Strebre Delovski (born 13 October 1975) is a retired 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]
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| Full name | Strebre Delovski | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
13 October 1975 Australia | ||
| Other occupation | Accountant | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2005–2016 | A-League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2009–2016 | FIFA | Referee | |
| 2010–2016 | AFC | Referee | |
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 20 April 2016, Delovski announced his retirement 'from active refereeing at the conclusion of the Hyundai A-League 2016 Finals Series'.[16]
On 4 April 2017, Strebre Delovski was appointed as one of the inaugural Video assistant referee (VAR's) in the Hyundai A-League, the first top-tier football league in the world to implement the technology.[17]
Career
editAwards
edit| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Zurich Referee of the Year |
- 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[19])
International Matches
editOFC Champions League[20]
- 7 March 2009: Hekari United – Koloale (Group Stage)
- 25 April 2009: Koloale – Auckland City FC (Final: 1st Leg)
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
editEast Asian Football Championship
editIn 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.[21] He refereed two matches including the final match in which Japan played Korea Republic.[22] The other match he refereed was between Japan and China PR.[23] Delovski was also Fourth official for the China PR – Korea Republic match.[24]
International Matches Officiated
| Date | Home | Away | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Referee profiles". Football Federation Australia.
- ^ "About Us". Australian Soccer Referees Association NSW.
- ^ GANDON, MIKE (6 December 2007). "Make-or-break time for Delovski".
- ^ "Sydney Morning Herald - The A-League playmakers".
- ^ "Football Illawarra - Soccer NSW Premier League Referee Of The Year 2005". Archived from the original on 28 May 2009.
- ^ "Football NSW - Supporting the beautiful game in NSW". Football NSW.
- ^ "The AFC - Delovski sets sights on AFC Elite Panel".
- ^ "Professional Footballers Australia". www.pfa.net.au.
- ^ "Moore Skippers PFA Team Of The Year". FourFourTwo.
- ^ "A-League Awards As They Happen". FourFourTwo.
- ^ ROOTS, CHRIS (7 January 2009). "Wollongong ref among FIFA's elite".
- ^ FIFA.com. "Education & Technical - Referees by Association". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007.
- ^ "Australian Soccer Referees Federation - Strebre to Referee Indonesia vs Man. Utd. Game".
- ^ "Ref Streb's Red Devils Gig". FourFourTwo.
- ^ RITCHIE, JOEL (17 July 2009). "Wollongong man lucky to avoid bombing".
- ^ "Hyundai A-League referee Strebre Delovski retires". Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Hyundai A-League first to use Video Assistant Referees". Hyundai A-League.
- ^ "Strebre Delovski (Referee) :: Ultimate A-League". ultimatealeague.com.
- ^ "Referees for 2016 Hyundai A-League Grand Final named". Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ www.worldreferee.com, WorldReferee -. "WorldReferee.com - referee - Strebre Delovski - stats". www.worldreferee.com.
- ^ "Competitions - EAFC2010 & EAFF Women's Football Championship 2010 - East Asian Football Championship 2010 Final Competition Match Schedule". www.eaff.com.
- ^ "Japan - Korea Republic Match Report" (PDF).
- ^ "Japan - China PR Match Report" (PDF).
- ^ "China PR - Korea Republic Match Report" (PDF).