# Allen Chapman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Allen_Chapman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Allen_Chapman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Chapman > Source revision: 1356972237 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American soccer referee For the American football cornerback, see [Allen Chapman (American football)](/source/Allen_Chapman_(American_football)). The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for sports and athletics. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources: "Allen Chapman" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Allen Chapman Born (1974-08-18) August 18, 1974 (age 51) United States Domestic Years League Role 2012– Major League Soccer Referee International Years League Role 2021- FIFA Video Match Official **Allen Chapman** (born August 18, 1974) is an American [soccer referee](/source/Referee_(association_football)) employed by [PRO](/source/Professional_Referee_Organization). He primarily officiates in [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer). During an August 2016 [USL](/source/United_Soccer_League) match in New Jersey, Chapman became the first [video assistant referee](/source/Video_assistant_referee) to be used during a professional match.[1] Chapman was named [MLS Referee of the Year](/source/MLS_Referee_of_the_Year_Award) in 2017 and 2019.[2] He was the referee for [MLS Cup 2017](/source/MLS_Cup_2017) and [MLS Cup 2019](/source/MLS_Cup_2019). Chapman became a [FIFA](/source/FIFA) VAR in 2021. Chapman served as a video match official for the [CONCACAF Gold Cup](/source/CONCACAF_Gold_Cup) in 2021, 2023, and 2025. Chapman was assigned as an AVAR for the [Leagues Cup Final](/source/Leagues_Cup) in 2025. He was also the VAR for the [FIFA Intercontinental](/source/FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup) Final in 2025. [3] Allen Chapman was appointed the VAR for the [2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup](/source/2026_CONCACAF_Champions_Cup) Final between [Toluca FC](/source/Deportivo_Toluca_FC) and [Tigres UNAL](/source/Tigres_UANL). [4] Chapman is also a former player and coach.[5] He played professionally for the [Arizona Sahuaros](/source/Arizona_Sahuaros) between 2000 and 2002.[6] As of 2019, Chapman is a resident of [Utah](/source/Utah).[2][7] ## Card statistics Major League Soccer 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/](http://proreferees.com/stats/referee-stats/) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Williams, Bob (August 13, 2016). ["Video assistant referees edge closer after successful trial in United States"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/13/video-assistant-referees-edge-closer-after-successful-trial-in-u/). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. Retrieved March 15, 2017. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-chapman-referee-of-the-year-2019_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-chapman-referee-of-the-year-2019_2-1) ["Allen Chapman earns second MLS Referee of the Year honor"](https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/allen-chapman-earns-second-mls-referee-year-honor). mlssoccer.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240701012329/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/allen-chapman-earns-second-mls-referee-year-honor) from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Latest international assignments for PRO officials \[Updated 12/16\]"](https://proreferees.com/2025/12/16/latest-international-assignments-for-pro-officials/). 2025-12-16. Retrieved 2026-05-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Arellano, Bryan; Brennan, Joe (2026-05-30). ["Who is Ismail Elfath, the referee for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final between Toluca and Tigres?"](https://en.as.com/soccer/who-is-ismail-elfath-the-referee-for-the-concacaf-champions-cup-final-between-toluca-and-tigres-f202605-n/). *AS USA*. Retrieved 2026-05-31. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Profiles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130529121909/http://www.proreferees.com/roster-allen-chapman.php). proreferees.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.proreferees.com/roster-allen-chapman.php) on May 29, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Allen Chapman"](http://soccerstats.us/bios/allen-chapman/). SoccerStats.us. Retrieved November 26, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["2014 MLS Roster - Referee"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140502110511/http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/mls-roster/). referee.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/mls-roster/) on 2014-05-02. Retrieved November 26, 2014. ## External links - [Allen Chapman](https://proreferees.com/roster/referees/allen-chapman) at the [Professional Referee Organization](/source/Professional_Referee_Organization) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20130529121909/http://www.proreferees.com/roster-allen-chapman.php)) - [Allen Chapman referee profile](https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://int.soccerway.com/referees/allen-chapman/191904/#bd) at Soccerway (archived) v t e Major League Soccer referees Referees Mark Allatin Malik Badawi Claudiu Badea Fotis Bazakos Serhiy Boyko Allen Chapman Alexis Da Silva Marcos DeOliveira Joe Dickerson Filip Dujic Ismail Elfath Drew Fischer Tim Ford Jon Freemon Guido Gonzales, Jr Pierre-Luc Lauzière Jair Marrufo Rosendo Mendoza Ismir Pekmic Chris Penso Tori Penso Michael Radchuk Victor Rivas Nima Saghafi Lukasz Szpala Ramy Touchan Ted Unkel Rubiel Vazquez Armando Villarreal Assistant referees Lyes Arfa Kyle Atkins Peter Balciunas Micheal Barwegen Andrew Bigelow Cameron Blanchard Diego Blas Chantal Boudreau Logan Brown Jose Da Silva Brian Dunn Chris Elliott Gianni Facchini Adam Garner Ryan Graves Jeffrey Greeson Jeremy Hanson Walt Heatherly Justin Howard Eduardo Jeff Gerard-Kader Lebuis Jeremy Kieso Kevin Klinger Kevin Lock Felisha Mariscal Brooke Mayo Ian McKay Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho Meghan Mullen Mike Nickerson Matt Nelson Kathryn Nesbitt Corey Parker Ben Pilgrim Brian Poeschel Cory Richardson Corey Rockwell Mike Rottersman Kali Smith Jeffrey Swartzel Stefan Tanaka-Freundt Nick Uranga Chris Wattam Eric Weisbrod Jason White Adam Wienckowski Tyler Wyrostek Video assistant referees David Barrie Carol Anne Chenard Greg Dopka Geoff Gamble Jorge Gonzalez Edvin Jurisevic Alejandro Mariscal Younes Marrakchi Daniel Radford José Carlos Rivero Sorin Stoica Kevin Stott Kevin Terry, Jr. Assistant video assistant referees Jozef Batko Jonathan Johnson Mike Kampmeinert Craig Lowry Jeffrey Muschik Rene Parra Josh Patlak Robert Schaap Thomas Supple Fabio Tovar TJ Zablocki This biographical article related to soccer in the United States is a stub. 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