Background
He was born on 21 March 1978 in Kashmar, a city near Mashhad, Iran. His father, Mohammad Faghani (محمد فغانی) was also a football referee.
He was born on 21 March 1978 in Kashmar, a city near Mashhad, Iran. His father, Mohammad Faghani (محمد فغانی) was also a football referee.
His nickname is Behrooz (بهروز). Faghani became a Fédération internationale de football association referee in 2008, only a year after officiating in the top flight league in Iran. After becoming a Fédération internationale de football association referee Faghani has moved up the ladder really fast especially in Asia.
He gave a red card to the North Korean defender in the 32nd minute but North of Korea went on to defeat Turkiminstan in penalties.
He was named as the fourth referee for the opening match of the 2014 between Brazil and Croatia. He also refereed the 2014 AFC Champions League Final first leg match between First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Hilal and Western Sydney Wanderers.
He is also one of the officials of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, refereeing his first match in Group B between Saudi Arabia and China that ended 0–1. Faghani awarded Saudi Arabia a penalty kick but Naif Hazazi missed lieutenant
He was appointed to referee the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final, which was contested by South of Korea and Australia.
Faghani was the referee in the 2015 Fédération internationale de football association Club World Cup Final between Club Atlético River Plate and Football Club Barcelona.
After only one year of international experience Faghani took charge of the 2009 AFC President"s Cup Final which was played between Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda and Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn which was won 2–0 by the hosts. A year later he was again in charge of a final but this time it was a much more important final in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup where the winner qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
