Drew Fischer🇨🇦

229 matches as referee, 2012–2026. Active.

Born: 10 July 1980
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Nationality: Canada

See Drew Fischer’s appearances in other positions (4th official, VAR) →

Career

Matches: 229
Goals (per match): 684 (2.99)
Fouls (per match): 5636 (24.61)
Yellow cards (per match): 766 (3.34)
Red cards (per match): 35 (0.15)
Penalties (per match): 71 (0.31)

By season

Drew Fischer’s record by season, newest first.
Season	Matches	YC/M	RC	PEN	F/M

2026	11	4.82	2	1	26.09
2025	20	3.80	0	7	24.05
2024	16	3.00	2	9	22.44
2023	14	3.36	3	2	22.14
2022	15	4.20	6	4	23.60
2021	17	3.59	4	7	25.18
2020	14	3.00	1	9	24.00
2019	21	2.76	2	7	24.05
2018	21	2.90	3	5	21.29
2017	15	3.67	4	3	26.87
2016	17	3.65	5	2	27.53
2015	8	3.38	0	3	23.63
2014	16	2.94	1	6	28.06
2013	17	2.88	2	5	25.18
2012	7	2.43	0	1	27.43
All seasons	229	3.34	35	71	24.61

Drew Fischer’s record by season — the home sides’ share of each figure, and how home sides fared.
Season	Matches	YC/M	RC	PEN	F/M	Record	PPG

2026	11	2.55	2	0	13.00	6–2–3	1.818
2025	20	1.70	0	5	12.90	11–5–4	1.900
2024	16	1.38	2	7	10.69	5–4–7	1.188
2023	14	1.36	1	2	11.50	7–4–3	1.786
2022	15	1.80	2	4	11.27	7–1–7	1.467
2021	17	1.47	1	5	13.29	9–4–4	1.824
2020	14	1.21	0	6	11.14	8–4–2	2.000
2019	21	1.10	2	5	11.67	8–6–7	1.429
2018	21	1.00	0	3	11.24	13–3–5	2.000
2017	15	1.73	3	2	13.47	6–4–5	1.467
2016	17	1.65	2	2	13.41	10–5–2	2.059
2015	8	1.75	0	2	10.88	2–1–5	0.875
2014	16	1.13	0	5	14.63	7–7–2	1.750
2013	17	1.18	1	4	12.65	4–8–5	1.176
2012	7	1.00	0	1	12.43	3–3–1	1.714
All seasons	229	1.44	16	53	12.31	106–61–62	1.655

Drew Fischer’s record by season — the away sides’ share of each figure, and how away sides fared.
Season	Matches	YC/M	RC	PEN	F/M	Record	PPG

2026	11	2.27	0	1	13.09	3–2–6	1.000
2025	20	2.10	0	2	11.15	4–5–11	0.850
2024	16	1.63	0	2	11.75	7–4–5	1.563
2023	14	2.00	2	0	10.64	3–4–7	0.929
2022	15	2.40	4	0	12.33	7–1–7	1.467
2021	17	2.12	3	2	11.88	4–4–9	0.941
2020	14	1.79	1	3	12.86	2–4–8	0.714
2019	21	1.67	0	2	12.38	7–6–8	1.286
2018	21	1.90	3	2	10.05	5–3–13	0.857
2017	15	1.93	1	1	13.40	5–4–6	1.267
2016	17	2.00	3	0	14.12	2–5–10	0.647
2015	8	1.63	0	1	12.75	5–1–2	2.000
2014	16	1.81	1	1	13.44	2–7–7	0.813
2013	17	1.71	1	1	12.53	5–8–4	1.353
2012	7	1.43	0	0	15.00	1–3–3	0.857
All seasons	229	1.91	19	18	12.31	62–61–106	1.079

Card reasons

Yellow cards issued, by reason.
Reason	Yellow cards
Unsporting behaviour	687
Delaying the restart	36
Dissent	28
Persistent infringement	9
Failing to respect distance	6
Total	766

Red cards issued, by reason.
Reason	Red cards
Violent conduct	14
Second caution	11
Serious foul play	6
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (foul)	3
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (handball)	1
Total	35

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.
Minute	Cards	Share
1–15	56
16–30	76
31–45 (incl. added time)	150
46–60	139
61–75	144
76–90 (incl. added time)	247
Extra time	0
Shootout	0

By club

Drew Fischer’s record by club.
Club	Matches	GF	GA	YC	Opp YC	RC	Opp RC	PEN	Opp PEN

