Kevin Stott
 Stott in 2009 | |||
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | teacher | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1996-2022 | Major League Soccer | Referee | |
| 2022- | VAR | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1995–2008 | FIFA Listed | Referee | |
Kevin Stott (born 1967) is a soccer referee for PRO[1] from the United States. He was a FIFA referee from 1995 to 2008.[2] Stott was selected as a support referee for the 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.[3][4] He was the referee for the MLS 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.[5]
Stott was given a referee assignment for an MLS Cup Playoff game every season for 26 straight years.[6]
Stott was the referee for the US Open Cup final in 2000. He also refereed matches at the U20 and U17 World Cups, CONCACAF Gold Cups, CONCACAF Champions League, and World Cup Qualifiers.[7]
Stott transitioned to the primary role of a VAR in 2022, after 27 years on the field as a referee in the MLS.[8]
Honors
[edit]Card statistics
[edit]| Season | G |  Tot |
PG |
 Tot |
PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 1 | 0.07 |
| 2014 | 16 | 43 | 2.69 | 3 | 0.19 |
Updated to matches played on November 3, 2014.
Source: http://www.proreferees.com/stats-referee-stats.php
References
[edit]- ↑ "PRO Referee Roster". PROreferees.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ FIFA list of US referees
- ↑ "Best ref:So Cal's Kevin Stott". ESPN Los Angeles. November 5, 2010. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Stott names adidas Referee of the Year". Mlssoccer.com. November 5, 2010.
- ↑ "MLS Cup Roll of Honor". Retrieved March 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Refereeing World: The last original MLS referee to retire". Refereeing World. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Refereeing World: The last original MLS referee to retire". Refereeing World. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Refereeing World: The last original MLS referee to retire". Refereeing World. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Stott at the Professional Referee Organization (archive)
- Kevin Stott at WorldReferee.com (archive)
- Kevin Stott referee profile at Soccerway (archived)
- Kevin Stott referee profile at WorldFootball.net
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