Masaaki Toma


Masaaki Toma, born Masaaki Iemoto, is a professional Japanese football referee. He has been refereeing in the J-League since 2008 and has officiated a number of international club and country matches.

Career

Toma's first J-League game was in 2008, when he officiated the match between Omiya Ardija and Jubilo Iwata. Toma has also officiated in the Asian Champions League. In November 2011, Toma became the first foreign referee ever to be invited to officiate in a match in England's FA Cup when he was chosen to referee the First Round match between Brentford and Basingstoke Town.

International Matches officiated

Since officiating his first international match in 2009, Toma has officiated 4 matches. His most notable fixture to date has been a friendly between England and Mexico in 2010.
DateHomeAwayResultCompetition
January 14, 2009 Vietnam Lebanon3 - 12011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
August 12, 2009 South Korea Paraguay1 - 0Friendly Match
October 14, 2009 Australia Oman1 - 02011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
May 24, 2010 England Mexico3 - 1Friendly Match
November 17, 2010 Poland Ivory Coast3 - 1Friendly Match
Dectember 26, 2010 Malaysia Indonesia3 - 02010 AFF Suzuki Cup
September 2, 2011 Iran Indonesia3 - 02014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
October 11, 2011 Lebanon Kuwait2 - 22014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
February 29, 2012 Oman Thailand2 - 02014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
December 19, 2012 Singapore Thailand3 - 12012 AFF Suzuki Cup - Final
August 14, 2013 Singapore Oman0 - 22015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
November 15, 2013 Saudi Arabia Iraq2 - 12015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
December 11, 2014 Vietnam Malaysia2 - 42014 AFF Championship Semi-Final Second Leg
September 8, 2015 Thailand Iraq2 - 22018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
October 8, 2015 Jordan Australia2 - 02018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round