Sibel Kolçak (born January 3, 1990) is a Turkish female FIFA-listed football referee. She is a teacher from profession and lives in

Zonguldak Zonguldak () is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It was established in 1849 as a port town for the nearby coal mines in Ereğli and the coal trade remains its main economic activity. According to the ...

, Turkey.

Early years

Sibel Kolçak was born in

, Turkey on January 3, 1990. She studied Sports Administration at

Sakarya University Sakarya University ( tr, Sakarya Üniversitesi), frequently referred to simply as SAU, is a public research university located in the city of Serdivan, the capital of the Turkish province of Sakarya. Considered one of the largest universi ...

, and returned after graduation to her hometown

Referee career

Domestic

She began her referee career in 2007 in her hometown, and officially debuted as an

assistant referee A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other tit ...

debuting on March 1, 2008. She officiated her first match in the capacity of a referee on November 7, 2009, at a match of the Coca-Cola Academy U-14 League. Kolçak's first referee role in a Women*s Regional League match took place on January 8, 2011. In 2013, she was appointed referee in the men*s A2 League and Women's Second League, and finally on December 22, 2013, she was promoted to officiate a Women's First League match. As of end 205, Kolçak was in charge of various referee roles in 76 games at different domestic leagues.

International

In November 2015, Kolçak was nominated by the Turkish Football Federation a FIFA listed official for international matches in 2016.

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* 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Zonguldak Sakarya University alumni Turkish schoolteachers Turkish football referees Turkish women referees and umpires Women association football referees {{Turkey-women-footy-bio-stub