Edina Alves Batista

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Edina Alves Batista
Born (1980-01-10) 10 January 1980 (age 44)
Goioerê, Brazil
International
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2016- [1] FIFA listed Referee

Edina Alves Batista (born 10 January 1980) is a Brazilian association football referee. [2]

Career

She was an official at two games in April 2018 at the 2018 Copa América Femenina held in Chile.

She officiated several matches at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, including the semi-final between England and the United States, [3] and at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia. [4]

In 2020, she was an official at the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship held in Argentina.

On 7 February 2021, she became the first woman to officiate at a senior FIFA men's tournament, taking charge of the fifth-place match between Ulsan Hyundai and Al-Duhail at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup. [5] On 3 March 2021, she became the first female referee to take charge of a men's derby match between Corinthians and Palmeiras in Brazil. [6]

On 9 January 2023, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. [7]

On April 2024, FIFA appointed her to the officiating pool for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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References

  1. "FIFA 2022 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. "Edina Alves Batista agora é FIFA, a notícia foi oficializada pela Confederação Brasileira de Futebol" (in Portuguese). goioere.cidadeportal.com.br. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 - List of match officials" (PDF).
  4. "Árbitra brasileira Edina Alves Batista apitará estreia da Austrália na Copa do Mundo feminina" [Brazilian referee Edina Alves Batista will officiate for Australia's debut at the Women's World Cup]. ESPN . 18 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. @FIFAcom (7 February 2021). "History made at the #ClubWC" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. "O dérbi resiste a tudo e consagra Edina Alves Batista". uol.com (in Portuguese). 3 March 2021.
  7. "Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™" (Press release). FIFA. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.