Ismail Elfath🇺🇸

226 matches as referee, 2012–2026. Active.

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

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Career

Matches: 226
Goals (per match): 656 (2.90)
Fouls (per match): 5814 (25.73)
Yellow cards (per match): 821 (3.63)
Red cards (per match): 63 (0.28)
Penalties (per match): 78 (0.35)

By season

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

2026	10	4.10	3	4	24.20
2025	2	2.50	0	0	15.00
2024	6	5.33	4	3	27.67
2023	15	4.00	4	7	24.53
2022	17	5.06	4	10	24.65
2021	16	4.25	3	3	29.81
2020	16	4.13	4	6	28.19
2019	17	3.71	9	8	26.35
2018	24	3.29	7	8	25.54
2017	21	2.90	7	7	27.24
2016	19	3.37	3	5	24.42
2015	22	3.05	3	5	23.86
2014	17	3.24	6	5	26.59
2013	16	3.50	2	1	24.94
2012	8	2.25	4	6	23.50
All seasons	226	3.63	63	78	25.73

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

2026	10	1.50	2	0	10.80	2–2–6	0.800
2025	2	2.00	0	0	7.00	1–1–0	2.000
2024	6	2.33	1	3	13.17	4–0–2	2.000
2023	15	1.80	2	5	11.87	5–7–3	1.467
2022	17	2.47	1	8	13.71	8–2–7	1.529
2021	16	2.00	1	2	15.38	7–5–4	1.625
2020	16	1.94	2	3	14.75	6–3–7	1.313
2019	17	1.41	3	3	12.65	9–4–4	1.824
2018	24	1.50	3	6	13.42	13–2–9	1.708
2017	21	1.43	3	5	14.81	11–4–6	1.762
2016	19	1.84	0	5	12.42	9–7–3	1.789
2015	22	1.50	2	4	12.00	16–3–3	2.318
2014	17	1.71	5	3	14.41	7–5–5	1.529
2013	16	1.94	1	1	12.44	9–4–3	1.938
2012	8	1.00	1	4	10.75	6–1–1	2.375
All seasons	226	1.73	27	52	13.15	113–50–63	1.721

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

2026	10	2.60	1	4	13.40	6–2–2	2.000
2025	2	0.50	0	0	8.00	0–1–1	0.500
2024	6	3.00	3	0	14.50	2–0–4	1.000
2023	15	2.20	2	2	12.67	3–7–5	1.067
2022	17	2.59	3	2	10.94	7–2–8	1.353
2021	16	2.25	2	1	14.44	4–5–7	1.063
2020	16	2.19	2	3	13.44	7–3–6	1.500
2019	17	2.29	6	5	13.71	4–4–9	0.941
2018	24	1.79	4	2	12.13	9–2–13	1.208
2017	21	1.48	4	2	12.43	6–4–11	1.048
2016	19	1.53	3	0	12.00	3–7–9	0.842
2015	22	1.55	1	1	11.86	3–3–16	0.545
2014	17	1.53	1	2	12.18	5–5–7	1.176
2013	16	1.56	1	0	12.50	3–4–9	0.813
2012	8	1.25	3	2	12.75	1–1–6	0.500
All seasons	226	1.90	36	26	12.58	63–50–113	1.058

Card reasons

Yellow cards issued, by reason.
Reason	Yellow cards
Unsporting behaviour	700
Dissent	42
Delaying the restart	35
Persistent infringement	34
Failing to respect distance	7
Persistent offences	3
Total	821

Red cards issued, by reason.
Reason	Red cards
Second caution	31
Serious foul play	13
Violent conduct	10
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (foul)	5
Abusive language	3
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (handball)	1
Total	63

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	42
16–30	95
31–45 (incl. added time)	173
46–60	136
61–75	171
76–90 (incl. added time)	298
Extra time	0
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	14 matches against Atlanta United FC	31	17	28	19	1	1	3	2
Austin FC	5 matches against Austin FC	5	5	10	15	1	0	0	0
CD Chivas USA	4 matches against CD Chivas USA	4	9	6	3	2	0	1	0
CF Montréal	16 matches against CF Montréal	29	24	32	27	2	6	1	3
Charlotte FC	3 matches against Charlotte FC	3	6	4	10	0	0	0	0
Chicago Fire FC	12 matches against Chicago Fire FC	24	28	18	14	2	2	1	3
Colorado Rapids	20 matches against Colorado Rapids	22	31	38	24	2	1	0	4
Columbus Crew	19 matches against Columbus Crew	28	23	23	34	3	4	2	3
D.C. United	18 matches against D.C. United	26	28	33	24	3	2	4	3
FC Cincinnati	10 matches against FC Cincinnati	11	17	25	26	2	3	1	2
FC Dallas	22 matches against FC Dallas	31	23	39	38	1	5	3	4
Houston Dynamo FC	17 matches against Houston Dynamo FC	23	18	30	36	2	2	8	1
Inter Miami CF	9 matches against Inter Miami CF	19	13	22	18	2	1	2	1
LA Galaxy	20 matches against LA Galaxy	32	17	34	35	5	3	4	1
Los Angeles FC	14 matches against Los Angeles FC	23	20	29	41	1	3	3	2
Minnesota United FC	12 matches against Minnesota United FC	15	29	27	20	4	0	3	3
Nashville SC	5 matches against Nashville SC	5	6	6	13	0	0	3	1
New England Revolution	21 matches against New England Revolution	33	31	37	45	0	2	2	6
New York City FC	16 matches against New York City FC	27	17	25	34	2	2	5	2
Orlando City SC	15 matches against Orlando City SC	17	24	30	28	2	2	3	3
Philadelphia Union	19 matches against Philadelphia Union	26	39	35	29	5	5	4	3
Portland Timbers	25 matches against Portland Timbers	40	37	56	49	3	2	5	2
Real Salt Lake	19 matches against Real Salt Lake	22	34	39	30	4	2	3	6
Red Bull New York	16 matches against Red Bull New York	31	17	28	36	2	3	5	4
Saint Louis CITY SC	2 matches against Saint Louis CITY SC	2	3	3	4	0	0	0	1
San Diego FC	1 matches against San Diego FC	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
San Jose Earthquakes	15 matches against San Jose Earthquakes	13	20	23	20	3	1	1	5
Seattle Sounders FC	27 matches against Seattle Sounders FC	27	32	47	60	3	4	2	5
Sporting Kansas City	19 matches against Sporting Kansas City	33	22	36	40	0	2	3	4
Toronto FC	19 matches against Toronto FC	34	34	32	25	2	3	3	2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	18 matches against Vancouver Whitecaps FC	18	28	25	23	4	2	2	2

