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How many players allowed on football field

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In a football match, each team can have a maximum of 11 players on the field and can use a maximum of 3 substitutes; players on and off the field cannot enter or leave the field without the referee's permission. During the game, the positions of the goalkeeper and other players cannot be swapped at will. If a swap is required, the referee's consent must be obtained.
A formal football match is refereed by one referee, two assistant referees, and one fourth official. Referee's responsibilities: Have the final say on the field, decide whether the game time should be extended, postponed, or suspended.
Football is a global sport that attracts hundreds of millions of fans and enthusiasts. Long ago, there was no clear regulation on the number of players on each team in football matches, but with the development and evolution of football, the regulation of 11 players on each team has become the standard for football matches.


How many players allowed on football field

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Number of football players

· The number of players on each of the two teams in the game shall not exceed 11.
· Each team must have a goalkeeper.
· Each team may have 1-2 substitutes during the game. If it is a "friendly match", there may be less than 5 substitutes.
· With the consent of the referee, substitutes may replace players during a break in the game.
· Substitutes may only play after the substituted player leaves the field.
· No player may play or leave the field without the consent of the referee.


How many players allowed on football field

Player equipment

1. The necessary equipment for players on the field is: sports tops, shorts, socks, shin guards and football shoes. Players on the field may not wear anything that may endanger other athletes.
2. The shin guards must be completely covered by the socks and should be made of appropriate materials (rubber, plastic, polyurethane or other similar materials).
3. The goalkeeper's uniform color must be different from other players on the field and the referee. When substituting a goalkeeper or any other player, the following regulations should be followed:
·a. The referee should be notified before substitution.
·b. Substitutes can enter the field of play only after the substituted player leaves the field and obtains the referee's permission.
·c. Substitutes should enter the field from the center line when the game is dead.
·d. Players who are substituted off the field may not participate in the game again.
·e. The referee has the right to exercise his authority over substitutes regardless of whether they are on the field or not.
4. When a substitute enters the field of play, he becomes a player on the field, and the replaced player is no longer a player on the field, and the substitution ends.


How many players allowed on football field

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The earliest origin of football can be traced back to ancient times, when people in some Asian and European countries liked to kick a ball with their feet for entertainment. The emergence and development of football in the modern sense can be traced back to the end of the 19th century. In the UK at that time, football had always been a very popular sport, but there were no unified rules and regulations. Football enthusiasts in each region used different rules and regulations, which meant that there could be great differences between football matches in different regions.
In order to solve this problem, some football associations in the UK began to communicate and negotiate, trying to formulate a set of universal rules and regulations to make the game more fair and orderly. In 1886, the five major football associations in the UK met in London and reached a unanimous decision to hand over the task of formulating a set of football rules to an organization called "the International Football Association Board". This organization, composed of four football associations in the UK, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, is still responsible for formulating global football rules to this day. In the process of formulating these rules, the number of players in football matches became an important issue. In football matches at that time, there was no clear regulation on the number of players on the field for the team, and the number of players in different regions varied greatly. In some cases, some games could have more than 20 people participating at the same time, making the game chaotic and difficult to manage.


How many players allowed on football field

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Therefore, at a meeting in 1907, the International Football Association issued a statement stipulating that each team in all football matches should consist of 11 players, and once the game started, no more players should be added or replaced. These regulations were subsequently widely accepted and adopted by football associations around the world, and gradually became the standard regulations for football matches.

By requiring each team to play 11 players, football matches became more precise and standardized, and easier to manage and referee. This made football matches more fair and orderly, reflecting the core values of football. Today, this regulation has become an indispensable part of football matches, providing a solid foundation and guarantee for the normal progress of football matches.



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