Ravshan Irmatov
| Full name | Ravshan Irmatov | ||
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| Born | August 9, 1977 Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 2000– | Uzbek League | Referee | |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 2003– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Ravshan Sayfiddinovich Irmatov (Uzbek: Ravshan Sayfiddinovich Ermatov, Равшан Сайфиддинович Эрматов, Russian: Равша́н Сайфидди́нович Ирма́тов; born August 9, 1977) is an Uzbek football referee.
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[edit] Biography and career
His father was also a referee, working in the Soviet Union competitions. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2003. He is considered one of the elite referees in the world.[1] He was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the group stage match between Gambia and Mexico as well as the match between Chile and Congo.
He was named The Best Referee in Asia in three consecutive years (2008, 2009 and 2010),[2] and he was selected to officiate the final match of both the 2008 and 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.
He was selected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was in charge of the opening match between South Africa and Mexico on June 11. Irmatov's appointment is the highest accolade so far for Asian referees in that year's World Cup. Ravshan Irmatov equalled the record for number of matches in charge in a single FIFA World Cup when he took charge of the Netherlands-Uruguay semi-final.[3][4] He took charge of the World Cup 2010 Group C Fixture, where England met Algeria in Cape Town. The 32-year-old became the youngest official to take charge of an opening World Cup match since 1934 and the youngest referee of 2010 FIFA World Cup.
He officiated at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and was selected to referee the final between Australia and Japan.
[edit] Honours
- AFC Referee of the Year
- Winner (4): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
[edit] Matches
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup
- Iraq vs Iran
- Saudi Arabia vs Japan
- South Korea vs Iran (Quarter-finals)
- Australia vs Japan (Final)
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- South Africa vs Mexico (Opening match)
- England vs Algeria
- Greece vs Argentina
- Argentina vs Germany (Quarter-finals)
- Uruguay vs Netherlands (Semi-finals)
- 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
- Al-Ahly vs Pachuca (Quarter-finals)
- LDU Quito vs Manchester United (Final)
[edit] Personal quotes
“AFC is now giving a lot of attention to refereeing. It will bear fruits soon. We had nothing like Project Future before. It is just a matter of time before Asian referees do AFC and the continent very proud.”[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Ravshan Irmatov to officiate opening match of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa". Uzdaily.com. 2009-10-28. http://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-10364.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ "Ravshan Irmatov appointed for 2010 FIFA World Cup". UzDaily.com. http://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-8897.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ "FIFA 2010 World Cup Referee List". Fifa.com. 2010-06-01. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/referees/index.html. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ Cheese, Caroline (1990-02-11). "South Africa 1-1 Mexico". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_01. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "Irmatov heeds call of the mountains". the-afc.com. http://www.the-afc.com/en/referees-in-focus/25085-irmatov-heeds-call-of-the-mountains.html. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
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Preceded by Marco Rodríguez |
FIFA Club World Cup final match referees 2008  Ravshan Irmatov |
Succeeded by Benito Archundia |
Preceded by Yuichi Nishimura |
FIFA Club World Cup final match referees 2011 Ravshan Irmatov |
Succeeded by TBD |
Preceded by Mark Shield |
AFC Asian Cup final match referees 2011 Ravshan Irmatov |
Succeeded by TBD |
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