- Dimensions.
The field of play shall be rectangular, its length being
not more than 130 yards nor less than 100 yards and its
breadth not more than 100 yards nor less than 50 yards.
(In international matches the length shall be not more
than 120 yards nor less than 110 yards and the breadth
not more than 80 yards nor less than 70 yards.) The
length shall in all cases exceed the breadth.
- Marking.
The field of play shall be marked with distinctive
lines, not more than 5 inches in width (not by a
V-shaped rut) in accordance with the plan, the longer
boundary lines being called the touch-lines and the
shorter the goal-lines. A flag on a post not less than 5
ft. high and having a non-pointed top, shall be placed
at each corner; a similar flag-post may be placed
opposite the half-way line on each side of the field of
play, not less than 1 yard outside the touchline. A
halfway-line shall be marked out across the field of
play. The center of the field of play shall be indicated
by a suitable mark and a circle with a 10 yards radius
shall be marked round it.
- The Goal-Area.
At each end of the field of play two lines shall be
drawn at right-angles to the goal-line, 6 yards from
each goal-post. These shall extend into the field of
play for a distance of 6 yards and shall be joined by a
line drawn parallel with the goal-line. Each of the
spaces enclosed by these lines and the goal-line shall
be called a goal-area.
- The
Penalty-Area. At each end of
the field of play two lines shall be drawn at
right-angles to the goal-line, 18 yards from each
goal-post. These shall extend into the field of play for
a distance of 18 yards and shall be joined by a line
drawn parallel with the goal-line. Each of the spaces
enclosed by these lines and the goal-line shall be
called a penalty-area. A suitable mark shall be made
within each penalty-area, 12 yards from the mid-point of
the goal-line, measured along an un-drawn line at
right-angles thereto. These shall be the PK marks. From
each PK mark an arc of a circle, having a radius of 10
yards, shall be drawn outside the penalty-area.
- The
Corner-Area. From each
corner-flag post a quarter circle, having a radius of 1
yard, shall be drawn inside the field of play.
- The Goals.
The goals shall be placed on the center of each
goal-line and shall consist of two upright posts,
equidistant from the corner-flags and 8 yards apart
(inside measurement), joined by a horizontal cross-bar
the lower edge of which shall be 8 ft. from the ground.
The width and depth of the cross-bars shall not exceed 5
inches (12 cm). The goal-posts and the cross- bars shall
have the same width.
Nets may be attached to
the posts, cross-bars and ground behind the goals. They
should be appropriately supported and be so placed as to
allow the goalkeeper ample room.
Footnote:
Goal nets. The use of nets made of hemp, jute or nylon
is permitted. The nylon strings may, however, not be
thinner than those made of hemp or jute.
Decisions of the
International F.A. Board
- In international
matches the dimensions of the field of play shall be:
maximum 110 x 75 meters; minimum 100 x 64 meters.
- National Associations
must adhere strictly to these dimensions. Each National
Association organizing an international match must
advise the visiting Association, before the match, of
the place and the dimensions of the field of play.
- The Board has approved
this table of measurements for the Laws of the Game:
130 yards 120 Meters
120 yards 110
110 yards 100
100 yards 90
80 yards 75
70 yards 64
50 yards 45
18 yards 16.50
10 yards 11
12 yards 9.15
8 yards 7.32
6 yards 5.50
1 yard 1
8 feet 2.44
5 feet 1.50
28 inches 0.71
27 inches 0.68
9 inches 0.22
5 inches 0.12
3/4 inches 0.019
1/2 inches 0.0127
3/8 inches 0.010
14 ounces 396 grams
16 ounces 453 grams
8.5 lb./sq.in. 600 gr/cm**2
15.6 lb./sq.in. 1100 gr/cm**2
- The goal-line shall be
marked the same width as the depth of the goal-posts and
the cross-bar, so that the goal-line and goal- posts
will conform to the same interior and exterior edges.
- The 6 yards (for the
outline of the goal-area) and the 18 yards (for the
outline of the penalty-area) which have to be measured
along the goal-line, must start from the inner sides of
the goal-posts.
- The space within the
inside areas of the field of play includes the width of
the lines marking these areas.
- All Associations shall
provide standard equipment, particularly in
international matches, when the Laws of the Game must be
complied with in every respect and especially with
regard to the size of the ball and other equipment which
must conform to the regulations. All cases of failure to
provide standard equipment must be reported to FIFA.
- In a match played
under the rules of a competition if the cross-bar
becomes displaced or broken, play shall be stopped and
the match abandoned unless the cross-bar has been
repaired and replaced in position or a new one provided
without such being a danger to the players. A rope is
not considered to be a satisfactory substitute for a
cross-bar.
- National Associations
may specify such maximum and minimum dimensions for the
cross-bars and goal-posts, within the limits laid down
in Law 1, as they consider appropriate.
- Goal-posts and cross-bars
must be made of wood, metal or other approved material
as decided from time to time by the International F.A.
Board. They may be square, rectangular, round, half-round
or elliptical in shape.
- 'Curtain-raisers' to
international matches should only be played following
agreement on the day of the match, and taking into
account the condition of the field of play, between
representatives of the two Associations and the referee
(of the international match).
- National Associations,
particularly in international matches, should
- restrict the
number of photographers around the field of play.
- have a line (photographers'
line) marked behind the goal-lines at least two
meters from the corner flag going through a point
situated at least 3.5 meters behind the intersection
of the goal- line with the line marking the goal-area
to a point situated at least six meters behind the
goal-posts.
- prohibit
photographers from passing over these lines,
- forbid the use of
artificial lighting in the form of "flashlights".
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