2025 USSF REFEREE GRADES

 

US Soccer has changed the grades to the following -  US Soccer has removed the Grassroots 

designation to the referees title. They have gone back to just Referee.

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REFEREE - ALL grade 8 referees are now under the category of Referee. 

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REGIONAL REFEREE - ALL grade 6 referees are now under the category of Regional referee.

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STATE/REGIONAL NATIONAL ASSISTANT REFEREE CANDIDATE -  All grade 5 referees are now under the category of National Assistant Referee Candidate.

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STATE/REGIONAL NATIONAL REFEREE CANDIDATE-  All grade 5 referees are now under the category of National Referee Candidate.

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For 2025 we will only be holding new referee classes under the Referee  designation. Basically everyone will be taking a grade 8 referee class going forward. 

 

The grade 9 referee class is no longer available. 

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All re certifications will be as a referee. 

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Any questions please email Peter LeVasseur at  - pjhl.1949@gmail.com

 

or at the following address - referee@mainesoccerreferee.com

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OLD REFEREE GRADES 

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• Grade 1 - FIFA Referee - PRO

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• Grade 2 - FIFA Assistant Referee - PRO

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• Grade 3 - National Referee - NATIONAL

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• Grade 4 - National Assistant Referee - NATIONAL

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• Grade 5 - State Referee - STATE REGIONAL/NATIONAL REFEREE CANDIDATE 

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• Grade 6 - State Referee -  REGIONAL REFEREE

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• Grade 7 - Competitive Youth/Adult Referee -  

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• Grade 8 - Competitive Youth/Adult Referee -  

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• Grade 15 - Emeritus National Referee - 

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• Grade 16 - Emeritus Regional Referee

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