Bio
Shamsul Maidin
Born: 1966-04-16
Intl. since: 1996-01-01
Hometown: Singapore
Country: Singapore
Speaks: Malay, English
Occupation: Referee department executive
Hobbies: Football

Considering the size of his native country it's a bit of a miracle Shamsul Maidin was one of the 32 referees chosen for the 2006 World Cup, where he officiated three matches in the first round. And he wasn't even the first Singapore ref to officiate at the World Cup, that was George Suppiah.

World

Considering the size of his country it's probably no wonder this father of four became an international referee quite soon in 1996 at the age of 30. Ever since he must have seen a lot of the world having refereed not only in the Asian cup, but also in the African Cup, the Confederation's Cup of Nations 2006 and in World Cup qualifiers.

Year

Considering the size of his country it's maybe a bit strange he wasn't voted Singapore's referee-of-the-year every year, but only a couple of times.

World Cup

The whole of Singapore was very disappointed Maidin did not get to the second round of the World Cup. You could argue that A Singaporean will never reach the second round, but FIFA had a point: Maidin failed to send off Trinidad and Tobego player John Avery for a straight legged assault, twice. He did send him off eventually after two cautions.

Bad luck

The Asian referee of the year 2005 and 2006, had some bad luck in 2007 when he sustained a severe tear to the meniscus of his left knee while training in preparation for his 4th Asia Cup.

retirement

Although not yet 45, Shamsul Maidin gave up his international career at the end of 2007. He then became National Referee Coordinator.

instructor

In 2008 FIFA announced that Shamsul Maidin was the first referee from Southeast Asia to work as referee instructor with FiFA.

Did you know
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  • Singaporean referee Shamsul Maidin's favorite food is his wife's Beef Rendang. Shamsul Maidin is not the first Singaporean referee in a World Cup tournament. That was George Suppiah, who officiated at the 1974 Finals in (former) West-Germany.
  • This Singaporean is very popular in his country and fans and media were waiting for him at the airport when he came back from the World Cup finals in Germany in 2006.
  • Supporters of Maidin were disappointed that he was not selected for the last matches of the 2006 World Cup. They even started an online petition.
Statistics
Statistics for SHAMSUL MAIDIN
Totals Home Away Total
Penalties 4 1 5
Fouls 0 0 0
Yellow 66 91 157
YellowRed 0 0 0
Red 5 4 9
Averages Home Away Total
Penalties 0.11 0.03 0.07
Fouls 0 0 0
Yellow 1.78 2.46 2.12
YellowRed 0 0 0
Red 0.14 0.11 0.12

Based on 37 international matches

Matches
MATCHES FOR SHAMSUL MAIDIN
Date Score Yellow Red Penalties Fouls
AFC Champions League 2007
group stagePakhtakorKuwait SC2007-05-232 - 1 0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
group stageAl Shabab (SA)Al Ittahad (SYR)2007-04-114 - 0 0 (0-0)0 (0-0)1 (1-0)0 (0-0)
group stageKawasaki FrontaleBangkok University2007-03-211 - 1 0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
AFC Final Round
2nd stageSyria OTJapan OT2007-04-180 - 2 4 (1-3)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
2nd roundSyria OTJapan OT2007-04-180 - 2 4 (1-3)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
WC 2006
group stageCosta RicaPoland2006-06-201 - 2 10 (5-5)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
group stageMexicoAngola2006-06-160 - 0 6 (1-5)1 (0-1)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
group stageTrinidad and TobagoSweden2006-06-100 - 0 4 (3-1)1 (1-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
Asian Cup 2007 qualifiers
SyriaKorea Republic2006-02-221 - 2 9 (4-5)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
African Nations Cup 2006
group stageGuineaTunisia2006-01-303 - 0 7 (2-5)1 (0-1)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
group stageLibyaCote d'Ivoire2006-01-241 - 2 5 (2-3)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
WC 2006 qualifiers - Oceania
play-offsSolomon IslandsAustralia2005-09-061 - 2 8 (3-5)1 (1-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
Confederations Cup 2005
group stageAustraliaArgentina2005-06-182 - 4 5 (4-1)0 (0-0)2 (1-1)0 (0-0)
friendly
ThailandGermany2004-12-211 - 5 0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
WC 2006 qualifiers - Asia
3rd stageBahrainKorea DPR2005-08-172 - 3 1 (0-1)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
3rd stageIranJapan2005-03-252 - 1 5 (3-2)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
3rd stageKorea RepublicKuwait2005-02-092 - 0 5 (1-4)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
2nd stageIraqUzbekistan2004-10-131 - 2 7 (3-4)1 (1-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
2nd stagePalestineUzbekistan2004-09-080 - 3 6 (3-3)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
2nd stageTajikistanBahrain2004-03-310 - 0 5 (3-2)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
2nd stageTajikistanBahrain2004-03-310 - 0 5 (3-2)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
Asian Cup 2004
1/2 finalsBahrainJapan2004-08-033 - 4 5 (2-3)2 (1-1)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
1/4 finalsChinaIraq2004-07-303 - 0 6 (1-5)1 (0-1)2 (2-0)0 (0-0)
group stageKorea RepublicKuwait2004-07-274 - 0 4 (2-2)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
group stageKorea RepublicJordan2004-07-190 - 0 4 (3-1)1 (1-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
WC 2003 u20
group stageEngland u20Egypt u202003-12-020 - 1 5 (1-4)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
group stageParaguay u20USA u202003-11-291 - 3 4 (2-2)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
WC 2002 qualifiers - Asia
2nd stageChinaOman2001-10-071 - 0 5 (1-4)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
2nd stageUzbekistanQatar2001-08-262 - 1 4 (2-2)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
WC 2001 u20
round of 16Angola u20Netherlands u202001-06-280 - 2 5 (2-3)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
group stageJamaica u20Finland u202001-06-200 - 1 2 (1-1)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
Asian Cup 2000
1/2 finalsChinaJapan2000-10-262 - 3 5 (4-1)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
1/4 finalsChinaQatar2000-10-233 - 1 3 (2-1)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
group stageChinaKuwait2000-10-190 - 0 1 (0-1)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
group stageJapanUzbekistan2000-10-178 - 1 6 (1-5)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
WC 1998 qualifiers - Asia
1st roundIndonesiaCambodia1997-04-068 - 0 0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)
Asian Cup 1996
group stageKorea RepublicIndonesia1996-12-074 - 2 2 (0-2)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)