Ryuji Sato
Retired
Japan
Referee since 2009
Japanese
Ryuji Sato is a retired football referee from Japan. Active since 2009, with a match record in the WorldReferee database spanning 2009 to 2019. Ryuji Sato has officiated 101 matches across 35 competitions in our database. Career disciplinary totals: 326 yellow cards and 15 red cards, averaging 3.23 yellows and 0.149 reds per match. 17 penalties awarded. Competitions include AFC Champions League 2016, AFC Champions League 2014, AFC Champions League 2015.
Match History
| AFC Champions League 2019 | |||||||
| group stage | Al Ahli (SA) | vs | Pakhtakor | 2-1 | 2019-05-20 | 7 | |
| group stage | Al Hilal (SA) | vs | Esteghlal | 1-0 | 2019-04-23 | 91 | |
| group stage | Al Ahli (SA) | vs | Al Sadd SC | 2 - 0 | 2019-03-05 | 4 | |
| play-offs | Al Nasr | vs | Pakhtakor | 1 - 2 | 2019-02-19 | 4 | |
| Asian Cup 2019 | |||||||
| 1/4 finals | UAE | vs | Australia | 1 - 0 | 2019-01-25 | 4 | |
| 1/8 finals | Korea Republic | vs | Bahrain | 2 - 1 | 2019-01-22 | 2 | |
| group stage | UAE | vs | Thailand | 1 - 1 | 2019-01-14 | 3 | |
| group stage | Iran | vs | Yemen | 5 - 0 | 2019-01-07 | 5 | |
| Club World Cup 2018 | |||||||
| play-offs | Al Ain | vs | Team Wellington | 3 - 3 | 2018-12-12 | 41 | |
| AFC Champions League 2018 | |||||||
| group stage | Al Sadd SC | vs | Al Wasl SC | 2 - 1 | 2018-04-02 | 3 | |
| group stage | Esteghlal | vs | Al Hilal (SA) | 1 - 0 | 2018-02-20 | 51 | |
| group stage | Al-Duhail | vs | Zob Ahan | 3 - 1 | 2018-02-12 | 3 | |
| AFC Championship 2018 u23 | |||||||
| group stage | Saudi Arabia OT | vs | Malaysia OT | 0 - 1 | 2018-01-16 | 61 | |
| WC 2017 u17 | |||||||
| 1/2 final | Mali u17 | vs | Spain u17 | 1 - 3 | 2017-10-25 | 5 | |
| group stage | Turkey u17 | vs | Paraguay u17 | 1 - 3 | 2017-10-12 | 2 | |
| group stage | Chile u17 | vs | England u17 | 0 - 4 | 2017-10-08 | 31 | |
| AFC Champions League 2017 | |||||||
| group stage | Al Ahli (SA) | vs | Zob Ahan | 2 - 0 | 2017-05-08 | 2 | |
| group stage | Piroozi Athletic | vs | Al Rayyan | 0 - 0 | 2017-04-10 | 5 | |
| group stage | Al Wahda | vs | Al Hilal (SA) | 2 - 2 | 2017-03-14 | 81 | |
| group stage | Al Ahli (SA) | vs | Bunyodkor (Kuruvchi) | 2 - 0 | 2017-02-21 | 3 | |
| Olympic Games 2016 | |||||||
| group stage | Denmark OT | vs | South Africa OT | 1 - 0 | 2016-08-07 | 1 | |
| WC 2018 qualifiers - Asia | |||||||
| 3rd round | Iran | vs | Syria | 2 - 2 | 2017-09-05 | 3 | |
| 3rd round | Iran | vs | Korea Republic | 1 - 0 | 2016-10-11 | 2 | |
| 3rd round | Uzbekistan | vs | Syria | 1 - 0 | 2016-09-01 | 4 | |
| 2nd round | Uzbekistan | vs | Philippines | 1 - 0 | 2016-03-24 | 11 | |
| AFC Champions League 2016 | |||||||
| final (2nd leg) | Al Ain | vs | Jeonbuk Hyundai | 1 - 1 | 2016-11-26 | 7 | |
| 1/8 finals | Al Nasr | vs | Tractor Sazi | 4 - 1 | 2016-05-17 | 6 | |
| group stage | Zob Ahan | vs | Al Nassr (SA) | 3 - 0 | 2016-04-20 | 3 | |
| group stage | Sepahan | vs | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 0 - 2 | 2016-03-15 | 1 | |
