| Full name | Strebre Delovski | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1975-10-13)13 October 1975 (age 50) Australia | ||
| Other occupation | Accountant | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2005–2016 | A-League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2009–2016 | FIFA | Referee | |
| 2010–2016 | AFC | Referee | |
Strebre Delovski (born 13 October 1975) is a retired Australiansoccerreferee in theA-League.[1][2] He previously officiated in the Illawarra Premier League[3] and during the A-League off-season has been refereeing in theNSW Premier League competition.[4] In 2005 and 2007 he was named NSW Premier League Referee of the Year.[5][6]
Delovski was the referee for the first leg of the 2009OFC Champions League Final between Auckland City and Koloale.[7] He was named A-League Referee of the Season at the 2008-09PFA Footballer of the Year Awards[8][9] and Referee of the Year at the 2009-10 FFA A-League awards.[10] Delovski was promoted to the FIFA referee panel in January 2009.[11][12] He was scheduled to officiate a friendly match betweenManchester United andIndonesia as part of his two-game assessment to join the Asian elite referee panel[13][14] but the match was called off due to the2009 Jakarta bombings.[15] On 10 November 2012, Delovski was the 4th official for the final match of the2012 AFC Champions League matchUlsan Hyundai vsAl-Ahli SC inUlsan Munsu Football Stadium .
On 20 April 2016, Delovski announced his retirement 'from active refereeing at the conclusion of the Hyundai A-League 2016 Finals Series'.[16]
On 4 April 2017, Strebre Delovski was appointed as one of the inauguralVideo assistant referee (VAR's) in theHyundai A-League, the first top-tier football league in the world to implement the technology.[17]
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Zurich Referee of the Year |
Source:[18]
OFC Champions League[20]
AFC Champions League
AFC Cup
In February 2010, Delovski selected to referee at his first international competition since receiving hisFIFA badge in 2009:The East Asian Football Championship held in Japan.[21] He refereed two matches including the final match in whichJapan playedKorea Republic.[22] The other match he refereed was betweenJapan andChina PR.[23] Delovski was alsoFourth official for theChina PR –Korea Republic match.[24]
International Matches Officiated
| Date | Home | Away | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2010 | 0–0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship | ||
| 14 February 2010 | 1–3 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship | ||
| 22 March 2013 | 2–1 | 2014 World Cup qualification |