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Liran Liany

Liran Liany is an Israeli former football referee who became a FIFA referee in 2010 and refereed in the UEFA Europa League.

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Born: 24 May 1977, Israel
Occupation: association football referee, association football player

Liran Liany was born in 1977 in Israel

Liran Liany was born on 24 May 1977 in Netanya. He was educated at a military boarding school. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in law.

At 16 he answered a newspaper advertisement and joined a football referee course. He joined the referees' association in 1994 and the Israeli Premier League staff in 1999. He refereed in the Premier League for 30 years, including the 2017/2018 State Cup final between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Haifa.

He became a FIFA referee in 2010. He refereed in the UEFA Europa League in the 2012/2013, 2015/2016 and 2017/2018 seasons. He retired from international refereeing in 2018.

In 2019 he served on the prize committee of the President's "Magen HaKavod" project. In June 2023 he joined the board of the basketball referees' association. He lectures in the IDF, universities and schools on violence and values in sport, management and decision making.