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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
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
2006 J-League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Final
JEF United Chiba vs Kashima Antlers
2004 J-League Championship 1st Leg
Urawa Reds vs Yokohama F・Marinos
2001 The 81st edition of the Emperor's Cup Final
Shimizu S-pulse vs Cerezo Osaka
2005 The 85th edition of the Emperor's Cup Final
Urawa Reds vs Shimizu S-pulse
(International) July 1997 USA Major League Soccer
17th September 1998 U-16 AFC Asian Youth Championship(Qatar)
Final Qatar vs Thailand
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
September 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/ Japan
Asian qualifiers Qatar vs China
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
July 2004 AFC Asian Cup China 2004
February 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers Final Round
Uzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia
June 2005 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Asian qualifiers Final Round
Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait
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
15th June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany 1st Round
England vs Trinidad and Tobago Referee
4th July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Semifinal
Germany vs Italy Forth Official
8th July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Third Place Playoff
Germany vs Portugal  Referee
8th July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Third Place Playoff
Germany vs Portugal  Referee
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