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Major League Soccer

USA

club
6,616
Matches
419
Officials
16
Seasons
2026
Latest Season
All seasons2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011
First tracked match
Seattle Sounders vs LA Galaxy
15/03/2011
Latest tracked match
Inter Miami vs Charlotte FC
07/11/2026

Officiating insights

Strictest refs โ†’

From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats arenโ€™t in the dataset yet.)

2.91
goals / match
0
incidents logged
0
VAR-reviewed

Role distribution ยท 2012

Referee337AR6764th Official337

Home stadiums

Every stadium that has hosted Major League Soccer matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.

Most-appointed referee ยท 2012
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Baldomero Toledo
23
as referee

Who referees Major League Soccer?

Most-appointed match officials across all Major League Soccer seasons

  1. 1
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allen Chapman
    USA ยท Referee ยท 497ร—
  2. 2
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kevin Stott
    USA ยท Referee ยท 479ร—
  3. 3
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chris Penso
    USA ยท Referee ยท 465ร—
  4. 4
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Edvin Jurisevic
    USA ยท Referee ยท 454ร—
  5. 5
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Jose Carlos Rivero
    USA ยท Referee ยท 450ร—
  6. 6
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Jorge Gonzalez
    USA ยท Referee ยท 422ร—
  7. 7
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fotis Bazakos
    USA ยท Referee ยท 421ร—
  8. 8
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Armando Villarreal
    USA ยท Referee ยท 421ร—
  9. 9
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Mike Kampmeinert
    USA ยท Referee ยท 406ร—
  10. 10
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Craig Lowry
    USA ยท Referee ยท 400ร—

Match Officials(98 officials ยท 338 matches)

All Officials โ†’
Showing 2012 ยทView all seasons
Sort by:
1
Ian AndersonUSAAssistant Referee
AR 32
32ร—
โ†’2
Baldomero ToledoMEXReferee
Referee 234th 7
30ร—
โ†’3
Hilario GrajedaUSAReferee
Referee 204th 8
28ร—
โ†’4
Craig LowryUSAAssistant Referee
AR 28
28ร—
โ†’5
Frank AndersonUSAAssistant Referee
AR 27
27ร—
โ†’6
Chris StricklandUSAAssistant Referee
AR 26
26ร—
โ†’7
Adam WienckowskiUSAAssistant Referee
AR 26
26ร—
โ†’8
Peter ManikowskiUSAAssistant Referee
AR 24
24ร—
โ†’9
Corey ParkerUSAAssistant Referee
AR 23
23ร—
โ†’10
Silviu PetrescuCANReferee
Referee 214th 2
23ร—
โ†’11
Carlos BorjaUSAFourth Official
Referee 104th 13
23ร—
โ†’12
Ricardo SalazarUSAReferee
Referee 194th 4
23ร—
โ†’13
Gregory BarkeyUSAAssistant Referee
AR 22
22ร—
โ†’14
Jorge GonzalezUSAReferee
Referee 184th 4
22ร—
โ†’15
Allen ChapmanUSAReferee
Referee 124th 10
22ร—
โ†’16
Chris PensoUSAReferee
Referee 204th 2
22ร—
โ†’17
Anthony VasoliUSAAssistant Referee
AR 21
21ร—
โ†’18
Jair MarrufoUSAReferee
Referee 20
20ร—
โ†’19
Mark GeigerUSAReferee
Referee 184th 2
20ร—
โ†’20
Kevin StottUSAReferee
Referee 20
20ร—
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Venues(4 ยท 2012)

Stadiums used in Major League Soccer during 2012.

Lumen Field
๐Ÿ“ Seattle, United States
19 match(es)
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BC Place
๐Ÿ“ Vancouver, Canada
17 match(es)
โ†’
BMO Field
๐Ÿ“ Toronto, Canada
17 match(es)
โ†’
Gillette Stadium
๐Ÿ“ Foxborough, United States
17 match(es)
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Season-by-Season

SeasonMatchesOfficialsReferees
202649818238
202554415937
202452225059
202352114832
202248913631
202147214430
202030913930
201942110825
20184089827
201738910026
20163578527
20153539126
201433811734
20133388226
20123389833
20113198025

Top Venues

Lumen Field, Seattle283
Red Bull Arena, Harrison272
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough271
BMO Field, Toronto263
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston260
DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City247
BC Place, Vancouver242
Providence Park, Portland234

Matches by Country

United States1421
Canada505

Stadium host countries (all-time)

Referees by Nationality

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
USA271
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
CAN34
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
MEX23
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UNK8
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ENG1

Referee appointments ยท 2012 (top 98 officials)

2012 Matches(338 in season)

All Matches โ†’
01/12/2012
LA Galaxy3-1Houston Dynamo
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18/11/2012
Seattle Sounders2-1LA Galaxy
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18/11/2012
D.C. United1-1Houston Dynamo
โ†’
11/11/2012
LA Galaxy3-0Seattle Sounders
โ†’
11/11/2012
Houston Dynamo3-1D.C. United
โ†’
08/11/2012
NY Red Bulls0-1D.C. United
โ†’
08/11/2012
Real Salt Lake0-1Seattle Sounders
โ†’
07/11/2012
SJ Earthquakes1-3LA Galaxy
โ†’
07/11/2012
Sporting KC1-0Houston Dynamo
โ†’
04/11/2012
Houston Dynamo2-0Sporting KC
โ†’
04/11/2012
LA Galaxy0-1SJ Earthquakes
โ†’
03/11/2012
D.C. United1-1NY Red Bulls
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02/11/2012
Seattle Sounders0-0Real Salt Lake
โ†’
01/11/2012
LA Galaxy2-1Vancouver Whitecaps
โ†’
31/10/2012
Chicago Fire1-2Houston Dynamo
โ†’
28/10/2012
LA Galaxy1-0Seattle Sounders
โ†’
28/10/2012
FC Dallas2-2Chivas USA
โ†’
28/10/2012
Columbus Crew2-1Toronto FC
โ†’
27/10/2012
Portland Timbers1-1SJ Earthquakes
โ†’
27/10/2012
Real Salt Lake0-0Vancouver Whitecaps
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View all 338 matches โ†’

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Major League Soccer referees โ€” FAQ

Who is the most-appointed referee in Major League Soccer?
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Baldomero Toledo has the most Major League Soccer refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 23 match(es) as referee.
How many referees have officiated in Major League Soccer?
419 match officials โ€” referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers โ€” have officiated in Major League Soccer across 16 season(s) in our data.
How many Major League Soccer matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
Referee.Observer tracks 6,616 Major League Soccer matches with their full match-official appointments across 16 season(s).
Which seasons of Major League Soccer are covered?
Major League Soccer referee appointments are covered for 16 season(s), 2011 to 2026.
Who are the top match officials in Major League Soccer?
The most-appointed Major League Soccer match officials are ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allen Chapman (497 match(es)), ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kevin Stott (479 match(es)), ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chris Penso (465 match(es)).