While officiating matches in the category they have been nominated, the referee is expected to wear the badge. The badge indicates the category of official in which they have been listed – referee, assistant referee, Futsal referee or Beach soccer referee. On being selected to the list, referees receive a badge from FIFA. Assistant referees nominated to the list must pass fitness tests consisting of a CODA-drill, series of 30 metre sprints and an interval test consisting of 75 metre sprints and 2x 12,5 metre recovery walks. Referees nominated to the list must pass fitness tests consisting of a series of 40 metre sprints and an interval test consisting of 75 metre sprints and 2x 12,5 metre recovery walks. Futsal and beach soccer at international level are usually controlled by two on-field referees and there is no equivalent of the assistant referee. Officials in the association football lists are nominated as either referees or assistant referees. įIFA 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. Each country's Referee's Committee selects the referees to be nominated to FIFA.

Members of the list are qualified to officiate at international level and are entitled to wear a FIFA badge on their uniform for the year in which they listed.įIFA member countries are invited annually to nominate male and female officials for association football, futsal and beach soccer. The FIFA International Referees List is an annual publication of the global list of FIFA international referees in the football-variants controlled by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) – association football (outdoor football), futsal and beach soccer.

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