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Alireza Faghani
IranReferee2016–2026Results and referee statistics · All competitions
- 232
- Matches
- 4.05
- Cards/game
- 769
- Yellow cards
- 25
- Red cards
- 48
- Penalties
- 11
- Seasons
Data coverage: cards in 196 of 232 matches, fouls in 193, penalties in 189. Averages use only known data.
Career statistics
MP: completed matches · YC: yellow cards · RC: red cards. * Partial coverage. — No data. Per-match values use matches with known data. Open a season row for coverage details.
Progress
3.83
20165.00
20174.25
2018/193.73
2019/204.05
2020/214.25
2021/224.15
2022/233.93
2023/243.32
2024/253.73
2025/26—
2026—
Yellow cards per game · scale 0–5.00 · dash = too little data
Then4.16per game · 2016–2022 · 98 matches
Now3.68per game · 2022–2026 · 98 matches
The difference is no larger than chance can explain.
Season by season, with sample sizes
| Season | Competition | Matches | With data | Yellow cards | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | AFC Champions League Elite | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 2016 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2017 | AFC Champions League Elite | 7 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 2017/18 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | Confederations Cup | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 2017 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 2018 | AFC Champions League Elite | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 2018/19 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | AFF Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | World Cup | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 2019 | AFC Champions League Elite | 6 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 2019/20 | A-League | 20 | 20 | 75 | 3.75 |
| 2019/21 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | AFC Asian Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2019 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | AFC Champions League Elite | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 2020/21 | A-League | 19 | 17 | 69 | 4.06 |
| 2020/21 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | AFC Champions League Elite | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 2021/22 | A-League | 17 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 |
| 2021/22 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | Arab Cup | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | AFC Champions League Elite | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 2022/23 | A-League | 21 | 21 | 86 | 4.10 |
| 2022/23 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | Australia Cup | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | Friendly | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | World Cup | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 2023/24 | AFC Champions League Elite | 9 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 2023/24 | A-League | 17 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 |
| 2023 | Australia Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2023 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | AFC Champions League Elite | 7 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 2024/25 | A-League | 10 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 2024 | Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | Australia Cup | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | AFC Asian Cup | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 2024 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 2025 | FIFA Club World Cup | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 2025/26 | AFC Champions League Elite | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 2025/26 | A-League | 13 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 2025/26 | Pro League | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2025 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 2026 | Friendly | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2026 | World Cup | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 2026 | World Cup 2026 Qualifying= | 1 | 0 | — | — |