Ifeoma Kulmala

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Ifeoma Kulmala (born 10 August 1988 in Helsinki) is a Finnish football referee. She has been a FIFA referee since 2014. [1] Football Association of Finland awarded Kulmala as the Referee of the Year in 2017. [2]

Kulmala is a former sprinter and rugby union player. In 2008, competing for the Helsinki athletics club Helsingin Kisa-Veikot  [ fi ], she won the Finnish Championship in the 4 × 400 metres relay. [3] Kulmala has played for Helsinki Rugby Club and the Finland women's national rugby union team. [4]

References

  1. "Referees – Finland". FIFA. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. "Jalkapallon vuoden erotuomari" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. "HKV murskaavan ylivoimainen SM-viesteissä" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  4. "Asking rugby questions to a football referee | Ifeoma Kulmala". Podtail.nl. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.