Referees Major League Soccer - MLS
The complete referees list of the Major League Soccer - MLS in season 2016 / 2017, with every ref who was in action this season. See for every referee how many matches they took charge of and how many yellow cards, red cards, fouls and penalties came out of those matches.
Referees list Major League Soccer - MLS 2016 / 2017
Every referee who officiated at least one match this season is in the list. Click a column heading to sort the referees, for example by yellow cards per match or by penalties awarded.
| Referee | M | Team 🟨 | Team Ø 🟨 | Team 🟥 | Team Ø 🟥 | Team Foul | Team Ø Foul | Team Pen | Team Ø Pen | Home % | Away % | Draw % | 🟨 | Ø 🟨 | 🟥 | Ø 🟥 | Foul | Ø Foul | Pen | Ø Pen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total/Averages | 341 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.4 | 19.7 | 29.9 | 1151 | 3.38 | 71 | 0.21 | 6403 | 20.07 | 85 | 0.25 |
| Alan Kelly | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45.8 | 16.7 | 37.5 | 77 | 3.21 | 2 | 0.08 | 419 | 19.05 | 9 | 0.38 |
| Chris Penso | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55.0 | 10.0 | 35.0 | 78 | 3.90 | 7 | 0.35 | 382 | 20.11 | 6 | 0.30 |
| Ismail Elfath | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52.6 | 15.8 | 31.6 | 65 | 3.42 | 3 | 0.16 | 313 | 17.39 | 5 | 0.26 |
| Kevin Stott | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.9 | 26.3 | 36.8 | 32 | 1.68 | 2 | 0.11 | 345 | 19.17 | 5 | 0.26 |
| Baldomero Toledo | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 11.1 | 22.2 | 70 | 3.89 | 7 | 0.39 | 370 | 21.76 | 5 | 0.28 |
| Jair Marrufo | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61.1 | 5.6 | 33.3 | 44 | 2.44 | 1 | 0.06 | 249 | 14.65 | 2 | 0.11 |
| Robert Sibiga | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.9 | 33.3 | 27.8 | 60 | 3.33 | 5 | 0.28 | 350 | 21.88 | 4 | 0.22 |
| Drew Fischer | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58.8 | 11.8 | 29.4 | 64 | 3.76 | 5 | 0.29 | 384 | 22.59 | 2 | 0.12 |
| Hilario Grajeda | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52.9 | 11.8 | 35.3 | 50 | 2.94 | 4 | 0.24 | 297 | 18.56 | 3 | 0.18 |
| Juan Guzman | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62.5 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 49 | 3.06 | 3 | 0.19 | 353 | 23.53 | 2 | 0.13 |
| Petrescu Silvio | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68.8 | 18.7 | 12.5 | 70 | 4.38 | 3 | 0.19 | 360 | 24.00 | 6 | 0.38 |
| Ricardo Salazar | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.5 | 25.0 | 37.5 | 43 | 2.69 | 4 | 0.25 | 292 | 19.47 | 4 | 0.25 |
| Allen Chapman | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30.8 | 46.1 | 23.1 | 51 | 3.92 | 2 | 0.15 | 304 | 23.38 | 3 | 0.23 |
| Mark Geiger | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53.8 | 30.8 | 15.4 | 52 | 4.00 | 2 | 0.15 | 278 | 21.38 | 3 | 0.23 |
| Ted Unkel | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 49 | 4.08 | 6 | 0.50 | 240 | 20.00 | 9 | 0.75 |
| Villarrea Armando | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.7 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 40 | 3.33 | 1 | 0.08 | 167 | 16.70 | 4 | 0.33 |
| Fotis Bazakos | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.4 | 18.2 | 45.4 | 34 | 3.09 | 2 | 0.18 | 129 | 16.13 | 2 | 0.18 |
| Jose Carlos Rivero | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54.5 | 27.3 | 18.2 | 44 | 4.00 | 2 | 0.18 | 236 | 21.45 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Sorin Stoica | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.4 | 9.1 | 54.5 | 43 | 3.91 | 3 | 0.27 | 314 | 28.55 | 4 | 0.36 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 48 | 4.80 | 2 | 0.20 | 180 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.10 |
| Edvin Jurisevic | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44.5 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 35 | 3.89 | 2 | 0.22 | 115 | 12.78 | 2 | 0.22 |
| David Gantar | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 12 | 2.00 | 1 | 0.17 | 65 | 13.00 | 1 | 0.17 |
| Jaime Herrera Garduno | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 14 | 2.80 | 1 | 0.20 | 104 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Marcos de Oliveira | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mathieu Bourdeau | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 76 | 25.33 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Nima Saghafi | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 8 | 2.67 | 1 | 0.33 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alejandro Mariscal | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Only finished matches count, and only the matches we have the numbers for.
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The fairest referee comparison uses the averages per match (Ø), because some referees simply take charge of more matches than others. Pick a team in the filter to see how strict each referee is on that team; the Team columns then only count the cards, fouls and penalties of that team.