On 12 May 2017, Steinhaus was chosen by UEFA as the referee for the 2017 UEFA Women's Champions League Final, played between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain in Cardiff.
(meta data) TITLE: Bibiana Steinhaus to referee Lyon-Paris final in Cardiff - UEFA Women's Champions League - News - UEFA.com (meta data) AUTHOR: UEFA.com UEFA Women's Champions League UEFA Women's Champions League UEFA Women's Champions League Technical report Women's football # Bibiana Steinhaus to referee Lyon-Paris final in Cardiff Friday 12 May 2017 Bibiana Steinhaus will referee the 2017 final between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain in Cardiff on 1 June, having overseen the sides' semi-final first-leg meeting last season. German referee Bibiana Steinhaus ©AFP Bibiana Steinhaus has been appointed to referee the 2017 UEFA Women's Champions League final between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain, which takes place at Cardiff City Stadium in the Welsh capital on Thursday 1 June at 20:45CET (19:45 local time). The 38-year-old German police officer, whose father was also a referee, has been officiating at international level since 2005, and was fourth official for the first leg of the 2007 UEFA Women's Cup final – the predecessor competition to the UEFA Women's Champions League. Lyon to face Paris in all-French final UEFA Women's Champions League final tickets Steinhaus also took charge of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final, when Japan beat the United States on penalties in Frankfurt, and the final of the 2012 Olympic women's football tournament at Wembley, when the US overcame Japan 2-1. Last season she officiated when Lyon and Paris met in the first leg of their UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final, Lyon running out 7-0 winners. 2016/17 UEFA Women's Champions League final refereeing teamReferee: Bibiana Steinhaus ( GER)Assistants: Christina Biehl (GER), Katrin Rafalski ( GER)Fourth official: Riem Hussein ( GER)Reserve official: Ella De Vries (BEL) ## Related Items ## LiveLyon to face Paris in all-French final UEFA Women's Champions League holders Lyon will face Paris Saint-Germain at Cardiff City Stadium on 1 June in the first all-French UEFA competition final. ## Live Steinhaus, Palmqvist taking charge in Sweden An elite team of referees are on show at UEFA Women's EURO 2013 and UEFA.com speaks to two of the most senior, Bibiana Steinhaus and Jenny Palmqvist, about the finals. ## LiveLyon to face Paris in all-French final UEFA Women's Champions League holders Lyon will face Paris Saint-Germain at Cardiff City Stadium on 1 June in the first all-French UEFA competition final.
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Bibiana Steinhaus
Refereeing career.
Before becoming a referee like her father, Steinhaus played as a footballer for SV Bad Lauterberg. 
 Steinhaus became a referee for the club SV Bad Lauterberg and began in the Frauen-Bundesliga after receiving DFB certification in 1999, having taken professional courses since the age of 15. She moved to the Regionalliga in 2001 and was the main referee for the 2003 DFB-Pokal der Frauen Final between 1. FFC Frankfurt and FCR 2001 Duisburg in 2003. Steinhaus began refereeing in the men's 2. Bundesliga in 2007, making her the first female referee in German men's professional football. She was also selected for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro 2009, and 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In 2016, she changed her affiliation to MTV Engelbostel-Schulenburg. 
 Steinhaus was one of the sixteen referees chosen for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she officiated two group stage matches and the final between Japan and the United States. Steinhaus was selected to officiate the women's football gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, also between Japan and the United States.