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Soccer Penalty Box


(aka Penalty Area, “Box” or “Eighteen”). The large box in front of the soccer goal in which the goalkeeper can touch the soccer ball with hands. The half circle at the top of this box is the Penalty Box Arc. Size will vary by age group & your soccer club rules. On adult sized soccer fields, the Penalty Box extends 18 yards from the Goal Line into the soccer field. For dimensions go to “Laws of the Game” at www.fifa.com. (See “Field Diagram“, “Eighteen“, “Box” & “Penalty Box Arc“).


Soccer Penalty Area


(aka “Penalty Box”, “Box” or “Eighteen”). See “Penalty Box“.


Soccer Eighteen


The soccer term “18″ refers to the soccer Penalty Box line, since on adult sized soccer fields the Penalty Box extends 18 yards from the soccer Goal Line into the field. For example, “inside the 18″ would mean in the Penalty box. (See “Soccer Box” and “Soccer Penalty Box“).


Soccer Box


“In the Box” usually refers to the soccer Penalty Box. The “18″ also refers to being inside the Penalty Box (e.g., “inside the 18″). (See “Penalty Box“).