List of FIFA international referees

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.

Afghanistan

• Ashraf Hussainzada (2025–present)

Algeria

Men's

Referees

Video Match Officials

Women's

Referees

Video Match Officials

• Asma Feriel Ouahab (2024–present)

Argentina

Men's

Referees

Video Match Officials

Women's

Referees

Video Match Officials

• Salomé di Iorio (2004–)

Armenia

Men's

Assistant Referees

• Sargis Hovhannisyan (2021–)

Women's

Assistant Referees

• Liana Grigoryan (2006–2010)

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

Bahamas

• Evens Julmis (2025–present)

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Former

Belarus

Former

Belgium

Former

Benin

• Coffi Codjia (1994–2011)

Bhutan

• Pema Tshewang (2014–present)

Bolivia

• Raúl Orosco (2009–present)
• Gery Vargas (2012–present)
• Ivo Méndez (2017–present)

Former

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Irfan Peljto (2015–present)
• Ognjen Valjić (2011–)

Brazil

Former

Bulgaria

Former

Burundi

• Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (2013–present)

Cameroon

• Néant (Sidi) Alioum (2008–)

Canada

The following Canadians are match officials.

• Lyres Arfa (2021–present)
• Micheal Barwegen (2018–present)
• Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (2014–present)
• Filip Dujic (2024–present)
• Drew Fischer (2015–present)
• Stéphanie Fortin (2019–present)
• Marie-Han Gagnon-Chretien (2015–present)
• Pierre-Luc Lauzière (2021–present)
• Gerard-Kader Lebuis (2024–present)
• Gabrielle Lemieux (2022–present)
• Myriam Marcotte (2019–present)
• Carly Shaw-MacLaren (2019–present)
• Melissa Snedden (2018–present)
• Stefan Tanaka-Freundt (2022–present)
• Chris Wattam (2018–present)

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China PR

Chinese Taipei

• Chen Hsin-chuan (2015–)
• Kao Jung-fang (2009–)
• Yu Ming-hsun (2002–)

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Congo DR

Cook Islands

• John Pareanga (2005–)
• Tupou Patia (2011–)

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Curaçao

• Norberto Da Silva Costa (2023–)

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

• Rhomie Blanc (2015–)
• Charvis Delsol (2017–)

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

Eswatini

Women's football

• Letticia Viana (2015–present)

Futsal referee

Ethiopia

kinde Tesema (2000–2005)

Faroe Islands

• Petur Reinert (2007–2017)
• Alex Troleis (2015–2022)

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Current Referees

Men's

Referees

Assistant Referees

• Bangbang Syamsudar (2013–)
• Beni Andriko (2014–)
• Nurhadi Sulchan (2014–)
• I Gede Selamet Raharja (2019–)
• Azizul Alimmudin Hanafiah (2020–)
• Fajar Furqon (2020–)
• Muhammad Akbar Jamaluddin (2022–)
• Gilang Ade Mizwar (2026–)

Video Match Officials

• Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (2026–)
• Naufal Adya Fairuski (2026–)

Futsal Referees

• Wahyu Wicaksono (2018–)
• Fitra Fauzi Rahmat (2024–)

Women's

Assistant Referees

• Wina Apriliana Putri (2025–)

Futsal Referees

• Tita Rosita (2025–)

Iran

•Jarfar Namdar(1970-1978)

Iraq

• Ahmed Sabah Qasim Albaghdadi (2019—)

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

• Pavel Saliy (2003–)
• Artyom Kuchin(2009–)

Kenya

Korea DPR

Korea Republic

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Current referees

Men's

Referees

Assistant referees

Futsal referees

Women's

Referees

• Veronika Bernatskaya (2018–)

Assistant referees

• Ramina Tsoi (2018–)

Former

Laos

Current referees

Men's

Referees

Assistant referees

Futsal referees

• Khampasong Xayavongsy (2014–)

Women's

Referees

• Khamsing Xaiyanvongsy (2021–)

Assistant referees

• Phutsavan Chanthavong (2019–)

Former

• Sipaseuth Sinbandith (2005–2011)
• Visith Sengamphanh (2013–)

Latvia

Source:

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

• Isaac Montgomery (2013–)
• Jerry Yekeh (2009–)
• George Rogers (2016–)

Libya

Liechtenstein

• Roland Beck (1995–2003)

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau

• Wong Kuan Lon (1998–2012)

North Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherlands

New Caledonia

• Médéric Lacour (2016–)
• Bertrand Brial (Assistant referee 2016–)

New Zealand

Referees

Assistant Referees

Futsal Referees

Former officials

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Northern Ireland

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Current referees

Men's

Referees

Assistant referees

• Relly Balila (2015–)
• Krizmark Nañola (2017–)
• Francis Engalgado (2018–)
• Giovanni Lachica (2018–)

Futsal referees

• Jan Dlanor Initan (2022–)
• Fericival Orlanda (2022–)

Women's

Assistant referees

• Merlo Albano (2012–)

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Soviet Union and Russia

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Moeth Gaymes (2014–)

San Marino

• Stefano Podeschi (2002–)
• Gabriele Rossi (2004–)

São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

Scotland

Updated 23 September 2025

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Spain

Sri Lanka

• Hettikamkanamge Perera (2004–)
• Nivon Robesh Gamini (2010–)

Sudan

Suriname

Men's

Football referees

Assistant referees

Futsal referee

• Anthony Terborg

Women's

Assistant referees

• Mijensa Rench
• Suelle Shepperd

Sweden

Switzerland

Futsal referees

Football referees

Syria

Tahiti

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

• Ichikawa Polovili (2009–)

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Turks and Caicos Islands

• Gianni Ascani (2015–2017)
• Dane Ritchie (2016–2018)

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United States

2022 US FIFA Referees:

2022 USA FIFA Assistant Referees

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

• Hillaren Frederick (2000–)

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

References

External links

• Official list of international referees
• Official FIFA list of international referees (archived)
• Official FIFA list of international referees (archived)
• World Referee archive
• Canada Soccer National List of Officials