Referees, across every Women's World Cup.
Every match official from 1991 to today. Most WWC matches have referee data on record — earliest editions sparse, modern ones near-complete. Click any row for full career history.
111
Distinct referees
348
Matches officiated
across all WCs
10
3+ WWC tournaments
career veterans (all-time)
57
Countries represented
Top 10 referees by WWC tournaments officiated
Career veterans — ties broken by total matches. Surname only on the axis for readability.
- 1.
Kari Seitz·United States4 WC - 2.
Nicole Petignat·Switzerland3 WC - 3.
Stéphanie Frappart·France3 WC - 4.
Anna-Marie Keighley·New Zealand3 WC - 5.
Kateryna Monzul·Ukraine3 WC - 6.
Sonia Denoncourt·Canada3 WC - 7.
Tammy Ogston·Australia3 WC - 8.
Melissa Borjas·Honduras3 WC - 9.
Bibiana Steinhaus·Germany3 WC - 10.Esther Staubli·Switzerland3 WC
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Top 10 referee countries by total games
Aggregate matches officiated by referees from each country, across every WC.
- 1.United States7 refs23
- 2.Canada3 refs22
- 3.Australia4 refs18
- 4.Switzerland2 refs16
- 5.
Brazil4 refs15 - 6.Germany4 refs13
- 7.
Mexico4 refs13 - 8.
Sweden5 refs12 - 9.
China PR5 refs12 - 10.
Japan4 refs11
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Referee countries by stage
Every country with WWCreferee history — counts of matches officiated at each stage by referees from that country. Group = all group-stage matches combined; KO columns separated. Gold-emphasis on final-stage cells. Filter by country or stage below; stage filter re-ranks by that stage's count.
| # | Country | Group | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | 3rd | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States(7 refs) | 17 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | Canada(3 refs) | 14 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 22 |
| 3 | Australia(4 refs) | 12 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | Switzerland(2 refs) | 10 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Brazil(4 refs) | 10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15 |
| 6 | Germany(4 refs) | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Mexico(4 refs) | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 13 |
| 8 | Sweden(5 refs) | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | China PR(5 refs) | 10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| 10 | Japan(4 refs) | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 11 |
| 11 | France(1 ref) | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | New Zealand(2 refs) | 8 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| 13 |  South Korea(3 refs) | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| 14 |  Finland(3 refs) | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| 15 |  Hungary(2 refs) | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| 16 |  Chile(3 refs) | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| 17 |  Argentina(4 refs) | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| 18 | Ukraine(1 ref) | 6 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 9 |
| 19 |  Colombia(4 refs) | 6 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 8 |
| 20 | Honduras(1 ref) | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7 |
| 21 |  Uruguay(1 ref) | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 6 |
| 22 |  North Korea(1 ref) | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 6 |
| 23 |  Czech Republic(2 refs) | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| 24 |  Romania(2 refs) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 5 |
| 25 |  Nigeria(1 ref) | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| 26 |  Wales(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| 27 | Thailand(2 refs) | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| 28 |  Norway(2 refs) | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| 29 |  Italy(2 refs) | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| 30 |  Greece(2 refs) | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| 31 | Luxembourg(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| 32 |  Russia(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| 33 |  Scotland(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| 34 |  South Africa(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| 35 |  El Salvador(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| 36 |  England(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| 37 | Rwanda(1 ref) | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| 38 |  Soviet Union(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 3 |
