A goal may be scored directly from a penalty kick.

Additional time is allowed for a penalty kick to be taken at the end of
each half or at the end of periods of extra time.

Position of the Ball and the Players

The ball:
• is placed on the penalty mark

The player taking the penalty kick:
• is properly identified

The defending goalkeeper:
• remains on his goal line, facing the kicker, between the goalposts
   until the ball has been kicked

The players other than the kicker are located:
• inside the field of play
• outside the penalty area
• behind the penalty mark
• at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the penalty mark

The Referee
• does not signal for a penalty kick to be taken until the players have
   taken up position in accordance with the Law
• decides when a penalty kick has been completed

Procedure
• the player taking the penalty kicks the ball forward
• he does not play the ball a second time until it has touched
   another player
• the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves forward

When a penalty kick is taken during the normal course of play, or time
has been extended at half-time or full time to allow a penalty kick to
be taken or retaken, a goal is awarded if, before passing between the
goalposts and under the crossbar:
• the ball touches either or both of the goalposts and/or the crossbar,
   and/or the goalkeeper

Infringements/Sanctions
If the referee gives the signal for a penalty kick to be taken and, before
the ball is in play, one of the following situations occurs:

The player taking the penalty kick infringes the Laws of the Game:
• the referee allows the kick to proceed
• if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken
• If the ball does not enter the goal, the referee stops play and restarts
the match with an indirect free kick to the defending team

The goalkeeper infringes the Laws of the Game:
• the referee allows the kick to proceed
• if the ball enters the goal, a goal is awarded
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the kick is retaken

A team-mate of the player taking the kick enters the penalty area or
moves in front of or within 9.15 m (10 yds) of the penalty mark:
• the referee allows the kick to proceed
• if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken
• If the ball does not enter the goal, the referee stops play and restarts
   the match with an indirect free kick to the defending team
• if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper, the crossbar or the goal
   post and is touched by this player, the referee stops play and restarts
   the match with an indirect free kick to the defending team

A team-mate of the goalkeeper enters the penalty area or moves in
front of or within 9.15 m (10 yds) of the penalty mark:
• the referee allows the kick to proceed
• if the ball enters the goal, a goal is awarded
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the kick is retaken

A player of both the defending team and the attacking team infringe
the Laws of the Game:
• the kick is retaken

If, after the penalty kick has been taken:
The kicker touches the ball a second time (except with his hands)
before it has touched another player:
• an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick
to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred
 

The kicker deliberately handles the ball before it has touched another
player:
• a direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick to be
   taken from the place where the infringement occurred
 

The ball is touched by an outside agent as it moves forward:
• the kick is retaken

The ball rebounds into the fi eld of play from the goalkeeper, the crossbar
or the goalposts, and is then touched by an outside agent:
• the referee stops play
• play is restarted with a dropped ball at the place where it touched
   the outside agent