| Following soccer field measurements apply to adult | | | | horizontal crossbar supported by the goal posts must |
| matches. However all this rules may even apply to all | | | | 8 ft above the ground. Nets are usually placed behind |
| ages. Learning soccer field measurements is not | | | | the goal, but are not required necessarily. |
| necessary to become a good soccer player, but it | | | | In the front of each goal is the penalty area or 18 |
| can be fun to know for example the maximum | | | | yard box as some prefer to call it. This area is |
| allowed width for a soccer field or. Let's start... | | | | marked by the goal line, two lines starting on the goal |
| The soccer field measurements for international adult | | | | line 18 yard from the goalposts and extending18 yard |
| games are in the range of 110-120 yard and the | | | | into the pitch perpendicular to the goal line and a line |
| width is in the range 70-80 yard. Fields for | | | | joining them. The 18 yard are has a number of |
| non-international matches may be 100-130 yard length | | | | important functions and the most important one is to |
| and 50-101 yard in width, provided that the field does | | | | mark where the goalie have permission to handle the |
| not become square. The longer boundary lines are | | | | ball with his/her hands. |
| called touchlines or sidelines, while the shorter | | | | Other important function is to mark where a penalty |
| boundaries on which the goals are placed are called | | | | foul by a member of the defending team becomes |
| goal lines. | | | | punishable by a penalty kick. Other markings define |
| A rectangular goal is positioned at the middle of each | | | | the position of the ball or players at kickoffs, goal |
| goal line. The inner edges of the vertical goal posts | | | | kicks, penalty kicks and corner kicks. |
| must be 8 yard apart and the lower edge of the | | | | |