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Major League Soccer

USA

club
6,628
Matches
419
Officials
16
Seasons
2026
Latest Season
All seasons2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011
First tracked match
Seattle Sounders vs LA Galaxy
15/03/2011
Latest tracked match
Minnesota Utd vs SJ Earthquakes
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 2019

Referee421AR8424th Official421VAR421

Home stadiums

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

Most-appointed referee ยท 2019
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Allen Chapman
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 498ร—
  2. 2
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kevin Stott
    USA ยท Referee ยท 480ร—
  3. 3
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chris Penso
    USA ยท Referee ยท 466ร—
  4. 4
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Edvin Jurisevic
    USA ยท Referee ยท 455ร—
  5. 5
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Jose Carlos Rivero
    USA ยท Referee ยท 451ร—
  6. 6
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Armando Villarreal
    USA ยท Referee ยท 422ร—
  7. 7
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fotis Bazakos
    USA ยท Referee ยท 422ร—
  8. 8
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Jorge Gonzalez
    USA ยท Referee ยท 422ร—
  9. 9
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Mike Kampmeinert
    USA ยท Referee ยท 407ร—
  10. 10
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Craig Lowry
    USA ยท Referee ยท 400ร—

Match Officials(108 officials ยท 421 matches)

All Officials โ†’
Showing 2019 ยทView all seasons
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1
Robert SibigaUSAReferee
Referee 274th 10VAR 4
41ร—
โ†’2
Allen ChapmanUSAReferee
Referee 294th 4VAR 8
41ร—
โ†’3
Edvin JurisevicUSAVAR
VAR 40
40ร—
โ†’4
Alex ChilowiczENGReferee
Referee 224th 9VAR 9
40ร—
โ†’5
Chris PensoUSAReferee
Referee 274th 11
38ร—
โ†’6
Marcos de OliveiraUSAFourth Official
Referee 124th 26
38ร—
โ†’7
Tim FordUSAReferee
Referee 134th 12VAR 12
37ร—
โ†’8
Joe DickersonUSAFourth Official
Referee 164th 18VAR 3
37ร—
โ†’9
Rubiel VazquezUSAReferee
Referee 224th 15
37ร—
โ†’10
Baldomero ToledoMEXReferee
Referee 204th 17
37ร—
โ†’11
Kevin StottUSAReferee
Referee 18VAR 18
36ร—
โ†’12
David GantarUSAReferee
Referee 164th 8VAR 12
36ร—
โ†’13
Alan KellyIRLReferee
Referee 224th 1VAR 12
35ร—
โ†’14
Jose Carlos RiveroUSAVAR
VAR 34
34ร—
โ†’15
Ramy TouchanUSAReferee
Referee 194th 13
32ร—
โ†’16
Logan BrownUSAAssistant Referee
AR 32
32ร—
โ†’17
Ricardo SalazarUSAVAR
VAR 31
31ร—
โ†’18
Hilario GrajedaUSAVAR
VAR 31
31ร—
โ†’19
Nima SaghafiUSAReferee
Referee 264th 5
31ร—
โ†’20
Alejandro MariscalUSAFourth Official
4th 20VAR 10
30ร—
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Venues(6 ยท 2019)

Stadiums used in Major League Soccer during 2019.

Lumen Field
๐Ÿ“ Seattle, United States
20 match(es)
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium
๐Ÿ“ Atlanta, United States
20 match(es)
โ†’
BMO Field
๐Ÿ“ Toronto, Canada
18 match(es)
โ†’
BC Place
๐Ÿ“ Vancouver, Canada
17 match(es)
โ†’
Gillette Stadium
๐Ÿ“ Foxborough, United States
17 match(es)
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Inter&Co Stadium
๐Ÿ“ United States
17 match(es)
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Season-by-Season

SeasonMatchesOfficialsReferees
202651018239
202554415937
202452225059
202352114832
202248913631
202147214430
202030913930
201942110825
20184089827
201738910026
20163578527
20153539126
201433811734
20133388226
20123389833
20113198025

Top Venues

Lumen Field, Seattle284
Red Bull Arena, Harrison272
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough271
BMO Field, Toronto263
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston261
DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City247
BC Place, Vancouver242
Providence Park, Portland234

Matches by Country

United States1422
Canada505

Stadium host countries (all-time)

Referees by Nationality

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
USA324
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
CAN33
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ENG22
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
IRL22
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
MEX20

Referee appointments ยท 2019 (top 108 officials)

2019 Matches(421 in season)

All Matches โ†’
10/11/2019
Seattle Sounders3-1Toronto FC
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30/10/2019
Atlanta Utd1-2Toronto FC
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29/10/2019
Lafc1-3Seattle Sounders
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24/10/2019
Atlanta Utd2-0Philadelphia Union
โ†’
24/10/2019
Lafc5-3LA Galaxy
โ†’
23/10/2019
Seattle Sounders2-0Real Salt Lake
โ†’
23/10/2019
Nycfc1-2Toronto FC
โ†’
20/10/2019
Philadelphia Union4-3NY Red Bulls
โ†’
20/10/2019
Minnesota Utd1-2LA Galaxy
โ†’
19/10/2019
Real Salt Lake2-1Portland Timbers
โ†’
19/10/2019
Toronto FC5-1D.C. United
โ†’
19/10/2019
Seattle Sounders4-3FC Dallas
โ†’
19/10/2019
Atlanta Utd1-0NE Revolution
โ†’
06/10/2019
Toronto FC1-0Columbus Crew
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06/10/2019
Seattle Sounders1-0Minnesota Utd
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06/10/2019
Vancouver Whitecaps0-1Real Salt Lake
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06/10/2019
Lafc3-1Colorado Rapids
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06/10/2019
Houston Dynamo4-2LA Galaxy
โ†’
06/10/2019
D.C. United0-0FC Cincinnati
โ†’
06/10/2019
CF Montrรฉal3-0NY Red Bulls
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View all 421 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 Allen Chapman 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 6,628 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 (498 match(es)), ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kevin Stott (480 match(es)), ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chris Penso (466 match(es)).
Does Major League Soccer use VAR officials?
Yes โ€” Major League Soccer appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 421 VAR appointment(s) recorded.