Ilija Belošević (; born 13 April 1972) is a Serbian basketball referee. He is considered as one of the most experienced referees in Europe and has officiated at the highest levels of the game including 3x Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016), 3x FIBA World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014), 7x Eurobaskets (2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015), 11 Euroleague Final Fours (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2024, 2025) and 6 Euroleague finals games (2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2024)
Refereeing career Belošević has been a referee since 1987 and an international referee since 1997. At the end of the 2020–21 EuroLeague season, he was the EuroLeague's all-time leader in games refereed (387).
Personal life Belošević's father Obrad was a referee who was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.FIBA Hall of Famers: Belosevic Profile, fiba.com
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