Atlanta United FC	12 matches against Atlanta United FC	23	12	17	27	1	1	1	1
Austin FC	5 matches against Austin FC	5	7	12	15	0	1	0	1
CD Chivas USA	5 matches against CD Chivas USA	3	15	10	4	0	0	0	0
CF Montréal	21 matches against CF Montréal	27	31	47	30	3	2	0	3
Charlotte FC	4 matches against Charlotte FC	6	6	12	7	0	1	1	2
Chicago Fire FC	11 matches against Chicago Fire FC	17	19	20	20	1	0	1	1
Colorado Rapids	24 matches against Colorado Rapids	40	38	34	39	4	2	3	7
Columbus Crew	19 matches against Columbus Crew	35	32	28	35	1	1	7	1
D.C. United	17 matches against D.C. United	19	28	18	21	0	2	1	5
FC Cincinnati	10 matches against FC Cincinnati	9	21	21	18	1	1	1	4
FC Dallas	15 matches against FC Dallas	22	22	24	25	2	1	1	1
Houston Dynamo FC	23 matches against Houston Dynamo FC	36	32	40	43	2	3	3	6
Inter Miami CF	10 matches against Inter Miami CF	29	12	16	17	0	2	1	2
LA Galaxy	23 matches against LA Galaxy	25	44	38	33	1	3	1	3
Los Angeles FC	16 matches against Los Angeles FC	28	24	24	28	0	1	3	1
Minnesota United FC	10 matches against Minnesota United FC	7	18	12	17	2	0	2	1
Nashville SC	8 matches against Nashville SC	12	13	13	12	0	0	5	3
New England Revolution	8 matches against New England Revolution	7	8	15	14	0	0	0	0
New York City FC	11 matches against New York City FC	16	15	24	13	0	1	3	2
Orlando City SC	12 matches against Orlando City SC	16	16	29	19	1	0	2	2
Philadelphia Union	15 matches against Philadelphia Union	18	21	23	34	3	0	1	0
Portland Timbers	29 matches against Portland Timbers	49	33	45	47	1	2	4	4
Real Salt Lake	27 matches against Real Salt Lake	41	26	52	36	0	1	2	4
Red Bull New York	17 matches against Red Bull New York	28	27	31	29	0	0	6	3
Saint Louis CITY SC	5 matches against Saint Louis CITY SC	4	14	10	4	0	0	0	2
San Diego FC	4 matches against San Diego FC	9	6	7	9	1	0	2	0
San Jose Earthquakes	19 matches against San Jose Earthquakes	26	35	34	29	1	2	4	3
Seattle Sounders FC	23 matches against Seattle Sounders FC	43	26	29	40	3	1	2	2
Sporting Kansas City	18 matches against Sporting Kansas City	30	27	30	39	3	3	5	2
Toronto FC	14 matches against Toronto FC	18	27	18	22	2	1	3	3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	23 matches against Vancouver Whitecaps FC	36	29	33	40	2	3	6	2

