6. Meet Sarah Thomas, NFL's first female official. But while Frappart's appointment will see Ligue 1 . First steps in European first divisions. This is the first time that female referees have been invited to the World Cup. The match between Gowna and Ramor United will take . Rebecca Welch, 37, will be in charge for Monday's League Two match between Harrogate and Port Vale. Frappart becomes first woman to referee men's World Cup qualifier . Japan's Yoshimi Yamashita became the first woman to referee an Asian Champions League match when Australia's Melbourne City played South Korean side Jeonnam Dragons in the group stages. Three up and coming young female referees were appointed to control the Balgownie Rangers v Shell […] IT''S A wonderful time for Irish women in sport. When some men began . In May 2009, Massey-Ellis was appointed fourth official for the year's FA Women's Cup final at Derby County's Pride Park Stadium, a game which saw two injury-time goals and Arsenal defeat Sunderland 2-1. Stephanie Frappart to become first female referee to officiate men's Champions League game The 37-year-old was the first female referee to officiate in a major Uefa competition when Liverpool . and for around nine years she never thought much about officiating any football above high school. The 38-year-old Frappart, who said she was "happy and proud" to be appointed, was the first woman to referee a Ligue 1 match in 2019. The down judge lines up on the sideline and looks directly down the line of scrimmage. and for around nine years she never thought much about officiating any football above high school. "Stephanie Frappart makes more history! Welch became the first woman to . Nicole Petignat (born October 27, 1966 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a Swiss former football referee.In August 2003 she became the first female referee of a men's football match organized by UEFA; AIK Fotboll versus Fylkir in the preliminary round of the UEFA Cup.. Career. Kateryna Monzul became the first woman to referee a senior men's match last year when she took charge of San Marino v Gibraltar. She entered the history of Ukrainian football as the first woman to be the main referee of a men's Premier League match in Ukraine. When she's not on the fields, she keeps in shape and maintains order by working as a police woman. Stephanie Frappart becomes the first woman to referee a men's @ChampionsLeague match. She however served as the fourth official on the day - a first for a woman in the men's game. In the 2009-10 men's season Massey was fourth official in five matches and assistant referee in 11 matches. The English Football League has appointed its first female referee to officiate a game. 1 min read. She became the first female referee to be appointed to an English Football League match in March. Amman: An all-women refereeing team has made history in Jordan after it took charge of a men's soccer match in the Jordanian Pro League for the first time in the kingdom's history. Stephanie Frappart reached another milestone on Saturday when she became the first female referee to take charge of a men's World Cup qualifier during the Netherlands' 2-0 win over Latvia in Amsterdam. She has been refereeing men's football in France since 2009 and was the referee at the 2015 women's world cup final. Switzerland's Nicole Petignat was the first female referee to officiate in UEFA matches when she was put in charge of three UEFA Cup qualifying round games between 2004 and 2009. The 37-year-old from County Durham has become the first woman selected to referee a men's match in the English Football League. Maggie Farrelly will make yet more history on Sunday by becoming the first woman to referee a men's Allianz Football League game. And now the Sunderland-based former NHS worker is set to enter the history books as the first woman to take charge of a men's English Football League fixture. A team of four referees were called to officiate the match, in a move to support Jordan's efforts to promote football among women. Frenchwoman Stephanie Frappart will become the first female official to be involved in European Championship matches after UEFA confirmed the list of referees for this year's tournament. In April this year, Frappart became the first woman to referee in men's Ligue 1, having taken charge of her first Ligue 2 game in 2014. Margaret Farrelly will become the first woman to referee a senior men's football county final after being appointed to the Cavan final replay.. Maggie Farrelly will make yet more history on Sunday by becoming the first woman to referee a men's Allianz Football League game. Stéphanie Frappart is also the f irst female referee in a UEFA men's football (soccer) final , having officiated the UEFA Super Cup final between . When some men began . NFL's first female referee shares inspiration with Yakima audience . Although the Europeans have experience in the Men's League and other competitions, it is normal for them to referee men's competitions, but it is the first time they have been given the opportunity to referee in the World Cup. In 2015, at the Canadian Women's World Cup, Monzul refereed several matches, including the final. It was 33 years ago, and Gerry Austin still remembers the call. Lorraine . Rebecca Welch became the first-ever female referee to oversee a full men's match in the English Football League as she took charge of Port Vale's 2-0 win over Harrogate in League Two. Yamashita managed the tie in Asia's premier men's club competition with the support of assistant referees Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi. Rebecca Welch will become the first woman to referee a Men's FA Cup third round match when she oversees Birmingham City 's clash with Plymouth Argyle on Jan. 8. Stephanie Frappart made history on Wednesday after becoming the first female referee to take charge of a men's Champions League game. In April this year, Frappart became the first woman to referee in men's Ligue 1, having taken charge of her first Ligue 2 game in 2014. Blazing a trail for women referees. All three are women from Japan. A year later