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Revision as of 05:47, 24 December 2021
Founded | November 2012 |
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Headquarters | 420 Fifth Avenue 7th Floor New York, NY 10018[1] |
Area served | United States and Canada |
Key people |
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Website | www |
Professional Referee Organization (PRO) is the organization responsible for managing the referee and assistant referee program in professional soccer leagues in the United States and Canada, working alongside the United States Soccer Federation, Major League Soccer, the Canadian Soccer Association, the United Soccer League, the National Women's Soccer League, and the U.S. Open Cup.
The organization's targets are to increase the quality of officiating in U.S. and Canadian professional leagues, develop more professional-quality officials at a younger age, and produce officials who will represent the United States and Canada in FIFA competitions.[3]
History
The U.S. Soccer Federation and Major League Soccer joined forces in 2012 to create the Professional Referee Organization and the aims for PRO is to develop a higher standard of officiating at a younger age and to produce referees who can represent the United States and Canada in FIFA competitions.
Then U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati said, "We've always understood that the development of referees is an important aspect to the growth of the game in the United States. PRO is another step toward the improvement and professionalization of our top referees. With the additional resources and funding provided by the formation of PRO, we will continue to build upon the progress we've already made."[4]
Major League Soccer awards
Since PRO's inception, the following referees have been named as Referee of the Year and Assistant Referee of the Year in Major League Soccer.[5]
Year | Referee | Assistant Referee |
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2012 | Silviu Petrescu | Ian Anderson |
2013 | Hilario Grajeda | Kermit Quisenberry |
2014 | Mark Geiger | Paul Scott |
2015 | Alan Kelly | Corey Parker |
2016 | Alan Kelly | Frank Anderson |
2017 | Allen Chapman | Corey Parker |
2018 | Alan Kelly | Joe Fletcher |
2019 | Allen Chapman | Brian Dunn |
2020 | Ismail Elfath | Kathryn Nesbitt |
2021 | / Robert Sibiga | Cory Richardson |
Roster
As of 2021,[update] the following match officials are included on PRO's roster.[6]
Referees
- Fotis Bazakos
- Allen Chapman
- Alex Chilowicz
- / Marcos DeOliveira
- Joe Dickerson
- Ismail Elfath
- Jon Freemon
- Drew Fischer
- Tim Ford
- Guido Gonzales, Jr
- Jair Marrufo
- Rosendo Mendoza
- Chris Penso
- Silviu Petrescu
- Victor Rivas
- Nima Saghafi
- / Robert Sibiga
- Kevin Stott
- Ramy Touchan
- Ted Unkel
- Rubiel Vazquez
- Armando Villarreal
Assistant referees
- Frank Anderson
- Ian Anderson
- Kyle Atkins
- Claudiu Badea
- Peter Balciunas
- Micheal Barwegen
- Andrew Bigelow
- Cameron Blanchard
- Diego Blas
- Gjovalin Bori
- Chantal Boudreau
- Logan Brown
- Jose da Silva
- Brian Dunn
- Chris Elliott
- Gianni Facchini
- Richard Gamache
- Adam Garner
- Ryan Graves
- Jeffrey Greeson
- Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein
- Jeremy Hanson
- Jeff Hosking
- Jeremy Kieso
- Kevin Klinger
- Peter Manikowski
- Apolinar Mariscal
- Eduardo Mariscal
- Felisha Mariscal
- Ian McKay
- Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
- CJ Morgante
- Matt Nelson
- Kathryn Nesbitt
- Corey Parker
- Brian Poeschel
- Cory Richardson
- Corey Rockwell
- Mike Rottersman
- Jeffrey Swartzel
- Nick Uranga
- Chris Wattam
- Eric Weisbrod
- Jason White
- Adam Wienckowski
- TJ Zablocki
Video assistant referees
- Malik Badawi
- Carol Anne Chennard
- Geoff Gamble
- Jorge Gonzalez
- Hilario Grajeda
- Edvin Jurisevic
- Alejandro Mariscal
- Younes Marrakchi
- Daniel Radford
- José Carlos Rivero
- Sorin Stoica
- Kevin Terry, Jr.
Assistant video assistant referees
Women's panel
- Karen Abt
- Danielle Chesky
- Jennifer Garner
- Katja Koroleva
- Felisha Mariscal
- Brooke Mayo
- Alicia Messer
- Kathryn Nesbitt
- Tori Penso
- Deleana Quan
International roster
The following PRO officials are included in FIFA's roster for international matches.[7]
Referees
- Karen Abt
- Danielle Chesky
- Ismail Elfath
- Drew Fischer
- Dave Gantar
- Katja Koroleva
- Jair Marrufo
- Tori Penso
- Nima Saghafi
- Ted Unkel
- Rubiel Vazquez
- Armando Villarreal
Assistant referees
- Frank Anderson
- Ian Anderson
- Kyle Atkins
- Micheal Barwegen
- Cameron Blanchard
- Chantal Boudreau
- Philippe Briere
- Logan Brown
- Jennifer Garner
- Apolinar Mariscal
- Eduardo Mariscal
- Felisha Mariscal
- Brooke Mayo
- Alicia Messer
- Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho
- Kathryn Nesbitt
- Corey Parker
- Deleana Quan
- Corey Rockwell
- Nick Uranga
- Chris Wattam
Video match officials
- Allen Chapman
- Drew Fischer
- Tim Ford
- Dave Gantar
- Edvin Jurisevic
- Chris Penso
- Armando Villarreal
International appointments
In December 2018, Jair Marrufo as referee, Frank Anderson and Corey Rockwell as assistant referees, and Mark Geiger as an assistant video assistant referee, were selected to oversee the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final.[8]
In June 2019, Ismail Elfath as referee, Kyle Atkins and Corey Parker as assistant referees, and Alan Kelly as the video assistant referee were assigned to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Headquarters". Professional Referee Organization.
- ^ "Support Staff". Professional Referee Organization.
- ^ "About PRO". Professional Referee Organization.
- ^ Avi C. (6 March 2012). "U.S. Soccer, MLS create new referee program". SBI Soccer.
- ^ "MLS Awards Roll of Honor". Professional Referee Organization.
- ^ "Roster". Professional Referee Organization. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2021.
- ^ "PRO officials selected to oversee FIFA Club World Cup Final". Professional Referee Organization. 21 December 2018.
- ^ "PRO crew rewarded with U-20 World Cup Final assignment". Professional Referee Organization. 13 June 2019.