{{Short description|Norwegian football league referees}} The '''Eliteserien referees''' is a group of professional or semi-professional [[Association football|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]]s and [[assistant Referee (association football) | assistant referee]]s, appointed by Dommerkomitéen, the Norwegian referees' committee.<ref name="top referees">{{cite news |title=Dommerrangering for 2020-sesongen |url=https://www.fotball.no/dommer/toppdommer/2019/dommerrangering-for-2020-sesongen/ |work=fotball.no |publisher=[[Norwegian Football Association|Norwegian Football Association (NFF)]] |date=9 December 2019 |access-date=11 December 2019 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
==Eliteserien Match Officials== The [[2021 Eliteserien]] match officials lists, consists of 14 referees and 24 assistant referees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/dommer/toppdommer/2016/dommere-i-tippeligaen-2016/|title=Dommere i Eliteserien|publisher=[[Norwegian Football Federation]]|date=3 February 2021|access-date=17 April 2021|language=no|trans-title=Eliteserien referees}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/dommer/toppdommer/2016/assistentdommere-i-tippeligaen-2016/|title=Assistentdommere i Eliteserien|publisher=Norwegian Football Federation|date=3 February 2021|access-date=17 April 2021|language=no|trans-title=Eliteserien assistant referees}}</ref> ===Referees=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * [[Sivert Amland]] * [[Usman Aslam]] * [[Espen Eskås]] * [[Marius Hansen Grøtta]] * [[Dag Vidar Hafsås]] * [[Tom Harald Hagen]] * [[Kristoffer Hagenes]] * [[Tore Hansen]] * [[Sigurd Kringstad]] * [[Svein Oddvar Moen]] * [[Ola Hobber Nilsen]] * [[Rohit Saggi]] * [[Tommy Skjerven]] * [[Kai Erik Steen]] {{div col end}} <br> Eskås, Hagenes, Hansen, Kringstad, Moen, Saggi and Steen are also [[FIFA International Referees List|FIFA International Referees]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=nor/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619205207/http://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=nor/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 19, 2015|title=FIFA International Referees}}</ref>
Hafsås, Hagen, Nilsen and Skjerven were all previously FIFA International Referees.
===Assistant Referees=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * 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 {{div col end}} <br> Bashevkin, Dale, Engan, Grønevik, Haglund, Isaksen, Jensen, Knutsen, Langseth and Ytterland are also FIFA International Assistant Referees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=nor/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619205207/http://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=nor/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 19, 2015|title=FIFA International Assistant Referees}}</ref>
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|2008–09 UEFA Champions League Semi-final]] second leg ([[Chelsea F.C|Chelsea]] ''v.'' [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]) Refereed by [[Tom Henning Øvrebø]], and assisted by Geir Åge Holen and Dag Roger Nebben. * [[2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup|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== {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="width:125px|Name ! style="width:125px|Year<br>from—to ! style="width:125px|FIFA list ! style="width:250px|Notes |- | {{sortname|Kjell|Alseth}} | 1996—2008 | 2002 | Retired |- | {{sortname|Espen|Berntsen}} | 1997—2015 | 2002—2012 | Retired |- | {{sortname|Terje|Hauge}} | 1990—2010 | 1993—2010 | Retired and became Head of Referees |- | {{sortname|Roy Helge|Olsen}} | 1987—2011 | 1992—2002 | Retired |- | {{sortname|Tom Henning|Øvrebø}} | 1992—2013 | 1994—2010 | Retired |- | {{sortname|Rune|Pedersen|Rune Pedersen (referee)}} | 1987—2003 | 1989—2003 | Retired and became Head of Referees |- | {{sortname|Brage|Sandmoen}} | 2001—2015 | 2003—2010 | Retired |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://toppdommer.no/om/ Toppdommerforeningen] *[https://www.fotball.no/tema/om-nff/komiteer/dommerkomite/ Referees committee]
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