IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year (original) (raw)
1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1987
Top 10
- Romualdo Arpi FILHO 74 pts Brazil
- Alexis PONNET 56 " Belgium
- Luigi AGNOLIN 51 " Italy
- Michel VAUTROT 39 " France
- Dieter PAULY 17 " West Germany
- Vojtech CHRISTOV 15 " Czechoslovakia
- George COURTNEY 12 " England
- Juan Carlos LOUSTAU 10 " Argentina Robert VALENTINE 10 " Scotland
- Keith HACKETT 8 " England
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1988
Top 10
- Michel VAUTROT 92 pts France
- Luigi AGNOLIN 41 " Italy
- Alexis PONNET 35 " Belgium
- Dieter PAULY 23 " West Germany
- G�rard BIGUET 19 " France
- Erik FREDRIKSSON 16 " Sweden
- Romualdo Arpi FILHO 12 " Brazil
- Keith HACKETT 11 " England
- Arnaldo C�sar COELHO 8 " Brazil
- Juan Carlos LOUSTAU 7 " Argentina
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1989
Top 10
- Michel VAUTROT 92 pts France
- Luigi AGNOLIN 47 " Italy
- Erik FREDRIKSSON 26 " Sweden
- George COURTNEY 21 " England
- Alexis PONNET 17 " Belgium
- Juan Carlos LOUSTAU 16 " Argentina
- Dieter PAULY 15 " West Germany
- Karl Heinz TRITSCHLER 11 " West Germany
- Keith HACKETT 8 " England
- G�rard BIGUET 6 " France
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1990
Top 10
- Jos� Roberto Ramiz WRIGHT 97 pts Brazil
- Michel VAUTROT 43 " France
- George COURTNEY 29 " England
- Peter MIKKELSEN 27 " Denmark
- Zoran PETROVIC 26 " Yugoslavia
- Jo�l QUINIOU 24 " France
- Helmut KOHL 19 " Austria
- Juan Carlos LOUSTAU 14 " Argentina
- Luigi AGNOLIN 12 " Italy
- Edgardo CODESAL 9 " Mexico
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1991
Top 10
- Peter Mikkelsen 46 pts Denmark
- Jo�l Quiniou 36 " France Jos� Roberto Ramiz Wright 36 " Brazil
- Tullio Lanese 35 " Italy
- Bo Karlsson 26 " Sweden
- George Courtney 24 " England
- Erik Fredriksson 20 " Sweden
- Zoran Petrovic 19 " Yugoslavia Aron Schmidhuber 19 " Germany
- Emilio Soriano Aladr�n 14 " Spain Juan Carlos Loustau 14 " Argentina Kurt R�thlisberger 14 " Switzerland
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1992
Top 10
- Aron Schmidhuber 55 pts Germany
- Juan Carlos Loustau 29 " Argentina
- Peter Mikkelsen 28 " Denmark
- Bruno Galler 27 " Switzerland
- Tullio Lanese 23 " Italy
- Bo Karlsson 19 " Sweden
- Arturo Brizio Carter 14 " Mexico
- Pier-Luigi Pairetto 13 " Italiy
- S�ndor Puhl 12 " Hungary
- Emilio Soriano Aladr�n 11 " Spain
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1993
Top 10
- Peter Mikkelsen 40 pts Denmark
- Jo�l Quiniou 35 " France
- S�ndor Puhl 31 " Hungary
- Aron Schmidhuber 23 " Germany
- Kurt R�thlisberger 20 " Switzerland
- Pier-Luigi Pairetto 18 " Italy
- Karl-Josef Assenmacher 16 " Germany Arturo Brizio Carter 16 " Mexico
- Marcio Rezende de Freitas 15 " Brazil
- Ernesto Filippi Cavani 11 " Uruguay Juan Carlos Loustau 11 " Argentina
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1994
Top 10
- S�ndor Puhl 93 pts Hungary
- Jo�l Quiniou 51 " France
- Peter Mikkelsen 46 " Denmark
- Jos� Joaqu�n Torres Cadena 31 " Colombia
- Pier-Luigi Pairetto 14 " Italy
- Philip Don 13 " England
- Bernd Heynemann 9 " Germany Kim Milton Nielsen 9 " Denmark
- Ion Craciunescu 8 " Romania
- Mario van der Ende 7 " Netherlands Renato Marsiglia 7 " Brazil
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1995
Top 10
- S�ndor Puhl 41 pts Hungary
- Ion Craciunescu 30 " Romania
- Pier-Luigi Pairetto 24 " Italy
- Peter Mikkelsen 22 " Denmark
- Jacobus Uilenberg 15 " Netherlands
- Leslie William Mottram 14 " Scotland
- Manuel D�az Vega 11 " Spain
- Arturo Brizio Carter 10 " Mexico David Roland Elleray 10 " England Hellmut Krug 10 " Germany Vadim Zhuk 10 " Belarus
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1996
Top 10
- S�ndor PUHL 82 pts Hungary
- Pier-Luigi PAIRETTO 80 " Italy
- Hellmut KRUG 20 " Germany Leslie MOTTRAM 20 " Scotland Mario VAN DER ENDE 20 " Netherlands
- Pier-Luigi COLLINA 17 " Italy
- Javier CASTRILLI 15 " Argentina
- Peter MIKKELSEN 14 " Denmark
- Manuel D�AZ VEGA 13 " Spain
- David ELLERAY 12 " England
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1997
Top 10
- S�ndor Puhl 82 pts Hungary
- Peter Mikkelsen 40 " Denmark