she refereed her first men's inter county game - Fermanagh versus Antrim at minor level - and in 2016 she become the first female referee to officiate a senior men's inter . In September 2017, Bibiana Steinhaus became the first female referee in a European main men's football league (in Germany's Bundesliga). All three are women from Japan. She became the first female referee to officiate a major men's European final when she took charge of the UEFA Super Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea in September, 2019. France's Stephanie Frappart will become the first female official to take charge of a men's Champions League game when Juventus host Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday. October 22, 2020 Referee Stephanie Frappart during the match. Stephanie was the first woman to take charge of a Men's Ligue 1 match, the first to referee a champion's league match, and also the first to lead a men's international qualifying game. According to Football Makes History, "The first female referee in a European first division in men's football was Nicole Petignat of Switzerland (1999) and the first female assistant referee was Gertrude Gebhard of Germany (1995).". T he Cavan woman has been appointed to oversee the Division 4 . Rebecca Welch has become the first female referee to be appointed to the English Football League's National Group list for the men's professional game. Welch has refereed men's matches in the National League plus elite women's games including the . In the past two years, Frappart became the first female to referee a men's Champions League match, a French Ligue 1 game and a men's World Cup qualifier. Yamashita managed the tie in Asia's premier men's club competition with the support of assistant referees Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi. Rebecca Welch became the first female referee appointed to take charge of an English Football League game this week. All female referees in football (first division & continental competitions) In this overview you will find, in alphabetical order, all female referees in football, provided they have been appointed in the first men's league of a country or in a continental competition in men's football. Amy Fearn became the first women to . Maggie Farrelly will referee Leitrim vs London in Division 4 of the National Football League on Sunday, and in the process become the first female to take charge of a men's match in the . [REUTERS] France's Stephanie Frappart will become the first female official to take charge of a men's Champions League game when . The first woman to referee a senior men's game in Scottish football hopes her emergence in the professional ranks will help young female officials "aim higher than they ever had before". The 37-year-old was also the referee for the Women's World Cup final earlier that year and she regularly taken charge of games in Ligue 1 - the men's top flight in France. Rebecca Welch will make history as the first woman to referee an EFL game when Harrogate Town play Port Vale Credit: PA. Harrogate Town's League Two Easter Monday clash with Port Vale will . Football. The likes of Leona Maguire, Kellie Harrington, Katie McCabe and others are breaking the glass ceiling for women in Irish sport. The first female assistant referee at the international level was Nelly Viennot (France) who worked the . First all-female referee crew officiate M-League Men's match 5 April , 2022 By Mark Stavroulakis It was a memorable milestone for Referee Chloe Gray and Assistants Marissa Grant and Lucy Northrop who became the first all-female team to officiate a Macarthur Football Association Men's M-League clash on Saturday 2 nd of April when the . Rebecca Welch made history on Monday as she became the first appointed female referee to take charge of an English Football League (EFL) game. Stephanie Frappart will make history when she becomes the first woman to referee the men's French Cup final, after being handed the game by the French Football Federation (FFF) on Thursday. She entered the league in 2015, becoming the first full-time female official, and has continued to break gender barriers across the sport. The first female referee in a European first division in men's football was Nicole Petignat of Switzerland (1999) and the first female assistant referee was Gertrude Gebhard of Germany (1995). A year later she refereed her first men's inter county game - Fermanagh versus Antrim at minor level - and in 2016 she become the first female referee to officiate a senior men's inter . Juventus secured a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv . First all-female referee crew officiate M-League Men's match 5 April , 2022 By Mark Stavroulakis It was a memorable milestone for Referee Chloe Gray and Assistants Marissa Grant and Lucy Northrop who became the first all-female team to officiate a Macarthur Football Association Men's M-League clash on Saturday 2 nd of April when the . Just a month prior . In these leagues, female referees refereed in the men's 1st division: Switzerland (1999) Earlier in December, Frenchwoman Frappart became the first female official to take charge of a men's Champions League match when Italian champions Juventus defeated Ukrainian club Dynamo Kiev 3-0 in the group stage in Turin. Stephanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a men's Champions League game on 2 December. Football. Rwanda's Salima Mukansanga is the first female to officiate at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament. A men's top-flight match in France will be refereed by a woman for the first time this weekend when Stéphanie Frappart takes charge of the Ligue 1 game between Amiens and Strasbourg, the French . The 36-year-old . She also handled the European Super Cup the same year and a men's Champions League match at the end of 2020. In the past two years, Frappart became the first female to referee a men's Champions League match, a French Ligue 1 game and a men's World Cup qualifier. At the beginning of December, Stephanie Frappart made football history. Iranian female referees create Asian futsal history Kuala Lumpur: Asian refereeing marked a historic milestone this week when Islamic Republic of Iran match officials Fathi Zari and Gelareh Nazemi became the first female referees to officiate in an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) men's futsal competition. REBECCA WELCH picked up a referee's whistle 11 years ago at 27 after being dared to do so by a friend. Stephanie Frappart will make history when she becomes the first woman to referee the men's French Cup final, after being handed the game by the French Football Federation (FFF) on Thursday. Career Domestic career. France's Frappart, 37, has been a trailblazer for women officials and in December was the first to referee a men's Champions League match, between Juventus and Dynamo Kiev. