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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

Referees

Video Match Officials

Argentina

Men's

Referees

Video Match Officials

Women's

Referees

Video Match Officials

Armenia

Men's

Assistant Referees

Women's

Assistant Referees

Australia

Men's

Referees

Video Match Officials

Women's

Referees

Assistant Referees

Video Match Officials

Austria

Referees

Azerbaijan

Men's

Referees

Women's

Assistant Referees

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Former

Belarus

Former

Belgium

Former

Benin

Bolivia

Former

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Former

Bulgaria

Former

Cameroon

Canada

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China PR

Chinese Taipei

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Congo DR

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

  • Ante Čulina (2023-)
  • Cuba

    Curaçao

    Cyprus

    Czech Republic

    Denmark

    Djibouti

    Dominica

    Dominican Republic

    Ecuador

    Egypt

  • Ahmed Abou Elela (2005-2015)
  • El Salvador

    England

    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.

    Equatorial Guinea

    Eritrea

    Estonia

    Ethiopia

    kinde Tesema (2000 - 2005)

    Faroe Islands

    Fiji

    Finland

    France

    Gabon

    Gambia

    Georgia

    Germany

    Ghana

    Greece

    Grenada

    Guatemala

    Guinea

    Guinea-Bissau

    Guyana

    Haiti

    Honduras

    Hong Kong

    Hungary

    Iceland

    India

    Indonesia

    Iran

    Iraq

  • Ahmed Sabah Qasim Albaghdadi (2019—)
  • Ireland

    Israel

    Italy

    Jamaica

    Japan

    Jordan

    Kazakhstan

    Kenya

    Korea DPR

    Korea Republic

    Kosovo

    Kuwait

    Kyrgyzstan

    Current referees

    Men's

    Referees
    Assistant referees
    Video match officials
    Futsal referees
    • Nurdin Bukuyev (2006-)[20]
    • Eldiyar Keldibekov (2018-)[21]
    • Chyngyz Mustafayev (2016-)[22]
    Beach soccer referees

    Women's

    Referees
    Assistant referees
    Video match officials
    Futsal referees
    Beach soccer referees

    Former

    Laos

    Current referees

    Men's

    Referees
    Assistant referees
    Video match officials
    Futsal referees
    • Khampasong Xayavongsy (2014-)[36]
    Beach soccer referees

    Women's

    Referees
    Assistant referees
    Video match officials
    Futsal referees
    Beach soccer referees

    Former

    Latvia[39]

    Lebanon

    As of 22 July 2020

    Lesotho

    Liberia

    Libya

    Abdalla Mohamed ali (1994-2007)

    Liechtenstein

    Lithuania

    Luxembourg

    Macau

    North Macedonia

    Madagascar

    Malawi

    Malaysia

    Maldives

    Mali

    Malta

    Mauritania

    Mauritius

    Mexico

    Moldova

    Montenegro

    Morocco

    Mozambique

    Myanmar

    Namibia

    Nepal

    Netherlands

    New Caledonia

    New Zealand

    [40][41][42]

