Strebre Delovski
Full name | Strebre Delovski | ||
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Born |
Australia | 13 October 1975||
Other occupation | Accountant | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2005–2016 | A-League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2009–2016 | FIFA | Referee | |
2010–2016 | AFC | Referee |
Strebre Delovski (born 13 October 1975) is an Australian soccer referee in the A-League.[1][2] He previously officiated in the Illawarra Premier League [3] and during the A-League off-season has been refereeing in the NSW Premier League competition.[4] In 2005 and 2007 he was named NSW Premier League Referee of the Year.[5][6]
Delovski was the referee for the first leg of the 2009 OFC Champions League Final between Auckland City and Koloale.[7] He was named A-League Referee of the Season at the 2008-09 PFA Footballer of the Year Awards[8][9] and Referee of the Year at the 2009-10 FFA A-League awards.[10] Delovski was promoted to the FIFA referee panel in January 2009.[11][12] He was scheduled to officiate a friendly match between Manchester United and Indonesia as part of his two-game assessment to join the Asian elite referee panel[13][14] but the match was called off due to the 2009 Jakarta bombings.[15] On 10 November 2012, Delovski was the 4th official for the final match of the 2012 AFC Champions League match Ulsan Hyundai vs Al-Ahli SC in Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium .
On April 20, 2016, Delovski announced his retirement 'from active refereeing at the conclusion of the Hyundai A-League 2016 Finals Series'.[16]
Career
Awards
Year | Award |
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2009–10 | Zurich Referee of the Year |
A-League Matches[17]
- 2005/2006 Season: 2 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-Season)
- 2006/2007 Season: 2 Matches (Including: 2 Pre-Season)
- 2007/2008 Season: 5 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-Season)
- 2008/2009 Season: 16 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-season; Major Semi-Final 1st Leg; Preliminary Final)
- 2009/2010 Season: 24 Matches (Including: Minor Semi-Final; Major Semi-Final 2nd Leg; Final: Melbourne Victory – Sydney FC)
- 2010/2011 Season: 8 Matches (Including: Minor Semi-Final)
- 2011/2012 Season: 21 Matches (Including: 2 Finals Matches)
- 2012/2013 Season: 19 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-Season and 1 Finals match)
- 2013/2014 Season: 17 Matches (Including: 1 Semi Final)
- 2014/2015 Season: 15 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-Season)
- 2015/2016 Season: 18 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-Season, 1 Semi Final and 1 Final (as Fourth Official[18])
International Matches
OFC Champions League[19]
- 7 March 2009: Hekari United – Koloale (Group Stage)
- 25 April 2009: Koloale – Auckland City FC (Final: 1st Leg)
East Asian Football Championship
- 6 February 2010: Japan – China PR
- 14 February 2010: Japan – Korea Republic
AFC Champions League
- 15 May 2012: Buriram United – Guangzhou Evergrande (Group Stage)
- 10 April 2013: Al-Ahli – Sepahan (Group Stage)
- 24 April 2013: Al Jazira – Tractor Sazi (Group Stage)
AFC Cup
- 27 April 2011: Tampines Rovers – Hanoi T&T (Group Stage)
- 10 May 2011: South China – Chonburi (Group Stage)
- 6 March 2012: Sông Lam Nghệ An – Terengganu (Group Stage)
- 10 April 2012: Ayeyawady United – Navibank Sài Gòn (Group Stage)
International career
East Asian Football Championship
In February 2010, Delovski selected to referee at his first international competition since receiving his FIFA badge in 2009: The East Asian Football Championship held in Japan.[20] He refereed two matches including the final match in which Japan played Korea Republic.[21] The other match he refereed was between Japan and China PR.[22] Delovski was also Fourth official for the China PR – Korea Republic match.[23]
International Matches Officiated
Date | Home | Away | Result | Competition |
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6 February 2010 | Japan | China PR | 0–0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
14 February 2010 | Japan | South Korea | 1–3 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
22 March 2013 | New Zealand | New Caledonia | 2–1 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
See also
References
- ↑ "Referee profiles". Football Federation Australia.
- ↑ "About Us". Australian Soccer Referees Association NSW.
- ↑ Illawarra Mercury - Make-or-break time for Delovski
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald - The A-League playmakers
- ↑ Football Illawarra - SOCCER NSW PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREE OF THE YEAR 2005
- ↑ [http://footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=3036&tx_ttnews[backPidD=389&cHash=a2c96d3a8e Football NSW Awards]
- ↑ The AFC - Delovski sets sights on AFC Elite Panel
- ↑ Professional Football Association - Players pick inspirational Moore to lead attacking PFA A-League Team of the Season
- ↑ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/97088,moore-skippers-pfa-team-of-the-year.aspx
- ↑ Fourfourtwo - A-League Awards As They Happen
- ↑ Illawarra Mercury - Wollongong ref among FIFA's elite
- ↑ FIFA - Football Officials
- ↑ Australian Soccer Referees Federation - Strebre to Referee Indonesia vs Man. Utd. Game
- ↑ Australian FourFourTwo - Ref Streb's Red Devils Gig
- ↑ Illawarra Mercury - Wollongong man lucky to avoid bombing
- ↑ "Hyundai A-League referee Strebre Delovski retires". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ Ultimate A-League
- ↑ "Referees for 2016 Hyundai A-League Grand Final named". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ World Referee
- ↑ EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 Final Competition
- ↑ Japan - Korea Republic Match Report
- ↑ Japan - China PR Match Report
- ↑ China PR - Korea Republic Match Report