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Law 17 - The Corner Kick
Introduction
A corner kick is a method of restarting play.
A corner kick is awarded when the whole of the ball passes over the goal line, either on the ground or in the air, having last touched a player of the defending team, and a goal is not scored in accordance with Law 10.
A goal may be scored directly from a corner kick, but only against the opposing team.
Procedure
The ball must be placed inside the corner arc nearest to the point where the ball crossed the goal line.
The corner flag post must not be moved.
Opponents must remain at least 10 yards from the corner arc until the ball is in play.
The ball must be kicked by a player of the attacking team.
The ball is in play when it is kicked and moves.
The kicker must not play the ball again until it has touched another player.
Infringements and sanctions
Corner kick taken by a player other than the goalkeeper
If, after the ball is in play, the kicker touches the ball again (except with his hands) before it has touched another player:
an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of free kick)
If, after the ball is in play, the kicker deliberately handles the ball before it has touched another player:
a direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team, to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of free kick)
a penalty kick is awarded if the infringement occurred inside the kicker’s penalty area
Corner kick taken by the goalkeeper
If, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper touches the ball again (except with his hands) before it has touched another player:
an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of free kick)
If, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper deliberately handles the ball before it has touched another player:
a direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if the infringement occurred outside the goalkeeper’s penalty area, to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of free kick)
an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if the infringement occurred inside the goalkeeper’s penalty area, to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of free kick)
In the event of any other infringement:
the kick is retaken
Interpretations of Law 1
Infringements
Referees are reminded that opponents must remain at least 10 yards from the corner arc until the ball is in play (the optional marks off the field of play may be used for assistance). Where necessary, the referee must warn any player within this distance before the corner kick is taken and caution the player if he subsequently fails to retreat to the correct distance.
If the kicker touches the ball a second time before it has touched another player, an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team in the position where the second touch occurred (see Law 13 – Position of free kick).
If a player, while correctly taking a corner kick, intentionally kicks the ball at an opponent in order to play the ball again but neither in a careless nor a reckless manner nor using excessive force, the referee must allow play to continue.
The ball must be placed inside the corner arc and is in play when it is kicked, therefore the ball does not need to leave the corner arc to be in play.
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