Kate Jacewicz

Katherine Margaret Jacewicz (born 6 April 1985) is an Australian soccer referee. She was first FIFA listed in 2011.

Kate Jacewicz

Full name	Katherine Margaret Jacewicz
Born	(1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 40) Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2008–	W-League/A-League Women	Referee
2020–	A-League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2011–	FIFA listed	Referee

Refereeing career

Jacewicz began refereeing at the age of 13 when her brother's team needed a referee.^[1][2][3]

After being appointed to referee the 2019 W-League Grand Final, this was her ninth final out of the first eleven seasons of the W-League,^[4] which was rebranded in 2021 as A-League Women.^[5]

She became a FIFA referee in 2011,^[6] and was in charge of the Final of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.^[7]

Jacewicz was selected as one of the 27 referees for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[8] She refereed two matches, including the round of 16 clash between Sweden and Canada.

In the 2019–20 A-League season, Jacewicz became the first woman to referee a match in the A-League when she took charge of the Melbourne City match against Newcastle Jets.^[9]

On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia.^[10] She refereed two matches, including the round of 16 clash between Colombia and Jamaica.