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Mod
ifica
tions
to
the
Law
s
23
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
M
od
ific
ati
on
s t
o t
he
La
ws
The
univ
ersa
lity
of th
e La
ws
of th
e Ga
me
mea
ns th
at th
e ga
me
is e
ssen
tially
th
e sa
me
in e
very
par
t of t
he w
orld
and
at e
very
leve
l. As
wel
l as
crea
ting
a ‘fa
ir’ a
nd s
afe
envi
ronm
ent i
n w
hich
the
gam
e is
pla
yed,
the
Law
s sh
ould
als
o pr
omot
e pa
rtic
ipat
ion
and
enjo
ymen
t.
His
tori
cally
, The
IFAB
has
allo
wed
nat
iona
l foo
tbal
l ass
ocia
tion
s (F
As) s
ome
flexi
bilit
y to
mod
ify th
e ‘o
rgan
isat
iona
l’ La
ws
for
spec
ific
cate
gori
es o
f foo
tbal
l. H
owev
er, T
he IF
AB s
tron
gly
belie
ves
that
nat
iona
l FAs
sho
uld
now
be
give
n m
ore
optio
ns to
mod
ify a
spec
ts o
f the
way
foot
ball
is o
rgan
ised
if it
will
ben
efit
foot
ball
in th
eir
own
coun
try.
How
the
gam
e is
pla
yed
and
refe
reed
sho
uld
be th
e sa
me
on e
very
foot
ball
field
in
the
wor
ld fr
om th
e FI
FA W
orld
Cup
™ fi
nal t
o th
e sm
alle
st v
illag
e. H
owev
er,
the
need
s of
a c
ount
ry’s
dom
estic
foot
ball
shou
ld d
eter
min
e ho
w lo
ng th
e ga
me
last
s, h
ow m
any
peop
le c
an ta
ke p
art a
nd h
ow s
ome
unfa
ir b
ehav
iour
is
puni
shed
.
Cons
eque
ntly
, the
131
st A
GM o
f The
IFAB
hel
d in
Lon
don
on 3
rd M
arch
201
7 un
anim
ousl
y ag
reed
that
nat
iona
l FAs
(and
con
fede
ratio
ns a
nd F
IFA)
sho
uld
now
hav
e th
e op
tion,
if th
ey w
ish
to u
se it
, to
mod
ify a
ll or
som
e of
the
follo
win
g or
gani
satio
nal a
reas
of t
he L
aws
of th
e Ga
me
for
foot
ball
for
whi
ch
they
are
res
pons
ible
:
Fo
r y
ou
th,
ve
tera
ns,
dis
ab
ilit
y a
nd
gra
ssro
ots
fo
otb
all
:
size
of t
he fi
eld
of p
lay
size
, wei
ght a
nd m
ater
ial o
f the
bal
lw
idth
bet
wee
n th
e go
alpo
sts
and
heig
ht o
f the
cro
ssba
r fr
om th
e gr
ound
dura
tion
of th
e tw
o (e
qual
) hal
ves
of th
e ga
me
(and
two
equa
l hal
ves
of
extr
a tim
e)
the
use
of r
etur
n su
bstit
utes
the
use
of te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sals
(sin
bin
s) fo
r so
me/
all c
autio
ns (Y
Cs)
24 F
or
an
y l
ev
el
ex
cep
t co
mp
eti
tio
ns
inv
olv
ing
th
e 1
st te
am
of
clu
bs
in t
he
to
p
div
isio
n o
r ‘A
’ in
tern
ati
on
al
tea
ms:
the
num
ber
of s
ubst
itutio
ns e
ach
team
is p
erm
itted
to u
se u
p to
a
max
imum
of f
ive
In a
dditi
on, t
o al
low
nat
iona
l FAs
furt
her
flexi
bilit
y to
ben
efit
and
deve
lop
thei
r do
mes
tic fo
otba
ll, T
he IF
AB A
GM a
ppro
ved
the
follo
win
g ch
ange
s re
latin
g to
‘c
ateg
orie
s’ o
f foo
tbal
l:
wom
en’s
foot
ball
is n
o lo
nger
a s
epar
ate
cate
gory
and
now
has
the
sam
e st
atus
as
men
’s fo
otba
ll th
e ag
e lim
its fo
r yo
uth
and
vete
rans
hav
e be
en r
emov
ed –
nat
iona
l FAs
, co
nfed
erat
ions
and
FIF
A ha
ve th
e fle
xibi
lity
to d
ecid
e th
e ag
e re
stri
ctio
ns
for
thes
e ca
tego
ries
ea
ch n
atio
nal F
A w
ill d
eter
min
e w
hich
com
petit
ions
at t
he lo
wes
t lev
els
of
foot
ball
are
desi
gnat
ed a
s ‘g
rass
root
s’ fo
otba
ll
Nat
iona
l FAs
hav
e th
e op
tion
to a
ppro
ve d
iffer
ent m
odifi
catio
ns fo
r di
ffere
nt
com
petit
ions
- th
ere
is n
o re
quir
emen
t to
appl
y th
em u
nive
rsal
ly o
r to
app
ly
them
all.
Ho
we
ve
r, n
o o
the
r m
od
ific
ati
on
s a
re a
llo
we
d.
Nat
iona
l FAs
are
ask
ed to
info
rm T
he IF
AB o
f the
ir u
se o
f the
se m
odifi
catio
ns,
and
at w
hich
leve
ls, a
s th
is in
form
atio
n, a
nd e
spec
ially
the
reas
on(s
) why
the
mod
ifica
tions
are
bei
ng u
sed,
may
iden
tify
deve
lopm
ent i
deas
/str
ateg
ies
whi
ch
The
IFAB
can
sha
re to
ass
ist t
he d
evel
opm
ent o
f foo
tbal
l in
othe
r na
tiona
l FAs
.
The
IFAB
wou
ld a
lso
be v
ery
inte
rest
ed to
hea
r ab
out o
ther
pot
entia
l m
odifi
catio
n of
the
Law
s of
the
Gam
e w
hich
cou
ld in
crea
se p
artic
ipat
ion,
m
ake
foot
ball
mor
e at
trac
tive
and
prom
ote
its w
orld
wid
e de
velo
pmen
t.
26 Th
e 13
1st A
GM o
f The
IFAB
hel
d in
Lon
don
on 3
rd M
arch
201
7 ap
prov
ed th
e us
e of
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
ls (s
in b
ins)
for
all o
r so
me
caut
ions
/yel
low
car
ds (Y
Cs)
in y
outh
, vet
eran
s, d
isab
ility
and
gra
ssro
ots
foot
ball,
sub
ject
to th
e ap
prov
al o
f th
e co
mpe
titio
n’s
natio
nal F
A, c
onfe
dera
tion
or F
IFA,
whi
chev
er is
app
ropr
iate
.
Refe
renc
e to
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
ls is
foun
d in
: La
w 5
– T
he R
efer
ee (P
ower
s and
dut
ies)
: D
isci
pli
na
ry a
ctio
n
The
refe
ree:
has
the
pow
er to
sho
w y
ello
w o
r re
d ca
rds
and,
whe
re c
ompe
titio
n ru
les
perm
it, t
empo
rari
ly d
ism
iss
a pl
ayer
, fro
m e
nter
ing
the
field
at t
he s
tart
of
the
mat
ch u
ntil
afte
r th
e m
atch
has
end
ed, i
nclu
ding
dur
ing
the
half-
time
inte
rval
, ext
ra ti
me
and
kick
s fr
om th
e pe
nalty
mar
k
A te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal i
s w
hen
a pl
ayer
com
mits
a c
autio
nabl
e (Y
C) o
ffenc
e an
d is
pun
ishe
d by
an
imm
edia
te ‘s
uspe
nsio
n’ fr
om p
artic
ipat
ing
in th
e ne
xt p
art o
f th
at m
atch
. The
phi
loso
phy
is th
at a
n ‘in
stan
t pun
ishm
ent’
can
have
a
sign
ifica
nt a
nd im
med
iate
pos
itive
influ
ence
on
the
beha
viou
r of
the
offe
ndin
g pl
ayer
and
, pot
entia
lly, t
he p
laye
r’s
team
.
The
natio
nal F
A, c
onfe
dera
tion
or F
IFA,
sho
uld
appr
ove
(for
pub
licat
ion
in
the
com
petit
ion
rule
s) a
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
l pro
toco
l with
in th
e fo
llow
ing
guid
elin
es:
27
Pla
ye
rs o
nly
Tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
ls a
pply
to a
ll pl
ayer
s (i
nclu
ding
goa
lkee
pers
) but
not
for
caut
iona
ble
offe
nces
(YCs
) com
mitt
ed b
y a
subs
titut
e or
sub
stitu
ted
play
er
Re
fere
e’s
sig
na
l
The
refe
ree
will
indi
cate
a te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal b
y sh
owin
g a
yello
w c
ard
(YC)
and
then
cle
arly
poi
ntin
g w
ith b
oth
arm
s to
the
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
l ar
ea (u
sual
ly th
e pl
ayer
’s te
chni
cal a
rea)
Th
e t
em
po
rary
dis
mis
sal
pe
rio
d
The
leng
th o
f the
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
l is
the
sam
e fo
r al
l offe
nces
Th
e le
ngth
of t
he te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal s
houl
d be
bet
wee
n 10
–15%
of t
he
tota
l pla
ying
tim
e (e
.g. 1
0 m
inut
es in
a 9
0-m
inut
e m
atch
; 8 m
inut
es in
an
80-m
inut
e m
atch
) Th
e te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal p
erio
d be
gins
whe
n pl
ay r
esta
rts
afte
r th
e pl
ayer
ha
s le
ft th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y Th
e re
fere
e sh
ould
incl
ude
in th
e te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal p
erio
d an
y tim
e ‘lo
st’
for
a st
oppa
ge fo
r w
hich
‘add
ition
al ti
me’
will
be
allo
wed
at t
he e
nd o
f the
ha
lf (e
.g. s
ubst
itutio
n, in
jury
etc
...)
Com
petit
ions
mus
t dec
ide
who
will
hel
p th
e re
fere
e tim
e th
e di
smis
sal
peri
od –
it c
ould
be
the
resp
onsi
bilit
y of
a d
eleg
ate,
4th
offi
cial
or
neut
ral
assi
stan
t ref
eree
; con
vers
ely
it co
uld
be a
team
offi
cial
O
nce
the
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
l per
iod
has
been
com
plet
ed, t
he p
laye
r ca
n re
turn
from
the
touc
hlin
e w
ith th
e re
fere
e’s
perm
issi
on, w
hich
can
be
give
n w
hile
the
ball
is in
pla
y Th
e re
fere
e ha
s th
e fin
al d
ecis
ion
as to
whe
n th
e pl
ayer
can
retu
rn A
tem
pora
rily
dis
mis
sed
play
er c
an n
ot b
e su
bstit
uted
unt
il th
e en
d of
the
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
l per
iod
(but
not
if th
e te
am h
as u
sed
all i
ts p
erm
itted
su
bstit
utes
) If
a te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal p
erio
d ha
s no
t bee
n co
mpl
eted
at t
he e
nd o
f th
e fir
st h
alf (
or th
e en
d of
the
seco
nd h
alf w
hen
extr
a tim
e is
to b
e pl
ayed
) th
e re
mai
ning
par
t of t
he te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal p
erio
d is
ser
ved
from
the
star
t of
the
seco
nd h
alf (
star
t of e
xtra
tim
e) A
play
er w
ho is
stil
l ser
ving
a te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal a
t the
end
of t
he m
atch
is
perm
itted
to ta
ke p
art i
n ki
cks
from
the
pena
lty m
ark
(pen
altie
s)
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
M
od
ific
ati
on
s t
o t
he
La
ws
28T
em
po
rary
dis
mis
sal
are
a
A te
mpo
rari
ly d
ism
isse
d pl
ayer
sho
uld
rem
ain
with
in th
e te
chni
cal a
rea
(whe
re o
ne e
xist
s) o
r w
ith th
e te
am’s
coa
ch/t
echn
ical
sta
ff, u
nles
s ‘w
arm
ing
up’ (
unde
r th
e sa
me
cond
ition
s as
a s
ubst
itute
)
Off
en
ces
be
fore
/du
rin
g/a
fte
r a
te
mp
ora
ry d
ism
issa
l
A te
mpo
rari
ly d
ism
isse
d pl
ayer
who
com
mits
a c
autio
nabl
e (Y
C) o
r se
ndin
g-of
f (RC
) offe
nce
duri
ng th
eir
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
l per
iod
will
take
no
furt
her
part
in th
e m
atch
and
may
not
be
repl
aced
or
subs
titut
ed
Fu
rth
er
dis
cip
lin
ary
act
ion
Com
petit
ions
/nat
iona
l FAs
will
dec
ide
if te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sals
mus
t be
repo
rted
to th
e ap
prop
riat
e au
thor
ities
and
whe
ther
any
furt
her
disc
iplin
ary
actio
n m
ay b
e ta
ken
e.g.
sus
pens
ion
for
accu
mul
atin
g a
num
ber
of te
mpo
rary
di
smis
sals
, as
with
cau
tions
(YCs
)
Te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal s
yste
ms
A co
mpe
titio
n m
ay u
se o
ne o
f the
follo
win
g te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal s
yste
ms:
Syst
em A
– fo
r al
l cau
tions
(YCs
) Sy
stem
B –
for
som
e bu
t not
all
caut
ions
(YCs
)
Sy
ste
m A
– t
em
po
rary
dis
mis
sal
for
all
ca
uti
on
s (Y
Cs)
All c
autio
ns (Y
Cs) a
re p
unis
hed
with
a te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal
A pl
ayer
who
com
mits
a 2
nd c
autio
n (Y
C) in
the
sam
e m
atch
:•
will
rec
eive
a s
econ
d te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal a
nd th
en ta
kes
no fu
rthe
r pa
rt
in th
e m
atch
• m
ay b
e re
plac
ed b
y a
subs
titut
e at
the
end
of th
e se
cond
tem
pora
ry
dism
issa
l per
iod
if th
e pl
ayer
’s te
am h
as n
ot u
sed
its m
axim
um n
umbe
r
of s
ubst
itute
s (t
his
is b
ecau
se th
e te
am h
as a
lrea
dy b
een
‘pun
ishe
d’ b
y pl
ayin
g w
ithou
t tha
t pla
yer
for
2 x
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
l per
iods
)
29
Sy
ste
m B
– t
em
po
rary
dis
mis
sal
for
som
e b
ut
no
t a
ll c
au
tio
ns
(YC
s)*
A pr
e-de
fined
list
of c
autio
nabl
e (Y
C) o
ffenc
es w
ill b
e pu
nish
ed b
y a
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
l Al
l oth
er c
autio
nabl
e of
fenc
es a
re p
unis
hed
with
a c
autio
n (Y
C)
A pl
ayer
who
has
bee
n te
mpo
rari
ly d
ism
isse
d an
d th
en r
ecei
ves
a ca
utio
n (Y
C) c
ontin
ues
play
ing
A pl
ayer
who
has
rec
eive
d a
caut
ion
(YC)
and
then
rec
eive
s a
tem
pora
ry
dism
issa
l can
con
tinue
pla
ying
aft
er th
e en
d of
the
tem
pora
ry
dism
issa
l per
iod
A pl
ayer
who
rec
eive
s a
seco
nd te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal i
n th
e sa
me
mat
ch w
ill
serv
e th
e te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal a
nd th
en ta
kes
no fu
rthe
r pa
rt in
the
mat
ch.
The
play
er m
ay b
e re
plac
ed b
y a
subs
titut
e at
the
end
of th
e se
cond
te
mpo
rary
dis
mis
sal p
erio
d if
the
play
er’s
team
has
not
use
d its
max
imum
nu
mbe
r of
sub
stitu
tes
A pl
ayer
who
rec
eive
s a
seco
nd c
autio
n (Y
C) in
the
sam
e m
atch
will
be
sent
of
f and
take
s no
furt
her
part
in th
e m
atch
and
may
not
be
repl
aced
/su
bstit
uted
*Som
e co
mpe
titio
ns m
ay fi
nd it
val
uabl
e to
use
tem
pora
ry d
ism
issa
ls o
nly
for
caut
ions
(YCs
) for
offe
nce
rela
ting
to ‘i
napp
ropr
iate
’ beh
avio
ur, e
.g.
Sim
ulat
ion
Del
iber
atel
y de
layi
ng th
e op
posi
ng te
am’s
rest
art o
f the
mat
ch
Dis
sent
or
verb
al c
omm
ents
or
gest
ures
Stop
ping
a p
rom
isin
g at
tack
by
hold
ing,
pul
ling,
pus
hing
or
hand
ball
Kick
er il
lega
lly fe
intin
g at
a p
enal
ty k
ick
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
M
od
ific
ati
on
s t
o t
he
La
ws
30 Fo
llow
ing
appr
oval
at t
he 1
31st
AGM
of T
he IF
AB h
eld
in L
ondo
n on
3rd
Mar
ch
2017
The
Law
s of
the
Gam
e no
w p
erm
it th
e us
e of
ret
urn
subs
titut
es in
you
th,
vete
rans
, dis
abili
ty a
nd g
rass
root
s fo
otba
ll, s
ubje
ct to
the
appr
oval
of t
he
com
petit
ion’
s na
tiona
l FA,
con
fede
ratio
n or
FIF
A, w
hich
ever
is a
ppro
pria
te.
Refe
renc
e to
ret
urn
subs
titut
ions
is fo
und
in:
Law
3 –
The
Pla
yers
(Num
ber o
f sub
stit
utio
ns):
Re
turn
Su
bst
itu
tes
The
use
of r
etur
n su
bstit
utio
ns is
onl
y pe
rmitt
ed in
you
th, v
eter
ans,
disa
bilit
y an
d gr
assr
oots
foot
ball,
sub
ject
to th
e ag
reem
ent o
f the
nat
iona
l fo
otba
ll as
soci
atio
n, c
onfe
dera
tion
or F
IFA.
A ‘r
etur
n su
bstit
ute’
is a
pla
yer
who
has
alr
eady
pla
yed
in th
e m
atch
and
has
be
en s
ubst
itute
d (a
sub
stitu
ted
play
er) a
nd la
ter
in th
e m
atch
ret
urns
to p
lay
by r
epla
cing
ano
ther
pla
yer.
Apar
t fro
m th
e di
spen
satio
n fo
r a
subs
titut
ed p
laye
r to
ret
urn
to p
lay
in th
e m
atch
, all
othe
r pr
ovis
ions
of L
aw 3
and
the
Law
s of
the
Gam
e ap
ply
to r
etur
n su
bstit
utes
. In
part
icul
ar, t
he s
ubst
itutio
n pr
oced
ure
outli
ned
in L
aw 3
m
ust b
e fo
llow
ed.
Law 01
33
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
01
| T
he
Fie
ld o
f P
lay
1.
Fiel
d su
rfac
e Th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y m
ust b
e a
who
lly n
atur
al o
r, if
com
petit
ion
rule
s pe
rmit
, a
who
lly a
rtifi
cial
pla
ying
sur
face
exc
ept w
here
com
petit
ion
rule
s pe
rmit
an
inte
grat
ed c
ombi
natio
n of
art
ifici
al a
nd n
atur
al m
ater
ials
(hyb
rid
syst
em).
The
colo
ur o
f art
ifici
al s
urfa
ces
mus
t be
gree
n.
Whe
re a
rtifi
cial
sur
face
s ar
e us
ed in
com
petit
ion
mat
ches
bet
wee
n re
pres
enta
tive
team
s of
nat
iona
l foo
tbal
l ass
ocia
tions
affi
liate
d to
FIF
A or
in
tern
atio
nal c
lub
com
petit
ion
mat
ches
, the
sur
face
mus
t mee
t the
re
quir
emen
ts o
f the
FIF
A Q
ualit
y Pr
ogra
mm
e fo
r Fo
otba
ll Tu
rf o
r th
e In
tern
atio
nal M
atch
Sta
ndar
d, u
nles
s sp
ecia
l dis
pens
atio
n is
giv
en b
y Th
e IF
AB.
2.
Fiel
d m
arki
ngs
The
field
of p
lay
mus
t be
rect
angu
lar
and
mar
ked
with
con
tinuo
us li
nes
whi
ch
mus
t not
be
dang
erou
s; a
rtifi
cial
pla
ying
sur
face
mat
eria
l may
be
used
for
the
field
mar
king
s on
nat
ural
fiel
ds if
it is
not
dan
gero
us. T
hese
line
s be
long
to th
e ar
eas
of w
hich
they
are
bou
ndar
ies.
Onl
y th
e lin
es in
dica
ted
in L
aw 1
are
to b
e m
arke
d on
the
field
of p
lay.
The
two
long
er b
ound
ary
lines
are
touc
hlin
es. T
he tw
o sh
orte
r lin
es a
re
goal
line
s.
The
field
of p
lay
is d
ivid
ed in
to tw
o ha
lves
by
a ha
lfway
line
, whi
ch jo
ins
the
mid
poin
ts o
f the
two
touc
hlin
es.
The
cent
re m
ark
is a
t the
mid
poin
t of t
he h
alfw
ay li
ne. A
cir
cle
with
a ra
dius
of
9.1
5m
(10
yds)
is m
arke
d ar
ound
it.
34
34 M
arks
may
be
mad
e of
f the
fiel
d of
pla
y 9.
15m
(10
yds)
from
the
corn
er a
rc
at r
ight
ang
les
to th
e go
al li
nes
and
the
touc
hlin
es.
All l
ines
mus
t be
of th
e sa
me
wid
th, w
hich
mus
t not
be
mor
e th
an 1
2cm
(5
ins)
. The
goa
l lin
es m
ust b
e of
the
sam
e w
idth
as
the
goal
post
s an
d th
e cr
ossb
ar.
Whe
re a
rtifi
cial
sur
face
s ar
e us
ed, o
ther
line
s ar
e pe
rmitt
ed p
rovi
ded
they
ar
e a
diffe
rent
col
our
and
clea
rly
dist
ingu
isha
ble
from
the
foot
ball
lines
.
