Masaaki Toma Explained
| Masaaki Toma |
| Fullname: | Masaaki Toma |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Years1: | 2008 - present |
| Role1: | Referee |
| Internationalyears1: | 2005–2016 |
| Confederation1: | FIFA |
, born, is a professional Japanese football referee. He has been refereeing in the J-League since 2008 and has officiated a number of international club and country matches.
Career
Toma's first J-League game was in 2008, when he officiated the match between Omiya Ardija and Jubilo Iwata.[1] Toma has also officiated in the Asian Champions League. In November 2011, Toma became the first foreign referee ever to be invited to officiate in a match in England's FA Cup when he was chosen to referee the First Round match between Brentford and Basingstoke Town.[2]
International Matches officiated
Since officiating his first international match in 2005, Toma has officiated 4 matches. His most notable fixture to date has been a friendly between England and Mexico in 2010.[3]
| width=20% | Date | width=20% | Home | width=20% | Away | width=10% | Result | width=50% | Competition |
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| July 30, 2008 |  India |  Afghanistan | 1 - 0[4] | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |
| January 14, 2009 | Vietnam |  Lebanon | 3 - 1[5] | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| August 12, 2009 | South Korea |  Paraguay | 1 - 0[6] | Friendly Match |
| October 14, 2009 |  Australia |  Oman | 1 - 0[7] | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| May 24, 2010 | England |  Mexico | 3 - 1[8] | Friendly Match |
| November 17, 2010 |  Poland | Ivory Coast | 3 - 1 | Friendly Match |
| Dectember 26, 2010 |  Malaysia |  Indonesia | 3 - 0 | 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup |
| September 2, 2011 | Iran | Indonesia | 3 - 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round |
| October 11, 2011 | Lebanon |  Kuwait | 2 - 2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round |
| February 29, 2012 | Oman |  Thailand | 2 - 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round |
| December 19, 2012 |  Singapore | Thailand | 3 - 1 | 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup - Final (First leg) |
| August 14, 2013 | Singapore | Oman | 0 - 2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| November 15, 2013 |  Saudi Arabia |  Iraq | 2 - 1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| December 11, 2014 | Vietnam | Malaysia | 2 - 4 | 2014 AFF Championship Semi-Final Second Leg |
| September 8, 2015 | Thailand | Iraq | 2 - 2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| October 8, 2015 |  Jordan | Australia | 2 - 0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: J-League 2008 Matchday 16. July 12, 2008. Football Lineups. 17 September 2010.
- News: Japan's Masaaki Toma to be first foreign FA Cup referee at Brentford . The Guardian . 11 November 2011 . 11 November 2011.
- Web site: More work to do for Lions. https://web.archive.org/web/20100529183229/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=290429&cc=3436. dead. May 29, 2010. May 25, 2010. ESPN. 17 September 2010.
- Web site: AFC CHALLENGE CUP - INDIA 2008 MATCH SUMMARY. https://archive.today/20121208170558/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1707. dead. 2012-12-08. 31 December 2023.
- Web site: Vietnam v Lebanon . January 14, 2009 . AFC . 17 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090627074848/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=1875 . 27 June 2009 .
- Web site: South Korea v Paraguay. August 12, 2009. Football Lineups. 17 September 2010.
- Web site: Australia beat Oman 1-0. October 14, 2009. Brisbane Times. 17 September 2010.
- Web site: England win but Fabio Capello finds more questions than answers. May 25, 2010. The Guardian. 17 September 2010.
