Referee Opportunities and
Referees' Symposium

Referee Opportunities at the SF Cup
Each year, the San Francisco Cup brings together seasoned referees and promising newcomers from all over the U.S. and around the world.

The annual Referee Symposium and Referee Field Clinic provide unique opportunities to learn from the most experienced referees in California North, the United States and the world.

For 2004, the San Francisco Cup was honored to welcome Fernando Tresaco, Spanish Football Federation and FIFA (Zurich) Referee Technical Instructor, and Silvia Regina de Oliveira (FIFA, Brazil), the first female referee to officiate the top Brazilian professional league. Mr. Tresaco is authoring a book for FIFA with respect to Assistant Referees.

If you are a young referee and have received recognition from your club or district, we want you here. Being one of our referees is a great opportunity for you to hone your skills and gain new insights from working alongside experienced referees. We assign excellent supporting assistants and provide opportunities for friendly feedback from the many assessors in attendance – all you need to do is ask. For more information, contact us.

2004 Referees' Symposium

The 17th Annual San Francisco Cup
in Cooperation with the
California North Referee Administration
proudly present
International Referees Symposium

Friday, May 28
6:30 PM - Registration
7:00 PM - Symposium
Goodnite Inn (formerly Ramada Inn)
245 South Airport Blvd
South San Francisco

Featuring Fernando Tresaco (FIFA, Zurich, Referee Instructor) and Silvia Regina de Oliveira (FIFA, Brazil), the first female referee to officiate the top Brazilian professional league.

Second Annual San Francisco Cup
Referee Field Clinic

The San Francisco Cup and International Youth Festival is proud to present the Second Annual San Francisco Cup Referee Field Clinic, to be held Saturday, May 29, 2004, 9:00 AM, at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

The clinic will feature Fernando Tresaco (FIFA, Zurich, Referee Instructor) and Silvia Regina de Oliveira (FIFA, Brazil), the first female referee to officiate the top Brazilian professional league.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn from the referees who have reached the highest level.

Referees should be dressed in yellow referee uniforms and bring all their gear to participate in the field clinic, ready to referee.

The clinic will be entirely on-field, focusing on field positioning and referee/assistant referee teamwork and communication.

Check-in will start at 8:45 am, Polo Field #7. Arrive early to be in the group photo.

What: San Francisco Cup Referee Field Clinic
When: Saturday, May 29, 2004, 9:00 AM
Where: Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Agenda:

For directions to the Polo Fields, visit Fields and Driving.

Download a flyer of the event in Adobe format (PDF).

Sponsored by Official Sports. Presented in cooperation with California North Referee Administration.

For more information, please contact: eventdirector@sfcup.com

Silvia Regina de Oliveira

Silvia Regina de Oliveira was born April 19, 1964, in Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil. She is a professor of Physical Education at the Univerity of Santo André having graduated from Santa André in 1985. In 1985 she became a referee after completing course work by the São Paulo State Federation.

She has been a member of Brazil's National Referees Association since 1998, and she was appointed a full FIFA International Referee in 2001.

She has officated at approximately 600 matches, both professional and amateur, since 1982.

Among these many games, she has refereed Brazilian Under-15, -17 and -19 male and female championship matches. She can be found regularly refereing the São Paulo Championship League, the Brazilian National Championship, South American Cup Libertadores Cup games and South American University matches.

Sylvia has distinguished herself as:

• the first woman to ever referee a Brazilian National Championship match: Guarani versus São Paulo FC
• the first woman to ever referee a South American Cup (CONMEBOL) Championship match: Santos FC versus São Caetano
• amongst the first ever "female trio" of referee and assistant referees in a Brazilian National Championship match

Silvia in the media:

Silvia pioneers a new life for women in black
23 Oct 2003
(reprinted by permission from FIFA. Copyright © 1994 - 2004 FIFA. All rights reserved.)
Original article: <http://www.fifa.com/en/display/article/print,72416.html>

When Silvia Regina de Oliveira strode to the middle to officiate the Copa Sudamericana game between Brazilian sides Santos and Sao Caetano on 1 October, she became the first woman to referee a match in a South American competition.

