Andre El Haddad ( ar, اندريه الحداد; born 8 February 1971) is a Lebanese former football referee. He was a

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referee between 2007 and 2013, and has officiated several international and continental competitions.

Refereeing career

El Haddad was a referee in several

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matches between 2011 and 2013. He has officiated 16 matches, giving out a total of 53 yellow cards. He was the referee for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification third round match between

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and

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held on 2 September 2011. 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. Going into the match,

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needed at least a nine-goal victory over

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, in addition to a defeat by group rivals

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in against

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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.

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* * * 1971 births Living people People from Zahle Lebanese football referees {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub