Japanese football referee
Masaaki Toma (當麻 政明,Tōma Masaaki), bornMasaaki Iemoto (家本 政明,Iemoto Masaaki), is a professionalJapanesefootballreferee. He has been refereeing in theJ-League since 2008 and has officiated a number of international club and country matches.
Toma's firstJ-League game was in 2008, when he officiated the match betweenOmiya Ardija andJubilo Iwata.[1] Toma has also officiated in theAsian Champions League. In November 2011, Toma became the first foreign referee ever to be invited to officiate in a match in England'sFA Cup when he was chosen to referee the First Round match betweenBrentford andBasingstoke Town.[2]
International Matches officiated
[edit]Since officiating his first international match in 2005, Toma has officiated 4 matches. His most notable fixture to date has been a friendly betweenEngland andMexico in 2010.[3]
| Date | Home | Away | Result | Competition |
|---|
| July 30, 2008 |  India |  Afghanistan | 1 – 0[4] | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |
| January 14, 2009 |  Vietnam |  Lebanon | 3 – 1[5] | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| August 12, 2009 |  South Korea |  Paraguay | 1 – 0[6] | Friendly Match |
| October 14, 2009 |  Australia |  Oman | 1 – 0[7] | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| May 24, 2010 |  England |  Mexico | 3 – 1[8] | Friendly Match |
| November 17, 2010 |  Poland |  Ivory Coast | 3 – 1 | Friendly Match |
| Dectember 26, 2010 |  Malaysia |  Indonesia | 3 – 0 | 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup |
| September 2, 2011 |  Iran | Indonesia | 3 – 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round |
| October 11, 2011 | Lebanon |  Kuwait | 2 – 2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round |
| February 29, 2012 | Oman |  Thailand | 2 – 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round |
| December 19, 2012 |  Singapore | Thailand | 3 – 1 | 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup - Final (First leg) |
| August 14, 2013 | Singapore | Oman | 0 – 2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| November 15, 2013 |  Saudi Arabia |  Iraq | 2 – 1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| December 11, 2014 | Vietnam | Malaysia | 2 – 4 | 2014 AFF Championship Semi-Final Second Leg |
| September 8, 2015 | Thailand | Iraq | 2 – 2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| October 8, 2015 |  Jordan | Australia | 2 – 0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
