FOP, subs and players (Laws 1,2,3)

Question 1

What is the acceptable surface of the FOP?

Answer 1

Fully artificial or fully natural according to competition laws, must be green

Question 2

What is the caution for a player making unauthorised markers on the FOP

Answer 2

unsporting behaviour
- if this is done during the match, the player is cautioned when the ball is out of play

Question 3

Can flags be pointed?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

How big is the technical area and how many people are permitted?

Answer 4

1m from seating area and up to 1m away from touchline
Refer to competition rules

Question 5

How many people can instruct from the technical area at one time?

Answer 5

1

Question 6

What action is taken if a crossbar becomes broken during play? How is play restarted?

What is done if it cannot be fixed?

Answer 6

Stop play until repaired or replaced, restart play with dropped ball

Abandon the match
(cannot replace with rope/flexible material)

Question 7

When using GLT in a game, what do you need to do before starting the game?

Answer 7

Referee must check GLT is functioning as stated in the testing manual, if it doesn’t you need to contact the relevant authorities

Question 8

Where is advertising not permitted?

Answer 8

• the FOP
• within the goal nets
• flags or flagposts
• technical areas
• referee review area
• on the ground within 1m of the boundary lines from when the teams enter the FOP to when they leave at half time + from 2nd half to end of the match

no extra equipment can be added to these areas

Question 9

Where can logos and emblems go

Answer 9

flags and flag posts

Question 10

What is the caution for a player, sub or team official enters the VAR (VOR - video operation room)room

Answer 10

RC - send off

Question 11

What is the caution for a player, sub or TO entering the RRA?

Answer 11

YC - caution

Question 12

What action is taken if the ball becomes defective?
- during play
- during at kick off, GK, corner, FK, penalty, throw in

Answer 12

-stop play, restart with a dropped ball
-it is retaken

Question 13

What are the circumstances for a penalty kick to be retaken with a defective ball?

Answer 13

must be before it touches a player, crossbar or goalposts

Question 14

Where are additional balls kept?

Answer 14

Around the FOP

Question 15

If play starts and 1 team has 7 players, then they have a player deliberately leave the FOP and have less than 7 players - what action is taken?

Answer 15

Continue play until ball goes out of play, then game cannot go on

Question 16

Who may participate in a match?

Answer 16

Only players listed on the team sheet before KO - if players arrive late but are listed on the team sheet they can play when they arrive

Question 17

What is the maximum number of subs?
What are the rules for 1st teams

Answer 17

5
- a maximum of 3 sub opportunities
- may make subs at half time

*where both teams make a sub at the same time, it counts as a sub for them both, multiple subs by a team during the same stoppage in play counts as 1 sub opportunity

Question 18

Can subs be made in extra time if a team has sub opportunities left over?

Answer 18

Yes
*some competitions allow teams an extra sub in ET

Question 19

Can subs be made before ET or at half time during ET? Do these count as sub opportunities?

Answer 19

Yes
They do not count as sub opportunities

Question 20

How many subs may be named?

Answer 20

3-15
number is according to competition rules

*competition rules state if an additional sub may be used in ET

Question 21

In what cases can more subs be used?

Answer 21

• if ref is informed before the match
• if both teams agree

*if the above criteria is not, allowed up to 6

Question 22

Where are return subs permitted?

Answer 22

youth, veterans, disability, grassroots

Question 23

What is done when a player refuses to leave the FOP, when their team is trying to sub them?

Answer 23

Play continues

Question 24

If a named sub starts the match instead of a named player without the referee being informed what happens?

Answer 24

• continue play without disciplinary action
• the named player can become the named sub
• the number of subs is not reduced
• report the incident to authorities

Question 25

If a player changes places with the GK without informing the ref during the match, what action is taken?

Answer 25

• continue play
• caution both players when ball OOP

*for other offences players cautioned and restart play with IDFK from position of where ball was when play was stopped

Question 26

If a player is sent off before submitting the team list what happens?

Answer 26

Cannot go on team list

Question 27

What happens if a player is sent off after being named on the team list, before KO?

Answer 27

Replace with named substitute
Number of subs for the team is not reduced

Question 28

If an outside agent (everyone not on the team list), team official, sub, player enters the FOP, the referee must:

Answer 28

• stop play only if there is interference
• remove the person when stoppage
• discipline

Question 29

If play is stopped and the interference was by:
* a team official, substitute, substituted or sent-off player
* an outside agent

Answer 29

• play restarts with a direct free kick or penalty kick
• play restarts with a dropped ball

Question 30

If there are interfering players and the ball is going into the goal and the defending player is not affected by play what action is taken?

Answer 30

goal is awarded even if contact is made
unless interference was by the attacking team

Question 31

If a player enters the FOP without permission, what action is taken if:
- they do not interfere with play
- they interfere with play

Answer 31

• play advantage if possible, caution for entering FOP, restart with IDFK from where play was stopped if no interference
• stop play, caution, restart with DFK from position of interference

Question 32

If a goal is scored with an extra person on the pitch who interfered with play, the goal is disallowed if the person was:

Answer 32

• 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

Question 33

If a goal is scored with an extra person on the pitch who interfered with play, the goal is allowed if the person was:

Answer 33

-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

Question 34

What is the rule for the team captain?

Answer 34

Must wear armband