A goal kick is a method
of restarting play.
A goal may be scored directly from a goal kick, but only against the
opposing team.
A goal kick is awarded when:
• the whole of the ball, having last touched a player of the
attacking
team, passes over the goal line, either on the ground or in the air,
and a goal is not scored in accordance with Law 10
Procedure
• the ball is kicked from any point within the goal area by a player
of the defending team
• opponents remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in
play
• the kicker does not play the ball a second time until it has
touched
another player
• the ball is in play when it is kicked directly beyond the penalty
area
Infringements/Sanctions
If the ball is not kicked directly into play beyond the penalty
area:
• the kick is retaken
Goal kick taken by a player other than the goalkeeper
If, after the ball is in play, 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
if, after the ball is in play, 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 * (see page 3)
• a penalty kick is awarded if the infringement occurred inside the
kicker’s penalty area
Goal kick taken by the goalkeeper
If, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper 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
If, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper deliberately handles
the ball
before it has touched another player:
• a direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if the
infringement
occurred outside the goalkeeper’s penalty area, the kick to
be taken from the place where the infringement occurred
• an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if the
infringement occurred inside the goalkeeper’s penalty area, the
kick to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred
For any other infringement of this Law:
• the kick is retaken