Ri Hyang-ok

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.

Ri Hyang-ok (Korean: 리향옥; born 18 December 1977) is a North Korean association football referee and former footballer.^[1][2][3] She played as a midfielder and was a member of the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[4] Since 2005 she has been a FIFA listed referee,^[5] and was chosen to officiate at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.^[6]

Ri Hyang-ok

Ri Hyang-ok (right) at the 2015 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-12-18) 18 December 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Position(s)	Midfielder
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2004	North Korea	3	(0)
Refereeing career International Years League Role 2005– FIFA listed Referee

Ri Hyang-ok
Chosŏn'gŭl	리향옥
Revised Romanization	I Hyangok
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Hyangok

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 October 2002	Changwon, South Korea	Chinese Taipei	1–0	1–0	2002 Asian Games
2.	9 October 2002	Busan, South Korea	South Korea	1–0	2–0
3.	14 June 2003	Bangkok, Thailand	Singapore	15–0	16–0	2003 AFC Women's Championship
4.	24 February 2004	Brisbane, Australia	New Zealand	3–0	11–0	2004 Australia Cup

References

1. "Ri Hyang-ok aims to inspire the next generation of referees". www.the-afc.com. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019.
2. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019™ - News - Ri Hyang Ok aims for rare double-double". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019.
3. FIFATV (4 June 2015). "Referees at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™: HYANG OK RI". Archived from the original on 21 June 2019 – via YouTube.
4. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
5. "Refereeing". Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
6. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of match officials" (PDF). FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021.