A pl
ayer
who
mak
es u
naut
hori
sed
mar
ks o
n th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y m
ust b
e ca
utio
ned
for
unsp
ortin
g be
havi
our.
If th
e re
fere
e no
tices
this
bei
ng d
one
duri
ng
the
mat
ch, t
he p
laye
r is
cau
tione
d w
hen
the
ball
next
goe
s ou
t of p
lay.
3.
Dim
ensi
ons
Th
e to
uchl
ine
mus
t be
long
er th
an th
e go
al li
ne.
Leng
th (t
ouch
line)
: m
inim
um
90
m (1
00 y
ds)
max
imum
12
0 m
(130
yds
)
Len
gth
(goa
l lin
e):
min
imum
45
m (5
0yd
s)
max
imum
90
m (1
00yd
s)
4. D
imen
sion
s for
inte
rnat
iona
l mat
ches
Leng
th (t
ouch
line)
: m
inim
um
100
m (1
10 yd
s)
max
imum
11
0 m
(120
yds)
Len
gth
(goa
l lin
e):
min
imum
64
m (7
0 yd
s)
max
imum
75
m (8
0yd
s)
Com
petit
ions
may
det
erm
ine
the
leng
th o
f the
goa
l lin
e an
d to
uchl
ine
with
in
the
abov
e di
men
sion
s.
35
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
01
| T
he
Fie
ld o
f P
lay
35
goal
line
goal
are
a
pena
lty
area
radi
us
9.15
m(1
0yd
s)
11m
(12y
ds)
9.15
m(1
0yds
)
16.5
m
(18
yds)
5.5m
(6yd
s)
7.32
m (8
yds)
9.15m (10yds)
16.5
m (1
8yd
s)5.
5m (6
yds)
9.15
m (1
0yd
s)
touchline
halfw
ay li
nece
ntre
mar
k
cent
re c
ircle
pena
lty
arc
pena
lty
mar
k
flagpost (optional)corner flagpost (compulsory)
corn
er a
rea
radi
us 1
m (1
yd)
optio
nal
mar
k
min. 90m (100yds) / max. 120m (130yds)
min
. 45m
(50
yds)
/ m
ax. 9
0m
(100
yds)
36
36
5.
The
goal
are
a Tw
o lin
es a
re d
raw
n at
rig
ht a
ngle
s to
the
goal
line
, 5.5
m (6
yds)
from
the
insi
de o
f eac
h go
alpo
st. T
hese
line
s ex
tend
into
the
field
of p
lay
for
5.5
m
(6yd
s) a
nd a
re jo
ined
by
a lin
e dr
awn
para
llel w
ith th
e go
al li
ne. T
he a
rea
boun
ded
by th
ese
lines
and
the
goal
line
is th
e go
al a
rea.
6.
The
pena
lty
area
Two
lines
are
dra
wn
at r
ight
ang
les
to th
e go
al li
ne, 1
6.5
m (1
8yd
s) fr
om th
e in
side
of e
ach
goal
post
. The
se li
nes
exte
nd in
to th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y fo
r 16
.5m
(1
8yd
s) a
nd a
re jo
ined
by
a lin
e dr
awn
para
llel w
ith th
e go
al li
ne. T
he a
rea
boun
ded
by th
ese
lines
and
the
goal
line
is th
e pe
nalty
are
a.
With
in e
ach
pena
lty a
rea,
a p
enal
ty m
ark
is m
ade
11m
(12
yds)
from
the
mid
poin
t bet
wee
n th
e go
alpo
sts.
An a
rc o
f a c
ircl
e w
ith a
radi
us o
f 9.1
5m
(10
yds)
from
the
cent
re o
f eac
h pe
nalty
mar
k is
dra
wn
outs
ide
the
pena
lty a
rea.
7.
The
corn
er a
rea
The
corn
er a
rea
is d
efin
ed b
y a
quar
ter
circ
le w
ith a
radi
us o
f 1m
(1yd
) fro
m
each
cor
ner
flagp
ost d
raw
n in
side
the
field
of p
lay.
corn
er a
rea
radi
us 1
m (1
yd)
Corn
er fl
agpo
st is
com
puls
ory
Flag
post
to b
e no
t les
s th
an 1.
5m (5
ft)
high
, with
a n
on-p
oint
ed to
p
Line
s to
be
not m
ore
th
an 12
cm (5
ins)
wid
e
37
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s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
01
| T
he
Fie
ld o
f P
lay
37
8. F
lagp
osts
A fla
gpos
t, at
leas
t 1.5
m (5
ft) h
igh,
with
a n
on-p
oint
ed to
p an
d a
flag
mus
t be
pla
ced
at e
ach
corn
er.
Flag
post
s m
ay b
e pl
aced
at e
ach
end
of th
e ha
lfway
line
, at l
east
1m
(1yd
) ou
tsid
e th
e to
uchl
ine.
9.
The
tech
nica
l are
a Th
e te
chni
cal a
rea
rela
tes
to m
atch
es p
laye
d in
sta
dium
s w
ith a
des
igna
ted
seat
ed a
rea
for
team
offi
cial
s an
d su
bstit
utes
as
outli
ned
belo
w:
the
tech
nica
l are
a sh
ould
onl
y ex
tend
1m
(1yd
) on
eith
er s
ide
of th
e de
sign
ated
sea
ted
area
and
up
to a
dis
tanc
e of
1m
(1yd
) fro
m th
e to
uchl
ine
mar
king
s sh
ould
be
used
to d
efin
e th
e ar
ea th
e nu
mbe
r of
per
sons
per
mitt
ed to
occ
upy
the
tech
nica
l are
a is
def
ined
by
the
com
petit
ion
rule
s th
e oc
cupa
nts
of th
e te
chni
cal a
rea:
• a
re id
entif
ied
befo
re th
e st
art o
f the
mat
ch in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
com
petit
ion
rule
s•
mus
t beh
ave
in a
res
pons
ible
man
ner
• m
ust r
emai
n w
ithin
its
conf
ines
exc
ept i
n sp
ecia
l cir
cum
stan
ces,
e.g
. a
phys
ioth
erap
ist/
doct
or e
nter
ing
the
field
of p
lay,
with
the
refe
ree’
s pe
rmis
sion
, to
asse
ss a
n in
jure
d pl
ayer
onl
y on
e pe
rson
at a
tim
e is
aut
hori
sed
to c
onve
y ta
ctic
al in
stru
ctio
ns fr
om
the
tech
nica
l are
a
38
38
10. G
oals
A go
al m
ust b
e pl
aced
on
the
cent
re o
f eac
h go
al li
ne.
A go
al c
onsi
sts
of tw
o ve
rtic
al p
osts
equ
idis
tant
from
the
corn
er fl
agpo
sts
an
d jo
ined
at t
he to
p by
a h
oriz
onta
l cro
ssba
r. Th
e go
alpo
sts
and
cros
sbar
mus
t be
mad
e of
app
rove
d m
ater
ial.
They
mus
t be
squa
re, r
ecta
ngul
ar, r
ound
or
ellip
tical
in s
hape
and
mus
t not
be
dang
erou
s.
The
dist
ance
bet
wee
n th
e in
side
of t
he p
osts
is 7
.32
m (8
yds)
and
the
dist
ance
fr
om th
e lo
wer
edg
e of
the
cros
sbar
to th
e gr
ound
is 2
.44
m (8
ft).
The
posi
tion
of th
e go
alpo
sts
in r
elat
ion
to th
e go
al li
ne m
ust b
e in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
grap
hics
.
The
goal
post
s an
d th
e cr
ossb
ar m
ust b
e w
hite
and
hav
e th
e sa
me
wid
th a
nd
dept
h, w
hich
mus
t not
exc
eed
12cm
(5in
s).
If th
e cr
ossb
ar b
ecom
es d
ispl
aced
or
brok
en, p
lay
is s
topp
ed u
ntil
it ha
s be
en
repa
ired
or
repl
aced
in p
ositi
on. I
f it c
an n
ot b
e re
pair
ed th
e m
atch
mus
t be
aban
done
d. A
rop
e or
any
flex
ible
or
dang
erou
s m
ater
ial m
ay n
ot r
epla
ce th
e cr
ossb
ar. P
lay
is r
esta
rted
with
a d
ropp
ed b
all.
Net
s m
ay b
e at
tach
ed to
the
goal
s an
d th
e gr
ound
beh
ind
the
goal
; the
y m
ust
be p
rope
rly
supp
orte
d an
d m
ust n
ot in
terf
ere
with
the
goal
keep
er.
Sa
fety
Goal
s (i
nclu
ding
por
tabl
e go
als)
mus
t be
firm
ly s
ecur
ed to
the
grou
nd.
39
39
2.44m (8ft)
The
posi
tion
of th
e go
alpo
sts
in
rela
tion
to th
e go
al li
ne m
ust b
e in
ac
cord
ance
with
the
grap
hics
bel
ow.
7.32
m
7.32
m
7.32
m
7.32
m
7.32m
(8yd
s)
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
01
| T
he
Fie
ld o
f P
lay
40
11. G
oal l
ine
tech
nolo
gy (G
LT)
GLT
syst
ems
may
be
used
to v
erify
whe
ther
a g
oal h
as b
een
scor
ed to
sup
port
th
e re
fere
e’s
deci
sion
.
Whe
re G
LT is
use
d, m
odifi
catio
ns to
the
goal
fram
e m
ay b
e pe
rmitt
ed in
ac
cord
ance
with
the
spec
ifica
tions
stip
ulat
ed in
the
FIFA
Qua
lity
Prog
ram
me
for
GLT
and
with
the
Law
s of
the
Gam
e. T
he u
se o
f GLT
mus
t be
stip
ulat
ed in
th
e co
mpe
titio
n ru
les.
Pri
nci
ple
s o
f G
LT
GLT
appl
ies
sole
ly to
the
goal
line
and
is o
nly
used
to d
eter
min
e w
heth
er a
goa
l ha
s be
en s
core
d.
The
indi
catio
n of
whe
ther
a g
oal h
as b
een
scor
ed m
ust b
e im
med
iate
and
au
tom
atic
ally
con
firm
ed w
ithin
one
sec
ond
by th
e GL
T sy
stem
onl
y to
the
mat
ch o
ffici
als
(via
the
refe
ree’
s w
atch
, by
vibr
atio
n an
d vi
sual
sig
nal)
.
Re
qu
ire
me
nts
an
d s
pe
cifi
cati
on
s o
f G
LT
If G
LT is
use
d in
com
petit
ion
mat
ches
, the
com
petit
ion
orga
nise
rs m
ust e
nsur
e th
at th
e sy
stem
is c
ertif
ied
acco
rdin
g to
one
of t
he fo
llow
ing
stan
dard
s:
FIFA
Qua
lity
PRO
FIFA
Qua
lity
IMS
- IN
TERN
ATIO
NAL
MAT
CH S
TAN
DARD
An in
depe
nden
t tes
ting
inst
itute
mus
t ver
ify th
e ac
cura
cy a
nd fu
nctio
nalit
y
of th
e di
ffere
nt te
chno
logy
pro
vide
rs’ s
yste
ms
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith
the
Test
ing
Man
ual.
If th
e te
chno
logy
doe
s no
t fun
ctio
n in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
Test
ing
Man
ual,
the
refe
ree
mus
t not
use
the
GLT
syst
em a
nd m
ust r
epor
t thi
s to
the
appr
opri
ate
auth
ority
.
Whe
re G
LT is
use
d, th
e re
fere
e m
ust t
est t
he te
chno
logy
’s fu
nctio
nalit
y be
fore
th
e m
atch
as
set o
ut in
the
FIFA
Qua
lity
Prog
ram
me
for
GLT
Test
ing
Man
ual.
41
41
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
01
| T
he
Fie
ld o
f P
lay
12. C
omm
erci
al a
dver
tisi
ng N
o fo
rm o
f com
mer
cial
adv
ertis
ing,
whe
ther
rea
l or
virt
ual,
is p
erm
itted
on
th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y, o
n th
e gr
ound
with
in th
e ar
ea e
nclo
sed
by th
e go
al n
ets
or th
e te
chni
cal a
rea,
or
on th
e gr
ound
with
in 1
m (1
yd) o
f the
bou
ndar
y lin
es fr
om
the
time
the
team
s en
ter
the
field
of p
lay
until
they
hav
e le
ft it
at h
alf-
time
and
from
the
time
the
team
s re
-ent
er th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y un
til th
e en
d of
the
mat
ch.
Adve
rtis
ing
is n
ot p
erm
itted
on
the
goal
s, n
ets,
flag
post
s or
thei
r fla
gs a
nd n
o ex
tran
eous
equ
ipm
ent (
cam
eras
, mic
roph
ones
, etc
.) m
ay b
e at
tach
ed
to th
ese
item
s.
In a
dditi
on, u
prig
ht a
dver
tisin
g m
ust b
e at
leas
t:
1m
(1yd
) fro
m th
e to
uchl
ines
of t
he fi
eld
of p
lay
the
sam
e di
stan
ce fr
om th
e go
al li
ne a
s th
e de
pth
of th
e go
al n
et1
m (1
yd) f
rom
the
goal
net
13. L
ogos
and
em
blem
s Th
e re
prod
uctio
n, w
heth
er r
eal o
r vi
rtua
l, of
rep
rese
ntat
ive
logo
s or
em
blem
s of
FIF
A, c
onfe
dera
tions
, nat
iona
l foo
tbal
l ass
ocia
tions
, com
peti
tions
, clu
bs o
r ot
her
bodi
es is
forb
idde
n on
the
field
of p
lay,
the
goal
net
s an
d th
e ar
eas
they
en
clos
e, th
e go
als,
and
the
flagp
osts
dur
ing
play
ing
time.
The
y ar
e pe
rmitt
ed o
n th
e fla
gs o
n th
e fla
gpos
ts.
Law 02
43
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
02
|
Th
e B
all
1.
Qua
litie
s and
mea
sure
men
tsAl
l bal
ls m
ust b
e:
sphe
rica
lm
ade
of s
uita
ble
mat
eria
l of
a c
ircu
mfe
renc
e of
bet
wee
n 70
cm (2
8in
s) a
nd 6
8cm
(27
ins)
betw
een
450
g (1
6oz
) and
410
g (1
4oz
) in
wei
ght a
t the
sta
rt o
f the
mat
ch of
a p
ress
ure
equa
l to
0.6–
1.1
atm
osph
ere
(600
–1,1
00g/
cm2 ) a
t sea
leve
l (8
.5lb
s/sq
in–1
5.6
lbs/
sq in
)
All b
alls
use
d in
mat
ches
pla
yed
in a
n of
ficia
l com
petit
ion
orga
nise
d un
der
the
ausp
ices
of F
IFA
or c
onfe
dera
tions
mus
t bea
r on
e of
the
follo
win
g:
Balls
car
ryin
g pr
evio
us q
ualit
y m
arks
suc
h as
“FIF
A Ap
prov
ed”,
“F
IFA
Insp
ecte
d” o
r “I
nter
natio
nal M
atch
ball
Stan
dard
” may
be
used
in
afor
emen
tione
d co
mpe
titio
ns u
ntil
31 Ju
ly 2
017.
Each
mar
k in
dica
tes
that
it h
as b
een
offic
ially
test
ed a
nd m
eets
the
spec
ific
tech
nica
l req
uire
men
ts fo
r th
at m
ark
whi
ch a
re a
dditi
onal
to th
e m
inim
um
spec
ifica
tions
stip
ulat
ed in
Law
2 a
nd m
ust b
e ap
prov
ed b
y Th
e IF
AB.
The
inst
itute
s co
nduc
ting
the
test
s ar
e su
bjec
t to
the
appr
oval
of F
IFA.
Whe
re g
oal l
ine
tech
nolo
gy (G
LT) i
s us
ed, b
alls
with
inte
grat
ed te
chno
logy
m
ust c
arry
one
of t
he a
bove
list
ed q
ualit
y m
arks
.
• FI
FA Q
ualit
y•
FIFA
Qua
lity
PRO
• IM
S - I
NTE
RNAT
ION
AL
MAT
CH S
TAN
DARD
44
44 N
atio
nal f
ootb
all a
ssoc
iatio
n co
mpe
titio
ns m
ay r
equi
re th
e us
e of
bal
ls b
eari
ng
one
of th
ese
mar
ks.
In m
atch
es p
laye
d in
an
offic
ial c
ompe
titio
n or
gani
sed
unde
r th
e au
spic
es o
f FI
FA, c
onfe
dera
tions
or
natio
nal f
ootb
all a
ssoc
iatio
ns, n
o fo
rm o
f com
mer
cial
ad
vert
isin
g is
per
mitt
ed o
n th
e ba
ll, e
xcep
t for
the
logo
/em
blem
of t
he
com
petit
ion,
the
com
petit
ion
orga
nise
r an
d th
e au
thor
ised
man
ufac
ture
r’s
trad
emar
k. T
he c
ompe
titio
n re
gula
tions
may
res
tric
t the
siz
e an
d nu
mbe
r of
su
ch m
arki
ngs.
2.
Repl
acem
ent o
f a d
efec
tive
bal
lIf
the
ball
beco
mes
def
ectiv
e:
play
is s
topp
ed a
nd re
star
ted
by d
ropp
ing
the
repl
acem
ent b
all w
here
the
orig
inal
bal
l be
cam
e de
fect
ive
If th
e ba
ll be
com
es d
efec
tive
at a
kic
k-of
f, go
al k
ick,
cor
ner
kick
, fre
e ki
ck,
pena
lty k
ick
or th
row
-in th
e re
star
t is
re-t
aken
.
If th
e ba
ll be
com
es d
efec
tive
duri
ng a
pen
alty
kic
k or
kic
ks fr
om th
e pe
nalty
m
ark
as it
mov
es fo
rwar
d an
d be
fore
it to
uche
s a
play
er, c
ross
bar
or g
oalp
osts
th
e pe
nalty
kic
k is
ret
aken
.
The
ball
may
not
be
chan
ged
duri
ng th
e m
atch
with
out t
he r
efer
ee’s
pe
rmis
sion
.
3.
Addi
tion
al b
alls
Addi
tiona
l bal
ls w
hich
mee
t the
req
uire
men
ts o
f Law
2 m
ay b
e pl
aced
aro
und
the
field
of p
lay
and
thei
r us
e is
und
er th
e re
fere
e’s
cont
rol.
Law 03
47
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
03
|
Th
e P
lay
ers
1.
Num
ber o
f pla
yers
A m
atch
is p
laye
d by
two
team
s, e
ach
with
a m
axim
um o
f ele
ven
play
ers;
on
e m
ust b
e th
e go
alke
eper
. A m
atch
may
not
sta
rt o
r co
ntin
ue if
eith
er te
am
has
few
er th
an s
even
pla
yers
.
If a
team
has
few
er th
an s
even
pla
yers
bec
ause
one
or
mor
e pl
ayer
s ha
s de
liber
atel
y le
ft th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y, th
e re
fere
e is
not
obl
iged
to s
top
play
and
th
e ad
vant
age
may
be
play
ed, b
ut th
e m
atch
mus
t not
res
ume
afte
r th
e ba
ll ha
s go
ne o
ut o
f pla
y if
a te
am d
oes
not h
ave
the
min
imum
num
ber
of s
even
pla
yers
.
If th
e co
mpe
titio
n ru
les
stat
e th
at a
ll pl
ayer
s an
d su
bstit
utes
mus
t be
nam
ed
befo
re k
ick-
off a
nd a
team
sta
rts
a m
atch
with
few
er th
an e
leve
n pl
ayer
s,
only
the
play
ers
and
subs
titut
es n
amed
on
the
team
list
may
take
par
t in
the
mat
ch u
pon
thei
r ar
riva
l.
2.
Num
ber o
f sub
stit
utio
nsO
ffic
ial
com
pe
titi
on
s
The
num
ber
of s
ubst
itute
s, u
p to
a m
axim
um o
f fiv
e, w
hich
may
be
used
in
any
mat
ch p
laye
d in
an
offic
ial c
ompe
titio
n w
ill b
e de
term
ined
by
FIFA
, th
e co
nfed
erat
ion
or th
e na
tiona
l foo
tbal
l ass
ocia
tion
exce
pt fo
r m
en a
nd
wom
en c
ompe
titio
ns in
volv
ing
the
1st te
ams
of c
lubs
in th
e to
p di
visi
on o
r se
nior
‘A’ i
nter
natio
nal t
eam
s, w
here
the
max
imum
is th
ree
subs
titut
es.
The
com
petit
ion
rule
s m
ust s
tate
how
man
y su
bstit
utes
may
be
nam
ed,
from
thre
e to
a m
axim
um o
f tw
elve
.
48O
the
r m
atc
he
s
In n
atio
nal “
A” te
am m
atch
es, a
max
imum
of s
ix s
ubst
itute
s m
ay b
e us
ed.
In a
ll ot
her
mat
ches
, a g
reat
er n
umbe
r of
sub
stitu
tes
may
be
used
pro
vide
d th
at:
the
team
s re
ach
agre
emen
t on
a m
axim
um n
umbe
rth
e re
fere
e is
info
rmed
bef
ore
the
mat
ch
If th
e re
fere
e is
not
info
rmed
, or
if no
agr
eem
ent i
s re
ache
d be
fore
the
mat
ch,
each
team
is a
llow
ed a
max
imum
of s
ix s
ubst
itute
s.
Re
turn
su
bst
itu
tio
ns
The
use
of r
etur
n su
bstit
utio
ns is
onl
y pe
rmitt
ed in
you
th, v
eter
ans,
dis
abili
ty
and
gras
sroo
ts fo
otba
ll, s
ubje
ct to
the
agre
emen
t of t
he n
atio
nal f
ootb
all
asso
ciat
ion,
con
fede
ratio
n or
FIF
A.
3.
Subs
titu
tion
pro
cedu
re Th
e na
mes
of t
he s
ubst
itute
s m
ust b
e gi
ven
to th
e re
fere
e be
fore
the
star
t of
the
mat
ch. A
ny s
ubst
itute
not
nam
ed b
y th
is ti
me
may
not
take
par
t in
the
mat
ch.