Most frequent crewmates

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

Ismail Elfath’s most frequent crewmates, AR2.
Official	Positions	Matches
Kyle Atkins	AR2 (27) with Kyle Atkins	27 matches with Kyle Atkins
Corey Parker	AR2 (11) with Corey Parker	11 matches with Corey Parker
Adam Garner	AR2 (10) with Adam Garner	10 matches with Adam Garner
Mike Rottersman	AR2 (8) with Mike Rottersman	8 matches with Mike Rottersman
Diego Blas	AR2 (7) with Diego Blas	7 matches with Diego Blas
Jeremy Hanson	AR2 (7) with Jeremy Hanson	7 matches with Jeremy Hanson
Kathryn Nesbitt	AR2 (7) with Kathryn Nesbitt	7 matches with Kathryn Nesbitt
Brian Dunn	AR2 (6) with Brian Dunn	6 matches with Brian Dunn
Cory Richardson	AR2 (6) with Cory Richardson	6 matches with Cory Richardson
James Conlee	AR2 (6) with James Conlee	6 matches with James Conlee
Chris Wattam	AR2 (5) with Chris Wattam	5 matches with Chris Wattam
Eduardo Mariscal	AR2 (5) with Eduardo Mariscal	5 matches with Eduardo Mariscal
Jeffrey Greeson	AR2 (5) with Jeffrey Greeson	5 matches with Jeffrey Greeson
Kermit Quisenberry	AR2 (5) with Kermit Quisenberry	5 matches with Kermit Quisenberry
Kevin Klinger	AR2 (5) with Kevin Klinger	5 matches with Kevin Klinger
Apolinar Mariscal	AR2 (4) with Apolinar Mariscal	4 matches with Apolinar Mariscal
Brian Poeschel	AR2 (4) with Brian Poeschel	4 matches with Brian Poeschel
Corey Rockwell	AR2 (4) with Corey Rockwell	4 matches with Corey Rockwell
Craig Lowry	AR2 (4) with Craig Lowry	4 matches with Craig Lowry
Felisha Mariscal	AR2 (4) with Felisha Mariscal	4 matches with Felisha Mariscal
Jeff Hosking	AR2 (4) with Jeff Hosking	4 matches with Jeff Hosking
Jose Da Silva	AR2 (4) with Jose Da Silva	4 matches with Jose Da Silva
Marco Arruda	AR2 (4) with Marco Arruda	4 matches with Marco Arruda
Nick Uranga	AR2 (4) with Nick Uranga	4 matches with Nick Uranga
Eric Weisbrod	AR2 (3) with Eric Weisbrod	3 matches with Eric Weisbrod

Match log

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Ismail Elfath’s match log, newest first.
Date	Round	Home	Score	Away	Fouls	YC	RC	PEN
2026-05-23	Reg	COL	1–2	DAL	24	6	1	2
2026-05-16	Reg	HOU	1–0	VAN	29	5	1	0
2026-05-09	Reg	CLT	2–2	CIN	23	5	0	0
2026-05-03	Reg	NYC	0–2	DC	27	5	0	1
2026-04-25	Reg	TOR	1–2	ATL	25	2	0	0
2026-04-18	Reg	RSL	4–2	SD	26	2	0	1
2026-04-04	Reg	HOU	0–1	SEA	19	3	0	0
2026-03-14	Reg	LA	1–2	SKC	19	2	0	0
2026-03-01	Reg	ORL	2–4	MIA	29	7+1	1	0
2026-02-21	Reg	STL	1–1	CLT	21	4	0	0
2025-10-04	Reg	MIA	4–1	NE	15	3	0	0
2025-09-27	Reg	COL	1–1	MIN	15	2	0	0
2024-06-01	Reg	NSH	1–2	NE	27	4	0	2
2024-05-29	Reg	MTL	4–2	DC	33	6+1	1	0
2024-05-04	Reg	ORL	0–1	CIN	33	7+1	2	0
2024-04-27	Reg	LAFC	3–2	POR	29	9+1	1	0
2024-04-20	Reg	MIA	3–1	NSH	26	3	0	1
2024-03-30	Reg	LA	1–0	SEA	18	3	0	0
2023-10-21	Reg	SKC	3–1	MIN	28	4	0	0
2023-10-07	Reg	ATL	1–1	CLB	14	0	0	0
2023-09-30	Reg	HOU	0–0	DAL	22	5	0	0
2023-09-20	Reg	NYC	2–0	ORL	26	3	0	1
2023-09-16	Reg	PHI	2–2	CIN	43	10+2	2	1
2023-09-09	Reg	MIA	3–2	SKC	18	4	0	1
2023-08-26	Reg	LA	3–0	CHI	17	2+1	1	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.

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