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Alireza Faghani
Iranian international football referee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alireza Faghani (Persian: عليرضا فغانى; born 21 March 1978) is an Iranian-Australian international football referee and former player, who has been on the international referees list for FIFA since 2008.
![]() Faghani refereeing Germany vs. Mexico in 2018 World Cup | |||
Born |
(1978-03-21) 21 March 1978 (age 46) Kashmar, Iran | ||
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Other occupation | Municipality employee | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2000–2008 | Azadegan League | Referee | |
2007–2022 | Persian Gulf Pro League | Referee | |
2019– | A-League Men | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2008– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Faghani has officiated in the Persian Gulf Pro League for several seasons until 2022, important matches such as the 2014 AFC Champions League final, the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final, the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final, the 2016 Olympic football final match. He has refereed matches in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2022 FIFA World Cup, and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Faghani had migrated to Australia in September 2019, and now referees in the A-League Men, and as an Australian referee in international tournaments since 2023.[1]