To r
epla
ce a
pla
yer
with
a s
ubst
itute
, the
follo
win
g m
ust b
e ob
serv
ed:
the
refe
ree
mus
t be
info
rmed
bef
ore
any
subs
titut
ion
is m
ade
the
play
er b
eing
sub
stitu
ted
rece
ives
the
refe
ree’
s pe
rmis
sion
to le
ave
the
field
of p
lay,
unl
ess
alre
ady
off t
he fi
eld
the
play
er b
eing
rep
lace
d is
not
obl
iged
to le
ave
at th
e ha
lfway
line
and
ta
kes
no fu
rthe
r pa
rt in
the
mat
ch, e
xcep
t whe
re r
etur
n su
bstit
utio
ns a
re
perm
itted
if a
play
er w
ho is
to b
e re
plac
ed r
efus
es to
leav
e, p
lay
cont
inue
s
The
subs
titut
e on
ly e
nter
s:
duri
ng a
sto
ppag
e in
pla
yat
the
halfw
ay li
neaf
ter
the
play
er b
eing
rep
lace
d ha
s le
ft
afte
r re
ceiv
ing
a si
gnal
from
the
refe
ree
49
The
subs
titut
ion
is c
ompl
eted
whe
n a
subs
titut
e en
ters
the
field
of p
lay;
fr
om th
at m
omen
t, th
e re
plac
ed p
laye
r be
com
es a
sub
stitu
ted
play
er a
nd
the
subs
titut
e be
com
es a
pla
yer
and
can
take
any
res
tart
.
All s
ubst
itute
d pl
ayer
s an
d su
bstit
utes
are
sub
ject
to th
e re
fere
e’s
auth
ority
w
heth
er th
ey p
lay
or n
ot.
4. C
hang
ing
the
goal
keep
erAn
y of
the
play
ers
may
cha
nge
plac
es w
ith th
e go
alke
eper
if:
the
refe
ree
is in
form
ed b
efor
e th
e ch
ange
is m
ade
the
chan
ge is
mad
e du
ring
a s
topp
age
in p
lay
5.
Off
ence
s and
sanc
tion
s If
a n
amed
sub
stitu
te s
tart
s a
mat
ch in
stea
d of
a n
amed
pla
yer
and
the
re
fere
e is
not
info
rmed
of t
his
chan
ge:
the
refe
ree
allo
ws
the
nam
ed s
ubst
itute
to c
ontin
ue p
layi
ngno
dis
cipl
inar
y sa
nctio
n is
take
n ag
ains
t the
nam
ed s
ubst
itute
the
nam
ed p
laye
r ca
n be
com
e a
nam
ed s
ubst
itute
the
num
ber
of s
ubst
itutio
ns is
not
red
uced
the
refe
ree
repo
rts
the
inci
dent
to th
e ap
prop
riat
e au
thor
ities
If a
sub
stitu
tion
is m
ade
duri
ng th
e ha
lf-tim
e in
terv
al o
r be
fore
ext
ra ti
me,
th
e pr
oced
ure
mus
t be
com
plet
ed b
efor
e th
e m
atch
res
tart
s. If
the
refe
ree
is
not i
nfor
med
, the
nam
ed s
ubst
itute
may
con
tinue
to p
lay,
no
disc
iplin
ary
ac
tion
is ta
ken
and
the
mat
ter
is r
epor
ted
to th
e ap
prop
riat
e au
thor
ity.
If a
pla
yer
chan
ges
plac
es w
ith th
e go
alke
eper
with
out t
he r
efer
ee’s
pe
rmis
sion
, the
ref
eree
:
allo
ws
play
to c
ontin
ue ca
utio
ns b
oth
play
ers
whe
n th
e ba
ll is
nex
t out
of p
lay
but n
ot if
the
chan
ge
occu
rred
dur
ing
half-
time
(inc
ludi
ng e
xtra
tim
e) o
r th
e pe
riod
bet
wee
n
the
end
of th
e m
atch
and
the
star
t of e
xtra
tim
e an
d/or
kic
ks fr
om th
e pe
nalty
mar
k.
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
03
|
Th
e P
lay
ers
50Fo
r an
y ot
her
offe
nces
:
the
play
ers
are
caut
ione
d pl
ay is
res
tart
ed w
ith a
n in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick,
from
the
posi
tion
of th
e ba
ll w
hen
play
was
sto
pped
6.
Play
ers a
nd su
bsti
tute
s sen
t off
A pl
ayer
who
is s
ent o
ff:
befo
re s
ubm
issi
on o
f the
team
list
can
not
be
nam
ed o
n th
e te
am li
st in
an
y ca
paci
ty af
ter
bein
g na
med
on
the
team
list
and
bef
ore
kick
-off
may
be
repl
aced
by
a na
med
sub
stitu
te, w
ho c
an n
ot b
e re
plac
ed; t
he n
umbe
r of
sub
stitu
tions
the
team
can
mak
e is
not
red
uced
afte
r th
e ki
ck-o
ff ca
n no
t be
repl
aced
A na
med
sub
stitu
te w
ho is
sen
t off
befo
re o
r af
ter
the
kick
-off
may
not
be
repl
aced
.
7.
Extr
a pe
rson
s on
the
field
of p
lay
The
coac
h an
d ot
her
offic
ials
nam
ed o
n th
e te
am li
st (w
ith th
e ex
cept
ion
of
play
ers
or s
ubst
itute
s) a
re te
am o
ffici
als.
Any
one
not n
amed
on
the
team
list
as
a pl
ayer
, sub
stitu
te o
r te
am o
ffici
al is
an
outs
ide
agen
t.
If a
team
offi
cial
, sub
stitu
te, s
ubst
itute
d or
sen
t off
play
er o
r ou
tsid
e ag
ent
ente
rs th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y th
e re
fere
e m
ust:
only
sto
p pl
ay if
ther
e is
inte
rfer
ence
with
pla
yha
ve th
e pe
rson
rem
oved
whe
n pl
ay s
tops
take
app
ropr
iate
dis
cipl
inar
y ac
tion
If p
lay
is s
topp
ed a
nd th
e in
terf
eren
ce w
as b
y:
a te
am o
ffici
al, s
ubst
itute
, sub
stitu
ted
or s
ent o
ff pl
ayer
, pla
y re
star
ts w
ith a
di
rect
free
kic
k or
pen
alty
kic
kan
out
side
age
nt, p
lay
rest
arts
with
a d
ropp
ed b
all
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s of
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e 20
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aw
03
|
Th
e P
lay
ers
If a
bal
l is
goin
g in
to th
e go
al a
nd th
e in
terf
eren
ce d
oes
not p
reve
nt a
def
endi
ng
play
er p
layi
ng th
e ba
ll, th
e go
al is
aw
arde
d if
the
ball
ente
rs th
e go
al (e
ven
if co
ntac
t was
mad
e w
ith th
e ba
ll) u
nles
s th
e ba
ll en
ters
the
oppo
nent
s’ g
oal.
8. P
laye
r out
side
the
field
of p
lay
If a
pla
yer
who
req
uire
s th
e re
fere
e’s
perm
issi
on to
re-
ente
r th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y re
-ent
ers
with
out t
he r
efer
ee’s
per
mis
sion
, the
ref
eree
mus
t:
stop
pla
y (n
ot im
med
iate
ly if
the
play
er d
oes
not i
nter
fere
with
pla
y
or a
mat
ch o
ffici
al o
r if
the
adva
ntag
e ca
n be
app
lied)
caut
ion
the
play
er fo
r en
teri
ng th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y w
ithou
t per
mis
sion
If th
e re
fere
e st
ops
play
, it m
ust b
e re
star
ted:
with
a d
irec
t fre
e ki
ck fr
om th
e po
sitio
n of
the
inte
rfer
ence
with
an
indi
rect
free
kic
k fr
om th
e po
sitio
n of
the
ball
whe
n pl
ay w
as
stop
ped
if th
ere
was
no
inte
rfer
ence
A pl
ayer
who
cro
sses
a b
ound
ary
line
as p
art o
f a p
layi
ng m
ovem
ent,
does
no
t com
mit
an o
ffenc
e.
9.
Goal
scor
ed w
ith
an e
xtra
per
son
on th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y If
, aft
er a
goa
l is
scor
ed, t
he r
efer
ee r
ealis
es, b
efor
e pl
ay re
star
ts, a
n ex
tra
pers
on w
as o
n th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y w
hen
the
goal
was
sco
red:
the
refe
ree
mus
t dis
allo
w th
e go
al if
the
extr
a pe
rson
was
:
• a
play
er, s
ubst
itute
, sub
stitu
ted
play
er, s
ent o
ff pl
ayer
or
team
offi
cial
of
the
team
that
sco
red
the
goal
; pla
y is
res
tart
ed w
ith a
dir
ect f
ree
kick
from
th
e po
sitio
n of
the
extr
a pe
rson
• an
out
side
age
nt w
ho in
terf
ered
with
pla
y un
less
a g
oal r
esul
ts a
s ou
tline
d ab
ove
in ‘e
xtra
per
sons
on
the
field
of p
lay’
; pla
y is
res
tart
ed w
ith a
dr
oppe
d ba
ll
the
refe
ree
mus
t allo
w th
e go
al if
the
extr
a pe
rson
was
:
• a
play
er, s
ubst
itute
, sub
stitu
ted
play
er, s
ent o
ff pl
ayer
or
team
offi
cial
of
the
team
that
con
cede
d th
e go
al•
an o
utsi
de a
gent
who
did
not
inte
rfer
e w
ith p
lay
52
52 In
all
case
s, th
e re
fere
e m
ust h
ave
the
extr
a pe
rson
rem
oved
from
the
field
of
pla
y.
If, a
fter
a g
oal i
s sc
ored
and
pla
y ha
s re
star
ted,
the
refe
ree
real
ises
an
extr
a pe
rson
was
on
the
field
of p
lay
whe
n th
e go
al w
as s
core
d, th
e go
al c
an n
ot b
e di
sallo
wed
. If t
he e
xtra
per
son
is s
till o
n th
e fie
ld th
e re
fere
e m
ust:
stop
pla
yha
ve th
e ex
tra
pers
on r
emov
edre
star
t with
a d
ropp
ed b
all o
r fr
ee k
ick
as a
ppro
pria
te
The
refe
ree
mus
t rep
ort t
he in
cide
nt to
the
appr
opri
ate
auth
orit
y.
10. T
eam
capt
ain
The
team
cap
tain
has
no
spec
ial s
tatu
s or
pri
vile
ges
but h
as a
deg
ree
of
resp
onsi
bilit
y fo
r th
e be
havi
our
of th
e te
am.
Law 04
55
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s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
04
|
Th
e P
lay
ers
’ E
qu
ipm
en
t
1.
Safe
tyA
play
er m
ust n
ot u
se e
quip
men
t or
wea
r an
ythi
ng th
at is
dan
gero
us.
All i
tem
s of
jew
elle
ry (n
eckl
aces
, rin
gs, b
race
lets
, ear
ring
s, le
athe
r ba
nds,
rubb
er b
ands
, etc
.) ar
e fo
rbid
den
and
mus
t be
rem
oved
. Usi
ng ta
pe to
cov
er
jew
elle
ry is
not
per
mitt
ed.
The
play
ers
mus
t be
insp
ecte
d be
fore
the
star
t of t
he m
atch
and
sub
stitu
tes
befo
re th
ey e
nter
the
field
of p
lay.
If a
pla
yer
is w
eari
ng o
r us
ing
unau
thor
ised
/da
nger
ous
equi
pmen
t or
jew
elle
ry th
e re
fere
e m
ust o
rder
the
play
er to
:
rem
ove
the
item
leav
e th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y at
the
next
sto
ppag
e if
the
play
er is
una
ble
or u
nwill
ing
to c
ompl
y
A pl
ayer
who
ref
uses
to c
ompl
y or
wea
rs th
e ite
m a
gain
mus
t be
caut
ione
d.
2.
Com
puls
ory
equi
pmen
t Th
e co
mpu
lsor
y eq
uipm
ent o
f a p
laye
r co
mpr
ises
the
follo
win
g se
para
te it
ems:
a sh
irt w
ith s
leev
essh
orts
sock
s –
tape
or
any
mat
eria
l app
lied
or w
orn
exte
rnal
ly m
ust b
e th
e sa
me
colo
ur a
s th
at p
art o
f the
soc
k it
is a
pplie
d to
or
cove
rs sh
ingu
ards
– th
ese
mus
t be
mad
e of
a s
uita
ble
mat
eria
l to
prov
ide
reas
onab
le
prot
ectio
n an
d co
vere
d by
the
sock
sfo
otw
ear
Goal
keep
ers
may
wea
r tr
acks
uit b
otto
ms.
56 A
play
er w
hose
foot
wea
r or
shi
ngua
rd is
lost
acc
iden
tally
mus
t rep
lace
it a
s so
on a
s po
ssib
le a
nd n
o la
ter
than
whe
n th
e ba
ll ne
xt g
oes
out o
f pla
y;
if be
fore
doi
ng s
o th
e pl
ayer
pla
ys th
e ba
ll an
d/or
sco
res
a go
al, t
he g
oal i
s aw
arde
d.
3.
Colo
urs
The
two
team
s m
ust w
ear
colo
urs
that
dis
tingu
ish
them
from
eac
h ot
her
an
d th
e m
atch
offi
cial
s Ea
ch g
oalk
eepe
r m
ust w
ear
colo
urs
that
are
dis
tingu
isha
ble
from
the
othe
r pl
ayer
s an
d th
e m
atch
offi
cial
s If
the
two
goal
keep
ers’
shi
rts
are
the
sam
e co
lour
and
nei
ther
has
ano
ther
sh
irt,
the
refe
ree
allo
ws
the
mat
ch to
be
play
ed
Und
ersh
irts
mus
t be
the
sam
e co
lour
as
the
mai
n co
lour
of t
he s
hirt
sle
eve;
un
ders
hort
s/tig
hts
mus
t be
the
sam
e co
lour
as
the
mai
n co
lour
of t
he s
hort
s
or th
e lo
wes
t par
t of t
he s
hort
s –
play
ers
of th
e sa
me
team
mus
t wea
r th
e sa
me
colo
ur.
4. O
ther
equ
ipm
ent
Non
-dan
gero
us p
rote
ctiv
e eq
uipm
ent,
for
exam
ple
head
gear
, fac
emas
ks
and
knee
and
arm
pro
tect
ors
mad
e of
sof
t, lig
htw
eigh
t pad
ded
mat
eria
l is
perm
itted
as
are
goal
keep
ers’
cap
s an
d sp
orts
spe
ctac
les.
He
ad
Co
ve
rs
Whe
re h
ead
cove
rs (e
xclu
ding
goa
lkee
pers
’ cap
s) a
re w
orn,
they
mus
t:
be b
lack
or
the
sam
e m
ain
colo
ur a
s th
e sh
irt (
prov
ided
that
the
play
ers
of
the
sam
e te
am w
ear
the
sam
e co
lour
)be
in k
eepi
ng w
ith th
e pr
ofes
sion
al a
ppea
ranc
e of
the
play
er’s
equ
ipm
ent
not b
e at
tach
ed to
the
shir
t no
t be
dang
erou
s to
the
play
er w
eari
ng it
or
any
othe
r pl
ayer
(e.g
. ope
ning
/cl
osin
g m
echa
nism
aro
und
neck
)no
t hav
e an
y pa
rt(s
) ext
endi
ng o
ut fr
om th
e su
rfac
e (p
rotr
udin
g el
emen
ts)
57
Ele
ctro
nic
co
mm
un
ica
tio
n
Play
ers
(inc
ludi
ng s
ubst
itute
s/su
bstit
uted
and
sen
t off
play
ers)
are
not
pe
rmitt
ed to
wea
r or
use
any
form
of e
lect
roni
c or
com
mun
icat
ion
equi
pmen
t (e
xcep
t whe
re E
PTS
is a
llow
ed).
The
use
of a
ny fo
rm o
f ele
ctro
nic
com
mun
icat
ion
by te
am o
ffici
als
is n
ot p
erm
itted
exc
ept w
here
it d
irec
tly
rela
tes
to p
laye
r w
elfa
re o
r sa
fety
.
Ele
ctro
nic
pe
rfo
rma
nce
an
d t
rack
ing
sy
ste
ms
(EP
TS
)
Whe
re w
eara
ble
tech
nolo
gy (W
T) a
s pa
rt o
f ele
ctro
nic
perf
orm
ance
and
tr
acki
ng s
yste
ms
(EPT
S) is
use
d in
mat
ches
pla
yed
in a
n of
ficia
l com
petit
ion
orga
nise
d un
der
the
ausp
ices
of F
IFA,
con
fede
ratio
ns o
r na
tiona
l foo
tbal
l as
soci
atio
ns, t
he te
chno
logy
att
ache
d to
the
play
er’s
equ
ipm
ent m
ust b
ear
th
e fo
llow
ing
mar
k: the
min
imum
saf
ety
requ
irem
ents
of t
he In
tern
atio
nal M
atch
St
anda
rd d
evel
oped
by
FIFA
and
app
rove
d by
The
IFAB
. Th
e in
stitu
tes
cond
uctin
g th
e te
sts
are
subj
ect t
o th
e ap
prov
al
of F
IFA.
The
tran
sitio
n pe
riod
runs
unt
il 31
May
201
8.
Whe
re e
lect
roni
c pe
rfor
man
ce a
nd tr
acki
ng s
yste
ms
(EPT
S) a
re u
sed
(sub
ject
to
the
agre
emen
t of t
he n
atio
nal f
ootb
all a
ssoc
iatio
n/co
mpe
titio
n or
gani
ser)
:
they
mus
t not
be
dang
erou
s in
form
atio
n an
d da
ta tr
ansm
itted
from
the
devi
ces/
syst
ems
is n
ot p
erm
itted
to
be
rece
ived
or
used
in th
e te
chni
cal a
rea
duri
ng th
e m
atch
5.
Slog
ans,
stat
emen
ts, i
mag
es a
nd a
dver
tisi
ng Eq
uipm
ent m
ust n
ot h
ave
any
polit
ical
, rel
igio
us o
r pe
rson
al s
loga
ns,
stat
emen
ts o
r im
ages
. Pla
yers
mus
t not
rev
eal u
nder
garm
ents
that
sho
w
polit
ical
, rel
igio
us, p
erso
nal s
loga
ns, s
tate
men
ts o
r im
ages
, or
adve
rtis
ing
othe
r th
an th
e m
anuf
actu
rer`
s lo
go. F
or a
ny o
ffenc
e th
e pl
ayer
and
/or
the
team
will
be
san
ctio
ned
by th
e co
mpe
titio
n or
gani
ser,
natio
nal f
ootb
all a
ssoc
iatio
n or
by
FIFA
.
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s of
the
Gam
e 20
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L
aw
04
|
Th
e P
lay
ers
’ E
qu
ipm
en
t
58
6.
Off
ence
s and
sanc
tion
sFo
r an
y of
fenc
e pl
ay n
eed
not b
e st
oppe
d an
d th
e pl
ayer
:
is in
stru
cted
by
the
refe
ree
to le
ave
the
field
of p
lay
to c
orre
ct th
e eq
uipm
ent
leav
es w
hen
play
sto
ps, u
nles
s th
e eq
uipm
ent h
as a
lrea
dy b
een
corr
ecte
d
A pl
ayer
who
leav
es th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y to
cor
rect
or
chan
ge e
quip
men
t mus
t:
have
the
equi
pmen
t che
cked
by
a m
atch
offi
cial
bef
ore
bein
g al
low
ed to
re
-ent
er on
ly r
e-en
ter
with
the
refe
ree’
s pe
rmis
sion
(whi
ch m
ay b
e gi
ven
duri
ng p
lay)
A pl
ayer
who
ent
ers
with
out p
erm
issi
on m
ust b
e ca
utio
ned
and
if pl
ay is
st
oppe
d to
issu
e th
e ca
utio
n, a
n in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is a
war
ded
from
the
posi
tion
of th
e ba
ll w
hen
play
was
sto
pped
.
Law 05
61
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
05
|
Th
e R
efe
ree
1.
The
auth
orit
y of
the
refe
ree
Each
mat
ch is
con
trol
led
by a
ref
eree
who
has
full
auth
ority
to e
nfor
ce
the
Law
s of
the
Gam
e in
con
nect
ion
with
the
mat
ch.
2.
Deci
sion
s of t
he re
fere
e D
ecis
ions
will
be
mad
e to
the
best
of t
he r
efer
ee`s
abi
lity
acco
rdin
g to
the
Law
s of
the
Gam
e an
d th
e ‘s
piri
t of t
he g
ame’
and
will
be
base
d on
the
opin
ion
of th
e re
fere
e w
ho h
as th
e di
scre
tion
to ta
ke a
ppro
pria
te a
ctio
n w
ithin
the
fram
ewor
k of
the
Law
s of
the
Gam
e.
The
deci
sion
s of
the
refe
ree
rega
rdin
g fa
cts
conn
ecte
d w
ith p
lay,
incl
udin
g w
heth
er o
r no
t a g
oal i
s sc
ored
and
the
resu
lt of
the
mat
ch, a
re fi
nal.
The
deci
sion
s of
the
refe
ree,
and
all
othe
r m
atch
offi
cial
s, m
ust a
lway
s be
res
pect
ed.
The
refe
ree
may
not
cha
nge
a de
cisi
on o
n re
alis
ing
that
it is
inco
rrec
t or
on th
e ad
vice
of a
noth
er m
atch
offi
cial
if p
lay
has
rest
arte
d or
the
refe
ree
has
sign
alle
d th
e en
d of
the
first
or
seco
nd h
alf (
incl
udin
g ex
tra
time)
and
left
the
field
of p
lay
or te
rmin
ated
the
mat
ch.
