Introducing Referees
Japanese referees who have stood on the world stage
OKADA Masayoshi
Birthday：24 May 1958
Birthplace：Tokyo Pref.
Nishi-Tokyo City
| Football Referee Career | 1977 Class 4 Referee's qualification acquired |
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| 1978 Class 3 Referee's qualification acquired | |
| 1980 Class 2 Referee's qualification acquired | |
| 1986 Class１ Referee's qualification acquired | |
| 1992 Registered as International Assistant Referee | |
| 1993～ Registered as International Referee | |
| 2002～ Contracts for Special Referee | |
| Number of international matches：116 matches, of which 50 "A" matches (matches between National Teams) Number of J-League matches：241 as referee |
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| Works | 『The moment of making a judge ー the referee controls football 』 Kodansha Company Ltd. |
| Main Matches | |
| （Domestic） | 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002 The Emperor's Cup Final |
| 11th December 1999 Championship 2nd Leg Shimizu S-Pulse vs Jubilo Iwata （IAI Stadium Nihondaira） |
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| 9th December 2000 Championship 2nd Leg Kashima Antlers vs Yokohama F･Marinos （National Stadium） |
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| 2nd December 2001 Championship 1st Leg Jubilo Iwata vs Kashima Antlers （Shizuoka Sports Park ECOPA） |
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| 12th May 2004 Championship 1st Leg Yokohama F･Marinos vs Urawa Reds（Nissan Stadium） |
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| （International） | 16th October 1994 Asian Games Hiroshima Final Uzbekistan vs China （Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium） |
| 16th April 1995 FIFA Ｕ－20 World Youth Championship Netherlands vs Honduras（Qatar） |
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| 14th January 1996 FIFA Africa Cup of Nations Ghana vs Côte d'Ivoire （South Africa） |
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| 28th June 1997 FIFA World Cup France Oceania qualifiers Round 3 New Zealand vs Australia（Aukland） |
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| 15th June 1998. FIFA World Cup France England vs Tunisia （Marseilles） | |
| 7th July 1999 South American Championship Colombia vs Ecuador (Paraguay) |
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| 4th April 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers Thailand vs Korea DPR（Bangkok） | |
| 17th August 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers Round 2 Iraq vs Thailand （Baghdad） |
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