Doumouh Al Bakkar

Doumouh Ibrahim Al Bakkar (Arabic: دموع ابراهيم البقار; born 7 April 1990) is a Lebanese football referee who officiates primarily in the Lebanese Women's Football League.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ibrahim and the family name is Al Bakkar.
Doumouh Al Bakkar
Al Bakkar in 2021
Full name Doumouh Ibrahim Al Bakkar[1]
Born (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990
Tripoli, Lebanon[1]
Other occupation Human Resources Manager
Domestic
Years League Role
2014– Women's League Referee
2017– Fourth Division Referee
2017– Third Division Referee
2017– Second Division Referee
2021– Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
2016– FIFA listed Referee
2018– AFC Elite Referee

Starting out as a player and coach, Al Bakkar became a referee in 2014. In addition to women's matches, she has also officiated men's matches domestically, at both senior and youth level. Al Bakkar has refereed in various women's international competitions, such as the AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament, AFC Asian Cup qualification, Arab Cup, Southeast Asian Games and WAFF Championship. She was also part of the refereeing team in the 2017 Summer Universiade final. In 2021, Al Bakkar became the first woman to officiate a Lebanese Premier League game.

Early life

Born on 7 April 1990 in Tripoli, Lebanon,[2] Al Bakkar studied at a private school in Zgharta.[3] She practised various sports in school, which led her to play basketball for Shabab Al Azm and Homenetmen.[3] After finishing her national diploma, Al Bakkar played football for Arabi Tripoli[4] aged 16.[3][5] Aged 19, she began coaching various girls teams.[3][6]

Career

Al Bakkar got interested in refereeing in 2014, when she attended a "Referees of Tomorrow" training course, organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) in cooperation with lecturers from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[5][6] She stated that there were eight women participating in the session, with her being the only one to pass the fitness test.[5]

She began by officiating women's matches domestically in 2014, both in the youth league and the Lebanese Women's Football League.[5][6] In 2016, Al Bakkar received the FIFA badge.[2] She took part in the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei;[2] she was the first referee in the quarter-final match between Canada and Brazil, and part of the refereeing team in the final between Japan and Brazil.[6] The same year, Al Bakkar began officiating men's youth matches domestically, in addition to senior matches in the Second Division, Third Division, and Fourth Division.[5][6]

In 2017, Al Bakkar officiated a men's friendly game between Lebanese Premier League sides Safa and Tadamon Sour, in the Safa Stadium in Beirut.[2] Regarding her experience refereeing a match between two top-tier men's clubs, Al Bakkar stated that "some players were surprised at the idea of a woman officiating the game, others laughed. But of course, on the other hand, some were cooperative and offered me words of encouragement".[7]

Al Bakkar was listed as an AFC Elite referee in 2018, which allowed her to officiated at the international level.[3] She refereed in multiple matches in the 2019 AFC U-16 and U-19 Women's Championships, and in the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[6] Al Bakkar also officiated in the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship, as well as several other local and international competitions in the Middle East.[6] Al Bakkar was one of two Lebanese referees to officiate the inaugural edition of the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship in 2019.[8] She also refereed at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[9]

Bakkar became the first woman to referee a Lebanese Premier League match on 17 April 2021, in the South derby between Chabab Ghazieh and Tadamon Sour.[10] In 2021, she refereed in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup and the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification,[11][12] while in 2022 she officiated the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship.[13]

Personal life

Al Bakkar has a master's degree in political and administrative sciences at the Lebanese University,[3] and worked as a Human Resources Manager at Baytna Foundation in her hometown Tripoli.[2][3] Her husband also works as a referee.[3]

References
  1. "Doumouh Al Bakkar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. "الحكم الدولي دموع البقار.. تجربة أنثوية مميّزة في عالم الكرة!". Lebanon24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. قبلان, منير; Perishable (9 June 2022). "صدفة قادت اللبنانية دموع البقار إلى التحكيم لتبدع". TajaSport. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. "تألق نسائي لبناني كروي.. دموع البقار ″سيدة الملعب″!… دايانا عيواظة". سفير الشمال. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. "DOUMOUH AL BAKKAR". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. "Al Bakkar writes new history in Lebanon". FIFA.com. 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. "الحكم الدولي دموع البقار.. تجربة أنثوية مميّزة في عالم الكرة!". Lebanon24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  8. Lebanon, Football. "إختيار دموع البقار وجنى حيدر لتحكيم بطولة غرب آسيا الأولى لأندية السيدات". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. "Timnas Sepak Bola Putri Tersingkir dari SEA Games 2019". Sport Tempo.co. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  10. "لأول مرة.. دموع البقار تدير مباراة بدوري الأضواء". كووورة. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  11. "البقار ونصر لإدارة مباريات كأس العرب للسيدات". The LFA. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  12. "أمل جمال ضمن طاقم تحكيم مباراة الصين تايبيه ولاوس في تصفيات آسيا". صحيفة الخليج (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  13. "Match Report of Jordan vs Palestine – WAFF Women's Championship". Global Sports Archive. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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