| This article is for: Competition Administrators |
OverviewOffence Codes allow Competition Administrators to standardise the red and yellow cards that can be issued in response to minor or major infringements during a match, or other offence types that form part of the disciplinary process. |
We recommend configuring a baseline of Offence Codes as per the tables below.
| Minor Infringements - Yellow Card (Caution) Codes | |
|---|---|
| Y1 | is guilty of unsporting behaviour |
| Y2 | shows dissent by word or action |
| Y3 | persistently infringes the Laws of the Game |
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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 |
| Serious Infringements - Red Card (Expulsion) Codes | |
|---|---|
| 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 goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his penalty area) |
| R5 | denies an obvious goal-scoring 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 |
Dribl supports the ability for Offence Codes to be hierarchically classified to provide further granularity if required. Whilst this may provide additional flexibility, creating an exhaustive list of Offence Codes has the potential to introduce additional complexity to the disciplinary process. As such, it is advised to maintain an essential list of Offence Codes.
The table below illustrates the hierarchical classification of Offence Codes.
| R1 | is guilty of serious foul play |
|---|---|
| R1-A | violent tackle that endangers an opponent |
| R1-B(i) | rugby tackle |
| R1-B(ii) | violent charging |
| R1-B(iii) | over the ball tackle |
Dribl also supports the ability to create Offence Codes to cover more than just match day player offences. Additional offence codes can be introduced to enforce Association level sanctions where an incident has taken place away from the field of play by people not directly involved in a match (ie spectators). This is illustrated in the table below.
| Generic Association Offence Codes | |
|---|---|
| GAOC | Generic Association Offence Code. |