# Kevin Stott

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{{Short description|American soccer referee}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox football official
| name                = Kevin Stott
| image               =
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| fullname            =
| birth_date          = {{Birth year and age|1967}}
| birth_place         =
| death_date          =
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| otheroccupation     = teacher
| years1              = 1996-2022
| league1             = [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer)
| role1               = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 1995–2008
| confederation1      = FIFA Listed
| internationalrole1  = Referee
|role2=VAR|years2=2022-}}

'''Kevin Stott''' (born 1967) is a [soccer referee](/source/soccer_referee) for [PRO](/source/Professional_Referee_Organization)<ref name="PRO Referee Roster">{{cite web |title=PRO Referee Roster |url=http://www.proreferees.com/roster-referees.php |publisher=PROreferees.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603223128/http://www.proreferees.com/roster-referees.php |archive-date=June 3, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> from the United States. He was a [FIFA](/source/FIFA) referee from 1995 to 2008.<ref name=fifa>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070610000144/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=usa/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html FIFA list of US referees]</ref> Stott was selected as a [referee](/source/soccer_referee) for the [2006 FIFA World Cup](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup) in Germany. 

Stott was selected as MLS Referee of the Year in 2010, after being selected as a finalist seven times.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN Los Angeles|title=Best ref:So Cal's Kevin Stott|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/losangeles/soccer/post/_/id/4133/best-ref-so-cals-kevin-stott|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119141714/http://espn.go.com/blog/losangeles/soccer/post/_/id/4133/best-ref-so-cals-kevin-stott|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 19, 2015|date=November 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Mlssoccer.com|title=Stott names adidas Referee of the Year|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2010/11/05/stott-named-adidas-referee-year|date=November 5, 2010}}</ref> He was the referee for the [MLS](/source/Major_League_Soccer) Cup in 2001, 2005, and 2009. He was also the VAR for the MLS Cup in 2023, and the fourth official in 2000, 2006, and 2017. <ref>{{Cite web |title=MLS Cup Roll of Honor |url=https://proreferees.com/officials/mls-cup-roll-of-honor/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Stott was given a referee assignment for an [MLS Cup Playoff](/source/MLS_Cup_playoffs) game every season for 26 straight years. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Refereeing World: The last original MLS referee to retire |url=https://refereeingworld.blogspot.com/2022/09/stott-ends-his-27-year-professional.html |access-date=2026-05-28 |website=Refereeing World}}</ref>

Stott was the referee for the [US Open Cup](/source/U.S._Open_Cup) final in 2000. He also refereed matches at the [U20](/source/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup) and [U17 World Cups](/source/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup), [CONCACAF Gold Cups](/source/CONCACAF_Gold_Cup), [CONCACAF Champions League](/source/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup), and [World Cup Qualifiers](/source/FIFA_World_Cup_qualifiers). <ref>{{Cite web |title=Refereeing World: The last original MLS referee to retire |url=https://refereeingworld.blogspot.com/2022/09/stott-ends-his-27-year-professional.html |access-date=2026-05-28 |website=Refereeing World}}</ref>

Stott transitioned to the primary role of a VAR in 2022, after 27 years on the field as a referee in the [MLS](/source/Major_League_Soccer). <ref>{{Cite web |title=Refereeing World: The last original MLS referee to retire |url=https://refereeingworld.blogspot.com/2022/09/stott-ends-his-27-year-professional.html |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=Refereeing World}}</ref> 

==Honors==
* [MLS Referee of the Year](/source/MLS_Referee_of_the_Year_Award): [2010](/source/2010_Major_League_Soccer_season)

==Card statistics==
{{Fb ref cards header |title=Major League Soccer}}
{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2013 |g=14 |y=33 |r=1}}
{{Fb ref cards seas |s=2014 |g=16 |y=43 |r=3}}
{{Fb ref cards footer |u=November 3, 2014 |s=http://www.proreferees.com/stats-referee-stats.php}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{PRO|kevin-stott}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140908155101/http://www.proreferees.com/roster-kevin-stott.php archive])
* {{WorldReferee.com|kevin_stott<!-- was 18 -->}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20190708224324/http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkType=referee&contextType=bio&linkID=18 archive])
* {{Soccerway referee|kevin-stott/82090}}
* {{WorldFootball.net referee}}

{{Major League Soccer referees}}

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Category:1967 births
Category:Living people
Category:2006 FIFA World Cup referees
Category:American soccer referees
Category:CONCACAF Gold Cup referees
Category:CONCACAF Champions Cup referees
Category:Major League Soccer referees

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