Allen Chapman

{{short description|American soccer referee}}

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Allen Chapman (born August 18, 1974) is an American soccer referee employed by PRO. He primarily officiates in Major League Soccer.

During an August 2016 USL match in New Jersey, Chapman became the first video assistant referee to be used during a professional match.{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Bob |date=August 13, 2016 |title=Video assistant referees edge closer after successful trial in United States |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/13/video-assistant-referees-edge-closer-after-successful-trial-in-u/ |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=March 15, 2017}} Chapman was named MLS Referee of the Year in 2017 and 2019.{{cite web |title=Allen Chapman earns second MLS Referee of the Year honor |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/allen-chapman-earns-second-mls-referee-year-honor |publisher=mlssoccer.com |access-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701012329/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/allen-chapman-earns-second-mls-referee-year-honor |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |url-status=live}} He was the referee for MLS Cup 2017 and MLS Cup 2019.

Chapman is also a former player and coach.{{cite web|title=Profiles|url=http://www.proreferees.com/roster-allen-chapman.php|publisher=proreferees.com|access-date=August 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529121909/http://www.proreferees.com/roster-allen-chapman.php|archive-date=May 29, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} He played professionally for the Arizona Sahuaros between 2000 and 2002.{{cite web|title=Allen Chapman|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/allen-chapman/|publisher=SoccerStats.us|access-date=November 26, 2014}} As of 2019, Chapman is a resident of Utah.{{cite web|title=2014 MLS Roster - Referee|url=http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/mls-roster/|publisher=referee.com|access-date=November 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502110511/http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/mls-roster/|archive-date=2014-05-02|url-status=dead}}