Soccer Referee Test 2023 questions and answers complete
What is the complete list of penal
fouls?
1 / Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent. 2/ trips or attempts to trip an opponent, 3/
jumps at an opponent, 4/ charges an opponent, 5/ strikes or attempts to strike an
opponent, 6/ pushes an opponent, 7/ tackles an opponent, 8/ holds an opponent, 9/
spits at an opponent, and 10/ deliberately handles the ball. (LOTG 12)
2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls not specifically aimed at punishing
goalkeepers?
1/ Dangerous play, 2/ impeding the progress of an opponent, 3/ preventing the
goalkeeper from releasing the ball, and 4/ any other offense for which play is stopped to
caution or send off a player. (LOTG 12)
3. What is the complete list of sending-off (red-card) offenses?
1/ Serious foul play, 2/ violent conduct, 3/ spitting, 4/ denying the opposing team an
obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a deliberate handball, 5/ denying an obvious goal-
scoring opportunity to an opponent moving toward the goal by an offense punishable by
a free or penalty kick, 6/ offensive language or behavior, and 7/ second yellow card in
the match. (LOTG 12)
4. What is the complete list of caution able (yellow-card) offenses?
1/ Unsporting behavior, 2/ dissent, 3/ persistent infringement of the Law of the Game, 4/
delaying the restart of the game, 5/ failure to respect the required distance at a corner or
free kick or throw-in 6/ entering or reentering the field of play without the referee's
permission, and 7/ deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission.
(LOTG 12)
5. What are the key elements for a player to be guilty of offside?
A player 1/ is in the opponents' half of the field, 2/ is closer to the opponent’s goal line
than both the ball and the second to last opponent, 3/ has a teammate who touches or
plays the ball, and 4/ is involved in active play by interfering with play, interfering with an
opponent or gaining an advantage by being in that offside position. (LOTG 11)
2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls that can be committed by a
goalkeeper?
1/ More than 6 seconds to release the ball, 2/ handling the ball in the penalty area after
receiving it directly from a throw-in, 3/ handling the ball in the penalty area after it is
deliberately kicked by a teammate, and 4/ handling the ball in the penalty area after
releasing it without the ball having touched another player. (LOTG 12)
What are the dimensions of the goal?
8 yards across by 8 feet high. (LOTG 1)
8. What are the dimensions of the penalty area?
44 yards across by 18 yards. (LOTG 1)
9. What are the dimensions of the goal area?
20 yards across by 6 yards. (LOTG 1)
10. On a regulation field, how far in front of the goal line is the penalty mark?
12 yards. (LOTG 1)
, 11. What under the Laws are the activities for which allowance is made for time
lost?
. 1/ Substitutions, 2/ assessment of injury, 3/ removal of injured players, 4/ wasting time
and 5/ any other cause. (LOTG 7)
12. When is a kick-off the appropriate restart?
1/ Start of first half, 2/ start of second half, 3/ after a goal, and 4/ start of period of extra
time. (LOTG 8)
13. Can a goal be scored from a kick off?
. Yes. (LOTG 8)
14. What are the requirements for a valid throw-in?
At the moment of delivering the ball the thrower must 1/ be within approximately one
yard of where the ball left the field, 2/ face the field of play, 3/ has part of each foot
either on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline, 4/ uses both hands, and
5/ delivers the ball from behind and over his head. (LOTG 15, ATR 15.1)
10. In judging offside, can verbal distraction of the goalkeeper amount to
interference with an opponent?
Yes. (ATR 11.4)
16. Is a goal valid if it is scored while a member of that team is standing in the
goal?
Generally, yes, if the player is stationery and does not interfere with opponents. But no,
if the player moves or shouts and the referee believes this interference contributed to
the scoring of the goal. However, the foul would be misconduct, not offside, since the
player was off the field of play, and the restart would be a dropped ball. (ATR 11.12,
ILOTG 11)
17. Where is the restart for offside?
At the point where the offside
player was when his teammate played the
ball, not the point where the offside player
touched the ball.(LOTG 11, ATR 11.13,
ILOTG 11)
18. Is a player potentially in offside position if he is on his half of the field with a
foot on but not across the halfway line?
. No. Lines belong to the areas of which they are boundaries. The halfway line belongs
to two areas, one of which is the player's half of the field. Location in that area means a
player does not meet all the requirements for offside position. (LOTG 1, 11)
19. What are the only ways a player in an off-
side position at the moment the ball is touched or played by a teammate can
become onside?
. 1/ Player is not in front of the ball when it is next touched or played by one of his tea
team, 3/ an opponent intentionally plays or gains possession of the ball, and 4/ the ball
goes out of play in favor of the opposing team. The offside player cannot put himself
onside; someone else has to play the ball. (ATR 11.14) mates, 2/ positions of
opponents change so the player is no longer in an offside position when the ball is next
touched or played by one of his
What is the complete list of penal
fouls?