| 39 |  Togo(2 refs) | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| 40 |  Morocco(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| 41 | Guyana(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| 42 |  Tunisia(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| 43 | Congo(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| 44 | Nepal(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| 45 |  Peru(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| 46 |  Cameroon(1 ref) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| 47 |  Venezuela(2 refs) | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| 48 | Guinea(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 49 |  Senegal(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 50 | Fiji(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 51 |  Denmark(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 52 | Zambia(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 53 |  Croatia(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 54 | Ethiopia(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 55 |  Spain(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 56 | Malaysia(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| 57 |  Portugal(1 ref) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
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All referees — sorted by matches officiated
111 referees| # | Referee | Country | Matches | WCs | Span | Knockout matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Petignat | Switzerland | 10 | 3 | 1999–2007 | F |
| 2 | Stéphanie Frappart | France | 10 | 3 | 2015–2023 | F |
| 3 | Anna-Marie Keighley | New Zealand | 9 | 3 | 2015–2023 | none |
| 4 | Kari Seitz | United States | 9 | 4 | 1999–2011 | none |
| 5 | Kateryna Monzul | Ukraine | 9 | 3 | 2015–2023 | F |
| 6 | Sonia Denoncourt | Canada | 9 | 3 | 1995–2003 | none |
| 7 | Tammy Ogston | Australia | 9 | 3 | 1999–2007 | F |
| 8 | Edina Alves Batista | Brazil | 8 | 2 | 2019–2023 | none |
| 9 | Carol Anne Chenard | Canada | 7 | 2 | 2011–2015 | none |
| 10 | Im Eun-ju | South Korea | 7 | 2 | 1999–2003 | none |
| 11 | Melissa Borjas | Honduras | 7 | 3 | 2015–2023 | none |
| 12 | Bibiana Steinhaus | Germany | 6 | 3 | 2011–2019 | F |
| 13 | Claudia Umpiérrez | Uruguay | 6 | 2 | 2015–2019 | none |
| 14 | Esther Staubli | Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 2015–2023 | none |
| 15 | Katriina Elovirta | Finland | 6 | 2 | 1999–2003 | none |
| 16 | Lucila Venegas | Mexico | 6 | 2 | 2015–2019 | none |
| 17 | Marie-Soleil Beaudoin | Canada | 6 | 2 | 2019–2023 | none |
| 18 | Ri Hyang-ok | North Korea | 6 | 2 | 2015–2019 | none |
| 19 | Gyöngyi Gaál | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 2007–2011 | none |
| 20 | Jenny Palmqvist | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 2007–2011 | none |
| 21 | Katalin Kulcsár | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 2015–2019 | none |
| 22 | Tori Penso | United States | 5 | 1 | 2023 | F |
| 23 | Yoshimi Yamashita | Japan | 5 | 2 | 2019–2023 | none |
| 24 | Bola Elizabeth Abidoye | Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 1999–2003 | none |
| 25 | Cheryl Foster | Wales | 4 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 26 | Dagmar Damková | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 2007–2011 | none |
| 27 | Kate Jacewicz | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2019–2023 | none |
| 28 | María Carvajal | Chile | 4 | 2 | 2019–2023 | none |
| 29 | Maria Edilene Siqueira | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 1995–1999 | none |
| 30 | Alain Hamer | Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 1995 | none |
| 31 | Anastasia Pustovoitova | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2019 | none |
| 32 | Casey Reibelt | Australia | 3 | 2 | 2019–2023 | none |
| 33 | Christine Beck | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2007 | none |
| 34 | Eduardo Gamboa | Chile | 3 | 1 | 1995 | none |
| 35 | Ekaterina Koroleva | United States | 3 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 36 | Ingrid Jonsson | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1995 | F |
| 37 | Jim McCluskey | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1991 | none |
| 38 | John Toro Rendón | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1991 | none |
| 39 | Kirsi Heikkinen | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2011 | none |
| 40 | Laura Fortunato | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 2019–2023 | none |
| 41 | Petros Mathabela | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1995 | none |
| 42 | Pirom Un-prasert | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1995 | none |
| 43 | Qin Liang | China PR | 3 | 2 | 2015–2019 | none |
| 44 | Quetzalli Alvarado | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 2011–2015 | none |
| 45 | Rafael Rodríguez Medina | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 1991 | none |
