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Offside Position
It is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position.
A player is in an offside position if:
• he is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the ball and
the
second last opponent
A player is not in an offside position if:
• he is in his own half of the field of play or
• he is level with the second last opponent or
• he is level with the last two opponents
Offence
A player in an offside position is only penalized if, at the moment
the
ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion
of
the referee, involved in active play by:
• interfering with play or
• interfering with an opponent or
• gaining an advantage by being in that position
No Offence
There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly
from:
• a goal kick or
• a throw-in or
• a corner kick
Infringements/Sanctions
For any offside offence, the referee awards an indirect free kick to
the
opposing team to be taken from the place where the infringement
occurred. * (see page 3)
Decisions of the International F.A. Board
Decision 1
In the definition of offside position, “nearer to his opponents’
goal
line” means that any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to his
opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last
opponent.
The arms are not included in this definition.
Decision 2
The definitions of elements of involvement in active play are as
follows:
• Interfering with play means playing or touching the ball passed or
touched by a team-mate.
• Interfering with an opponent means preventing an opponent from
playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the
opponent’s line of vision or movements or making a gesture or
movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or
distracts
an opponent.
• Gaining an advantage by being in that position means playing a
ball that rebounds to him off a post or the crossbar having been
in an offside position or playing a ball that rebounds to him off
an
opponent having been in an offside position.
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