Esther Staubli

Esther Staubli

Staubli (left) with Christen Press in March 2015
Full name	Esther Staubli
Born	3 October 1979 Bern, Switzerland
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2014–	Swiss Challenge League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2006–	FIFA listed	Referee

Esther Staubli (born 3 October 1979) is a Swiss football referee. German-speaking Staubli is 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) tall and has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2006.^[1] She was selected to referee the 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. She also served as a referee for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.^[2][3]

In 2014 she was voted fourth in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) World's Best Woman Referee, behind winner Bibiana Steinhaus.^[4] Staubli refereed in the men's Swiss Challenge League for the first time in September 2014,^[5] after which she was complimented on her performance by FC Wohlen coach Ciriaco Sforza. An agronomist by trade, Staubli also lectures in a university.^[6]

References

1. "Esther STAUBLI". FIFA. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
2. "22 referees, 7 support referees and 44 assistant referees appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015™". FIFA.com. 30 March 2015.
3. "Referees and Assistant Referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™" (PDF). FIFA.com.
4. "THE WORLD'S BEST WOMAN REFEREE 2014". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
5. Bingesser, Felix (25 September 2014). "Bravo, Frau Staubli! Schiri-Frau brilliert bei Debüt" (in German). Blick. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
6. Zürcher, Christian (26 September 2014). "Eine grosse Prüfung für die Schiedsrichterin" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

External links

• Profile at footballzz.com