Soccer Field Dimensions

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Soccer field is a rectangular area split in half by a center line. A circle drawn in the middle of this line which is 10 yards in diameter. Soccer field comes in different dimensions in respect of player ages. This was regulated by the first soccer organisation which is The Football Association, and then followed by FIFA. They also standardized the soccer field dimensions that appropriate to all modern pitches.

The following are the different soccer field dimensions categorized by ages
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6-7 years old: The field is 20 yards in width by 30 yards in length. The touch line is 18 feet in length, which is the distance between goal area boundary line and the half way line. The distance from the goal line to the goal area boundary line is 27 feet. The center circle and the corner arc have a radius 9 feet and 3 feet respectively.

8 years old: The field is 25 yards in width by 35 yards in length. The touch line length is 23 feet. The distance frorm the goal line to the goal area boundary line is 31 feet and 6 inches. The corner arc radius is 3 feet while the center circle radius is 10 feet,.

9 years old: The field is 30 yards in width by 45 yards in length. 24 feet is the dimension of the touch line. The distance between the goal line and the goal area boundary line is 43 feet and 6 inches. The radius of the center circle is 12 feet. The radius of the corner arc is 3 feet.

10 years old: The field is 40 yards in width by 60 yards in length. The penalty arc and the circle radius is 24 feet. 3 feet would be the radius of corner arc. Penalty arc is 72 x 36 feet. Goal area is 36 x 12 ft, while the distance from penalty spot to the mid goal is 24 ft.

11 years old: The field is 50 yards in width by 80 yards in length. The circle and penalty arc radius is 30 ft. 3 feet would be the radius of corner arc. Penalty arc is 80 by 50 feet. Goal area dimensions is 52 x 18 feet, and the penalty spot is 30 feet apart from the mid-goal.

12 years old and above: The field is 70 yards in width by 100 yards in length. Penalty arc and the circle radius is 30 ft. Corner arc is 3 feet in radius. Penalty arc is 72 x 36 feet. The goal area dimensions is 60 by 18 feet, while the distance from penalty spot to mid-goal is 36 feet.

The playing field is marked with lines called field markings. These lines are at least 4 inches (10.16 cm) in width nor exceed in 5 inches wide.