Kate Jacewicz Explained

Kate Jacewicz
Fullname:Katherine Margaret Jacewicz
Birth Date:6 April 1985
Birth Place:Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Years1:2008–
League1:W-League/A-League Women
Role1:Referee
League2:A-League
Role2:Referee
Years2:2020–
Internationalyears1:2011–
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Katherine Margaret Jacewicz (born 6 April 1985) is an Australian soccer referee. She was first FIFA listed in 2011.

Refereeing career

Jacewicz began refereeing at the age of 13 when her brother's team needed a referee.[1] [2] [3]

After being appointed to referee the 2019 W-League Grand Final, this was her ninth final out of the first eleven seasons of the W-League,[4] which was rebranded in 2021 as A-League Women.[5]

She became a FIFA referee in 2011,[6] and was in charge of the Final of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.[7]

Jacewicz was selected as one of the 27 referees for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8] She refereed two matches, including the round of 16 clash between Sweden and Canada.

In the 2019–20 A-League season, Jacewicz became the first woman to referee a match in the A-League when she took charge of the Melbourne City match against Newcastle Jets.[9]

On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia.[10] She refereed two matches, including the round of 16 clash between Colombia and Jamaica.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Scholarship Holders - Kate Jacewicz - Football . Australian Sports Commission . 9 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321234757/http://ausport.gov.au/participating/officials/high_performance/national_officiating_scholarship_program_profiles/national_officiating_scholarship_holders/2011_scholarship_holders/2011_scholarship_holders . 21 March 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Who's Who in the W - Referee Kate Jacewicz . Football Federation Australia . 29 March 2011 . 9 October 2012.
  3. News: Simon. Smale. 2020-01-22 . The A-League's first female referee says she doesn't consider herself a trailblazer, yet . en-AU . ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2020-10-15.
  4. Web site: Kate Jacewicz to referee the Westfield W-League 2019 Grand Final . Football Federation Australia . 13 February 2019. 13 February 2019.
  5. News: A-Leagues Revealed as Radical New Identity for Australian Football . 4 February 2022 . Australian Football . 29 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Australia: Referees - Women . https://web.archive.org/web/20070630173710/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=aus/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=wor.html . dead . 30 June 2007 . FIFA . 9 October 2012.
  7. Web site: Match Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20161022085257/http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/matches/round=275914/match=300357973/report.html#nosticky . dead . 22 October 2016 . FIFA . 21 October 2016. 8 February 2017.
  8. Web site: Kate Jacewicz and Casey Reibelt appointed to 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup match official panel . Football Federation Australia. 4 December 2018. 4 December 2018.
  9. News: Kate Jacewicz to make history as first woman to referee in A-League. Australian Associated Press. 2020-01-16. The Guardian. 2020-01-16. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  10. 9 January 2023 . Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ . . 9 January 2023.

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