If a
ref
eree
is in
capa
cita
ted,
pla
y m
ay c
ontin
ue u
nder
the
supe
rvis
ion
of th
e ot
her
mat
ch o
ffici
als
until
the
ball
is n
ext o
ut o
f pla
y.
3.
Pow
ers a
nd d
utie
sTh
e re
fere
e:
enfo
rces
the
Law
s of
the
Gam
eco
ntro
ls th
e m
atch
in c
oope
ratio
n w
ith th
e ot
her
mat
ch o
ffici
als
acts
as
timek
eepe
r, ke
eps
a re
cord
of t
he m
atch
and
pro
vide
s th
e ap
prop
riat
e au
thor
ities
with
a m
atch
rep
ort,
incl
udin
g in
form
atio
n on
dis
cipl
inar
y ac
tion
and
any
othe
r in
cide
nts
that
occ
urre
d be
fore
, dur
ing
or a
fter
the
mat
chsu
perv
ises
and
/or
indi
cate
s th
e re
star
t of p
lay
62A
dv
an
tag
e
allo
ws
play
to c
ontin
ue w
hen
an o
ffenc
e oc
curs
and
the
non-
offe
ndin
g te
am
will
ben
efit
from
the
adva
ntag
e an
d pe
nalis
es th
e of
fenc
e if
the
antic
ipat
ed
adva
ntag
e do
es n
ot e
nsue
at t
hat t
ime
or w
ithin
a fe
w s
econ
ds
Dis
cip
lin
ary
act
ion
puni
shes
the
mor
e se
riou
s of
fenc
e, in
term
s of
san
ctio
n, r
esta
rt, p
hysi
cal
seve
rity
and
tact
ical
impa
ct, w
hen
mor
e th
an o
ne o
ffenc
e oc
curs
at t
he s
ame
time
take
s di
scip
linar
y ac
tion
agai
nst p
laye
rs g
uilty
of c
autio
nabl
e an
d se
ndin
g-of
f offe
nces
has
the
auth
ority
to ta
ke d
isci
plin
ary
actio
n fr
om e
nter
ing
the
field
of p
lay
for
the
pre-
mat
ch in
spec
tion
until
leav
ing
the
field
of p
lay
afte
r th
e m
atch
en
ds (i
nclu
ding
kic
ks fr
om th
e pe
nalty
mar
k). I
f, be
fore
ent
erin
g th
e fie
ld o
f pl
ay a
t the
sta
rt o
f the
mat
ch, a
pla
yer
com
mits
a s
endi
ng-o
ff of
fenc
e, th
e re
fere
e ha
s th
e au
thor
ity to
pre
vent
the
play
er ta
king
par
t in
the
mat
ch
(see
Law
3.6
); th
e re
fere
e w
ill r
epor
t any
oth
er m
isco
nduc
t ha
s th
e po
wer
to s
how
yel
low
or
red
card
s an
d, w
here
com
petit
ion
rule
s pe
rmit
, tem
pora
rily
dis
mis
s a
play
er, f
rom
ent
erin
g th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y at
the
star
t of t
he m
atch
unt
il af
ter
the
mat
ch h
as e
nded
, inc
ludi
ng d
urin
g th
e ha
lf-tim
e in
terv
al, e
xtra
tim
e an
d ki
cks
from
the
pena
lty m
ark
take
s ac
tion
agai
nst t
eam
offi
cial
s w
ho fa
il to
act
in a
res
pons
ible
man
ner
and
may
exp
el th
em fr
om th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y an
d its
imm
edia
te s
urro
unds
; a
med
ical
team
offi
cial
who
com
mits
a d
ism
issi
ble
offe
nce
may
rem
ain
if th
e te
am h
as n
o ot
her
med
ical
per
son
avai
labl
e, a
nd a
ct if
a p
laye
r ne
eds
med
ical
at
tent
ion.
acts
on
the
advi
ce o
f oth
er m
atch
offi
cial
s re
gard
ing
inci
dent
s th
at th
e re
fere
e ha
s no
t see
n
Inju
rie
s
allo
ws
play
to c
ontin
ue u
ntil
the
ball
is o
ut o
f pla
y if
a pl
ayer
is o
nly
slig
htly
in
jure
d st
ops
play
if a
pla
yer
is s
erio
usly
inju
red
and
ensu
res
that
the
play
er is
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e 20
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aw
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Th
e R
efe
ree
rem
oved
from
the
field
of p
lay.
An
inju
red
play
er m
ay n
ot b
e tr
eate
d on
the
field
of p
lay
and
may
onl
y re
-ent
er a
fter
pla
y ha
s re
star
ted;
if th
e ba
ll is
in
play
, re-
entr
y m
ust b
e fr
om th
e to
uchl
ine
but i
f the
bal
l is
out o
f pla
y, it
may
be
from
any
bou
ndar
y lin
e. E
xcep
tions
to th
e re
quir
emen
t to
leav
e th
e fie
ld
of p
lay
are
only
whe
n:
•a
goal
keep
er is
inju
red
•a
goal
keep
er a
nd a
n ou
tfie
ld p
laye
r ha
ve c
ollid
ed a
nd n
eed
atte
ntio
n•
play
ers
from
the
sam
e te
am h
ave
colli
ded
and
need
att
entio
n•
a se
vere
inju
ry h
as o
ccur
red
• a
play
er is
inju
red
as th
e re
sult
of a
phy
sica
l offe
nce
for
whi
ch
the
oppo
nent
is c
autio
ned
or s
ent o
ff (e
.g. r
eckl
ess
or s
erio
us fo
ul
chal
leng
e), i
f the
ass
essm
ent/
trea
tmen
t is
com
plet
ed q
uick
ly
ensu
res
that
any
pla
yer
blee
ding
leav
es th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y. T
he p
laye
r m
ay
only
re-
ente
r on
rec
eivi
ng a
sig
nal f
rom
the
refe
ree,
who
mus
t be
satis
fied
that
the
blee
ding
has
sto
pped
and
ther
e is
no
bloo
d on
the
equi
pmen
t if
the
refe
ree
has
auth
oris
ed th
e do
ctor
s an
d /o
r st
retc
her
bear
ers
to e
nter
th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y, th
e pl
ayer
mus
t lea
ve o
n a
stre
tche
r or
on
foot
. A p
laye
r w
ho
does
not
com
ply,
mus
t be
caut
ione
d fo
r un
spor
ting
beha
viou
r if
the
refe
ree
has
deci
ded
to c
autio
n or
sen
d of
f a p
laye
r w
ho is
inju
red
and
has
to le
ave
the
field
of p
lay
for
trea
tmen
t, th
e ca
rd m
ust b
e sh
own
befo
re
the
play
er le
aves
if
play
has
not
bee
n st
oppe
d fo
r an
othe
r re
ason
, or
if an
inju
ry s
uffe
red
by
a pl
ayer
is n
ot th
e re
sult
of a
n of
fenc
e, p
lay
is r
esta
rted
with
a d
ropp
ed b
all
Ou
tsid
e i
nte
rfe
ren
ce
stop
s, s
uspe
nds
or a
band
ons
the
mat
ch fo
r an
y of
fenc
es o
r be
caus
e of
ou
tsid
e in
terf
eren
ce e
.g. i
f:
•th
e flo
odlig
hts
are
inad
equa
te•
an o
bjec
t thr
own
by a
spe
ctat
or h
its a
mat
ch o
ffici
al, a
pla
yer
or te
am
offic
ial,
the
refe
ree
may
allo
w th
e m
atch
to c
ontin
ue, o
r st
op, s
uspe
nd o
r ab
ando
n it
depe
ndin
g on
the
seve
rity
of t
he in
cide
nt•
a sp
ecta
tor
blow
s a
whi
stle
whi
ch in
terf
eres
with
pla
y - p
lay
is s
topp
ed
and
rest
arte
d w
ith a
dro
pped
bal
l
64
• an
ext
ra b
all,
othe
r ob
ject
or
anim
al e
nter
s th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y du
ring
the
mat
ch, t
he r
efer
ee m
ust:
– st
op p
lay
(and
res
tart
with
a d
ropp
ed b
all)
onl
y if
it in
terf
eres
with
pla
y un
less
the
ball
is g
oing
into
the
goal
and
the
inte
rfer
ence
doe
s no
t pr
even
t a d
efen
ding
pla
yer
play
ing
the
ball,
the
goal
is a
war
ded
if th
e ba
ll en
ters
the
goal
(eve
n if
cont
act w
as m
ade
with
the
ball)
unl
ess
the
ball
ente
rs th
e op
pone
nts’
goa
l–
allo
w p
lay
to c
ontin
ue if
it d
oes
not i
nter
fere
with
pla
y an
d ha
ve it
re
mov
ed a
t the
ear
liest
pos
sibl
e op
port
unity
allo
ws
no u
naut
hori
sed
pers
ons
to e
nter
the
field
of p
lay
4. R
efer
ee’s
equ
ipm
ent
Co
mp
uls
ory
eq
uip
me
nt
Refe
rees
mus
t hav
e th
e fo
llow
ing
equi
pmen
t:
Whi
stle
(s)
Wat
ch(e
s)Re
d an
d ye
llow
car
dsN
oteb
ook
(or
othe
r m
eans
of k
eepi
ng a
rec
ord
of th
e m
atch
)
Oth
er
eq
uip
me
nt
Refe
rees
may
be
perm
itted
to u
se:
Equi
pmen
t for
com
mun
icat
ing
with
oth
er m
atch
offi
cial
s –
buzz
er/b
eep
flags
, hea
dset
s et
c.EP
TS o
r ot
her
fitne
ss m
onito
ring
equ
ipm
ent
Refe
rees
and
oth
er m
atch
offi
cial
s ar
e pr
ohib
ited
from
wea
ring
jew
elle
ry o
r an
y ot
her
elec
tron
ic e
quip
men
t.
5.
Refe
ree
sign
als
Refe
r to
gra
phic
s fo
r ap
prov
ed r
efer
ee s
igna
ls.
In a
dditi
on to
the
curr
ent ‘
two
arm
ed’ s
igna
l for
an
adva
ntag
e, a
sim
ilar
‘one
arm
’ sig
nal i
s no
w p
erm
itted
as
it is
not
alw
ays
easy
for
refe
rees
to r
un
with
bot
h ar
ms
exte
nded
.
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e 20
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aw
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Th
e R
efe
ree
Dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
Indi
rect
free
kic
k
Adva
ntag
e (1
)Ad
vant
age
(2)
66
66
Pena
lty
kick
Red
and
Yello
w ca
rd
Corn
er k
ick
Goal
kic
k
67
6.
Liab
ility
of M
atch
Off
icia
lsA
refe
ree
or o
ther
mat
ch o
ffici
al is
not
hel
d lia
ble
for:
any
kind
of i
njur
y su
ffere
d by
a p
laye
r, of
ficia
l or
spec
tato
ran
y da
mag
e to
pro
pert
y of
any
kin
d an
y ot
her
loss
suf
fere
d by
any
indi
vidu
al, c
lub,
com
pany
, ass
ocia
tion
or o
ther
bo
dy, w
hich
is d
ue o
r w
hich
may
be
due
to a
ny d
ecis
ion
take
n un
der
the
term
s of
the
Law
s of
the
Gam
e or
in r
espe
ct o
f the
nor
mal
pro
cedu
res
requ
ired
to h
old,
pla
y an
d co
ntro
l a m
atch
.
Such
dec
isio
ns m
ay in
clud
e a
deci
sion
:
that
the
cond
ition
of t
he fi
eld
of p
lay
or it
s su
rrou
nds
or th
at th
e w
eath
er
cond
ition
s ar
e su
ch a
s to
allo
w o
r no
t to
allo
w a
mat
ch to
take
pla
ceto
aba
ndon
a m
atch
for
wha
teve
r re
ason
as to
the
suita
bilit
y of
the
field
equ
ipm
ent a
nd b
all u
sed
duri
ng a
mat
ch to
sto
p or
not
to s
top
a m
atch
due
to s
pect
ator
inte
rfer
ence
or
any
prob
lem
in
spe
ctat
or a
reas
to s
top
or n
ot to
sto
p pl
ay to
allo
w a
n in
jure
d pl
ayer
to b
e re
mov
ed fr
om th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y fo
r tr
eatm
ent
to r
equi
re a
n in
jure
d pl
ayer
to b
e re
mov
ed fr
om th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y fo
r tr
eatm
ent
to a
llow
or
not t
o al
low
a p
laye
r to
wea
r ce
rtai
n cl
othi
ng o
r eq
uipm
ent
whe
re th
e re
fere
e ha
s th
e au
thor
ity, t
o al
low
or
not t
o al
low
any
per
sons
(i
nclu
ding
team
or
stad
ium
offi
cial
s, s
ecur
ity o
ffice
rs, p
hoto
grap
hers
or
othe
r m
edia
rep
rese
ntat
ives
) to
be p
rese
nt in
the
vici
nity
of t
he fi
eld
of p
lay
any
othe
r de
cisi
on ta
ken
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e La
ws
of th
e Ga
me
or in
co
nfor
mity
with
thei
r du
ties
unde
r th
e te
rms
of F
IFA,
con
fede
ratio
n, n
atio
nal
foot
ball
asso
ciat
ion
or c
ompe
titio
n ru
les
or r
egul
atio
ns u
nder
whi
ch th
e m
atch
is p
laye
d
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the
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e 20
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aw
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Th
e R
efe
ree
Law 06
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s of
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e 20
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aw
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Th
e O
the
r M
atc
h O
ffic
ials
Oth
er m
atch
offi
cial
s (t
wo
assi
stan
t ref
eree
s, fo
urth
offi
cial
, tw
o ad
ditio
nal
assi
stan
t ref
eree
s an
d re
serv
e as
sist
ant r
efer
ee) m
ay b
e ap
poin
ted
to m
atch
es.
They
will
ass
ist t
he r
efer
ee in
con
trol
ling
the
mat
ch in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
Law
s of
the
Gam
e bu
t the
fina
l dec
isio
n w
ill a
lway
s be
take
n by
the
refe
ree.
The
mat
ch o
ffici
als
oper
ate
unde
r th
e di
rect
ion
of th
e re
fere
e. In
the
even
t of
und
ue in
terf
eren
ce o
r im
prop
er c
ondu
ct, t
he r
efer
ee w
ill r
elie
ve th
em o
f th
eir
dutie
s an
d m
ake
a re
port
to th
e ap
prop
riat
e au
thor
ities
.
With
the
exce
ptio
n of
the
rese
rve
assi
stan
t ref
eree
, the
y as
sist
the
refe
ree
with
of
fenc
es w
hen
they
hav
e a
clea
rer
view
than
the
refe
ree
and
they
mus
t sub
mit
a re
port
to th
e ap
prop
riat
e au
thor
ities
on
any
seri
ous
mis
cond
uct o
r ot
her
inci
dent
that
occ
urre
d ou
t of t
he v
iew
of t
he r
efer
ee a
nd th
e ot
her
mat
ch
offic
ials
. The
y m
ust a
dvis
e th
e re
fere
e an
d ot
her
mat
ch o
ffici
als
of a
ny r
epor
t be
ing
mad
e.
The
mat
ch o
ffici
als
assi
st th
e re
fere
e w
ith in
spec
ting
the
field
of p
lay,
the
balls
and
pla
yers
’ equ
ipm
ent (
incl
udin
g if
prob
lem
s ha
ve b
een
reso
lved
) an
d m
aint
aini
ng r
ecor
ds o
f tim
e, g
oals
, mis
cond
uct e
tc.
Com
petit
ion
rule
s m
ust s
tate
cle
arly
who
rep
lace
s a
mat
ch o
ffici
al w
ho is
un
able
to s
tart
or
cont
inue
and
any
ass
ocia
ted
chan
ges.
In p
arti
cula
r, it
mus
t be
cle
ar w
heth
er, i
f the
ref
eree
is u
nabl
e to
sta
rt o
r co
ntin
ue, t
he fo
urth
offi
cial
or
the
seni
or a
ssis
tant
ref
eree
or
seni
or a
dditi
onal
ass
ista
nt r
efer
ee ta
kes
over
.
70
1.
Assi
stan
t ref
eree
s Th
ey in
dica
te w
hen:
the
who
le o
f the
bal
l lea
ves
the
field
of p
lay
and
whi
ch te
am is
ent
itled
to
a c
orne
r ki
ck, g
oal k
ick
or th
row
-ina
play
er in
an
offs
ide
posi
tion
may
be
pena
lised
a su
bstit
utio
n is
req
uest
ed at
pen
alty
kic
ks, t
he g
oalk
eepe
r m
oves
off
the
goal
line
bef
ore
the
ball
is
kick
ed a
nd if
the
ball
cros
ses
the
line;
if a
dditi
onal
ass
ista
nt r
efer
ees
have
be
en a
ppoi
nted
the
assi
stan
t ref
eree
take
s a
posi
tion
in li
ne w
ith th
e pe
nalty
m
ark
The
assi
stan
t ref
eree
’s a
ssis
tanc
e al
so in
clud
es m
onito
ring
the
subs
titut
ion
proc
edur
e.
The
assi
stan
t ref
eree
may
ent
er th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y to
hel
p co
ntro
l the
9.1
5m
(10
yard
s) d
ista
nce.
2.
Four
th o
ffic
ial
The
four
th o
ffici
al’s
ass
ista
nce
also
incl
udes
:
supe
rvis
ing
the
subs
titut
ion
proc
edur
ech
ecki
ng a
pla
yer’
s/su
bstit
ute’
s eq
uipm
ent
the
re-e
ntry
of a
pla
yer
follo
win
g a
sign
al/a
ppro
val f
rom
the
refe
ree
supe
rvis
ing
the
repl
acem
ent b
alls
indi
catin
g th
e m
inim
um a
mou
nt o
f add
ition
al ti
me
the
refe
ree
inte
nds
to
play
at t
he e
nd o
f eac
h ha
lf (i
nclu
ding
ext
ra ti
me)
info
rmin
g th
e re
fere
e of
irre
spon
sibl
e be
havi
our
by a
ny te
chni
cal a
rea
occu
pant
3.
Addi
tion
al a
ssis
tant
refe
rees
The
addi
tiona
l ass
ista
nt r
efer
ees
may
indi
cate
:
whe
n th
e w
hole
of t
he b
all p
asse
s ov
er th
e go
al li
ne, i
nclu
ding
whe
n a
goal
is
sco
red
whi
ch te
am is
ent
itled
to a
cor
ner
kick
or
goal
kic
k w
heth
er, a
t pen
alty
kic
ks, t
he g
oalk
eepe
r m
oves
off
the
goal
line
bef
ore
th
e ba
ll is
kic
ked
and
if th
e ba
ll cr
osse
s th
e lin
e
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e 20
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aw
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Th
e O
the
r M
atc
h O
ffic
ials
4. R
eser
ve a
ssis
tant
refe
ree
The
only
dut
y of
a r
eser
ve a
ssis
tant
re
fere
e is
to r
epla
ce a
n as
sist
ant
refe
ree
or fo
urth
offi
cial
who
is
unab
le to
con
tinue
.
5.
Assi
stan
t ref
eree
sign
als
Atta
ckin
g fr
ee k
icks
Subs
titu
tion
Defe
ndin
g fr
ee k
icks
1
22
1
72
72
Corn
er k
ick
Goal
kic
k
Thro
w-in
for d
efen
der
Thro
w-in
for a
ttac
ker
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e 20
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aw
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Th
e O
the
r M
atc
h O
ffic
ials
Off
side
in th
e m
iddl
e of
the
field
Off
side
Off
side
on
the
near
side
of t
he fi
eld
Off
side
on
the
far s
ide
of th
e fie
ld2a 2c
1 2b
747474
goal
(u
nles
s th
e ba
ll ha
s ve
ry c
lear
ly
pass
ed o
ver t
he g
oal l
ine)
6.
Addi
tion
al a
ssis
tant
refe
ree
sign
als
Law 07
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e 20
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aw
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Th
e D
ura
tio
n o
f th
e M
atc
h
1.
Peri
ods o
f pla
y A
mat
ch la
sts
for
two
equa
l hal
ves
of 4
5 m
inut
es w
hich
may
onl
y be
red
uced
if
agre
ed b
etw
een
the
refe
ree
and
the
two
team
s be
fore
the
star
t of t
he m
atch
an
d is
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith c
ompe
titio
n ru
les.
2.
Half-
tim
e in
terv
al Pl
ayer
s ar
e en
title
d to
an
inte
rval
at h
alf-
time,
not
exc
eedi
ng 1
5 m
inut
es;
a sh
ort d
rink
s br
eak
is p
erm
itted
at t
he in
terv
al o
f hal
f-tim
e in
ext
ra ti
me.
Co
mpe
titio
n ru
les
mus
t sta
te th
e du
ratio
n of
the
half-
time
inte
rval
and
it
may
be
alte
red
only
with
the
refe
ree’
s pe
rmis
sion
.
3.
Allo
wan
ce fo
r tim
e lo
st Al
low
ance
is m
ade
by th
e re
fere
e in
eac
h ha
lf fo
r al
l tim
e lo
st in
that
hal
f th
roug
h:
subs
titut
ions
asse
ssm
ent a
nd/o
r re
mov
al o
f inj
ured
pla
yers
was
ting
time
disc
iplin
ary
sanc
tions
stop
page
s fo
r dr
inks
or
othe
r m
edic
al r
easo
ns p
erm
itted
by
com
petit
ion
rule
s an
y ot
her
caus
e, in
clud
ing
any
sign
ifica
nt d
elay
to a
res
tart
(e
.g. g
oal c
eleb
ratio
ns)
The
four
th o
ffici
al in
dica
tes
the
min
imum
add
ition
al ti
me
deci
ded
by th
e re
fere
e at
the
end
of th
e fin
al m
inut
e of
eac
h ha
lf. T
he a
dditi
onal
tim
e m
ay b
e in
crea
sed
by th
e re
fere
e bu
t not
red
uced
.
The
refe
ree
mus
t not
com
pens
ate
for
a tim
ekee
ping
err
or d
urin
g th
e fir
st h
alf
by c
hang
ing
the
leng
th o
f the
sec
ond
half.