| group stage | Al Ahli (SA) | vs | Nasaf | 2 - 1 | 2016-02-24 | 41 | |
| AFC Championship 2016 u23 | |||||||
| group stage | Jordan OT | vs | Australia OT | 0 - 0 | 2016-01-20 | 1 | |
| group stage | Iraq OT | vs | Yemen OT | 2 - 0 | 2016-01-13 | 3 | |
| AFC Championship 2016 u19 qualifiers | |||||||
| Korea DPR u19 | vs | China u19 | 0 - 3 | 2015-10-06 | 61 | ||
| China u19 | vs | Malaysia u19 | 6 - 0 | 2015-10-02 | 4 | ||
| WC 2015 u20 | |||||||
| group stage | Austria u20 | vs | Argentina u20 | 0 - 0 | 2015-06-05 | 2 | |
| group stage | Uruguay u20 | vs | Serbia u20 | 1 - 0 | 2015-05-31 | 1 | |
| AFC Champions League 2015 | |||||||
| 1/4 finals | Lekhwiya | vs | Al Hilal (SA) | 2 - 2 | 2015-09-15 | 8 | |
| group stage | Tractor Sazi | vs | Al Ahli (SA) | 2 - 2 | 2015-04-07 | 51 | |
| group stage | Al Nassr (SA) | vs | Piroozi Athletic | 3 - 0 | 2015-03-17 | 6 | |
| group stage | Lokomotiv Tashkent | vs | Foolad | 1 - 1 | 2015-03-04 | 3 | |
| qualifiers 3rd round | Seoul FC | vs | Hanoi TandT | 7 - 0 | 2015-02-17 | 3 | |
| Asian Cup 2015 | |||||||
| 1/2 final | Korea Republic | vs | Iraq | 2 - 0 | 2015-01-26 | 3 | |
| group stage | Iran | vs | UAE | 1 - 0 | 2015-01-19 | 4 | |
| group stage | Oman | vs | Australia | 0 - 4 | 2015-01-13 | 4 | |
| AFC Championship 2014 u19 | |||||||
| 1/4 finals | UAE u19 | vs | Myanmar u19 | 0 - 1 | 2014-10-17 | 1 | |
| group stage | UAE u19 | vs | Uzbekistan u19 | 2 - 2 | 2014-10-12 | 3 | |
| group stage | Myanmar u19 | vs | Yemen u19 | 0 - 0 | 2014-10-09 | 5 | |
| AFC Champions League 2014 | |||||||
| 1/4 finals | Guangzhou Evergrande | vs | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 - 1 | 2014-08-27 | 6 | |
| round of 16 | Al Sadd SC | vs | Foolad | 0 - 0 | 2014-05-07 | 2 | |
| group stage | Al Hilal (SA) | vs | Al Sadd SC | 5 - 0 | 2014-04-01 | 5 | |
| group stage | Foolad | vs | Al-Fateh SC | 1 - 0 | 2014-03-11 | 4 | report |
| qualifiers 3rd round | El Jaish | vs | Al Qadsia | 3 - 0 | 2014-02-15 | 3 | |
| AFC Cup 2013 | |||||||
| round of 16 | Semen Padang | vs | Shb Da Nang | 2 - 1 | 2013-05-14 | 2 | |
| AFC Champions League 2013 | |||||||
| 1/4 finals | Buriram Utd | vs | Esteghlal | 1 - 2 | 2013-09-18 | 6 | |
| group stage | El Jaish | vs | Al Shabab (SA) | 3 - 0 | 2013-04-24 | 6 | |
| group stage | Al Ain | vs | Al Rayyan | 2 - 1 | 2013-04-03 | 2 | |
| group stage | Al Ahli (SA) | vs | Al Gharafa | 2 - 0 | 2013-02-27 | 2 | |
| Asian Cup 2015 qualifiers | |||||||
| UAE | vs | Vietnam | 5 - 0 | 2013-11-19 | 1 | ||
| Malaysia | vs | Bahrain | 1 - 1 | 2013-10-15 | |||
| Thailand | vs | Kuwait | 1 - 3 | 2013-02-06 | 6 | ||
| AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 | |||||||
| group stage | Thailand | vs | Vietnam | 3 - 1 | 2012-11-30 | ||
| group stage | Thailand | vs | Philippines | 2 - 1 | 2012-11-24 | ||
| AFC Champions League 2012 | |||||||
| quarter_finals | Ulsan Hyundai | vs | Al Hilal (SA) | 1 - 0 | 2012-09-19 | 5 | |
| round of 16 | Al Jazira | vs | Al Ahli (SA) | 3 - 3 | 2012-05-22 | 3 | |
