Refereeing World

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013

USA, 7 – 28 July 2013

Referees
1. Joel Aguilar (SLV, 02/07/1975)
2. Elmer Bonilla (SLV, 22/10/1978)
3. Marcos Brea (CUB, 10/04/1975)
4. Courtney Campbell (JAM, 16/11/1968)
5. Armando Castro (HON, 15/11/1983)
6. Hugo Cruz (CRC, 22/07/1982)
7. David Gantar (CAN, 27/06/1975)
8. Mark Geiger (USA, 25/08/1974 )
9. Jair Marrufo (USA, 17/06/1977 )
10. Walter Quesada (CRC, 09/05/1970)
11. Hector Rodriguez (HON, 13/09/1982)
12. Marco Rodriguez (MEX, 10/11/1973)
13. Javier Santos (PUR, 10/12/1978)
14. Jeffrey Solis (CRC, 23/05/1974)
15. Enrico Wijngaarde (SUR, 11/01/1974)

Assistant Referees
1. Eric Boria (USA, 28/10/1974)
2. Philippe Briere (CAN, 06/11/1979)
3. Graeme Browne (SKN, 28/04/1977)
4. Joe Fletcher (CAN, 10/09/1976 )
5. Mark Hurd (USA, 09/11/1971 )
6. Octavio Jara (CRC, 03/09/1981)
7. Hermenerito Leal (GUA, 09/02/1972)
8. Ramon Louisville (SUR, 19/10/1970)
9. Ricardo Morgan (JAM, 30/01/1972 )
10. Garnet Page (JAM, 19/01/1971)
11. Marcos Quintero (MEX, 21/04/1973)
12. Christian Ramirez (HON, 23/01/1988)
13. Marvin Torrentera (MEX, 25/02/1971 )
14. William Torres (SLV, 22/02/1975 )
15. Juan Zumba (SLV, 19/09/1982 )

Referee Observers
1. Donald Campos (NCA)
2. Stanley Darville (BAH)
3. Jose Ramirez (MEX)
4. Neftali Recinos (SLV)
5. Donald Wilbur (USA)
6. Luis Yero (CUB)

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 – Quarter-finals

6 July 2013
France – Uzbekistan

Referee: Sandro Ricci (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Rocha (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Emerson De Carvalho (BRA)
Fourth Official: Carlos Vera (ECU)
Reserve AR: Christian Lescano (ECU)

Uruguay – Spain
Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Jose Camargo (MEX)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Morin (MEX)
Fourth Official: Walter Lopez (GUA)
Reserve AR: Leonel Leal (CRC)

7 July 2013
Iraq – Korea

Referee: Benjamin Williams (AUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Cream (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Hakan Anaz (AUS)
Fourth Official: Bakary Gassama (GAM)
Reserve AR: Angesom Ogbamariam (ERI)

Ghana – Chile
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Renato Faverani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Stefani (ITA)
Fourth Official: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Reserve AR: Gabor Eros (HUN)

Hansson quits full-time refereeing

The Swedish referee who missed a Thierry Henry handball before the goal against Ireland that sent France to the World Cup in 2010 is to quit his full-time refereeing post. "There is no drama in it", Martin Hansson told the Kvallsposten newspaper. "I wanted a job with greater security, workmates and not to stand or fall because of football".

The 42-year-old has been a full-time referee since 2009 and said he would continue on a part-time basis. Hansson faced severe criticism when he failed to see a handball by France's Henry in the lead-up to their extra-time equaliser against Ireland. The draw in the World Cup play-off second leg in Paris sent France to the finals in South Africa. Hansson has officiated in Sweden's Allsvenskan since 2001 and became one of six full-time referees in 2009, year when he was appointed for the FIFA Confederations Cup final. A part-time firefighter even when refereeing, he now has a job with the emergency services. "It will be like it was before we were employed full-time, when one had a normal job", Hansson told Kvallsposten.

