Jumpei Iida

Japanese football referee (born 1981)

Jumpei Iida (飯田淳平, Iida Junpei, born 14 August 1981 in Odawara, Kanagawa) is a Japanese football referee. He has officiated matches in numerous international tournaments including EAFF Championship and AFC Cup.^[1] Locally he has officiated regularly in the J. League. In 2012, he officiated in the English FA Cup and Professional Development League.^{[citation needed]}

He broke the world record for the fastest red card decision in a professional league match on 15 April 2009, when he sent off Tokyo Verdy midfielder Tomo Sugawara 9 seconds into the match between Tokyo Verdy and Sagan Tosu.^[2]

Iida also officiated the pre season friendly between Melbourne Victory and Liverpool in front of over 95,000 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2013.^[3]

References

^ Jumpei Iida - footballdatabase.eu
^ 東京Ｖ・菅原が世界最速！９秒で一発レッド [Sugawara of Tokyo Verdy gets world fastest red card in 9 seconds]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Japan: Sports Nippon Newspapers. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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