Olympic Football Pitch and Football Tickets

Laws were formulated in England, and were initially administered solely by the four British football associations within IFAB, the standard dimensions of a football pitch were originally expressed in imperial units. The Laws now express dimensions with approximate metric equivalents followed by traditional units in brackets, though popular use tends to continue to use traditional units in English speaking countries with a relatively recent history of metrication or only partial metrication, such as Britain.

The length of the pitch for international adult matches is in the range of 100–110 m and the width is in the range of 64–75 m. Fields for non international matches may be 90–120 m length and 45–90 m in width, provided that the pitch does not become square. Although in 2008, the IFAB initially approved a fixed size of 105 m long and 68 m wide as a standard pitch dimension for international matches, this decision was later put on hold and was never actually implemented.  The longer boundary lines are touchlines, while the shorter boundaries are goal lines. A rectangular goal is positioned at the middle of each goal line. The inner edges of the vertical goal posts must be 7.32 m apart, and the lower edge of the horizontal crossbar supported by the goal posts must be 2.44 m above the ground. Nets are usually placed behind the goal, but are not required by the Laws.

In front of each goal is an area known as the penalty area. This area is marked by the goal line, two lines starting on the goal line 16.5 m from the goalposts and extending 16.5 m into the pitch perpendicular to the goal line, and a line joining them. This area has a number of functions, the most prominent being to mark where the goalkeeper may handle the ball and where a penalty foul by a member of the defending team becomes punishable by a penalty kick. Other markings define the position of the ball or players at kick-offs, goal kicks, penalty kicks and corner kicks.  

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