José Carlos Rivero
Referee

José Carlos Rivero United States

Born45 years (2 May 1981)
80
Matches
48
As referee
0
As assistant
32
Fourth official / VAR
7
Competitions
195
Yellow cards
16
Red cards
Per match: 4.06 yellow · 0.33 red Cards from matches where they were the main referee; a second yellow counts as a red.
# Competition P Ref. Asst. 4th VAR Avg.
1 Major League Soccer 2026 Major League Soccer 2026 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 –
2 Major League Soccer 2025 Major League Soccer 2025 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 –
3 Major League Soccer 2024 Major League Soccer 2024 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 –
4 Major League Soccer 2023 Major League Soccer 2023 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 –
5 Major League Soccer 2018 Major League Soccer 2018 37 24 0 13 0 98 8 4.08
6 US Open Cup 2017 US Open Cup 2017 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.00
7 Major League Soccer 2017 Major League Soccer 2017 36 23 0 13 0 93 8 4.04
Totals 80 48 0 26 6 195 16 4.06

Matches

All 80 Referee 48 Fourth official 26 VAR 6
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 36 Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC 2 – 1 New England Revolution New England Revolution 8
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 20 D.C. United D.C. United 3 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Fourth official
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 29 New York City FC New York City FC 3 – 0 CF Montréal CF Montréal Fourth official
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 19 Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City 2 – 2 Toronto FC Toronto FC 4
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 16 Houston Dynamo FC Houston Dynamo FC 2 – 2 Los Angeles FC Los Angeles FC Fourth official
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 18 1 Jul 2018 00:00 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes 3 – 3 Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy 4
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 17 Atlanta United FC Atlanta United FC 1 – 1 Portland Timbers Portland Timbers 3
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 16 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids 2 – 2 Chicago Fire Chicago Fire 5 1
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 – 2 Orlando City Orlando City 6 1
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 14 New England Revolution New England Revolution 2 – 1 Red Bull New York Red Bull New York 4
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 12 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union 4 – 1 Real Salt Lake City Real Salt Lake City Fourth official
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 11 FC Dallas FC Dallas 3 – 2 Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy 4 1
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 36 Atlanta United FC Atlanta United FC 0 – 2 Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City Fourth official
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 10 Toronto FC Toronto FC 3 – 0 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union 5
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 9 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids 1 – 2 Orlando City Orlando City 5
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 8 Red Bull New York Red Bull New York 1 – 2 Chicago Fire Chicago Fire Fourth official
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 7 Portland Timbers Portland Timbers 3 – 2 Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC 5
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 6 New England Revolution New England Revolution 4 – 0 CF Montréal CF Montréal 2 1
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 5 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew 1 – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer 2018 Matchday 4 Red Bull New York Red Bull New York 3 – 0 Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC Fourth official
Total: 80
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