| Karol Ihring | |
| Fullname: | Karol Ihring |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 1953[1] |
| Birth Place: | Czechoslovakia |
| Internationalyears1: | 1991 - 1999 |
| Confederation1: | FIFA |
Karol Ihring (born 8 January 1953 in Kremnica), is a former Slovak football referee. A former youth player with ŠK Slovan Bratislava, he served as a FIFA referee for eight years from 1991.[2]
At international level, Ihring presided over qualifiers for UEFA Euro 1996 and FIFA World Cup 1998.[3] He refereed Liverpool's shock UEFA Cup defeat to Brøndby in October 1995.[4] After hanging up his whistle, Ihring served as a director for FK Dukla Banská Bystrica from 2000 until 2007.[2] Ihring also inspired his niece, Saša Ihringová, to take up officiating.[5]