CAUTION AND SEND OFF CODES
Yellow Card Offences (Cautions)
| Y1 |
is guilty of unsporting behaviour |
| Y2 |
shows dissent by word or action |
| Y3 |
persistently infringes the Laws of the Game |
| Y4 |
delays the restart of play |
| Y5 |
fails to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in |
| Y6 |
enters or re-enters the field of play without the referee’s permission |
| Y7 |
deliberately leaves the field of play without the referee’s permission |
Red Card Offences (Send Offs)
| R1 |
is guilty of serious foul play |
| R2 |
is guilty of violent conduct |
| R3 |
spits at an opponent or any other person |
| R4 |
denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area) |
| R5 |
denies an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick |
| R6 |
uses offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures |
| R7 |
receives a second caution in the same match |
Grading of Red Card Offences
R2
| Grade 1 |
Pushing with no punches thrown |
| Grade 2 |
Striking, kicking, elbowing or head-butting (including attempting these offences) |
| Grade 3 |
Intends to cause significant bodily harm to any person, involvement in a brawl |
| Grade 4 |
Against a match official |
R3
| Grade 1 |
At a player or other person |
| Grade 2 |
At a match official |
R6
| Grade 1 |
Against a player or other person |
| Grade 2 |
Discriminatory language |
| Grade 3 |
Against a match official |
| Grade 4 |
Unsporting conduct towards a match official |
