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
63
Matches officiated
339
Yellow cards
1399
Red cards
64
Fouls
7918
Penalties awarded
95
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 | 339 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46.9 | 27.7 | 25.4 | 1399 | 4.13 | 64 | 0.19 | 7918 | 23.85 | 95 | 0.28 |
| Allen Chapman | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43.8 | 31.2 | 25.0 | 52 | 3.25 | 3 | 0.19 | 287 | 17.94 | 4 | 0.25 |
| Victor Rivas | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.4 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 56 | 4.31 | 2 | 0.15 | 273 | 22.75 | 2 | 0.15 |
| Ismail Elfath | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.2 | 54.5 | 27.3 | 40 | 3.64 | 2 | 0.18 | 259 | 23.55 | 2 | 0.18 |
| Joseph Dickerson | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72.7 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 47 | 4.27 | 3 | 0.27 | 239 | 21.73 | 4 | 0.36 |
| Malik Badawi | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.4 | 36.3 | 27.3 | 53 | 4.82 | 1 | 0.09 | 247 | 22.45 | 2 | 0.18 |
| Rubiel Vazquez | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54.5 | 36.4 | 9.1 | 39 | 3.55 | 4 | 0.36 | 242 | 22.00 | 5 | 0.45 |
| Filip Dujic | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 38 | 3.80 | 4 | 0.40 | 269 | 26.90 | 3 | 0.30 |
| Marcos de Oliveira | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 275 | 27.50 | 4 | 0.40 |
| Pierre-Luc Lauziere | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.00 | 230 | 23.00 | 2 | 0.20 |
| Rosendo Mendoza | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 40 | 4.00 | 1 | 0.10 | 250 | 25.00 | 5 | 0.50 |
| Alexis Da Silva | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.2 | 44.5 | 33.3 | 43 | 4.78 | 1 | 0.11 | 243 | 27.00 | 2 | 0.22 |
| Chris Penso | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55.6 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 48 | 5.33 | 1 | 0.11 | 215 | 23.89 | 6 | 0.67 |
| Elijio Arreguin | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55.6 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 37 | 4.11 | 2 | 0.22 | 245 | 27.22 | 2 | 0.22 |
| Fotis Bazakos | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55.6 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 41 | 4.56 | 1 | 0.11 | 204 | 22.67 | 3 | 0.33 |
| Guido Gonzales Jr | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.2 | 33.3 | 44.5 | 41 | 4.56 | 3 | 0.33 | 214 | 23.78 | 4 | 0.44 |
| Sergii Demianchuk | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.1 | 33.3 | 55.6 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 0.00 | 207 | 23.00 | 6 | 0.67 |
| Tori Penso | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55.6 | 11.1 | 33.3 | 34 | 3.78 | 1 | 0.11 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Armando Villarrea | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.5 | 12.5 | 50.0 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 193 | 24.13 | 2 | 0.25 |
| Drew Fischer | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62.5 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.00 | 182 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Freemon | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.0 | 62.5 | 12.5 | 42 | 5.25 | 2 | 0.25 | 192 | 24.00 | 2 | 0.25 |
| Jair Antonio Maruffo | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 16 | 2.00 | 1 | 0.13 | 178 | 22.25 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Sergiy Boyko | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 26 | 3.25 | 1 | 0.13 | 158 | 19.75 | 4 | 0.50 |
| Lorenzo Hernandez | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57.1 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 30 | 4.29 | 1 | 0.14 | 154 | 22.00 | 3 | 0.43 |
| Ricardo Montero | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.8 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 30 | 4.29 | 1 | 0.14 | 173 | 24.71 | 3 | 0.43 |
| D. Fischer | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 26 | 4.33 | 2 | 0.33 | 150 | 25.00 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Jon Freemon | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 21 | 3.50 | 2 | 0.33 | 121 | 24.20 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ricardo Fierro | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 21 | 3.50 | 1 | 0.17 | 177 | 29.50 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Tim Ford | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 125 | 20.83 | 2 | 0.33 |
| A. Da Silva | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 22 | 4.40 | 1 | 0.20 | 132 | 26.40 | 1 | 0.20 |
| F. Dujic | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.00 | 120 | 24.00 | 3 | 0.60 |
| L. Hernandez | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.0 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 14 | 2.80 | 1 | 0.20 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Mendoza | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 4.20 | 2 | 0.40 | 117 | 23.40 | 2 | 0.40 |
| F. Bazakos | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 24 | 6.00 | 1 | 0.25 | 116 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Vazquez | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 93 | 23.25 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Ramy Touchan | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 28 | 7.00 | 1 | 0.25 | 116 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.25 |
| T. Ford | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 20 | 5.00 | 2 | 0.50 | 118 | 29.50 | 1 | 0.25 |
| T. Penso | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Villarreal | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 86 | 28.67 | 0 | 0.00 |
| C. Penso | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joshua Encarnacion | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 17 | 5.67 | 1 | 0.33 | 89 | 29.67 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nabil Bensalah | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 10 | 3.33 | 1 | 0.33 | 81 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| P. Lauziere | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 83 | 27.67 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Touchan | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2.67 | 1 | 0.33 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| S. Boiko | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 11 | 3.67 | 1 | 0.33 | 66 | 22.00 | 1 | 0.33 |
| V. Rivas | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.33 | 54 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.33 |
| I. Elfath | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 7.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 33 | 33.00 | 3 | 1.50 |
| R. Fierro | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 26 | 26.00 | 2 | 1.00 |
| R. Montero | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 13 | 6.50 | 3 | 1.50 | 53 | 26.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
| A. Chapman | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| B. Stevis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Stevis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| E. Arreguin | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| G. Gonzales | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 2 | 2.00 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Dickerson | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Marrufo | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.00 |
| J. Montero | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M. Badawi | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mathew Corrigan | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Venne | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| N. Bensalah | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Albuquerque | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rodrigo Albuquerque | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| S. Demianchuk | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | 24.00 | 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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