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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

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

Refereeing career

Jacewicz began refereeing at the age of 13 when her brother's team needed a referee.

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, which was rebranded in 2021 as A-League Women.

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

Jacewicz was selected as one of the 27 referees for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. 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.

On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia. 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.

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