Alireza Faghani

Alireza Faghani
Faghani refereeing Germany vs. Mexico in 2018 World Cup
Born (1978-03-21) 21 March 1978 (age 46)
Kashmar, Iran
Other occupation Municipality employee
Domestic
Years League Role
2000–2008 Azadegan League Referee
2007–2022 Persian Gulf Pro League Referee
2019– A-League Men Referee
International
Years League Role
2008– FIFA listed Referee

Alireza Faghani (Persian: عليرضا فغانى; born 21 March 1978) is an Iranian-Australian international football referee and former player, who has been on the international referees list for FIFA since 2008.

Faghani has officiated in the Persian Gulf Pro League for several seasons until 2022, important matches such as the 2014 AFC Champions League final, the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final, the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final, the 2016 Olympic football final match. He has refereed matches in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2022 FIFA World Cup, and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Faghani had migrated to Australia in September 2019, and now referees in the A-League Men, and as an Australian referee in international tournaments since 2023.[1]

Early life

Faghani was born on 21 March 1978 in Kashmar, a city near Mashhad. His nickname is Behrooz (بهروز). His father, Mohammad Faghani (محمد فغانی) was also a football referee. He has a younger brother named Mohammadreza, who referees in Sweden.

Playing career

Faghani was part of the youth team of Bank Melli, and also played for Shahab Khodro, Etka, and Niroye Zamini. He also played in Iran's League 2, the third tier of Iranian football.

Refereeing career

Faghani became a FIFA referee in 2008, only a year after officiating in the top flight league in Iran. After only one year of international experience Faghani took charge of the 2009 AFC President's Cup Final which was played between Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda and Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn which was won 2–0 by the hosts.[2] A year later he was again in charge of a final in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.

He was named as the fourth referee for the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between Brazil and Croatia.[3] He also refereed the 2014 AFC Champions League Final first leg match between Al-Hilal and Western Sydney Wanderers. He was also one of the officials of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, refereeing his first match in Group B between Saudi Arabia and China that ended 0–1.

Faghani refereed the 2009 Bangladesh Super Cup final between Dhaka Mohammedan and Dhaka Abahani on 27 March 2009.[4]

He was appointed to referee the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final, which was contested by South Korea and Australia. Faghani was the referee in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final between Club Atlético River Plate and FC Barcelona. He was also the referee in the 2016 Indian Super League Final between Kerala Blasters and ATK.[5] Faghani reffed the 2016 Olympic football final match between host Brazil and Germany.

Faghani was referee in six matches of the 2017 Liga 1 in Indonesia and two matches of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.

Faghani was appointed to be a referee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6] After the conclusion of the round of 16, it was announced that Faghani was one of 17 referees who had been selected to be assigned matches for the remainder of the tournament.[7]

He was also referee of the 2018 AFF Championship final between Vietnam – Malaysia in its 2nd leg. On 5 December 2018, it was announced that Faghani had been appointed to referee at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[8]

In 2019 he and his family migrated from Iran to Australia, and he was subsequently signed on by the A-League to the full time match official panel. Since 2023, he is on the FIFA list of international referees from Australia.[1] Faghani's decision to represent Australia was believed to be linked to his support for the Mahsa Amini protests, which resulted in the FFIRI delisting Faghani as an Iranian referee in retaliation.[9]

In 2024, Faghani was selected to referee the 2023 AFC Asian Cup opener, representing Australia.[10] During Jordan's 3–2 win over Iraq in the round of 16, Faghani controversially gave Iraqi striker Aymen Hussein a second yellow card for his goal celebration in the 76th minute.[11][12] After the game, a petition by Iraqi fans on change.org was made to call on Faghani's suspension, which accumulated over 800,000 signatures.[13] The Asian Football Confederation issued a statement saying Faghani's decision was correct.[14] Faghani received a torrent of social media abuse, leading to Football Australia issuing a statement saying that they are taking steps to protect and support their official.[13][15]

Matches

FIFA World Cup

Alireza Faghani presents a yellow card during the France vs Argentina match in the round of 16 of 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Alireza Faghani referring the Serbia vs Brazil match in the group stage of 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Alireza Faghani referring the France vs Argentina match in the round of 16 of 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Alireza Faghani referring the Japan vs. Turkmenistan match in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia
Date Match Venue Round
17 June 2018  Germany 0–1  Mexico Moscow Group stage
27 June 2018  Serbia 0–2  Brazil Moscow Group stage
30 June 2018  France 4–3  Argentina Kazan Round of 16
14 July 2018  Belgium 2–0  England Saint Petersburg Third place play-off
2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar
Date Match Venue Round
24 November 2022  Brazil 2–0  Serbia Lusail Group stage
28 November 2022  Portugal 2–0  Uruguay Lusail Group stage

FIFA Confederations Cup

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup – Russia
Date Match Venue Round
22 June 2017  Germany 1–1  Chile Kazan Group stage
27 June 2017  Portugal 0–0  Chile
(0–3 p)		 Kazan Semi-finals