| group stage | Al Arabi | vs | Baniyas | 0 - 4 | 2012-05-02 | 6 | |
| group stage | Sepahan | vs | Lekhwiya | 2 - 1 | 2012-04-03 | 1 | |
| AFC Challenge Cup 2012 | |||||||
| final | Turkmenistan | vs | Korea DPR | 1 - 2 | 2012-03-19 | 6 | |
| final round | Tajikistan | vs | Philippines | 1 - 2 | 2012-03-13 | 6 | |
| final round | Nepal | vs | Palestine | 0 - 2 | 2012-03-08 | 4 | |
| AFC Championship 2012 u19 qualifiers | |||||||
| Korea DPR u19 | vs | Vietnam u19 | 2 - 2 | 2011-11-08 | |||
| Laos u19 | vs | Myanmar u19 | 2 - 2 | 2011-10-31 | 5 | ||
| WC 2014 qualifiers - Asia | |||||||
| abandoned | Myanmar | vs | Oman | 0 - 2 | 2011-07-28 | ||
| 1st round | Laos | vs | Cambodia | 6 - 2 | 2011-07-03 | 2 | |
| Kirin Cup | |||||||
| 3rd place | Denmark | vs | Bulgaria | 4 - 0 | 2016-06-07 | 1 | |
| Peru | vs | Czech Republic | 0 - 0 | 2011-06-04 | 5 | ||
| AFC Cup 2011 | |||||||
| group stage | Al Ahed | vs | Al Arouba Sur | 2 - 0 | 2011-05-11 | 2 | |
| group stage | Chonburi FC | vs | Persipura Jayapura | 4 - 1 | 2011-04-26 | 51 | |
| group stage | Kuwait SC | vs | Al Wahdat (jor) | 1 - 3 | 2011-04-13 | 7 | |
| friendly | |||||||
| Korea Republic | vs | Iran | 1-1 | 2019-06-11 | 1 | ||
| Australia | vs | Lebanon | 3 - 0 | 2018-11-20 | 2 | ||
| Korea Republic | vs | Chile | 0 - 0 | 2018-09-11 | 3 | ||
| Korea Republic | vs | Jamaica | 3 - 0 | 2015-10-13 | 3 | ||
| Korea Republic | vs | Uzbekistan | 1 - 1 | 2015-03-27 | 2 | ||
| Korea Republic | vs | Uruguay | 0 - 1 | 2014-09-08 | 1 | ||
| China | vs | Singapore | 6 - 1 | 2013-09-06 | 3 | ||
| Korea Republic | vs | Honduras | 4 - 0 | 2011-03-25 | 1 | ||
| Olympic qualifiers 2012 - Asia | |||||||
| Myanmar OT | vs | India OT | 1 - 1 | 2011-03-09 | 51 | ||
| Suzuki Cup 2010 | |||||||
| group stage | Indonesia | vs | Thailand | 2 - 1 | 2010-12-07 | 61 | |
| group stage | Thailand | vs | Laos | 2 - 2 | 2010-12-01 | 2 | |
| friendly tournament | |||||||
| final stage | Celtic | vs | Lyon | 2 - 2 | 2010-07-31 | ||
| Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 2010 | |||||||
| group stage | Chile u20 | vs | Denmark u20 | 1 - 1 | 2010-05-23 | ||
| group stage | Chile u20 | vs | Qatar u20 | 4 - 2 | 2010-05-19 | ||
| AFC Cup 2010 | |||||||
| group stage | Kuwait SC | vs | Churchill Brothers | 7 - 1 | 2010-04-28 | 1 | |
| group stage | Muang Thong Utd | vs | Persiwa Wamena | 4 - 1 | 2010-03-27 | 31 | |
| AFC Championship 2010 u16 qualifiers | |||||||
| Myanmar u16 | vs | Cambodia u16 | 3 - 1 | 2009-10-16 | |||
| Korea Republic u16 | vs | Korea DPR u16 | 1 - 2 | 2009-10-14 | |||
| Cambodia u16 | vs | Korea Republic u16 | 0 - 1 | 2009-10-11 | |||
| Korea Republic u16 | vs | Myanmar u16 | 0 - 0 | 2009-10-09 | |||
| East Asian Championship 2010 | |||||||
| final round | Korea Republic | vs | Hong Kong | 5 - 0 | 2010-02-07 | 3 | |
| preliminaries | Northern Mariana Islands | vs | Mongolia | 1 - 4 | 2009-03-15 | 3 | |
| preliminaries | Macau | vs | Northern Mariana Islands | 6 - 1 | 2009-03-11 | 4 | |
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