Ismail Elfath🇺🇸

18 matches as referee, 2013–2023. Active.

Born: 3 March 1982
Birthplace: Casablanca, Morocco
Hometown: Casablanca, Morocco
Nationality: United States

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Career

Matches: 18
Goals (per match): 57 (3.17)
Fouls (per match): 521 (28.94)
Yellow cards (per match): 69 (3.83)
Red cards (per match): 3 (0.17)
Penalties (per match): 3 (0.17)

By season

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

2023	3	4.33	0	0	27.33
2022	2	5.00	1	1	34.50
2021	1	3.00	0	0	31.00
2020	2	3.00	0	1	30.50
2019	2	3.50	0	0	24.50
2017	3	2.67	0	1	25.33
2016	1	4.00	0	0	30.00
2015	2	3.50	0	0	35.00
2014	1	4.00	2	0	28.00
2013	1	7.00	0	0	25.00
All seasons	18	3.83	3	3	28.94

Ismail Elfath’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

2023	3	2.00	0	0	14.33	3–0–0	3.000
2022	2	2.00	1	1	15.50	1–1–0	2.000
2021	1	1.00	0	0	16.00	1–0–0	3.000
2020	2	1.50	0	1	16.50	2–0–0	3.000
2019	2	2.00	0	0	10.50	2–0–0	3.000
2017	3	1.33	0	1	9.67	1–0–2	1.000
2016	1	1.00	0	0	12.00	1–0–0	3.000
2015	2	2.00	0	0	16.00	0–1–1	0.500
2014	1	2.00	1	0	17.00	1–0–0	3.000
2013	1	4.00	0	0	13.00	1–0–0	3.000
All seasons	18	1.83	2	3	13.72	13–2–3	2.278

Ismail Elfath’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

2023	3	2.33	0	0	13.00	0–0–3	0.000
2022	2	3.00	0	0	19.00	0–1–1	0.500
2021	1	2.00	0	0	15.00	0–0–1	0.000
2020	2	1.50	0	0	14.00	0–0–2	0.000
2019	2	1.50	0	0	14.00	0–0–2	0.000
2017	3	1.33	0	0	15.67	2–0–1	2.000
2016	1	3.00	0	0	18.00	0–0–1	0.000
2015	2	1.50	0	0	19.00	1–1–0	2.000
2014	1	2.00	1	0	11.00	0–0–1	0.000
2013	1	3.00	0	0	12.00	0–0–1	0.000
All seasons	18	2.00	1	0	15.22	3–2–13	0.611

Card reasons

Yellow cards issued, by reason.
Reason	Yellow cards
Unsporting behaviour	57
Persistent infringement	6
Dissent	5
Delaying the restart	1
Total	69

Red cards issued, by reason.
Reason	Red cards
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (foul)	1
Serious foul play	1
Violent conduct	1
Total	3

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	5
16–30	5
31–45 (incl. added time)	12
46–60	9
61–75	13
76–90 (incl. added time)	27
Extra time	1
Shootout	0

By club

Ismail Elfath’s record by club.
Club	Matches	GF	GA	YC	Opp YC	RC	Opp RC	PEN	Opp PEN

