IFAB Laws of the Game 2019/20 Book

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Laws of the Game 2019/20

The Laws of the Game 2019/20 come into force 1 June 2019. A number of changes were approved at the 133rd Annual General Meeting of The IFAB on 2 March this year including:

• the introduction of yellow and red cards for misconduct by team officials
• a player being substituted having to leave the field of play at the nearest point on the boundary line
• at a goal kick and a free kick for the defending team in their own penalty area, the ball is in play once it is kicked, i.e. it does not have to leave the penalty area
• clearer wording for ‘handball’
• attacking team players must be at least 1m away from a ‘defensive wall’
• the goalkeeper only has to have one foot on the goal line at a penalty kick
• a new dropped ball procedure

Using the 2019/20 Laws

The Laws of the Game 2019/20 are compulsory for friendly matches and competitions which start on or after 1 June 2019. However, competitions which started before 1 June 2019 (including on-going multi-year competitions, qualification matches and final tournaments) may implement the Laws earlier or delay their use until no later than the start of the next competition.