Yoshimi Yamashita
| Full name | Yoshimi Yamashita | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 February 1986 Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2021–[1] | J3 League | Referee | |
| 2022– | J1 League, J2 League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2015–[2] | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Yoshimi Yamashita (山下良美, Yamashita Yoshimi, born 20 February 1986) is a Japanese football referee.[3][4] She was an official at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France[5][6] and also refereed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the match between the United States and Sweden.[7]
In 2022, she was one of six women referees selected to officiate at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and one of the first three women appointed as potential center referees in men's World Cup history alongside Stephanie Frappart and Salima Mukansanga.[8][9] She made her FIFA World Cup debut as fourth official in the Group F match against Belgium against Canada,[10] and was the fourth official in six World Cup matches.[citation needed]
Also during 2022, Yamashita became the first female referee to officiate a game in both the men's AFC Champions League and the J1 League, taking charge in Melbourne City's 2–1 win over Chunnam Dragons[11] and FC Tokyo's 2–0 win over Kyoto Sanga respectively.[12][13][14]
On 19 July 2023, Yamashita served as the center official for the opening group-stage match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup between Norway and co-hosts New Zealand women's national football team. The match featured a penalty kick awarded by video assistant referee review, and Yamashita delivered the first in-stadium explanation of a video-reviewed decision in the history of women's international football.[15]
References
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Yoshimi Yamashita Referee Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "FIFA 2022 Referring International Lists" (PDF). Digitalhub.fifa.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Yoshimi Yamashita » Matches as referee". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Japan – Y. Yamashita – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Frauen-WM 2019 – Nachrichten – Aufgebot der Spieloffiziellen für die FIFA Frauen-WM 2019". FIFA.com (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "FIFA.com" (PDF). Digitalhub.fifa.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Sweden - USA". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Female referees to officiate at men's World Cup for the first time". The Guardian. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of match officials" (PDF). FIFA.com. FIFA. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Belgium 1–0 Canada". 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Yoshimi Yamashita Referee Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Yamashita ready to become Japan's first female World Cup referee". www.aljazeera.com. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Japanese top men's football league gets first-ever woman referee". South China Morning Post. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 J1 League 22/09/18 F.C.Tokyo – Kyoto Sanga F.C. Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Burlaga, Kate; Morgan, Chloe (20 July 2023). "Explained: VAR history made at Women's World Cup — what referee did and why". The Athletic. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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