Liga MX referees: cards per game
328 finished matches from 24 October 2025 to 24 October 2026 (last 12 months).
16 referees took charge of at least 10 matches in that period. The league averages 4.59 cards per game, and 46.6% of matches ended with 5 or more. Most cards per game: Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle (7.15). Fewest: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández (3.28).
Cards per referee in Liga MX
Averages per game, referees with at least 10 matches, most cards first.
| # | Referee | Matches | Cards | Yellows | Reds | Fouls | 5+ cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle | 13 | 7.15 | 6.31 | 0.85 | 22.69 | 84.6% |
| 2 | Maximiliano Quintero Hernández | 16 | 5.50 | 5.31 | 0.19 | 24.19 | 68.8% |
| 3 | Yonatan Peinado Aguirre | 12 | 5.33 | 4.92 | 0.42 | 24.33 | 66.7% |
| 4 | Ismael Rosario Lopez Peñuelas | 21 | 5.24 | 4.90 | 0.33 | 21.62 | 52.4% |
| 5 | Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina | 12 | 5.00 | 4.17 | 0.83 | 20.58 | 58.3% |
| 5 | Katia Itzel García | 17 | 5.00 | 4.94 | 0.06 | 25.18 | 47.1% |
| 7 | Daniel Quintero Huittrón | 21 | 4.95 | 4.52 | 0.43 | 23.38 | 47.6% |
| 8 | César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos | 18 | 4.83 | 4.50 | 0.33 | 23.83 | 61.1% |
| 8 | Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava | 24 | 4.83 | 4.29 | 0.54 | 22.96 | 54.2% |
| 10 | Oscar Mejia Garcia | 11 | 4.73 | 4.09 | 0.64 | 22.27 | 54.5% |
| 11 | Fernando Hernandez Gomez | 17 | 4.59 | 3.94 | 0.65 | 26.41 | 41.2% |
| 12 | Adonai Escobedo González | 17 | 4.53 | 4.06 | 0.47 | 20.53 | 41.2% |
| 13 | Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre | 19 | 3.95 | 3.84 | 0.11 | 22.89 | 26.3% |
| 14 | Guillermo Pacheco Larios | 13 | 3.92 | 3.62 | 0.31 | 21.23 | 38.5% |
| 15 | Vicente Jassiel Reynoso Arce | 16 | 3.38 | 3.13 | 0.25 | 20.63 | 43.8% |
| 16 | Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández | 18 | 3.28 | 3.17 | 0.11 | 22.72 | 11.1% |
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| Referee | Matches | Cards (total) |
|---|---|---|
| Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra Armenta | 9 | 34 |
| Karen Hernández Andrade | 9 | 36 |
| Salvador Pérez Villalobos | 9 | 31 |
| Mario Terrazas Chávez | 8 | 35 |
| Iván Antonio López Sánchez | 7 | 34 |
| Luis Rodriguez | 7 | 19 |
| Martín Molina Astorga | 7 | 29 |
| Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras | 5 | 34 |
| Aldo Ballesteros Barba | 2 | 1 |
Finished league matches, regular season and knockouts, with full stats for both teams. Cards = yellows + reds of both teams; the league average counts all its matches in the same period.
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