Re:River Ranking by Water Flow Rate
by walthamstow on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @09:40AM
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Good point about IFAB, I have only been referring to orgs like UEFA and the FA.
In England all organised football is regulated by the FA, so we can say there is no regulation pitch here in England that is less than 60m wide.
I believe the FA actually
use the looser dimensions (meaning 45 metre width is ok), but you're right few clubs at the upper end of the pyramid will really push the boundaries so to speak. Might make for some fun cup encounters though :)
> if we are talking about what is allowed in football the standard are the IFAB laws, not what UEFA stipulate for their elite competitions.
To be pedantic though, EUFA defines grassroots football as anything that is non-professional and non-elite, and since 2017 IFAB says that national FAs are free to make their own rules on pitch dimensions for grassroots football. So there is no contradiction - IFAB, EUFA and your FA are all in agreement :)
Who is my FA?
How would I know? But it doesn't matter: If your local youth club decides to host an officially sanctioned international tournament, they might go ask IFAB about what size to make the pitches. IFAB is going to tell them that if they meet the national FA guidelines, then they meet the IFAB guidelines. (Look at page 25 of the IFAB law book)
Note that they do impose some additional restrictions for internationals. And yes UEFA also have restrictions on the dimensions of the pitches that can be used for their competitions (Europa League, Champions League, Conference League) much like they have restrictions on stadia at various levels in those competitions. But according to the laws of the game, those are the dimensions.
We both know that a 45x120m pitch would look certainly look weird, but if we are talking about what is allowed in football the standard are the IFAB laws, not what UEFA stipulate for their elite competitions.