Piłka nożna - zasady - Playing Football - Rules

The match is played by two teams.

Number of referees - one referee and two linesmen.

Eleven players including one goalkeeper play in one team. There are two goals on the playing field, which is divided by a half-way line. There is a goal area within whose boundary a goalkeeper can catch the ball. Other players can touch the ball with every part of body except with hands. Each team plays in a different dress. One match lasts 90 minutes including a 15 minutes break. So the two halves last 45 minutes. In case of a draw, penalty goals can be kicked from 11 meter distance from the goal line.

[Arkadiusz Szymczak]