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

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:

2006 UEFA Champions League Final

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.

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup Final

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.

External links

[top_referees-1] "Dommerrangering for 2020-sesongen". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[2] "Dommere i Eliteserien" [Eliteserien referees] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[3] "Assistentdommere i Eliteserien" [Eliteserien assistant referees] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[4] "FIFA International Referees". Archived from the original on June 19, 2015.

[5] "FIFA International Assistant Referees". Archived from the original on June 19, 2015.

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