78
4. P
enal
ty k
ick
If a
pen
alty
kic
k ha
s to
be
take
n or
ret
aken
, the
hal
f is
exte
nded
unt
il th
e pe
nalty
kic
k is
com
plet
ed.
5.
Aban
done
d m
atch
An a
band
oned
mat
ch is
rep
laye
d un
less
the
com
petit
ion
rule
s or
org
anis
ers
dete
rmin
e ot
herw
ise.
Law 08
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e 20
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aw
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|
Th
e S
tart
an
d R
es
tart
of
Pla
y
A ki
ck-o
ff st
arts
bot
h ha
lves
of a
mat
ch, b
oth
halv
es o
f ext
ra ti
me
and
rest
arts
pl
ay a
fter
a g
oal h
as b
een
scor
ed. F
ree
kick
s (d
irec
t or
indi
rect
), pe
nalty
kic
ks,
thro
w-in
s, g
oal k
icks
and
cor
ner
kick
s ar
e ot
her
rest
arts
(see
Law
s 13
–17)
. A
drop
ped
ball
is th
e re
star
t whe
n th
e re
fere
e st
ops
play
and
the
Law
doe
s no
t re
quir
e on
e of
the
abov
e re
star
ts.
If a
n of
fenc
e oc
curs
whe
n th
e ba
ll is
not
in p
lay
this
doe
s no
t cha
nge
how
pl
ay is
res
tart
ed.
1.
Kick
-off
Pro
ced
ure
the
team
that
win
s th
e to
ss o
f a c
oin
deci
des
whi
ch g
oal i
t will
att
ack
in
the
first
hal
fth
eir
oppo
nent
s ta
ke th
e ki
ck-o
ffth
e te
am th
at w
ins
the
toss
take
s th
e ki
ck-o
ff to
sta
rt th
e se
cond
hal
ffo
r th
e se
cond
hal
f, th
e te
ams
chan
ge e
nds
and
atta
ck th
e op
posi
te g
oals
afte
r a
team
sco
res
a go
al, t
he k
ick-
off i
s ta
ken
by th
eir
oppo
nent
s
For
ever
y ki
ck-o
ff:
all p
laye
rs, e
xcep
t the
pla
yer
taki
ng th
e ki
ck-o
ff, m
ust b
e in
thei
r ow
n ha
lf of
th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y th
e op
pone
nts
of th
e te
am ta
king
the
kick
-off
mus
t be
at le
ast 9
.15
m
(10
yds)
from
the
ball
until
it is
in p
lay
the
ball
mus
t be
stat
iona
ry o
n th
e ce
ntre
mar
kth
e re
fere
e gi
ves
a si
gnal
the
ball
is in
pla
y w
hen
it is
kic
ked
and
clea
rly
mov
es a
goal
may
be
scor
ed d
irec
tly a
gain
st th
e op
pone
nts
from
the
kick
-off;
if th
e ba
ll di
rect
ly e
nter
s th
e ki
cker
’s g
oal,
a co
rner
kic
k is
aw
arde
d to
the
oppo
nent
s
82
82In
frin
ge
me
nts
an
d s
an
ctio
ns
If th
e pl
ayer
taki
ng th
e ki
ck-o
ff to
uche
s th
e ba
ll ag
ain
befo
re it
has
touc
hed
anot
her
play
er a
n in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick,
or
for
delib
erat
e ha
ndba
ll a
dire
ct fr
ee
kick
, is
awar
ded.
In th
e ev
ent o
f any
oth
er in
frin
gem
ent o
f the
kic
k-of
f pro
cedu
re th
e ki
ck-o
ff
is r
etak
en.
2.
Drop
ped
ball
Pro
ced
ure
The
refe
ree
drop
s th
e ba
ll at
the
posi
tion
whe
re it
was
whe
n pl
ay w
as s
topp
ed,
unle
ss p
lay
was
sto
pped
insi
de th
e go
al a
rea
in w
hich
cas
e th
e ba
ll is
dro
pped
on
the
goal
are
a lin
e w
hich
is p
aral
lel t
o th
e go
al li
ne a
t the
poi
nt n
eare
st to
w
here
the
ball
was
whe
n pl
ay w
as s
topp
ed.
The
ball
is in
pla
y w
hen
it to
uche
s th
e gr
ound
.
Any
num
ber
of p
laye
rs m
ay c
onte
st a
dro
pped
bal
l (in
clud
ing
the
goal
keep
ers)
; th
e re
fere
e ca
nnot
dec
ide
who
may
con
test
a d
ropp
ed b
all o
r its
out
com
e.
Infr
ing
em
en
ts a
nd
sa
nct
ion
s
The
ball
is d
ropp
ed a
gain
if it
:
touc
hes
a pl
ayer
bef
ore
it to
uche
s th
e gr
ound
leav
es th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y af
ter
it to
uche
s th
e gr
ound
, with
out t
ouch
ing
a pl
ayer
If a
dro
pped
bal
l ent
ers
the
goal
with
out t
ouch
ing
at le
ast t
wo
play
ers
play
is
rest
arte
d w
ith:
a go
al k
ick
if it
ente
rs th
e op
pone
nts’
goa
la
corn
er k
ick
if it
ente
rs th
e te
am’s
goa
l
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aw
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Th
e B
all
in
an
d o
ut
of
Pla
y
1.
Ball
out o
f pla
yTh
e ba
ll is
out
of p
lay
whe
n:
it ha
s w
holly
pas
sed
over
the
goal
line
or
touc
hlin
e on
the
grou
nd o
r
in th
e ai
rpl
ay h
as b
een
stop
ped
by th
e re
fere
e
2.
Ball
in p
lay
The
ball
is in
pla
y at
all
othe
r tim
es, i
nclu
ding
whe
n it
rebo
unds
off
a m
atch
of
ficia
l, go
alpo
st, c
ross
bar
or c
orne
r fla
gpos
t and
rem
ains
in th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y.
Law 10
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e 20
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aw
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|
De
term
inin
g t
he
Ou
tco
me
of
a M
atc
h
1.
Goal
scor
ed A
goal
is s
core
d w
hen
the
who
le o
f the
bal
l pas
ses
over
the
goal
line
, bet
wee
n th
e go
alpo
sts
and
unde
r th
e cr
ossb
ar, p
rovi
ded
that
no
offe
nce
has
been
co
mm
itted
by
the
team
sco
ring
the
goal
.
If a
ref
eree
sig
nals
a g
oal b
efor
e th
e ba
ll ha
s pa
ssed
who
lly o
ver
the
goal
line
, pl
ay is
res
tart
ed w
ith a
dro
pped
bal
l.
2.
Win
ning
team
The
team
sco
ring
the
grea
ter
num
ber
of g
oals
is th
e w
inne
r. If
bot
h te
ams
scor
e no
goa
ls o
r an
equ
al n
umbe
r of
goa
ls th
e m
atch
is d
raw
n.
Whe
n co
mpe
titio
n ru
les
requ
ire
a w
inni
ng te
am a
fter
a d
raw
n m
atch
or
hom
e-
and-
away
tie,
the
only
per
mitt
ed p
roce
dure
s to
det
erm
ine
the
win
ning
team
ar
e: away
goa
ls r
ule
two
equa
l per
iods
of e
xtra
tim
e no
t exc
eedi
ng 1
5 m
inut
es e
ach
kick
s fr
om th
e pe
nalty
mar
k
A co
mbi
natio
n of
the
abov
e pr
oced
ures
may
be
used
.
3.
Kick
s fro
m th
e pe
nalt
y m
ark
Kick
s fr
om th
e pe
nalty
mar
k ar
e ta
ken
afte
r th
e m
atch
has
end
ed a
nd u
nles
s ot
herw
ise
stat
ed, t
he r
elev
ant L
aws
of th
e Ga
me
appl
y.
Pro
ced
ure
Befo
re k
icks
from
the
pena
lty
mar
k st
art
Unl
ess
ther
e ar
e ot
her
cons
ider
atio
ns (e
.g. g
roun
d co
nditi
ons,
saf
ety
etc.
), th
e re
fere
e to
sses
a c
oin
to d
ecid
e th
e go
al a
t whi
ch th
e ki
cks
will
be
take
n
88
No
goal
Goal
goal
lin
e
No
goal
Goal
goal
lin
e
88
89
whi
ch m
ay o
nly
be c
hang
ed fo
r sa
fety
rea
sons
or
if th
e go
al o
r pl
ayin
g su
rfac
e be
com
es u
nusa
ble
The
refe
ree
toss
es a
coi
n ag
ain
and
the
team
that
win
s th
e to
ss d
ecid
es
whe
ther
to ta
ke th
e fir
st o
r se
cond
kic
k W
ith th
e ex
cept
ion
of a
sub
stitu
te fo
r a
goal
keep
er w
ho is
una
ble
to c
ontin
ue,
only
pla
yers
who
are
on
the
field
of p
lay
or a
re te
mpo
rari
ly o
ff th
e fie
ld o
f pl
ay (i
njur
y, a
djus
ting
equi
pmen
t etc
.) at
the
end
of th
e m
atch
are
elig
ible
to
take
kic
ks Ea
ch te
am is
res
pons
ible
for
sele
ctin
g fr
om th
e el
igib
le p
laye
rs th
e or
der
in
whi
ch th
ey w
ill ta
ke th
e ki
cks.
The
ref
eree
is n
ot in
form
ed o
f the
ord
er If
at t
he e
nd o
f the
mat
ch a
nd b
efor
e or
dur
ing
the
kick
s on
e te
am h
as a
gr
eate
r nu
mbe
r of
pla
yers
than
its
oppo
nent
s, it
mus
t red
uce
its n
umbe
rs to
th
e sa
me
num
ber
as it
s op
pone
nts
and
the
refe
ree
mus
t be
info
rmed
of t
he
nam
e an
d nu
mbe
r of
eac
h pl
ayer
exc
lude
d. A
ny e
xclu
ded
play
er is
not
elig
ible
to
take
par
t in
the
kick
s (e
xcep
t as
outli
ned
belo
w)
A go
alke
eper
who
is u
nabl
e to
con
tinue
bef
ore
or d
urin
g th
e ki
cks
may
be
repl
aced
by
a pl
ayer
exc
lude
d to
equ
alis
e th
e nu
mbe
r of
pla
yers
or,
if th
eir
team
has
not
use
d its
max
imum
per
mitt
ed n
umbe
r of
sub
stitu
tes,
a n
amed
su
bstit
ute,
but
the
repl
aced
goa
lkee
per
take
s no
furt
her
part
and
may
not
ta
ke a
kic
k
Dur
ing
kick
s fr
om th
e pe
nalt
y m
ark
Onl
y el
igib
le p
laye
rs a
nd m
atch
offi
cial
s ar
e pe
rmitt
ed to
rem
ain
on th
e fie
ld
of p
lay
All e
ligib
le p
laye
rs, e
xcep
t the
pla
yer
taki
ng th
e ki
ck a
nd th
e tw
o go
alke
eper
s, m
ust r
emai
n w
ithin
the
cent
re c
ircl
e Th
e go
alke
eper
of t
he k
icke
r m
ust r
emai
n on
the
field
of p
lay,
out
side
the
pena
lty a
rea,
on
the
goal
line
whe
re it
mee
ts th
e pe
nalty
are
a bo
unda
ry li
ne An
elig
ible
pla
yer
may
cha
nge
plac
es w
ith th
e go
alke
eper
The
kick
is c
ompl
eted
whe
n th
e ba
ll st
ops m
ovin
g, g
oes o
ut o
f pla
y or
the
refe
ree
stop
s pla
y fo
r any
offe
nce;
the
kick
er m
ay n
ot p
lay
the
ball
a se
cond
tim
e Th
e re
fere
e ke
eps
a re
cord
of t
he k
icks
If th
e go
alke
eper
com
mits
an
offe
nce
and,
as
a re
sult
, the
kic
k is
ret
aken
, th
e go
alke
eper
mus
t be
caut
ione
d.
89
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
10
|
De
term
inin
g t
he
Ou
tco
me
of
a M
atc
h
90
If th
e ki
cker
is p
enal
ised
for
an o
ffenc
e co
mm
itted
aft
er th
e re
fere
e ha
s si
gnal
led
for
the
kick
to b
e ta
ken,
that
kic
k is
rec
orde
d as
mis
sed
and
the
kick
er is
cau
tione
d. If
bot
h th
e go
alke
eper
and
kic
ker
com
mit
an o
ffenc
e at
the
sam
e tim
e:
• if
the
kick
is m
isse
d or
sav
ed, t
he k
ick
is r
etak
en a
nd b
oth
play
ers
caut
ione
d •
if th
e ki
ck is
sco
red,
the
goal
is d
isal
low
ed, t
he k
ick
is r
ecor
ded
as m
isse
d an
d th
e ki
cker
cau
tione
d
Subj
ect t
o th
e co
ndit
ions
exp
lain
ed b
elow
, bot
h te
ams
take
five
kic
ks
The
kick
s ar
e ta
ken
alte
rnat
ely
by th
e te
ams
If, b
efor
e bo
th te
ams
have
take
n fiv
e ki
cks,
one
has
sco
red
mor
e go
als
than
th
e ot
her
coul
d sc
ore,
eve
n if
it w
ere
to c
ompl
ete
its fi
ve k
icks
, no
mor
e ki
cks
are
take
n If
, aft
er b
oth
team
s ha
ve ta
ken
five
kick
s, th
e sc
ores
are
leve
l kic
ks c
ontin
ue
until
one
team
has
sco
red
a go
al m
ore
than
the
othe
r fr
om th
e sa
me
num
ber
of k
icks
Each
kic
k is
take
n by
a d
iffer
ent p
laye
r an
d al
l elig
ible
pla
yers
mus
t tak
e a
kick
bef
ore
any
play
er c
an ta
ke a
sec
ond
kick
The
abov
e pr
inci
ple
cont
inue
s fo
r an
y su
bseq
uent
seq
uenc
e of
kic
ks b
ut a
te
am m
ay c
hang
e th
e or
der
of k
icke
rs Ki
cks
from
the
pena
lty m
ark
mus
t not
be
dela
yed
for
a pl
ayer
who
leav
es th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y. T
he p
laye
r’s
kick
will
be
forf
eite
d (n
ot s
core
d) if
the
play
er d
oes
not r
etur
n in
tim
e to
take
a k
ick
Subs
titu
tion
s an
d se
nd o
ffs
duri
ng k
icks
from
the
pena
lty
mar
k
A pl
ayer
, sub
stitu
te o
r su
bstit
uted
pla
yer
may
be
caut
ione
d or
sen
t off
A go
alke
eper
who
is s
ent o
ff m
ust b
e re
plac
ed b
y an
elig
ible
pla
yer
A pl
ayer
oth
er th
an th
e go
alke
eper
who
is u
nabl
e to
con
tinue
may
not
be
repl
aced
The
refe
ree
mus
t not
aba
ndon
the
mat
ch if
a te
am is
red
uced
to fe
wer
than
se
ven
play
ers
Law 11
93
Law
s of
the
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e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
11
| O
ffs
ide
1.
Off
side
pos
itio
nIt
is n
ot a
n of
fenc
e to
be
in a
n of
fsid
e po
sitio
n.
A pl
ayer
is in
an
offs
ide
posi
tion
if:
any
part
of t
he h
ead,
bod
y or
feet
is in
the
oppo
nent
s’ h
alf (
excl
udin
g th
e ha
lfway
line
) and
any
part
of t
he h
ead,
bod
y or
feet
is n
eare
r to
the
oppo
nent
s’ g
oal l
ine
than
bo
th th
e ba
ll an
d th
e se
cond
-last
opp
onen
t
The
hand
s an
d ar
ms
of a
ll pl
ayer
s, in
clud
ing
the
goal
keep
ers,
are
not
co
nsid
ered
.
A pl
ayer
is n
ot in
an
offs
ide
posi
tion
if le
vel w
ith th
e:
seco
nd-la
st o
ppon
ent o
rla
st tw
o op
pone
nts
2.
Off
side
off
ence
A pl
ayer
in a
n of
fsid
e po
sitio
n at
the
mom
ent t
he b
all i
s pl
ayed
or
touc
hed
by
a te
am-m
ate
is o
nly
pena
lised
on
beco
min
g in
volv
ed in
act
ive
play
by:
inte
rfer
ing
with
pla
y by
pla
ying
or
touc
hing
a b
all p
asse
d or
touc
hed
by
a te
am-m
ate
orin
terf
erin
g w
ith a
n op
pone
nt b
y:
• pr
even
ting
an o
ppon
ent f
rom
pla
ying
or
bein
g ab
le to
pla
y th
e ba
ll by
cl
earl
y ob
stru
ctin
g th
e op
pone
nt’s
line
of v
isio
n or
•
chal
leng
ing
an o
ppon
ent f
or th
e ba
ll or
94
• cl
earl
y at
tem
ptin
g to
pla
y a
ball
whi
ch is
clo
se to
him
whe
n th
is a
ctio
n im
pact
s on
an
oppo
nent
or
• m
akin
g an
obv
ious
act
ion
whi
ch c
lear
ly im
pact
s on
the
abili
ty o
f an
oppo
nent
to p
lay
the
ball
or
gain
ing
an a
dvan
tage
by
play
ing
the
ball
or in
terf
erin
g w
ith a
n op
pone
nt
whe
n it
has:
• re
boun
ded
or b
een
defle
cted
off
the
goal
post
, cro
ssba
r, m
atch
offi
cial
or
an
oppo
nent
•be
en d
elib
erat
ely
save
d by
any
opp
onen
t
A pl
ayer
in a
n of
fsid
e po
sitio
n re
ceiv
ing
the
ball
from
an
oppo
nent
who
de
liber
atel
y pl
ays
the
ball
(exc
ept f
rom
a d
elib
erat
e sa
ve b
y an
y op
pone
nt) i
s no
t con
side
red
to h
ave
gain
ed a
n ad
vant
age.
A ‘s
ave’
is w
hen
a pl
ayer
sto
ps, o
r at
tem
pts
to s
top,
a b
all w
hich
is g
oing
into
or
very
clo
se to
the
goal
with
any
par
t of t
he b
ody
exce
pt th
e ha
nds/
arm
s (u
nles
s th
e go
alke
eper
with
in th
e pe
nalty
are
a).
In s
ituat
ions
whe
re:
a pl
ayer
mov
ing
from
, or s
tand
ing
in, a
n of
fsid
e po
sitio
n is
in th
e w
ay o
f an
oppo
nent
and
inte
rfer
es w
ith th
e m
ovem
ent o
f the
opp
onen
t tow
ards
the
ball
this
is a
n of
fsid
e of
fenc
e if
it im
pact
s on
the
abili
ty o
f the
opp
onen
t to
play
or
chal
leng
e fo
r the
bal
l; if
the
play
er m
oves
into
the
way
of a
n op
pone
nt a
nd
impe
des
the
oppo
nent
’s p
rogr
ess
(e.g
. blo
cks
the
oppo
nent
) the
offe
nce
shou
ld
be p
enal
ised
und
er L
aw 1
2. a
play
er in
an
offs
ide
posi
tion
is m
ovin
g to
war
ds th
e ba
ll w
ith th
e in
tent
ion
of
play
ing
the
ball
and
is fo
uled
bef
ore
play
ing
or a
ttem
ptin
g to
pla
y th
e ba
ll,
or c
halle
ngin
g an
opp
onen
t for
the
ball,
the
foul
is p
enal
ised
as
it ha
s oc
curr
ed
befo
re th
e of
fsid
e of
fenc
e an
offe
nce
is c
omm
itted
aga
inst
a p
laye
r in
an o
ffsid
e po
sitio
n w
ho is
alr
eady
pl
ayin
g or
att
empt
ing
to p
lay
the
ball,
or c
halle
ngin
g an
opp
onen
t for
the
ball,
th
e of
fsid
e of
fenc
e is
pen
alis
ed a
s it
has
occu
rred
bef
ore
the
foul
cha
lleng
e
95
3.
No
offe
nce
Ther
e is
no
offs
ide
offe
nce
if a
play
er r
ecei
ves
the
ball
dire
ctly
from
:
a go
al k
ick
a th
row
-ina
corn
er k
ick
4. O
ffen
ces a
nd sa
ncti
ons
If a
n of
fsid
e of
fenc
e oc
curs
, the
ref
eree
aw
ards
an
indi
rect
free
kic
k w
here
the
offe
nce
occu
rred
, inc
ludi
ng if
it is
in th
e pl
ayer
’s o
wn
half
of th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y.
A de
fend
ing
play
er w
ho le
aves
the
field
of p
lay
with
out t
he r
efer
ee’s
pe
rmis
sion
sha
ll be
con
side
red
to b
e on
the
goal
line
or
touc
hlin
e fo
r th
e pu
rpos
es o
f offs
ide
until
the
next
sto
ppag
e in
pla
y or
unt
il th
e de
fend
ing
team
ha
s pl
ayed
the
ball
tow
ards
the
halfw
ay li
ne a
nd it
is o
utsi
de th
eir
pena
lty a
rea.
If
the
play
er le
ft th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y de
liber
atel
y, th
e pl
ayer
mus
t be
caut
ione
d w
hen
the
ball
is n
ext o
ut o
f pla
y.
An a
ttac
king
pla
yer
may
ste
p or
sta
y of
f the
fiel
d of
pla
y no
t to
be in
volv
ed in
ac
tive
play
. If t
he p
laye
r re
-ent
ers
from
the
goal
line
and
bec
omes
invo
lved
in
play
bef
ore
the
next
sto
ppag
e in
pla
y, o
r th
e de
fend
ing
team
has
pla
yed
the
ball
tow
ards
the
halfw
ay li
ne a
nd it
is o
utsi
de th
eir
pena
lty a
rea,
the
play
er
shal
l be
cons
ider
ed to
be
posi
tione
d on
the
goal
line
for
the
purp
oses
of o
ffsid
e.
