Ismail Elfath

Ismail Elfath (Arabic اسماعيل الفتح, born March 3, 1982) is a Moroccan-born American soccer referee for the Professional Referee Organization. He has been a referee in Major League Soccer since 2012 and a FIFA listed referee since 2016.

Ismail Elfath
Born (1982-03-03) March 3, 1982
Casablanca, Morocco
Other occupation IT Consultant
Domestic
Years League Role
2012– Major League Soccer Referee
International
Years League Role
2016– FIFA Listed Referee

Early life

Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Elfath moved to the United States when he was eighteen.[1]

Career

Elfath was first a Fourth official in MLS in 2011 and made his MLS refereeing debut in 2012.[2] Elfath became a FIFA listed official in 2016.[3]

Elfath was the referee during an August 2016 match between New York Red Bulls II and Orlando City B where the worldwide first on-field Video Assistant Referee review took place as the system was being tested in USL.[4]

On March 26, 2019, Elfath was selected to referee the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[5] Elfath along with American assistant referees Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins was selected by FIFA to officiate the final of the tournament, which Ukraine won 2-1 over South Korea.[6]

On May 17, 2019, Elfath was appointed to officiate in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States following his participation in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]

On November 18, 2020, Elfath was named the MLS Referee of the Year for the first time in his career.[8]

References
  1. "Ismail Elfath: From Casablanca to FIFA Referee- Dreams Become Realities". MALA. July 18, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. "Ismail Elfath – Professional Referee Organization". Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. FIFA.com. "Education & Technical - Referees by Association". FIFA.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (August 18, 2016). "PRO's Elfath Part of 'Ever-Evolving' History". USL Championship. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  5. "Three U.S. Soccer Referees Selected to Officiate at 2019 U-20 World Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  6. "Concacaf referees earn another distinction with FIFA Under-20 World Cup Final assignment". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  7. "Match Officials Appointed for 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". www.goldcup.org. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  8. "Ismail Elfath named MLS Referee of the Year". www.mlssoccer.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

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