| 46 | Rebecca Welch | England | 3 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 47 | Riem Hussein | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2019 | none |
| 48 | Salima Mukansanga | Rwanda | 3 | 2 | 2019–2023 | none |
| 49 | Salomé di Iorio | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2015 | none |
| 50 | Salvador Imperatore | Chile | 3 | 1 | 1991 | none |
| 51 | Teodora Albon | Romania | 3 | 1 | 2015 | none |
| 52 | Vadim Zhuk | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1991 | F |
| 53 | Zhang Dongqing | China PR | 3 | 1 | 2003 | none |
| 54 | Adriana Correa | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 2007 | none |
| 55 | Bente Skogvang | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1995 | none |
| 56 | Bouchra Karboubi | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 57 | Carina Vitulano | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2015 | none |
| 58 | Christina Pedersen | Norway | 2 | 1 | 2011 | none |
| 59 | Cristina Ionescu | Romania | 2 | 1 | 2003 | F |
| 60 | Dianne Ferreira-James | Guyana | 2 | 1 | 2007 | none |
| 61 | Efthalia Mitsi | Greece | 2 | 1 | 2015 | none |
| 62 | Estela Álvarez | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 2011 | none |
| 63 | Etsuko Fukano | Japan | 2 | 1 | 2011 | none |
| 64 | Fethi Boucetta | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 1991 | none |
| 65 | Florencia Romano | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 2003 | none |
| 66 | Jacqui Melksham | Australia | 2 | 1 | 2011 | none |
| 67 | Jennifer Bennett | United States | 2 | 1 | 2007 | none |
| 68 | Katia García | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 69 | Lu Jun | China PR | 2 | 1 | 1991 | none |
| 70 | Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 71 | Martha Liliana Pardo | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 1999 | none |
| 72 | Mayumi Oiwa | Japan | 2 | 1 | 2007 | none |
| 73 | Niu Huijun | China PR | 2 | 1 | 2007 | none |
| 74 | Oh Hyeon-jeong | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 75 | Omer Yengo | Congo | 2 | 1 | 1991 | none |
| 76 | Raja Shrestha Gyanu | Nepal | 2 | 1 | 1991 | none |
| 77 | Sachiko Yamagishi | Japan | 2 | 1 | 2015 | none |
| 78 | Sandra Hunt | United States | 2 | 1 | 1999 | none |
| 79 | Silvia Reyes | Peru | 2 | 1 | 2011 | none |
| 80 | Sueli Tortura | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 2003 | none |
| 81 | Tess Olofsson | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 82 | Thérèse Neguel | Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 2011–2015 | none |
| 83 | Vassilios Nikakis | Greece | 2 | 1 | 1991 | none |
| 84 | Virginia Tovar | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1999 | none |
| 85 | Xonam Agboyi | Togo | 2 | 1 | 2003 | none |
| 86 | Zuo Xiudi | China PR | 2 | 1 | 1999 | none |
| 87 | Catherine Leann Hepburn | United States | 1 | 1 | 1995 | none |
| 88 | Cha Sung-mi | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2011 | none |
| 89 | Cláudia Vasconcelos | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1991 | none |
| 90 | Elke Günthner | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1999 | none |
| 91 | Emikar Calderas | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 92 | Engage Camara | Guinea | 1 | 1 | 1995 | none |
| 93 | Eva Ödlund | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1995 | none |
| 94 | Fatou Gaye | Senegal | 1 | 1 | 1999 | none |
| 95 | Finau Vulivuli | Fiji | 1 | 1 | 2011 | none |
| 96 | Gitte Nielsen | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1999 | none |
| 97 | Gladys Lengwe | Zambia | 1 | 1 | 2015 | none |
| 98 | Ivana Martinčić | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 99 | Jana Adámková | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 2019 | none |
| 100 | Lidya Tafesse | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 2019 | none |
| 101 | Lina Lehtovaara | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 102 | Linda May Black | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1995 | none |
| 103 | Margaret Domka | United States | 1 | 1 | 2015 | none |
| 104 | Marisela Contreras | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 1999 | none |
| 105 | Marta Huerta de Aza | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 106 | Pannipar Kamnueng | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 2007 | none |
| 107 | Pernilla Larsson | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2015 | none |
| 108 | Rita Gani | Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 2015 | none |
| 109 | Sandra Braz | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 2019 | none |
| 110 | Vincentia Amedome | Togo | 1 | 1 | 2023 | none |
| 111 | Yeimy Martínez | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 2015 | none |
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