8-559: The FIFA International Referees List is an annual publication of the global list of FIFA international referees in the football-variants controlled by FIFA — association football (outdoor football), futsal and beach soccer . Members of the list are qualified to officiate at international level and are entitled to wear on their uniform for the year in which they listed. FIFA member countries are invited annually to nominate male and female officials for association football, futsal and beach soccer. Each country's Referee's Committee selects
16-440: A Futsal referee controlling an outdoor match) the badge is not worn. Members of the women's list are only allowed to work men's international matches if they have completed the men's fitness tests. Being listed for the first time is often referred to as receiving a FIFA badge. A referee must be at least 25 years old on 1 January to be eligible for International Referee listing nomination on that calendar year. An assistant referee
24-401: A Premier League referee or FIFA referee are indicated in addition where they apply. kinde Tesema (2000 - 2005) Updated 29 September 2024 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): Years for referees appointed before 1992 refer to their years on
32-606: 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. The following Canadians are match officials. Years refer to seasons on the National List of Referees. These officials operate at Football League level or above. Seasons spent as
40-514: Is eligible at the age of 23 years. In 2016, the maximum age limits for the list (45, or 38 for first-time listees) was dropped. FIFA reserves the right to require referees over the age of 45 to undergo additional technical assessments as well as specific medical examinations and fitness testing on a case-by-case basis. Sarkis Demirdjian was the longest serving FIFA-listed referee, being listed for 20 years and 10 months (September 1962 – July 1983). List of FIFA international referees This
48-517: Is no equivalent of the assistant referee. Referees nominated to the list must pass fitness tests consisting of a series of 40 metres (130 ft) sprints and an interval test consisting of 75 metres (246 ft) sprints and 2x 12.5 metre recovery walks. Assistant referees nominated to the list must pass fitness tests consisting of a CODA-drill, series of 30 metres (98 ft) sprints and an interval test consisting of 75 metres (246 ft) sprints and 2x 12.5 metre recovery walks. On being selected to
56-419: The list, referees receive a badge from FIFA. The badge indicates the category of official in which they have been listed – referee, assistant referee, Futsal referee or soccer referee. While officiating matches in the category they have been nominated, the referee is expected to wear the badge. Where a referee is controlling a match outside of their category (e.g. an assistant referee acting as a central referee or
64-435: The referees to be nominated to FIFA. FIFA maintains five lists in total: men's and women's association football referees, men's and women's futsal referees, and a single list of beach soccer referees. Officials in the association football lists are nominated as either referees, assistant referees and/or video match officials. Futsal and beach soccer at international level are usually controlled by two on-field referees and there
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