13 Facts About Ravshan Irmatov

In June 2019, Ravshan Irmatov was appointed as the first Vice-President of the Uzbekistan Football Association.

Ravshan Irmatov began reforms in Uzbekistani football after long criticism and corruption scandals in the country's football.

Ravshan Irmatov was born on August 9 in 1977 in Tashkent in a footballer's family.

Ravshan Irmatov has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2003 and is considered one of the elite referees in the world.

Ravshan Irmatov was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the group-stage match between Gambia and Mexico, as well as the match between Chile and Congo.

Ravshan Irmatov was named The Best Referee in Asia for four consecutive years, and was selected to officiate the final of both the 2008 and 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.

Ravshan Irmatov was selected as a referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was in charge of the opening match between South Africa and Mexico on June 11.

Ravshan Irmatov equalled the record for number of matches in charge in a single FIFA World Cup when he took charge of the Netherlands-Uruguay semi-final.

Ravshan Irmatov officiated at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and was selected to referee the final between Australia and Japan.

Ravshan Irmatov was selected as a referee at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

On 27 December 2015 at Globe Soccer Awards ceremony in Dubai Ravshan Irmatov was named as Best Referee of the Year in 2015.

On 4 March 2016 Ravshan Irmatov was named Referee of the Year 2015 in Uzbekistan by Football Federation for 10th time after survey results among sport journalists.

In 2023, Ravshan Irmatov was elected to be the AFC executive committee representative of the central zone.