José Alfredo Peñaloza

José Alfredo Peñaloza Soto (born March 29, 1974 in Mexico City, Mexico) is one of five Mexican football referees who have been born and raised in the capital of the Mexican republic. He has been a football professional referee since 2001.

Refereeing debut[]

On January 12, 2003, Peñaloza made his debut as a referee in the Primera "A" match between Cihuatlan vs. Correcaminos U.A.T. in Round 1 of Torneo Verano 2003.

Primera "A"

12-1-03: Cihuatlan 1 - 2 Correcaminos U.A.T.

On August 4, 2007, Peñaloza made his debut in the Mexican Primera Division as match referee in torneo apertura 2007 in a match between Monarcas Morelia and Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz played at Estadio Morelos in Morelia. The result was a draw.

Mexican 1st Division

4-8-07: Morelia 1 - 1 Veracruz

FIFA accreditation[]

In 2010, Peñaloza and Ricardo Arellano were international football referees as part of the 20-member football officiating crew by representing Mexico in FIFA. Every officials uniform has a FIFA FAIR PLAY patch located on the left-side sleeve of its uniform meaning in the fairness of soccer throughout Mexico and rest of the world.

Career in domestic leagues[]

Peñaloza has refereed more than 100 matches which ranks him 11th on the all-time match refereeing list. Benito Archundia Tellez is at the top of the list with over 500 matches in Mexican Football Federation history.

Mexican 1st Division

2007/2008 Season: 9 Matches
2008/2009 Season: 24 Matches (Including: 2 Quarter-Finals 1st Leg; Semi-Final 1st Leg)
2009/2010 Season: 24 Matches (Including: 2 Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg; Semi-Final 1st Leg)
2010/2011 Season: 15 Matches
2011/2012 Season: 18 Matches (Including: 1 Quarter-Final 1st Leg)

Liga MX

2012/2013 Season: 18 Matches (Including: 1 Quarter-Final 1st Leg)

Mexican Primera A

2002-03 Season: 4 Matches
2003-04 Season: 8 Matches
2004-05 Season: 19 Matches
2005-06 Season: 16 Matches
2006-07 Season: 13 Matches
2007-08 Season: 8 Matches
2008-09 Season: 1 Match

Fuerzas Basicas Sub-15

2010-11 Season: 3 Matches
2011-12 Season: 1 Match

Overall Match Officiating in FEMEXFUT: 181 Matches Officiating

Officialing in international tournaments[]

Peñaloza has made history to refereed the first int'l soccer tournament since FIFA issues the match official license in late 2009, he represents CONCACAF as part of six soccer confederations.

CONCACAF Champions League

31-3-10: UNAM 1 - 0 Cruz Azul (Semi-Final) (1st Leg)
28-3-12: Monterrey 3 - 0 UNAM Pumas (Semi-Final) (1st Leg)
23-8-12: LA Galaxy 5 - 2 Metapan (Group Stage)
28-8-13: Heredia 1 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes (Group Stage)

World Cup Qualifying 2014 - Concacaf

11-10-11: Guatemala 3 - 1 Belize (2nd Round)

CONCACAF U-20 Championship Puebla 2013

18-2-13: Cuba U20 2 - 1 Canada U20
22-2-13: United States U20 1 - 0 Costa Rica U20
26-2-13: Cuba U20 2 - 1 Costa Rica U20

Toulon Tournament 2014

22-5-14: England U-20 3 - 0 Qatar U-20 (Group B)
26-5-14: Colombia U-20 0 - 1 South Korea U-20 (Group B)

Accomplishments[]

Peñaloza has been the fourth official in the Torneo final twice occurring in the second leg, once in Torneo Clasura 2009 final between Pumas UNAM and Tuzos Pachuca and in the Torneo Bicentenario 2010 final between Club Deportivo Toluca and Santos Laguna before the 2010 FIFA World Cup takes place in South Africa. Same role as fourth official in the 2011 & 2012 Copa Santander Libertadores throughout the tournament. Penaloza has reach 300 games officiating in his outstanding career, currently ranked 7th on the all-time officiating list.