Joe Fletcher... speaks English with understanding of French and Spanish... grew up playing soccer, basketball, volleyball... he was 14 years old when he started refereeing at Niagara Falls SC... earned a bachelor’s honours degree in accounting from Brock University in 2000...

recipient of the Ray Morgan Memorial Award in 2012 and 2019...

said Joe Fletcher in 2019, “for me, the respect of my fellow officials is the single thing I hold most dearly. Referees have told me that they wanted me on their biggest and most important assignments; there is no greater compliment than that for an assistant referee”... said Isaac Raymond in 2019, “Joe Fletcher has been a leading figure amongst Canada Soccer referees for more than a decade, successfully and flawlessly accepting appointments each time he’s called on every continent”...

For Sport

served on the FIFA List of Referees and Assistant Referees for 12 years from 2007 to 2018, including two FIFA World Cups (2014 and 2018) and one Olympic Games (2012)... served on the Canada Soccer List of Referees and Assistant Referees for 14 years (2005 to 2018)... over the course of his career as a Referee, he was appointed to matches in leagues including Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League... was appointed as a Referee and Assistant Referee at Canada Soccer’s National Championships (men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy finals)... was appointed as an Assistant Referee for Canada Soccer’s Canadian Championship (16 matches from 2008 to 2018), Concacaf Champions Cup and Concacaf Champions League...

was appointed as an assistant referee to the 2007 CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Qualifying Tournament... was appointed as an Assistant Referee at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007...

was appointed as an assistant referee to the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup... was appointed as an assistant referee at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 (including the Final Match)... was appointed as an Assistant Referee at the London 2012 Men’s Olympic Football Tournament... was appointed as an assistant referee to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup... was appointed as an assistant referee at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup... was appointed as an assistant referee to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil...

was appointed as an assistant referee for the 2015 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament... was appointed as an assistant referee at the Copa America Centenario 2016... was appointed as an Assistant Referee at the 2017 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship... was appointed as an assistant referee to the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017... was appointed as an assistant referee in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (including the intercontinental playoff between Peru and New Zealand)... was appointed as an assistant referee to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia...

was appointed as an Assistant Referee for the 2008 Concacaf Champions Cup Final Match... was appointed as an Assistant Referee for the 2010 North American Socceer League Final... was appointed as an Assistant Referee for the 2014 MLS Cup... was appointed as an Assistant Referee for the 2016 MLS Cup... was appointed as an Assistant Referee for the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions League Grand Final...

was appointed as an Assistant Referee for the 2011 Canadian Championship Final in Toronto on 2 July 2011 (Toronto FC won the two-leg series)... was appointed as an Assistant Referee for the 2015 Canadian Championship Final in Vancouver on 25 August 2015 (Vancouver Whitecaps FC won the two-leg series)... was appointed as an Assistant Referee for the 2018 Canadian Championship Final in Toronto on 15 August 2018 (Toronto FC won the two-leg series)...