Asian Games Men’s Football Rules

The rules for men’s football at the Asian Games are as follows:

The football competition at the 2022 Asian Games will follow the rules of International Football Association (FIEA) and add some specific regulations and adaptive measures. To ensure the fairness and smooth conduct of the competition.

Firstly, each game will consist of two 45-minute halves with a 15-minute intermission. During the game, if injury time occurs, the referee has the right to decide whether to extend the game time.

The rules of the competition are as follows:

1. Stadium size and equipment:

The stadium should be built in accordance with FIFA’s standard dimensions, including a standard rectangular grass field, two Goals, as well as sidelines and end lines.

2. Teams and players:

Each team can register 23 players, 3 of whom must be goalkeepers. Only 11 players can play at the same time in each game.

3. Start and end of the game:

At the start of the game, the team must stand with their backs on the midline. At the end of the game, the team with the lead wins.

4. Touching the ball:

Players can only touch the ball with their feet, knees, head or chest. Hand contact with the ball is a foul unless the goalkeeper touches the ball in his own penalty area.

5. Fouls and red and yellow cards:

There are many kinds of fouls in the game, such as kicking, pulling, handball, etc.

Extended information:

The Asian Games football match is an international football match. The men’s football match has become one of the events of the Asian Games since 1951, and the women’s football match Football became an Asian Games event in 1990. The AFC announced in February 2002 that starting from the Busan Asian Games men's football team, the AFC will enforce the requirement that "participating players must be under 23 years old."

The 14th Asian Games football match held in Busan, South Korea has become a watershed in the development efforts of the AFC. Players participating need to be 23 years old or younger (U23). The rules of the football match are the same as those of the Olympic Games. Each team can allow 3 overage players to participate.

The Chinese team won the bronze medal at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games. The 2002 Busan Asian Games was eliminated by Japan in the quarter-finals; the 2006 Doha Asian Games was eliminated by Iran in the quarter-finals in a penalty shootout; the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games lost to South Korea 0-3 in the 1/8 finals Out; lost to Thailand 0-2 in the 1/8 finals of the 2014 Asian Games and was eliminated. Yang Ting also received a red card and was sent off. In the 1/8 finals of the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, they lost to the Saudi team 3-4 and were eliminated.