Dagmar Damková

Who is Dagmar Damková?

Dagmar Damková is a Czech football referee. She has been an international referee since 1999, her first match being Belarus against Moldova on 17 April 1999. She refereed the final at the 2008 Olympics, the final of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 and the 2011 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. She is also the first woman to referee in the Gambrinus liga.

Damková refereed three matches at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, including the semi-final between Germany and Norway, becoming the first Czech woman to referee at such a level. She also refereed at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.

Damková started refereeing in the Gambrinus liga in the 2005–06 season. Following the match between Teplice and Slavia Prague on 27 November 2006, Damková had a 32-month break from the league after failing a fitness test, but returned in 2009. She refereed her last match in the Gambrinus liga on 7 August 2011, taking charge of the match between Mladá Boleslav and Slovácko.