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Simon Micallef  (born July 21, 1970 in Australia is a FIFA footballreferee from Australia, who officiated 41 international matches.

Micallef officiated at the 1999 Youth World Cup, 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, 2001 Japan/Korea Confederations Cup, 2002 World Cup qualifiers and various Oceania Confederation tournaments.

In 1999 he was awarded the semi final in the FIFA Youth World Cup between Uruguay and Japan.

Micallef officiated the bronze medal match in the Sydney Olympic Games between Chile and USA and was referee for  the 2002 World Cup qualifier between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Micallef refereed 202 matches in the Australian League including 2 Grand Finals (1996/97 and 1998/99) and was named the Australian Referee of the Year on 3 occasions (1996/87, 1998/99 and 2000/01).

He is currently the chairman of the Australian ALeague Match Review Panel.