Tag Archives: Referees

33 Women Referees attend FIFA MA Women’s Referee Course in India!

The 5-day FIFA MA Women Referees course which concluded on Friday, November 23 in Kochi was attended by 33 Indian women referees. The course focused on discussing the amendments of the Laws of the Game as well as refreshing their knowledge of the existing laws. FIFA-appointed Jordan-based Technical instructor Heba …

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Asia’s top match officials get insights ahead of 2019 season!

The AFC Elite Referees & Assistant Referees Seminars 2018 for Group 1 and 3 simultaneously opened in the Malaysian capital and in Dubai, United Arab Emirates yesterday, November 20. Conducted annually, the aim of the Seminars is to review the 2018 AFC Competitions season and prepare the AFC’s top match …

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Mizoram conducts Referee Development Course in Aizawl!

The All India Football Federation and Mizoram Football Association organised Referee Development Course got underway on Monday, November 19 at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl. The course will be completed on November 22. 59 referees reported for the course on the first day, while more from different districts are …

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Read the latest AFC Referees Committee decisions!

The AFC Referees Committee has approved at its meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the criteria for the appointment of Women’s officials in the preliminary and group stages of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup season. Prospective candidates must be a candidate for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019, achieve a high-performance …

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AFC Referee Academy Intermediate Module I continue to boost Asia’s promising referees!

The two-year AFC Referee Academy Intermediate programme kicked off with its first of eight modules at the AFC House on Wednesday, November 14. 35 referees from the 2017 Batch are among the 86 percent of participants that completed the Introductory Module last September and will be divided into two groups …

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2018 Batch of AFC Referee Academy commences Introductory Module I!

37 referees from the 2018 batch kicked off their four-year AFC Referee Academy programme with the Introductory Module I at the AFC House on Thursday, November 8. The aspiring elite referees began their five-day module with back-to-back practical sessions on fitness and technicality, before diving in on theoretical topics such …

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Referee Development Course to be held in Mizoram this month!

Mizoram Football Association will host an All India Football Federation organised Referee Development Course in Aizawl from November 19-22, 2018. Current referees as well as aspiring referees are welcomed to participate in the course. The AIFF will send two referee instructors to conduct the course, which will be a refresher …

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UEFA Referees train for VAR launch in Madrid!

UEFA and European referees are hard at work preparing for the introduction of video assistant referees (VAR) in UEFA competitions from next season. At a four-day course in Madrid, a group of referees with limited experience of VAR in their own countries took part in intensive theoretical and practical sessions, …

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FA of Odisha to hold Entry Level Referee & Up-Gradation Examination!

The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is going to conduct general Referee Examinations from November 15 to 18, 2018 in Cuttack. The interested candidates who aspire to pursue a career as a Football Referee may apply for this entry level examination for CAT-5 only and all those who are in …

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CONCACAF Referee Named for Asian Football Confederation Champions League Semifinal!

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today announced that Mark Geiger, two-time FIFA World Cup veteran and 2014 CONCACAF Referee of the Year, will lead the CONCACAF referee team assigned to work the AFC Champions League return-leg semifinal in …

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