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Law 3: The Players
DIR By: Dazoctaron
Date: January 31, 2025, 9:09 am
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THE PLAYERS
1. Number of Players
A match is played by two teams, each with a maximum of eleven
players; one must be the goalkeeper.
A match may not start or continue if either team has fewer than
seven players.
If a team has fewer than seven players because one or more
players has deliberately left the field of play,
the referee is not obliged to stop play and the advantage may be
played,
but the match must not resume after the ball has gone out of
play if a team does not have the minimum number of seven
players.
If the competition rules state that all players and substitutes
must be named before kick-off
and a team starts a match with fewer than eleven players,
only the players and substitutes named in the starting line-up
may take part in the match upon their arrival.
2. Number of substitutions
OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS
The number of substitutes, up to a maximum of five, which may be
used in any match played in an official competition
will be determined by FIFA, the confederation or the national
football association.
For men's and women's competitions involving the 1st teams of
clubs in the top division or senior ‘A’ international
teams where competition rules permit a maximum of five
substitutes to be used, each team:
has a maximum of three substitution opportunities*
may additionally make substitutions at half-time
*Where both teams make a substitution at the same time, this
will count as a used substitution opportunity for both teams.
Multiple substitutions (and requests) by a team during the same
stoppage in play count as one used substitution opportunity.
EXTRA TIME
If a team has not used the maximum number of substitutes and/or
substitution opportunities,
any unused substitutes and substitution opportunities may be
used in extra time
Where competition rules permit teams to use one additional
substitute in extra time, each team will have one additional
substitution opportunity
Substitutions may also be made in the period between full-time
and the start of extra time,
and at half-time in extra time – these do not count as used
substitution opportunities
The competition rules must state:
how many substitutes may be named, from three to a maximum of
fifteen
whether one additional substitute may be used when a match goes
into extra time
(whether or not the team has already used the full number of
permitted substitutes)
OTHER MATCHES
In senior 'A' international team matches, a maximum of fifteen
substitutes may be named of
which a maximum of six may be used.
In all other matches, a greater number of substitutes may be
used provided that:
the teams reach agreement on a maximum number
the referee is informed before the match
If the referee is not informed, or if no agreement is reached
before the match, each team is allowed a maximum of six
substitutes.
RETURN SUBSTITUTIONS
The use of return substitutions is only permitted in youth,
veterans, disability and grassroots football,
subject to the agreement of the national football association,
confederation or FIFA.
ADDITIONAL PERMANENT CONCUSSION SUBSTITUTIONS
Competitions may use additional permanent concussion
substitutions in accordance with the protocol listed under
‘Notes and modifications’.
3. Substitution procedure
The names of the substitutes must be given to the referee before
the start of the match.
Any substitute not named by this time may not take part in the
match.
To replace a player with a substitute, the following must be
observed:
the referee must be informed before any substitution is made
the player being substituted
receives the referee’s permission to leave the field of play,
unless already off the field, and must leave by the nearest
point
on the boundary line unless the referee indicates that the
player may leave directly and immediately at the
halfway line or another point (e.g. for safety/security or
injury)
must go immediately to the technical area or dressing room and
takes no further part in the match,
except where return substitutions are permitted
if a player who is to be substituted refuses to leave, play
continues
The substitute only enters:
during a stoppage in play
at the halfway line
after the player being replaced has left
after receiving a signal from the referee
The substitution is completed when a substitute enters the field
of play;
from that moment, the replaced player becomes a substituted
player and the substitute becomes a player and can take any
restart.
All substituted players and substitutes are subject to the
referee’s authority whether they play or not.
4. Changing the goalkeeper
Any of the players may change places with the goalkeeper if:
the referee is informed before the change is made
the change is made during a stoppage in play
5. Offences and sanctions
If a named substitute starts a match instead of a named player
and the referee is not informed of this change:
the referee allows the named substitute to continue playing
no disciplinary sanction is taken against the named substitute
the named player can become a named substitute
the number of substitutions is not reduced
the referee reports the incident to the appropriate authorities
If a substitution is made during the half-time interval or
before extra time,
the procedure must be completed before the match restarts.
If the referee is not informed, the named substitute may
continue to play,
no disciplinary action is taken and the matter is reported to
the appropriate authorities.
If a player changes places with the goalkeeper without the
referee’s permission, the referee:
allows play to continue
cautions both players when the ball is next out of play but not
if the change occurred during half-time
(including half time of extra time) or the period between the
end of the match and the
start of extra time and/or penalties (penalty shoot-out).
For any other offences:
the players are cautioned
play is restarted with an indirect free kick, from the position
of the ball when play was stopped
6. Players and substitutes sent off
A player who is sent off:
before submission of the team list can not be named on the team
list in any capacity
after being named on the team list and before kick-off may be
replaced by a named substitute,
who can not be replaced; the number of substitutions the team
can make is not reduced
after the kick-off cannot be replaced
A named substitute who is sent off before or after the kick-off
may not be replaced.
7. Extra persons on the field of play
The coach and other officials named on the team list (with the
exception of players or substitutes) are team officials. Anyone
not named on the team list as a player, substitute or team
official is an outside agent.
If a team official, substitute, substituted or sent-off player
or outside agent enters the field of play the referee must:
only stop play if there is interference with play
have the person removed when play stops
take appropriate disciplinary action
If play is stopped and the interference was by:
a team official, substitute, substituted or sent-off player,
play restarts with a direct free kick or penalty kick
an outside agent, play restarts with a dropped ball
If a ball is going into the goal and the interference does not
prevent a defending player playing the ball,
the goal is awarded if the ball enters the goal (even if contact
was made with the ball) unless
the interference was by the attacking team.
8. Player outside the field of play
If a player who requires the referee's permission to re-enter
the field of play re-enters without the referee's permission,
the referee must:
stop play (not immediately if the player does not interfere with
play or a match official or if the advantage can be applied)
caution the player for entering the field of play without
permission
If the referee stops play, it must be restarted:
with a direct free kick from the position of the interference
with an indirect free kick from the position of the ball when
play was stopped if there was no interference
A player who crosses a boundary line as part of a playing
movement, does not commit an offence.
9. Goal scored with an extra person on the field of play
If, after a goal is scored, the referee realises, before play
restarts, an extra person was on the field of play
when the goal was scored, and that person interfered with play:
the referee must disallow the goal if the extra person was:
a player, substitute, substituted player, sent-off player or
team official of the team that scored the goal;
play is restarted with a direct free kick from the position of
the extra person
an outside agent who interfered with play unless a goal results
as outlined above in ‘extra persons on the field of play’;
play is restarted with a dropped ball
the referee must allow the goal if the extra person was:
a player, substitute, substituted player, sent-off player or
team official of the team that conceded the goal
an outside agent who did not interfere with play
In all cases, the referee must have the extra person removed
from the field of play.
If, after a goal is scored and play has restarted, the referee
realises an extra person was on the field
of play when the goal was scored, the goal can not be
disallowed.
If the extra person is still on the field the referee must:
stop play
have the extra person removed
restart with a dropped ball or free kick as appropriate
The referee must report the incident to the appropriate
authorities.
10. Team Captain
Each team must have a captain on the field of play who wears an
identifying armband.
The team captain has no special status or privileges but has a
degree of responsibility for the behaviour of the team.
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