Summer Olympics

2016 Summer Olympics – Rio de Janeiro
Date Match Venue Round
4 August 2016  Mexico 2–2  Germany Salvador Group stage
10 August 2016  Denmark 0–4  Brazil Salvador Group stage
20 August 2016  Brazil 1–1  Germany
(5–4 p)		 Rio de Janeiro Gold medal match

AFC Asian Cup

2015 AFC Asian Cup – Australia
Date Match Venue Round
10 January 2015  Saudi Arabia 0–1  China Brisbane Group stage
13 January 2015  Kuwait 0–1  South Korea Canberra Group stage
16 January 2015  Iraq 0–1  Japan Brisbane Group stage
23 January 2015  Japan 1–1  United Arab Emirates
(4–5 p)		 Sydney Quarter-finals
31 January 2015  South Korea 1–2 (a.e.t.)  Australia Sydney Final
2019 AFC Asian Cup – United Arab Emirates
Date Match Venue Round
9 January 2019  Japan 3–2  Turkmenistan Abu Dhabi Group stage
20 January 2019  Jordan 1–1  Vietnam
(2–4 p)		 Dubai Round of 16
2023 AFC Asian Cup – Qatar
Date Match Venue Round
12 January 2024  Qatar 3–0  Lebanon Lusail Group stage
29 January 2024  Iraq 2–3  Jordan Doha Round of 16

FIFA Club World Cup

2013 FIFA Club World Cup – Morocco
Date Match Venue Round
14 December 2013 Raja Casablanca Morocco 2–1 (a.e.t.) Mexico Monterrey Agadir Quarter-finals
21 December 2013 Guangzhou Evergrande China 2–3 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Marrakesh Third place match
2015 FIFA Club World Cup – Japan
Date Match Venue Round
16 December 2015 América Mexico 2–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Osaka Match for fifth place
20 December 2015 River Plate Argentina 0–3 Spain Barcelona Yokohama Final

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup – Qatar
Date Match Venue Round
14 December 2024 Al-Ahly Egypt 0-0 Mexico
(5–6 p) C.F. Pachuca		 Doha FIFA Challenger Cup

Statistics

Tournaments Contester Years Matches Yellow card Yellow card Average Red card Red card Average
FIFA World Cup FIFA 2018, 2022 6 26 4.50 0 0.00
FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) FIFA 2011– 13 45 3.46 0 0.00
FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA 2017 2 11 5.50 0 0.00
Summer Olympics IOC–FIFA 2016 3 9 3.00 0 0.00
Friendlies FIFA 2014– 11 38 3.45 2 0.18
AFC Asian Cup AFC 2015, 2019, 2023 9 35 3.89 2 0.22
AFC Asian Cup qualification AFC 2015 2 6 3.00 0 0.00
FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA 2013 2 6 3.00 0 0.00
FIFA Club World Cup FIFA 2012, 2013, 2015 4 18 4.50 1 0.06
AFC Champions League AFC 2010–2018 64 255 3.98 8 0.13
AFC Champions League qualification AFC 2011 1 3 3.00 0 0.00
India Indian Super League India AIFF 2016 1 3 3.00 0 0.00
Indonesia Liga 1 Indonesia PSSI 2017 6 14 2.33 1 0.17
Iran Persian Gulf Pro League Iran FFIRI 2007–? ? ? ? ? ?
Iran Hazfi Cup Iran FFIRI 2015–2016 1 7 7.00 0 0.00
Iran Azadegan League Iran FFIRI 2000–2008 ? ? ? ? ?
Australia A-League Men Australia FA 2019– 87 335 3.85 10 8.7
Totals 2007– 212+ 831+ 3.92 24+ 0.11
Matches as referee are correct as of 30 January 2024[16]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b "2023 Refereeing International Lists - FIFA Digital Assets Hub" (PDF). FIFA. 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ "2009 AFC President's Cup Final". AFC. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Faghani to be the Fourth referee in the Opening World Cup match".
  4. ^ Sadi, Al Musabbir (28 March 2009). "Super Cup Mohammedan's". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024.
  5. ^ "the-afc.com".
  6. ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup - News – 36 referees and 63 assistant referees appointed as Russia 2018 Match Officials – FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  7. ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup - News – 17 referees, 37 assistant referees and 10 Video Assistant Referees appointed for next phase of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Largest-ever cast of match officials appointed for UAE 2019". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Alireza Faghani, formerly Iran's most accomplished FIFA referee, will now represent Australia". 5 January 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Alireza Faghani to take charge of #AsianCup2023 opener".
  11. ^ Miller, Colin (30 January 2024). "Iraq striker sent off after goal celebration in Asian Cup defeat to Jordan". The Athletic.
  12. ^ Tan, Gabriel (30 January 2024). "Controversy hits Asian Cup as red card from mimicking celebration leads to dramatic Jordan fightback and Iraq's elimination". ESPN Australia.
  13. ^ a b "Iraqi-led petition has 80,000+ signatures calling for suspension of referee Faghani within 48hrs". InsideWorldFootball.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  14. ^ "AFC statement on Referee decision in Round of 16 match between Iraq and Jordan". Asian Football Confederation. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  15. ^ Harrington, Anna (30 January 2024). "FA support referee Alireza Faghani at Asian Cup". FTBL.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Alireza Faghani: matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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