Ismail Elfath is a Moroccan-born American soccer referee for the Professional Referee Organization.
12 Facts About Ismail Elfath
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Ismail Elfath has been a referee in Major League Soccer since 2012 and a FIFA listed referee since 2016.
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Ismail Elfath graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in mechanical engineering in 2006.
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Ismail Elfath was first a Fourth official in MLS in 2011 and made his MLS refereeing debut in 2012.
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Ismail 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.
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On March 26,2019, Ismail Elfath was selected to referee the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.
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On May 17,2019, Ismail 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.
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Later that year Ismail Elfath took charge of the semi-final match at the FIFA Qatar 2019 Club World Cup.
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Ismail Elfath was named the MLS Referee of the Year for the first time in his career on November 18,2020.
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Ismail Elfath received the honor for a second time two years later on October 14,2022.
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In July 2021, Ismail Elfath took charge of three matches at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including a quarter -final match between host nation Japan and New Zealand.
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Ismail Elfath was chosen as one of the two referees from CONCACAF for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6,2022.