# Kate Jacewicz
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{{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](/source/Manly%2C_New_South_Wales), Australia
| otheroccupation =
| years1 = 2008–
| league1 = [W-League/A-League Women](/source/A-League_Women)
| role1 = [Referee](/source/Referee_(association_football))
| league2 = [A-League](/source/A-League_Men)
| role2 = [Referee](/source/Referee_(association_football))
| years2 = 2020–
| internationalyears1 = 2011–
| confederation1 = [FIFA listed](/source/FIFA_International_Referees_List)
| internationalrole1 = [Referee](/source/Referee_(association_football))
| internationalyears2 =
| confederation2 =
| internationalrole2 =
}}
'''Katherine Margaret Jacewicz''' (born 6 April 1985) is an Australian [soccer](/source/association_football) [referee](/source/Referee_(association_football)). She was first [FIFA listed](/source/FIFA_International_Referees_List) in 2011.
==Refereeing career==
Jacewicz began refereeing at the age of 13 when her brother's team needed a referee.[{{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 }}][{{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}}][{{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}}]
After being appointed to referee the [2019 W-League Grand Final](/source/2019_W-League_Grand_Final), this was her ninth final out of the first eleven seasons of the W-League,[{{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}}] which was rebranded in 2021 as [A-League Women](/source/A-League_Women).[{{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 }}]
She became a FIFA referee in 2011,[{{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}}] and was in charge of the [Final](/source/2016_FIFA_U-17_Women's_World_Cup) of the [2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup](/source/2016_FIFA_U-17_Women's_World_Cup) in Jordan.[{{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}}]
Jacewicz was selected as one of the 27 referees for the [2019 FIFA Women's World Cup](/source/2019_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup).[{{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](/source/Football_Federation_Australia)| date=4 December 2018| access-date=4 December 2018}}] She refereed two matches, including the [round of 16 clash](/source/2019_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup_knockout_stage) between Sweden and Canada.
In the [2019–20 A-League season](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_A-League), Jacewicz became the first woman to referee a match in the [A-League](/source/A-League_Men) when she took charge of the [Melbourne City](/source/Melbourne_City_FC) match against [Newcastle Jets](/source/Newcastle_Jets_FC).[{{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](/source/Australian_Associated_Press)|date=2020-01-16|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-16|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}]
On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the [2023 FIFA Women's World Cup](/source/2023_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup) in Australia.[{{Cite press release |date=9 January 2023 |title=Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ |publisher=[FIFA](/source/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}}] She refereed two matches, including the [round of 16 clash](/source/2023_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup_knockout_stage) between Colombia and Jamaica.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{2023 FIFA Women's World Cup referees}}
{{2023 AFC Asian Cup referees}}
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