Shaun Evans (born 21 October 1987) is an Australian

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. He began officiating in the

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as an

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in 2008, and was promoted to referee in 2012. He was named as a full-time

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referee in 2016, and the following year he was named on the

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. He was voted Referee of the Year in the

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. Evans refereed in the

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, the 2021 FFA Cup Final and the 2022 AFC Cup Final. He has also officiated in the

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and Indonesian Liga 1, as well as the

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Final. He was selected as a

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at the

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Biography

Born in the state of

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, Evans began officiating in the

as an

in 2008, being promoted to referee for

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. In August 2016,

CEO

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named him as one of three full-time professional referees, alongside

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and

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and replacing the retired Ben Williams. Before this promotion, he was a

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. At the start of 2017, he was one of five Australian male referees put on

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's list of international referees. He officiated an international friendly between

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and

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in November 2018. Evans refereed four

games in

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, and the first leg of the

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final in

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. In 2017, he was enlisted to officiate in the Indonesian Liga 1. Evans was voted Referee of the Year in the

, meaning he was named for the

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. In October 2016, Evans gave

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and not a red for a foul that injured

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. Adelaide chairman Greg Griffen wrote to Football Australia requesting that Evans never referee their matches again, a demand that was rejected. In February 2022, Evans was in charge of the 2021 FFA Cup Final, which

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won 2–1 against

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. Later that month, a Football Australia review found that Evans made two incorrect decisions regarding penalty kicks, both of which went in favour of

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, who defeated the Mariners 3–2. In October, he led an all-Australian officiating team for the

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. Evans was selected as one of 24

s at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Shaun 1987 births Living people Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Australian bricklayers Australian soccer referees A-League Men referees