Ri Hyang-ok

Ri Hyang-ok (Korean: 리향옥; born 18 December 1977) is a North Korean association football referee and former footballer.[1][2][3] She played as a midfielder and was a member of the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] Since 2005 she has been a FIFA listed referee,[5] and was chosen to officiate at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[6]

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.
Ri Hyang-ok
Ri Hyang-ok (right) at the 2015 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-12-18) 18 December 1977
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea
Position(s) Midfielder
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2004 North Korea 3 (0)
Refereeing career
International
Years League Role
2005– FIFA listed Referee
Ri Hyang-ok
Chosŏn'gŭl
리향옥
Revised RomanizationI Hyangok
McCune–ReischauerRi Hyangok

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2002Masan Stadium, Changwon, South Korea Chinese Taipei1–01–02002 Asian Games
2.9 October 2002Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea South Korea1–02–0
3.14 June 2003Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Singapore15–016–02003 AFC Women's Championship
4.24 February 2004QE II Stadium, Brisbane, Australia New Zealand3–011–02004 Australia Cup

References
  1. "Ri Hyang-ok aims to inspire the next generation of referees". www.the-afc.com.
  2. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019™ - News - Ri Hyang Ok aims for rare double-double - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019.
  3. FIFATV (4 June 2015). "Referees at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™: HYANG OK RI" – via YouTube.
  4. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  5. "Refereeing". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015.
  6. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of match officials" (PDF). FIFA.com.
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