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" 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 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 Liga MX Mexican Primera A 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 World Cup Qualifying 2014 - Concacaf CONCACAF U-20 Championship Puebla 2013 Toulon Tournament 2014 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.