Pratap Singh (referee)

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Pratap Singh Patwal (born 8 December 1971) is an Indian football referee.

Pratap Singh

Full name	Pratap Singh Patwal
Born	(1971-12-08) 8 December 1971 (age 53) Premnagar, Uttarakhand, India
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2007–present	I-League	Assistant Referee
2008–present	I-League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2009–present	FIFA listed	Referee
2010–2016	AFC Elite Panel	Referee

Biography

Pratap is originally from the town of Premnagar, Uttarakhand. He served in the Indian Navy before voluntarily retiring.^[1]

Refereeing career

Pratap is on the FIFA referees list and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Elite Refereeing Panel for 2012. He has been a FIFA referee since 2009.^[2][3][4] He made his debut in an international match between India and Yemen in Pune in 2010.^[5]

Pratap is a member of the Uttarakhand State Football Referee Association.^[6]

In October 2012 he became one of three Indian referees to be offered professional contracts. The AIFF contracted Pratap from October 2012 to May 2013.^[7] He was awarded AIFF Best Referee Award for 2013^[8] and best referee for 2013–14 I-League.^[9]

Refereeing Administrator

Starting from July 2019, Pratap was hired as refereeing Senior Manager of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and oversees all AFC Refereeing activities and development in the AFC Competitions. He resigned and joined the Indonesia Football Federation (PSSI) as Refereeing director in March 2024.