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1990
Law IV - Players' equipment
(introduction of shinguards)
The basic compulsory equipment of a player shall consist of a jersey or
shirt, shorts, stockings, shinguards and footwear
(plus pertinent precisions regarding the shinguards.
Law XI - Off-side (being
level)
A player is in an off-side position ..., unless
- b)
he is not nearer to his opponents goal-line than at least two of his
opponents
- ...3.
b) if he receives the ball direct from a
goal-kick, a corner-kick or a throw-in.
Decision: A player who is level with the second
last opponent or with the last two opponents is not in an off-side position.
Law XII - Fouls and Misconduct
Mandatory Instruction of the IFAB ("professional foul")
If, in the opinion of the referee, a player who is moving towards his opponents'
goal with an obvious opportunity to score a goal is intentionally and
physically impeded by unlawful means, i.e. an offence punishable by a
free-kick (or a penalty-kick), thus denying the attacking player's team the
aforesaid goal-scoring opportunity, the offending player shall be sent off
the field of play for serious foul play in accordance with Law XII (n).
1991
Extension of the above
mandatory instruction from 1990 which was made an official IFAB decision)
Decision: If, in the
opinion of the referee, a player, other than the goalkeeper within his own
penalty-area, denies his opponents a goal, or an obvious goalscoring
opportunity, by intentionally handling the ball, he shall be sent off the
field of play for serious foul play in accordance with Law XII (n).
Decision regarding when the
goalkeeper is in possession of the ball:
...will be
considered to be in control of the ball by touching it with any part of his
hands or arms. Possession of the ball would include the goalkeeper
intentionally parrying the ball, but would not include the circumstances,
where, in the opinion of the referee, the ball rebounds accidentally from the
goalkeeper, for example after he has made a save.
1992
Law IV
Equipment must be in order.
Law V
- Competence
of referee from when he enters the field of play to sanction any player
guilty of misconduct or ungentlemanly behaviour.
- send off the field of play and show a red card to any
player, who, in his opinion, is guilty of violent conduct, the use of
foul or abusive language or who persists in misconduct after having
received a caution.
Backpass ruling: Law XII - Fouls and Misconduct
On any occasion when a player deliberately kicks the ball to his own
goalkeeper, the goalkeeper is not permitted to touch it with his hands. If,
however, the goalkeeper does touch the ball with his hands, he shall be penalised by the award of an indirect free-kick to be
taken by the opposing team from the place where the infringement occurred,...
Law XIII
Any free-kick awarded to the defending team within its own goal-area, may be
taken from any point within the goal-area.
Law XVI - Goal-kick
To be taken from any point within the goal-area by a player of the defending
team.
1993
Law V - Referee
Decision 13: (Technical area)
The coach may convey tactical instructions to players during the match.
The coach and other officials, however, must remain within the confines of
the technical area where such an area is provided and they must conduct
themselves, at all times, in a responsible manner.
Decision 14: (fourth official) In tournaments or
competitions where a fourth official is appointed, his roles and duties shall
be in accordance with the guidelines approved by the IFAB.
Law XII - Fouls and Misconduct
- further
precision of the four-step rule
- further
precision of time-wasting tactics
Precision that a player is to be
cautioned and shown the yellow card as per the specific provisions.
Precision that a player is to be sent off the field and shown the red
card, if in the opinion of the referee, he:
- is
guilty of violent conduct
- is
guilty of serious foul play
- uses
foul or abusive language
- is
guilty of a second cautionable offence after
having received a caution
Decision 18: Subject to the terms of Law XII, a player
may pass the ball to his own goalkeeper using his head or chest or knee, etc.
If, however, in the opinion of the referee, a player uses a deliberate trick
to circumvent article 5 (c) of Law XII, the player will be guilty of
ungentlemanly conduct ...
1994
Law I - The Field of Play
For safety reasons, the goals, including those which are portable, must be
anchored securely to the ground.
Law III - Number of Players
(substitute ruling 2 + 1)
...a team may also use a third substitute provided that he is designated as a
substitute goalkeeper, who may be used to replace only the goalkeeper.
If, however, the goalkeeper is ordered off, the designated substitute
goalkeeper may subsequently replace another player of the same team and play
as goalkeeper.
1995
Law III - Number of Players
(three substitutes without restriction)
Up to a maximum of three substitutes may be used in any match played in an
official competition ..
Law VII - Duration of the Game
The half-time interval shall not exceed 15 minutes.
Law XI Off-side
It is not an offence in itself to be in an off-side position.
A player shall only be penalised for being in an
off-side position, if, at the moment the ball touches, or is played by one of
his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee, involved in active play by:
a.
interfering
with play, or
b.
interfering
with an opponent, or
c.
gaining an advantage by being in that position.
Laws XII - re-editing of
offences
Decisions 6, 7, 10 and 13 to punish various offences
Law XIV - Penalty-kick
A penalty-kick shall be taken from the penalty-mark and, when it is being
taken, all players with the exception of the player taking the kick, properly
identified, and the opposing goalkeeper, shall be within the field of play,
but outside the penalty-area, at least 10 yards, from the penalty-mark and
must stand behind the penalty-mark.
1996
Law II - The Ball
As per requirements of FIFA Denominations as set forth in Decision 4 of the
IFAB
Law III - Number of Players
The rules of the competition shall state how many substitutes may be
nominated, from three up to a maximum of seven.
Law V - Referees
Decision 7: (advantage
clause) If the referee applies the advantage clause and the advantage which
was anticipated does not develop at that time, the referee shall penalise the original offence.
Law VI - Assistant Referees
(formerly Linesmen)
Law XII - Fouls and Misconduct
provisions regarding offences that are punishable by a direct free-kick and
if committed in the penalty-area by a penalty-kick;
dangerous play to be punished by an indirect free-kick.
