Terje Hauge

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Terje Hauge (born October 5, 1965 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian football referee from the club Olsvik IL. Since he made his debut in 1990, Hauge has refereed 181 matches in the Tippeligaen. He has been an authorised FIFA referee since 1993. He won the Kniksen award as referee of the year in the Tippeligaen in 2004.

• Matches refereed in the Tippeligaen: 181
• Matches refereed in the European cups: 50+
• Matches refereed for National teams: 50+

Hauge has also refereed in the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2000 (4th referee), Euro 2004 and the 1996 and 2003 Norwegian cup finals. He also refereed the UEFA Super Cup match between FC Porto and Valencia CF at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on August 27, 2004.

On May 17, 2006 Terje Hauge was be the first Norwegian referee in a UEFA Champions League final at the Stade de France in Paris in the match between Arsenal and Barcelona. However, his performance was controversial.

Hauge confessed prior to the match that refereeing the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final was the pinnacle of his year, as he had been overlooked for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.^{[citation needed]}