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Alon Yefet

Alon Yefet is a former Israeli international football referee and the first Israeli to referee a UEFA Champions League match.

born 1972First Israeli Champions League refereeWorld Cup qualifying matchesInternational football refereeing

Born: 1 September 1972, Netanya
Occupation: association football referee
Education: Bar-Ilan University, Netanya Academic College

Alon Yefet was born in 1972 in Netanya

Alon Yefet was born in Netanya on September 1, 1972. Alongside refereeing, he has worked at the Israel Electric Corporation.

He gained his experience refereeing in the various Israeli leagues and later became a FIFA referee. He worked in qualifying matches for the 2006 and 2010 World Cups and for Euro 2004 and 2008. He also refereed in the UEFA Cup in 2003 and in the Champions League in 2011.

In 2014 the Israel Tax Authority imposed a settlement payment of 300 thousand shekels on him. It concerned unreported income of about 800 thousand shekels from matches he refereed in Europe between 2001 and 2009.

He refereed his last match in the Israeli Premier League in 2019.

Alon Yefet's life in 5 milestones

1972
Born in Netanya.
2003
Refereed in the UEFA Cup.
2011
Refereed matches in the UEFA Champions League.
2014
The Tax Authority imposed a settlement payment on him over unreported income.
2019
Refereed his last Premier League match.