Football field width and length

Football is a sport that mainly uses the foot to control and dominate the ball. Two teams attack and defend against each other on the same rectangular field according to certain rules. Football is known as the "world's first sport" because of its strong confrontation, changeable tactics, and large number of participants.
Ancient football originated in China, and modern football originated in the UK. It is considered the world's first sport and the most influential individual sport in the global sports world. As a carrier for running football, the football field has also attracted a lot of attention. So what are the differences in the construction of five-a-side, seven-a-side, and eleven-a-side fields?

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Five-a-side football field

1. Field size

The field must be rectangular, and the sideline length must be longer than the goal line length.
Length: 42 meters at the longest and 25 meters at the shortest
Width: 25 meters at the longest and 15 meters at the shortest
Under the above principles, the field can be adapted to local conditions.

2. Field

The ground of the field must be flat and of appropriate hardness, with the principle of not harming the athletes and not affecting the normal elasticity of the ball and the athletes.
Generally, the ground is flattened with a mixture of sand and mud, and the surface is covered with fine sand with a thickness of more than centimeters. The principle is to sprinkle water on the field before the game to keep the surface moist.

3. Boundaries

The competition field should be marked with boundaries, and the width of the lines is 8 cm. The boundaries are divided into sidelines, goal lines, center lines, center circles, penalty area lines, and substitution area lines.
The two short lines connecting the goal are called goal lines, the two longer lines connecting the goal lines are called sidelines, and the line connecting the two sidelines across the middle of the field is called the center line. Draw a clear mark at the midpoint of the center line, and use it as the center of the circle, and draw a circle with a radius of 3 meters called the center circle.

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4. Penalty Area

Take a midpoint on the goal line between the two goal posts, and use this midpoint as the center of the circle, draw an arc with a radius of 6 meters into the field to connect the goal lines on both sides of the goal posts. The area formed by this arc and the six-line is called the penalty area (if the width of the field is more than 25 meters, a radius of 7 meters can be used, and a radius of 5 meters can be used for a width of 15-20 meters).

5. Penalty Point

Take a midpoint on the goal line between the two goal posts, draw a vertical line to the penalty area arc and mark the point where the arc intersects with the arc, which is called the penalty point.

6. Substitution Area

On the sideline of the field where the replacement players are set, draw a line 80 cm long perpendicular to the sideline 3 meters to both sides with the center line as the standard, 40 cm into the field, and 40 cm outside the field. This is the area where the athletes are replaced.

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7. Goal

The goal is set in the center of the two goal lines. It is composed of two upright goal posts with a distance of 3 meters between the inner sides and a horizontal beam with a lower edge of 2 meters from the ground. The width of the goal posts and the beam is 8 cm.
There is a net behind the goal. There should be a certain space between the net and the goal posts and the beam, so as not to affect the goalkeeper's activities and to facilitate the observation of the ball entering the goal. The goal can be fixed or moved.

8. Lighting

For night games, 3-4 light poles are set up 1.5 meters away from the sideline of the stadium, and the height of each pole is more than 6 meters.

9. Blocking nets

Are set up along the six lines of the ball and 1.5 meters away from the sideline around the stadium, with a height of more than 6 meters.

10. Seats

If there are seats (or fixed seats) on the sideline of the stadium, they must be 1.5 meters away from the sideline.

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Seven-a-side Football field

1. Field

Length: 74 meters at the longest and 54 meters at the shortest
Width: 52 meters at the longest and 37 meters at the shortest
Under the principles of the above provisions, the competition venue can be adapted to local conditions.

2. Field markings

10cm wide, white environmentally friendly paint.

3. Artificial grass specifications

Two adjacent dark green and fruit green grass, each 4 meters wide.

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4. Goal

5 meters long,2 meters high, irregular seven-a-side football field goal length can be as small as 4 meters.

5. Penalty area

Small penalty area: 13 meters long, 4 meters wide;
Large penalty area: 25 meters long, 10 meters wide.

6. Penalty point

A 9-meter long line segment is drawn from the center of the goal to the field, and this point is the penalty point.

7. Penalty arc

With the penalty point as the center and a radius of 6 meters, draw an arc, and the outer arc of the intersection with the large penalty area is the penalty arc.

8. Center circle

With the center of the court as the midpoint (kick-off point), draw a circle with a radius of 6 meters.

9. Corner Kick Area

With the four corners of the seven-a-side football field as the center and a radius of 6 meters, draw a circle. The quarter arc that intersects with the sideline is the corner kick area of the seven-a-side football field.

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Eleven-a-side football field

11-a-side football field not used for international competitions:

Length: 90 meters (100 yards) - 120 meters (130 yards)
Width: 45 meters (50 yards) to -90 meters (100 yards)

11-a-side football field used for international competitions:

Length: 100 meters (110 yards) to 110 meters (120 yards)
Width: 64 meters (70 yards) to 75 meters (80 yards)
Goal: 7.32 meters (8 yards) wide, 2.44 meters (8 feet) high.
The width and depth of the horizontal eyebrow, post and goal line cannot exceed the international 12 cm (5 inches), and the horizontal eyebrow and post must be white. (Must be in the middle of the baseline (width)).

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FIFA standard 11-a-side football field:

Field: 105 meters long, 68 meters wide
Goal: 7.32 meters long, 2.44 meters high
Large penalty area (penalty area):
40.32 meters long, 16.5 meters wide, 16.5 meters away from the goal post at the bottom line
Small penalty area (goal area):
18.32 meters long, 5.5 meters wide, 5.5 meters away from the goal post at the bottom line
Center circle: 9.15 meters in radius
Corner area: 1 meter in radius, 13.84 meters away from the large penalty area
Penalty arc: a semicircle with a radius of 9.15 meters with the penalty spot as the center
Penalty spot: 11 meters away from the goal line

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