IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1987-2006


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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
 
 1. Romualdo Arpi FILHO        74 pts       Brazil
 2. Alexis PONNET              56  "        Belgium
 3. Luigi AGNOLIN              51  "        Italy
 4. Michel VAUTROT             39  "        France
 5. Dieter PAULY               17  "        West Germany
 6. Vojtech CHRISTOV           15  "        Czechoslovakia
 7. George COURTNEY            12  "        England
 8. Juan Carlos LOUSTAU        10  "        Argentina
    Robert VALENTINE           10  "        Scotland
10. Keith HACKETT               8  "        England

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1988

Top 10
 
 1. Michel VAUTROT             92 pts       France
 2. Luigi AGNOLIN              41  "        Italy
 3. Alexis PONNET              35  "        Belgium
 4. Dieter PAULY               23  "        West Germany
 5. Gérard BIGUET              19  "        France
 6. Erik FREDRIKSSON           16  "        Sweden
 7. Romualdo Arpi FILHO        12  "        Brazil
 8. Keith HACKETT              11  "        England 
 9. Arnaldo César COELHO        8  "        Brazil 
10. Juan Carlos LOUSTAU         7  "        Argentina

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1989

Top 10
 
 1. Michel VAUTROT             92 pts       France
 2. Luigi AGNOLIN              47  "        Italy
 3. Erik FREDRIKSSON           26  "        Sweden
 4. George COURTNEY            21  "        England
 5. Alexis PONNET              17  "        Belgium
 6. Juan Carlos LOUSTAU        16  "        Argentina
 7. Dieter PAULY               15  "        West Germany
 8. Karl Heinz TRITSCHLER      11  "        West Germany
 9. Keith HACKETT               8  "        England
10. Gérard BIGUET               6  "        France

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1990

Top 10
 
 1. José Roberto Ramiz WRIGHT  97 pts       Brazil
 2. Michel VAUTROT             43  "        France
 3. George COURTNEY            29  "        England
 4. Peter MIKKELSEN            27  "        Denmark 
 5. Zoran PETROVIC             26  "        Yugoslavia
 6. Joël QUINIOU               24  "        France
 7. Helmut KOHL                19  "        Austria
 8. Juan Carlos LOUSTAU        14  "        Argentina
 9. Luigi AGNOLIN              12  "        Italy
10. Edgardo CODESAL             9  "        Mexico

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1991

Top 10
  
 1. Peter Mikkelsen 		46 pts	Denmark
 2. Joël Quiniou 		36  "  	France
    José Roberto Ramiz Wright 	36  "  	Brazil
 4. Tullio Lanese 		35  " 	Italy
 5. Bo Karlsson 		26  "  	Sweden 
 6. George Courtney 		24  "  	England
 7. Erik Fredriksson 		20  "  	Sweden
 8. Zoran Petrovic 		19  "  	Yugoslavia 
    Aron Schmidhuber 		19  "  	Germany 
10. Emilio Soriano Aladrén 	14  "  	Spain 
    Juan Carlos Loustau 	14  "  	Argentina
    Kurt Röthlisberger 		14  "  	Switzerland 

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1992

Top 10
  
 1. Aron Schmidhuber 		55 pts	Germany
 2. Juan Carlos Loustau 	29  " 	Argentina
 3. Peter Mikkelsen 		28  "  	Denmark
 4. Bruno Galler 		27  "  	Switzerland  
 5. Tullio Lanese 		23  " 	Italy
 6. Bo Karlsson 		19  "  	Sweden 
 7. Arturo Brizio Carter 	14  "  	Mexico
 8. Pier-Luigi Pairetto 	13  " 	Italiy
 9. Sándor Puhl 		12  "  	Hungary  
10. Emilio Soriano Aladrén 	11  " 	Spain 

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1993

Top 10
   
 1. Peter Mikkelsen 		40 pts	Denmark
 2. Joël Quiniou 		35  "  	France
 3. Sándor Puhl 		31  "  	Hungary  
 4. Aron Schmidhuber 		23  "  	Germany 
 5. Kurt Röthlisberger 		20  "  	Switzerland  
 6. Pier-Luigi Pairetto 	18  "  	Italy
 7. Karl-Josef Assenmacher 	16  "  	Germany 
    Arturo Brizio Carter 	16  "  	Mexico 
 9. Marcio Rezende de Freitas 	15  "  	Brazil 
10. Ernesto Filippi Cavani 	11  "  	Uruguay
    Juan Carlos Loustau 	11  "  	Argentina

