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Ismail Elfath🇺🇸

246 matches as referee, 2012–2026. Active.

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

See Ismail Elfath’s appearances in other positions (4th official, VAR) →

Career

Matches
246
Goals (per match)
717 (2.91)
Fouls (per match)
6389 (25.97)
Yellow cards (per match)
897 (3.65)
Red cards (per match)
66 (0.27)
Penalties (per match)
81 (0.33)

By season

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 18 4.06 4 7 25.00
2022 19 5.05 5 11 25.68
2021 17 4.18 3 3 29.88
2020 20 3.95 4 7 28.30
2019 19 3.68 9 8 26.16
2018 24 3.29 7 8 25.54
2017 24 2.88 7 8 27.00
2016 20 3.40 3 5 24.70
2015 24 3.08 3 5 24.79
2014 18 3.28 8 5 26.67
2013 17 3.71 2 1 24.94
2012 8 2.25 4 6 23.50
All seasons 246 3.65 66 81 25.97
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 18 1.83 2 5 12.28 8–7–3 1.722
2022 19 2.42 2 9 13.89 9–3–7 1.579
2021 17 1.94 1 2 15.41 8–5–4 1.706
2020 20 1.85 2 4 14.85 10–3–7 1.650
2019 19 1.47 3 3 12.42 11–4–4 1.947
2018 24 1.50 3 6 13.42 13–2–9 1.708
2017 24 1.42 3 6 14.17 12–4–8 1.667
2016 20 1.80 0 5 12.40 10–7–3 1.850
2015 24 1.54 2 4 12.33 16–4–4 2.167
2014 18 1.72 6 3 14.56 8–5–5 1.611
2013 17 2.06 1 1 12.47 10–4–3 2.000
2012 8 1.00 1 4 10.75 6–1–1 2.375
All seasons 246 1.74 29 55 13.20 128–52–66 1.772
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 18 2.22 2 2 12.72 3–7–8 0.889
2022 19 2.63 3 2 11.79 7–3–9 1.263
2021 17 2.24 2 1 14.47 4–5–8 1.000
2020 20 2.10 2 3 13.45 7–3–10 1.200
2019 19 2.21 6 5 13.74 4–4–11 0.842
2018 24 1.79 4 2 12.13 9–2–13 1.208
2017 24 1.46 4 2 12.83 8–4–12 1.167
2016 20 1.60 3 0 12.30 3–7–10 0.800
2015 24 1.54 1 1 12.46 4–4–16 0.667
2014 18 1.56 2 2 12.11 5–5–8 1.111
2013 17 1.65 1 0 12.47 3–4–10 0.765
2012 8 1.25 3 2 12.75 1–1–6 0.500
All seasons 246 1.91 37 26 12.77 66–52–128 1.016

Card reasons

Yellow cards issued, by reason.
ReasonYellow cards
Unsporting behaviour 763
Dissent 47
Persistent infringement 41
Delaying the restart 36
Failing to respect distance 7
Persistent offences 3
Total897
Red cards issued, by reason.
ReasonRed cards
Second caution 31
Serious foul play 14
Violent conduct 11
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (foul) 6
Abusive language 3
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (handball) 1
Total66

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 47
16–30 100
31–45 (incl. added time) 186
46–60 146
61–75 188
76–90 (incl. added time) 326
Extra time 1
Shootout 0

By club

Ismail Elfath’s record by club.
ClubMatches GFGAYCOpp YCRCOpp RCPENOpp PEN
Atlanta United FC 15 33 17 30 21 1 1 3 2
Austin FC 5 5 5 10 15 1 0 0 0
CD Chivas USA 4 4 9 6 3 2 0 1 0
CF Montréal 17 31 24 34 31 2 6 2 3
Charlotte FC 4 5 11 6 10 0 0 0 0
Chicago Fire FC 13 24 32 18 15 2 2 1 3
Colorado Rapids 20 22 31 38 24 2 1 0 4
Columbus Crew 20 28 24 24 35 3 4 2 4
D.C. United 19 28 29 35 26 4 3 4 3
FC Cincinnati 11 12 17 27 28 2 3 1 2
FC Dallas 23 33 25 40 39 1 5 3 4
Houston Dynamo FC 18 25 19 32 39 2 2 8 1
Inter Miami CF 10 19 16 24 19 2 1 2 2
LA Galaxy 20 32 17 34 35 5 3 4 1
Los Angeles FC 15 26 23 31 43 2 3 3 2
Minnesota United FC 13 17 32 28 22 4 0 3 3
Nashville SC 7 11 7 8 17 0 0 4 1
New England Revolution 23 35 33 41 48 0 2 2 6
New York City FC 16 27 17 25 34 2 2 5 2
Orlando City SC 18 19 31 40 34 2 2 3 4
Philadelphia Union 23 30 45 41 35 5 6 4 3
Portland Timbers 30 48 44 66 61 3 2 5 2
Real Salt Lake 20 24 35 41 31 4 2 3 6
Red Bull New York 19 41 21 31 40 3 4 5 4
Saint Louis CITY SC 3 3 5 6 8 0 0 0 1
San Diego FC 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
San Jose Earthquakes 15 13 20 23 20 3 1 1 5
Seattle Sounders FC 29 31 34 50 64 3 4 2 5
Sporting Kansas City 22 36 26 46 48 0 2 3 4
Toronto FC 20 35 34 33 26 2 3 4 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 19 18 30 28 25 4 2 2 2

Most frequent crewmates

Crewmate position: All On field AR AR1 AR2 4th official 5th official VOR VAR AVAR
Ismail Elfath’s most frequent crewmates, 5th official.
OfficialPositionsMatches
Jeffrey Greeson 5th (1) 1

Match log

On the match index →
Ismail Elfath’s match log, newest first.
DateRoundHome ScoreAwayFoulsYCRCPEN
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
2023-05-20 Reg LAFC 2–1 SJ 24 3 0 1
2023-05-13 Reg ATX 0–1 DAL 26 7+1 1 0
2023-04-29 Reg STL 1–2 POR 23 3 0 1
2023-04-15 Reg CHI 2–2 PHI 20 3 0 1
2023-04-01 Reg NE 1–1 NYC 22 1 0 0
2023-03-18 Reg SEA 0–0 LAFC 28 8 0 0
2023-03-11 Reg CLT 0–3 ATL 29 5 0 0
2023-03-04 Reg ORL 0–0 CIN 28 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
2022-10-02 Reg POR 1–2 LAFC 29 4 0 0
2022-09-18 Reg DC 2–3 MIA 20 5 0 0
2022-09-13 Reg HOU 3–1 NE 21 4 0 3
2022-09-03 Reg MIN 0–3 DAL 22 4+1 1 0
2022-08-26 Reg POR 2–1 SEA 32 5 0 1
2022-08-20 Reg NYRB 1–1 CIN 28 3 0 1
2022-08-13 Reg PHI 4–1 CHI 29 7 0 0
2022-05-28 Reg LAFC 3–2 SJ 27 5 0 1
2022-05-08 Reg ATX 0–1 LA 25 6 0 0
2022-04-30 Reg NE 2–0 MIA 13 4+2 2 0
2022-04-24 Reg CIN 1–2 LAFC 16 7 0 0
2022-04-17 Reg NYC 6–0 RSL 27 5 0 2

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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