A pl
ayer
who
del
iber
atel
y le
aves
the
field
of p
lay
and
re-e
nter
s w
ithou
t the
re
fere
e’s
perm
issi
on a
nd is
not
pen
alis
ed fo
r of
fsid
e an
d ga
ins
an a
dvan
tage
, m
ust b
e ca
utio
ned.
If a
n at
tack
ing
play
er re
mai
ns s
tatio
nary
bet
wee
n th
e go
alpo
sts
and
insi
de
the
goal
as
the
ball
ente
rs th
e go
al, a
goa
l mus
t be
awar
ded
unle
ss th
e pl
ayer
co
mm
its a
n of
fsid
e of
fenc
e or
Law
12
offe
nce
in w
hich
cas
e pl
ay is
res
tart
ed
with
an
indi
rect
or
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick.
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
11
| O
ffs
ide
Law 12
97
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
12
|
Fo
uls
an
d M
isc
on
du
ct
Dir
ect a
nd in
dire
ct fr
ee k
icks
and
pen
alty
kic
ks c
an o
nly
be a
war
ded
for
offe
nces
com
mitt
ed w
hen
the
ball
is in
pla
y.
1.
Dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
A di
rect
free
kic
k is
aw
arde
d if
a pl
ayer
com
mits
any
of t
he fo
llow
ing
offe
nces
ag
ains
t an
oppo
nent
in a
man
ner
cons
ider
ed b
y th
e re
fere
e to
be
care
less
, re
ckle
ss o
r us
ing
exce
ssiv
e fo
rce:
char
ges
jum
ps a
tki
cks
or a
ttem
pts
to k
ick
push
esst
rike
s or
att
empt
s to
str
ike
(inc
ludi
ng h
ead-
butt
)ta
ckle
s or
cha
lleng
estr
ips
or a
ttem
pts
to tr
ip
If a
n of
fenc
e in
volv
es c
onta
ct it
is p
enal
ised
by
a di
rect
free
kic
k or
pe
nalty
kic
k.
Care
less
is w
hen
a pl
ayer
sho
ws
a la
ck o
f att
entio
n or
con
side
ratio
n w
hen
mak
ing
a ch
alle
nge
or a
cts
with
out p
reca
utio
n. N
o di
scip
linar
y sa
nctio
n
is n
eede
d Re
ckle
ss is
whe
n a
play
er a
cts
with
dis
rega
rd to
the
dang
er to
, or
con
sequ
ence
s fo
r, an
opp
onen
t and
mus
t be
caut
ione
d U
sing
exc
essi
ve fo
rce
is w
hen
a pl
ayer
exc
eeds
the
nece
ssar
y us
e of
forc
e an
d/or
end
ange
rs th
e sa
fety
of a
n op
pone
nt a
nd m
ust b
e se
nt o
ff
98A
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is a
war
ded
if a
play
er c
omm
its a
ny o
f the
follo
win
g of
fenc
es:
hand
les
the
ball
delib
erat
ely
(exc
ept f
or th
e go
alke
eper
with
in th
eir
pe
nalty
are
a)ho
lds
an o
ppon
ent
impe
des
an o
ppon
ent w
ith c
onta
ctsp
its a
t an
oppo
nent
See
also
offe
nces
in L
aw 3
Ha
nd
lin
g t
he
ba
ll
Han
dlin
g th
e ba
ll in
volv
es a
del
iber
ate
act o
f a p
laye
r m
akin
g co
ntac
t with
the
ball
with
the
hand
or
arm
.
The
follo
win
g m
ust b
e co
nsid
ered
:
the
mov
emen
t of t
he h
and
tow
ards
the
ball
(not
the
ball
tow
ards
the
hand
)th
e di
stan
ce b
etw
een
the
oppo
nent
and
the
ball
(une
xpec
ted
ball)
th
e po
sitio
n of
the
hand
doe
s no
t nec
essa
rily
mea
n th
at th
ere
is a
n of
fenc
e to
uchi
ng th
e ba
ll w
ith a
n ob
ject
hel
d in
the
hand
(clo
thin
g, s
hing
uard
, etc
.)
is a
n of
fenc
e hi
ttin
g th
e ba
ll w
ith a
thro
wn
obje
ct (b
oot,
shin
guar
d, e
tc.)
is a
n of
fenc
e
The
goal
keep
er h
as th
e sa
me
rest
rict
ions
on
hand
ling
the
ball
as a
ny o
ther
pl
ayer
out
side
the
pena
lty a
rea.
Insi
de th
eir
pena
lty a
rea,
the
goal
keep
er
cann
ot b
e gu
ilty
of a
han
dlin
g of
fenc
e in
curr
ing
a di
rect
free
kic
k or
any
rel
ated
sa
nctio
n bu
t can
be
guilt
y of
han
dlin
g of
fenc
es th
at in
cur
an in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick.
2.
Indi
rect
free
kic
kAn
indi
rect
free
kic
k is
aw
arde
d if
a pl
ayer
:
play
s in
a d
ange
rous
man
ner
impe
des
the
prog
ress
of a
n op
pone
nt w
ithou
t any
con
tact
bei
ng m
ade
is g
uilty
of d
isse
nt, u
sing
offe
nsiv
e, in
sulti
ng o
r ab
usiv
e la
ngua
ge a
nd/o
r ge
stur
es o
r ot
her
verb
al o
ffenc
es pr
even
ts th
e go
alke
eper
from
rel
easi
ng th
e ba
ll fr
om th
e ha
nds
or k
icks
or
atte
mpt
s to
kic
k th
e ba
ll w
hen
the
goal
keep
er is
in th
e pr
oces
s of
rel
easi
ng it
co
mm
its a
ny o
ther
offe
nce,
not
men
tione
d in
the
Law
s, fo
r w
hich
pla
y is
st
oppe
d to
cau
tion
or s
end
off a
pla
yer
99
An in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is a
war
ded
if a
goal
keep
er, i
nsid
e th
eir
pena
lty a
rea,
co
mm
its a
ny o
f the
follo
win
g of
fenc
es:
cont
rols
the
ball
with
the
hand
s fo
r m
ore
than
six
sec
onds
bef
ore
rele
asin
g it
touc
hes
the
ball
with
the
hand
s af
ter:
• re
leas
ing
it an
d be
fore
it h
as to
uche
d an
othe
r pl
ayer
•it
has
been
del
iber
atel
y ki
cked
to th
e go
alke
eper
by
a te
am-m
ate
•re
ceiv
ing
it di
rect
ly fr
om a
thro
w-in
take
n by
a te
am-m
ate
A go
alke
eper
is c
onsi
dere
d to
be
in c
ontr
ol o
f the
bal
l whe
n:
the
ball
is b
etw
een
the
hand
s or
bet
wee
n th
e ha
nd a
nd a
ny s
urfa
ce
(e.g
. gro
und,
ow
n bo
dy) o
r by
touc
hing
it w
ith a
ny p
art o
f the
han
ds o
r ar
ms
exce
pt if
the
ball
rebo
unds
acc
iden
tally
from
the
goal
keep
er o
r th
e go
alke
eper
has
mad
e a
save
hold
ing
the
ball
in th
e ou
tstr
etch
ed o
pen
hand
boun
cing
it o
n th
e gr
ound
or
thro
win
g it
in th
e ai
r
A go
alke
eper
can
not b
e ch
alle
nged
by
an o
ppon
ent w
hen
in c
ontr
ol o
f th
e ba
ll w
ith th
e ha
nds.
Pla
yin
g i
n a
da
ng
ero
us
ma
nn
er
Play
ing
in a
dan
gero
us m
anne
r is
any
act
ion
that
, whi
le tr
ying
to p
lay
the
ba
ll, th
reat
ens
inju
ry to
som
eone
(inc
ludi
ng th
e pl
ayer
them
self
) and
incl
udes
pr
even
ting
a ne
arby
opp
onen
t fro
m p
layi
ng th
e ba
ll fo
r fe
ar o
f inj
ury.
A sc
isso
rs o
r bi
cycl
e ki
ck is
per
mis
sibl
e pr
ovid
ed th
at it
is n
ot d
ange
rous
to
an o
ppon
ent.
Imp
ed
ing
th
e p
rog
ress
of
an
op
po
ne
nt
wit
ho
ut
con
tact
Impe
ding
the
prog
ress
of a
n op
pone
nt m
eans
mov
ing
into
the
oppo
nent
’s p
ath
to o
bstr
uct,
bloc
k, s
low
dow
n or
forc
e a
chan
ge o
f dir
ectio
n w
hen
the
ball
is n
ot
with
in p
layi
ng d
ista
nce
of e
ither
pla
yer.
All p
laye
rs h
ave
a ri
ght t
o th
eir
posi
tion
on th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y; b
eing
in th
e w
ay
of a
n op
pone
nt is
not
the
sam
e as
mov
ing
into
the
way
of a
n op
pone
nt.
Law
s of
the
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e 20
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aw
12
|
Fo
uls
an
d M
isc
on
du
ct
100 A
play
er m
ay s
hiel
d th
e ba
ll by
taki
ng a
pos
ition
bet
wee
n an
opp
onen
t and
the
ball
if th
e ba
ll is
with
in p
layi
ng d
ista
nce
and
the
oppo
nent
is n
ot h
eld
off w
ith
the
arm
s or
bod
y. If
the
ball
is w
ithin
pla
ying
dis
tanc
e, th
e pl
ayer
may
be
fair
ly
char
ged
by a
n op
pone
nt.
3.
Disc
iplin
ary
acti
on Th
e re
fere
e ha
s th
e au
thor
ity to
take
dis
cipl
inar
y ac
tion
from
ent
erin
g th
e fie
ld
of p
lay
for
the
pre-
mat
ch in
spec
tion
until
leav
ing
the
field
of p
lay
afte
r th
e m
atch
end
s (i
nclu
ding
kic
ks fr
om th
e pe
nalty
mar
k).
If, b
efor
e en
teri
ng th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y at
the
star
t of t
he m
atch
, a p
laye
r co
mm
its
a se
ndin
g-of
f offe
nce,
the
refe
ree
has
the
auth
ority
to p
reve
nt th
e pl
ayer
taki
ng
part
in th
e m
atch
(see
Law
3.6
); th
e re
fere
e w
ill r
epor
t any
oth
er m
isco
nduc
t.
A pl
ayer
who
com
mits
a c
autio
nabl
e or
sen
ding
-off
offe
nce,
eith
er o
n or
off
th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y, a
gain
st a
n op
pone
nt, a
team
-mat
e, a
mat
ch o
ffici
al o
r an
y ot
her
pers
on o
r th
e La
ws
of th
e Ga
me,
is d
isci
plin
ed a
ccor
ding
to th
e of
fenc
e.
The
yello
w c
ard
com
mun
icat
es a
cau
tion
and
the
red
card
com
mun
icat
es a
se
ndin
g-of
f.
Onl
y a
play
er, s
ubst
itute
or
subs
titut
ed p
laye
r m
ay b
e sh
own
the
red
or y
ello
w
card
.
De
lay
ing
th
e r
est
art
of
pla
y t
o s
ho
w a
ca
rd
Onc
e th
e re
fere
e ha
s de
cide
d to
cau
tion
or s
end
off a
pla
yer,
play
mus
t not
be
rest
arte
d un
til th
e sa
nctio
n ha
s be
en a
dmin
iste
red.
Ad
va
nta
ge
If th
e re
fere
e pl
ays
the
adva
ntag
e fo
r an
offe
nce
for
whi
ch a
cau
tion
/ se
nd o
ff w
ould
hav
e be
en is
sued
had
pla
y be
en s
topp
ed, t
his
caut
ion
/ se
nd o
ff m
ust b
e is
sued
whe
n th
e ba
ll is
nex
t out
of p
lay,
exc
ept w
hen
the
deni
al o
f an
obvi
ous
goal
-sco
ring
opp
ortu
nity
res
ults
in a
goa
l the
pla
yer
is c
autio
ned
for
unsp
ortin
g be
havi
our.
Adva
ntag
e sh
ould
not
be
appl
ied
in s
ituat
ions
invo
lvin
g se
riou
s fo
ul p
lay,
viol
ent c
ondu
ct o
r a
seco
nd c
autio
nabl
e of
fenc
e un
less
ther
e is
a c
lear
op
port
unity
to s
core
a g
oal.
The
refe
ree
mus
t sen
d of
f the
pla
yer
whe
n th
e ba
ll
101
is n
ext o
ut o
f pla
y bu
t if t
he p
laye
r pl
ays
the
ball
or c
halle
nges
/int
erfe
res
with
an
opp
onen
t, th
e re
fere
e w
ill s
top
play
, sen
d of
f the
pla
yer
and
rest
art w
ith a
n in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick,
unl
ess
the
play
er c
omm
itted
a m
ore
seri
ous
offe
nce.
If a
def
ende
r st
arts
hol
ding
an
atta
cker
out
side
the
pena
lty a
rea
and
cont
inue
s ho
ldin
g in
side
the
pena
lty a
rea,
the
refe
ree
mus
t aw
ard
a pe
nalty
kic
k.
Ca
uti
on
ab
le o
ffe
nce
s
A pl
ayer
is c
autio
ned
if gu
ilty
of:
dela
ying
the
rest
art o
f pla
ydi
ssen
t by
wor
d or
act
ion
ente
ring
, re-
ente
ring
or
delib
erat
ely
leav
ing
the
field
of p
lay
with
out t
he
refe
ree’
s pe
rmis
sion
faili
ng to
res
pect
the
requ
ired
dis
tanc
e w
hen
play
is r
esta
rted
with
a c
orne
r ki
ck, f
ree
kick
or
thro
w-in
pers
iste
nt o
ffenc
es (n
o sp
ecifi
c nu
mbe
r or
pat
tern
of o
ffenc
es c
onst
itute
s “p
ersi
sten
t”)
unsp
ortin
g be
havi
our
A su
bstit
ute
or s
ubst
itute
d pl
ayer
is c
autio
ned
if gu
ilty
of:
dela
ying
the
rest
art o
f pla
ydi
ssen
t by
wor
d or
act
ion
ente
ring
or
re-e
nter
ing
the
field
of p
lay
with
out t
he r
efer
ee’s
per
mis
sion
unsp
ortin
g be
havi
our
Ca
uti
on
s fo
r u
nsp
ort
ing
be
ha
vio
ur
Ther
e ar
e di
ffere
nt c
ircu
mst
ance
s w
hen
a pl
ayer
mus
t be
caut
ione
d fo
r un
spor
ting
beha
viou
r in
clud
ing
if a
play
er:
atte
mpt
s to
dec
eive
the
refe
ree
e.g.
by
feig
ning
inju
ry o
r pr
eten
ding
to h
ave
been
foul
ed (s
imul
atio
n) ch
ange
s pl
aces
with
the
goal
keep
er d
urin
g pl
ay o
r w
ithou
t the
ref
eree
’s
perm
issi
onco
mm
its in
a r
eckl
ess
man
ner
a di
rect
free
kic
k of
fenc
e ha
ndle
s th
e ba
ll to
inte
rfer
e w
ith o
r st
op a
pro
mis
ing
atta
ck
Law
s of
the
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e 20
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aw
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|
Fo
uls
an
d M
isc
on
du
ct
102
com
mits
a fo
ul w
hich
inte
rfer
es w
ith o
r st
ops
a pr
omis
ing
atta
ck e
xcep
t w
here
the
refe
ree
awar
ds a
pen
alty
kic
k fo
r an
offe
nce
whi
ch w
as a
n at
tem
pt
to p
lay
the
ball
deni
es a
n op
pone
nt a
n ob
viou
s go
al-s
cori
ng o
ppor
tuni
ty b
y an
offe
nce
whi
ch
was
an
atte
mpt
to p
lay
the
ball
and
the
refe
ree
awar
ds a
pen
alty
kic
k ha
ndle
s th
e ba
ll in
an
atte
mpt
to s
core
a g
oal (
whe
ther
or
not t
he a
ttem
pt is
su
cces
sful
) or
in a
n un
succ
essf
ul a
ttem
pt to
pre
vent
a g
oal
mak
es u
naut
hori
sed
mar
ks o
n th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y pl
ays
the
ball
whe
n le
avin
g th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y af
ter
bein
g gi
ven
perm
issi
on to
le
ave
show
s a
lack
of r
espe
ct fo
r th
e ga
me
uses
a d
elib
erat
e tr
ick
to p
ass
the
ball
(inc
ludi
ng fr
om a
free
kic
k) to
the
goal
keep
er w
ith th
e he
ad, c
hest
, kne
e et
c. to
cir
cum
vent
the
Law
, whe
ther
or
not t
he g
oalk
eepe
r to
uche
s th
e ba
ll w
ith th
e ha
nds
verb
ally
dis
trac
ts a
n op
pone
nt d
urin
g pl
ay o
r at
a r
esta
rt
Ce
leb
rati
on
of
a g
oa
l
Play
ers
can
cele
brat
e w
hen
a go
al is
sco
red,
but
the
cele
brat
ion
mus
t not
be
exce
ssiv
e; c
hore
ogra
phed
cel
ebra
tions
are
not
enc
oura
ged
and
mus
t not
cau
se
exce
ssiv
e tim
e-w
astin
g.
Leav
ing
the
field
of p
lay
to c
eleb
rate
a g
oal i
s no
t a c
autio
nabl
e of
fenc
e bu
t pl
ayer
s sh
ould
ret
urn
as s
oon
as p
ossi
ble.
A pl
ayer
mus
t be
caut
ione
d fo
r:
clim
bing
ont
o a
peri
met
er fe
nce
and/
or a
ppro
achi
ng th
e sp
ecta
tors
in
a m
anne
r w
hich
cau
ses
safe
ty a
nd/o
r se
curi
ty is
sues
ge
stur
ing
or a
ctin
g in
a p
rovo
cativ
e, d
eris
ory
or in
flam
mat
ory
way
cove
ring
the
head
or
face
with
a m
ask
or o
ther
sim
ilar
item
rem
ovin
g th
e sh
irt o
r co
veri
ng th
e he
ad w
ith th
e sh
irt
De
lay
ing
th
e r
est
art
of
pla
y
Refe
rees
mus
t cau
tion
play
ers
who
del
ay th
e re
star
t of p
lay
by:
appe
arin
g to
take
a th
row
-in b
ut s
udde
nly
leav
ing
it to
a te
am-m
ate
to ta
kede
layi
ng le
avin
g th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y w
hen
bein
g su
bstit
uted
103
exce
ssiv
ely
dela
ying
a r
esta
rt
kick
ing
or c
arry
ing
the
ball
away
, or
prov
okin
g a
conf
ront
atio
n by
de
liber
atel
y to
uchi
ng th
e ba
ll af
ter
the
refe
ree
has
stop
ped
play
taki
ng a
free
kic
k fr
om th
e w
rong
pos
ition
to fo
rce
a re
take
Se
nd
ing
-off
off
en
ces
A pl
ayer
, sub
stitu
te o
r su
bstit
uted
pla
yer
who
com
mits
any
of t
he fo
llow
ing
offe
nces
is s
ent o
ff:
deny
ing
the
oppo
sing
team
a g
oal o
r an
obv
ious
goa
l-sco
ring
opp
ortu
nity
by
delib
erat
ely
hand
ling
the
ball
(exc
ept a
goa
lkee
per
with
in th
eir
pena
lty a
rea)
deny
ing
a go
al o
r an
obv
ious
goa
l-sco
ring
opp
ortu
nity
to a
n op
pone
nt w
hose
ov
eral
l mov
emen
t is
tow
ards
the
offe
nder
’s g
oal b
y an
offe
nce
puni
shab
le b
y a
free
kic
k (u
nles
s as
out
lined
bel
ow).
seri
ous
foul
pla
ysp
ittin
g at
an
oppo
nent
or
any
othe
r pe
rson
viol
ent c
ondu
ctus
ing
offe
nsiv
e, in
sulti
ng o
r ab
usiv
e la
ngua
ge a
nd/o
r ge
stur
esre
ceiv
ing
a se
cond
cau
tion
in th
e sa
me
mat
ch
A pl
ayer
, sub
stitu
te o
r su
bstit
uted
pla
yer
who
has
bee
n se
nt o
ff m
ust l
eave
the
vici
nity
of t
he fi
eld
of p
lay
and
the
tech
nica
l are
a.
De
ny
ing
a g
oa
l o
r a
n o
bv
iou
s g
oa
l-sc
ori
ng
op
po
rtu
nit
y
Whe
re a
pla
yer
deni
es th
e op
posi
ng te
am a
goa
l or
an o
bvio
us g
oal-s
cori
ng
oppo
rtun
ity b
y a
delib
erat
e ha
ndba
ll of
fenc
e th
e pl
ayer
is s
ent o
ff w
here
ver
the
offe
nce
occu
rs.
Whe
re a
pla
yer
com
mits
an
offe
nce
agai
nst a
n op
pone
nt w
ithin
thei
r ow
n pe
nalty
are
a w
hich
den
ies
an o
ppon
ent a
n ob
viou
s go
al-s
cori
ng o
ppor
tuni
ty
and
the
refe
ree
awar
ds a
pen
alty
kic
k, th
e of
fend
er is
cau
tione
d if
the
offe
nce
was
an
atte
mpt
to p
lay
the
ball;
in a
ll ot
her
circ
umst
ance
s (e
.g. h
oldi
ng, p
ullin
g,
push
ing,
no
poss
ibili
ty to
pla
y th
e ba
ll et
c.) t
he o
ffend
ing
play
er m
ust b
e se
nt o
ff.
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
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L
aw
12
|
Fo
uls
an
d M
isc
on
du
ct
104 A
play
er, s
ent o
ff pl
ayer
, sub
stitu
te o
r su
bstit
uted
pla
yer
who
ent
ers
the
field
of
play
with
out t
he r
equi
red
refe
ree’
s pe
rmis
sion
and
inte
rfer
es w
ith p
lay
or a
n op
pone
nt a
nd d
enie
s th
e op
posi
ng te
am a
goa
l or
an o
bvio
us g
oal-s
cori
ng
oppo
rtun
ity is
gui
lty o
f a s
endi
ng-o
ff of
fenc
e.
