Referee
César Soto Grado
Spain
- Matches
- 175
- Age
- 46
- Born
- 17 Jun 1980
- Since
- 12 Sept 2018
César Soto Grado (born 17 June 1980) is a Spanish referee who officiates in La Liga. He has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2022. Wikipedia ↗
Yellow cards
4.00
per game
+1.33 vs league average (2.67)
Red cards
0.07
per game
Penalties awarded
0.31
per game
in line with league average (0.27)
Fouls
27.77
per game
By competition
4 competitions| Competition | Matches | YC/g | RC/g | Pen/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 144 | — | — | 0.28 |
 Copa del Rey | 27 | 4.07 | 0.07 | 0.48 |
 UEFA Champions League | 3 | 3.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 UEFA Europa League | 1 | — | — | — |
Matches
175 in charge- 20 Sept 2026La LigaDeportivo
1 - 1
Real Betis—— - 7 Sept 2026La LigaGetafe
1 - 1
Celta Vigo—— - 22 Aug 2026La LigaAthletic Club
1 - 3
Sevilla—— - 10 May 2026La LigaReal Oviedo
0 - 0Getafe—— - 24 Apr 2026La LigaReal Betis1 - 1
Real Madrid—— - 21 Apr 2026La LigaMallorca
1 - 1
Valencia—— - 5 Apr 2026La LigaAlavés
2 - 2
Osasuna——P2 - 16 Mar 2026La LigaRayo Vallecano
1 - 1
Levante—— - 4 Mar 2026Copa del ReyReal Sociedad
1 - 0
Athletic Club70P1 - 28 Feb 2026La LigaReal Oviedo0 - 1
Atlético—— - 16 Feb 2026La LigaGirona
2 - 1
Barcelona—— - 5 Feb 2026Copa del ReyReal Betis
0 - 5
Atletico Madrid20 - 2 Feb 2026La LigaMallorca4 - 1Sevilla——P1
- 24 Jan 2026La LigaVillarreal
0 - 2Real Madrid——P1 - 13 Jan 2026Copa del ReyReal Sociedad2 - 2
Osasuna70
Results
45%26%29%
Home win 45%Draw 26%Away win 29%
By season
- 2026/273 · —
- 2025/2626 · 4.0
- 2024/2522 · 0.0
- 2023/2426 · 2.2
- 2022/2327 · 4.4
- 2021/2224 · 6.3
- 2020/2126 · 4.0
- 2019/2020 · 5.7
- 2018/191 · 3.0
Teams refereed most
- Real Madrid24 · 15-7-2
- Sevilla19 · 8-6-5
- Atlético19 · 13-6-0
- Villarreal18 · 8-1-9
- Valencia17 · 3-6-8
- Real Betis16 · 3-8-5
- Athletic Club15 · 9-2-4
- Barcelona15 · 5-3-7
Real Sociedad15 · 7-4-4- Celta Vigo13 · 5-5-3
- Osasuna13 · 5-6-2
- Getafe12 · 3-7-2
