(a) The referee orders the goal kick to be retaken. |
(b) The referee awards a corner kick to the opposing team. |
(c) The referee cautions the player taking the kick for unsporting behaviour and orders the goal kick to be retaken. |
(d) Answers a) and b) may be correct. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) The referee allows play to continue and during the next stoppage cautions the player. |
(b) The referee applies advantage if possible or stops play, cautions the player and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team from where the ball was when play was stopped. |
(c) The referee applies advantage if possible or stops play, cautions the player and awards a dropped ball where the ball was when play was stopped. |
(d) The referee allows play to continue. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Yes. All first-team players, substitutes and substituted players are under the referee`s authority whether they are on the field of play or not. The red card is used to clearly indicate the disciplinary sanction. |
(b) No, only the players who are on the field of play are subject to the authority of the referee. |
(c) No, it is not permitted to show yellow or red cards to substitutes or to substituted players, only to the players who are on the field of play. |
(d) No, the referee can only show the yellow card to the substitutes but never to the substituted players. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The player is sent off for serious foul play. Play is restarted with a direct free kick from where the object struck or would have struck the opponent. |
(b) The player is sent off for violent conduct and a penalty kick is awarded. |
(c) The player is sent off for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a direct free kick taken from the place where the object struck or would have struck the opponent. |
(d) None of the previous answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Spitting at an opponent. |
(b) Kicking an opponent in the stomach with excessive force while challenging for the ball. |
(c) Charging an opponent with excessive force. |
(d) Endangering the safety of an opponent while challenging for the ball. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Yes |
(b) No |
(c) Only the cautions and sending-off. |
(d) No, because it is the fourth official`s responsibility. |
Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals |
(a) No. All cautions must be reported. |
(b) Yes, always. |
(c) It is at the referee`s discretion. |
(d) Yes, but only if it is the team captain who apologises. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Yes, on condition that it is put back immediately after the kick is taken. |
(b) Yes, if it obstructs the kicker. |
(c) No, the referee does not allow the kick to be taken until the corner flag is replaced. If the referee considers removal of the flag to be an act of unsporting behaviour he cautions the player who removed the flag. |
(d) No, the assistant referee should prevent him from removing it. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) When the ball stops moving |
(b) When the ball goes out of play |
(c) When the referee stops play for any infringement of the Laws |
(d) The kick is completed when the ball stops moving, goes out of play or the referee stops play for any infringement of the Laws |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 73 - The kick is completed when the ball stops moving, goes out of play or the referee stops play for any infringement of the Laws |
(a) The referee stops play and restarts the match with an indirect free kick against the kicking team from the penalty mark. |
(b) The referee stops play and restarts the match with an indirect free kick, against the kicking team, from where the team-mate touched the ball. |
(c) The referee stops play and restarts the match with an indirect free kick, against the kicking team, from where the team-mate entered the penalty area. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick |
(a) No, the referee should continue play even if the floodlights are slightly inadequate. |
(b) Yes |
(c) It depends on the match situation. The referee may stop play depending on the match score at that moment. |
(d) No, never. |
Reference: Law 5 - The Referee |
(a) Dropped ball |
(b) Kick-off |
(c) Goal-kick |
(d) Direct free kick |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 66 - The ball is dropped again if it touches a player before it touches the ground |
(a) The referee awards a dropped ball. |
(b) The referee orders the goal kick to be retaken. |
(c) The referee awards a corner kick. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) The referee punishes the more serious offence by awarding a direct free kick or penalty kick if the offence took place inside his own penalty area. |
(b) The referee punishes the more serious offence by awarding an indirect free kick or penalty kick if the offence took place inside the penalty area. |
(c) The referee awards a dropped ball. |
(d) The referee allows play to continue and takes no action. |
Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
(a) The referee has the corner kick retaken with a new ball. |
(b) The referee awards a dropped ball to be taken with a new ball inside the corner arc. |
(c) The referee awards a dropped ball to be taken with a new ball where the ball touched the foreign object. |
(d) None of the answers is completely correct. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) The referee sends off the substitute and play is restarted with a dropped ball. |
(b) The referee cautions the substitute and play is restarted with an Indirect free kick. |
(c) The referee cautions or sends off the substitute and play is restarted with a direct free kick or penalty kick. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Wood, metal, fibreglass or other approved materials. |
(b) Wood, metal or other approved material. |
(c) Plastic or wood only. |
(d) Any material that is not dangerous to the players. |
Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball |
(a) The captain of the home team decides the side |
(b) The captain of the away team decides the side |
(c) The captain of the team that lost the coin toss at the kick-off decides |
(d) The referee tosses a coin to decide it |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 71 - Unless there are other considerations (e.g. ground conditions, safety etc.), the referee tosses a coin to decide the goal at which the kicks will be taken which may only be changed for safety reasons or if the goal or playing surface becomes unusable. |