The
follo
win
g m
ust b
e co
nsid
ered
:
dist
ance
bet
wee
n th
e of
fenc
e an
d th
e go
alge
nera
l dir
ectio
n of
the
play
likel
ihoo
d of
kee
ping
or
gain
ing
cont
rol o
f the
bal
llo
catio
n an
d nu
mbe
r of
def
ende
rs
Se
rio
us
fou
l p
lay
A ta
ckle
or
chal
leng
e th
at e
ndan
gers
the
safe
ty o
f an
oppo
nent
or
uses
ex
cess
ive
forc
e or
bru
talit
y m
ust b
e sa
nctio
ned
as s
erio
us fo
ul p
lay.
Any
play
er w
ho lu
nges
at a
n op
pone
nt in
cha
lleng
ing
for
the
ball
from
the
fron
t, fr
om th
e si
de o
r fr
om b
ehin
d us
ing
one
or b
oth
legs
, wit
h ex
cess
ive
forc
e or
end
ange
rs th
e sa
fety
of a
n op
pone
nt is
gui
lty o
f ser
ious
foul
pla
y.
Vio
len
t co
nd
uct
Viol
ent c
ondu
ct is
whe
n a
play
er u
ses
or a
ttem
pts
to u
se e
xces
sive
forc
e or
br
utal
ity a
gain
st a
n op
pone
nt w
hen
not c
halle
ngin
g fo
r th
e ba
ll, o
r ag
ains
t a
team
-mat
e, te
am o
ffici
al, m
atch
offi
cial
, spe
ctat
or o
r an
y ot
her
pers
on,
rega
rdle
ss o
f whe
ther
con
tact
is m
ade.
In a
dditi
on, a
pla
yer
who
, whe
n no
t cha
lleng
ing
for
the
ball,
del
iber
atel
y st
rike
s an
opp
onen
t or
any
othe
r pe
rson
on
the
head
or
face
with
the
hand
or
arm
, is
guilt
y of
vio
lent
con
duct
unl
ess
the
forc
e us
ed w
as n
eglig
ible
.
Off
en
ces
wh
ere
an
ob
ject
(o
r th
e b
all
) is
th
row
n
In a
ll ca
ses,
the
refe
ree
take
s th
e ap
prop
riat
e di
scip
linar
y ac
tion:
reck
less
– c
autio
n th
e of
fend
er fo
r un
spor
ting
beha
viou
rus
ing
exce
ssiv
e fo
rce
– se
nd o
ff th
e of
fend
er fo
r vi
olen
t con
duct
.
105
4. R
esta
rt o
f pla
y af
ter f
ouls
and
mis
cond
uct
If th
e ba
ll is
out
of p
lay,
pla
y is
res
tart
ed a
ccor
ding
to th
e pr
evio
us d
ecis
ion
If th
e ba
ll is
in p
lay
and
a pl
ayer
com
mits
an
offe
nce
insi
de th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y ag
ains
t:
•an
opp
onen
t – in
dire
ct o
r di
rect
free
kic
k or
pen
alty
kic
k •
a te
am-m
ate,
sub
stitu
te, s
ubst
itute
d or
sen
t off
play
er, t
eam
offi
cial
or
a m
atch
offi
cial
– a
dir
ect f
ree
kick
or
pena
lty k
ick
•an
y ot
her
pers
on –
a d
ropp
ed b
all
If, w
hen
the
ball
is in
pla
y:
• a
play
er c
omm
its a
n of
fenc
e ag
ains
t a m
atch
offi
cial
or
an o
ppos
ing
play
er,
subs
titut
e, s
ubst
itute
d or
sen
t off
play
er, o
r te
am o
ffici
al o
utsi
de th
e fie
ld
of p
lay
or•
a su
bstit
ute,
sub
stitu
ted
or s
ent o
ff pl
ayer
, or
team
offi
cial
com
mits
an
offe
nce
agai
nst,
or in
terf
eres
with
, an
oppo
sing
pla
yer
or m
atch
offi
cial
ou
tsid
e th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y,
play
is r
esta
rted
with
a fr
ee k
ick
on th
e bo
unda
ry li
ne n
eare
st to
whe
re th
e of
fenc
e/in
terf
eren
ce o
ccur
red;
a p
enal
ty k
ick
is a
war
ded
if th
is is
a d
irec
t fre
e ki
ck o
ffenc
e w
ithin
the
offe
nder
’s p
enal
ty a
rea.
If a
pla
yer
stan
ding
on
or o
ff th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y th
row
s an
obj
ect (
incl
udin
g th
e ba
ll) a
t an
oppo
sing
pla
yer,
subs
titut
e, s
ubst
itute
d or
sen
t off
play
er, o
r te
am
offic
ial,
mat
ch o
ffici
al o
r th
e ba
ll, p
lay
is r
esta
rted
with
a d
irec
t fre
e ki
ck fr
om
the
posi
tion
whe
re th
e ob
ject
str
uck
or w
ould
hav
e st
ruck
the
pers
on o
r the
bal
l. If
this
pos
ition
is o
ff th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y, th
e fr
ee k
ick
is ta
ken
on th
e ne
ares
t poi
nt
on th
e bo
unda
ry li
ne; a
pen
alty
kic
k is
aw
arde
d if
this
is w
ithin
the
offe
nder
’s
pena
lty a
rea.
If a
sub
stitu
te, s
ubst
itute
d or
sen
t off
play
er, p
laye
r te
mpo
rari
ly o
ff th
e fie
ld o
f pl
ay o
r te
am o
ffici
al th
row
s or
kic
ks a
n ob
ject
ont
o th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y an
d it
inte
rfer
es w
ith p
lay,
an
oppo
nent
or
mat
ch o
ffici
al, p
lay
is r
esta
rted
with
a
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
(or
pena
lty k
ick)
whe
re th
e ob
ject
inte
rfer
ed w
ith p
lay
or
stru
ck o
r w
ould
hav
e st
ruck
the
oppo
nent
, mat
ch o
ffici
al o
r th
e ba
ll.
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
12
|
Fo
uls
an
d M
isc
on
du
ct
Law 13
107
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
13
|
Fre
e K
ick
s
1.
Type
s of f
ree
kick
Dir
ect a
nd in
dire
ct fr
ee k
icks
are
aw
arde
d to
the
oppo
sing
team
of a
pla
yer
guilt
y of
an
offe
nce.
Ind
ire
ct f
ree
kic
k s
ign
al
The
refe
ree
indi
cate
s an
indi
rect
free
kic
k by
rais
ing
the
arm
abo
ve th
e he
ad;
this
sig
nal i
s m
aint
aine
d un
til th
e ki
ck h
as b
een
take
n an
d th
e ba
ll to
uche
s an
othe
r pl
ayer
or
goes
out
of p
lay.
An in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
mus
t be
reta
ken
if th
e re
fere
e fa
ils to
sig
nal t
hat t
he k
ick
is
indi
rect
and
the
ball
is k
icke
d di
rect
ly in
to th
e go
al.
Ba
ll e
nte
rs t
he
go
al
if a
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is k
icke
d di
rect
ly in
to th
e op
pone
nts’
goa
l, a
goal
is
awar
ded
if an
indi
rect
free
kic
k is
kic
ked
dire
ctly
into
the
oppo
nent
s’ g
oal,
a go
al k
ick
is a
war
ded
if a
dire
ct o
r in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is k
icke
d di
rect
ly in
to th
e te
am’s
ow
n go
al,
a co
rner
kic
k is
aw
arde
d
2.
Proc
edur
eAl
l fre
e ki
cks
are
take
n fr
om th
e pl
ace
whe
re th
e of
fenc
e oc
curr
ed, e
xcep
t:
indi
rect
free
kic
ks to
the
atta
ckin
g te
am fo
r an
offe
nce
insi
de th
e op
pone
nts’
go
al a
rea
are
take
n fr
om th
e ne
ares
t poi
nt o
n th
e go
al a
rea
line
whi
ch r
uns
para
llel t
o th
e go
al li
ne fr
ee k
icks
to th
e de
fend
ing
team
in th
eir
goal
are
a m
ay b
e ta
ken
from
an
ywhe
re in
that
are
a
108
free
kic
ks fo
r of
fenc
es in
volv
ing
a pl
ayer
ent
erin
g, r
e-en
teri
ng o
r le
avin
g
the
field
of p
lay
with
out p
erm
issi
on a
re ta
ken
from
the
posi
tion
of th
e ba
ll w
hen
play
was
sto
pped
. How
ever
, if a
pla
yer
leav
es th
e fie
ld o
f pla
y as
par
t of
play
and
com
mits
an
offe
nce
agai
nst a
noth
er p
laye
r, pl
ay is
res
tart
ed w
ith a
fr
ee k
ick
take
n on
the
boun
dary
line
nea
rest
to w
here
the
offe
nce
occu
rred
; fo
r di
rect
free
kic
k of
fenc
es a
pen
alty
kic
k is
aw
arde
d if
this
is w
ithin
the
offe
nder
’s p
enal
ty a
rea
the
Law
des
igna
tes
anot
her
posi
tion
(see
Law
s 3,
11,
12)
The
ball:
mus
t be
stat
iona
ry a
nd th
e ki
cker
mus
t not
touc
h th
e ba
ll ag
ain
until
it h
as
touc
hed
anot
her
play
er is
in p
lay
whe
n it
is k
icke
d an
d cl
earl
y m
oves
exc
ept f
or a
free
kic
k to
the
defe
ndin
g te
am in
thei
r pe
nalty
are
a w
here
the
ball
is in
pla
y w
hen
it is
ki
cked
dir
ectly
out
of t
he p
enal
ty a
rea
Unt
il th
e ba
ll is
in p
lay
all o
ppon
ents
mus
t rem
ain:
at le
ast 9
.15
m (1
0 yd
s) fr
om th
e ba
ll, u
nles
s th
ey a
re o
n th
eir
own
goal
line
be
twee
n th
e go
alpo
sts
outs
ide
the
pena
lty a
rea
for
free
kic
ks in
side
the
oppo
nent
s’ p
enal
ty a
rea
A fr
ee k
ick
can
be ta
ken
by li
ftin
g th
e ba
ll w
ith a
foot
or
both
feet
si
mul
tane
ousl
y.
Fein
ting
to ta
ke a
free
kic
k to
con
fuse
opp
onen
ts is
per
mitt
ed a
s pa
rt o
f fo
otba
ll.
If a
pla
yer,
whi
le c
orre
ctly
taki
ng a
free
kic
k, in
tent
iona
lly k
icks
the
ball
at
an o
ppon
ent i
n or
der
to p
lay
the
ball
agai
n bu
t not
in a
car
eles
s or
rec
kles
s m
anne
r or
usi
ng e
xces
sive
forc
e, th
e re
fere
e al
low
s pl
ay to
con
tinue
.
109
3.
Off
ence
s and
sanc
tion
s If
, whe
n a
free
kic
k is
take
n, a
n op
pone
nt is
clo
ser
to th
e ba
ll th
an th
e re
quir
ed
dist
ance
, the
kic
k is
ret
aken
unl
ess
the
adva
ntag
e ca
n be
app
lied;
but
if a
pla
yer
take
s a
free
kic
k qu
ickl
y an
d an
opp
onen
t who
is le
ss th
an 9
.15
m (1
0 yd
s) fr
om
the
ball
inte
rcep
ts it
, the
ref
eree
allo
ws
play
to c
ontin
ue. H
owev
er, a
n op
pone
nt
who
del
iber
atel
y pr
even
ts a
free
kic
k be
ing
take
n qu
ickl
y m
ust b
e ca
utio
ned
for
dela
ying
the
rest
art o
f pla
y.
If, w
hen
a fr
ee k
ick
is ta
ken
by th
e de
fend
ing
team
from
insi
de it
s pe
nalty
are
a,
any
oppo
nent
s ar
e in
side
the
pena
lty a
rea
beca
use
they
did
not
hav
e tim
e to
le
ave,
the
refe
ree
allo
ws
play
to c
ontin
ue. I
f an
oppo
nent
who
is in
the
pena
lty
area
whe
n th
e fr
ee k
ick
is ta
ken,
or
ente
rs th
e pe
nalty
are
a be
fore
the
ball
is in
pl
ay, t
ouch
es o
r ch
alle
nges
for
the
ball
befo
re it
has
touc
hed
anot
her
play
er, t
he
free
kic
k is
ret
aken
.
If, w
hen
a fr
ee k
ick
is ta
ken
by th
e de
fend
ing
team
insi
de it
s pe
nalty
are
a, th
e ba
ll is
not
kic
ked
dire
ctly
out
of t
he p
enal
ty a
rea
the
kick
is r
etak
en.
If, a
fter
the
ball
is in
pla
y, th
e ki
cker
touc
hes
the
ball
agai
n be
fore
it h
as
touc
hed
anot
her
play
er a
n in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is a
war
ded,
if th
e ki
cker
de
liber
atel
y ha
ndle
s th
e ba
ll:
a di
rect
free
kic
k is
aw
arde
d a
pena
lty k
ick
is a
war
ded
if th
e of
fenc
e oc
curr
ed in
side
the
kick
er’s
pen
alty
ar
ea u
nles
s th
e ki
cker
was
the
goal
keep
er in
whi
ch c
ase
an in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is a
war
ded
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
13
|
Fre
e K
ick
s
Law 14
111
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
14
|
Th
e P
en
alt
y K
ick
A pe
nalty
kic
k is
aw
arde
d if
a pl
ayer
com
mits
a d
irec
t fre
e ki
ck o
ffenc
e in
side
th
eir
pena
lty a
rea
or o
ff th
e fie
ld a
s pa
rt o
f pla
y as
out
lined
in L
aws
12 an
d 13
.
A go
al m
ay b
e sc
ored
dir
ectly
from
a p
enal
ty k
ick.
1.
Proc
edur
e Th
e ba
ll m
ust b
e st
atio
nary
on
the
pena
lty m
ark.
The
play
er ta
king
the
pena
lty k
ick
mus
t be
clea
rly
iden
tifie
d.
The
defe
ndin
g go
alke
eper
mus
t rem
ain
on th
e go
al li
ne, f
acin
g th
e ki
cker
, be
twee
n th
e go
alpo
sts
until
the
ball
has
been
kic
ked.
The
play
ers
othe
r th
an th
e ki
cker
and
goa
lkee
per
mus
t be:
at le
ast 9
.15
m (1
0 yd
s) fr
om th
e pe
nalty
mar
kbe
hind
the
pena
lty m
ark
insi
de th
e fie
ld o
f pla
you
tsid
e th
e pe
nalty
are
a
Afte
r th
e pl
ayer
s ha
ve ta
ken
posi
tions
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
is L
aw, t
he r
efer
ee
sign
als
for
the
pena
lty k
ick
to b
e ta
ken.
The
play
er ta
king
the
pena
lty k
ick
mus
t kic
k th
e ba
ll fo
rwar
d; b
ackh
eelin
g is
pe
rmitt
ed p
rovi
ded
the
ball
mov
es fo
rwar
d.
The
ball
is in
pla
y w
hen
it is
kic
ked
and
clea
rly
mov
es.
The
kick
er m
ust n
ot p
lay
the
ball
agai
n un
til it
has
touc
hed
anot
her
play
er.
The
pena
lty k
ick
is c
ompl
eted
whe
n th
e ba
ll st
ops
mov
ing,
goe
s ou
t of p
lay
or
the
refe
ree
stop
s pl
ay fo
r an
y of
fenc
e.
112 Ad
ditio
nal t
ime
is a
llow
ed fo
r a
pena
lty k
ick
to b
e ta
ken
and
com
plet
ed a
t the
en
d of
eac
h ha
lf of
the
mat
ch o
r ex
tra
time.
Whe
n ad
ditio
nal t
ime
is a
llow
ed,
the
pena
lty k
ick
is c
ompl
eted
whe
n, a
fter
the
kick
has
bee
n ta
ken,
the
ball
stop
s m
ovin
g, g
oes
out o
f pla
y, is
pla
yed
by a
ny p
laye
r (i
nclu
ding
the
kick
er)
othe
r th
an th
e de
fend
ing
goal
keep
er, o
r th
e re
fere
e st
ops
play
for
an o
ffenc
e by
th
e ki
cker
or
the
kick
er’s
team
. If a
def
endi
ng te
am p
laye
r (i
nclu
ding
the
goal
keep
er) c
omm
its a
n of
fenc
e an
d th
e pe
nalty
is m
isse
d/sa
ved,
the
pena
lty
is r
etak
en
2.
Off
ence
s and
sanc
tion
s O
nce
the
refe
ree
has
sign
alle
d fo
r a
pena
lty
kick
to b
e ta
ken,
the
kick
m
ust b
e ta
ken.
If, b
efor
e th
e ba
ll is
in p
lay,
one
of t
he fo
llow
ing
occu
rs:
the
play
er ta
king
the
pena
lty k
ick
or a
team
-mat
e of
fend
s:
•if
the
ball
ente
rs th
e go
al, t
he k
ick
is r
etak
en•
if th
e ba
ll do
es n
ot e
nter
the
goal
, the
ref
eree
sto
ps p
lay
and
rest
arts
with
an
indi
rect
free
kic
k
exce
pt fo
r th
e fo
llow
ing
whe
n pl
ay w
ill b
e st
oppe
d an
d re
star
ted
with
an
indi
rect
free
kic
k, r
egar
dles
s of
whe
ther
or
not a
goa
l is
scor
ed:
•a
pena
lty k
ick
is k
icke
d ba
ckw
ards
• a
team
-mat
e of
the
iden
tifie
d ki
cker
take
s th
e ki
ck; t
he r
efer
ee c
autio
ns
the
play
er w
ho to
ok th
e ki
ck•
fein
ting
to k
ick
the
ball
once
the
kick
er h
as c
ompl
eted
the
run-
up (f
eint
ing
in th
e ru
n-up
is p
erm
itted
); th
e re
fere
e ca
utio
ns th
e ki
cker
the
goal
keep
er o
r a
team
-mat
e of
fend
s:
•if
the
ball
ente
rs th
e go
al, a
goa
l is
awar
ded
• if
the
ball
does
not
ent
er th
e go
al, t
he k
ick
is r
etak
en; t
he g
oalk
eepe
r is
ca
utio
ned
if re
spon
sibl
e fo
r th
e of
fenc
e
113
a pl
ayer
of b
oth
team
s of
fend
s th
e La
ws
of th
e Ga
me,
the
kick
is r
etak
en
unle
ss a
pla
yer
com
mits
a m
ore
seri
ous
offe
nce
(e.g
. ille
gal f
eint
ing)
; if b
oth
the
goal
keep
er a
nd k
icke
r co
mm
it an
offe
nce
at th
e sa
me
time:
• if
the
kick
is m
isse
d or
sav
ed, t
he k
ick
is re
take
n an
d bo
th p
laye
rs c
autio
ned
• if
the
kick
is s
core
d, th
e go
al is
dis
allo
wed
, the
kic
ker
is c
autio
ned
and
play
re
star
ts w
ith a
n in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
to th
e de
fend
ing
team
If, a
fter
the
pena
lty
kick
has
bee
n ta
ken:
the
kick
er to
uche
s th
e ba
ll ag
ain
befo
re it
has
touc
hed
anot
her
play
er:
• an
indi
rect
free
kic
k (o
r dir
ect f
ree
kick
for d
elib
erat
e ha
nd b
all)
is a
war
ded
the
ball
is to
uche
d by
an
outs
ide
agen
t as
it m
oves
forw
ard:
• th
e ki
ck is
reta
ken
unle
ss th
e ba
ll is
goi
ng in
to th
e go
al a
nd th
e in
terf
eren
ce
does
not
pre
vent
the
goal
keep
er o
r a d
efen
ding
pla
yer p
layi
ng th
e ba
ll, in
w
hich
cas
e th
e go
al is
aw
arde
d if
the
ball
ente
rs th
e go
al (e
ven
if co
ntac
t was
m
ade
with
the
ball)
unl
ess
the
ball
ente
rs th
e op
pone
nts’
goa
l.
the
ball
rebo
unds
into
the
field
of p
lay
from
the
goal
keep
er, t
he c
ross
bar
or
the
goal
post
s an
d is
then
touc
hed
by a
n ou
tsid
e ag
ent:
•th
e re
fere
e st
ops
play
• pl
ay is
rest
arte
d w
ith a
dro
pped
bal
l at t
he p
ositi
on w
here
it to
uche
d th
e ou
tsid
e ag
ent
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
14
|
Th
e P
en
alt
y K
ick
114
3.
Sum
mar
y ta
ble
O
utco
me
of th
e pe
nalty
kic
kG
oa
lN
o G
oa
l
En
cro
ach
me
nt
by
att
ack
ing
pla
ye
r
Pena
lty is
ret
aken
Indi
rect
free
kic
k
En
cro
ach
me
nt
by
de
fen
din
g p
lay
er
Goal
Pena
lty is
ret
aken
Off
en
ce
by
go
alk
ee
pe
r
Goal
Pena
lty is
ret
aken
and
ca
utio
n fo
r go
alke
eper
Ba
ll k
ick
ed
ba
ckw
ard
s
Indi
rect
free
kic
kIn
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
Ille
ga
l fe
inti
ng
Indi
rect
free
kic
k an
d ca
utio
n fo
r kic
ker
Indi
rect
free
kic
k an
d ca
utio
n fo
r kic
ker
Wro
ng
kic
ke
rIn
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
and
caut
ion
for w
rong
kic
ker
Indi
rect
free
kic
k an
d ca
utio
n fo
r wro
ng k
icke
r
Go
alk
ee
pe
r a
nd
kic
ke
r
at
the
sa
me
tim
e
Indi
rect
free
kic
k an
d ca
utio
n fo
r ki
cker
Reta
ke a
nd c
autio
n fo
r ki
cker
and
goa
lkee
per
Law 15
117
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
15
|
Th
e T
hro
w-i
n
A th
row
-in is
aw
arde
d to
the
oppo
nent
s of
the
play
er w
ho la
st to
uche
d th
e
ball
whe
n th
e w
hole
of t
he b
all p
asse
s ov
er th
e to
uchl
ine,
on
the
grou
nd o
r
in th
e ai
r.
