Question Number: 24431

Law 1- The Field 12/18/2010

RE: - Adult

Does the penalty area stretch to the outer edge of the penalty area line?

Yes. Lines on the field belong to the areas which they bound.

Hi dan
That is correct. The penalty area lines are part of the penalty area.

Yes. All the boundary lines on a soccer field are part of the area they encompass. Thanks for the question

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