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The preferred size for many professional teams' stadiums is 115 by 74 yards (105 by 68 metres). A football pitch (also known as a soccer field in the United States) [1] is the playing surface for the game of association football. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play". [2]
A view of the supporters' side during a match, showing the FC Barcelona colours. Main stand external view of the stadium. The construction of the Camp Nou started on 28 March 1954 as Barcelona's previous stadium, Camp de Les Corts, had no room for expansion. Although originally planned to be called the Estadi del FC Barcelona, the more popular ...
Wembley Stadium (sometimes referred to as The New Wembley and branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which had stood from 1923 until 2003. [8][9] The stadium is England's national football stadium ...
The penalty area or 18-yard box (also known less formally as the penalty box or simply box) is an area of an association football pitch. It is rectangular and extends 18 yd (16 m) to each side of the goal and 18 yd (16 m) in front of it. If any part of the ball is over any part of a line demarking the penalty area then the ball is considered to ...
Pitch (sports field) A pitch or a sports ground is an outdoor playing area for various sports. The term pitch is most commonly used in British English, while the comparable term in Australian, American and Canadian English is playing field or sports field. For most sports the official term is field of play, although this is not regularly used ...
Dimensions. A rugby league pitch (or field) is 68 m (74 yards) wide and 112–122 m (122–133 yards) long. The try lines (or goal lines) stand 100 m (110 yards) apart. On each one is a goal post that is 5.5 m (6 yards) wide and at least 16 m (17 yards) high, with a crossbar set 3 m (3.3 yards) above the ground.
Field sizes are generally smaller than soccer fields, and the goals are recessed into the walls. Goals are also smaller than in standard soccer and the penalty area is also smaller. The field is commonly 200' by 85' (approx 61m by 26m), the regulation size for a hockey rink in North America. Duration. Most indoor soccer games are divided into ...
Westfalenstadion (German pronunciation: [vɛstˈfaːlənˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] ⓘ, lit.'Westphalia stadium') is a football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park [zɪɲaːl ʔiˈduːna ˌpaʁk] [ 6 ] for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in ...