Pernilla Larsson

Pernilla Larsson (born 18 September 1976) is a Swedish football referee. She is 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) tall and has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2010.[1] She was selected by FIFA for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2][3]

Not to be confused with Pärnilla Larsson.
Pernilla Larsson
Full name Inga-Lill Pernilla Larsson
Born (1976-09-18) 18 September 1976
Trollhättan, Sweden
Other occupation Dietitian
Domestic
Years League Role
2001– Damallsvenskan Referee
International
Years League Role
2010– FIFA listed Referee

In 2014, she was voted ninth in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) World's Best Woman Referee poll, behind winner Bibiana Steinhaus.[4] Larsson was named Swedish female Referee of the Year at Fotbollsgalan in 2014.[5] The same year, she served as a referee at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[6]

References
  1. "Pernilla Larsson". FIFA. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. "22 referees, 7 support referees and 44 assistant referees appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015™". FIFA.com. 30 March 2015.
  3. "Referees and Assistant Referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  4. "THE WORLD'S BEST WOMAN REFEREE 2014". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. Sunnervik, Linus (10 November 2014). "Titta, här vinner Zlatan sin nionde guldboll" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. "Referees". FIFA. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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