Daiane Muniz

Daiane Muniz
Full name Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos
Born (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988
Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Other occupation Physical education teacher
Domestic
Years League Role
FFMS Referee
FPF Referee
Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino and others Referee
2018– CBF (national) FIFA-listed referee
International
Years League Role
2018– FIFA International referee
CONMEBOL International referee

Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos (25 May 1988) is a Brazilian physical education teacher and soccer referee.[1][2]

Biography

Daiane is from Três Lagoas, a city located in the interior of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.[2][3] She graduated in physical education from the University Center of Santa Fé do Sul (Unifunec), located in Santa Fé do Sul, in the interior of São Paulo.[4]

Since 2018, she has been a member of FIFA's panel of referees.[3][5][6] In 2020, she became the first woman to be the main referee in a match of the South Mato Grosso Men's Championship, in the game between Corumbaense and Maracaju.[7][8] She later transferred to the Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF), the entity responsible for soccer in the state of São Paulo, and participated in video refereeing in the Brazilian Championship Series A.[9][10]

In 2022, she served as a video assistant referee (VAR) at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.[4][11] She also performed the same role at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12][13] She suffered gender discrimination during the São Paulo State Championship match on 21 February 2026, between Red Bull Bragantino and São Paulo, held in the city of Bragança Paulista, when Bragantino defender Gustavo Marques complained that a game of that magnitude could not be refereed by a woman.[14] The club will decide what punishment will be applied to the player.[15]

Statistics

These are statistics from major national and international competitions.

FIFA Competitions

Disciplinary summary – selected matches
Edition Stage Date Match Stadium City Cards Pen. Ref.
Home team Score Away team  
2024 Group A 22 October  Nigeria 1–0  Dominican Republic Félix Sánchez Santo Domingo 0 0 0 0 [16]
Group C 17 October  North Korea 4–1  Mexico Cibao FC Santiago de los Caballeros 0 0 0 0 [17]
Final 3 November  North Korea 1–1

(4–3 pens.)

 Spain Félix Sánchez Santo Domingo 2 0 0 0 [18]
Total 2 0 0 0

CONMEBOL Competitions

Disciplinary summary – selected match
Edition Stage Date Match Stadium City Cards Pen. Ref.
Home team Score Away team  
2021 Group C 7 November Deportivo Cali 8–0 C.D. Real Tomayapo Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb Asunción 0 0 0 0 [19]
Total 0 0 0 0

CBF Competitions

Disciplinary summary – selected matches
Edition Stage Date Match Stadium City Cards Pen. Ref.
Home team Score Away team  
2024 First stage 19 March Flamengo 1–2 Cruzeiro Luso-Brasileiro Rio de Janeiro 2 0 0 0 [20]
27 March Avaí FC/Kindermann 1–3 América-MG Carlos A. C. Neves Caçador 3 0 0 3 [21]
11 May Cruzeiro 3–0 Botafogo Castor Cifuentes Nova Lima 5 0 1 0 [22]
Quarter-finals 27 August Corinthians 1–0 Red Bull Bragantino Canindé São Paulo 2 0 0 0 [23]
Final 22 September Corinthians 2–0 São Paulo Neo Química Arena São Paulo 4 0 1 0 [24]
Total 16 0 2 3
Disciplinary summary – selected match
Edition Stage Date Match Stadium City Cards Pen. Ref.
Home team Score Away team  
2024 Second turn 24 November América-MG 3–0 Brusque Independência Belo Horizonte 1 0 0 1 [25]
Total 1 0 0 1
Disciplinary summary – selected match
Edition Stage Date Match Stadium City Cards Pen. Ref.
Home team Score Away team  
2021 First stage 27 June Botafogo-SP 1–0 Oeste Estádio Santa Cruz (Arena Nicnet) Ribeirão Preto 5 0 0 0 [26]
Total 5 0 0 0
Disciplinary summary – selected matches from Série D
Edition Stage Date Match Stadium City Cards Pen. Ref.
Home team Score Away team  
2020 First stage – Group A4 20 September Vitória da Conquista 2–0 Coruripe Lomantão Vitória da Conquista 9 0 0 0 [27]
First stage – Group A7 11 October Nacional-PR 1–2 Bangu Estádio Municipal Olímpico Erich George Rolândia 2 0 0 0 [28]
First stage – Group A8 21 October Pelotas 1–1 CA Tubarão Boca do Lobo Pelotas 6 0 0 0 [29]
2021 First stage – Group A4 13 June Sergipe 1–0 Retrô Arena Batistão Aracaju 7 0 0 0 [30]
First stage – Group A5 14 August Jaraguá-GO 1–1 Aparecidense Amintas de Freitas Stadium Jaraguá, Goiás 6 0 0 1 [31]
2024 First stage – Group A1 18 May Porto Velho 2–0 Manaus Aluizão Porto Velho 3 0 0 0 [32]
First stage – Group A2 9 June Tocantinópolis 3–0 Águia de Marabá Ribeirão Tocantinópolis 5 0 0 0 [33]
Total 38 0 0 1
Disciplinary summary – selected quarter-final matches
Edition Stage Date Match Stadium City Cards Pen. Ref.
Home team Score Away team  
2022 Quarter-finals 6 February Corinthians 3–0 Palmeiras Neo Química Arena São Paulo 6 0 0 0 [34]
2024 Quarter-finals 10 February Real Brasília 0–1 Cruzeiro Bezerrão Gama 2 0 0 0 [35]
Total 8 0 0 0

Friendly competitions

Disciplinary summary – selected match
Edition Stage Date Match Stadium City Cards Pen. Ref.
Home team Score Away team  
2021 First stage 14 December Ferroviária 0–2 Internacional Gabriel M. da Silva Santana de Parnaíba 1 0 0 0 [36]
Total 1 0 0 0

Matches between Women's National Teams

Disciplinary summary – selected match
Edition Stage Date Match Stadium City Cards Pen. Ref.
Home team Score Away team  
2021 Int. Manaus 25 November  Brazil 6–1  India Arena da Amazônia Manaus 0 0 0 0 [37]
Total 0 0 0 0

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