(a) No, because the ball is moving towards the attacker`s area. |
(b) No. A player cannot be offside from a pass backwards. |
(c) Yes, if the player who tries to get the ball interferes from a offside position. |
(d) All answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 11 - Offside |
(a) The referee sends off the player and allows the substitution. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game. |
(b) The referee sends off the player and does not allow the substitution. Play is restarted with a direct free kick. |
(c) The referee sends off the player, allows the substitution as it had been requested previously. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick. |
(d) The referee sends off the player and does not allow him to be substituted, however another player could be substituted during this stoppage. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) No, never. |
(b) Yes |
(c) No, the team can replace the player with one of the named substitutes. If it has no named substitutes, it is correct for the team to play with 10 players. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) Entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee`s permission. |
(b) Being guilty of unsporting behaviour. |
(c) Dissent by word or action. |
(d) All are correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) is awarded when the ball has completely crossed the touch line along the ground or in the air. |
(b) should be taken from where the ball crosses the touch line. |
(c) is awarded to the team of the player who last touched the ball. |
(d) All of the answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) A substitute enters the field of play without the referee`s permission. |
(b) A substituted player enters the field of play without the referee`s permission. |
(c) Any infringement of Law 4. |
(d) Any infringement of Law 13. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) It depends on the kind of slogan or advertising. |
(b) The referee will note it in his report and the competition organisers will be responsible for disciplining the player. |
(c) It is not a problem. |
(d) The referee must caution the player for unsporting behaviour. |
Reference: Law 4 - The Players’ Equipment |
(a) Serious foul play. |
(b) Violent conduct. |
(c) Unsporting behaviour. |
(d) Playing in a dangerous manner. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee stops play and restarts play with a dropped ball. |
(b) The referee stops play and restarts play with a direct free kick or penalty. |
(c) The referee allows play to continue. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee awards the goal. |
(b) The referee disallows the goal and orders the throw-in to be retaken by the same team. |
(c) The referee disallows the goal and awards a goal kick. |
(d) The referee awards a goal kick or corner kick. |
Reference: Since the question is not clear whether it was a throw-in was into the oppenent`s goal or own goal the best answer would be D. |
(a) The size of the field of play. |
(b) The size, weight and material of the ball. |
(c) Match duration. |
(d) All of the answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 5 - The Referee |
(a) The referee should award a direct free kick or penalty kick and send off the substitute for preventing a goal with his hand. |
(b) The referee should award an indirect free kick and send off the substitute for preventing a goal with his hand. |
(c) The referee should award a dropped ball and caution the substitute for unsporting behaviour. |
(d) The referee should award a dropped ball and send off the substitute for preventing a goal with his hand. |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) stops play and restarts the match with a dropped ball. |
(b) stops play if advantage cannot be applied and awards an indirect free kick from where the infringement occurred. |
(c) allows play to continue. |
(d) stops play, cautions the kicker and awards an indirect free kick from where the infringement occurred. |
Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
(a) 6 ins (20 cm) diameter. |
(b) 5 ins (21 cm)diameter. |
(c) There are no required dimensions in the Laws of the Game. |
(d) 7 ins (24 cm)diameter. |
Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball |
(a) Gives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour and restarts with a direct free kick |
(b) Gives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour and restarts with an indirect free kick. |
(c) Gives the defender a warning and restarts with a direct free kick. |
(d) Any number of players. |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 85 - There are different circumstances when a player must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour including if a player commits a foul or handles the ball to interfere with or stop a promising attack. So a yellow card is shown. The restart of play after holding an opponent is a direct free kick |
(a) Caution the player for not complying with his instructions. The referee instructs the player to leave the field of play to remove the jewellery. |
(b) Take no disciplinary action but instruct the player again to leave the field of play and remove the jewellery. |
(c) Caution the player for unsporting behaviour. If play was stopped to issue the caution, restart the match with an indirect free kick taken from where the ball was when play was stopped. |
(d) None of the answers is correct. |
Reference: Law 4 - The Players’ Equipment |
(a) The referee awards the opposing team a direct free kick or a penalty kick. |
(b) Play continues because the ball is not within playing distance. |
(c) The referee sends off the offending player for violent conduct. |
(d) The referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team for impeding the progress of an opponent. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a direct free kick where the boot was thrown. |
(b) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a dropped ball taken from the position where the ball was located when play was stopped. |
(c) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick taken from the position where the ball was located when play was stopped. |
(d) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick where the boot was thrown. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) No, never. |
(b) Yes, if he is properly identified. |
(c) Yes, if he remains silent. |
