Kate Jacewicz

{{short description|Australian soccer referee (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox football official | name = Kate Jacewicz | image = Kate Jacewicz (2020).jpg | caption = | fullname = Katherine Margaret Jacewicz | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|04|06|df=y}} | birth_place = Manly, New South Wales, Australia | otheroccupation = | years1 = 2008– | league1 = W-League/A-League Women | role1 = Referee | league2 = A-League | role2 = Referee | years2 = 2020– | internationalyears1 = 2011– | confederation1 = FIFA listed | internationalrole1 = Referee | internationalyears2 = | confederation2 = | internationalrole2 = }} '''Katherine Margaret Jacewicz''' (born 6 April 1985) is an Australian soccer referee. She was first FIFA listed in 2011.

==Refereeing career== Jacewicz began refereeing at the age of 13 when her brother's team needed a referee.<ref name="asc">{{cite web | url=http://www.ausport.gov.au/participating/officials/high_performance/national_officiating_scholarship_program_profiles/national_officiating_scholarship_holders/2011_scholarship_holders/2011_scholarship_holders | title=2011 Scholarship Holders - Kate Jacewicz - Football | publisher=Australian Sports Commission | access-date=9 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321234757/http://ausport.gov.au/participating/officials/high_performance/national_officiating_scholarship_program_profiles/national_officiating_scholarship_holders/2011_scholarship_holders/2011_scholarship_holders | archive-date=21 March 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ffa-profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/referee-display/Whos-Who-in-the-W--Referee-Kate-Jacewicz/39425 | title=Who's Who in the W - Referee Kate Jacewicz | publisher=Football Federation Australia | date=29 March 2011 | access-date=9 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Simon|last=Smale|date=2020-01-22 |title=The A-League's first female referee says she doesn't consider herself a trailblazer, yet |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-22/kate-jacewicz-on-a-league-mens-refereeing-debut/11888672 |access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref>

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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/kate-jacewicz-referee-westfield-w-league-2019-grand-final| title=Kate Jacewicz to referee the Westfield W-League 2019 Grand Final | publisher=Football Federation Australia | date=13 February 2019| access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref> which was rebranded in 2021 as A-League Women.<ref>{{cite news |title=A-Leagues Revealed as Radical New Identity for Australian Football |url=https://australianfootball.news/news/a-leagues-revealed-as-radical-new-identity-for-australian-football/ |access-date=4 February 2022 |work=Australian Football |date=29 September 2021 |archive-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204080613/https://australianfootball.news/news/a-leagues-revealed-as-radical-new-identity-for-australian-football/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

She became a FIFA referee in 2011,<ref name="fifa-ref">{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=aus/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=wor.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630173710/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=aus/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=wor.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 June 2007 | title=Australia: Referees - Women | publisher=FIFA | access-date=9 October 2012}}</ref> and was in charge of the Final of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.<ref name="fifa-ref2">{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/matches/round=275914/match=300357973/report.html#nosticky | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022085257/http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/matches/round=275914/match=300357973/report.html#nosticky | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 October 2016 | title=Match Report | publisher=FIFA | date=21 October 2016| access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref>

Jacewicz was selected as one of the 27 referees for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.<ref name="fifa-ref3">{{cite web | url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/kate-jacewicz-and-casey-reibelt-appointed-2019-fifa-womens-world-cup-match-official-panel| title=Kate Jacewicz and Casey Reibelt appointed to 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup match official panel | publisher=Football Federation Australia| date=4 December 2018| access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/16/kate-jacewicz-to-make-history-as-first-woman-to-referee-in-a-league|title=Kate Jacewicz to make history as first woman to referee in A-League|agency=Australian Associated Press|date=2020-01-16|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-16|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia.<ref name="fifa-2023">{{Cite press release |date=9 January 2023 |title=Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ |publisher=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/technical/refereeing/news/match-officials-appointed-for-fifa-womens-world-cup-australia-and-new |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> She refereed two matches, including the round of 16 clash between Colombia and Jamaica.

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