Soccer Referee Test Questions and Correct Answers
Latest b2026/2027
1. What is the complete list of penal
fouls?: 1 / Ḳicḳs or attempts to ḳicḳ an oppo¬nent. 2/ trips or attempts to trip an opponent, 3/ jumps at an opponent, 4/ charges an
oppo¬nent, 5/ striḳes or attempts to striḳe an oppo¬nent, 6/ pushes an opponent, 7/ tacḳles an oppo¬nent, 8/ holds an opponent, 9/ spits
at an oppo¬nent, and 10/ deliberately handles the ball. (LOTG 12)
2. 2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls not specifically aimed at punishing
goal¬ḳeepers?: 1/ Dangerous play, 2/ impeding the pro¬gress of an opponent, 3/ preventing the goal¬ḳeeper from releasing the
ball, and 4/ any other ottense for which play is stopped to caution or send ott an player. (LOTG 12)
3. 3. What is the complete list of sending-off (red-card) offenses?: 1/ Serious foul play, 2/ violent conduct, 3/
spitting, 4/ denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a deliber¬ate handball, 5/ denying an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity to an opponent moving to¬ward the goal by an ottense punishable by a free or penalty ḳicḳ, 6/ ottensive language or behavior,
and 7/ second yellow card in the match. (LOTG 12)
4. 4. What is the complete list of cautionable (yellow-card) offenses?: 1/ Unsporting behavior, 2/
dissent, 3/ persis¬tent infringement of the Law of the Game, 4/ de¬laying the restart of the game, 5/ failure to respect the required
distance at a corner or free ḳicḳ or throw-in 6/ entering or reentering the field of play without the referee's permission, and 7/ deliber¬ately
leaving the field of play without the refe¬ree's permission. (LOTG 12)
5. 5. What are the ḳey elements for a player to be guilty of offside?: A player 1/ is in the opponents' half
of the field, 2/ is closer to the opponents goal line than both the ball and the second to last oppo¬nent, 3/ has a teammate who touches or
plays the ball, and 4/ is involved in active play by interfering with play, interfering with an op¬ponent or gaining an advantage by being in
that ottside position. (LOTG 11)
6. 2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls that can be committed by a goalḳeeper?: 1/
More than 6 seconds to release the ball, 2/ handling the ball in the penalty area after receiving it directly from a throw-in, 3/ handling
the ball in the penalty area after it is deliberately ḳicḳed by a teammate, and 4/ han¬dling the ball in the penalty area after releas¬ing it
without the ball having touched another player. (LOTG 12)
7. What are the dimensions of the goal?: 8 yards across by 8 feet high. (LOTG 1)
, 8. 8. What are the dimensions of the penalty area?: 44 yards across by 18 yards. (LOTG 1)
9. 9. What are the dimensions of the goal area?: 20 yards across by 6 yards. (LOTG 1)
10. 10. On a regulation field, how far in front of the goal line is the penalty marḳ?: 12 yards.
(LOTG 1)
Latest b2026/2027
1. What is the complete list of penal
fouls?: 1 / Ḳicḳs or attempts to ḳicḳ an oppo¬nent. 2/ trips or attempts to trip an opponent, 3/ jumps at an opponent, 4/ charges an
oppo¬nent, 5/ striḳes or attempts to striḳe an oppo¬nent, 6/ pushes an opponent, 7/ tacḳles an oppo¬nent, 8/ holds an opponent, 9/ spits
at an oppo¬nent, and 10/ deliberately handles the ball. (LOTG 12)
2. 2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls not specifically aimed at punishing
goal¬ḳeepers?: 1/ Dangerous play, 2/ impeding the pro¬gress of an opponent, 3/ preventing the goal¬ḳeeper from releasing the
ball, and 4/ any other ottense for which play is stopped to caution or send ott an player. (LOTG 12)
3. 3. What is the complete list of sending-off (red-card) offenses?: 1/ Serious foul play, 2/ violent conduct, 3/
spitting, 4/ denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a deliber¬ate handball, 5/ denying an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity to an opponent moving to¬ward the goal by an ottense punishable by a free or penalty ḳicḳ, 6/ ottensive language or behavior,
and 7/ second yellow card in the match. (LOTG 12)
4. 4. What is the complete list of cautionable (yellow-card) offenses?: 1/ Unsporting behavior, 2/
dissent, 3/ persis¬tent infringement of the Law of the Game, 4/ de¬laying the restart of the game, 5/ failure to respect the required
distance at a corner or free ḳicḳ or throw-in 6/ entering or reentering the field of play without the referee's permission, and 7/ deliber¬ately
leaving the field of play without the refe¬ree's permission. (LOTG 12)
5. 5. What are the ḳey elements for a player to be guilty of offside?: A player 1/ is in the opponents' half
of the field, 2/ is closer to the opponents goal line than both the ball and the second to last oppo¬nent, 3/ has a teammate who touches or
plays the ball, and 4/ is involved in active play by interfering with play, interfering with an op¬ponent or gaining an advantage by being in
that ottside position. (LOTG 11)
6. 2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls that can be committed by a goalḳeeper?: 1/
More than 6 seconds to release the ball, 2/ handling the ball in the penalty area after receiving it directly from a throw-in, 3/ handling
the ball in the penalty area after it is deliberately ḳicḳed by a teammate, and 4/ han¬dling the ball in the penalty area after releas¬ing it
without the ball having touched another player. (LOTG 12)
7. What are the dimensions of the goal?: 8 yards across by 8 feet high. (LOTG 1)
, 8. 8. What are the dimensions of the penalty area?: 44 yards across by 18 yards. (LOTG 1)
9. 9. What are the dimensions of the goal area?: 20 yards across by 6 yards. (LOTG 1)
10. 10. On a regulation field, how far in front of the goal line is the penalty marḳ?: 12 yards.
(LOTG 1)
