Who is the first female referee in a domestic men's football professional match? Tian Jin: Try to stand in the World Cup and blow the whistle
In the seventh round of the 2024 Chinese Football League B last weekend, Shanghai Haigang B team defeated Quanzhou Yaxin Team 2-1. This seemingly ordinary low-level game has created a new history in Chinese football: Tian Jin, the international referee who served as the referee of this game, became the first to referee a men's professional match. Domestic female referee. In addition, the women's national referee Dai Bingyue served as the fourth official of the game.
Tian Jin, who was born in 1993 and has neat short hair, is now a teacher and football coach in the physical education department of a university in Zhejiang. She became a national-level referee in 2012. Last year, she stood out in the elite selection of female referees and assistant referees by the Asian Football Federation and officially became my country's second "post-90s" women's football international-level referee. She has refereed events such as the University Football World Cup, the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifying Tournament, and the East Asian Youth Games Men's Semifinals.
"Because I was taller and had better sports scores when I was a kid, I was selected into the district's football team when I was in the first grade of junior high school. I started as a forward and later as a goalkeeper." Tian Jin is a Wuhan girl and graduated from Wuhan Sports. Academy. Tian Jin admitted that he only fell in love with football after joining the football team in college. "This is a team event, and it is very interesting whether it is training or playing games. However, I was injured when I first entered college, so I did not participate in professional games. I just played football with my former teammates when I had free time." Tian Jin said, love After starting football, she began to take various referee certification exams, from Level 3 to Level 2 and Level 1, and then from national level to international level. "I was not qualified to apply to be the referee at the last Women's World Cup. I hope I can stand on the international green field and blow the whistle in the next one."
It is worth mentioning that in the same match, women’s national referee Dai Bingyue will also serve as the fourth official, which further highlights the breakthrough and rise of women in the field of Chinese football referees. Dai Bingyue was born in 1995. As a main player of the Henan Women's Football Team, she won the runner-up in the National Games and was selected for the Women's National Youth Team. She became a referee in 2016 and has refereed many National Games, Youth Games, Women's Super League, etc. In key games, he has rich sports experience and refereeing experience.
In this pre-match training class, both Tian Jin and Dai Bingyue passed the men's standard physical fitness test, which not only tested their physical conditions, but also provided them with the qualifications to participate in higher-level men's professional leagues. This historic officiating arrangement is an important step for the Chinese Football Association to promote gender equality and achieve diversification of the referee team.
In fact, the Chinese Football Association has already tried to let female referees Xie Lijun and Dong Fangyu serve as assistant referees and assistant video assistant referees respectively in this year's Chinese Super League, and successfully completed four games of law enforcement. Selecting outstanding female referees to referee men's professional events is one of the innovative measures taken by the Chinese Football Association this year. The Chinese Football Association will gradually give more qualified female referees opportunities to display and improve.
