Article 63 Appointment and replacement of referees - Women's Under-17

63.01

The Referees Committee appoints a referee for each match, as well as the assistant referees for the final tournament. Only match officials from the official FIFA lists are eligible.

63.02

For mini-tournaments, three referees are appointed from three different countries plus three assistant referees, one from each of these countries. The three assistant referees are proposed by the associations of the three referees in accordance with criteria established by the Referees Committee. In addition, for four-team mini-tournaments, the host association appoints one substitute referee (fourth official) plus one assistant referee, in principle for the entire mini-tournament.

63.03

For the final tournament, UEFA may require the host association to appoint up to two fourth officials.

63.04

For the qualifying competition, UEFA arranges for the referee team to arrive in the country where the mini-tournament is to be played, in principle the day before the start of the tournament. If a member of the referee team does not arrive by the evening before the start of a mini-tournament, the UEFA administration and all teams concerned must be informed immediately. The Referees Committee takes the appropriate decisions, which are final.

63.05

Any referee or assistant referee who becomes unfit to officiate, or is otherwise incapacitated before or during a match, is replaced by another member of the referee team as follows, in accordance with the IFAB Laws of the Game:

1. The referee is replaced by the fourth official.

2. An assistant referee is replaced by the fourth official or by the reserve assistant referee if one has been appointed.

If necessary, the match will take place without a fourth official.