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Strebre Delovski (born October 13, 1975) is a football 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]
Career
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Zurich Referee of the Year |
A-League Matches[16]
- 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)
International Matches
OFC Champions League[17]
- 7-3-2009: Hekari United - Koloale (Group Stage)
- 25-4-2009: Koloale - Auckland City FC (Final: 1st Leg)
East Asian Football Championship
- 6-2-2010: Japan - China PR
- 14-2-2010: Japan - Korea Republic
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.[18] He refereed two matches including the final match in which Japan played Korea Republic.[19] The other match he refereed was between Japan and China PR.[20] Delovski was also Fourth official for the China PR - Korea Republic match.[21]
International Matches Officiated
| Date | Home | Away | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2010 |  Japan
|
 China
|
0–0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
| February 14, 2010 | Japan
|
 South Korea
|
1–3 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
See also
References
- ^ "Referee profiles". Football Federation Australia.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|month=(help) - ^ "About Us". Australian Soccer Referees Association NSW.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|month=(help) - ^ 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
- ^ 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 Socer 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
- ^ Ultimate A-League
- ^ 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