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Soccer field is a rectangular area split in half by a center line. It has a circle drawn at the middle of this line with 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 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). They also standardized the soccer field dimensions that appropriate to all modern pitches.
The following are the soccer field dimensions categorized by ages
read more: Different Dimensions of Soccer Fields
6-7 years old: The field is 20 yards in width by 30 yards in length. The touch line is 18 feet in length, this is the distance between goal area boundary line and the half way line. The distance between the goal line and the goal area boundary line is 27 feet. Respectively, the corner arc and the center circle have a radius of 3 feet and 9 feet.
8 years old: The field is 25 yards in width by 35 yards in length. The touch line length is 23 feet. From goal line to the goal area boundary line, the distance is 31 feet and 6 inches. The center circle is 10 feet in radius and corner arc is 3 feet.
9 years old: The field is 30 yards in width by 45 yards in length. The length of the touch line is 24 feet. 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 corner arc radius is 3 feet.
10 years old: The field is 40 yards in width by 60 yards in length. The circle and penalty arc radius is 24 feet. Corner arc is 3 ft in radius. Penalty arc is 72 x 36 feet in dimensions. 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. Corner arc is 3 feet in radius. Penalty arc is 80 by 50 feet. Goal area is 52 by 18 feet, and the distance from the penalty-spot to the mid-goal is 30 feet.
12 years old and above: The field is 70 yards in width by 100 yards in length. The circle and penalty arc radius is 30 feet. Corner arc is 3 feet in radius. Penalty arc dimensions is seventy two by thirty six feet. The goal area is 60 x 18 feet, and the distance from mid-goal to the penalty spot is 36 feet.
Field marking is the lines that marked the playing field. These lines are more than 4 inches (10.16 cm) in width, and less than 5 inches wide.
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