Back-pass rule

The so-called back-pass rule in football in 1992, inserted by FIFA in Section XII of the football rules. There, we find the following passage:

" The goalkeeper may not touch the ball in his own penalty in the following cases by hand: [ ... ]

  • He received the ball directly from a throw-in by another player. "

Content

This provision states that it is the goalkeeper is not permitted, with his hands to touch the ball with the player controlled by a teammate their team is done by foot or throw. Otherwise, the goalkeeper may always play the ball in his penalty area with his hands. The following special characteristics of the back-pass rule:

  • The goalkeeper may still touch the ball with his hand when he was leaked to him by his fellow players, for example, with the head, chest or knee. However, the player shall apply the opinion of the referee a trick and plays an unconventional way to bypass the determination, it is unsportsmanlike. It must be cautioned for this and an indirect free kick is taken from the spot where he committed the violation. It does not matter if the goalkeeper has touched as a result the ball with their hands or not. Punishable violation of the fielder.
  • The goalkeeper may touch the ball well by hand, with the player of the opponent uncontrollably was clear, for example through a press stroke or " ricochet ".
  • The goalkeeper must have a ball, which was leaked to him regularly compliant, do not take directly into the hand. He must accept his foot this at first, so he does not lose the right still to touch the ball with his hand. However, the back-pass rule can not avoid that the goalkeeper the ball first takes his foot and later welcomes him with your hands, with the player was not in compliance. If the passing rules to comply, the goalkeeper may take the ball outside the penalty area by foot, this dribble in his own penalty area and include it with your free hand.

Thus addition, there are other rules relating to the goalkeeper concerned:

  • The goalkeeper may the ball only maximum of 6 seconds "control", ie hold in your hands.
  • Has the goalkeeper controls the ball and releases it by him he dribbles example, with the foot, it may not again touch with your hands or even pick up the ball. The pure bounce of the ball on the ground or tossing in the air is not considered a release. He must not touch the ball again with his hands after another player has touched it and applies the provisions of the back-pass rule are met.
  • Defend the goalkeeper the ball with his hand purposely from, although he could surely catch him, even as the control of the ball and makes its eventual resumption does not apply to.

Ignoring the back-pass rule and the other rules mentioned results in an indirect free kick to the opposing team at the place where the goalkeeper touches the ball foul. If this is done inside the goal area, the free kick is transferred back to the running parallel to the goal line goal line, and as close as possible to where the offense took place.

Emergence of the rule

The back-pass rule was a response to FIFA on the frequently used time-wasting tactics (so-called " time travel ", see the World Cup final in 1990 and World Cup match of Gijón 1982), in which one the goalkeeper the ball into his hands, and this it the allowed four steps widely held in his hands. As a further reaction against the " On -time games," limiting the allowed steps for the goalkeeper in 1997 by the rule over a maximum of six seconds with ball in hand was replaced.

Others

Although the better known name of the rule suggests that the source must be "backwards", the direction of the ball rotation plays no role in the offense.

The back-pass rule was instrumental in the decision of the German Championship 2000 /01. When the FC Bayern Munich fought 04 on the final day of the season in Hamburg in the distance duel with FC Schalke for the championship, the Hamburg player Tomáš Ujfaluši played in injury time the ball with the score at 1-0 for the HSV own goalkeeper Mathias Schober to which took him with her hands. The referee Markus Merk subsequently awarded indirect free kick turned the Swede Patrik Andersson for a 1-1 draw. Thus, the FC Bayern Munich was German champion.

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