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Ali Saheli🇺🇸

58 matches as referee, 1996–2004. Inactive.

Nationality
United States

See Ali Saheli’s appearances in other positions (AR, 4th official) →

Career

Matches
58
Goals (per match)
176 (3.03)
Fouls (per match)
1904 (32.83)
Yellow cards (per match)
224 (3.86)
Red cards (per match)
10 (0.17)
Penalties (per match)
14 (0.24)

By season

Season Matches YC/M RC PEN F/M
2004 4 4.50 1 1 30.25
2003 8 2.75 1 3 28.88
2002 5 4.00 0 2 36.40
2000 8 5.50 2 3 41.38
1999 10 4.30 2 1 34.30
1998 9 3.78 2 2 30.56
1997 8 2.75 1 1 28.00
1996 6 3.50 1 1 32.83
All seasons 58 3.86 10 14 32.83
Season Matches YC/M RC PEN F/M Record PPG
2004 4 1.25 1 0 15.25 2–0–2 1.500
2003 8 1.38 0 2 14.38 5–1–2 2.000
2002 5 2.60 0 1 20.60 2–1–2 1.400
2000 8 2.25 1 2 20.13 7–0–1 2.625
1999 10 2.00 0 1 16.20 3–2–5 1.100
1998 9 2.22 1 1 16.11 6–0–3 2.000
1997 8 1.25 0 0 13.63 3–4–1 1.625
1996 6 1.00 0 1 15.83 3–0–3 1.500
All seasons 58 1.78 3 8 16.40 31–8–19 1.741
Season Matches YC/M RC PEN F/M Record PPG
2004 4 3.25 0 1 15.00 2–0–2 1.500
2003 8 1.38 1 1 14.50 2–1–5 0.875
2002 5 1.40 0 1 15.80 2–1–2 1.400
2000 8 3.25 1 1 21.25 1–0–7 0.375
1999 10 2.30 2 0 18.10 5–2–3 1.700
1998 9 1.56 1 1 14.44 3–0–6 1.000
1997 8 1.50 1 1 14.38 1–4–3 0.875
1996 6 2.50 1 0 17.00 3–0–3 1.500
All seasons 58 2.09 7 6 16.43 19–8–31 1.121

Card reasons

Yellow cards issued, by reason.
ReasonYellow cards
Unsporting behaviour 166
Dissent 22
Delaying the restart 19
Persistent infringement 10
??? 7
Total224
Red cards issued, by reason.
ReasonRed cards
Serious foul play 5
Second caution 4
Violent conduct 1
Total10

Yellow card reasons are unofficial, and some of them may be incorrect. “???” means we are missing a reason for a card.

Cards by minute

Cards issued, by minute band.
MinuteCardsShare
1–15 21
16–30 28
31–45 (incl. added time) 52
46–60 42
61–75 33
76–90 (incl. added time) 60
Extra time 2
Shootout 0

By club

Ali Saheli’s record by club.
ClubMatches GFGAYCOpp YCRCOpp RCPENOpp PEN
Chicago Fire FC 10 12 18 21 16 0 0 0 1
Colorado Rapids 14 24 22 18 30 1 0 1 1
Columbus Crew 12 25 20 19 25 1 2 3 2
D.C. United 10 16 12 20 12 1 0 3 2
FC Dallas 12 17 20 24 24 1 1 0 3
LA Galaxy 13 12 9 26 30 0 0 1 0
Miami Fusion 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1
New England Revolution 10 11 16 20 16 1 1 2 2
Red Bull New York 8 14 17 22 16 0 3 1 0
San Jose Earthquakes 13 26 19 28 26 4 2 3 2
Sporting Kansas City 9 10 14 15 21 1 0 0 0
Tampa Bay Mutiny 4 9 7 8 5 0 1 0 0

Most frequent crewmates

Crewmate position: All On field AR AR1 AR2 4th official
Ali Saheli’s most frequent crewmates, 4th official.
OfficialPositionsMatches
Cory Dean 4th (3) 3
Erich Simmons 4th (2) 2
Jose Corro 4th (2) 2
Ken Heller 4th (2) 2
Miguel Chicas 4th (2) 2
Mikael Lundqvist 4th (2) 2
Rob Chaplin 4th (2) 2
Scott McCaslin 4th (2) 2
Alan Shepherd 4th (1) 1
Alex Prus 4th (1) 1
Ali Mohebbi 4th (1) 1
Ali Piran 4th (1) 1
Arnold Baldeaux 4th (1) 1
Bahij Salman 4th (1) 1
Baldomero Toledo 4th (1) 1
Bozorgmehr Reza Namavar 4th (1) 1
Brian Fenlon 4th (1) 1
Brian Poeschel 4th (1) 1
Casey Dout 4th (1) 1
Chris Nuezil 4th (1) 1
Craig Burns 4th (1) 1
Douglas Palomaki 4th (1) 1
Gary Owen 4th (1) 1
Hector Tobon 4th (1) 1
Hugh Cullin 4th (1) 1

Match log

On the match index →
Ali Saheli’s match log, newest first.
DateRoundHome ScoreAwayFoulsYCRCPEN
2004-08-21 Reg SJ 3–0 DAL 40 6+1 1 0
2004-06-30 Reg MET 2–3 COL 32 3 0 0
2004-05-23 Reg CHI 1–3 CLB 25 6 0 1
2004-04-24 Reg COL 1–0 SJ 24 3 0 0
2003-10-25 Reg DAL 4–3 COL 27 1 0 0
2003-10-11 Reg NE 1–0 DC 22 1 0 1
2003-09-13 Reg LA 0–2 CHI 34 5 0 0
2003-07-02 Reg MET 4–4 SJ 38 7 1 0
2003-06-28 Reg LA 3–0 DAL 29 0 0 1
2003-05-31 Reg COL 1–0 LA 23 3 0 0
2003-05-17 Reg SJ 4–3 CLB 25 2 0 1
2003-04-26 Reg KC 2–3 CHI 33 3 0 0
2002-08-18 Reg KC 0–4 CLB 34 6 0 0
2002-07-04 Reg DAL 2–0 MET 30 3 0 1
2002-06-15 Reg CHI 1–3 DAL 31 4 0 0
2002-05-12 Reg DC 1–1 CLB 49 1 0 1
2002-04-06 Reg LA 2–1 CHI 38 6 0 0
2000-09-08 Reg COL 1–0 LA 43 7 0 0
2000-07-19 Reg KC 0–1 NE 40 4 0 0
2000-07-05 Reg MET 2–1 DAL 45 6 0 0
2000-05-29 Reg COL 2–1 NE 30 5 0 1
2000-04-29 Reg DAL 2–1 CLB 45 8 0 0
2000-04-15 Reg NE 2–1 DC 50 5+1 1 1
2000-04-08 Reg SJ 2–0 MET 40 7+1 1 0
2000-03-25 Reg CLB 2–1 SJ 38 2 0 1

Includes at least one match with a substitution involving the named official. Appearances are credited by starting position; cards are credited to the official who issued them, so the two can differ.

This match had a mid-match referee substitution.

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