Referee Request Policy
Football Victoria Referee's Department requires 7 days notice for all friendly fixtures (including gala days) and 21 days for tournaments.
- Admin Fee (2026): Match official requests for games within 2026 will incur a fee of 5% of the total cost of match officials for that game
- Amendment Fee: Any changes to fixtures after submission will incur a $25 amendment fee per change, applicable to kick-off date/time, venue or age group;
- Cancellation Fee: Any cancellations after submission will incur a $25 cancellation fee;
- Any friendly fixture requests that are submitted with less then 7 days notice will incur a $50 late fee;
- Any tournament requests submited with less then 21 days notice will incur a $75 late fee.
We kindly ask that you submit your friendly fixtures in advance to allow sufficient time for us to organise match officials for your game.