Tayeb Shamsuzzaman

Hasan Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (born 9 January 1970) is a Bangladeshi football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA.

Shamsuzzaman became a FIFA referee in 1999. He served as a referee at the 2002, 2010, and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in addition to the AFC Champions League and West Asian Football Federation Championship. He also works as a sports teacher at Satkhira Day-Night College.

During his 18-year career, he conducted around 100 international matches. From 1999 until his retirement in 2016, he served as a FIFA referee for about 17 years and was once among the top 25 Asian referees as well. He was a FIFA elite referee for ten consecutive years before retiring.

He takes pride in being the first in South Asia to officiate the final match of the SAFF Championship (2013 Nepal). He remains Bangladesh's first and only International Referee Award recipient (AFC Referees Momento Award). For contributions to the country's sports, Tayeb Shamsuzzaman along with 84 other sportspersons and organisers received the National Sports Award in 2022. Later, he donated a good portion of the cash he received along with the National Award for the underprivileged and undernourished children in his home town.

Notable work

Gianni Infantino, the FIFA boss, congratulated former FIFA referee Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman for stretching his hands towards people in need during the COVID-19 by auctioning off one of his favorite jerseys.

Tayeb wore this priceless jersey while conducting the final of SAFF Championship 2013 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

It was sold for Tk5.55 lakhs, with Satkhira Chamber of Commerce president Nasim Faruk Khan winning the bid in a Facebook auction arranged by Auction 4 Action Saturday.

The FIFA chief wrote a letter to Tayeb to congratulate him, and encourage initiatives with regard to COVID-19.

Officiating record

Round Home team Score Away team Date 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Second round Bhutan 3–4 Maldives 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification — Kuwait U-16 1–0 Afghanistan U-16 2015 AFC Cup Group stage Istiklol 5–2 Ahal Group stage South China 3–0 Global FC Group stage Maziya 2–0 Warriors 2014 Asian Games Group stage Vietnam Olympic 1–0 Kyrgyzstan Olympic Group stage Kuwait Olympic 5–0 Nepal Olympic 2014 AFC President's Cup Group stage Manang Marshyangdi Club 6–3 Svay Rieng 2014 AFC Cup Group stage Kitchee 4–0 Tampines Rovers Group stage New Radiant 0–2 Persipura Jayapura Group stage Kelantan 2–3 Vissai Ninh Binh 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification — Yemen U-19 2–1 Jordan U-19 — Maldives U-19 0–0 Jordan U-19 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification — Iraq U-16 1–2 Bahrain U-16 — Bahrain U-16 8–1 Nepal U-16 2013 SAFF Championship Final Afghanistan 2–0 India Group stage Afghanistan 0–0 Maldives Group stage Bhutan 2–8 Maldives 2013 AFC President's Cup Group stage Balkan FC 2–0 Boeung Ket Rubber Field 2013 AFC Cup Group stage Al Shorta (Syria) 0–2 Al Qadsia Group stage Ayeyawady United 3–0 Maziya Group stage Al-Ahli Taizz 0–2 Fanja Group stage East Bengal Club 1–0 Selangor 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup Preliminary round Laos 3–1 Brunei Preliminary round Myanmar 2–1 Timor-Leste 2014 AFC U-22 Championship qualification — Saudi Arabia U-22 4–0 Palestine U-22 — Syria U-22 1–0 Kyrgyzstan U-22 2012 AFC Cup Group stage Kelantan 1–0 Ayeyawady United Group stage Al Tilal 0–2 Al Shorta (Syria) Group stage East Bengal Club 0–1 Al Orouba (Yemen) 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification — Chinese Taipei U-19 0–6 South Korea U-19 — Thailand U-19 1–0 South Korea U-19 International friendly — Argentina 3–1 Nigeria 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Second round Laos 1–6 China First round Sri Lanka 1–1 Philippines 2011 AFC Cup Group stage Al Faisaly 0–0 Duhok FC Group stage Al Talaba 1–1 Al Suwaiq Group stage Victory SC 1–3 Tampines Rovers 2012 AFC Olympic qualification — Tajikistan Olympic 1–3 Oman Olympic Preliminary round India Olympic 2–1 Myanmar Olympic 2010 Asian Games Round of 16 Iran Olympic 3–1 Malaysia Olympic Group stage South Korea Olympic 4–0 Jordan Olympic Group stage Vietnam Olympic 3–1 Bahrain Olympic 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage Persipura Jayapura 2–0 Changchun Yatai Group stage Henan Jianye 0–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2010 AFC Cup Round of 16 Sriwijaya 1–4 Thai Port Group stage Al Karama 2–0 Saham 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification — Kyrgyzstan U-19 1–2 Jordan U-19 — Yemen U-19 3–0 Nepal U-19 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification — Kyrgyzstan U-16 3–1 Turkmenistan U-16 — Kyrgyzstan U-16 0–0 India U-16 — India U-16 1–6 Jordan U-16 2009 AFC Cup Quarter-finals Chonburi FC 2–2 Binh Duong 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage Tianjin Teda 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale Group stage Seoul FC 1–1 Shandong Luneng Group stage Singapore Armed Forces 1–4 Kashima Antlers 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification — Uzbekistan 0–1 United Arab Emirates — Oman 0–0 Indonesia 2008 AFC Challenge Cup Semi-finals India 1–0 Myanmar Group stage North Korea 1–0 Myanmar Group stage Tajikistan 1–1 India 2008 AFC President's Cup Group stage Ashgabat 0–1 Kanbawza 2008 AFC Cup Group stage Victory SC 1–1 Kedah DA FA Group stage Safa SC 1–0 Ahli Sana'a 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage Saudi Arabia 3–0 Al Ittihad (Syria) Group stage Chunnam Dragons 3–4 Gamba Osaka 2008 AFC U-19 Championship Final round Lebanon U-19 1–3 China U-19 Final round Japan U-19 5–0 Yemen U-19 Qualification Chinese Taipei U-19 1–1 Maldives U-19 Qualification Japan U-19 8–0 Myanmar U-19 Qualification Thailand U-19 3–0 Laos U-19 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Group stage Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Beijing Guoan — Jordan 0–1 North Korea — Chinese Taipei 0–2 Uzbekistan AFC final round Final stage North Korea Olympic 0–0 Iraq Olympic Second round North Korea Olympic 2–2 Iraq Olympic 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage Persik Kediri 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds Group stage Neftchi Fergana 2–1 Al Karama 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification — Chinese Taipei 0–2 Iran — Singapore 0–0 China 2006 AFC Cup Quarter-finals Al Faisaly 1–1 Sun Hei 2006 AFC Challenge Cup Group stage Pakistan 2–2 Macau Group stage Kyrgyzstan 0–1 Pakistan 2005 AFC President's Cup Semi-finals Dordoi-Dynamo 0–0 Three Star Club Group stage Blue Star 1–8 Dordoi-Dynamo Group stage Dordoi-Dynamo 6–1 Hello United 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) First stage Cambodia 0–4 China

Shamsuzzaman retired from refereeing in 2016.