Nikolai Vladislavovich Levnikov (; born 15 May 1956 in Pinsk, Belarus) is a retired Russian football referee. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
He is known to have served as a FIFA referee during the period from 1993Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1993 - Europe, April-June". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on May 2, 2013. to 2001.FIFA. "Match Report - Greece - Albania 1:0 (0:0)". June 2, 2001. Retrieved on May 2, 2013. Levnikov was active at numerous international tournaments. He refereed the Group D contest between Turkey and Denmark at the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship in EnglandUEFA. "Turkey 0-3 Denmark". June 19, 1996. Retrieved on May 2, 2013. and two matches in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia.Courtney, Barrie. "Intercontinental Cup for Nations 1997". RSSSF, August 15, 2005. Retrieved on May 2, 2013. He also officiated in the 1995 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipFIFA. "Match Report - Argentina - Honduras 4:2 (3:0)". April 20, 1995. Retrieved on May 2, 2013. and qualifiers for Euro 1996UEFA. "Turkey 5-0 Iceland". October 12, 1994. Retrieved on May 2, 2013. and Euro 2000,UEFA. "Croatia 3-2 FYROM". October 14, 1998. Retrieved on May 2, 2013. in addition to 1998Brown, Alan & Tossani, Gabriele. "Scotland - International Matches 1996-2001". RSSSF, August 16, 2012. Retrieved on May 2, 2013. and 2002 World Cup qualifiers.
His son Kirill Levnikov became FIFA referee in 2016.
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