Minoru Tōjō

Minoru Tōjō
Personal information
Full name Minoru Tōjō
Born June 8, 1976 (1976-30-08) (age 35)
Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
Domestic
Years League Role
2008–present J-League Referee
2008–present J. League Division 2 Referee
International
Years League Role
2008–present FIFA Referee

Minoru Tōjō (東城 穣 Tōjō Minoru?, born August 8, 1976 in Tokorozawa, Saitama[1]) is a Japanese association football referee who currently officiates in the J-League, and Div. 2. Since 2007 he has been an international referee.

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History

Since becoming a professional referee in 2008, Minoru has been refereeing in the J-League and Div. 2. He has also officiated the 2008 AFC President's Cup group stage game between Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn and Nagacorp FC. [2] He has refereed in the 2008 AFC Cup, officiating 3 matches. He has also covered in the 2009 AFC Champions League officiating 3 games, likewise in the 2010 AFC Champions League.

International matches

To date, Minoru has officiated four full internationals, as well as being a referee in the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship. He has also refereed three friendlies, and a 2011 Asian Cup qualification game.

He refereed the FIFA World Cup 2014 Third Round Qualifier match between Singapore and Iraq on 6 September 2011, making a controversial decision where he denied Singapore a blatant penalty.

He was the referee for the Southeast Asian Games final match between Malaysia and Indonesia on 21 November 2011 and was widely praised for his calm refereeing of the match between the two great rivals.

Date Home Away Result Competition
August 4, 2008 Syria U16s Indonesia U16s 2 – 1[3] 2008 AFC U-16 Championship
August 6, 2008 Uzbekistan U16s Iran U16s 1 – 2[4] 2008 AFC U-16 Championship
August 8, 2008 Syria U16s South Korea U16s 1 – 1[5] 2008 AFC U-16 Championship
August 12, 2008 Australia U16s UAE U16s 2 – 3[6] 2008 AFC U-16 Championship
May 29, 2009 Belgium Chile 1 – 1[7] Kirin Cup
October 10, 2009 Australia Netherlands 0 – 0[8] Friendly Match
November 18, 2009 Indonesia Kuwait 1 – 1[9] 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
June 5, 2011 Australia New Zealand 3 – 0 Friendly Match
June 7, 2011 Australia Serbia 0 – 0 Friendly Match
September 6, 2011 Singapore Iraq 0 – 2[10] 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
November 21, 2011  Malaysia  Indonesia 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
4 – 3 (Penalties)[11]		 2011 Southeast Asian Games Football Tournament Final

See also

References

  1. ^ Japan Football Association (January 21, 2008). "東城 穣主審、松尾 一主審、村上 伸次主審の3名が新スペシャルレフェリー（SR）に就任". http://community.jfa.jp/modules/referee/information/2008/080121.html. Retrieved September 6, 2010. 
  2. ^ "AFC PRESIDENT'S CUP-2008 MATCH SUMMARY". The-AFC. April 16, 2008. http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=236&matchId=1396. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  3. ^ "Syria U16s v Indonesia U16s". The-AFC. October 4, 2008. http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1845.pdf. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  4. ^ "Uzbekistan U16s v Iran U16s". The-AFC. October 6, 2008. http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1848.pdf. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  5. ^ "Syria U16s v South Korea U16s". The-AFC. October 8, 2008. http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1841.pdf. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  6. ^ "Australia U16s v UAE U 16s". The-AFC. October 12, 2008. http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1825.pdf. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  7. ^ "Belgium v Chile". Japanese Football Association. May 29, 2009. http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2009/76/MR20090529_CHIvsBEL_Eng.pdf. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  8. ^ "FFA Articles Qantas Socceroos break even with Dutch". Football Federation Australia. October 10, 2009. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=29896. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  9. ^ "Indonesia v Kuwait". The-AFC. November 18, 2009. http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=1893. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  10. ^ "Singapore downcast after Iraq defeat". ESPN Star. September 06, 2011. http://www.espnstar.com/football/world-cup/news/detail/item668724/Singapore-downcast-after-Iraq-defeat/. Retrieved 07 September 2011. 
  11. ^ Report

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