step by step referee promotion
2025/26
which pathway is for you?
MALE PAThWAY
FIFA – International Referee
Select Group 1 – Premier League Referee
Select Group 2 – Championship Referee
Level 1 – National List Referee
Level 2A –Step 1 Referee
Level 2B –Step 2 Referee
Level 3 –Step 3/4 Referee
Level 4 –Step 5/6 Referee
Level 5 –Senior County Referee
Level 6 –County Referee
Level 7 – Junior County Referee
Level Y2 –Youth Referee 2
Level Y1 –Youth Referee 1
FEMALE PATHWAY
FIFA – Women’s International Referee
Level 1W – Women’s Super League Referee
Level 2W – Women’s Championship Referee
Level 3W – Women’s National Referee
Level 4W – Women’s Regional Referee
Level Y2W – Women’s Youth Referee 2
Level Y1W – Women’s Youth Referee 1
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OUTLINE SUMMARY OF LAW CHANGES
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) are the independent guardians of the football rules of association football
The International Football Association Board is the body that determines the Laws of the Game of association football. IFAB was founded in 1886 to agree standardised Laws for international competition, and has since acted as the "guardian" of the internationally used Laws