Laws of the Game 2012-2013

Effective 1 July 2012

Tiger LiuHead of Refereeing CSA

Law 1 The Field of PlayInterpretation – Commercial advertising

Present Text• Commercial advertising

shall be at least 1 m (1 yd) from the boundary lines of the field of play.

New Text• Advertising on the ground shallbe at least 1 m (1 yd) from theboundary lines of the field of play. Upright advertising shall be at

least:• 1 m (1 yd) from the touch lines of

the field of play • the same distance from the goal

line as the depth of the goal net, and

• 1 m (1 yd) from the goal net

Law 1 – The Field of Play,Commercial advertising (p.59

Law 3The Number of Players

New TextIf a named substitute enters the field ofPlay instead of a named player at thestart of the match and the referee is notinformed of this change:• the referee allows the namedsubstitute to continue the match• no disciplinary sanction is takenAgainst the named substitute• the number of substitutions allowedBy the offending team is not reduced• the referee reports the incident to the

appropriate authorities

Present Text

Law 3The Number of Players

New TextOfficial CompetitionsUp to maximum of three substitutes may

be used in any match played in an official competition organised under the auspices of FIFA, the confederations or the member associations. The rules of the competition must state how many substitutes may be nominated, from three up to a maximum of twelve.

Present TextOfficial CompetitionsUp to a maximum of three substitutes

may be used in any match played in an official competition organised under the auspices of FIFA, the confederations or the member associations. The rules of the competition must state how many substitutes may be nominated, from three up to a maximum of seven.

Law 4 – The Player’ EquipmentThe headscarf Must• Be of the same colour as the jersey• Be in keeping with the professional appearance of

the player’s equipment• Not be attached to the jersey• Not pose any danger to the player wearing it or any

other player ( e.g. opening/closing mechanism around neck )

• Only be worn by female players

Law 4 – The Player’ Equipment

Present TextStockings

New Textstockings - if tape or similarmaterial is applied externallyit must be the samecolours that part of thestocking it is applied to

Law 4 – The Player’ Equipment

Law 8 – The Start and Restart of Play

Present TextInfringements and sanctionsThe ball is dropped again:(…)

New TextInfringements and sanctionsThe ball is dropped again:(…)If the ball enters the goal:• if a dropped ball is kicked

directly into the opponents' goal, a goal kick is awarded

• if a dropped ball is kicked directly into the team's own goal, a corner kick is awarded to the opposing team

Law 12 – Fouls and MisconductDisciplinary Sanctions

Present textDisciplinary sanctionsThere are circumstances when a cautionFor unsporting behaviour is requiredwhen a player deliberately handles theball, e.g. when a player:• deliberately and blatantly handles theball to prevent an opponent gainingpossession

New textDisciplinary sanctionsThere are circumstanceswhen a caution forunsporting behaviour isrequired when a playerdeliberately handles theball, e.g. when a player:• deliberately and blatantlyhandles the ball to preventan opponent gainingpossession

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