The Most Famous
REFEREES from Uzbekistan
This page contains a list of the greatest Uzbekistani Referees. The pantheon dataset contains 147 Referees, 1 of which were born in Uzbekistan. This makes Uzbekistan the birth place of the 32nd most number of Referees behind Turkey, and Morocco.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Uzbekistani Referees of all time. This list of famous Uzbekistani Referees is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ravshan Irmatov (b. 1977)
With an HPI of 49.34, Ravshan Irmatov is the most famous Uzbekistani Referee. His biography has been translated into 39 different languages on wikipedia.
Ravshan Sayfiddin oʻgʻli Irmatov (Uzbek: Ravshan Sayfiddin oʻgʻli Ermatov; Russian: Равшан Сайфиддинович Эрматов; born August 9, 1977) is an Uzbek professional football referee. He officiated in the Uzbek League from 2000-2019 and internationally from 2003-2019. Irmatov holds the record for officiating the most FIFA World Cup matches with 11. In June 2019, Ravshan Irmatov was appointed as the first Vice-President of the Uzbekistan Football Association. The first Vice-President of this organization is the de facto leader of Uzbekistan’s football. He began reforms in Uzbekistani football after long criticism and corruption scandals in the country's football. During the inauguration, he said, “If we all come together and work for the same goal, we will overcome any difficulties”.
2. Valentin Kovalenko (b. 1975)
With an HPI of 32.32, Valentin Kovalenko is the 2nd most famous Uzbekistani Referee. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Valentin Kovalenko (born 9 August 1975) is an Uzbekistani football referee of Ukrainian and Russian origin. He referees at the Uzbekistan Super League and Uzbekistan Cup. He refereed at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2012 AFC Cup Final and 2014 World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the preliminary-round match between Iraq and Yemen. During 2006 World Cup qualifying, he also served as an assistant referee.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Uzbekistani referees born between 1975 and 1977. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Uzbekistani referees include Ravshan Irmatov, and Valentin Kovalenko. As of April 2024, 1 new Uzbekistani referees have been added to Pantheon including Valentin Kovalenko.