    • Ross Anderson (Assistant Referee 1992–1993)
    • John Berry (Assistant Referee ca.1997–1998)
    • Brent Best (Assistant Referee 2004–2012)
    • Linda Black (ca.1992-ca.1996)
    • Nadia Browning (Assistant Referee 2013–2015, Referee ca.2018-)
    • Matt Conger (2013–present)
    • Jamie Cross (2010–2012)
    • Lisa Benson (Assistant Referee 2006)
    • Tom Delahunty (1968–1984)
    • Charles Dickey (ca.1960)
    • Paul Dunham (2003-2007)
    • Gary Fleet (1980–1993)
    • Neil Fox (ca.1996–2008)
    • Lynn Fox (Assistant Referee 2000–2001)
    • Ron Gallon (1990–1991)
    • Bruce Grimshaw (ca.1997–2000)
    • Ron Harries (1972-ca.1979)
    • Michael Hester (2007–2011)
    • Jan Hintz (Assistant Referee 2008–2015)
    • Ian Hiscox (Assistant Referee ca.1994–1997, 1999)
    • Sarah Jones (nee Walker) (Assistant Referee 2014–)
    • Robert Kayes (referee 1972-1987)
    • Anna-Marie Keighley (2010–)
    • Chris Kerr (2012-)
    • Glen Lochrie (Assistant Referee 2008–2018)
    • Simon Lount (Assistant Referee 2012–2018)
    • Ewen McDonald (Assistant Referee ca.1997–1999)
    • Robin McDonald (ca.1960–1985)
    • Darrin Mitchell (Assistant Referee 2004–2006)
    • Kevin Moffat (Assistant Referee 1997–1999)
    • Peter O'Leary (2003–2015)
    • Alan Pedley (Assistant Referee ca.1997–1999)
    • Howard Potter (1996–1997, Assistant Referee 1992–1994)
    • Brian Precious (ca.1997–1999)
    • Steven Ray (Assistant Referee 1992–1998)
    • Derek Rugg (ca.1997–1999)
    • Mark Rule (Assistant Referee 2008–)
    • Steve Sargent (Assistant Referee 1992–1995)
    • Gareth Sheehan (Assistant Referee 2019-)
    • Paul Smith (Assistant Referee ca.1997–2002)
    • Wayne Stapley (Assistant Referee 1997–2004)
    • Jacqueline Stephenson (Assistant Referee 2007–2016)
    • Barry Tasker (1988–1996)
    • Isaac Trevis (Assistant Referee 2019-)
    • Nicholas van der Salm (Assistant Referee 2011–2013)
    • Nick Waldron (Assistant Referee 2007–2010, Referee 2013–)
    • Ken Wallace
    • David Watkins (Assistant Referee ca.1999)
    • Campbell-Kirk Waugh (Referee 2018–)
    • Mark Whitehead (Assistant Referee 2015-2019)
    • Tim Willink (Assistant Referee ca.1997)
    • Edward Cook (Assistant Referee 2022-)
    • Calvin Berg (2023-)

    Nicaragua

    Niger

    Nigeria

    Northern Ireland

    Norway

    Oman

    Pakistan

    • Irshad ul Haq (referee)
    • Khurram Shahzad (referee)
    • Hidayat Ullah (referee)
    • Shafaat Habib (assistant referee)
    • Majid Khan (assistant referee)
    • Muhammad Ali (assistant referee)
    • Arslan Sharif (assistant referee)
    • Dilawar Khan (assistant referee)
  • Hakim Nisar ( Referee Peshawar)
  • Palestine

    Panama

    Papua New Guinea

    Paraguay

    Peru

    Philippines

    Poland

    Portugal

    Puerto Rico

    Qatar

    Romania

    Soviet Union and Russia

    Rwanda

    Saint Kitts and Nevis

    Saint Lucia

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    San Marino

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    Saudi Arabia

    Scotland

    Updated 30 September 2023

    Senegal

    Serbia

    Seychelles

    Sierra Leone

    Singapore

    Slovakia

    Slovenia

    Solomon Islands

    Somalia

    South Africa

    South Sudan

    Spain

    Sri Lanka

    Sudan

    Suriname

    Men's

    Football referees

    Assistant referees

    Women's

    Assistant referees

    Futsal referee

    Swaziland

    Sweden

    Switzerland

    == Futsal referees ==

    Football referees

    Syria

    Tahiti

    Tajikistan

    Tanzania

    Thailand

    Togo

    Tonga

    Trinidad and Tobago

    Tunisia

    Turkey

    Turkmenistan

    Turks and Caicos Islands

    Uganda

    Ukraine

    United Arab Emirates

    United States

    2022 US FIFA Referees:

    2022 USA FIFA Assistant Referees

    • Frank Anderson (2012–)
    • Ian Anderson (2017–)
    • Kyle Atkins (2018–)
    • Jennifer Garner (2018–)
    • Jeremy Kieso (2022–)
    • Felisha Mariscal (2014–)
    • Brooke Mayo (2018–)
    • Alicia Messer (2018–)
    • Meghan Mullen (2022–)
    • Kathryn Nesbitt (2016–)
    • Corey Parker (2015–)
    • Cory Richardson (2022–)
    • Corey Rockwell (2007–)
    • Luis "Nick" Uranga (2020–)

    2022 US FIFA Video Match Officials (VAR):

    2022 US FIFA Futsal Referees:

    • Josh Wilkens (2019–)

    Former US FIFA Officials (List is incomplete):

    United States Virgin Islands

    Uruguay

    Uzbekistan

    Vanuatu

    Venezuela

    Vietnam

    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.

    Yemen

    Zambia

    Zimbabwe

    Notes

    1. ^ Alireza Faghani was a member of the Iran list between 2008 and 2022

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