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Referee Profiles

How strict is each referee, how soon do they show the first card, and what do they book players for?

  • Cards shown
    131
    5.5 per match
  • Average first card
    ⁦27'⁩
    Across 24 matches with a card
  • Cards to team staff
    19
    15% of all cards
  • Sendings-off
    9
    6 straight reds · 3 second yellows
  • Key finding5.7

    cards per match from Abdulhadi Alasmar Al-Ruaile, the strictest with 3+ matches; 4.7 for Mohammed Nasser Ahmed. League average 5.5.

  • Key finding44%

    of cards come after the 75th minute; 28 of the 131 in stoppage time.

  • Key finding20%

    of all cards are for dissent, including 17 of the 19 shown to coaches and team staff.

  • Key finding9

    sendings-off: 6 straight reds and 3 second yellows. Every match so far has produced at least one card.

Cards per Match

How it's counted

Cards per Match

Whose card

Every card on a report is credited to that match's referee.

Ranked referees

Referees are ranked once they have 3+ matches.

Second yellow

One sending-off. The first caution stays a yellow; the dismissal counts as a second yellow, not a straight red.

How strict each referee is against the league average.

  • Yellow cards
  • Sendings-off
League average 5.5
Referee
Cards per match
Abdulhadi Alasmar Al-Ruaile
5.7
Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari
5.3
Mohammed Nasser Ahmed
4.7
Fewer than 3 matches · not ranked
Abdulrahman Ali Al-Mulla
11.5
Hamad Saleh Al-Eissaei
8.0
Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Jassim
7.0
Mohammed Al-Sherif
6.0
Abdulaziz Mousa Abdulla
4.0
Abdulla Ali Al-Athba
4.0
Mohammed Ahmad Al-Mazyed
4.0
Mohsin Yaqoub Al-Sharshani
4.0
Naser Ayesh
2.0
Salman Falahi
1.0

The First Card

How it's counted

The First Card

Whose card

Every card on a report is credited to that match's referee.

Ranked referees

Referees are ranked once they have 3+ matches.

First card

Each match's first card; stoppage minutes ignored.

45+3'
45'

Cards with no minute

A card shown after the final whistle is kept in the data but left off charts drawn by minute.

How soon each referee reaches for a card.

  • Average
  • Earliest to latest
Referee
Avg first card
Abdulhadi Alasmar Al-Ruaile
⁦16'⁩
Mohammed Nasser Ahmed
⁦29'⁩
Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari
⁦48'⁩
Match minute
Fewer than 3 matches · not ranked
  • Average
  • Earliest to latest
Referee
Avg first card
Mohammed Ahmad Al-Mazyed
⁦6'⁩
Mohammed Al-Sherif
⁦13'⁩
Hamad Saleh Al-Eissaei
⁦15'⁩
Abdulrahman Ali Al-Mulla
⁦20'⁩
Salman Falahi
⁦22'⁩
Abdulla Ali Al-Athba
⁦23'⁩
Naser Ayesh
⁦23'⁩
Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Jassim
⁦26'⁩
Mohsin Yaqoub Al-Sharshani
⁦31'⁩
Abdulaziz Mousa Abdulla
⁦47'⁩
Match minute

When Cards Come

How it's counted

When Cards Come

90+1 or 90+10

When a narrow report cell prints 90+1 but the wider column prints 90+10, we use 90+10.

Cards with no minute

A card shown after the final whistle is kept in the data but left off charts drawn by minute.

When in the match cards are shown.

131 cards
010203040
Match minute · 15-minute windows

Why Cards Are Shown

How it's counted

Why Cards Are Shown

Whose card

Every card on a report is credited to that match's referee.

Booking reasons

The referee's wording on the report, grouped into six reasons.

Ranked referees

Referees are ranked once they have 3+ matches.

Why cards are shown, across the league and by referee.

  • Unsporting behaviour
  • Stopping an attack
  • Dissent
  • Delaying the restart
  • Violent or abusive conduct
  • Other
Referee
Cards
All referees
131
Abdulhadi Alasmar Al-Ruaile
17
Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari
16
Mohammed Nasser Ahmed
14

Referee Explorer

How it's counted

Referee Explorer

Whose card

Every card on a report is credited to that match's referee.

Second yellow

One sending-off. The first caution stays a yellow; the dismissal counts as a second yellow, not a straight red.

Each referee's season, match by match.

Full referee profile →
  • Yellow card
  • Second yellow
  • Straight red
Team staff
Al-Wakrah 2–2 Qatar
Round 1 · 20 Aug 2026 · 6 cards
Al-Gharafa 1–3 Al-Shamal
Round 2 · 27 Aug 2026 · 5 cards
Al-Rayyan 1–1 Al-Duhail
Round 3 · 5 Sept 2026 · 6 cards