Kate Jacewicz
.jpg) | |||
| Full name | Katherine Margaret Jacewicz | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 April 1985 Manly, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| W-League | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2011– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Katherine Margaret "Kate" Jacewicz (born 6 April 1985) is an Australian soccer referee. She was first FIFA listed in 2011.
Refereeing career
Jacewicz began refereeing at the age of 13 when her brother's team needed a referee.[1][2]
After being appointed to referee the Final of the 2018–19 W-League, this was her ninth final out of the first eleven seasons of the W-League.[3]
She became a FIFA referee in 2011,[4] and was in charge of the Final of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.[5]
Jacewicz was selected as one of the 27 referees for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6] After the conclusion of the round of 16, Jacewicz was retained as one of 11 officials to be assigned matches for the remainder of the tournament.[7]
In the 2019–20 A-League season Jacewicz became the first woman to referee a match in the A-league, when she took charge of the Melbourne City match against Newcastle Jets.[8]
References
- ^ "2011 Scholarship Holders - Kate Jacewicz - Football". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Who's Who in the W - Referee Kate Jacewicz". Football Federation Australia. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Kate Jacewicz to referee the Westfield W-League 2019 Grand Final". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Australia: Referees - Women". FIFA. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Match Report". FIFA. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Kate Jacewicz and Casey Reibelt appointed to 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup match official panel". Football Federation Australia. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Refereeing - Media briefing" (PDF). FIFA.com. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Press, Australian Associated (16 January 2020). "Kate Jacewicz to make history as first woman to referee in A-League". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 January 2020.