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1994

Top 10
   
 1. Sándor Puhl 		93 pts	Hungary 
 2. Joël Quiniou 		51  " 	France
 3. Peter Mikkelsen 		46  "  	Denmark 
 4. José Joaquín Torres Cadena 	31  " 	Colombia
 5. Pier-Luigi Pairetto 	14  "  	Italy
 6. Philip Don 			13  "	England 
 7. Bernd Heynemann 		 9  " 	Germany 
    Kim Milton Nielsen 		 9  "  	Denmark 
 9. Ion Craciunescu 		 8  "   Romania 
10. Mario van der Ende 		 7  "   Netherlands
    Renato Marsiglia 		 7  "   Brazil

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1995

Top 10
  
 1. Sándor Puhl 		41 pts	Hungary
 2. Ion Craciunescu 		30  "   Romania 
 3. Pier-Luigi Pairetto 	24  "   Italy 
 4. Peter Mikkelsen 		22  "   Denmark
 5. Jacobus Uilenberg 		15  "   Netherlands
 6. Leslie William Mottram 	14  "   Scotland 
 7. Manuel Díaz Vega 		11  "   Spain
 8. 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
 
 1. Sándor PUHL                82 pts       Hungary
 2. Pier-Luigi PAIRETTO        80  "        Italy
 3. Hellmut KRUG               20  "        Germany
    Leslie MOTTRAM             20  "        Scotland
    Mario VAN DER ENDE         20  "        Netherlands
 6. Pier-Luigi COLLINA         17  "        Italy
 7. Javier CASTRILLI           15  "        Argentina
 8. Peter MIKKELSEN            14  "        Denmark
 9. Manuel DÍAZ VEGA           13  "        Spain
10. David ELLERAY              12  "        England

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1997

Top 10
  
 1. Sándor Puhl 		82 pts	Hungary
 2. Peter Mikkelsen 		40  "   Denmark 
 3. Mario van der Ende 		39  "   Netherlands
 4. Pier-Luigi Collina 		34  "   Italy
 5. Pier-Luigi Pairetto 	23  "   Italy 
 6. Hellmut Krug 		22  "   Germany
 7. Javier Alberto Castrilli 	21  "   Argentina
    Manuel Díaz Vega 		21  "   Spain 
 9. David Roland Elleray 	20  "   England 
    Markus Merk 		20  "   Germany

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1998

Top 10
   
 1. Pier-Luigi Collina 		70 pts	Italy
 2. Saïd Belqola 		64  "   Morocco 
 3. José Manuel García-Aranda	40  "   Spain 
 4. Marc Batta 			34  "   France 
 5. Hugh Dallas 		22  "   Scotland
    Bernd Heynemann 		22  "   Germany
 7. Javier Alberto Castrilli 	20  "   Argentina
    Ali Mohamed Bujsaim 	20  "   UAE
 9. Hellmut Krug 		19  "   Germany 
    Mario van der Ende 		19  "   Netherlands 

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 1999

Top 10
  
 1. Pier-Luigi Collina 	       126 pts	Italy
 2. Hellmut Krug 		29  "   Germany
 3. Hugh Dallas 		27  "   Scotland
 4. David Roland Elleray 	23  "   England 
    Bernd Heynemann 		23  "   Germany 
 6. Kim Milton Nielsen 		19  "   Denmark 
 7. Urs Meier 			17  "   Switzerland 
 8. José Manuel García-Aranda	16  "   Spain
 9. Manuel Díaz Vega 		15  "   Spain 
10. Paul Durkin 		12  "   England 
    Anders Frisk 		12  "   Sweden 
    Markus Merk 		12  "   Germany  

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2000

Top 10
   
 1. Pier-Luigi Collina 	       124 pts   Italy
 2. Anders Frisk 		69  "    Sweden
 3. Markus Merk 		40  "    Germany 
 4. Kim Milton Nielsen 		27  "    Denmark
 5. Oscar Julián Ruiz Acosta 	25  "    Colombia
 6. Urs Meier 			23  "    Switzerland
 7. José Manuel García-Aranda	20  "    Spain
 8. Günter Benkö 		19  "    Austria
    Hugh Dallas 		19  "    Scotland
10. Hellmut Krug 		16  "    Germany 

