Penalties (Law 10)

Question 1

Can a player who has been sent off take part in penalties?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

which warnings + cautions issued to players and team officials are carried forward into the penalties?

Answer 2

none

Question 3

how do you decide where penalties are taken from? who goes first?

Answer 3

coin toss to decide which goal (only changed for safety reasons)
coin toss for team to decide if going first or second

Question 4

how are players chosen to take kicks and what happens if one team has more players on the FOP than the other at the end of the match?

Answer 4

teams chose + don’t inform ref of order

other team must reduce their number, inform the ref of the name and number of excluded players

Question 5

who can take a penalty kick?

Answer 5

only players who are on the FOP/ temporarily off the FOP (for injury, equipment) can take kicks
with the exception of a sub for the GK who is unable to continue

Question 6

if a GK is unable to continue before/during kicks, how is this overcome?

Answer 6

replace GK by an excluded player to equalise the numbers
or if the team has not used all of their substitutes, then a named sub may replace the GK

the GK cannot participate

Question 7

what if a GK who is unable to continue has already taken a kick

Answer 7

the replacement player cannot kick until the next round

Question 8

where must players stand for penalties
where must GK stand

Answer 8

within the centre circle
off the FOP

Question 9

can the GK be replaced?

Answer 9

yes with an eligible player

Question 10

the GK commits an offence, what happens
- immediately
- the first time
- the second time

Answer 10

• kick is retaken
• warning
• caution

Question 11

if the kicker commits an offence, what happens

Answer 11

kicker is cautioned, kick is recorded as missed

Question 12

if GK and kicker commit an offence at the same time, what happens

Answer 12

kick is recorded as missed
kicker is cautioned

Question 13

what happens if a kicker is due for their penalty but is not on the FOP

Answer 13

kick is recorded as missed if they don’t return in time

Question 14

what signifies the end of penalties

Answer 14

when 1 team has more kicks than the other out of 5
when 1 team has more kicks than the other from the same number of kicks

Question 15

if the … is sent off / unable to continue during the kicks, can they be replaced
- GK
- player

Answer 15

• yes
• no

Question 16

in penalties? the referee must not abandon the match if a team is reduced to fewer than
seven players