Istvan Kovacs Photo: Sven Beyrich / Zuma Press / Profimedia
FIFA has validated the list of Romanian referees appointed by the Central Commission of Referees for international competitions next year, which includes 11 referees, 17 assistant referees, 12 VAR referees, 4 futsal referees and 3 beach soccer referees, reports News.ro.
Here is the list of FIFA referees for the year 2026:
Referees: Istvan KOVACS, Marian BARBU, Radu PETRESCU, Horatiu FEŞNIC, Andrei CHIVULETE, Rareş VIDICAN, Szabolcs KOVACS, Iuliana DEMETRESCU, Alina PEŞU, Ana Maria TERTELEAC, Roxana TIMIŞ
Assistant referees: Mihai MARICA, Mircea GRIGORIU, Ferencz TUNYOGI, Radu GHINGULEAC, Valentin AVRAM, George NEACŞU, Alexandru CEREI, Marius BADEA, Alexandru CORB, Adrian VORNICU, Roxana IVANOV, Daniela CONSTANTINESCU, Cătălina NAN, Diana FLOREA, Andreea SUŞCĂ, Ana PUŞCAŞU, Ilinca MAZGA
VAR referees: Cătălin POPA, Ovidiu HAŢEGAN, Sebastian COLŢESCU, Sorin COSTRIE, Marcel BÎRSAN, Radu PETRESCU, Iulian DIMA, Andrei CHIVULETE, Florin ANDREI, Cristina TRANDAFIR, Iuliana DEMETRESCU, Alina PEŞU
Futsal referees: Vlad CIOBANU, Bogdan HANCEARIUC, Liviu CHIŢA, Laurentiu DEACONU
Beach football referees: Attila BALINT, Liviu DÂRJAN, Laurentiu PENTEK
On the other hand, at the end of this year, several officials ended their activity on the playing field according to the regulations. They were honored at the last games, receiving a plaque from the CCA.
The officials who have completed their activity are:
Referees: Mihai AMORĂRIŢEI (L2), Marius DIACONU, Octavian CIUCANU (L3)
Assistant referees: Vasile MARINESCU (FIFA), Ovidiu ARTENE (FIFA), Mihaela ŢEPUSĂ (FIFA), Sebastian GHEORGHE, Daniel MITRUțI, Mircea ORBULETE, Adrian POPESCU, Stelian SLABU (L1), Cristian VOICU, Doru ZAMFIR, Casian BĂLA (L2), Alexandru BLĂNARIU, Adrian PĂUNESCU, Daniel POPA, Cristian TĂNASE, Ioan GEORGIU (L3).
