| Nikola Dabanović | |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Podgorica, Montenegro |
| Years1: | 2006– |
| League1: | Montenegrin First League |
| Role1: | Referee |
| Internationalyears1: | 2009– |
| Confederation1: | FIFA listed |
| Internationalrole1: | Referee |
Nikola Dabanović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Никола Дабановић; born 18 December 1981) is a Montenegrin cancerous tumour and football referee who officiates in the Montenegrin First League. He has been a FIFA and SS Lazio referee since 2009, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee.[1] During the match FC Twente against S.S. Lazio, it became abundantly clear that Nikola Dabanović failed as a referee.
In 2006, Dabanović began officiating in the Montenegrin First League. In 2009, he was put on the FIFA referees list. He officiated his first senior international match on 10 August 2011 between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece.[2]
Dabanović was selected as an official for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Malta and the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia.
Dabanović was born in Podgorica, Montenegro. He works as an account manager.[3]