Jumpei Iida

Jumpei Iida (飯田 淳平, Iida Junpei, born 14 August 1981 in Odawara, Kanagawa) is a Japanese football referee. He has officiated matches in numerous international tournaments including EAFF Championship and AFC Cup.^[1] Locally he has officiated regularly in the J. League. In 2012, he officiated in the English FA Cup and Professional Development League.^{[citation needed]}

He broke the world record for the fastest red card decision in a professional league match on 15 April 2009, when he sent off Tokyo Verdy midfielder Tomo Sugawara 9 seconds into the match between Tokyo Verdy and Sagan Tosu.^[2]

Iida also officiated the pre season friendly between Melbourne Victory and Liverpool in front of over 95,000 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2013.^[3]