The Penalty Kick

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The Penalty Kick is a method of restarting play in association football that allows a player to take an uncontested shot on goal from the penalty mark, typically awarded after certain fouls in the penalty area.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Law 14: The Penalty Kick 1
The Penalty Kick canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf method of restarting play ⓘ
set piece in association football ⓘ
alsoKnownAs penalty ⓘ
penalty shot ⓘ
awardedFor certain offences by the goalkeeper during a penalty shoot-out ⓘ
direct free kick offence inside the penalty area ⓘ
foul punishable by a direct free kick committed by a defender in their own penalty area ⓘ
handball offence by a defender in their own penalty area ⓘ
ballInPlayCondition ball is in play when it is kicked and clearly moves ⓘ
ballReboundPlay kicker may play the ball again only after it has touched another player ⓘ
commonTactics deceiving the goalkeeper with timing or direction of the shot ⓘ
placing shot into a corner of the goal ⓘ
definedBy Laws of the Game ⓘ
differsFrom penalty shoot-out kick sequence used to determine a winner ⓘ
distanceFromGoal 11 metres ⓘ
12 yards ⓘ
encroachmentOffence entering the penalty area or within 9.15 metres before the kick is taken ⓘ
encroachmentSanction retake or indirect free kick depending on outcome and team encroaching ⓘ
feintingRule feinting in the run-up is allowed ⓘ
feinting once the run-up is completed is considered unsporting behaviour ⓘ
feintingSanction caution for the kicker and indirect free kick if illegal feinting occurs ⓘ
goalkeeperPositionRequirement goalkeeper must be between the goalposts ⓘ
goalkeeper must be on the goal line facing the kicker ⓘ
goalkeeper must have at least part of one foot on or in line with the goal line when the ball is kicked ⓘ
goalType uncontested shot on goal ⓘ
governingBody International Football Association Board ⓘ
governingLawNumber Law 14 of the Laws of the Game ⓘ
infringementByBothOutcome retake of the penalty kick ⓘ
infringementByGoalkeeperOutcome retake if a save is made and infringement affected the kicker ⓘ
infringementByKickerOutcome indirect free kick to defending team if no goal is scored ⓘ
introducedToAddress denial of obvious goal-scoring opportunities by fouls near goal ⓘ
location penalty mark ⓘ
opposition only goalkeeper may defend the shot ⓘ
otherPlayersRequirement all players except kicker and goalkeeper must be at least 9.15 metres from the penalty mark ⓘ
all players except kicker and goalkeeper must be behind the penalty mark ⓘ
all players except kicker and goalkeeper must be outside the penalty area ⓘ
overseenBy referee ⓘ
primaryObjective score a goal ⓘ
refereeSignal referee whistles to authorize the kick ⓘ
relatedProcedure penalty shoot-out ⓘ
restartType restart of play after a stoppage ⓘ
scoringCondition goal is scored if the whole of the ball passes over the goal line between the goalposts and under the crossbar ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
takenBy attacking team player ⓘ
takenFrom penalty mark centered 11 metres from the goal line ⓘ
timeOfAward may be awarded during normal play ⓘ
may be awarded in added time ⓘ
may be taken after the end of a half if awarded before the whistle ⓘ
usedIn regular match play ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laws of the Game (association football) → law → The Penalty Kick ⓘ
FIFA Laws of the Game → containsLaw → Law 14: The Penalty Kick ⓘ
linked to: The Penalty Kick