The UEFA Referees Committee approved the referee categories for the second half of the season 2019/2020. The changes will take effect on 1 January 2020.
Men
Retired from Elite: Viktor Kassai (HUN), Gianluca Rocchi (ITA).
Promoted from First Category to Elite: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR), Istvan Kovacs (ROU), Slavko Vincic (SVN, photo).
Retired from First Category: Kevin Blom (NED).
Retired/removed from Second Category: Alexander Harkam (AUT), Robert Schorgenhofer (AUT), Siarhei Tsynkevich (BLR), Tobias Welz (GER), Pol van Boekel (NED), Arnold Hunter (NIR), Ola Hobber Nilsen (NOR), Stephan Klossner (SUI).
New FIFA referees entered into Second Category: David Coote (ENG), Andrew Madley (ENG), Willy Delajod (FRA), Harm Osmers (GER), Fabio Maresca (ITA), Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP).
Retired/removed from Third Category: Dzianis Shcharbakou (BLR), Stanislav Todorov (BUL), Zbynek Proske (CZE), Nicolas Rainville (FRA), Irakli Kvirikashvili (GEO), Erez Papir (ISR), Christophe Pires (LUX), Joao Capela (POR), Umit Ozturk (TUR), Mykola Kryvonosov (UKR).
New FIFA referees entered into Third Category: Walter Altmann (AUT), Christian Ciochirca (AUT), Dzmitry Dzmitryieu (BLR), Amine Kourgheli (BLR), Viktar Shymusik (BLR), Dragomir Draganov (BUL), Pavel Rejzek (CZE), Goga Kikacheishvili (GEO), David Fuxman (ISR), Visar Kastrati (KVX), Jasmin Sabotic (LUX), Jochem Kamphuis (NED), Allard Lindhout (NED), Jamie Robinson (NIR), Sigurd Kringstad (NOR), Vitor Ferreira (POR), David Munro (SCO), Lazar Lukic (SRB), Lukas Fähndrich (SUI), Arda Kardesler (TUR), Viktor Kopiievskyi (UKR).
Women
Retired/removed from First Category: Amy Fearn (ENG), Zuzana Kovacova (SVK).
Retired/removed from Second Category: Tinna Christensen (DEN), Sarah Garratt (ENG).
Retired/removed from Third Category: Ruzanna Petrosyan (ARM), Hannelore Onsea (BEL), Irina Turovskaya (BLR), Minna Maenpaa (FIN), Vera Onica (MDA), Tamara Petric (SRB).
New FIFA referees entered into Third Category: Sofik Torosyan (ARM), Olivia Tschon (AUT), Aliaksandra Yakushevich (BLR), Kirsty Dowle (ENG), Stacey Pearson (ENG), Maika Vanderstichel (FRA), Alexandra Deligianni (GRE), Natalia Clipca (MDA), Oxana Cruc (MDA), Louise Thompson (NIR), Teresa Oliveira (POR), Ana Terteleac (ROU), Jelena Medjedovic (SRB), Miriama Matulova (SVK).
Futsal
Retired/removed from First Category: Gerd Bylois (BEL), Costas Nicolaou (CYP).
Retired/removed from Second Category: Gerald Bauernfeind (AUT), Patrik Porkert (AUT), Yusif Nurullayev (AZE), Damian Jaruchiewicz (POL), Vladan Radulovic (SRB), Fredric Nilholt (SWE), Hennadiy Hora (UKR).
New FIFA referees entered into Second Category: Ruben Cardoso (POR).
Retired/removed from Third Category: Kreshnik Hakrama (ALB), Gerard Roure (AND), Mihran Kudoyan (ARM), Ramil Namazov (AZE), Christos Christou (CYP), Olli Niemela (FIN), Danijel Darandik (GER), Ovidiu Curta (ROU), Mario Belavy (SVK), Mario Bohun (SVK).
New FIFA referees entered into Third Category: Arman Alaberkyan (ARM), Daniel Stauber (AUT), Manuel Wolf (AUT), Jiri Bergs (BEL), Georgios Kozakos (CYP), Nicolas Nicolaou (CYP), Paavo Komppa (FIN), Franziska Bruckner (GER), Michael Lima (LUX), Telmen Undrakh (NOR), Dominik Cipinski (POL), Liviu Chita (ROU), Nikola Rabrenovic (SRB), Peter Budac (SVK), Martin Matula (SVK), George Jansizian (SWE), Sviatoslav Kliuchnyk (UKR).
