Chris Beath
Full name | Christopher James Beath | ||
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Born | 17 November 1984 | ||
Other occupation | Finance Director | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2005– | A-League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2011– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Christopher James Beath (born 17 November 1984) is an Australian football referee in the A-League.[1][2]
Refereeing career
He has refereed at the National Youth Championships in 2003 and in 2004.[1]
Beath was the referee of the tournament at the 2002 Kanga Cup.[3]
Beath was added to the FIFA International Referees List in 2011,[4][5] serving as a referee for matches including the Kirin Challenge Cup contest between Japan and Iceland.[6]
In 2015, Beath was involved in an exchange program where he refereed in the J-League.[7][8]
On 4 April 2017, Chris Beath was appointed as one of the inaugural video assistant referees (VARs) in the Hyundai A-League, the first top-tier football league in the world to implement the technology.[9]
In January 2018, Beath was selected as one of the referees for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship held in China. Beath refereed the opening fixture of this tournament.
On 5 December 2018, Beath was appointed to be a referee at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[10]
In August 2021, Beath was appointed to the Brazil vs Spain Gold Medal Match at the COVID delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[11]
Beath was also appointed to officiate in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup. He refereed Al Ahly SC victory 1-0 over C. F. Monterrey and also officiated the great 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Final between Chelsea F. C. and SE Palmeiras that ended in a 2-1 victory for the europeans in extra-time due to a penalty-kick confirmed by VAR intervention.
In 2022, Beath was selected to officiate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
A-League Career
Matches:[12]
Record
2019 AFC Asian Cup – United Arab Emirates | |||
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Date | Match | Venue | Round |
10 January 2019 | Bahrain 0–1 Thailand | Dubai | Group stage |
17 January 2019 | Lebanon 4–1 North Korea | Sharjah | Group stage |
28 January 2019 | Iran 0–3 Japan | Al Ain | Semi-final |
References
- ^ a b "Profile - Chris Beath". Official A-League Website. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Brink pushes referee over the edge". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. AAP. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ "Kanga Cup Referees - Hall of Fame". Kanga Cup. AusRef Football Referees Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ "2011 FIFA Match Officials". Football Federation Australia. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Referees by Association - Australia". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ Morgan, Michael. "International matches of Iceland 2012 - Details". RSSSF, 7 February 2013. Retrieved on 1 June 2013.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (27 February 2015). "A-League: Chris Beath to referee 100th game in Sydney derby and says full-time refs a matter of time". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "FFA-JFA Referee Exchange Program continues". A-League.com.au. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Hyundai A-League first to use Video Assistant Referees". Hyundai A-League. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Largest-ever cast of match officials appointed for UAE 2019". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Brazil vs Spain - Gold Medal Match Results". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Chris Beath (Referee)". Ultimate A-League.[unreliable source?]