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The Playing court and appurtenances are shown in the following illustration:
Dimensions
The
playing court must be rectangular. The length of
the touchline must be greater than the length of
the goal line.
Length: minimum 25 m
maximum 42 m
Width: minimum 15 m
maximum 25 m
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International Games
Length: minimum 38 m
maximum
42 m
Width: minimum 18 m
maximum 22
m
Playing Court Markings
The
playing court is marked with lines. These lines
belong to the areas of which they are
boundaries.
The two longer boundary
lines are called touchlines. The two shorter
lines are called goal lines.
All lines
are 8 cm. wide.
The Playing Court is
divided into two halves by the halfway line.
The center spot is indicated at the
midpoint of the halfway line. A circle with a
radius of 3 m is marked around it.
The Penalty Area
A penalty area is
defined at each end of the playing court as
follows:
Quarter circles, with 6 m
radius, are drawn centered on the outside of
each goal post. The quarter circles are drawn
from the goal line to meet imaginary lines drawn
at right angles to the goal line from the
outside of the goal post. The upper part of each
quarter circle is joined by a 3.16 m line
running parallel to the goal line between the
goal post.
Penalty Spot
A
penalty spot is drawn 6 m from the midpoint
between the goal posts and equidistant from
them.
Second Penalty Spot
A second penalty spot is drawn on
the playing court 10 m from the midpoint between
the goal posts and equidistant from them.
The Corner Arc
A quarter circle
with a radius of 25cm from each corner is drawn
inside the playing court.
Substitution
Zone
The substitution zone is situated
on the same side of the playing court as the
teams’ benches and directly in front of them and
is where the players enter and leave the playing
court for substitutions.
The
substitution zones are situated directly in
front of the teams’ benches and are each at
least 3 m in length.
They are marked on each
side by a line, at right angles to the touch
line, 8 cm wide and 80 cm in length, 40 cm of
which is drawn on the inside of the playing
court and 40 cm on the outside of the playing
court.
There is a distance of 3 m
between the closest end of each substitution
zone and the intersection of the halfway
line and the touchline. This free space,
directly in front of the timekeeper’s table, is
kept clear.
Goals
Goals
must be placed on the center of each goal line.
They consist of two upright posts
equidistant from each corner and joined at the
top by a horizontal crossbar.
The
distance (inside measurement) between the posts
is 3 m and the distance from the lower edge of
the crossbar to the ground is 2 m.
Both
goal posts and the crossbar have the same width
and depth of 8 cm. Nets, made of hemp, jute or
nylon, are attached to the posts and crossbars
behind the goals. The lower part is supported by
curved bars or some other adequate support.
The depth of the goal, described as the
distance from the inside edge of the goal posts
towards the outside of the playing court, is at
least 80 cm (in) at the top and 100 cm (in) at
ground level.
Safety
The
goals may be portable but they must be anchored
securely to the ground during play.
The Playing Court Surface.
The
surface is smooth and flat and
non-abrasive. The use of wood or artificial
material is recommended. Concrete or tarmac
should be avoided.
Decisions
· Decision 1
In the event
that the goal lines measure between 15 to 16 m,
the radius of the centre circle measures only 4
m. In this case the penalty mark is no longer
situated on the line defining the penalty area
but remains at a distance of 6 m from the
midpoint between the goal posts and equidistant
from them.
· Decision 2
The use
of natural turf, artificial turf or soil is
permitted for league games but not for
international games.
· Decision 3
A mark may be drawn outside the playing
court, 5m from the corner arc and at right
angles to the goal line to ensure that this
distance is observed when a corner kick is being
taken. The width of this mark is 8 cm.
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Decision 4
The teams' benches are
situated behind the touch lines directly next to
the space beside the timekeepers table, but no
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