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Soccer field is a rectangular area split in half by a center line. A circle drawn in the middle of this line with diameter of 10 yards. According by player ages, soccer field comes in a different dimensions. This was regulated by the first soccer organisation which is The Football Association, and then followed by FIFA. They also standardized the soccer field dimensions that appropriate to all modern pitches.
Categorized by ages, the following are the different soccer field dimensions
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6-7 years old: The field is 20 yards in width by 30 yards in length. The touch line is 18 feet in length, which 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. The corner arc and the center circle have a radius of 3 feet and 9 feet respectively.
8 years old: The field is 25 yards in width by 35 yards in length. The touch line dimension is 21 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. 24 feet is the dimension of the touch line. The distance between goal line and goal area boundary is fourty eight feet and six inches. The center circle is 12 feet in radius. 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. 3 feet would be the radius of corner arc. Penalty arc is seventy two by thirty six feet. 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 ft. Penalty arc is 80 by 50 feet. Goal area dimensions is 52 by 18 feet, and the distance from the mid-goal to the penalty spot 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 ft. 3 feet would be the radius of corner arc. Penalty arc is 72 x 36 feet. The goal area dimensions is 60 by 18 feet, while the distance from penalty spot to mid-goal is 36 feet.
The playing field is marked with lines called field markings. These lines are at least 4 inches (10.16 cm) in width, and not more than 5 inches wide.
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