Football Federation SA is pleased to announce that it has extended the tenure of State Head Referee Coach Craig Zetter.  

Zetter is a former FIFA Referee and four-time FFSA Referee of the Year and Current Hyundai A-League Match Assessor.

He will remain the FFSA Head Referee Coach until December 2013 after being appointed in the newly created role in January 2011.

After a career spanning 19 years, including 12 years as an NSL and A-League Referee, Craig retired from active officiating at the end of 2010.  

Craig’s role will continue to see him work closely with the FFSA Referee Department and State Referee Technical Committee in developing training and coaching programs for match officials in FFSA Competitions, as well as being responsible for training and providing coaching support to South Australian-based Football Federation Australia Match Officials.

Craig admitted he is delighted with the progress and development of refereeing in South Australia.

“I am very happy to be moving into the third year as Head Referee Coach,” he said.

“We are really looking forward to continuing some key initiatives within refereeing in SA to ensure Match Officials in this State are consistently held with high regard.”

Football Federation SA CEO Michael Carter emphasised the importance of Craig’s extended appointment.

“Craig has been integral in the development of Match Officials in SA,” he said.

“FFSA is delighted Craig is continuing in his role as Head Referee Coach. Craig and his staff have done an exceptional job in developing South Australian Match Officials and we look forward to further success.”