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Polish and Australian referees invited on exchange programme
20 May 2016
The Japan Football Association has announced that we will have referee exchange programme with the Polish Football Association and Football Federation Australia, inviting their referees.
Invited referees from the Polish Football Association
Names of the referees:
<Referee>
Bartosz Pawel FRANKOWSKI
Born: 23 September, 1986 International officiating career: 2014-
*Officiated in the Japan-Honduras game at the Kirin Challenge Cup 2014.
<Assistant Referee>
Konrad SAPELA
Born: 10 July, 1971 International officiating career: 1998-
*Visited Japan in 2014 for an exchange programme for the officials, and officiated in the Japan-Cyprus game at the Kirin Challenge Cup 2014.
Michal Dominik OBOUKOWICZ
Born: 27 March, 1984 International officiating career: 2014-
*Officiated in the Japan-Iran game at the Kirin Challenge Cup 2015
Period of the programme: 23 May - 6 June, 2016
Assigned games:
Wed. 25 May | Sixth leg, J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup |
Sun. 29 May | 14th leg, Meiji Yasuda J1 League |
Fri. 3 June | KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2016 |
Sun. 5 June | Seventh leg, J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup |
Invited referees from the Football Federation Australia
Names of the referees:
<Referee>
Benjamin WILLIAMS
Born: 14 April, 1977 International officiating career: 2005-
*Officiated in the Japan-Tunisia game at the Kirin Challenge Cup 2015 in Japan. Officiated in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Jarred GILLETT
Born: 1 November, 1986 International officiating career: 2013-
*Visited Japan for the 2015 referee exchange programme. Officiated in the Japan-Guatemala game at the Kirin Challenge Cup 2013.
Period of the programme: 31 May - 12 June, 2016
Assigned games:
Fri. 3 June | KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2016 |
Sat. 4 June | 16th leg, Meiji Yasuda J2 League |
Tue. 7 June | KIRIN CUP SOCCER 2016 |
Wed. 8 June | 17th leg, Meiji Yasuda J2 League |
Sat. 11 June | 15th leg, Meiji Yasuda J1 League |
<Referee exchange programme>
An exchange programme to raise techniques of referees by swapping them with those of other countries and having them officiate in games and being instructors and to develop their flexibility and adaptability to officiate in different culture and circumstances.
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