Football pitch dimensions

An 11-a-side football pitch is 90 to 120 m long and 45 to 90 m wide. Everything else — the area, the penalty box, the centre circle, the small-sided formats — is on this page. And at the bottom, what pitches actually measure: we counted them.

THE RULE

What Law 1 says

Football pitch dimensions are set by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, written by the IFAB and applied by FIFA and every national association. The pitch is always a rectangle: the touchlines must be longer than the goal lines.

COMPETITIVE MATCH

90 to 120 m × 45 to 90 m

INTERNATIONAL MATCH

100 to 110 m × 64 to 75 m

THE STADIUM STANDARD

105 × 68 m, i.e. 7,140 m²

POSSIBLE AREA

4,050 to 10,800 m²

NONE OF THESE FIGURES IS “THE” SIZE OF A PITCH: LAW 1 GIVES A RANGE, AND EVERY CLUB PLAYS ON WHAT ITS GROUND ALLOWS.

THE PLAN

The pitch, dimensioned

Diagram of an 11-a-side pitch at standard size (105 × 68 m). The boxes, the penalty spot and the centre circle are FIXED: they never change with the size of the pitch.

Penalty area: 40.32 × 16.50 m
Goal area: 18.32 × 5.50 m
Penalty spot: 11 m from goal
Centre circle: 9.15 m radius
Goal: 7.32 × 2.44 m
Corner arc: 1 m

FORMAT BY FORMAT

Every size

Grassroots football is not only played 11-a-side. The reference sizes below are those published by the French federation (FFF) for small-sided formats, and FIFA's for futsal — other federations, including The FA, use their own age groups and dimensions.

FORMAT	AGE GROUPS	PITCH	AREA	GOAL
11-a-side	U15 to seniors	90–120 × 45–90 m	4,050 to 10,800 m²	7.32 × 2.44 m
9-a-side	U12–U13	68–75 × 50–55 m	3,400 to 4,125 m²	6 × 2.10 m
8-a-side	U10–U11	60–70 × 45–55 m	2,700 to 3,850 m²	6 × 2.10 m
5-a-side	U7–U9	30–45 × 20–30 m	600 to 1,350 m²	4 × 1.50 m
Futsal	All age groups	25–42 × 16–25 m	400 to 1,050 m²	3 × 2 m

IN SHORT

Common questions

How big is a professional football pitch?

For an international match, Law 1 requires 100 to 110 m long by 64 to 75 m wide. Almost every major stadium settles on 105 × 68 m.

How big is the penalty area?

16.50 m deep and 40.32 m wide. The goal area is 5.50 m by 18.32 m. These never vary, whatever the size of the pitch.

What is the radius of the centre circle?

9.15 m — the distance every opponent must keep at kick-off, and the same distance as a defensive wall at a free kick.

How big is a 5-a-side pitch?

There is no standard for 5-a-side: centres are usually around 30 × 20 m. Futsal is standardised: 25 to 42 m by 16 to 25 m. Across the French multi-use games areas we measured, the median size is 0 × 0 m.

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