* Bibiana Steinhaus (born March 24, 1979 in Bad Lauterberg) is a German football referee. She became a professional referee in 1999 by officiating matches in the Women's Fußball-Bundesliga, after that she was selected to officiate in the Fußball-Regionalliga. In 2003 she was the main referee for the 2002–03 Frauen DFB-Pokal final between 1. FFC Frankfurt and FCR 2001 Duisburg. 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. On April 15, 2011 she was one of 16 referees for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where she officiated two group stage matches before she was selected to officiate the final between Japan and United States.
