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Alireza Faghani
Alireza Faghani (Persian: عليرضا فغانى; born 21 March 1978) is a soccer referee and former player who referees in the A-League Men, and in international tournaments as a Football Australia referee since 2023.
Faghani has been on the international referees list for FIFA since 2008, and has refereed important matches such as the 2014 AFC Champions League final, the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final, the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final, the 2016 Summer Olympics football final match, and 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final.
He officiated in the Persian Gulf Pro League from 2007 to 2022, Liga 1 for one season in 2017, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, AFC Champions League, AFC Champions League Two and AFC Challenge League and 2026 FIFA World Cup.