Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos (25 May 1988) is a Brazilian physical education teacher and soccer referee.
Biography Daiane is from Três Lagoas, a city located in the interior of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. 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.
Since 2018, she has been a member of FIFA's panel of referees. 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. 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.
In 2022, she served as a video assistant referee (VAR) at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. She also performed the same role at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. 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. Red Bull Bragantino fined the player 50% of his total salary and suspended him for one match. The (TJD-SP) suspended Gustavo Marques for 12 games and imposed an additional fine of 30 000 reais.
Statistics These are statistics from major national and international competitions.
FIFA Competitions
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup +Disciplinary summary – selected matchesEditionStageDateMatchStadiumCityCardsPen.Ref.Home teamScoreAway team2024Group A22 October1–0Félix SánchezSanto Domingo0000Group C17 October4–1Cibao FCSantiago de los Caballeros0000Final3 November1–1Félix SánchezSanto Domingo2000Total2000
CONMEBOL Competitions
Copa Libertadores Femenina +Disciplinary summary – selected matchEditionStageDateMatchStadiumCityCardsPen.Ref.Home teamScoreAway team2021Group C7 NovemberDeportivo Cali8–0C.D. Real TomayapoOsvaldo Domínguez DibbAsunción0000Total0000
CBF Competitions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 +Disciplinary summary – selected matchesEditionStageDateMatchStadiumCityCardsPen.Ref.Home teamScoreAway team2024First stage19 MarchFlamengo1–2CruzeiroLuso-BrasileiroRio de Janeiro200027 MarchAvaí FC/Kindermann1–3América-MGCarlos A. C. NevesCaçador300311 MayCruzeiro3–0BotafogoCastor CifuentesNova Lima5010Quarter-finals27 AugustCorinthians1–0Red Bull BragantinoCanindéSão Paulo2000Final22 SeptemberCorinthians2–0São PauloNeo Química ArenaSão Paulo4010Total16023
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B +Disciplinary summary – selected matchEditionStageDateMatchStadiumCityCardsPen.Ref.Home teamScoreAway team2024Second turn24 NovemberAmérica-MG3–0BrusqueIndependênciaBelo Horizonte1001Total1001
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C +Disciplinary summary – selected matchEditionStageDateMatchStadiumCityCardsPen.Ref.Home teamScoreAway team2021First stage27 JuneBotafogo-SP1–0OesteEstádio Santa Cruz (Arena Nicnet)Ribeirão Preto5000Total5000
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D +Disciplinary summary – selected matches from Série DEditionStageDateMatchStadiumCityCardsPen.Ref.Home teamScoreAway team2020First stage – Group A420 SeptemberVitória da Conquista2–0CoruripeVitória da Conquista9000First stage – Group A711 OctoberNacional-PR1–2BanguEstádio Municipal Olímpico Erich GeorgeRolândia2000First stage – Group A821 OctoberPelotas1–1CA TubarãoBoca do LoboPelotas60002021First stage – Group A413 JuneSergipe1–0RetrôArena BatistãoAracaju7000First stage – Group A514 AugustJaraguá-GO1–1AparecidenseJaraguá, Goiás60012024First stage – Group A118 MayPorto Velho2–0ManausAluizãoPorto Velho3000First stage – Group A29 JuneTocantinópolis3–0Águia de MarabáTocantinópolis5000Total38001
Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino +Disciplinary summary – selected quarter-final matchesEditionStageDateMatchStadiumCityCardsPen.Ref.Home teamScoreAway team2022Quarter-finals6 FebruaryCorinthians3–0PalmeirasNeo Química ArenaSão Paulo60002024Quarter-finals10 FebruaryReal Brasília0–1CruzeiroBezerrãoGama2000Total8000
Friendly competitions
Brasil Ladies Cup +Disciplinary summary – selected matchEditionStageDateMatchStadiumCityCardsPen.Ref.Home teamScoreAway teamFirst stage14 DecemberFerroviária0–2InternacionalGabriel M. da SilvaSantana de Parnaíba1000Total1000
Matches between Women's National Teams +Disciplinary summary – selected matchEditionStageDateMatchStadiumCityCardsPen.Ref.Home teamScoreAway team2021Int. Manaus25 November6–1Arena da AmazôniaManaus0000Total0000
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