Question Number: 17995

League Specific 11/25/2007

RE: Adult

Jansen of Pasir Ris, Singapore asks...

pls correct me if i'm wrong, 2 yellow cards in a match, player get a red and miss the next 2 games.

How many individual yellow card per match does a player gets before getting baned for the next match?

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

Any suspensions are up to the individual league. All FIFA has to say is that any player who is sent off will be suspended at least one additional game. You are correct that 2 cautions in the same game results in the player being sent off. Some leagues will have a policy of "yellow card accumulation", where being cautioned a certain number of times will result in a one-game suspension. Typically rules call for somewhere between 2 and 5 cautions, but many leagues have no policy on accumulating cautions.

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Hi Jansen,
Two cautions received by a player require two yellow cards shown then a red card indicating that player is sent off for the rest of THAT game and a MINIMUM of ONE other match. The number of matches to be missed can be increased by the league if they so choose but always a minimum of one unless they overturn it on a protest.
Some leagues have cumulative cautions in which within a given time frame or league play the number of cautions a player receives they are held accountable and will result in one game suspension.
While it can range from two to five as my colleague Ref Voshol pointed out, often, players aware of these restrictions, will purposefully get cautioned to wipe out the prospect of not playing in an important match, knowing their suspension will be over for the accumulation and they start with a fresh card count of zero.
The league or tournament may also wipe away the caution total when teams advance past group stages as in the World Cup!
Cheers

Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

2 yellows is equal to a red. The suspension though is up to the league.

Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer

Consider yourself corrected by my colleagues. A player being cautioned a second time in the same match is a sending-off offence. The international governing body of Football expects a sent-off player to suffer a ban in the next league match. Leagues may extend this requirement at their discretion.

Regards,

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