Field Surface Matches may be played on natural or artificial surfaces, according to the rules of the competition. The color of artificial surfac [ ... ]
Players A match is played by two teams, each consisting of not more than eleven players, one of whom is the goalkeeper. A match may not start if eith [ ... ]
Safety A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind of jewelery). Basic Equipm [ ... ]
The Authority of the Referee Each match is controlled by a referee who has full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in connection with the mat [ ... ]
Duties Two assistant referees may be appointed whose duties, subject to the decision of the referee, are to indicate: • when the whole of the bal [ ... ]
Periods of Play The match lasts two equal periods of 45 minutes, unless otherwise mutually agreed between the referee and the two teams. Any agreeme [ ... ]
Preliminaries A coin is tossed and the team that wins the toss decides which goal it will attack in the first half of the match. The other team takes [ ... ]
