Masaaki Toma

Masaaki Toma

Personal information
Full name	Masaaki Toma
Born	June 2, 1973 (1973-06-02) (age 38) Hiroshima, Japan
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2008–present	J-League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2009–present	FIFA	Referee

Masaaki Toma (當麻 政明, Tōma Masaaki^?), born Masaaki Iemoto (家本 政明, Iemoto Masaaki^?), is a professional Japanese association football referee. He has been refereeing in the J-League since 2008 and has officiated a number of international club and country matches.

History

Toma's first J-League game was in 2008, when he officiated the match between Omiya Ardija and Jubilo Iwata.^[1] Toma has also officiated in the Asian Champions League. In November 2011, Toma became the first foreign referee ever to be invited to officiate in a match in England's FA Cup when he was chosen to referee the First Round match between Brentford and Basingstoke Town.^[2]

International Matches officiated

Since officiating his first international match in 2009, Toma has officiated 4 matches. His most notable fixture to date has been a friendly between England and Mexico in 2010.^[3]

Date	Home	Away	Result	Competition
January 14, 2009	Vietnam	Lebanon	3 – 1[4]	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
August 12, 2009	South Korea	Paraguay	1 – 0[5]	Friendly Match
October 14, 2009	Australia	Oman	1 – 0[6]	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
May 24, 2010	England	Mexico	3 – 1[7]	Friendly Match
November 17, 2010	Poland	Côte d'Ivoire	3 – 1	Friendly Match
Dectember 26, 2010	Malaysia	Indonesia	3 – 0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

References

1. ^ "J-League 2008 Matchday 16". Football Lineups. July 12, 2008. http://www.football-lineups.com/match/32124/. Retrieved 17 September 2010. 
2. ^ "Japan's Masaaki Toma to be first foreign FA Cup referee at Brentford". The Guardian. 11 November 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/11/misaaki-toma-fa-cup-referee-brentford. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
3. ^ "More work to do for Lions". ESPN. May 25, 2010. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=290429&cc=3436. Retrieved 17 September 2010. 
4. ^ "Vietnam v Lebanon". AFC. January 14, 2009. http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=1875. Retrieved 17 September 2010. 
5. ^ "South Korea v Paraguay". Football Lineups. August 12, 2009. http://www.football-lineups.com/match/56606/. Retrieved 17 September 2010. 
6. ^ "Australia beat Oman 1-0". Brisbane Times. October 14, 2009. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/australia-beat-oman-10-20091014-gxga.html. Retrieved 17 September 2010. 
7. ^ "England win but Fabio Capello finds more questions than answers". The Guardian. May 25, 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/24/england-mexico-international-friendly. Retrieved 17 September 2010. 

See Also

• List of football referees

External Links

• WorldReferee profile

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Name	Toma, Maasaki
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Date of birth	1973-06-02
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Japan
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