Esther_Staubli

Esther Staubli

Esther Staubli

Swiss football referee (born 1979)

Esther Staubli (born 3 October 1979) is a Swiss football referee. German-speaking Staubli is 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) tall and has been on the FIFA International Referees List since 2006.[1] An agronomist by trade, Staubli also lectures in a university.[2]

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She was selected to referee the 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final.

She also served as a referee for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[3][4]

In 2014, she was voted fourth in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) World's Best Woman Referee, behind winner Bibiana Steinhaus.[5]

Staubli refereed in the men's Swiss Challenge League for the first time in September 2014,[6] after which she was complimented on her performance by FC Wohlen coach Ciriaco Sforza.

In 2017, Staubli became the first woman to officiate in a Men's U-17 World Cup as a referee, when she took charge of group stage match between Japan and New Caledonia at the 2017 U-17 World Cup in India.[7]

In December 2018, Staubli was appointed to referee at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[8]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Esther STAUBLI". FIFA. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    Zürcher, Christian (26 September 2014). "Eine grosse Prüfung für die Schiedsrichterin" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. [3]
    "22 referees, 7 support referees and 44 assistant referees appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015". FIFA.com. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015.
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    "Referees and Assistant Referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015.
  5. [5]
    "THE WORLD'S BEST WOMAN REFEREE 2014". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. [6]
    Bingesser, Felix (25 September 2014). "Bravo, Frau Staubli! Schiri-Frau brilliert bei Debüt" (in German). Blick. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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    FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 - News - First female referee to officiate at FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
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    FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 - News - Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  9. [9]
    "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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