REFEREES from Algeria

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Algerian Referees of all time. This list of famous Algerian Referees is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Djamel Haimoudi (1970 - )

With an HPI of 38.12, Djamel Haimoudi is the most famous Algerian Referee.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.

Djamel Haimoudi (Arabic: جمال حيمودي; born December 10, 1970) is an Algerian football referee. He has been a FIFA listed international referee since 2004.

2. Mohamed Benouza (1972 - )

With an HPI of 32.69, Mohamed Benouza is the 2nd most famous Algerian Referee.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Mohamed Abderrezak Benouza (Arabic: محمد بنوزة; born 26 September 1972 in Oran) is an Algerian football referee who currently resides in Oran. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001.

3. Mehdi Abid Charef (1980 - )

With an HPI of 30.25, Mehdi Abid Charef is the 3rd most famous Algerian Referee.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Mehdi Abid Charef (born 14 December 1980 in Constantine) is an Algerian association football referee. He also participated at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India