Huerta de Aza, the first woman to referee a professional men’s football match

Marta Huerta de Aza (Palencia, 1990) made history Sunday, August 18th at the Burgos-Cartagena match of LaLiga Hypermotion (Second Division) by becoming the first woman to serve as head referee in men’s professional footballa milestone that is achieved after Twenty seasons dedicated to refereeing.

Huerta de Aza, from Palencia, but based in Tenerife, and from 34 years old, He started refereeing at the age of fifteen and He became an international at 26. Carry More than half of his life dedicated to arbitrationand on August 18, 2024, she arrived at the El Plantío Municipal Stadium (Burgos) as the main referee.

So far he has refereed in Primera RFEF (3rd men’s category) and Liga F (First Women’s Division)and to the extent possible, will try to combine the Liga F matches with those of LaLiga Hypermotion.

At the international level in the women’s category, the referee has been present both at the Euro Cup in England 2022where he refereed the opening match between England and Austria at Old Trafford (Manchester), as at the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. This same season He has officiated a Champions League semi-final match and this summer has been FIFA has appointed her for the second time to be at the U-20 World Cup which will be played in Colombia.