Allen Chapman
American soccer referee
Allen Chapman (born August 18, 1974) is an American soccer referee employed by PRO. He primarily officiates in Major League Soccer. He has also been a FIFA video match official since 2021.
01Career
Referee
Chapman was named MLS Referee of the Year in 2017 and 2019. He was the referee for MLS Cup 2017 and MLS Cup 2019. He was also the referee for the NASL Soccer Bowl in 2016, and for the US Open Cup final in 2019.
Video Assistant Referee
During an August 2016 USL match in New Jersey, Chapman became the first video assistant referee to be used during a professional match.
Chapman became a FIFA VAR in 2021. Chapman served as a video match official for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2021, 2023, and 2025.
Chapman was assigned as an AVAR for the Leagues Cup Final in 2025. He was also the VAR for the FIFA Intercontinental Final later that year.
Allen Chapman was appointed the VAR for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Final between Toluca FC and Tigres UNAL.
02Personal life
Chapman is also a former player and coach. He played professionally for the Arizona Sahuaros between 2000 and 2002. As of 2019, Chapman is a resident of Utah.
03Card statistics
| Season | G | Tot | PG | Tot | PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | 69 | 3 | 4 | 0.17 |
| 2014 | 17 | 74 | 4.35 | 4 | 0.24 |
| 2015 | 21 | 81 | 3.86 | 5 | 0.24 |
| 2016 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 2 | 0.14 |
| 2017 | 22 | 79 | 3.59 | 5 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 27 | 86 | 3.19 | 7 | 0.26 |
| 2019 | 27 | 109 | 4.04 | 10 | 0.37 |
| 2020 | 14 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0.21 |
| 2021 | 20 | 83 | 4.15 | 3 | 0.15 |
Updated to matches played on November 29, 2021.
Source: http://proreferees.com/stats/referee-stats/
Sources and credits
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- CINvNYC 2022-06-29 - Chapman (52187373081) (cropped).jpg by Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0
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