Source: Eurosport

UEFA Europa League – First Qualifying Round

First Leg, 2-4 July 2013

Metalurg Skopje – Qarabag
Referee: Lars Christoffersen (DEN, photo)

Sliema – Xazar Lankaran
Referee: Eiko Saar (EST)

Trans – Gefle
Referee: Bosko Jovanetic (SRB)

Bala – Levadia
Referee: Vasilis Dimitriou (CYP)

IF – Linfield
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (LVA)

Astana – Botev Plovdiv
Referee: Georgi Vadachkoria (GEO)

Chikhura – Vaduz
Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (KAZ)

Milsami – Dudelange
Referee: Tore Hansen (NOR)

Gandzasar – Aktobe
Referee: Daniel Stefanski (POL)

Celik Niksic – Honved
Referee: Martin Strombergsson (SWE)

UE Santa Coloma – Zrinjski
Referee: Petur Reinert (FRO)

Teteks – Pyunik
Referee: Sascha Amhof (SUI)

Hibernians – Vojvodina
Referee: Suren Baliyan (ARM)

Inter Baki – Mariehamn
Referee: Sergejus Slyva (LTU)

Jeunesse Esch – TPS
Referee: Nerijus Dunauskas (LTU)

Kruoja – Dinamo Minsk
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (ISL)

Flora – Kukes
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (BLR)

Suduva – Turnovo
Referee: Jari Jarvinen (FIN)

Lac – Differdange
Referee: Leonardo Guidi (SMR)

Torpedo Kutaisi – Zilina
Referee: Domagoj Vuckov (CRO)

Tromso – Celje
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)

Tiraspol – Skonto
Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (SVK)

Prestatyn – Liepajas Metalurgs
Referee: Sven Bindels (LUX)

Levski – Irtysh
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)

Teuta – Dacia
Referee: Baris Simsek (TUR)

Vikingur – Inter Turku
Referee: Mark Courtney (NIR)

Zalgiris – St. Patrick's
Referee: Mitja Zganec (SVN)

Broughton – Ventspils
Referee: Nikola Popov (BUL)

Sarajevo – Libertas
Referee: Christos Nicolaides (CYP)

Videoton – Mladost Podgorica
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (SWE)

Rudar Pljevlja – Mika
Referee: Michael Johansen (DEN)

Drogheda – Malmo
Referee: Emir Aleckovic (BIH)

Domzale – Astra
Referee: Andreas Pappas (GRE)

Crusaders – Rosenborg
Referee: Hugo Miguel (POR)

La Fiorita – Valletta
Referee: Lorenc Jemini (ALB)

Breidablik – FC Santa Coloma
Referee: Chris Reisch (LUX)

KR – Glentoran
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (AUT)

IBV – HB
Referee: Adam Nemeth (HUN)

UEFA Champions League – First Qualifying Round

First Leg, 2 July 2013

Lusitans – EB/Streymur
Referee: Damir Batinic (CRO, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Dalibor Conjar (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Dejan Berger (CRO)
Fourth Official: Ante Vucemilovic (CRO)
Referee Observer: Victor Mintoff (MLT)

Shirak – Tre Penne
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Alibek Aubakirov (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Serik Zhappasbayev (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Marat Iskakov (KAZ)
Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen (FRO)

Copa Libertadores – Semi-finals (First Leg)

2 July 2013
Olimpia – Santa Fe
Referee: Heber Lopes (BRA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcio Santiago (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fabricio Vilarinho (BRA)
Fourth Official: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
Referee Observer: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)

3 July 2013
Newells Old Boys – Atletico Mineiro
Referee: Enrique Osses (CHI)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Astroza (CHI)
Assistant Referee 2: Sergio Roman (CHI)
Fourth Official: Patricio Polic (CHI)
Referee Observer: Abel Gnecco (ARG)

UEFA U-19 Euro 2013

Lithuania, 20 July – 1 August 2013

Referees

1. Emir Aleckovic (BIH, 1979)
2. Orel Grinfeeld (ISR, 1981)
3. Alexey Kulbakov (BLR, 1979)
4. Michael Oliver (ENG, 1985)
5. Martin Strombergsson (SWE, 1977)
6. Felix Zwayer (GER, 1981, photo)

Assistant Referees
1. Dermot Broughton (IRL, 1985)
2. Mubariz Hashimov (AZE, 1981)
3. Michael Karsiotis (GRE, 1979)
4. Stelios Nikita (CYP, 1975)
5. Derya Oguz (DEN, 1975)
6. Leif Erik Opland (NOR, 1980)
7. Nikola Razic (MNE, 1979)
8. Mitchell Scerri (MLT, 1982)

Fourth Officials
1. Gediminas Mazeika (LTU, 1978)
2. Sergejus Slyva (LTU, 1980)

