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  • Starting with the Fall '24 Soccer Season, Iowa Soccer will use Stack Officials as its official referee assigning provider. To learn more, read Iowa Soccer's Getting Started Flyer.

  • Attention: Assignors, Mentors, and Referee Coaches

    If you would like to nominate a promising young Iowa referee to be considered for the 2023-24 US Youth Soccer Young Referee of the Year Award, download the Nomination Form and follow the instructions provided at the bottom of the form.

    IMPORTANT: A completed form and the required letters of recommendation for each nominee must be e-Mailed to the State Youth Referee Administrator (SYRA), Kevin Stapleford, by Saturday, August 17.

  • Want to become a referee? Check the IRC Event Calendar for a Referee Course scheduled near you.

  • The Iowa Referee Committee (IRC) has OPENED the 2025 Recertification and Registration window with US Soccer for all Iowa Referees. US Soccer's 2025 registration year began on July 1, 2024 and will close June 30, 2025.

  • The Iowa Referee Committee has selected Grant Fletcher of Norwalk as Iowa’s Youth Referee of the Year. Read the complete story here. Congratulations Grant!

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