{{short description|American soccer referee}} {{for|the American football cornerback|Allen Chapman (American football)}} {{notability|Sports|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox football official | name = Allen Chapman | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|8|18}} | birth_place = United States | height = | otheroccupation = | years1 = 2012– | league1 = [[Major League Soccer]] | role1 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]] |internationalrole1=Video Match Official|internationalyears1=2021-|confederation1=FIFA}} '''Allen Chapman''' (born August 18, 1974) is an American [[Referee (association football)|soccer referee]] employed by [[Professional Referee Organization|PRO]]. He primarily officiates in [[Major League Soccer]].
During an August 2016 [[United Soccer League|USL]] match in New Jersey, Chapman became the first [[video assistant referee]] to be used during a professional match.<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Bob |date=August 13, 2016 |title=Video assistant referees edge closer after successful trial in United States |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/13/video-assistant-referees-edge-closer-after-successful-trial-in-u/ |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref> Chapman was named [[MLS Referee of the Year Award|MLS Referee of the Year]] in 2017 and 2019.<ref name="chapman-referee-of-the-year-2019">{{cite web |title=Allen Chapman earns second MLS Referee of the Year honor |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/allen-chapman-earns-second-mls-referee-year-honor |publisher=mlssoccer.com |access-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701012329/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/allen-chapman-earns-second-mls-referee-year-honor |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was the referee for [[MLS Cup 2017]] and [[MLS Cup 2019]].
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|Leagues Cup Final]] in 2025. He was also the VAR for the [[FIFA Intercontinental Cup|FIFA Intercontinental]] Final in 2025. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-16 |title=Latest international assignments for PRO officials [Updated 12/16] |url=https://proreferees.com/2025/12/16/latest-international-assignments-for-pro-officials/ |access-date=2026-05-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Allen Chapman was appointed the VAR for the [[2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup]] Final between [[Deportivo Toluca FC|Toluca FC]] and [[Tigres UANL|Tigres UNAL]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Arellano |first=Bryan |last2=Brennan |first2=Joe |date=2026-05-30 |title=Who is Ismail Elfath, the referee for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final between Toluca and Tigres? |url=https://en.as.com/soccer/who-is-ismail-elfath-the-referee-for-the-concacaf-champions-cup-final-between-toluca-and-tigres-f202605-n/ |access-date=2026-05-31 |website=AS USA |language=en-us}}</ref>
Chapman is also a former player and coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Profiles|url=http://www.proreferees.com/roster-allen-chapman.php|publisher=proreferees.com|access-date=August 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529121909/http://www.proreferees.com/roster-allen-chapman.php|archive-date=May 29, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He played professionally for the [[Arizona Sahuaros]] between 2000 and 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allen Chapman|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/allen-chapman/|publisher=SoccerStats.us|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref> As of 2019, Chapman is a resident of [[Utah]].<ref name="chapman-referee-of-the-year-2019" /><ref>{{cite web|title=2014 MLS Roster - Referee|url=http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/mls-roster/|publisher=referee.com|access-date=November 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502110511/http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/mls-roster/|archive-date=2014-05-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Card statistics== {{Fb ref cards header |title=Major League Soccer}} {{Fb ref cards seas |s=2013 |g=23 |y=69 |r=4}} {{Fb ref cards seas |s=2014 |g=17 |y=74 |r=4}} {{Fb ref cards seas |s=2015 |g=21 |y=81 |r=5}} {{Fb ref cards seas |s=2016 |g=14 |y=55 |r=2}} {{Fb ref cards seas |s=2017 |g=22 |y=79 |r=5}} {{Fb ref cards seas |s=2018 |g=27 |y=86 |r=7}} {{Fb ref cards seas |s=2019 |g=27 |y=109 |r=10}} {{Fb ref cards seas |s=2020 |g=14 |y=56 |r=3}} {{Fb ref cards seas |s=2021 |g=20 |y=83 |r=3}} {{Fb ref cards footer |u=November 29, 2021 |s=http://proreferees.com/stats/referee-stats/}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{PRO referee|allen-chapman}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130529121909/http://www.proreferees.com/roster-allen-chapman.php archive]) * {{Soccerway referee|allen-chapman/191904}}
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