Eliteserien referees
The Eliteserien referees is a group of professional or semi-professional football referees and assistant referees, appointed by Dommerkomitéen, the Norwegian referees' committee.[1]
Eliteserien Match Officials
The 2021 Eliteserien match officials lists, consists of 14 referees and 24 assistant referees.[2][3]
Referees
- Sivert Amland
- Usman Aslam
- Espen Eskås
- Marius Hansen Grøtta
- Dag Vidar Hafsås
- Tom Harald Hagen
- Kristoffer Hagenes
- Tore Hansen
- Sigurd Kringstad
- Svein Oddvar Moen
- Ola Hobber Nilsen
- Rohit Saggi
- Tommy Skjerven
- Kai Erik Steen
Eskås, Hagenes, Hansen, Kringstad, Moen, Saggi and Steen are also FIFA International Referees.[4]
Hafsås, Hagen, Nilsen and Skjerven were all previously FIFA International Referees.
Assistant Referees
- Ivar Askeland
- Isaak Bashevkin
- Sondre Dahle
- Anders Olav Dale
- Jim Dyb
- Jan Erik Engan
- Tom Harald Grønevik
- Kristoffer Gullhav
- Kim Tomas Haglund
- Eivin Hansen
- Ole Haukåsen
- Geir Oskar Isaksen
- Ivar M. Jahr
- Morten Jensen
- Kim Andre Johnsen
- Christer Jørgensen
- Jon-Michael Knutsen
- Runar Langseth
- Magnus Lundberg
- Dag Roger Nebben
- Alf Olav Rossland
- Jørgen Valstadsve
- Anders Velo
- Øystein Ytterland
Bashevkin, Dale, Engan, Grønevik, Haglund, Isaksen, Jensen, Knutsen, Langseth and Ytterland are also FIFA International Assistant Referees.[5]
Johnsen, Lundberg and Nebben were all previously FIFA International Assistant Referees.
Notable International Appointments
Current and former Eliteserien match officials have overseen some of the most prestigious matches available, these include:
Refereed by Terje Hauge, and assisted by Steinar Holvik and Arild Sundet.
- 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Semi-final second leg (Chelsea v. Barcelona)
Refereed by Tom Henning Øvrebø, and assisted by Geir Åge Holen and Dag Roger Nebben.
Refereed by Svein Oddvar Moen and assisted by Kim Tomas Haglund and Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands).
Notable former Eliteserien Referees
Name | Year from—to |
FIFA list | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Kjell Alseth | 1996—2008 | 2002 | Retired |
Espen Berntsen | 1997—2015 | 2002—2012 | Retired |
Terje Hauge | 1990—2010 | 1993—2010 | Retired and became Head of Referees |
Roy Helge Olsen | 1987—2011 | 1992—2002 | Retired |
Tom Henning Øvrebø | 1992—2013 | 1994—2010 | Retired |
Rune Pedersen | 1987—2003 | 1989—2003 | Retired and became Head of Referees |
Brage Sandmoen | 2001—2015 | 2003—2010 | Retired |
References
- "Dommerrangering for 2020-sesongen". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- "Dommere i Eliteserien" [Eliteserien referees] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "Assistentdommere i Eliteserien" [Eliteserien assistant referees] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "FIFA International Referees". Archived from the original on June 19, 2015.
- "FIFA International Assistant Referees". Archived from the original on June 19, 2015.