Professional Referee Organization

Professional Referee Organization
FoundedNovember 2012; 12 years ago (2012-11)
Headquarters420 Fifth Avenue
7th Floor
New York, NY 10018[1]
Area served
United States and Canada
Key people
Websitewww.proreferees.com

Professional Referee Organization (PRO) is the organization responsible for managing the referee and assistant referee program in professional soccer leagues in the United States and Canada, working alongside the United States Soccer Federation, Major League Soccer, the Canadian Soccer Association, the United Soccer League, the National Women's Soccer League, and the U.S. Open Cup.

The organization's targets are to increase the quality of officiating in U.S. and Canadian professional leagues, develop more professional-quality officials at a younger age, and produce officials who will represent the United States and Canada in FIFA competitions.[3] The referees employed by PRO are represented by the PSRA.[4]

  1. ^ "Headquarters". Professional Referee Organization.
  2. ^ "Support Staff". Professional Referee Organization.
  3. ^ "About PRO". Professional Referee Organization.
  4. ^ "About PSRA". Professional Referee Organization.