iemenslandt in honour of Anthony van Diemen, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies w

. Most initially opted for the right-wing diagonal although over the years the left-wing diagonal became increasingly popular and the preferred choice of most referees by the early 2000s. From 2007–08 the left-wing diagonal has been mandatory in English professional football although some referees at lower levels still use the opposite approach.

Its implementation as a standard practice for referees is attributed to Sir Stanley Rous, former referee and President of FIFA from 1961 to 1974.[12]For other uses, see Van Diemen (disambiguation).
Van Diemen's Land Van Diemen's Land 1852.jpg
1852 map of Van Diemen's Land.
Geography
Location    Southern Ocean
Coordinates     42°00′S 147°00′E
Area    68,401 km2 (26,409.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation   1,614 m (5,295 ft)
Highest point   Mount Ossa
Country
Australia
Largest city    Hobart Town
Demographics
Population  40,000 (as of 1855)
Density     0.59 /km2 (1.53 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups   Tasmanian Aborigines

Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to land on the shores of Tasmania. Landing at Blackman's Bay and later having the Dutch flag flown at North Bay, Tasman named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt in honour of Anthony van Diemen, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who had sent Tasman on his voyage of discovery in 1642. Between 1772 and 1798 only the southeastern portion of the island was visited. Tasmania was not known to be an island until Matthew Flinders and George Bass circumnavigated it in the Norfolk in 1798-99.
1663 map of Van Diemen's Land, showing the parts discovered by Tasman, including Storm Bay, Maria Island and Schouten Island.

In 1803, the island was colonised by the British as a penal colony with the name Van Diemen's Land, and became part of the British colony of New South Wales. Major-General Ralph Darling was appointed Governor of New South Wales In 1825, and in the same year he visited Hobart Town, and on December 3 proclaimed the establishment of the independent colony, of which he actually became Governor for three days.[1]

The demonym for Van Diemen's Land was 'Van Diemonian', though contemporaries used Vandemonian, possibly as a play on words relating to the colony's penal origins.[2]

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