1 / Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent. 2/ trips or attempts to trip an opponent, 3/
jumps at an opponent, 4/ charges an opponent, 5/ strikes or attempts to strike an
opponent, 6/ pushes an opponent, 7/ tackles an opponent, 8/ holds an opponent, 9/
spits at an opponent, and 10/ deliberately handles the ball. (LOTG 12)
2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls not specifically aimed at punishing
goalkeepers?
1/ Dangerous play, 2/ impeding the progress of an opponent, 3/ preventing the
goalkeeper from releasing the ball, and 4/ any other offense for which play is stopped to
caution or send off a player. (LOTG 12)
3. What is the complete list of sending-off (red-card) offenses?
1/ Serious foul play, 2/ violent conduct, 3/ spitting, 4/ denying the opposing team an
obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a deliberate handball, 5/ denying an obvious goal-
scoring opportunity to an opponent moving toward the goal by an offense punishable by
a free or penalty kick, 6/ offensive language or behavior, and 7/ second yellow card in
the match. (LOTG 12)
4. What is the complete list of caution able (yellow-card) offenses?
1/ Unsporting behavior, 2/ dissent, 3/ persistent infringement of the Law of the Game, 4/
delaying the restart of the game, 5/ failure to respect the required distance at a corner or
free kick or throw-in 6/ entering or reentering the field of play without the referee's
permission, and 7/ deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission.
(LOTG 12)
5. What are the key elements for a player to be guilty of offside?
A player 1/ is in the opponents' half of the field, 2/ is closer to the opponent’s goal line
than both the ball and the second to last opponent, 3/ has a teammate who touches or
plays the ball, and 4/ is involved in active play by interfering with play, interfering with an
opponent or gaining an advantage by being in that offside position. (LOTG 11)
2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls that can be committed by a
goalkeeper?
1/ More than 6 seconds to release the ball, 2/ handling the ball in the penalty area after
receiving it directly from a throw-in, 3/ handling the ball in the penalty area after it is
deliberately kicked by a teammate, and 4/ handling the ball in the penalty area after
releasing it without the ball having touched another player. (LOTG 12)
What are the dimensions of the goal?
8 yards across by 8 feet high. (LOTG 1)
8. What are the dimensions of the penalty area?
44 yards across by 18 yards. (LOTG 1)
9. What are the dimensions of the goal area?
20 yards across by 6 yards. (LOTG 1)
10. On a regulation field, how far in front of the goal line is the penalty mark?
12 yards. (LOTG 1)
, 11. What under the Laws are the activities for which allowance is made for time
lost?
. 1/ Substitutions, 2/ assessment of injury, 3/ removal of injured players, 4/ wasting time
and 5/ any other cause. (LOTG 7)
12. When is a kick-off the appropriate restart?
1/ Start of first half, 2/ start of second half, 3/ after a goal, and 4/ start of period of extra
time. (LOTG 8)
13. Can a goal be scored from a kick off?
. Yes. (LOTG 8)
14. What are the requirements for a valid throw-in?
At the moment of delivering the ball the thrower must 1/ be within approximately one
yard of where the ball left the field, 2/ face the field of play, 3/ has part of each foot
either on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline, 4/ uses both hands, and
5/ delivers the ball from behind and over his head. (LOTG 15, ATR 15.1)
10. In judging offside, can verbal distraction of the goalkeeper amount to
interference with an opponent?
Yes. (ATR 11.4)
16. Is a goal valid if it is scored while a member of that team is standing in the
goal?
Generally, yes, if the player is stationery and does not interfere with opponents. But no,
if the player moves or shouts and the referee believes this interference contributed to
the scoring of the goal. However, the foul would be misconduct, not offside, since the
player was off the field of play, and the restart would be a dropped ball. (ATR 11.12,
ILOTG 11)
17. Where is the restart for offside?
At the point where the offside
player was when his teammate played the
ball, not the point where the offside player
touched the ball.(LOTG 11, ATR 11.13,
ILOTG 11)
18. Is a player potentially in offside position if he is on his half of the field with a
foot on but not across the halfway line?
. No. Lines belong to the areas of which they are boundaries. The halfway line belongs
to two areas, one of which is the player's half of the field. Location in that area means a
player does not meet all the requirements for offside position. (LOTG 1, 11)
19. What are the only ways a player in an off-
side position at the moment the ball is touched or played by a teammate can
become onside?
. 1/ Player is not in front of the ball when it is next touched or played by one of his tea
team, 3/ an opponent intentionally plays or gains possession of the ball, and 4/ the ball
goes out of play in favor of the opposing team. The offside player cannot put himself
onside; someone else has to play the ball. (ATR 11.14) mates, 2/ positions of
opponents change so the player is no longer in an offside position when the ball is next
touched or played by one of his
