Andre El Haddad (Arabic: اندريه الحداد; born 8 February 1971) is a Lebanese former football referee. He was a FIFA listed referee between 2007 and 2013, and has officiated several international and continental competitions.[1]
| Full name | Andre El Haddad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 February 1971 Zahlé, Lebanon | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007–2013 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
| 2010–2013 | AFC Elite | Referee | |
Refereeing career edit
El Haddad was a referee in several AFC Champions League matches between 2011 and 2013.[2] He has officiated 16 matches, giving out a total of 53 yellow cards.[2]
He was the referee for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification third round match between China and Singapore held on 2 September 2011.[3]
In February 2012, in the final game of the Third Round of AFC qualifying, El Haddad refereed the match between Bahrain and Indonesia, who were without many of its most experienced players due to a dispute between the two competing Indonesian national leagues.[4] Going into the match, Bahrain needed at least a nine-goal victory over Indonesia, in addition to a defeat by group rivals Qatar in against Iran in order to advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|fourth round]] of qualifying. Bahrain won the match 10–0, a record victory for Bahrain and a record defeat for Indonesia.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Min, Lee. (2011-09-03) Singapore captain says Lions were robbed by ref in China loss. Straitstimes.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-01.
- ^ a b "Andre El Haddad - Matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Football | FIFA World Cup | Singapore enraged by China defeat Archived 2013-01-22 at archive.today. Espnstar.Com. Retrieved on 2012-03-01.
- ^ "Indonesian Football Team Humiliated in Historic Defeat". The Jakarta Globe. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "PSSI Protes Wasit El Haddad ke FIFA" (in Indonesian). Kompas. 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Bahrain's big win attracts suspicion". The Independent. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
External links edit
- Andre El Haddad referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Andre El Haddad referee profile at Soccerway
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