Strebre Delovski
Strebre Delovski is an Australian soccer referee in the A-League. He previously officiated in the Illawarra Premier League and during the A-League off-season has been refereeing in the NSW Premier League competition. In 2005 and 2007 he was named NSW Premier League Referee of the Year.
Delovski was the referee for the first leg of the 2009 OFC Champions League Final between Auckland City and Koloale. He was named A-League Referee of the Season at the 2008-09 PFA Footballer of the Year Awards and Referee of the Year at the 2009-10 FFA A-League awards. Delovski was promoted to the FIFA referee panel in January 2009. He was scheduled to officiate a friendly match between Manchester United and Indonesia as part of his two-game assessment to join the Asian elite referee panel but the match was called off due to the 2009 Jakarta bombings. On 10 November 2012, Delovski was the 4th official for the final match of the 2012 AFC Champions League match Ulsan Hyundai vs Al-Ahli SC in Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium.
On 20 April 2016, Delovski announced his retirement 'from active refereeing at the conclusion of the Hyundai A-League 2016 Finals Series'.
On 4 April 2017, Strebre Delovski was appointed as one of the inaugural Video assistant referee in the Hyundai A-League, the first top-tier football league in the world to implement the technology.
Career
Awards
A-League Matches
- 2005/2006 Season: 2 Matches
- 2006/2007 Season: 2 Matches
- 2007/2008 Season: 5 Matches
- 2008/2009 Season: 16 Matches
- 2009/2010 Season: 24 Matches
- 2010/2011 Season: 8 Matches
- 2011/2012 Season: 21 Matches
- 2012/2013 Season: 19 Matches
- 2013/2014 Season: 17 Matches
- 2014/2015 Season: 15 Matches
- 2015/2016 Season: 18 Matches
International Matches
- 7 March 2009: Hekari United – Koloale
- 25 April 2009: Koloale – Auckland City FC
- 6 February 2010: Japan – China PR
- 14 February 2010: Japan – Korea Republic
- 15 May 2012: Buriram United – Guangzhou Evergrande
- 10 April 2013: Al-Ahli – Sepahan
- 24 April 2013: Al Jazira – Tractor Sazi
- 27 April 2011: Tampines Rovers – Hanoi T&T
- 10 May 2011: South China – Chonburi
- 6 March 2012: Sông Lam Nghệ An – Terengganu
- 10 April 2012: Ayeyawady United – Navibank Sài Gòn
International career
East Asian Football Championship
In February 2010, Delovski selected to referee at his first international competition since receiving his FIFA badge in 2009: The East Asian Football Championship held in Japan. He refereed two matches including the final match in which Japan played Korea Republic. The other match he refereed was between Japan and China PR. Delovski was also Fourth official for the China PR – Korea Republic match.International Matches Officiated
Date | Home | Away | Result | Competition |
6 February 2010 | Japan | China PR | 0-0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
14 February 2010 | Japan | South Korea | 1-3 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
22 March 2013 | New Zealand | New Caledonia | 2-1 | 2014 World Cup qualification |