A go
al c
anno
t be
scor
ed d
irec
tly fr
om a
thro
w-in
:
if th
e ba
ll en
ters
the
oppo
nent
s’ g
oal –
a g
oal k
ick
is a
war
ded
if th
e ba
ll en
ters
the
thro
wer
’s g
oal –
a c
orne
r ki
ck is
aw
arde
d
1.
Proc
edur
eAt
the
mom
ent o
f del
iver
ing
the
ball,
the
thro
wer
mus
t:
face
the
field
of p
lay
have
par
t of e
ach
foot
on
the
touc
hlin
e or
on
the
grou
nd o
utsi
de th
e to
uchl
ine
thro
w th
e ba
ll w
ith b
oth
hand
s fr
om b
ehin
d an
d ov
er th
e he
ad fr
om
the
poin
t whe
re it
left
the
field
of p
lay
All o
ppon
ents
mus
t sta
nd a
t lea
st 2
m (2
yds)
from
the
poin
t at w
hich
the
thro
w-in
is ta
ken.
The
ball
is in
pla
y w
hen
it en
ters
the
field
of p
lay.
If th
e ba
ll to
uche
s th
e
grou
nd b
efor
e en
teri
ng, t
he th
row
-in is
ret
aken
by
the
sam
e te
am fr
om th
e sa
me
posi
tion.
If th
e th
row
-in is
not
take
n co
rrec
tly it
is r
etak
en b
y th
e op
posi
ng te
am.
If a
pla
yer,
whi
le c
orre
ctly
taki
ng a
thro
w-in
, int
entio
nally
thro
ws
the
ball
at a
n op
pone
nt in
ord
er to
pla
y th
e ba
ll ag
ain
but n
eith
er in
a c
arel
ess
nor
a re
ckle
ss
man
ner
nor
usin
g ex
cess
ive
forc
e, th
e re
fere
e al
low
s pl
ay to
con
tinue
.
The
thro
wer
mus
t not
touc
h th
e ba
ll ag
ain
until
it h
as to
uche
d an
othe
r pl
ayer
.
118
2.
Off
ence
s and
sanc
tion
s If
, aft
er th
e ba
ll is
in p
lay,
the
thro
wer
touc
hes
the
ball
agai
n be
fore
it h
as
touc
hed
anot
her
play
er a
n in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is a
war
ded;
if th
e th
row
er
delib
erat
ely
hand
les
the
ball:
a di
rect
free
kic
k is
aw
arde
d a
pena
lty k
ick
is a
war
ded
if th
e of
fenc
e oc
curr
ed in
side
the
thro
wer
’s p
enal
ty
area
unl
ess
the
ball
was
han
dled
by
the
defe
ndin
g te
am’s
goa
lkee
per
in
whi
ch c
ase
an in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is a
war
ded
An o
ppon
ent w
ho u
nfai
rly
dist
ract
s or
impe
des
the
thro
wer
(inc
ludi
ng m
ovin
g cl
oser
than
2m
(2
yds)
to th
e pl
ace
whe
re th
e th
row
-in is
to b
e ta
ken)
is
caut
ione
d fo
r un
spor
ting
beha
viou
r an
d if
the
thro
w-in
has
bee
n ta
ken
an
indi
rect
free
kic
k is
aw
arde
d.
For
any
othe
r of
fenc
e th
e th
row
-in is
take
n by
a p
laye
r of
the
oppo
sing
team
.
Law 16
121
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
16
|
Th
e G
oa
l K
ick
A go
al k
ick
is a
war
ded
whe
n th
e w
hole
of t
he b
all p
asse
s ov
er th
e go
al li
ne, o
n th
e gr
ound
or
in th
e ai
r, ha
ving
last
touc
hed
a pl
ayer
of t
he a
ttac
king
team
, and
a
goal
is n
ot s
core
d.
A go
al m
ay b
e sc
ored
dir
ectly
from
a g
oal k
ick,
but
onl
y ag
ains
t the
opp
osin
g te
am; i
f the
bal
l dir
ectly
ent
ers
the
kick
er’s
goa
l a c
orne
r ki
ck is
aw
arde
d to
the
oppo
nent
s if
the
ball
left
the
pena
lty a
rea.
1.
Proc
edur
e Th
e ba
ll m
ust b
e st
atio
nary
and
is k
icke
d fr
om a
ny p
oint
with
in th
e go
al
area
by
a pl
ayer
of t
he d
efen
ding
team
The
ball
is in
pla
y w
hen
it le
aves
the
pena
lty a
rea
Opp
onen
ts m
ust b
e ou
tsid
e th
e pe
nalty
are
a un
til th
e ba
ll is
in p
lay
2.
Off
ence
s and
sanc
tion
s If
the
ball
does
not
leav
e th
e pe
nalty
are
a or
is to
uche
d by
a p
laye
r be
fore
it
leav
es th
e pe
nalty
are
a th
e ki
ck is
ret
aken
.
If, a
fter
the
ball
is in
pla
y, th
e ki
cker
touc
hes
the
ball
agai
n be
fore
it h
as
touc
hed
anot
her
play
er a
n in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is a
war
ded;
if th
e ki
cker
de
liber
atel
y ha
ndle
s th
e ba
ll:
a di
rect
free
kic
k is
aw
arde
d a
pena
lty k
ick
is a
war
ded
if th
e of
fenc
e oc
curr
ed in
side
the
kick
er’s
pen
alty
ar
ea u
nles
s th
e ki
cker
was
the
goal
keep
er in
whi
ch c
ase
an in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is a
war
ded
122
122 If
an
oppo
nent
who
is in
the
pena
lty a
rea
whe
n th
e go
al k
ick
is ta
ken,
or
ente
rs
the
pena
lty a
rea
befo
re th
e ba
ll is
in p
lay,
touc
hes
or c
halle
nges
for
the
ball
befo
re it
has
touc
hed
anot
her
play
er, t
he g
oal k
ick
is r
etak
en.
If a
pla
yer
ente
rs th
e pe
nalty
are
a be
fore
the
ball
is in
pla
y an
d fo
uls
or
is fo
uled
by
an o
ppon
ent,
the
goal
kic
k is
ret
aken
and
the
offe
nder
may
be
caut
ione
d or
sen
t off
depe
ndin
g on
the
offe
nce.
For
any
othe
r of
fenc
e th
e ki
ck is
ret
aken
.
Law 17
125
Law
s of
the
Gam
e 20
17/1
8 |
L
aw
17
|
Th
e C
orn
er
Kic
k
A co
rner
kic
k is
aw
arde
d w
hen
the
who
le o
f the
bal
l pas
ses
over
the
goal
line
, on
the
grou
nd o
r in
the
air,
havi
ng la
st to
uche
d a
play
er o
f the
def
endi
ng te
am,
and
a go
al is
not
sco
red.
A go
al m
ay b
e sc
ored
dir
ectly
from
a c
orne
r ki
ck, b
ut o
nly
agai
nst t
he o
ppos
ing
team
; if t
he b
all d
irec
tly e
nter
s th
e ki
cker
’s g
oal a
cor
ner
kick
is a
war
ded
to th
e op
pone
nts.
1.
Proc
edur
e Th
e ba
ll m
ust b
e pl
aced
in th
e co
rner
are
a ne
ares
t to
the
poin
t whe
re th
e
ball
pass
ed o
ver
the
goal
line
The
ball
mus
t be
stat
iona
ry a
nd is
kic
ked
by a
pla
yer
of th
e at
tack
ing
team
The
ball
is in
pla
y w
hen
it is
kic
ked
and
clea
rly
mov
es; i
t doe
s no
t nee
d to
le
ave
the
corn
er a
rea
The
corn
er fl
agpo
st m
ust n
ot b
e m
oved
Opp
onen
ts m
ust r
emai
n at
leas
t 9.1
5 m
(10
yds)
from
the
corn
er a
rc u
ntil
the
ball
is in
pla
y
2.
Off
ence
s and
sanc
tion
s If
, aft
er th
e ba
ll is
in p
lay,
the
kick
er to
uche
s th
e ba
ll ag
ain
befo
re it
has
to
uche
d an
othe
r pl
ayer
an
indi
rect
free
kic
k is
aw
arde
d; if
the
kick
er
delib
erat
ely
hand
les
the
ball:
a di
rect
free
kic
k is
aw
arde
d a
pena
lty k
ick
is a
war
ded
if th
e of
fenc
e oc
curr
ed in
side
the
kick
er’s
pen
alty
ar
ea u
nles
s th
e ki
cker
was
the
goal
keep
er in
whi
ch c
ase
an in
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
is a
war
ded
126 If
a p
laye
r, w
hile
cor
rect
ly ta
king
a c
orne
r ki
ck, i
nten
tiona
lly k
icks
the
ball
at
an
oppo
nent
in o
rder
to p
lay
the
ball
agai
n bu
t not
in a
car
eles
s or
rec
kles
s m
anne
r or
usi
ng e
xces
sive
forc
e, th
e re
fere
e al
low
s pl
ay to
con
tinue
.
For
any
othe
r of
fenc
e th
e ki
ck is
ret
aken
.
194
194
1.
Adva
ntag
e Th
e re
fere
e m
ay p
lay
adva
ntag
e w
hene
ver
an o
ffenc
e oc
curs
but
sho
uld
cons
ider
the
follo
win
g in
dec
idin
g w
heth
er to
app
ly th
e ad
vant
age
or s
top
play
:
the
seve
rity
of t
he o
ffenc
e –
if th
e of
fenc
e w
arra
nts
a se
ndin
g-of
f, th
e re
fere
e m
ust s
top
play
and
sen
d of
f the
pla
yer
unle
ss th
ere
is a
cle
ar o
ppor
tuni
ty to
sc
ore
a go
al th
e po
sitio
n w
here
the
offe
nce
was
com
mitt
ed -
the
clos
er to
the
oppo
nent
’s
goal
, the
mor
e ef
fect
ive
the
adva
ntag
e ca
n be
th
e ch
ance
s of
an
imm
edia
te, p
rom
isin
g at
tack
the
atm
osph
ere
of th
e m
atch
2.
Allo
wan
ce fo
r tim
e lo
st M
any
stop
page
s in
pla
y ar
e en
tirel
y na
tura
l (e.
g. th
row
-ins,
goa
l kic
ks).
An
allo
wan
ce is
mad
e on
ly w
hen
dela
ys a
re e
xces
sive
.
3.
Hold
ing
an o
ppon
ent
Refe
rees
are
rem
inde
d to
mak
e an
ear
ly in
terv
entio
n an
d to
dea
l fir
mly
with
ho
ldin
g of
fenc
es, e
spec
ially
insi
de th
e pe
nalty
are
a at
cor
ner
kick
s an
d fr
ee
kick
s. T
o de
al w
ith th
ese
situ
atio
ns:
the
refe
ree
mus
t war
n an
y pl
ayer
hol
ding
an
oppo
nent
bef
ore
the
ball
is in
pla
yca
utio
n th
e pl
ayer
if th
e ho
ldin
g co
ntin
ues
befo
re th
e ba
ll is
in p
lay
awar
d a
dire
ct fr
ee k
ick
or p
enal
ty k
ick
and
caut
ion
the
play
er if
it h
appe
ns
once
the
ball
is in
pla
y
195
An
atta
cker
in a
n of
fsid
e po
siti
on (A
), no
t int
erfe
ring
with
an
oppo
nent
, to
uche
s the
bal
l. Th
e as
sist
ant r
efer
ee m
ust r
aise
the
flag
whe
n th
e
play
er to
uche
s the
bal
l.
An
atta
cker
in a
n of
fsid
e po
siti
on (A
), no
t int
erfe
ring
with
an
oppo
nent
, doe
s no
t tou
ch th
e ba
ll. T
he p
laye
r did
not
touc
h th
e ba
ll, s
o ca
nnot
be
pena
lised
.
4. O
ffsi
de
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Inte
rfer
ing
wit
h pl
ay
(GK)
Off
side
of
fenc
e
1(A
)
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Inte
rfer
ing
wit
h pl
ay
Not
off
side
of
fenc
e
2(A
)
(GK)
Law
s of
the
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e 20
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uid
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196A
play
er in
an
offs
ide
posi
tion
(A) m
ay b
e pe
nalis
ed b
efor
e pl
ayin
g or
to
uchi
ng th
e ba
ll, if
, in
the
opin
ion
of th
e re
fere
e, n
o ot
her t
eam
-mat
e in
an
onsi
de p
ositi
on h
as th
e op
port
unity
to p
lay
the
ball.
An
atta
cker
in a
n of
fsid
e po
siti
on (A
) run
s to
war
ds th
e ba
ll an
d a
team
-mat
e in
an
onsi
de p
osit
ion
(B) a
lso
runs
tow
ards
the
ball
and
play
s it.
(A) d
id n
ot
touc
h th
e ba
ll, s
o ca
nnot
be
pena
lised
.
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Inte
rfer
ing
wit
h pl
ay
Off
side
of
fenc
e
4
(A)
(GK)
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Inte
rfer
ing
wit
h pl
ay
Not
off
side
of
fenc
e
3
(A)
(B)
(GK)
197
197
An
atta
cker
in a
n of
fsid
e po
siti
on (1
) run
s to
war
ds th
e ba
ll an
d do
es n
ot
touc
h th
e ba
ll. T
he a
ssis
tant
refe
ree
mus
t sig
nal “
goal
kic
k”.
An
atta
cker
in a
n of
fsid
e po
siti
on (A
) is
clea
rly
obst
ruct
ing
the
goal
keep
er’s
line
of v
isio
n. T
he p
laye
r mus
t be
pena
lised
for p
reve
ntin
g an
opp
onen
t fro
m
play
ing
or b
eing
abl
e to
pla
y th
e ba
ll.
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Inte
rfer
ing
wit
h pl
ay
Goal
kic
k
5
(1)
(2)
(GK)
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Inte
rfer
ing
wit
h an
opp
onen
t
Off
side
of
fenc
e
6(A
)
(GK)
Law
s of
the
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e 20
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cti
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uid
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ne
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icia
ls
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198A
n at
tack
er in
an
offs
ide
posi
tion
(A) r
uns
tow
ards
the
ball
but d
oes
not
prev
ent t
he o
ppon
ent f
rom
pla
ying
or b
eing
abl
e to
pla
y th
e ba
ll.(A
) is
not c
halle
ngin
g an
opp
onen
t (B)
for t
he b
all.
An
atta
cker
in a
n of
fsid
e po
siti
on (A
) is
not c
lear
ly o
bstr
uctin
g th
e go
alke
eper
’s li
ne o
f vis
ion
or c
halle
ngin
g an
opp
onen
t for
the
ball.
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Inte
rfer
ing
wit
h an
opp
onen
t
Not
off
side
of
fenc
eCo
rner
kic
k
8
(B)
(A)
(GK)
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Inte
rfer
ing
wit
h an
opp
onen
t
Not
off
side
of
fenc
e
7(A
)
(GK)
199
199
An
atta
cker
in a
n of
fsid
e po
siti
on (A
) run
s to
war
ds th
e ba
ll pr
even
ting
the
oppo
nent
(B) f
rom
pla
ying
or b
eing
abl
e to
pla
y th
e ba
ll by
cha
lleng
ing
the
oppo
nent
for t
he b
all.
(A) i
s ch
alle
ngin
g an
opp
onen
t (B)
for t
he b
all.
An
atta
cker
in a
n of
fsid
e po
siti
on (B
) is
pena
lised
for p
layi
ng o
r tou
chin
g th
e ba
ll th
at re
boun
ds, i
s de
flect
ed o
r is
play
ed fr
om a
del
iber
ate
save
by
the
goal
keep
er h
avin
g be
en in
an
offs
ide
posi
tion
whe
n th
e ba
ll w
as la
st to
uche
d or
is p
laye
d by
a te
am-m
ate.
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Inte
rfer
ing
wit
h an
opp
onen
t
Off
side
of
fenc
e
9
(B)
(A)
(GK)
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Gain
ing
adva
ntag
e
Off
side
of
fenc
e
10
(B)
(A)
(GK)
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uid
eli
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icia
ls
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02
00Th
e sh
ot b
y a
team
-mat
e (A
) reb
ound
s fr
om th
e go
alke
eper
, (B)
is in
an
onsi
de p
ositi
on a
nd p
lays
the
ball,
(C) i
n an
off
side
pos
itio
n is
not
pen
alis
ed
beca
use
the
play
er d
id n
ot g
ain
an a
dvan
tage
from
bei
ng in
that
pos
ition
be
caus
e th
e pl
ayer
did
not
touc
h th
e ba
ll.
An
atta
cker
in a
n of
fsid
e po
siti
on (B
) is
pena
lised
for p
layi
ng o
r tou
chin
g th
e ba
ll th
at re
boun
ds o
r is
defle
cted
from
a d
elib
erat
e sa
ve b
y a
play
er fr
om th
e de
fend
ing
team
(C) h
avin
g be
en in
an
offs
ide
posi
tion
whe
n th
e ba
ll w
as la
st
touc
hed
or is
pla
yed
by a
team
-mat
e.
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Gain
ing
adva
ntag
e
Not
off
side
of
fenc
e
12
(B)
(C)
(A)
(GK)
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Gain
ing
adva
ntag
e
Off
side
of
fenc
e
11(B
)
(C)
(A)
(GK)
20
12
01
The
shot
by
a te
am-m
ate
(A) r
ebou
nds
off o
r is
defle
cted
by
an o
ppon
ent t
o at
tack
er (B
) who
is p
enal
ised
for p
layi
ng o
r tou
chin
g th
e ba
ll ha
ving
pr
evio
usly
bee
n in
an
offs
ide
posi
tion
.
An
atta
cker
(C) i
s in
an
offs
ide
posi
tion
, not
inte
rfer
ing
with
an
oppo
nent
, w
hen
a te
am-m
ate
(A) p
asse
s th
e ba
ll to
pla
yer (
B1) i
n an
ons
ide
posi
tion
who
ru
ns to
war
ds th
e op
pone
nts’
goa
l and
pas
ses
the
ball
(B2)
to te
am-m
ate
(C).
Atta
cker
(C) w
as in
an
onsi
de p
osit
ion
whe
n th
e ba
ll w
as p
asse
d, s
o ca
nnot
be
pena
lised
.Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Gain
ing
adva
ntag
e
Off
side
of
fenc
e
13
(B)
(A)
(GK)
Goal
keep
er (G
K)
Def
ende
r
Atta
cker
Refe
ree
Mov
emen
t of t
he P
laye
rM
ovem
ent o
f the
Bal
l
Gain
ing
adva
ntag
e
Not
off
side
of
fenc
e
14
(B2)
(B1)
(A)
(C)
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uid
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5.
Trea
tmen
t/as
sess
men
t aft
er a
caut
ion/
send
ing-
off
Prev
ious
ly, a
n in
jure
d pl
ayer
who
rec
eive
d m
edic
al a
tten
tion
on th
e fie
ld o
f pl
ay m
ust l
eave
bef
ore
the
rest
art.
This
can
be
unfa
ir if
an
oppo
nent
cau
sed
the
inju
ry a
s th
e of
fend
ing
team
has
a n
umer
ical
adv
anta
ge w
hen
play
res
tart
s.
How
ever
, thi
s re
quir
emen
t was
intr
oduc
ed b
ecau
se p
laye
rs o
ften
uns
port
ingl
y us
ed a
n in
jury
to d
elay
the
rest
art f
or ta
ctic
al r
easo
ns.
As a
bal
ance
bet
wee
n th
ese
two
unfa
ir s
ituat
ions
, The
IFAB
has
dec
ided
that
on
ly fo
r a
phys
ical
offe
nce
whe
re th
e op
pone
nt is
cau
tione
d or
sen
t off,
an
inju
red
play
er c
an b
e qu
ickl
y as
sess
ed/t
reat
ed a
nd th
en r
emai
n on
the
field
of
play
.
In p
rinc
iple
, the
del
ay s
houl
d no
t be
any
long
er th
an c
urre
ntly
occ
urs
whe
n a
med
ical
per
son(
s) c
omes
on
the
field
to a
sses
s an
inju
ry. T
he d
iffer
ence
is th
at
the
poin
t at w
hich
the
refe
ree
used
to r
equi
re th
e m
edic
al p
erso
n(s)
and
the
play
er to
leav
e is
now
the
poin
t at w
hich
the
med
ical
sta
ff le
ave
but t
he p
laye
r ca
n re
mai
n.
To e
nsur
e th
e in
jure
d pl
ayer
doe
s no
t use
/ext
end
the
dela
y un
fair
ly, r
efer
ees
are
advi
sed
to:
be a
war
e of
the
mat
ch si
tuat
ion
and
any
pote
ntia
l tac
tical
reas
on to
del
ay th
e re
star
t in
form
the
inju
red
play
er th
at if
med
ical
trea
tmen
t is
requ
ired
it m
ust b
e qu
ick
sign
al fo
r th
e m
edic
al p
erso
n(s)
(not
the
stre
tche
rs) a
nd, i
f pos
sibl
e, r
emin
d th
em to
be
quic
k
Whe
n th
e re
fere
e de
cide
s pl
ay s
houl
d re
star
t eith
er:
the
med
ical
per
son(
s) le
aves
and
the
play
er r
emai
ns o
r th
e pl
ayer
leav
es fo
r fu
rthe
r as
sess
men
t/tr
eatm
ent (
stre
tche
r si
gnal
may
be
nece
ssar
y)
As a
gen
eral
gui
de, t
he r
esta
rt s
houl
d no
t be
dela
yed
for
mor
e th
an a
bout
20
–25
seco
nds
beyo
nd th
e po
int w
hen
ever
yone
was
rea
dy fo
r pl
ay to
res
tart
.
The
refe
ree
mus
t mak
e fu
ll al
low
ance
for
the
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