Saeid Mozaffarizadeh

Saeid Mozaffarizadeh
Personal information
Full name Saeid Mozaffarizadeh Yazdi
Born September 15, 1974 (1974-09-15) (age 37)
Yazd, Iran
Other occupation Civil engineer
Domestic
Years League Role
2006– Iran Pro League Referee
International
Years League Role
2007– FIFA listed [1] Referee

Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Persian: سعید مظفری زاده) is a Football referee in Iran who has been refing in Iran's Pro League for two seasons and has been on the international list since 2007.

The 2006/07 season was Mozaffarizadeh's first year refing in Iran's top division and it was one of the greatest years a rookie referee could have. Mozafarizadeh called 18 matches in which he gave away 71 cards and called 4 penalties.[2] Out of all of his 18 matches the game of week 6 between Persepolis and Saipa was his worst game of the season but overall Saeid Mozaffarizadeh had so much talent that he was named Referee of the 2006/07 IPL season by the Football Iran News & Events which was given this referee award for the first time.

During the 2007/08 season Mozaffarizadeh refed 18 matches again but this time he gave a record setting 84 cards and he called only 2 penalties.[3] Mozaffarizadeh did so well that they named him the referee for the Persepolis vs Sepahan match on the last week which proved who the champion of the league was. He was also the referee for the Hazfi Cup Final played between Pegah and Esteghlal. At the end of the season Mozaffarizadeh was once again named the referee of the season by Football Iran News & Events but he also won the same award by the Iran Football Federation Award which was being given for the first time.

During the 2008/09 season Mozaffarizadeh officiated twice in the 2009 AFC Cup [4][5] and he also refereed 17 matches in the league in which he gave 83 cards and called 9 penalties.[6] He was once again the referee for the Hazfi Cup Final played between Zob Ahan and Rah Ahan.

During the 2009/10 season he was selected as the referee for Iran's and Asia's biggest Derby [7][8][9] played between Persepolis and Esteghlal [10] thus making him the second Iranian referee to officiate this game in nearly 15 years. He also started refing in the 2010 AFC Champions League. The first match he officiated was between Kawasaki Frontale and Beijing Guoan F.C..

Honours and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ "(English) FIFA Referee list". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=irn/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
  2. ^ "(English) Iranian Pro League Stats: 2006-2007 Season". IPL Stats. http://iplstats.com/website06-07/Referees_cards.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  3. ^ "(English) Iranian Pro League Stats: 2007-2008 Season". IPL Stats. http://iplstats.com/website07-08/Referees_cards.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  4. ^ "(English) AFC Cup match summary". AFC. http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/368-2024.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-15. 
  5. ^ "(English) AFC Cup match summary". AFC. http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/368-2065.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-15. 
  6. ^ "(English) Iranian Pro League Stats: 2006-2007 Season". IPL Stats. http://iplstats.com/website08-09/Referees_cards.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  7. ^ "(English)Worlds Greatest Derbies". bigsoccer.com. http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=719260. 
  8. ^ "(English)World Soccers' 50 Greatest Derbie". groups.google.com. http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/3af42febbad1ab69?hide_quotes=no. 
  9. ^ "(English)World Soccers' 50 Greatest Derbies". nnseek.com. http://www.nnseek.com/e/rec.sport.soccer/world_soccers_50_greatest_derbies_130039448t.html. 
  10. ^ "(English) Mozaffarizadeh chosen as ref of Tehran derby". Persianfootball. http://www.persianfootball.com/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2610:mozaffarizadeh-chosen-as-ref-of-tehran-derby&catid=14:ipl-league-persian-gulf-cup&Itemid=180. Retrieved 2010-02-15.