Minoru Tōjō

Minoru Tōjō

Full name	Minoru Tōjō
Born	August 30, 1976 Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2008–present	J-League	Referee
2008–present	J. League Division 2	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2007–present	FIFA	Referee

Minoru Tōjō (東城 穣 Tōjō Minoru, born August 30, 1976 in Tokorozawa, Saitama^[1]) is a Japanese association football referee who currently officiates in the J-League, and Div. 2. Since 2007 he has been an international referee.

Career

Since becoming a professional referee in 2008, Minoru has been refereeing in the J-League and Div. 2. He has also officiated the 2008 AFC President's Cup group stage game between Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn and Nagacorp FC.^[2] He has refereed in the 2008 AFC Cup, officiating 3 matches. He has also covered in the 2009 AFC Champions League officiating 3 games, likewise in the 2010 AFC Champions League. He also, as a guest referee, officiated the final game of the Polish Ekstraklasa between Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan.

International matches

To date, Minoru has officiated four full internationals, as well as being a referee in the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship. He has also refereed three friendlies, and a 2011 Asian Cup qualification game.

He refereed the FIFA World Cup 2014 Third Round Qualifier match between Singapore and Iraq on 6 September 2011, making a controversial decision where he denied Singapore a blatant penalty.

He was the referee for the Southeast Asian Games final match between Malaysia and Indonesia on 21 November 2011 and was widely praised for his calm refereeing of the match between the two great rivals.

Date	Home	Away	Result	Competition
August 4, 2008	Syria U16s	Indonesia U16s	2 – 1[3]	2008 AFC U-16 Championship
August 6, 2008	Uzbekistan U16s	Iran U16s	1 – 2[4]	2008 AFC U-16 Championship
August 8, 2008	Syria U16s	South Korea U16s	1 – 1[5]	2008 AFC U-16 Championship
August 12, 2008	Australia U16s	UAE U16s	2 – 3[6]	2008 AFC U-16 Championship
May 29, 2009	Belgium	Chile	1 – 1[7]	Kirin Cup
October 10, 2009	Australia	Netherlands	0 – 0[8]	Friendly Match
November 18, 2009	Indonesia	Kuwait	1 – 1[9]	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
June 5, 2011	Australia	New Zealand	3 – 0	Friendly Match
June 7, 2011	Australia	Serbia	0 – 0	Friendly Match
September 6, 2011	Singapore	Iraq	0 – 2[10]	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
November 21, 2011	Indonesia	Malaysia	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 3 – 4 (Penalties)[11]	2011 Southeast Asian Games Football Tournament Final
December 9, 2012	Iran	Saudi Arabia	0 – 0	2012 WAFF Championship
December 14, 2012	Oman	Palestine	2 – 1	2012 WAFF Championship
February 6, 2013	Iraq	Indonesia	1 – 0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

See also

• List of football referees

References

1. Japan Football Association (January 21, 2008). "東城 穣主審、松尾 一主審、村上 伸次主審の3名が新スペシャルレフェリー（SR）に就任". Retrieved September 6, 2010.
2. "AFC PRESIDENT'S CUP-2008 MATCH SUMMARY". The-AFC. April 16, 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
3. "Syria U16s v Indonesia U16s" (PDF). The-AFC. October 4, 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
4. "Uzbekistan U16s v Iran U16s" (PDF). The-AFC. October 6, 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
5. "Syria U16s v South Korea U16s" (PDF). The-AFC. October 8, 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
6. "Australia U16s v UAE U 16s" (PDF). The-AFC. October 12, 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
7. "Belgium v Chile" (PDF). Japanese Football Association. May 29, 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
8. "FFA Articles Qantas Socceroos break even with Dutch". Football Federation Australia. October 10, 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
9. "Indonesia v Kuwait". The-AFC. November 18, 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
10. "Singapore downcast after Iraq defeat". ESPN Star. September 6, 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
11. "SEA GAMES 2011: MALAYSIA RETAIN PRESTIGIOUS FOOTBALL GOLD MEDAL, TWO FANS DIE". aseanfootball.org. 21 November 2011.

External links

• WorldReferee profile
• Football-Lineups profile