NEW YORK - The referees, assistants and fourth officials for the group phase of the inaugural SuperLiga - the tournament that matches four clubs from Major League Soccer with four teams from the Mexican "Primera División" - were announced today. The referees for the Semifinals and the Final are yet to be determined.
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), CONCACAF and the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol that oversee the assignment, evaluation and training of all the referees in its respective country or region, joined forces in the assignment of the officiating crews who will call each match during the tournament. It should be noted that for all matches between a Mexican club and MLS club, a neutral referee has been assigned. In the case of a match between Mexican clubs, a referee from the Mexican "Primera División" has been assigned. Meanwhile, all matches between MLS sides will be officiated by a referee from Major League Soccer.
All referees hail from the CONCACAF region with the exception of Samir Osman from Egypt. Osman will participate in SuperLiga as a result of a unique exchange program between the USSF and the Egyptian Football Federation.
Below is a list of all officiating crews listed by match.
REFEREES AND MATCH CALENDAR (ALL TIMES LOCAL)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Group A: FC Dallas - CD Guadalajara (20:00) - Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas)
Referee - Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Assistant 1 - Kermit Quinsenberry
Assistant 2 - Emiliano Monje
Fourth Official - Jair Marrufo
Group A: Los Ángeles Galaxy - CF Pachuca (20:00) - The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)
Referee - Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Assistant 1 - Cory Rockwell
Assistant 2 - Frank Anderson
Fourth Official - Kevin Stott
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Group B: D.C. United - Monarcas Morelia (20:00) - RFK Memorial Stadium (Washington, D.C)
Referee - Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Assistant 1 - C.J. Morgante
Assistant 2 - Nathan Clement
Fourth Official - Alex Prus
Group B: Houston Dynamo - Club América (21:00) - Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)
Referee - Samir Osman (Egypt)
Assistant 1 - Fabio Tovar
Assistant 2 - George Vergara
Fourth Official - Mark Geiger
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Group A: FC Dallas - CF Pachuca (19:00) - Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas)
Referee - Samir Osman (Egypt)
Assistant 1 - Thomas Suple
Assistant 2 - Steven Taylor
Fourth Official - Abby Okulaja
Group A: Los Ángeles Galaxy - CD Guadalajara (19:00) - The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)
Referee - Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Assistant 1 - Grez Barkey
Assistant 2 - Craig Lowry
Fourth Official - Ramón Hernández
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Group B: D.C. United - Club América (20:00) - RFK Memorial Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
Referee - Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Assistant 1 - Kermit Quinsenberry
Assistant 2 - Sean Hurd
Fourth Official - Hilario Grajeda
Group B: Houston Dynamo - Monarcas Morelia (21:00) - Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)
Referee - TBD
Assistant 1 - Nate Clement
Assistant 2 - Frank Anderson
Fourth Official - Ricardo Salazar
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Group A: FC Dallas - Los Ángeles Galaxy (19:00) - Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas)
Referee - Kevin Stott (United States)
Assistant 1 - Fabio Tovar
Assistant 2 - Bill Dittmar
Fourth Official - Colin Tait
Group A: CD Guadalajara - CF Pachuca (20:00) - Dick's Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colorado)
Referee - Marco Antonio Rodríguez (México)
Assistant 1 - José Luís Camargo Callado
Assistant 2 - Salvador Rodríguez Gorrocino
Fourth Official - Abby Okulaja
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Group B: Houston Dynamo - D.C. United (19:00) - Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)
Referee - Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Assistant 1 - George Gasner
Assistant 2 - Kermit Quisenberry
Fourth Official - Jair Marrufo
Group B: Club América - Monarcas Morelia (9:00 p.m.) - Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Illinois)
Referee - Hugo León Guajardo (México)
Assistant 1 - Arturo Valásquez Ramírez
Assistant 2 - Alfonso Delcado Horcasitas
Fourth Official - Michael Kennedy
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Semifinal 1 - Referees to be determined
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Semifinal 2 - Referees to be determined
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Final - Referees to be determined
All matches will be broadcast live throughout the United States on Telefutura. For more information, please visit the official tournament website, www.SuperLiga2007.com.