The game itself ended in a 1-1 draw, a result that sent the home side through to the second round, and with so much at stake a firm hand was needed to keep a lid on things. The woman in black did not shirk her responsibility, handing out five yellow cards (including one to Robinho for dissent) and one red (to Marcelo Mattos for serious foul play).

No novice
At 39, Silvia is getting used to dealing with pressure. On 30 June 2003, she became the first woman to referee a Brazilian First Division game. Accompanied by assistants Aline Lambert and Ana Paula Oliveira, she took charge of a fiery Guaran v Sao Paolo encounter, flourishing seven yellow cards and showing all her character by disallowing two goals for the home side. Her no-nonsense display earned praise from the media, with Lance! taking the lead, and since then she has become regular figure on the pitches of Brazil's top league.

You could tell she was experienced by the way she kept her cool in that game, remembers Sao Paolos goalscoring keeper Rogerio Ceni. She did the right thing in ruling out those goals even if the home crowd saw it a bit differently. The match was very well refereed, he concluded.

"That was a special game; I had to get accustomed to the pressure. But the main thing was they let us get on with our job and we were able to do our best, reminisces Silvia. Before the match I received lots of flowers and letters of support, she confides before bursting into laughter.

Such has been the ease with which Silvia has gone about her groundbreaking business, her name has been mentioned in the highest political circles. Myryam Athie, leader of the Brazilian socialist party, made reference to her in a speech at Sao Paolo Town Hall to mark International Womens Day: I pay tribute to Silvia, who has shown us there are no limits for us women. She has swept away prejudice and overcome obstacles with talent, courage, tenacity and integrity.

And what is the vital ingredient for a woman hoping to make it in a male-dominated world? Silvia has the answer: "Personality, because that is what has earned me the respect of the players.

Whistle While You Work
by Alex Bellos
Appeared on futebolthebrazilianwayoflife.com in 2002

Fernando Tresaco

Fernando Tresaco has been a referee for 30 years in all divisions in Spain, including the first division. In 1992 Tresaco became an assistant referee in the first division and was a FIFA Assistant Referee from 1995 to 2000.

Tresaco is a member of the Spanish Football Academy in charge of the Assistant Referee's instruction since 2001. He has also been a UEFA Referee Observer since 2002.

Tresaco served as a FIFA Instructor for Assistant Referees in the U-17 World Championship in Finland 2003, the Womens World Cup in USA in 2003, and the U-20 World Championship in United Arab Emirates in 2003.

Since the beginning of 2004, Tresaco has been working for the FIFA Referees Department.

Tresaco has compiled an impressive resume for games officiated:

National Referee

• 1 match in the first division
• 50 matches in the second division
• 100 matches in the second division "B"

National Assistant Referee
From 1992 to 2000
Around 150 matches in the first division
2 Spanish Cup Finals:

• Valencia v. Deportivo de la Coruña (1995)
• Barcelona v. Atl. de Madrid (1996)

FIFA Assistant Referee
From 1995 to 2000
72 international matches in all
Most important matches:

• 22 "A" International matches
• 5 matches in the World Cup, France 1998
  • Opening match Brazil v. Scotland
  • Semi-final France v. Croatia
• 1 match in the Euro Cup, England 1996 (Opening match)
• 4 matches in the FIFA Confederations Cup, Mexico 1999 (including the final match Brazil v. Mexico)
• 3 Final matches in Europe
  • Final Champions League 1996: Ajax v. Juventus
  • Final UEFA 1997: Inter de Milan v. Shalke 04
  • Final UEFA 1998: Inter de Milan v. Lazio, Roma
  • Final UEFA 2000: Galatasaray v. Arsenal
• 3 Semi-final matches in Europe (UEFA & Champions league)
• Other Interesting matches
  • El Salvador v. Jamaica (World Cup qualifier)
  • Croatia v. Yugoslavia (EURO qualifier)
  • England v. Scotland (EURO playoff)