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Law Changes 16/17 - Law 14 - The Penalty Kick


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14.1 Penalty for foul off the field of play (see 12.16 + 13.3)

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A penalty kick is awarded against a team that commits one of ten offences for which a direct free kick is awarded inside his own penalty area.

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A penalty kick is awarded if a player commits a direct free kick offence inside their penalty area or off the field as part of play as outlined in Laws 12 and 13.

Explanation
Repeat of Law 12 and 13 changes that a penalty is awarded for an offence by a defender off the field of play with the ball in play if the nearest point to the offence is inside their own penalty area.

 

14.2 Stationary position and movement of the ball

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The ball:
• must be placed on the penalty mark
• The ball is in play when it is kicked and moves

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The ball:
• must be stationary on the penalty mark
• The ball is in play when it is kicked and clearly moves

Explanation
Consistent with other changes.

 

14.3 When penalty is completed (see 10.2.6)

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The penalty kick is completed when the ball stops moving, goes out of play or the referee stops play for any infringement of the Laws.

Explanation
Clarifies when a penalty kick is over.

 

14.4 Some offences are always punished with an indirect free kick

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If the referee gives the signal for a penalty kick to be taken and, before the ball is in play, one of the following occurs: the player taking the penalty kick infringes the Laws of the Game:
• the referee allows the kick to be taken
• if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the referee stops play and the match is restarted with an indirect free kick to the defending team from the place where the infringement occurred

The goalkeeper infringes the Laws of the Game:
• the referee allows the kick to be taken
• if the ball enters the goal, a goal is awarded
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the kick is retaken

A team-mate of the player taking the kick infringes the Laws of the Game:
• the referee allows the kick to be taken
• if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the referee stops play and the match is restarted with an indirect free kick to the defending team from the place where the infringement occurred

A team-mate of the goalkeeper infringes the Laws of the Game:
• the referee allows the kick to be taken
• if the ball enters the goal, a goal is awarded
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the kick is retaken

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Once the referee has signalled for a penalty kick to be taken, the kick must be taken. If, before the ball is in play, one of the following occurs: the player taking the penalty kick or a team-mate infringes the Laws of the Game:
• if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the referee stops play and restarts with an indirect free kick

Except for the following offences/ infringements when play will be stopped and restarted with an indirect free kick regardless of whether or not a goal is scored:
• a team-mate of the identified kicker takes the kick; the referee cautions the player who took the kick
• a penalty kick is kicked backwards:
• feinting to kick the ball once the kicker has completed the run-up (feinting in the run-up is permitted); the referee cautions the kicker

Explanation
Emphasises that the standard re-take/goal/indirect free kick decision does not apply to these situations, especially the wrong player taking the kick or ‘illegal’ feinting which are ‘deliberate’ acts of unsporting behaviour

 

14.5 Offences by the goalkeeper

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If the ball does not enter the goal the kick is retaken; the goalkeeper is cautioned if responsible for the infringement

Explanation
As the Law has been changed to deal more strongly with a penalty kicker who ‘illegally feints’, it is consistent that a goalkeeper who infringes the Law causing a retake is cautioned. This should encourage goalkeepers not to infringe this Law.

 

14.6 Several offences committed at the same time

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a player of both the defending team and the attacking team infringes the Laws of the Game the kick is retaken

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a player of both teams infringes the Laws of the Game the kick is retaken unless a player commits a more serious offence (e.g. illegal feinting)

Explanation
Repeat of change in Law 5 where the more serious is penalised (See 5.3).

 

 

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