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| Q. | What guidance can you give me on the referee uniform and what referees are allowed to wear? |
| A. | Here is the policy of the U.S. Soccer Federation National Referee Program:
- The primary uniform is now the gold jersey with black pin stripes, black collar, black cuffs (long sleeve), or no cuff (short sleeve)
Black shorts, Black shoes, approved uniform socks.
- The new alternate jerseys in red with black pin stripes, black with white pin stripes, blue with black pin stripes, or green with black pin stripes may also be worn in the case the gold jersey is not the best choice.
- The fuchsia jerseys may not be worn after January 1, 2002.
- No other colors will be worn except by authority of the USSF.
- The uniform colors worn by a goalkeeper and the referee or by a team (or both
teams) and the referee may not be similar enough to invite confusion. If so, the
referee should attempt to have the goalkeeper or the team(s) change to different
colors. If there is no way to resolve the color similarity, then the referee (and the
assistant referees) must use common sense and wear the colors that conflict least
with the players.
- Referees and the assistant referees must wear the same color jerseys, and all
must wear the same length sleeve.
- Referees may wear a hat, cap, or other head covering, if necessary for religious
or medical reasons.
- Referees must wear the badge of the current registration year.
If a referee has only recently purchased a new black or fuchsia jersey, there is
no need to rush out and buy a new uniform immediately; however, if the
referee's uniform is not in the best condition and he or she is contemplating
buying a new one anyway, then the new gold jersey would be the best choice.
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Q. | What should be done if the referee and one of the assistant referees
wear the gold shirt, but the other assistant comes to the field in the
black shirt?
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| A. | Every effort must be made to have all three referees in uniforms of the same
color and design. If only two of them have the gold shirt, but all three have the
black uniform, then black should be worn, provided there is no color conflict
with one of the teams. Common sense should be used in those situations where there
is a conflict with team colors.
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| Q. | Must the gold, red, and black have the U.S. Soccer Federation logo
on the sleeve?
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| A. | No, the gold, red, and black shirts with the U.S. Soccer Federation logo on the
sleeves are the official shirts of the Federation; however, a shirt identical in
design and colors without the logo on the sleeve is acceptable.
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Excerpts from the U.S. Soccer Fair Play newsletter, Fall 1999, Volume 9, Issue 2.
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