Every playing field in the Soccer is subject to exact dimensions that must be adhered to everywhere according to FIFA.
The rules for the dimensions of a soccer field
Size and dimensions football pitch:
Mannschaft | Bezeichnung | Breite | Länge |
---|---|---|---|
Bundesliga | Profis | 45 - 90 Meter | 90 - 120 Meter |
Aktive | Amateure | 45 - 90 Meter | 90 - 120 Meter |
A - C Jugend | U19 - U14 | 45 - 90 Meter | 90 - 120 Meter |
D - Jugend | U13 / U12 | 33 - 55 Meter | 45 - 75 Meter |
E - F Jugend | alles unter U11 | 30 - 40 Meter | 45 - 75 Meter |
G - Jungend | U7 | 15 - 25 Meter | 23 - 35 Meter |
All lines of the playing field must be the same width and must not be wider than 12 cm.
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Specialty
At international encounters, such as FIFA World Cups , or at the UEFA Champions League , stricter rules apply to the dimensions of the field.
Size soccer field :
- must be at least 100 and a maximum of 110 meters long
- must be at least 64 and a maximum of 75 meters wide
The goal area / five meter area
Starting from the goal posts of the respective goal, after 5.5 meters to the left or right, two 5.5 meters long lines are drawn in the direction of the center circle and connected to one another. The goal area / five-meter area is created in which the goalkeepers are specially protected during the game.
The penalty area / sixteen yard area
Starting from the goal posts of the respective goal, after 16.50 meters to the left or right, two 16.50 meter long lines are drawn in the direction of the center circle and connected to each other. The result is the penalty area / sixteen meter area in the playing field, in which the Penalty spot is located. Starting from the center of the penalty area there is a semicircle with a radius of 9.15 meters outside the penalty area.
The center circle
In the middle of the playing field, which is marked by the center line, is the center circle with a radius of 9.15 meters, in which only the two players who are allowed to be in a kick-off kicking off , from the kick-off point, exactly in the middle of the playing field.
The corner flags and the corner space
There is a corner flag in each corner of the playing field. The corner flag must be at least 1.50 meters high. There is a quarter circle around the corner flags with a radius of 1 meter.
The goals in the soccer field
The soccer goals are in the middle of the two goal lines. The gates are 7.32 meters wide and 2.44 meters high. This rather unusual size comes from the motherland of football. The size of the gate was stated there as eight yards by eight feet.
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