Nikolai Levnikov

Nikolai Levnikov

Full name	Nikolai Vladislavovich Levnikov
Born	May 15, 1956 Pinsk, Soviet Union now Belarus
Domestic
Years	League	Role
1989–2001	Russian Football Premier League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1990–2001	FIFA-listed	Referee

Nikolai Vladislavovich Levnikov (Russian: Николай Владиславович Левников; born May 15, 1956 in Pinsk, Belarus) is a retired Russian football referee. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.^[1]

He is known to have served as a FIFA referee during the period from 1993^[2] to 2001.^[3] Levnikov was active at numerous international tournaments. He refereed the Group D contest between Turkey and Denmark at the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship in England^[4] and two matches in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia.^[5] He also officiated in the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship^[6] and qualifiers for Euro 1996^[7] and Euro 2000,^[8] in addition to 1998^[9] and 2002 World Cup qualifiers.^[3]

References

1. "Referees and assistants for France 98 chosen". FIFA. 1998-02-02. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
2. Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1993 - Europe, April-June". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
3. FIFA. "Match Report - Greece - Albania 1:0 (0:0)". June 2, 2001. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
4. UEFA. "Turkey 0-3 Denmark". June 19, 1996. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
5. Courtney, Barrie. "Intercontinental Cup for Nations 1997". RSSSF, August 15, 2005. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
6. FIFA. "Match Report - Argentina - Honduras 4:2 (3:0)". April 20, 1995. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
7. UEFA. "Turkey 5-0 Iceland". October 12, 1994. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
8. UEFA. "Croatia 3-2 FYROM". October 14, 1998. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.
9. Brown, Alan & Tossani, Gabriele. "Scotland - International Matches 1996-2001". RSSSF, August 16, 2012. Retrieved on May 2, 2013.