Peter Green (referee)
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Peter Daniel Green is a football referee in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

. He has been refereeing in the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 since 2002. Green was awarded a FIFA badge in 2006 and is now eligible to referee international matches. He was also selected on the AFC Elite Referees Panel for the 2008 year.

Controversy

While refereeing the 2009/10 Preliminary final between Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

 and Wellington Phoenix Sydney FC striker Chris Payne
Chris Payne
Christopher 'Chris' Payne is an Australian football player currently signed with A League club Newcastle Jets.-Sydney FC:...

 scored a controversial goal with his arm, which he awarded, despite protests from the Wellington players. Replays show the ball clearly came off Payne's arm, although it remains unclear to whether it was fully intentional or not. As a result it has reignited calls for Video Technology
Instant replay
Instant replay is the replaying of video footage of an event or incident very soon after it has occurred. In television broadcasting of sports events, instant replay is often used during live broadcast, to show a passage of play which was important or remarkable, or which was unclear on first...

 to be brought into the game.

A-League Matches:

  • 2005/2006 Season: 3 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-season)
  • 2006/2007 Season: 10 Matches (Including: 2 Pre-season; Minor Semi-Final 1st Leg)
  • 2007/2008 Season: 18 Matches (Including: 1 Pre-season; Preliminary Final)
  • 2008/2009 Season: 9 Matches (Including: Minor Semi-Final 2nd Leg)
  • 2009/2010 Season: 18 Matches (Including: Major Semi-Final 1st Leg; Preliminary Final)

International Matches:

AFC Cup 2008
  • 18-3-2008: Home United - Kedah FA
    Kedah FA
    The Kedah FA are a Malaysian professional football association team based in Kedah, Malaysia also enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Kedah...

     (Group Stage)
  • 2-4-2008: Perak FA
    Perak FA
    The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League....

     - Kitchee
    Kitchee
    Kitchee Sports Club is a Hong Kong sports club best known for its footballing exploits. The club was founded in 1931 and currently plays in Hong Kong First Division League....

     (Group Stage)
  • 14-5-2008: Dempo SC - Sur Club (Group Stage)

AFC Under 16 Championship 2008
  • 6-10-2008: Indonesia - Korea Republic
  • 8-10-2008: Uzbekistan - Bahrain
  • 12-10-2008: Japan - Saudi Arabia (Quarter Final)

AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

 2009
  • 22-4-2009: Pakhtakor - Saba Battery (Group Stage)

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers — Asia
  • 11-3-2009: Bunyodkor (Kuruvchi) - Al-Ettifaq (Group Stage)

Asian Cup 2011 qualifiers
  • 28-1-2009: Singapore
    Singapore national football team
    The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...

     - Jordan
    Jordan national football team
    The Jordan national football team is the national team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association...

  • 18-11-2009: Hong Kong
    Hong Kong national football team
    The Hong Kong national football team , represents Hong Kong in international association football events such as the FIFA World Cup, AFC Asian Cup and East Asian Football Championship. The team is represented by the Hong Kong Football Association....

     - Japan
    Japan national football team
    The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...


AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

 2010
  • 31-3-2010: Al Gharafa - Esteghlal (Group Stage)
  • 28-4-2010: Zob Ahan
    Zob Ahan
    Zob Ahan may refer to:*Esfahan Steel Company, in Esfahan Province, Iran, which also goes by name Zob Ahan*Zob Ahan F.C., an Iranian football club owned by Esfahan Steel Company...

     - Al Ittihad (SA) (Group Stage)

2010 Sydney Festival of Football
2010 Sydney Festival of Football
The inaugural 2010 Sydney Festival of Football was an international football tournament contested by Sydney FC from the A-League, English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, Rangers from the Scottish Premier League and AEK Athens from the Greek Super League. The tournament was held between 25...

  • 25-7-2010: Rangers - Blackburn Rovers
  • 28-7-2010: AEK Athens
    AEK Athens FC
    AEK Athens F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Outside Greece, the club is also known as AEK Athens, however, the word Athens is not part of the club's official title.Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees...

     - Blackburn Rovers

2010 AFC Cup
  • 14-9-2010: Thai Port - Al Qadsia

2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
The 2010 AFF Cup, sponsored by Suzuki and officially named the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, took place on December 1–29, 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the preliminary stage from 1 to 7 December for Group A and 2 to 8 December for Group B. The semi-finals were played home and away with the first legs...

  • 29-12-2010: Indonesia
    Indonesia national football team
    The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...

     - Malaysia
    Malaysia national football team
    The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...


2011 AFC Cup
  • 24-5-2011: Muangthong United - Al Ahed

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