Kate Jacewicz

Katherine Margaret Jacewicz (born 6 April 1985) is an Australian soccer referee. She was first FIFA listed in 2011.

Kate Jacewicz

Full name	Katherine Margaret Jacewicz
Born	(1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 39) Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2008–	W-League/A-League Women	Referee
2020–	A-League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2011–	FIFA listed	Referee

Refereeing career

Jacewicz began refereeing at the age of 13 when her brother's team needed a referee.^[1][2][3]

After being appointed to referee the 2019 W-League Grand Final, this was her ninth final out of the first eleven seasons of the W-League,^[4] which was rebranded in 2021 as A-League Women.^[5]

She became a FIFA referee in 2011,^[6] and was in charge of the Final of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.^[7]

Jacewicz was selected as one of the 27 referees for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[8] She refereed two matches, including the round of 16 clash between Sweden and Canada.

In the 2019–20 A-League season, Jacewicz became the first woman to referee a match in the A-League when she took charge of the Melbourne City match against Newcastle Jets.^[9]

On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia.^[10] She refereed two matches, including the round of 16 clash between Colombia and Jamaica.

References

1. "2011 Scholarship Holders - Kate Jacewicz - Football". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
2. "Who's Who in the W - Referee Kate Jacewicz". Football Federation Australia. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
3. Smale, Simon (22 January 2020). "The A-League's first female referee says she doesn't consider herself a trailblazer, yet". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
4. "Kate Jacewicz to referee the Westfield W-League 2019 Grand Final". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
5. "A-Leagues Revealed as Radical New Identity for Australian Football". Australian Football. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
6. "Australia: Referees - Women". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
7. "Match Report". FIFA. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
8. "Kate Jacewicz and Casey Reibelt appointed to 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup match official panel". Football Federation Australia. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
9. "Kate Jacewicz to make history as first woman to referee in A-League". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 16 January 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
10. "Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™" (Press release). FIFA. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.