Men
Retired from Elite Category: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP, photo).Retired from First Category: Serge Gumienny (BEL), Marijo Strahonja (CRO), Alexandru Tudor (ROU).
Retired from Second Category: Marcin Borski (POL), Antonio Damato (ITA), Fredy Fautrel (FRA), Richard Liesveld (NED), Steven McLean (SCO), Lee Probert (ENG), Padraigh Sutton (IRL).
New FIFA Referees promoted directly to Second Category: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA), Francois Letexier (FRA), Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP).
Retired from Third Category: Ignasi Villamayor (AND).
New FIFA Referees entered in Third Category: Andi Koci (ALB), Omar Pashayev (AZE), Lawrence Wisser (BEL), Stefan Apostolov (BUL), Duje Strukan (CRO), Jason Barcelo (GIB), Luca Barbeno (SMR), Furkat Atazhanov (KAZ), Daniyar Sakhi (KAZ), Genc Nuza (KOS), Manfredas Lukjancukas (LTU), Ian McNabb (NIR), Keith Kennedy (NIR), Espen Eskas (NOR), Kai Steen (NOR), Krzysztof Jakubik (POL), Robert Hennessy (IRL), Horatiu Fesnic (ROU), George Gaman (ROU), Aleksei Matiunin (RUS), Donald Robertson (SCO), Aleksandar Vasic (SRB), Bojan Nikolic (SRB), Michal Ocenas (SVK), Rade Obrenovic (SVN), Halil Meler (TUR), Mykola Balakin (UKR), Iwan Griffith (WAL).