The 4th edition of the Gothia Cup China takes place August 9th-16th in Qingdao, China. It is China’s and Asia’s biggest international youth tournament, attracting around 300 teams from all over the world.
A great tournament requires great referees. For this year’s event “Referee Abroad” has selected a total of 67 referees, coming from 19 different nations. The group will be completed by referees from China and other Asian nations and also by a qualified contingent of observers and assessors who will assist Referee Abroad in evaluating the performance of all referees during the tournament. The total number of represented countries will exceed 25.
Here’s a full list in order of group size:
England đ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó ż – 20 people (14 referees, 4 observers, 2 staff members)
Adebayo, Tunde – Observer
Birnea, Alexandru
Brand, Steve – Appointments Officer
Bria, Ramona
Brownrigg, Curtis
Bunting, Samuel
Butler, Alan
Carney, Matthew
Cliffe, James
Day, Matthew
D’Arcy, John – Referee Manager and Observers Coordinator
Keeble, Daniel
Mohamud, Ali
Morton, Peter – Observer
Moules, John – Observer
Roble, Jawahir
Smailes, Ben
Sollis, Max
Vitoria, Liam – Observer
Wood, Jamie
Australia đŚđş – 10 people (8 referees, 2 observers)
Adams, Luke
Arkinstall, Lynda – Observer
Dafkowski, Matthew
Jacobsen, Bailey
Jacobsen, Ryan
Nguyen, Steve – Observer
Paliouras, Dimitrios
Phipps, Anna
Scholefield, Taylah
Woodyatt, Daniel
Romania đˇđ´ – 9 referees
Cantemir, Constantin
Dragos, Bogdan
Hazi, Vladut
Iftime, Alexandru
Marcu, Claudiu
Naghi, Remus
Neculcea, Stefan
Pislaru, Andrei
Pista, Andrei
Portugal đľđš – 9 people (4 referees, 5 observers)
The names will be announced by APAF – the Portuguese Referee Association, shortly before the tournament.
Germany đŠđŞ – 6 referees
Bierhals, Andre
Gosselk, Brandon
Palumbo, Michael
Salfeld, Nico
Schuster, Valentin
Sprem, Slavko
USA đşđ¸ – 5 people (4 referees, 1 staff member)
Azadpour, Omeed
Hasselmann, Will
Garelick, Samuel
Johnson, Ryan – Referee Office and Logistics Coordinator
Will, Brandon
Nepal đłđľ – 4 referees
Karki, Sanjay
Lama, Maya
Neupane, Omnath
Shrestha, Laxmi
Scotland đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż – 4 people (2 referees, 2 observers)
Hall, Derek – Observer
Gordon, David – Observer
McGarry, Lewis
Robertson, Darren
China đ¨đł – 2 referees
Chen, Hao
Mao, Kaijing
The names of the other Chinese referees will be announced by the Chinese Referee Coordinator in due course.
France đŤđˇ – 2 referees
Revert, Salohy
Tanguy, Marine
Italy đŽđš – 2 staff members
Curcio, Daniele – Referee Director
Rossino, Gianluca – Referee Office Staff
Poland đľđą – 2 referees
Dlugokecki, Jan
Swiech, Mateusz
Spain đŞđ¸ – 2 referees
Aguirre, Aitor
Morales Fernandez, Antonio
Sweden đ¸đŞ – 2 referees
Koliakoudakis, George
Yilmaz, Saga
Austria đŚđš – 1 referee
Longoni, Gabriel
Bulgaria đ§đŹ – 1 observer
Baialtzaliev, Detelin
Canada đ¨đŚ – 1 referee
Castro, Alex
Denmark đŠđ° – 1 referee
Nielsen, Nikolaj
Hong Kong đđ° – 1 staff member
Hon, Jason – Referee Llaison Officer
Iran đŽđˇ – 1 referee
Ghorbani, Mohammad
Ireland đŽđŞ – 1 observer
Judd, Ken
Namibia đłđŚ – 1 referee
Nghipandulwa, Samuel
Norway đłđ´ – 1 referee
Wibstad, Olav Martin