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Introducing Referees

Japanese referees who have stood on the world stage

OKADA Masayoshi

Birthday:24 May 1958
Birthplace:Tokyo Pref.
Nishi-Tokyo City

Football Referee Career 1977 Class 4 Referee's qualification acquired
1978 Class 3 Referee's qualification acquired
1980 Class 2 Referee's qualification acquired
1986 Class1 Referee's qualification acquired
1992 Registered as International Assistant Referee
1993~ Registered as International Referee
2002~ Contracts for Special Referee
Number of international matches:116 matches, of which 50 "A" matches (matches between National Teams)
Number of J-League matches:241 as referee
Works 『The moment of making a judge ー the referee controls football 』 Kodansha Company Ltd.
Main Matches
(Domestic) 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002 The Emperor's Cup Final
11th December 1999 Championship 2nd Leg
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Jubilo Iwata (IAI Stadium Nihondaira)
9th December 2000 Championship 2nd Leg
Kashima Antlers vs Yokohama F・Marinos (National Stadium)
2nd December 2001 Championship 1st Leg
Jubilo Iwata vs Kashima Antlers (Shizuoka Sports Park ECOPA)
12th May 2004 Championship 1st Leg
Yokohama F・Marinos vs Urawa Reds(Nissan Stadium)
(International) 16th October 1994 Asian Games Hiroshima Final
Uzbekistan vs China (Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium)
16th April 1995 FIFA U-20 World Youth Championship
Netherlands vs Honduras(Qatar)
14th January 1996 FIFA Africa Cup of Nations
Ghana vs Côte d'Ivoire (South Africa)
28th June 1997 FIFA World Cup France Oceania qualifiers
Round 3 New Zealand vs Australia(Aukland)
15th June 1998. FIFA World Cup France England vs Tunisia (Marseilles)
7th July 1999 South American Championship
Colombia vs Ecuador (Paraguay)
4th April 2000 Asian Cup qualifiers Thailand vs Korea DPR(Bangkok)
17th August 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers Round 2
Iraq vs Thailand (Baghdad)
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