{ "title": "2009 Referees and Assistant Referees", "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:24:53", "published_at": "2009-01-01 09:00:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/2009-referees-and-assistant-referees", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/HxFd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "The Canadian Soccer Association is proud to announce that 13 officials have been named to the 2009 FIFA List of Referees and Assistant Referees. The list features seven referees (four male and three female) and six assistant referees (four male and two female). All seven Canadian referees were in fa\u2026", "slug": "2009-referees-and-assistant-referees", "body": "

All seven Canadian referees were in fact retained from the 2008 FIFA List. Those seven referees are Steve Depiero, Mauricio Navarro, Silivu Petrescu, Paul Ward, Carol-Ann Chénard, Darci Kruse and Michelle Pye. Of note in 2008, Ms. Chénard took part in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Chile 2008 while Ms. Pye took part in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup New Zealand 2008.

Amongst the six Canadian assistant referees on the 2009 FIFA List, there is in fact one new member: Shauna Poirier. Poirier was nominated along with returning officials Daniel Belleau, Darren Clark, Joe Fletcher, Hector Vergara and Suzanne Morrisett.

Along with the FIFA announcement, the Canadian Soccer Association announced its 2009 list of referees and assistant referees. The national list features 17 referees (14 male and three female) and 19 assistant referees (16 male and three female). New to the 2009 list are Mark Budda (referee from British Columbia), John Oliva (referee from Ontario), Richard Gamache (assistant referee from Quebec), John Gray (assistant referee from Nova Scotia), and Justine Lewis (assistant referee from Prince Edward Island).

Canadian officials on the International and National lists operate on a regular basis in professional soccer, both Major League Soccer and United Soccer Leagues.

FIFA Referees | 2009 | Arbitres de la FIFA
\u200bSteven DePiero (ON)
\u200bMauricio Navarro (BC)
\u200bSilvu Petrescu (ON)
\u200bPaul Ward (BC)
\u200bCarol-Anne Chenard (QC)
\u200bDarci Kruse (AB)
\u200bMichelle Pye (BC)

FIFA Assistant Referees | 2009 | Arbitres assistants de la FIFA
\u200bDaniel Belleau (QC)
\u200bDarren Clark (BC)
\u200bJoe Fletcher (ON)
\u200bHector Vergara (MB)
\u200bSuzanne Morisset (QC)
\u200bShauna Poirier (NS)

Canadian Referees | 2009 | Arbitres canadiens
\u200bMathieu Bourdeau (QC)
\u200bMark Budda (BC)
\u200bMike Edmunds (NL)
\u200bGeoff Gamble (ON)
\u200bDave Gantar (AB)
\u200bJonathan Lavergne (QC)
\u200bJohn Oliva (ON)
\u200bFabrizio Romano (AB)
\u200bDomenic Scali (ON)
\u200bJustin Tasev (ON)

Canadian Assistant Referees | 2009 | Arbitres assistants canadiens
\u200bCameron Blair (AB)
\u200bPhilippe Briere (QC)
\u200bPierre Cantave (ON)
\u200bBedik Charchafian (QC)
\u200bNicolas Dubuc (QC)
\u200bKevin Duliba (BC)
\u200bAndrew Foster (BC)
\u200bRichard Gamache (QC)
\u200bAngelo Gertsakis (ON)
\u200bJohn Gray (NS)
\u200bMike Lambert (ON)
\u200bJustine Lewis (PE)
\u200bMartin Reid (BC)

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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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