Ali Al-Badwawi

{{short description|Emirati football referee}}

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Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Al-Badwawi ({{langx|ar|علي حمد معضد سيف البدواوي}}; born 22 December 1972) is an Emirati football referee.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/referees/ali-hamad-madhad-saif-al-badwawi/161228/|title=United Arab Emirates - Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Al Badwawi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|publisher=}}

Al-Badwawi became a FIFA referee in 2005.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070629231222/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=uae/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html "United Arab Emirates: Referees"]. Retrieved on 25 April 2013. He was a referee at the 2007CNN. [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/07/28/asia.playoff/index.html "South Koreans snatch playoff win"]. 28 July 2007. Retrieved on 25 April 2013. and 2011 AFC Asian Cup,Asian Football Confederation. [http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-departments/media-communications/media-releases/2998-referee-appointments-for-matches-5-8.html "Referee appointments for matches 5-8"]. 9 January 2011. Retrieved on 25 April 2013. as well as the AFC Champions League. In international competitions, he officiated at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World CupFIFA. [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/mexico2011/matches/round=255973/match=300151832/report.html "Match Report - Brazil - Denmark 3:0 (1:0)"]. 20 June 2011. Retrieved on 25 April 2013. and qualifiers for the 2010FIFA. [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250650/match=300054093/report.html "Match Report - Australia - Uzbekistan 2:0 (0:0)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230185344/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/asia/matches/round%3D250650/match%3D300054093/report.html |date=30 December 2011 }}. 1 April 2009. Retrieved on 25 April 2013. and 2014 World Cups.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121128045604/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257777/match=300191839/report.html "Match Report - Iran - Uzbekistan 0:1 (0:0)"]. 14 November 2012. Retrieved on 25 April 2013.

In March 2013, FIFA named Al-Badwawi to a list of 52 candidate referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.FIFA Refereeing Committee. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130418025519/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/04/76/97/open_list_prospective_referees__assistants_2014fwcrefereesproject2012_march2013.pdf "Open list of prospective referees & assistant referees for the 2014 FIFA World Cup"]. 7 March 2013. Retrieved on 25 April 2013. On 2 April 2013, he sent off Anawin Jujeen in AFC Champions League game between Jiangsu Sainty and Buriram United.