Referees Major League Soccer - MLS
The complete referees list of the Major League Soccer - MLS in season 2026 / 2027, 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
69
Matches officiated
510
Yellow cards
2054
Red cards
87
Fouls
11903
Penalties awarded
151
Referees list Major League Soccer - MLS 2026 / 2027
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 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45.9 | 28.6 | 25.5 | 2054 | 4.03 | 87 | 0.17 | 11903 | 23.90 | 151 | 0.30 |
| A. Chapman | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45.0 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 61 | 3.05 | 4 | 0.20 | 351 | 17.55 | 4 | 0.20 |
| J. Freemon | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31.6 | 47.4 | 21.0 | 86 | 4.53 | 4 | 0.21 | 464 | 24.42 | 5 | 0.26 |
| R. Mendoza | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57.9 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 81 | 4.26 | 3 | 0.16 | 481 | 25.32 | 7 | 0.37 |
| V. Rivas | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.1 | 31.6 | 26.3 | 88 | 4.63 | 7 | 0.37 | 425 | 23.61 | 6 | 0.32 |
| A. Da Silva | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 85 | 4.72 | 4 | 0.22 | 482 | 26.78 | 5 | 0.28 |
| F. Dujic | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 5.5 | 27.8 | 68 | 3.78 | 4 | 0.22 | 437 | 25.71 | 6 | 0.33 |
| P. Lauziere | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55.5 | 16.7 | 27.8 | 59 | 3.28 | 0 | 0.00 | 433 | 24.06 | 6 | 0.33 |
| R. Vazquez | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.3 | 50.0 | 16.7 | 68 | 3.78 | 5 | 0.28 | 411 | 22.83 | 6 | 0.33 |
| D. Fischer | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 75 | 4.41 | 3 | 0.18 | 424 | 24.94 | 5 | 0.29 |
| F. Bazakos | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41.2 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 79 | 4.65 | 2 | 0.12 | 400 | 25.00 | 4 | 0.24 |
| S. Boiko | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47.1 | 23.5 | 29.4 | 64 | 3.76 | 2 | 0.12 | 355 | 20.88 | 8 | 0.47 |
| C. Penso | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56.3 | 25.0 | 18.7 | 88 | 5.50 | 2 | 0.13 | 339 | 22.60 | 6 | 0.38 |
| I. Elfath | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.5 | 68.8 | 18.7 | 64 | 4.00 | 3 | 0.19 | 345 | 23.00 | 6 | 0.38 |
| J. Dickerson | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 81.3 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 68 | 4.25 | 5 | 0.31 | 348 | 23.20 | 7 | 0.44 |
| L. Hernandez | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 55 | 3.44 | 2 | 0.13 | 335 | 22.33 | 3 | 0.19 |
| S. Demianchuk | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.0 | 31.3 | 43.7 | 58 | 3.63 | 0 | 0.00 | 374 | 23.38 | 9 | 0.56 |
| A. Villarreal | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26.7 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 64 | 4.27 | 0 | 0.00 | 371 | 24.73 | 3 | 0.20 |
| M. Badawi | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.6 | 42.8 | 28.6 | 71 | 5.07 | 1 | 0.07 | 324 | 23.14 | 3 | 0.21 |
| T. Ford | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57.1 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 51 | 3.64 | 3 | 0.21 | 306 | 23.54 | 3 | 0.21 |
| T. Penso | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.9 | 21.4 | 35.7 | 57 | 4.07 | 1 | 0.07 | 279 | 19.93 | 0 | 0.00 |
| E. Arreguin | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61.5 | 15.4 | 23.1 | 52 | 4.00 | 2 | 0.15 | 319 | 29.00 | 3 | 0.23 |
| J. Marrufo | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46.1 | 15.4 | 38.5 | 25 | 1.92 | 1 | 0.08 | 239 | 19.92 | 4 | 0.31 |
| M. De Oliveira | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 8.3 | 41.7 | 34 | 2.83 | 0 | 0.00 | 308 | 25.67 | 5 | 0.42 |
| R. Fierro | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 48 | 4.00 | 4 | 0.33 | 311 | 28.27 | 4 | 0.33 |
| R. Montero | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 53 | 4.42 | 5 | 0.42 | 297 | 24.75 | 6 | 0.50 |
| R. Touchan | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63.6 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 53 | 4.82 | 4 | 0.36 | 295 | 26.82 | 1 | 0.09 |
| G. Gonzales | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.5 | 25.0 | 37.5 | 41 | 5.13 | 4 | 0.50 | 184 | 23.00 | 3 | 0.38 |
| G. J. Gonzalez | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.6 | 28.6 | 42.8 | 30 | 4.29 | 3 | 0.43 | 175 | 25.00 | 2 | 0.29 |
| N. Bensalah | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 3.40 | 1 | 0.20 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Allen Chapman | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.0 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 82 | 20.50 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Drew Fischer | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 0.25 | 104 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joshua Encarnacion | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 17 | 4.25 | 1 | 0.25 | 113 | 28.25 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Rubiel Vazquez | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 88 | 22.00 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Tori Penso | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Victor Rivas | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 21 | 5.25 | 1 | 0.25 | 100 | 25.00 | 3 | 0.75 |
| B. Stevis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 99 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Filip Dujic | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jon Freemon | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 66 | 22.00 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Joseph Dickerson | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| L. Szpala | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marcos De Oliveira | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 93 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rosendo Mendoza | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 73 | 24.33 | 2 | 0.67 |
| Alexis Da Silva | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Elijio Arreguin | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 65 | 32.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Fotis Bazakos | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M. Venne | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Malik Badawi | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 47 | 23.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Pierre Luce Lauziere | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 53 | 26.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Ramy Touchan | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 53 | 26.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Tim Ford | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 43 | 21.50 | 2 | 1.00 |
| A. Ndiaye | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Armando Villarrea | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Armando Villarreal | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bensalah | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chris Penso | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| E. Koroleva | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Guido Gonzales Jr | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ismail Elfath | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Montero | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jair Marrufo | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lorenzo Hernandez | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | 22.00 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Lukasz Szpala | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M. Corrigan | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M. Kaleia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Thompson | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Albuquerque | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Vasquez | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ricardo Fierro | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rodrigo Albuquerque | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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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