The assignments for Matchday 1 of the 2026 Major League Soccer season:
02/21/2026
St Louis CITY vs Charlotte FC
Energizer Park (2:30PM ET)
REF: Ismail Elfath
AR1: Corey Parker
AR2: Kyle Atkins
4TH: Fotis Bazakos
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard
AVAR: Tom Supple
FC Cincinnati vs Atlanta United
TQL Stadium (4:45PM ET)
REF: Rosendo Mendoza
AR1: Jeremy Kieso
AR2: Walt Heatherly
4TH: Chris Penso
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
D.C. United vs Philadelphia Union
Audi Field (7:30PM ET)
REF: Guido Gonzales Jr
AR1: Nick Uranga
AR2: Adam Wienckowski
4TH: Sergii Boiko
VAR: Shawn Tehini
AVAR: Tom Supple
Orlando City vs Red Bull New York
Inter&Co Stadium (7:30PM ET)
REF: Rubiel Vazquez
AR1: Jose Da Silva
AR2: Andrew Bigelow
4TH: Marcos de Oliveira
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez
AVAR: John Krill
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Real Salt Lake
BC Place (7:30PM ET)
REF: Drew Fischer
AR1: Lyes Arfa
AR2: Mike Nickerson
4TH: Alain Ruch
VAR: Geoff Gamble
AVAR: Melissa Beck
Austin FC vs Minnesota United
Q2 Stadium (8:30PM ET)
REF: Armando Villarreal
AR1: Corey Rockwell
AR2: Justin Howard
4TH: Sergii Demianchuk
VAR: Sorin Stoica
AVAR: Claudiu Badea
FC Dallas vs Toronto FC
Toyota Stadium (8:30PM ET)
REF: Timothy Ford
AR1: Adam Garner
AR2: Eric Weisbrod
4TH: Lorenzo Hernandez
VAR: Greg Dopka
AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert
Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire
Shell Energy Stadium (8:30PM ET)
REF: Filip Dujic
AR1: Cory Richardson
AR2: Gianni Facchini
4TH: Ricardo Montero Araya
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr
AVAR: Jeff Muschik
Nashville vs New England Revolution
GEODIS Park (8:30PM ET)
REF: Tori Penso
AR1: Kathryn Nesbitt
AR2: Meghan Mullen
4TH: Jon Freemon
VAR: Ramy Touchan
AVAR: Cameron Blanchard
Los Angeles FC vs Inter Miami
LA Coliseum (9:30PM ET)
REF: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
AR1: Jeremy Hanson
AR2: Chris Elliott
4TH: Jair Marrufo
VAR: Kevin Stott
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew
Providence Park (10:30PM ET)
REF: Allen Chapman
AR1: Kevin Lock
AR2: Diego Blas
4TH: Brandon Stevis
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
AVAR: Fabio Tovar
San Diego FC vs CF Montréal
Snapdragon Stadium (10:30PM ET)
REF: Joe Dickerson
AR1: Ryan Graves
AR2: Logan Brown
4TH: Ricardo Fierro
VAR: Lukasz Szpala
AVAR: Craig Lowry
San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City
PayPal Park (10:30PM ET)
REF: Alexis Da Silva
AR1: Chris Wattam
AR2: Jeffrey Swartzel
4TH: Elijio Arreguin
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
AVAR: Robert Schaap
02/22/2026
LA Galaxy vs New York City FC
Dignity Health Sports Park (7PM ET)
REF: Victor Rivas
AR1: Jeffrey Greeson
AR2: Felisha Mariscal
4TH: Servando Berna
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
AVAR: Robert Schaap
Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids
Lumen Field (9:15PM ET)
REF: Malik Badawi
AR1: Ian McKay
AR2: Kali Smith
4TH: Corbyn May
VAR: Ramy Touchan
AVAR: Jonathan Johnson