Bibiana Steinhaus (born 24 March 1979 in Bad Lauterberg) is a German football referee. She was the first female referee in German professional football and became a professional referee in 1999 by officiating matches in the Women's Bundesliga. She later officiated in the Regionalliga and was the main referee for the 2002–03 Women's DFB-Pokal final between 1. FFC Frankfurt and FCR 2001 Duisburg.
Steinhaus was selected for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro 2009, and the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. On 15 April 2011, she was one of 16 referees for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, officiating two group stage matches and the final between Japan and the United States. She also officiated the women's football gold medal match at the 2012 London Olympics, again between Japan and the United States. Before becoming a referee, she played for SV Bad Lauterberg like her father.
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