Referees Major League Soccer - MLS
The complete referees list of the Major League Soccer - MLS in season 2022 / 2023, 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
44
Matches officiated
481
Yellow cards
2055
Red cards
93
Fouls
11031
Penalties awarded
194
Referees list Major League Soccer - MLS 2022 / 2023
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.
The Team columns count only what the selected team picked up itself.
| 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 |
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| Total/Averages | 481 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49.3 | 26.2 | 24.5 | 2055 | 4.41 | 93 | 0.20 | 11031 | 23.22 | 194 | 0.42 |
| Lukasz Szpala | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43.5 | 26.1 | 30.4 | 105 | 4.77 | 5 | 0.23 | 558 | 24.26 | 8 | 0.36 |
| Marcos de Oliveira | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43.5 | 21.7 | 34.8 | 92 | 4.38 | 4 | 0.19 | 592 | 25.74 | 5 | 0.24 |
| Ted Unkel | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39.1 | 34.8 | 26.1 | 99 | 4.50 | 5 | 0.23 | 506 | 22.00 | 16 | 0.73 |
| Victor Rivas | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56.5 | 26.1 | 17.4 | 113 | 5.14 | 6 | 0.27 | 513 | 23.32 | 5 | 0.23 |
| Villarrea Armando | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73.9 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 86 | 3.91 | 2 | 0.09 | 510 | 22.17 | 6 | 0.27 |
| Chris Penso | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31.8 | 40.9 | 27.3 | 116 | 5.52 | 5 | 0.24 | 459 | 21.86 | 9 | 0.43 |
| Joseph Dickerson | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54.6 | 31.8 | 13.6 | 88 | 4.40 | 6 | 0.30 | 551 | 25.05 | 3 | 0.15 |
| Nima Saghafi | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54.6 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 110 | 5.00 | 5 | 0.23 | 558 | 25.36 | 3 | 0.14 |
| Allen Chapman | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57.1 | 23.8 | 19.1 | 67 | 3.53 | 1 | 0.05 | 424 | 20.19 | 13 | 0.68 |
| Alex Chilowicz | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 35.0 | 15.0 | 79 | 3.95 | 0 | 0.00 | 450 | 22.50 | 7 | 0.35 |
| Guido Gonzales Jr | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65.0 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 86 | 4.53 | 2 | 0.11 | 452 | 22.60 | 6 | 0.32 |
| Ramy Touchan | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57.9 | 15.8 | 26.3 | 94 | 4.95 | 4 | 0.21 | 456 | 24.00 | 9 | 0.47 |
| Rubiel Vazquez | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.9 | 44.4 | 16.7 | 75 | 4.17 | 6 | 0.33 | 397 | 22.06 | 3 | 0.17 |
| Tim Ford | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.9 | 27.8 | 33.3 | 58 | 3.41 | 2 | 0.12 | 421 | 23.39 | 5 | 0.29 |
| Ismail Elfath | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47.0 | 41.2 | 11.8 | 86 | 5.38 | 4 | 0.25 | 400 | 23.53 | 10 | 0.63 |
| Ismir Pekmic | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41.2 | 17.6 | 41.2 | 91 | 5.35 | 0 | 0.00 | 401 | 23.59 | 7 | 0.41 |
| Drew Fischer | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46.7 | 46.7 | 6.6 | 66 | 4.40 | 6 | 0.40 | 342 | 22.80 | 4 | 0.27 |
| Fotis Bazakos | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53.3 | 6.7 | 40.0 | 63 | 4.20 | 3 | 0.20 | 332 | 22.13 | 5 | 0.33 |
| Pierre-Luc Lauziere | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53.4 | 13.3 | 33.3 | 49 | 3.27 | 1 | 0.07 | 331 | 22.07 | 4 | 0.27 |
| Rosendo Mendoza | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53.4 | 13.3 | 33.3 | 67 | 4.79 | 3 | 0.21 | 327 | 21.80 | 5 | 0.36 |
| Jon Freemon | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57.1 | 14.3 | 28.6 | 63 | 4.50 | 5 | 0.36 | 346 | 24.71 | 8 | 0.57 |
| Petrescu Silvio | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.3 | 45.4 | 27.3 | 46 | 4.18 | 2 | 0.18 | 230 | 20.91 | 5 | 0.45 |
| Tori Penso | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.0 | 50.0 | 30.0 | 45 | 4.50 | 3 | 0.30 | 233 | 25.89 | 3 | 0.30 |
| Jair Antonio Maruffo | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 143 | 17.88 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Kevin Stott | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57.1 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 157 | 22.43 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Michael Radchuk | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57.1 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 40 | 5.71 | 3 | 0.43 | 180 | 25.71 | 2 | 0.29 |
| A. Chapman | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Filip Dujic | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 0.33 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Freemon | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 17 | 5.67 | 2 | 0.67 | 92 | 30.67 | 2 | 0.67 |
| Mark Allatin | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 64 | 21.33 | 1 | 0.33 |
| A. Chilowicz | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | 28.00 | 3 | 1.50 |
| A. Villarreal | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
| I. Elfath | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 10 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 69 | 34.50 | 8 | 4.00 |
| Matt Conger | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3.50 | 1 | 0.50 | 34 | 17.00 | 2 | 1.00 |
| T. Ford | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| T. Unkel | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 9 | 4.50 | 3 | 1.50 | 27 | 27.00 | 11 | 5.50 |
| C. Penso | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Dickerson | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Broadley | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Malik Badawi | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| P. Lauziere | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Touchan | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Vazquez | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| V. Rivas | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 22 | 22.00 | 9 | 9.00 |
Legend
M
Matches officiated
Home %
Percentage of home wins
Away %
Percentage of away wins
Draw %
Percentage of draws
🟨
Yellow cards
🟥
Red cards
Foul
Fouls
Pen
Penalties awarded
Ø
Average per match
Only finished matches count, and only the matches we have the numbers for.
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