FIFA U-20 World Cup 2013 – Round of 16

2 July 2013
Spain – Mexico
Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Hassan Kamranifar (IRN)
Assistant Referee 2: Reza Sokhandan (IRN)
Fourth Official: Sandro Ricci (BRA)

Greece – Uzbekistan
Referee: Noumandiez Doue (CIV)
Assistant Referee 1: Songuifolo Yeo (CIV)
Assistant Referee 2: Jean-Claude Birumushahu (BDI)
Fourth Official: Neant Alioum (CMR)

Nigeria – Uruguay
Referee: Milorad Mazic (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Ristic (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Dalibor Djurdjevic (SRB)
Fourth Official: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)

France – Turkey
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Raul Cabanero Martinez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Diaz Perez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Victor Carrillo (PER)

3 July 2013
Portugal – Ghana
Referee: Carlos Vera (ECU)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Assistant Referee 2: Byron Romero (ECU)
Fourth Official: Antonio Arias (PAR)

Croatia – Chile
Referee: Walter Lopez (GUA)
Assistant Referee 1: Leonel Leal (CRC)
Assistant Referee 2: Gerson Lopez (GUA)
Fourth Official: Roberto Garcia (MEX)

Colombia – Korea
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Zunic (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Ul (SVN)
Fourth Official: Stephane Lannoy (FRA)

Iraq – Paraguay
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Williamson (PAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Keytzel Corrales (NCA)
Fourth Official: Peter O'Leary (NZL)

Kuipers: “I hope that nobody’s talking about the referee after the final”

As well as the players and the coaches, the Final of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 will be a big moment for 40-year-old Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers and his refereeing team. Kuipers has been on the FIFA list since 2006 and has since officiated at UEFA EURO 2012 and the recent UEFA Europa League Final between Benfica and Chelsea. He spoke exclusively to FIFA.com about his thoughts on Sunday’s final between Brazil and Spain at the Maracana.

- How are you enjoying the tournament so far?
- Very much. You know, when I received the appointment to go to the FIFA Confederations Cup, it was a great moment. Since I’ve been here, it’s been fantastic. There have been some great matches.
- What about Brazil. What do you think of the country?
- This country is amazing; it’s very big and very interesting. But we haven’t seen a lot of Brazil because we don’t have time to be tourists. Most of the time we’re training and in the afternoon we’re doing match analysis.
- You’ve been named as the referee for the Final. How does that make you feel?
- I’m very happy and proud to be named as the referee for the Final, not only for myself, but for my assistants and the Fourth Official. I’m also happy for the people who have worked with me for the last couple of years to achieve this moment. To reach this level, it takes hard work and we’ve done it.
- What kind of a game do you expect?
- A great, great match! The whole world is waiting for this match, it is Brazil versus Spain, two of the world’s biggest footballing countries. I’m expecting a wonderful game, where fair play and respect for each other is there.
- What do you think of the Maracana?
- It’s huge, it’s fantastic, it’s modern, it breathes football. So, what more do you want when Spain and Brazil are there and you can be a part of it? It’s a dream. The stadium will be full and there will be a fantastic atmosphere.
- What type of preparations do you have before such a big match?
- Of course, this is a big match. Both finalists are great football countries. For every match we prepare. We prepare match analysis, we look at the key players, we look about the style of playing. We look about who makes long passes, who takes corner kicks. So we analyse every single player and we analyse the matches, so we are prepared very well.
- The focus is on you, Bjorn, but you're very much a team. How essential is that?
- Teamwork is for me the most important part of refereeing because, of course I’m responsible and I’m the referee but I can’t do anything without my assistants. We can have 90 minutes of refereeing without any mistakes, and then nobody talks about the referee. But in order to achieve this we have to be prepared. Fortunately, my team has been working together for a long time, so we know each other very well – and that’s very important.
- Goal line technology is quite new. What kind of impact has it had on your work?
- Until now we haven’t had to use it. But we’ve had a very good explanation of the technology. We have a watch and when the ball crosses the line, it vibrates and beeps. This helps the referee in critical situations. It can only help us.
- Your father was a referee as well. Is this job in your blood?
- Yes, I think this job is in my blood. You have to be a personality, you have to manage a game, you have to manage the players and to do this you need to have a background in football; I was a football player – and you need management skills.
- Before this kind of match a player dreams to score a goal, or to do an assist. What’s yours?
- Well, that’s very simple. My dream is that after the final, nobody’s talking about the referee!

Source: FIFA

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