1997
Law IV - Players' Equipment
Now includes the statement: "If thermal shorts are worn they must be of
the same main colour as the shorts."
Law V - The Referees
"Any player bleeding from a wound must leave the field for
treatment."
Law VIII - The Start and
Restart of Play
"The team which wins the toss shall decide which goal it will attack in
the first half of the match. The other team shall take the kick-off."
"A goal may be scored directly from the kick-off."
"The ball is in play when it is kicked and moves forward."
Law XII - Fouls and Misconduct
An indirect free-kick will be awarded if the goalkeeper handles the ball
after receiving it from a throw-in from his own team.
- «Unsporting
behaviour» replaces «ungentlemanly conduct» as
a cautionable offence.
- «Failing
to respect the required distance at a restart of play» becomes a cautionable offence.
- «Delaying
the restart of play» becomes a cautionable
offence.
IFAB decisions 13 and 14, which
relate to the prevention of obvious goal scoring opportunities
now become Law.
- «Using
offensive, insulting or abusive language» replaces «foul or abusive
language».
Binding instruction
The referee has to consider that the goalkeeper is wasting time and therefore
has to award an indirect free-kick against him, if he holds the ball for
longer than 5 - 6 seconds.
Law XIV - The Penalty Kick
The new text states "The goalkeeper remains on his own goal line, facing
the kicker, between the goalposts until the ball has been kicked". The
phrase "without moving his feet" has been deleted.
Players who enter the penalty
area before the ball has been kicked need not now be cautioned.
Law XVI - The Goal Kick
"A goal may be scored directly from a goal kick."
1998
Law XII - Fouls and Misconduct
A tackle from behind which endangers the safety of an opponent must be
sanctioned as serious foul play.
Acts of serious foul play are
punishable by a red card.
1999
Law V - The Referee
Amendment to point 3 under "Powers and Duties": ensures that any
ball used meets the requirements of Law 2
Law XII - Fouls and Misconduct
New Decision 6: Any simulating action anywhere on the field, which is
intended to deceive the referee, must be sanctioned as unsporting behaviour.
The Fourth Official
New wording - 6th point: He has the authority
to check the equipment of substitutes before they enter the field of play. If
their equipment does not comply with the Laws of the Game, he informs the
referee.
New point 7: He has the authority to inform the
referee of irresponsible behaviour by any occupant
of the technical area.
At the request of the
International Football Association Board, the national associations are
furthermore recommended to appoint a fourth official to top division matches
in competitions organised by national associations
or their leagues.
Other decisions passed by the
IFAB
Use of two referees:
IFAB has authorised FIFA to conduct an experiment
in which two referees officiate on the field at the same time. The IFAB
sub-committee will draw up the technical conditions for the experiment in
April and FIFA will then choose the league(s) in those national associations
in which the experiment will be carried out.
National associations are
reminded that no experiment of this kind may be made in any match without
prior written permission from FIFA.
2000
Law I - The Field of Play
New Decision 4:
(Present Decisions 4 and 5 become Decisions 5 and 6 respectively)
There shall be no advertising of
any kind within the technical area or within one metre
from the touch line and outside the field of play on the ground.
Further, no advertising shall be allowed in the area between the goal line
and the goal nets.
Law III - The Number of
Players
New text:
Other matches:
In other matches, substitutes may
be used provided that
• the teams concerned reach an agreement on a maximum number
• the referee is informed before the match
If the referee is not informed,
or if no agreement is reached before the start of the match, no more than
three substitutes are allowed.
Law III - The Number of
Players
New Decision 2:
The coach may convey tactical instructions to the players during the match and
he must return to his position immediately after giving these instructions.
He and the other officials must remain within the confines of the technical
area, where such an area is provided, and they must behave in a responsible
manner.
Law VI - The Assistant
Referees
New text:
Duties:
Two assistant referees are
appointed whose duties, subject to the decision of the referee, are to
indicate:
- when
the whole of the ball has passed out of the field of play
- which
side is entitled to a corner kick, goal kick or throw-in
- when
a player may be penalised for being in an
offside position
- when
a substitution is requested
- when
misconduct or any other incident has occurred out of the view of the
referee
- when
offences have been committed whenever the assistants are closer to the
action than the referee (this includes, in particular circumstances,
offences committed in the penalty area)
- whether,
at penalty kicks, the goalkeeper has moved forward before the ball has
been kicked and if the ball has crossed the line
Assistance:
The assistant referees also
assist the referee to control the match in accordance with the Laws of the
Game. In particular, they may enter the field of play to help control the
9.15m distance.
Law XII - Fouls and Misconduct
New text:
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside
his own penalty area, commits any of the following five offences:
• takes more than
six seconds while controlling the ball with his hands before releasing it
from his possession
(Rest of text unchanged)
Law XII - Fouls and Misconduct
New text:
Sending-off offences n°6:
• uses offensive
or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
Kicks from the Penalty Mark
New bullet points:
• When a team finishes the match with a greater number of
players than their opponents, they shall reduce their numbers to equate with
that of their opponents and inform the referee of the name and number of each
player excluded. The team captain has this responsibility.
• Before the start
of kicks from the penalty mark the referee shall ensure that only an equal
number of players from each team remain within the centre circle and they
shall take the kicks
Fourth Official
Amendments to bullet point:
• The Fourth Official assists the referee at all times. He
must indicate to the referee when the wrong player is cautioned because of
mistaken identity or when a player is not sent off having been seen to be
given a second caution or when violent conduct occurs out of the view of the
referee and assistant referees. The referee, however, retains the authority
to decide on all points connected with play.
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