argentina

Men's

Video Match Officials

Women's

Video Match Officials

Armenia

Men's

Assistant Referees

Women's

Assistant Referees

Australia

Men's

Video Match Officials

Women's

Video Match Officials

Austria

Referees

Azerbaijan

Men's

Referees

Women's

Assistant Referees

Bangladesh

Former

Belarus

Former

Belgium

Former

Benin

Bolivia

Former

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Former

Bulgaria

Former

  • Bogdan Dotchev
  • Galina Doneva (referee) (1996–2005) First international woman referee

Cameroon

Canada

Chinese Taipei

Cook Islands

Croatia

Curaçao

Dominica

Egypt

England

See also: FA Cup Final referees.

Years refer to seasons on the National List of Referees. These officials operate at Football League level or above. Seasons spent as a Premier League referee or FIFA referee are indicated in addition where they apply.

Eswatini

Futsal referee

Ethiopia

kinde Tesema (2000 - 2005)

Faroe Islands

Indonesia

Former

  • Dwi Purba Adi Wicaksana (2015–2021)
  • Aprisman Aranda (2020–2023)
  • Fariq Hitaba (2020–2023)
  • Sance Lawita (2022–2023)
  • Ikwan Laksono (Futsal, 2010–2020)
  • Windy Agustina Putra (Futsal, 2020–2023)

Iraq

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Current referees

Men's

Futsal referees

Women's

Referees
Assistant referees

Former

Laos

Current referees

Men's

Futsal referees

Women's

Referees
Assistant referees

Former

Liberia

Liechtenstein

Macau

New Caledonia

New Zealand

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Former officials

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

San Marino

Scotland

See also: Scottish football referee strike. Updated 11 August 2024

Sri Lanka

Suriname

Men's

Futsal referee

Women's

Assistant referees

Switzerland

Football referees

Tonga

Turks and Caicos Islands

United States

2022 US FIFA Referees:

2022 USA FIFA Assistant Referees

2022 US FIFA Video Match Officials (VAR):

2022 US FIFA Futsal Referees:

Former US FIFA Officials (List is incomplete):

United States Virgin Islands

Wales

Years for referees appointed before 1992 refer to their years on the English Football League List; years spent on the Welsh FIFA List and English Premier League List are added where applicable.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3b8445974f6e9ff1/original/bdhkmbhyt2evwe69isju-pdf.pdf FIFA.com
  2. https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3b8445974f6e9ff1/original/bdhkmbhyt2evwe69isju-pdf.pdf FIFA.com
  3. https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3b8445974f6e9ff1/original/bdhkmbhyt2evwe69isju-pdf.pdf FIFA.com
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108124231/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/2021-fifa-list-of-international-match-officials.pdf?cloudid=qy9ohgx0ugqacius6mc1 FIFA.com
  5. https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3b8445974f6e9ff1/original/bdhkmbhyt2evwe69isju-pdf.pdf FIFA.com
  6. Web site: Par Virslīgas labāko tiesnesi atzītais Maļcevs saņem FIFA kategoriju. 9 January 2023.
  7. Book: Refereeing 1997 International Lists. 1997. FIFA. Zurich.
  8. Book: Refereeing 1998 International Lists. 1998. FIFA. Zurich.
  9. Book: Refereeing 1999 International Lists. 1999. FIFA. Zurich.