- Mario van der Ende 39 " Netherlands
- Pier-Luigi Collina 34 " Italy
- Pier-Luigi Pairetto 23 " Italy
- Hellmut Krug 22 " Germany
- Javier Alberto Castrilli 21 " Argentina Manuel D�az Vega 21 " Spain
- David Roland Elleray 20 " England Markus Merk 20 " Germany
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1998
Top 10
- Pier-Luigi Collina 70 pts Italy
- Sa�d Belqola 64 " Morocco
- Jos� Manuel Garc�a-Aranda 40 " Spain
- Marc Batta 34 " France
- Hugh Dallas 22 " Scotland Bernd Heynemann 22 " Germany
- Javier Alberto Castrilli 20 " Argentina Ali Mohamed Bujsaim 20 " UAE
- Hellmut Krug 19 " Germany Mario van der Ende 19 " Netherlands
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1999
Top 10
- Pier-Luigi Collina 126 pts Italy
- Hellmut Krug 29 " Germany
- Hugh Dallas 27 " Scotland
- David Roland Elleray 23 " England Bernd Heynemann 23 " Germany
- Kim Milton Nielsen 19 " Denmark
- Urs Meier 17 " Switzerland
- Jos� Manuel Garc�a-Aranda 16 " Spain
- Manuel D�az Vega 15 " Spain
- Paul Durkin 12 " England Anders Frisk 12 " Sweden Markus Merk 12 " Germany
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2000
Top 10
- Pier-Luigi Collina 124 pts Italy
- Anders Frisk 69 " Sweden
- Markus Merk 40 " Germany
- Kim Milton Nielsen 27 " Denmark
- Oscar Juli�n Ruiz Acosta 25 " Colombia
- Urs Meier 23 " Switzerland
- Jos� Manuel Garc�a-Aranda 20 " Spain
- G�nter Benk� 19 " Austria Hugh Dallas 19 " Scotland
- Hellmut Krug 16 " Germany
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2001
Top 10
- Pier-Luigi Collina 129 pts Italy
- Anders Frisk 47 " Sweden
- Kim Milton Nielsen 34 " Denmark
- V�tor Manuel Melo Pereira 23 " Portugal
- Horacio Marcelo Elizondo 22 " Argentina
- Hugh Dallas 21 " Scotland
- Dirk Zier Gerardus Jol 19 " Netherlands
- Markus Merk 18 " Germany
- Urs Meier 17 " Switzerland
- Stefano Braschi 15 " Italy
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2002
Top 10
- Pier-Luigi Collina 222 pts Italy
- Urs Meier 72 " Switzerland
- Kim Milton Nielsen 47 " Denmark
- Anders Frisk 38 " Sweden
- Hugh Dallas 21 " Scotland
- Oscar Juli�n Ruiz Acosta 20 " Colombia
- Markus Merk 18 " Germany
- Ali Mohamed Bujsaim 11 " UAE
- Saad Kameel Manei 9 " Kuwait
- V�tor Manuel Melo Pereira 8 " Portugal
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2003
Top 10
- Pier-Luigi Collina 157 pts Italy
- Dr.Markus Merk 65 " Germany
- Urs Meier 36 " Switzerland
- Valentin Ivanov 30 " Russia
- Anders Frisk 27 " Sweden
- Kim Milton Nielsen 26 " Denmark
- Oscar Juli�n Ruiz Acosta 21 " Colombia
- Lubos Michel 19 " Slovakia
- Jorge Larriondo Pietrafesa 10 " Uruguay Graham Poll 10 " England
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2004
Top 10
- Markus Merk 126 pts Germany
- Pierluigi Collina 122 " Italy
- Anders Frisk 59 " Sweden
- Kim Milton Nielsen 48 " Denmark
- Urs Meier 25 " Switzerland
- Oscar Juli�n Ruiz Acosta 14 " Colombia
- Valentin Ivanov 12 " Russia M�rcio Rezende de Freitas 12 " Brazil
- Graham Poll 11 " England
- Gilles Veissi�re 10 " France
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2005
Top 10
- Markus Merk 102 pts Germany
- Manuel E. Mejuto Gonzalez 44 " Spain
- Lubos Michel 40 " Slovakia
- Graham Poll 36 " England
- Kim Milton Nielsen 33 " Denmark
- Pierluigi Collina 26 " Italy
- Valentin Ivanov 17 " Russia
- Oscar Julian Ruiz Acosta 14 " Colombia
- Jorge Larriondo Pietrafesa 13 " Uruguay
- Carlos Luis Chandia Alarcon 10 " Chile Roberto Rosetti 10 " Italy
IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2006
Top 10
- Horacio Marcelo Elizondo 159 pts Argentina
- Lubos Michel 69 " Slovakia
- Markus Merk 60 " Germany
- Benito A. Archundia Tellez 42 " Mexico
- Luis Medina Cantalejo 26 " Spain
- Jorge Larriondo Pietrafesa 24 " Uruguay
- Roberto Rosetti 19 " Italy
- Frank De Bleeckere 18 " Belgium
- Herbert Fandel 17 " Germany
- Massimo Busacca 16 " Switzerland
About this document
Source: Libero (IFFHS Magazine)
Prepared and maintained by Erik Garin and Jos� Luis Pierrend for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Erik Garin (garinerik@hispeed.ch) and Jos� Luis Pierrend (josepie@hotmail.com) Last updated: 2 Aug 2007
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