- A soccer pitch is a rectangular pitch. The length of the pitch is 100-110 meter and the width of the pitch is 64-75 meter. From a goal to the half line is 50-55 meter. On the half line begins the match. Before the match the referees and the captains of each teams met at one point at the field. The referee decies which team can take the kick-off. There are two halfs in a match of 45 minutes. Sometimes the fourth referee gives additional time. Every team can use in a match the subsitition for three times. In every single minute you can subsitute. Both teams need to set eleven players on the pitch. The length of the penalty area is 16 meter. The second half the other team need to kick-off. When a team scores a goal, the other team need to kick-off. The teams have to kick-off at the center spot. The teams must to wear the same jersey or shirts and the same shorts. By a penalty the referee have to see good of it is a faul or not. The referee gives a penalty when the player kicking a player, jumping at the player, charging a player in a rough way, cahrging a player from behind , tripping a player, hitting or spitting a player, pushing a player, holding a player and handling the ball except the keeper. The laws are designed to make soccer fun, safe, fair for all participants.