Introducing Referees
Japanese referees who have stood on the world stage
KAMIKAWA Toru
Birthday:8 June 1963
Birthplace:Kagoshima Pref.
Kagoshima City
Football Referee Career | 1991 Class 3 Referee's qualification acquired |
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1992 Class 2 Referee's qualification acquired | |
1994 Class 1 Referee's qualification acquired | |
1998~ Registered as International Referee | |
■Total number of matches:730 matches | |
■Number of main International Tournament's matches :84 matches(of which 36 "A" matches) | |
Number of J-League matches:236 matches as referee (J-1:158, J-League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup:43, J-2:36), 17 matches as assistant referee | |
Number of Major League matches(USA): 7 matches(Referee's exchange program) | |
Awards | 2002 Asia Best Referee Award |
2003, 2006 J-League Referee of the Year Award | |
Works | 「Presence of mind」Being a Football Referee(Random House Kodansha Ltd.) |
Main Matches | |
(Domestic) | 1998, 1999, 2001,2002 J-League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Semifinal |
1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 The Emperor's Cup Final | |
2003 J-League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Final Urawa Reds vs Kashima Antlers |
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2006 J-League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Final JEF United Chiba vs Kashima Antlers |
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2004 J-League Championship 1st Leg Urawa Reds vs Yokohama F・Marinos |
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2001 The 81st edition of the Emperor's Cup Final Shimizu S-pulse vs Cerezo Osaka |
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2005 The 85th edition of the Emperor's Cup Final Urawa Reds vs Shimizu S-pulse |
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(International) | July 1997 USA Major League Soccer |
17th September 1998 U-16 AFC Asian Youth Championship(Qatar) Final Qatar vs Thailand |
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16th December 1998 The 13th edition of Asian Games (Thailand・Bangkok)Semifinal Thailand vs Kuwait | |
November 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999 | |
October 2000 AFC Asian Cup Lebanon 2000 | |
8th July 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship Argentine 2001 Third Place Playoff Paraguay vs Egypt |
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September 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/ Japan Asian qualifiers Qatar vs China |
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October 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/ Japan Playoff UAE vs Iran | |
1st June 2002 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/ Japan 1st Round Ireland vs Cameroon Referee |
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July 2004 AFC Asian Cup China 2004 | |
February 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers Final Round Uzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia |
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June 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Asian qualifiers Final Round Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait |
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September 2005 2006 FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005 | |
December 2005 FIFA Club World Cup Toyota Cup Japan ( Japan) | |
9th June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany 1st Round Poland vs Ecuador Referee |
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15th June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany 1st Round England vs Trinidad and Tobago Referee |
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4th July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Semifinal Germany vs Italy Forth Official |
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8th July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Third Place Playoff Germany vs Portugal Referee |
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8th July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Third Place Playoff Germany vs Portugal Referee |