VFF Referee Board no longer has monopoly in V-League

From round nine of V-League 2017, referees must have approval from many parties, not just assigned by the Referee Board as before.

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Referees in Vietnam’s professional football tournaments in recent years have been assigned by the VFF Referee Board. The head of the board is Mr. Nguyen Van Mui, father of referee Nguyen Trong Thu - who contributed to the incident at Thong Nhat Stadium between Long An and Ho Chi Minh City in round 6. Due to many violations in refereeing in recent seasons, VPF - the organizer of V-League, has made new changes in the meeting on February 28.

Specifically, starting from round nine of the V-League, referees on duty must be approved by four members. Specifically, the head of the tournament organizing committee Nguyen Minh Ngoc, VPF General Director Cao Van Chong, member of the VPF Board of Directors Pham Ngoc Vien and the head or deputy head of the referee committee.

Mr. Nguyen Van Mui - Head of VFF Referee Board. Photo: Duc Dong.

“We have issued this regulation and will start implementing it from the ninth round,” said Mr. Nguyen Quoc Thang, Chairman of VPF. “The list of referees on duty will be sent by the Referee Board. A referee assigned to a duty must receive the consent of at least three of the four members mentioned above. Otherwise, if they do not perform well, we will not hire them again.”

From round eight onwards, the assignment of referees will still be decided by the Referee Board. However, referees who have made many mistakes since the beginning of the tournament will not be allowed to perform their duties.

In addition, a new point in this adjustment is that if a referee is found to have problems and is not suitable, the above organization may replace the referee one to two hours before the ball rolls.

According to VNE