(d) No, unless he is one of those that have already been substituted. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Allow the goal. |
(b) Order the free kick to be retaken. |
(c) Award a corner kick. |
(d) If the goalkeeper touches the ball, even though he does not prevent the goal, he awards an indirect free kick against him. |
Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
(a) The referee awards the goal because the player who distracts the opponent is outside the field of play. |
(b) The referee disallows the goal and cautions the player for unsporting behaviour for leaving the field of play without the referee`s permission. |
(c) The referee disallows the goal and cautions the player for unsporting behaviour. |
(d) The referee awards the goal because the player was outside the field of play but cautions the player for unsporting behaviour. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Yes, the referee should caution him. |
(b) No, the player has left the field of play accidentally so it is not considered unsporting behaviour. |
(c) Yes, the referee should stop play, penalise his team with an indirect free kick to be taken from where the offence was committed and caution the player. |
(d) No, but the player can only re-enter the field of play with the permission of the referee. |
Reference: Law 3 - The Players |
(a) Stop play. Send the defender off for violent conduct and award a penalty kick against the defender`s team. |
(b) Stop play. Send the defender off for serious foul play and award a penalty kick against the defender`s team. |
(c) Stop play. Send the defender off for unsporting behaviour. Award a penalty kick against the defender`s team. |
(d) Stop play. Send the defender off. Award a dropped ball because the referee did not see the offence. |
Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick |
(a) needs to be booked immediately and play shall be restarted with an indirect free kick |
(b) shall be considered to be on the goal line or touchline for the purposes of offside until the next stoppage in play |
(c) shall be considered to be on the goalline until the defending teamhas played the ball towards the halfway line and it is outside their penalty area. |
(d) shall be considered to be on the goal line or touchline for the purposes of offside until the next stoppage in play or until the defending team has played the ball towards the halfway line and it is outside their penalty area |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 79 0 A defending player who leaves the field of play without the referee`s permission shall be considered to be on the goal line or touchline for the purposes of offside until the next stoppage in play or until the defending team has played the ball towards the halfway line and it is outside their penalty area. If the player left the field of play deliberately, the player must be cautioned when the ball is next out of play. |
(a) Jumping at an opponent. |
(b) Striking or attempting to strike an opponent. |
(c) Charging an opponent. |
(d) All previous answers are correct. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) allows the goal and orders him to leave the field of play. |
(b) allows the goal, cautions the substitute player and orders him to leave the field of play. |
(c) disallows the goal, cautions the substitute player and orders him to leave the field of play. Play is restarted with a dropped ball taken from where the ball entered the goal. |
(d) disallows the goal, cautions the substitute player and orders him to leave the field of play. Play is restarted with a dropped ball taken from where the substitute player was positioned. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) Decides which goal it will attack first |
(b) Decides which goal it will attack first or chooses to kick-off at the first half |
(c) Kicks off at the start of the first half. |
(d) None of the above. |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 65 - the team that wins the toss of a coin decides which goal it will attack in the first half |
(a) The referee sends off the defender for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball to prevent a goal and awards a penalty kick. |
(b) The referee applies advantage, allows the goal and cautions the defender for unsporting behaviour. |
(c) The referee applies advantage, awards the goal and sends off the defender for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball to prevent a goal. |
(d) The referee applies advantage and awards the goal without taking any disciplinary action. |
Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
(a) The referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team. The player could be cautioned, sent off or no disciplinary action could be taken according to the offence. |
(b) The referee awards a direct free kick or a penalty kick to the opposing team. The player could be cautioned, sent off or no disciplinary action could be taken according to the offence. |
(c) The referee orders the goal kick to be retaken. |
(d) The referee awards a dropped ball and may caution, send off or take no action against the player according to the offence. |
Reference: It`s a direct free kick for the hand ball. A penalty kick would for example be the case where it hit the referee outside the box or a strong wind blew it and the ball came back into the penalty area and the hand ball occured there. |
(a) The players of both teams, by mutual agreement. |
(b) The officials of both teams, by mutual agreement and as long as there is a valid reason. |
(c) Only the referee. |
(d) The captains of both teams with prior notice to the referee. |
Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
(a) Unless there is an opportunity for the opponents to score a goal, he should raise his flag to attract the referee`s attention and inform him accordingly. |
(b) He should raise his flag immediately to attract the referee`s attention and explain what happened. |
(c) He should communicate it to the referee the next time play is stopped. |
(d) He should do nothing as it is not his responsibility. |
Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals |
(a) Cautions player A |
(b) Cautions player A and his team-mate |
(c) Allows the other team to take the throw-in |
(d) Shows a red card to Player A |
Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 86 - Referees must caution players who delay the restart of play by: appearing to take a throw-in but suddenly leaving it to a team-mate to take |