Malaysian football referee
Muhammad Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin also known as Nazmi Nasaruddin, is a Malaysian professional football referee FIFA since 2016 and has also refereed a number of AFC Champions League matches. Nazmi was selected to be referee of the Final of the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup held in Uzbekistan.
Nazmi refereed the matches in the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, 2022 Asian Games, 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, 2023 AFC Asian Cup and the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship. He has also officiated in the V. League 1 and BRI Liga 1.
Refereeing career
Nazmi has refereed in the Malaysia Premier League and Malaysia Super League since 2011, being promoted to the FIFA international referee list in 2016. He officiated numerous matches in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup, as a fourth official before becoming the main referee in the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage fixture between Al Shorta and Al Wehda.[1]
In February 2017, he officiated a 2017 AFC Cup match, the group stage tie between Yadanarbon and Home United.[2]
In 2019, Nazmi also officiated in a number of international friendlies match between in the Oceania continent.
In 2023, Nazmi was also selected to officiate a match in the 2023 V.League 1 season and the 2022 Asian Games. On 14 September 2023, the AFC announced that he and 32 more other referees to the be the main referee in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. On 24 January 2024, he was selected to officiate a match between Iraq and Vietnam. Nazmi got another opportunity in the Round of 16 ties between Uzbekistan and Thailand.
Notable matches
AFC tournament
Others notable matches
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