Atlanta United FC	1 matches against Atlanta United FC	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
CF Montréal	1 matches against CF Montréal	2	0	2	4	0	0	1	0
Charlotte FC	1 matches against Charlotte FC	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chicago Fire FC	1 matches against Chicago Fire FC	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Columbus Crew	1 matches against Columbus Crew	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
D.C. United	1 matches against D.C. United	2	1	2	2	1	1	0	0
FC Cincinnati	1 matches against FC Cincinnati	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
FC Dallas	1 matches against FC Dallas	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Houston Dynamo FC	1 matches against Houston Dynamo FC	2	1	2	3	0	0	0	0
Inter Miami CF	1 matches against Inter Miami CF	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	1
Los Angeles FC	1 matches against Los Angeles FC	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0
Minnesota United FC	1 matches against Minnesota United FC	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Nashville SC	2 matches against Nashville SC	6	1	2	4	0	0	1	0
New England Revolution	1 matches against New England Revolution	2	1	4	3	0	0	0	0
Orlando City SC	2 matches against Orlando City SC	1	5	6	3	0	0	0	1
Philadelphia Union	3 matches against Philadelphia Union	3	6	6	6	0	1	0	0
Portland Timbers	4 matches against Portland Timbers	6	6	7	8	0	0	0	0
Real Salt Lake	1 matches against Real Salt Lake	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Red Bull New York	3 matches against Red Bull New York	10	4	3	4	1	1	0	0
Saint Louis CITY SC	1 matches against Saint Louis CITY SC	1	2	3	4	0	0	0	0
Seattle Sounders FC	2 matches against Seattle Sounders FC	4	2	3	4	0	0	0	0
Sporting Kansas City	3 matches against Sporting Kansas City	3	4	10	8	0	0	0	0
Toronto FC	1 matches against Toronto FC	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1 matches against Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0

Most frequent crewmates

Crewmate position: All On field AR AR1 AR2 4th official 5th official VOR VAR AVAR

Ismail Elfath’s most frequent crewmates, AR1.
Official	Positions	Matches
Corey Parker	AR1 (5) with Corey Parker	5 matches with Corey Parker
Corey Rockwell	AR1 (2) with Corey Rockwell	2 matches with Corey Rockwell
George Gansner	AR1 (2) with George Gansner	2 matches with George Gansner
Andrew Bigelow	AR1 (1) with Andrew Bigelow	1 matches with Andrew Bigelow
Cameron Blanchard	AR1 (1) with Cameron Blanchard	1 matches with Cameron Blanchard
Cory Richardson	AR1 (1) with Cory Richardson	1 matches with Cory Richardson
Frank Anderson	AR1 (1) with Frank Anderson	1 matches with Frank Anderson
Ian McKay	AR1 (1) with Ian McKay	1 matches with Ian McKay
Kathryn Nesbitt	AR1 (1) with Kathryn Nesbitt	1 matches with Kathryn Nesbitt
Micheal Barwegen	AR1 (1) with Micheal Barwegen	1 matches with Micheal Barwegen
Peter Manikowski	AR1 (1) with Peter Manikowski	1 matches with Peter Manikowski
Sean Hurd	AR1 (1) with Sean Hurd	1 matches with Sean Hurd

Match log

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Ismail Elfath’s match log, newest first.
Date	Round	Home	Score	Away	Fouls	YC	RC	PEN
2023-11-25	QF	CIN	1–0	PHI	31	4	0	0
2023-11-05	KO	SKC	2–1	STL	28	7	0	0
2023-10-25	PI	NYRB	5–2	CLT	23	2	0	0
2022-11-05	Cup	LAFC	3–3	PHI	41	4	1	0
2022-10-16	KO	MTL	2–0	ORL	28	6	0	1
2021-11-23	KO	NSH	3–1	ORL	31	3	0	0
2020-12-07	SF	SEA	3–2	MIN	26	3	0	0
2020-11-20	PI	NSH	3–0	MIA	35	3	0	1
2019-10-24	QF	ATL	2–0	PHI	30	4	0	0
2019-10-19	KO	RSL	2–1	POR	19	3	0	0
2017-11-29	SF	TOR	1–0	CLB	28	2	0	1
2017-11-05	QF	POR	1–2	HOU	29	5	0	0
2017-10-25	KO	CHI	0–4	NYRB	19	1	0	0
2016-10-27	KO	SEA	1–0	SKC	30	4	0	0
2015-11-29	SF	DAL	2–2	POR	31	2	0	0
2015-11-08	QF	VAN	0–2	POR	39	5	0	0
2014-11-08	QF	DC	2–1	NYRB	28	4	2	0
2013-11-02	QF	NE	2–1	SKC	25	7	0	0

18 matches

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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