Most frequent crewmates

Crewmate position: All On field AR AR1 AR2 4th official VOR VAR AVAR

Drew Fischer’s most frequent crewmates.
Official	Positions	Matches
Kathryn Nesbitt	AR1 (26) with Kathryn Nesbitt, AR2 (9) with Kathryn Nesbitt	35 matches with Kathryn Nesbitt
Micheal Barwegen	AR1 (22) with Micheal Barwegen, AR2 (4) with Micheal Barwegen	26 matches with Micheal Barwegen
Craig Lowry	AR1 (1) with Craig Lowry, AR2 (2) with Craig Lowry, AVAR (17) with Craig Lowry	20 matches with Craig Lowry
Claudiu Badea	AR1 (8) with Claudiu Badea, AR2 (7) with Claudiu Badea, AVAR (4) with Claudiu Badea	19 matches with Claudiu Badea
Jeremy Hanson	AR1 (10) with Jeremy Hanson, AR2 (7) with Jeremy Hanson, AVAR (2) with Jeremy Hanson	19 matches with Jeremy Hanson
Jose Carlos Rivero	4th (7) with Jose Carlos Rivero, VAR (11) with Jose Carlos Rivero	18 matches with Jose Carlos Rivero
Logan Brown	AR1 (13) with Logan Brown, AR2 (4) with Logan Brown, AVAR (1) with Logan Brown	18 matches with Logan Brown
Lyes Arfa	AR1 (7) with Lyes Arfa, AR2 (11) with Lyes Arfa	18 matches with Lyes Arfa
Gianni Facchini	AR1 (8) with Gianni Facchini, AR2 (9) with Gianni Facchini	17 matches with Gianni Facchini
Alejandro Mariscal	4th (12) with Alejandro Mariscal, VAR (3) with Alejandro Mariscal	15 matches with Alejandro Mariscal
Younes Marrakchi	4th (5) with Younes Marrakchi, VAR (10) with Younes Marrakchi	15 matches with Younes Marrakchi
Edvin Jurisevic	4th (2) with Edvin Jurisevic, VAR (12) with Edvin Jurisevic	14 matches with Edvin Jurisevic
Daniel Belleau	AR1 (11) with Daniel Belleau, AR2 (2) with Daniel Belleau	13 matches with Daniel Belleau
Daniel Radford	4th (8) with Daniel Radford, VAR (5) with Daniel Radford	13 matches with Daniel Radford
Geoff Gamble	4th (3) with Geoff Gamble, VAR (10) with Geoff Gamble	13 matches with Geoff Gamble
Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho	AR1 (4) with Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho, AR2 (9) with Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho	13 matches with Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
Brian Poeschel	AR1 (8) with Brian Poeschel, AR2 (4) with Brian Poeschel	12 matches with Brian Poeschel
Corey Rockwell	AR1 (11) with Corey Rockwell, AR2 (1) with Corey Rockwell	12 matches with Corey Rockwell
Dave Gantar	4th (7) with Dave Gantar, VAR (5) with Dave Gantar	12 matches with Dave Gantar
Jonathan Johnson	AR1 (1) with Jonathan Johnson, AR2 (4) with Jonathan Johnson, AVAR (7) with Jonathan Johnson	12 matches with Jonathan Johnson
Philippe Brière	AR1 (6) with Philippe Brière, AR2 (5) with Philippe Brière, AVAR (1) with Philippe Brière	12 matches with Philippe Brière
TJ Zablocki	AR2 (2) with TJ Zablocki, AVAR (10) with TJ Zablocki	12 matches with TJ Zablocki
Allen Chapman	4th (5) with Allen Chapman, VAR (6) with Allen Chapman	11 matches with Allen Chapman
Cory Richardson	AR1 (7) with Cory Richardson, AR2 (3) with Cory Richardson, AVAR (1) with Cory Richardson	11 matches with Cory Richardson
Fabio Tovar	AR1 (1) with Fabio Tovar, AR2 (2) with Fabio Tovar, AVAR (8) with Fabio Tovar	11 matches with Fabio Tovar

Match log

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Drew Fischer’s match log, newest first.
Date	Round	Home	Score	Away	Fouls	YC	RC	PEN
2026-05-23	Reg	SD	2–4	VAN	29	5+1	1	0
2026-05-17	Reg	MIA	2–0	POR	25	4	0	0
2026-05-10	Reg	LAFC	1–4	HOU	24	7	0	0
2026-04-25	Reg	STL	2–3	SJ	26	5	0	1
2026-04-18	Reg	TOR	3–3	ATX	29	7	0	0
2026-04-11	Reg	CHI	1–0	ATL	18	3	0	0
2026-04-04	Reg	CLT	2–1	PHI	32	8	0	0
2026-03-22	Reg	POR	1–1	LA	25	4	1	0
2026-03-07	Reg	LAFC	1–0	DAL	27	4	0	0
2026-03-01	Reg	SD	2–0	STL	22	1	0	0
2026-02-21	Reg	VAN	1–0	RSL	30	5	0	0
2025-10-04	Reg	HOU	2–4	SD	36	5	0	1
2025-09-20	Reg	DAL	3–1	COL	22	2	0	0
2025-09-13	Reg	RSL	2–1	SKC	23	2	0	0
2025-08-30	Reg	TOR	1–1	MTL	30	6	0	0
2025-08-16	Reg	MIA	3–1	LA	11	0	0	0
2025-08-09	Reg	NE	2–0	DC	28	4	0	0
2025-07-25	Reg	SD	1–0	NSH	31	5	0	1
2025-07-19	Reg	SEA	3–2	SJ	18	4	0	0
2025-05-28	Reg	NYRB	4–2	CLT	26	6	0	2
2025-05-24	Reg	PHI	3–3	MIA	20	7	0	0
2025-05-18	Reg	LA	2–2	LAFC	29	5	0	0
2025-05-14	Reg	RSL	0–0	POR	24	4	0	0
2025-05-04	Reg	NYC	1–0	CIN	27	5	0	1
2025-04-27	Reg	MIN	1–3	VAN	24	2	0	0

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.

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