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, VAR.
Official	Positions	Matches
Edvin Jurisevic	VAR (17) with Edvin Jurisevic	17 matches with Edvin Jurisevic
Jorge Gonzalez	VAR (9) with Jorge Gonzalez	9 matches with Jorge Gonzalez
Geoff Gamble	VAR (8) with Geoff Gamble	8 matches with Geoff Gamble
Sorin Stoica	VAR (8) with Sorin Stoica	8 matches with Sorin Stoica
Kevin Terry Jr	VAR (7) with Kevin Terry Jr	7 matches with Kevin Terry Jr
Carol-Anne Chenard	VAR (6) with Carol-Anne Chenard	6 matches with Carol-Anne Chenard
Jose Carlos Rivero	VAR (5) with Jose Carlos Rivero	5 matches with Jose Carlos Rivero
Timothy Ford	VAR (5) with Timothy Ford	5 matches with Timothy Ford
Alex Chilowicz	VAR (4) with Alex Chilowicz	4 matches with Alex Chilowicz
Chris Penso	VAR (4) with Chris Penso	4 matches with Chris Penso
Daniel Radford	VAR (4) with Daniel Radford	4 matches with Daniel Radford
Drew Fischer	VAR (4) with Drew Fischer	4 matches with Drew Fischer
Hilario Grajeda	VAR (4) with Hilario Grajeda	4 matches with Hilario Grajeda
Guido Gonzales Jr	VAR (3) with Guido Gonzales Jr	3 matches with Guido Gonzales Jr
Jon Freemon	VAR (3) with Jon Freemon	3 matches with Jon Freemon
Kevin Stott	VAR (3) with Kevin Stott	3 matches with Kevin Stott
Michael Radchuk	VAR (3) with Michael Radchuk	3 matches with Michael Radchuk
Silviu Petrescu	VAR (3) with Silviu Petrescu	3 matches with Silviu Petrescu
Younes Marrakchi	VAR (3) with Younes Marrakchi	3 matches with Younes Marrakchi
Caleb Mendez	VAR (2) with Caleb Mendez	2 matches with Caleb Mendez
Christina Unkel	VAR (2) with Christina Unkel	2 matches with Christina Unkel
Dave Gantar	VAR (2) with Dave Gantar	2 matches with Dave Gantar
Jair Marrufo	VAR (2) with Jair Marrufo	2 matches with Jair Marrufo
Alan Kelly	VAR (1) with Alan Kelly	1 matches with Alan Kelly
Alejandro Mariscal	VAR (1) with Alejandro Mariscal	1 matches with Alejandro Mariscal

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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