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters P A M e d i a Her first appointment as an assistant referee was on 29 . - FC 50 Rank: The best women's players in the world. Congratulations on becoming the first female to referee a men's #WCQ (World Cup Qualifier)," tweeted FIFA. Way to blaze a trail, Stephanie," FIFA Women's World Cup tweeted. The first female referee in a men's UEFA Champions League football (soccer) match is Stéphanie Frappart (France), who officiated Juventus vs Dynamo Kiev, in Turin, Italy, on 2 December 2020. That same year, the renowned IFFHS Center for History and Statistics named Monzul the best female referee in the world. Algeria: All-women referee team runs official men's football match for first time By Hope Jazair Last updated Jun 30, 2021 246 For the first time in Algerian football history, four female match officials were appointed to referee in a match held on Saturday between ES Ben Aknoun and RC Kouba in Algiers. Mona Atallah is considered Egypt's first female men's football referee where she refereed her first game last week which was a third division friendly match between Egyptian teams Helwan and . Frappart has been on FIFA's international referees list . In 2020, Thomas is the down judge on 19-year veteran referee John Hussey's crew. The 35-year-old also made history in her homeland when she became the first female to officiate a men's match in the French Ligue 1, where she will be a registered referee for next season. NFL's first female referee shares inspiration with Yakima audience . Frappart was not named among the 18 . Frappart has been on FIFA's international referees list . Stephanie Frappart reached another milestone on Saturday when she became the first female referee to take charge of a men's World Cup Qualifier during the Netherlands' 2-0 win over Latvia in . Rebecca Welch will become the first female to referee in the men's FA Cup third round. Rebecca Welch has become the first female referee to be appointed to the English Football League's National Group list for the men's professional game. Petignat passed her youth in the canton of Jura.She started to take courses of arbitration in 1983 and . She was in charge of Port Vale's 2-0 win against Harrogate Town, a match in the . Frappart, who turns 37 next month, was the first female referee to officiate in a major UEFA competition match when Liverpool played Chelsea in the Super Cup in Istanbul last year. It is the highest standard for a female referee yet in the men's . Welch, 38, who already became the first woman to referee in the EFL earlier this year, will take charge of . "All women who stand out in the sports field gain self . In 2017, Cox became the first female referee to take charge of a National League 1 (the third tier level of domestic men's rugby union competition in England), was chosen by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) to officiate in the men's Challenge Cup continental club tournament, and also officiated at the . T he Cavan woman has been appointed to oversee the Division 4 . A: No. The first female referee in a men's UEFA Champions League football (soccer) match is Stéphanie Frappart (France), who officiated Juventus vs Dynamo Kiev, in Turin, Italy, on 2 December 2020. Stéphanie Frappart is also the f irst female referee in a UEFA men's football (soccer) final , having officiated the UEFA Super Cup final between . The FIFA U-17 World Cup beginning on 6 October will set a record of sorts as it will see, for the first time, a female assistant referee in a FIFA men's competition. A small piece of history was made in Illawarra Football at the weekend when, for the first time ever, a three person female referee team were in charge of a Men's First Division Game in the Peoplecare District League. Frappart was the first female referee to . Stephanie Frappart will become the first female official to take charge of a men's Champions League game when Juventus host Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday. Stephanie Frappart made history on Wednesday by becoming the first female referee to take charge of a men's Champions League game, while female referees have been employed in the Bundesliga and . Amman, Nov 11 (EFE).-. Stephanie Frappart will referee Juventus' Champions League fixture against Dynamo Kyiv - becoming the first woman in the history of the competition to officiate a match.. Stephanie Frappart First Female Referee in Champions League's 28-Year History Frappart Previously Officiated Men's 2019 UEFA Super Cup Final The 37-year-old, who has previously refereed high . Bibiana Steinhaus was the first female referee to make it into the German men's football world (soccer, to North American audiences) and is sometimes referred to as the "First Lady" of football. In 2019, she officiated her first NFL playoff game. Mukansanga was part of the officiating team for the group B game between Guinea and Malawi on Monday at Stade Kouekong. Another piece of history will be made this week when Maggie Farrelly becomes the first female to referee a men's Allianz Football League game this Sunday. Welch is the highest-ranking female referee in English football, has refereed in the National League for the past three seasons and has taken charge of the Women's FA Cup final at Wembley among . 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