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2001

Top 10
   
 1. Pier-Luigi Collina         129 pts   Italy
 2. Anders Frisk 		47  "    Sweden
 3. Kim Milton Nielsen 		34  "    Denmark
 4. Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira 	23  "    Portugal
 5. Horacio Marcelo Elizondo 	22  "    Argentina
 6. Hugh Dallas 		21  "    Scotland
 7. Dirk Zier Gerardus Jol 	19  "    Netherlands 
 8. Markus Merk 		18  "    Germany 
 9. Urs Meier 			17  "    Switzerland
10. Stefano Braschi 		15  "    Italy

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2002

Top 10

 1. Pier-Luigi Collina	       222 pts   Italy 
 2. Urs Meier 		        72  "    Switzerland
 3. Kim Milton Nielsen 		47  "    Denmark
 4. Anders Frisk 		38  "    Sweden
 5. Hugh Dallas 		21  "    Scotland  
 6. Oscar Julián Ruiz Acosta 	20  "    Colombia  
 7. Markus Merk 		18  "    Germany
 8. Ali Mohamed Bujsaim  	11  "    UAE 
 9. Saad Kameel Manei 		 9  "    Kuwait 
10. Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira 	 8  "    Portugal 

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2003

Top 10

 1. Pier-Luigi Collina	       157 pts   Italy  
 2. Dr.Markus Merk 		65  "	 Germany
 3. Urs Meier 			36  "	 Switzerland 
 4. Valentin Ivanov 		30  "	 Russia 
 5. Anders Frisk 		27  "	 Sweden
 6. Kim Milton Nielsen 		26  "	 Denmark 
 7. Oscar Julián Ruiz Acosta 	21  "	 Colombia 
 8. Lubos Michel 		19  "	 Slovakia 
 9. Jorge Larriondo Pietrafesa 	10  "	 Uruguay 
    Graham Poll 		10  "	 England 

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2004

Top 10

 1. Markus Merk 	       126 pts	 Germany
 2. Pierluigi Collina          122  "    Italy 
 3. Anders Frisk 		59  "	 Sweden
 4. Kim Milton Nielsen 		48  "	 Denmark
 5. Urs Meier 			25  "	 Switzerland 
 6. Oscar Julián Ruiz Acosta 	14  "	 Colombia 
 7. Valentin Ivanov 		12  "	 Russia
    Márcio Rezende de Freitas 	12  "	 Brazil
 9. Graham Poll 		11  "	 England
10. Gilles Veissière 		10  "	 France

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2005

Top 10

 1. Markus Merk 		102 pts	 Germany 
 2. Manuel E. Mejuto Gonzalez 	 44  "	 Spain
 3. Lubos Michel 		 40  "	 Slovakia
 4. Graham Poll 		 36  "	 England 
 5. Kim Milton Nielsen 		 33  "	 Denmark
 6. Pierluigi Collina 		 26  "	 Italy 
 7. Valentin Ivanov 		 17  "	 Russia 
 8. Oscar Julian Ruiz Acosta 	 14  "	 Colombia
 9. Jorge Larriondo Pietrafesa 	 13  "	 Uruguay
10. Carlos Luis Chandia Alarcon  10  "	 Chile 
    Roberto Rosetti 		 10  "	 Italy 

IFFHS' World's Best Referee of the Year 2006

Top 10

 1. Horacio Marcelo Elizondo 	159 pts	 Argentina
 2. Lubos Michel 		 69  "	 Slovakia
 3. Markus Merk 		 60  "   Germany
 4. Benito A. Archundia Tellez 	 42  "   Mexico 
 5. Luis Medina Cantalejo 	 26  "   Spain
 6. Jorge Larriondo Pietrafesa 	 24  "	 Uruguay
 7. Roberto Rosetti 		 19  "   Italy
 8. Frank De Bleeckere 		 18  "   Belgium
 9. Herbert Fandel 		 17  "   Germany
10. Massimo Busacca 		 16  "   Switzerland

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Source: Libero (IFFHS Magazine)

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