Matthew Breeze

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Matthew Breeze
A photograph of Matthew Breeze on the football pitch
Full name Matthew Christopher Breeze
Born (1972-06-10) 10 June 1972 (age 51)
Sydney, Australia
Other occupation Barrister
Domestic
Years League Role
1994-2004 National Soccer League Referee
2005-
A-League
 Referee
International
Years League Role
2001-2012 FIFA listed Referee

Matthew Christopher Breeze (born 10 June 1972

football referee. He is also a barrister and a former police prosecutor.[2][3]

Refereeing career

Domestic career

He officiates in the Australian

Melbourne Victory defender Rodrigo Vargas.[4] The red card was rescinded after the game and the FFA chose not to sanction Cristiano.[5]

Awards

Year Award
2008–09 Zurich Referee of the Year
2010–11 Zurich Referee of the Year

A-League Matches[6]

  • 2005/2006 Season: 22 Matches (Including: 2 Pre-season; Major Semi-Final 1st Leg; Preliminary Final)
  • 2006/2007 Season: 25 Matches (Including: 3 Pre-season; Minor Semi-Final 2nd Leg; Preliminary Final)
  • 2007/2008 Season: 18 Matches (Including: Major Semi-Final 1st leg)
  • 2008/2009 Season: 19 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-season; Major Semi-Final 2nd Leg; Final:
    Adelaide United
    )
  • 2009/2010 Season: 20 Matches (Including: Minor Semi-Final; Semi-Final)

International career

Breeze presided in his first international between Fiji and Vanuatu on 11 April 2000, which Fiji won 4–1.

Breeze made the short-list of 44 referees to preside at the

2005 Confederations Cup in Germany where he refereed the Third Place Playoff.[7][8]

He was one of two Australian referees who officiated at the

2007 Asian Cup, the other being Mark Shield.[3]

He was preselected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, he was not chosen to take part in the Event.[9]

Breeze refereed the Third Place Playoff at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[10]

International Matches:[11]

World Cup Qualifier 2002

OFC Nations Cup
2002

FIFA Under 20 World Cup
2003

  • 29-11-2003: Saudi Arabia - Ireland (group stage)
  • 2-12-2003: Japan - Colombia (group stage)
  • 5-12-2003: USA - Korea Republic (group stage)
  • 19-12-2003: Colombia - Argentina (3rd Place Play-off)

OFC Nations Cup
2004

World Cup Qualifiers 2006 – Oceania

FIFA Confederations Cup 2005

Asian Cup
2007

FIFA Under 17 World Cup 2007

  • 19-8-2007: Honduras - Spain (group stage)
  • 25-8-2007: Nigeria - Haiti (group stage)
  • 29-8-2007: Peru - Tajikistan (round of 16)
  • 2-9-2007: Argentina - Nigeria (Quarter Final)

AFC Final Round (Olympic Teams)

  • 28-2-2007: Uzbekistan - United Arab Emirates (2nd Stage)
  • 14-3-2007: Lebanon - Oman (2nd Stage)

World Cup Qualifiers 2010 – Oceania

OFC Nations Cup
2008

AFC Champions League 2008

  • 23-4-2008:
    Al Sadd SC
    (group stage)
  • 7-5-2008:
    Krung Thai Bank FC
    (group stage)
  • 17-9-2008: Al Karama - Gamba Osaka (Quarter Final)

World Cup Qualifiers 2010 – Asia

AFC Champions League 2009

  • 11-3-2009:
    Singapore Armed Forces
    (group stage)
  • 8-4-2009:
    Al Gharafa
    (group stage)
  • 5-5-2009:
    Sepahan
    (group stage)
  • 20-5-2009: Gamba Osaka - FC Seoul (group stage)
  • 7-11-2009:
    Al Ittihad - Pohang Steelers
    (final)

FIFA Confederations Cup 2009

  • 17-6-2009: Spain - Iraq (group stage)
  • 28-6-2009:
    South Africa
    (3rd Place Play-off)

2009 Club World Cup

  • 19-12-2009:
    Atlante FC
    (3rd Place Play-off)

Asian Cup 2011 Qualifier

AFC Champions League 2010

2010 Sydney Festival of Football[12]

  • 28-7-2010:
    Rangers
  • 31-7-2010:
    Rangers

The QANTAS Challenge

  • 27-11-2010:
    Los Angeles Galaxy

References

  1. ^ "In my own words - Matthew Breeze". Australian FourFourTwo magazine. 25 March 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Member Profiles - Matthew Breeze". Australian Soccer Referees Association NSW. 27 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Referee Profile - Matthew Breeze". A-League. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  4. ^ Cockerill, Michael (1 March 2009). "Red cards colour the finale". The Age. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Ref steals spotlight in showpiece showdown". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 March 2009.
  6. ^ Ultimate A-League
  7. ^ "Michel is ref for final". Malaysia Star. 26 June 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  8. ^ "Aussie ref Shield selected for World Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 April 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  9. ^ List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
  10. ^ "Hansson to be referee at Confederations Cup final". mlive.com. 27 June 2009. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  11. ^ World Referee
  12. Sydney Festival of Football 2010
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