{{short description|Japanese association football referee (born 1976)}} {{Infobox football official | name = Minoru Tōjō | fullname = Minoru Tōjō | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|8|30}} | birth_place = [[Tokorozawa, Saitama]], Japan | death_date = | death_place = | otheroccupation = | years1 = 2008–''present'' | years2 = 2008–''present'' | league1 = [[J-League]] | league2 = [[J. League Division 2]] | role1 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]] | role2 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]] | internationalyears1 = 2007–''present'' | confederation1 = [[FIFA]] | internationalrole1 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]] }}
{{nihongo|'''Minoru Tōjō'''|東城 穣|Tōjō Minoru|born August 30, 1976<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.jfa.jp/modules/referee/information/2008/080121.html|title=東城 穣主審、松尾 一主審、村上 伸次主審の3名が新スペシャルレフェリー（SR）に就任|date=January 21, 2008|author=Japan Football Association|access-date=September 6, 2010}}</ref>}} is a Japanese [[association football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]] who currently officiates in the [[J-League]], and [[J. League Division 2|Div. 2]]. Since 2007 he has been an international referee.
==Career== Since becoming a professional referee in 2008, Minoru has been refereeing in the [[J-League]] and [[J. League Division 2|Div. 2]]. He has also officiated the [[2008 AFC President's Cup]] group stage game between [[Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn]] and [[Nagacorp FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=236&matchId=1396 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104231621/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=236&matchId=1396 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |title=AFC PRESIDENT'S CUP-2008 MATCH SUMMARY |date=April 16, 2008 |publisher=The-AFC |access-date=5 September 2010 }}</ref> He has refereed in the [[2008 AFC Cup]], officiating 3 matches. He has also covered in the [[2009 AFC Champions League]] officiating 3 games, likewise in the [[2010 AFC Champions League]]. He also, as a guest referee, officiated the final game of the Polish [[Ekstraklasa]] between [[Legia Warsaw]] and [[Lech Poznan]].
'''International matches'''
To date, Minoru has officiated four full internationals, as well as being a referee in the [[2008 AFC U-16 Championship]]. He has also refereed three friendlies, and a [[2011 Asian Cup]] qualification game.
He refereed the FIFA World Cup 2014 third round qualifier match between Singapore and Iraq on 6 September 2011, making a controversial decision where he denied Singapore a blatant penalty.
He was the referee for the Southeast Asian Games final match between Malaysia and Indonesia on 21 November 2011 and was widely praised for his calm refereeing of the match between the two great rivals.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;width:85%; text-align:left" |- !width=20%|Date !width=20%|Home !width=20%|Away !width=10%|Result !width=50%|Competition |- | August 4, 2008 | {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Syria national football team|Syria U16s]] | {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia U16s]] | 2 – 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1845.pdf |title=Syria U16s v Indonesia U16s |date=October 4, 2008 |publisher=The-AFC |access-date=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106023939/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1845.pdf |archive-date=6 January 2009 }}</ref> | [[2008 AFC U-16 Championship]] |- | August 6, 2008 | {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan U16s]] | {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran national football team|Iran U16s]] | 1 – 2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1848.pdf|title=Uzbekistan U16s v Iran U16s|date=October 6, 2008|publisher=The-AFC|access-date=5 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105222250/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1848.pdf|archive-date=5 January 2009}}</ref> | [[2008 AFC U-16 Championship]] |- | August 8, 2008 | {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Syria national football team|Syria U16s]] | {{flagicon|ROK}} [[South Korea national football team|South Korea U16s]] | 1 – 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1841.pdf |title=Syria U16s v South Korea U16s |date=October 8, 2008 |publisher=The-AFC |access-date=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106010340/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1841.pdf |archive-date=6 January 2009 }}</ref> | [[2008 AFC U-16 Championship]] |- | August 12, 2008 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia U16s]] | {{flagicon|UAE}} [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE U16s]] | 2 – 3<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1825.pdf |title=Australia U16s v UAE U 16s |date=October 12, 2008 |publisher=The-AFC |access-date=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106035049/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/17-1825.pdf |archive-date=6 January 2009 }}</ref> | [[2008 AFC U-16 Championship]] |- | May 29, 2009 | {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] | {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chile national football team|Chile]] | 1 – 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2009/76/MR20090529_CHIvsBEL_Eng.pdf|title=Belgium v Chile|date=May 29, 2009|publisher=Japanese Football Association|access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref> | [[Kirin Cup]] |- | October 10, 2009 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] | 0 – 0<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=29896|title=FFA Articles Qantas Socceroos break even with Dutch|date=October 10, 2009|publisher=Football Federation Australia|access-date=5 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011062334/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=29896|archive-date=11 October 2012}}</ref> | Friendly Match |- | November 18, 2009 | {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] | {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] | 1 – 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=1893 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216120135/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=1893 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 16, 2012 |title=Indonesia v Kuwait |date=November 18, 2009 |publisher=The-AFC |access-date=5 September 2010 }}</ref> | [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- | June 5, 2011 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] | 3 – 0 | Friendly Match |- | June 7, 2011 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] | 0 – 0 | Friendly Match |- | September 6, 2011 | {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] | {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] | 0 – 2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnstar.com/football/world-cup/news/detail/item668724/Singapore-downcast-after-Iraq-defeat/|title=Singapore downcast after Iraq defeat|date=September 6, 2011|publisher=ESPN Star|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122100132/http://www.espnstar.com/football/world-cup/news/detail/item668724/Singapore-downcast-after-Iraq-defeat/|archive-date=22 January 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref> | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]] |- | November 21, 2011 | {{fbu|23|IDN}} | {{fbu|23|MAS}} | 1 – 1 ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|a.e.t.]])<br> 3 – 4 ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalties]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/?p=6985|title=SEA GAMES 2011: MALAYSIA RETAIN PRESTIGIOUS FOOTBALL GOLD MEDAL, TWO FANS DIE|date=21 November 2011|publisher=[[Asean Football Federation|aseanfootball.org]]}}</ref> | [[Football at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games#Gold medal match|2011 Southeast Asian Games Football Tournament Final]] |- | December 9, 2012 | {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran national football team|Iran]] | {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] | 0 – 0 | [[2012 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2012 WAFF Championship]] |- | December 14, 2012 | {{flagicon|Oman}} [[Oman national football team|Oman]] | {{flagicon|Palestine}} [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] | 2 – 1 | [[2012 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2012 WAFF Championship]] |- | February 6, 2013 | {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] | {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] | 1 – 0 | [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |}
==See also== * [[List of football referees]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=1622&linkType=referee&contextType=stats WorldReferee profile] * [http://www.football-lineups.com/referee/1086/?ft=& Football-Lineups profile]
{{S-start}} {{Succession box | before = {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Dong-jin (referee)|Kim Dong Jin]] | after = {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jong-hyeok]] | title = [[AFC Cup]] final match referees | years = [[2015 AFC Cup|2015]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Minoru Tōjō }} {{S-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tojo, Minoru}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Japanese football referees]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Football people from Saitama Prefecture]] [[Category:People from Tokorozawa, Saitama]]