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Law 11: Offside
DIR By: Dazoctaron
Date: January 30, 2025, 5:34 pm
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OFFSIDE
1. Offside position
It is not an offence to be in an offside position.
A player is in an offside position if:
any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half
(excluding the halfway line) and
any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’
goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent
The hands and arms of all players, including the goalkeepers,
are not considered.
For the purposes of determining offside, the upper boundary of
the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit.
A player is not in an offside position if level with the:
second-last opponent or
last two opponents
2. Offside offence
A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played
or touched* by a team-mate is only
penalised on becoming involved in active play by:
interfering with play by playing or touching a ball passed or
touched by a team-mate or
interfering with an opponent by:
preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the
ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or
challenging an opponent for the ball or
clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this
action impacts on an opponent or
making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of
an opponent to play the ball
*The first point of contact of the 'play' or 'touch' of the ball
should be used
or
gaining an advantage by playing the ball or interfering with an
opponent when it has:
rebounded or been deflected off the goalpost, crossbar or an
opponent
been deliberately saved by any opponent
A player in an offside position receiving the ball from an
opponent who deliberately played* the ball, including by
deliberate handball, is not considered to have gained an
advantage, unless it was a deliberate save by any opponent.
*‘Deliberate play’ (excluding deliberate handball) is when a
player has control of the ball with the possibility of:
passing the ball to a team-mate;
gaining possession of the ball; or
clearing the ball (e.g. by kicking or heading it)
If the pass, attempt to gain possession or clearance by the
player in control of the ball is inaccurate or unsuccessful,
this does not negate the fact that the player ‘deliberately
played’ the ball.
The following criteria should be used, as appropriate, as
indicators that a player was in control of the ball and,
as a result, can be considered to have ‘deliberately played’ the
ball:
The ball travelled from distance and the player had a clear view
of it
The ball was not moving quickly
The direction of the ball was not unexpected
The player had time to coordinate their body movement,
i.e. it was not a case of instinctive stretching or jumping, or
a movement that achieved limited
contact/control
A ball moving on the ground is easier to play than a ball in the
air
A ‘save’ is when a player stops, or attempts to stop, a ball
which is going into or very close to the goal
with any part of the body except the hands/arms (unless the
goalkeeper within the penalty area).
In situations where:
a player moving from, or standing in, an offside position is in
the way of an opponent and interferes with
the movement of the opponent towards the ball this is an offside
offence if it impacts on the ability of the opponent to play
or challenge for the ball; if the player moves into the way of
an opponent and impedes the opponent's progress
(e.g blocks the opponent) the offence should be penalised under
Law 12
a player in an offside position is moving towards the ball with
the intention of playing the ball and is fouled before
playing or attempting to play the ball, or challenging an
opponent for the ball, the foul is
penalised as it has occurred before the offside offence
an offence is committed against a player in an offside position
who is already playing or attempting to play the ball,
or challenging an opponent for the ball, the offside offence is
penalised as it has occurred before the foul challenge
3. No offence
There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball
directly from:
a goal kick
a throw-in
a corner kick
4. Offences and sanctions
If an offside offence occurs, the referee awards an indirect
free kick where the offence occurred,
including if it is in the player’s own half of the field of
play.
A defending player who leaves the field of play without the
referee’s permission shall be considered to be on the goal line
or touchline for the purposes of offside until the next stoppage
in play or until the defending team has played
the ball towards the halfway line and it is outside its penalty
area.
If the player left the field of play deliberately, the player
must be cautioned when the ball is next out of play.
An attacking player may step or stay off the field of play not
to be involved in active play.
If the player re-enters from the goal line and becomes involved
in play before the next stoppage in play,
or the defending team has played the ball towards the halfway
line and it is outside its penalty area,
the player shall be considered to be positioned on the goal line
for the purposes of offside.
A player who deliberately leaves the field of play and re-enters
without the referee’s permission
and is not penalised for offside and gains an advantage, must be
cautioned.
If an attacking player remains stationary between the goalposts
and inside the goal as the ball enters the goal,
a goal must be awarded unless the player commits an offside
offence or Law 12 offence in which case
play is restarted with an indirect or direct free kick.
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