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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 2018

Referee387AR8164th Official403VAR404

Home stadiums

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

Most-appointed referee ยท 2018
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Robert Sibiga
29
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 408 matches)

All Officials โ†’
Showing 2018 ยทView all seasons
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1
Robert SibigaUSAReferee
Referee 294th 13VAR 4
46ร—
โ†’2
Allen ChapmanUSAReferee
Referee 284th 4VAR 11
43ร—
โ†’3
David GantarUSAReferee
Referee 154th 13VAR 14
42ร—
โ†’4
Baldomero ToledoMEXReferee
Referee 244th 16VAR 2
42ร—
โ†’5
Nima SaghafiUSAFourth Official
Referee 204th 22
42ร—
โ†’6
Alex ChilowiczENGVAR
Referee 14th 4VAR 36
41ร—
โ†’7
Armando VillarrealUSAReferee
Referee 224th 11VAR 8
41ร—
โ†’8
Hilario GrajedaUSAReferee
Referee 214th 16VAR 3
40ร—
โ†’9
Alejandro MariscalUSAFourth Official
4th 40
40ร—
โ†’10
Drew FischerCANReferee
Referee 214th 9VAR 9
39ร—
โ†’11
Sorin StoicaUNKFourth Official
Referee 154th 22VAR 2
39ร—
โ†’12
Jorge GonzalezUSAVAR
VAR 38
38ร—
โ†’13
Chris PensoUSAReferee
Referee 204th 11VAR 7
38ร—
โ†’14
Kevin StottUSAReferee
Referee 234th 2VAR 13
38ร—
โ†’15
Jose Carlos RiveroUSAReferee
Referee 244th 13
37ร—
โ†’16
Edvin JurisevicUSAVAR
VAR 37
37ร—
โ†’17
Silviu PetrescuCANFourth Official
Referee 94th 17VAR 10
36ร—
โ†’18
Daniel RadfordUSAFourth Official
4th 34VAR 1
35ร—
โ†’19
Marcos de OliveiraUSAFourth Official
Referee 34th 31VAR 1
35ร—
โ†’20
Fotis BazakosUSAFourth Official
Referee 94th 23VAR 3
35ร—
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RefereeAR4thVAR

Venues(6 ยท 2018)

Stadiums used in Major League Soccer during 2018.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium
๐Ÿ“ Atlanta, United States
20 match(es)
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Lumen Field
๐Ÿ“ Seattle, United States
18 match(es)
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BC Place
๐Ÿ“ Vancouver, Canada
17 match(es)
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BMO Field
๐Ÿ“ Toronto, Canada
17 match(es)
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Gillette Stadium
๐Ÿ“ Foxborough, United States
17 match(es)
โ†’
Inter&Co Stadium
๐Ÿ“ 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
USA313
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
CAN30
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
MEX24
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UNK15
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
IRL4
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ENG1

Referee appointments ยท 2018 (top 98 officials)

2018 Matches(408 in season)

All Matches โ†’
08/12/2018
Atlanta Utd2-0Portland Timbers
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29/11/2018
NY Red Bulls1-0Atlanta Utd
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29/11/2018
Sporting KC2-3Portland Timbers
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25/11/2018
Portland Timbers0-0Sporting KC
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25/11/2018
Atlanta Utd3-0NY Red Bulls
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11/11/2018
Atlanta Utd3-1Nycfc
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11/11/2018
Sporting KC4-2Real Salt Lake
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11/11/2018
NY Red Bulls3-0Columbus Crew
โ†’
08/11/2018
Seattle Sounders3-2Portland Timbers
โ†’
04/11/2018
Portland Timbers2-1Seattle Sounders
โ†’
04/11/2018
Real Salt Lake1-1Sporting KC
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04/11/2018
Columbus Crew1-0NY Red Bulls
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04/11/2018
Nycfc0-1Atlanta Utd
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01/11/2018
Lafc2-3Real Salt Lake
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01/11/2018
D.C. United2-2Columbus Crew
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31/10/2018
FC Dallas1-2Portland Timbers
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31/10/2018
Nycfc3-1Philadelphia Union
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28/10/2018
Chicago Fire0-0D.C. United
โ†’
28/10/2018
Seattle Sounders2-1SJ Earthquakes
โ†’
28/10/2018
Colorado Rapids2-1FC Dallas
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View all 408 matches โ†’

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Major League Soccer referees โ€” FAQ

Who is the most-appointed referee in Major League Soccer?
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Robert Sibiga has the most Major League Soccer refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 29 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)).
Does Major League Soccer use VAR officials?
Yes โ€” Major League Soccer appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 404 VAR appointment(s) recorded.