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FA Handbook

The Football Association, Boards and Panels

Articles of Association

Articles of Association (658.6KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18

Rules of The Association

Rules of the Association (748.2KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18

Football Association Regulations

Disciplinary Procedures

Disciplinary Regulations - Index (461.5KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
General Provisions relating to Inquiries, Commissions and Appeal Boards (484.3KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
Regulations for Football Association Disciplinary Action (537.5KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
Schedule A, B, C and D - Standard Directions (580.4KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
Regulations for Football Association Appeals (500.2KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
Disciplinary Procedures - Part 1, 1A, 2 and 3 (6.4MB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
Disciplinary Procedures - Part 4 (561.1KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
Disciplinary Procedures - Part 5 (643.7KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
Football Debt Recovery Regulations (544.4KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
Disciplinary Procedures at Personal Hearings (572.3KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
Safeguarding Children in the Disciplinary Process (545.6KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18
The Football Association Disciplinary Process for Small-Sided Football (573.8KB)

The FA Handbook - Season 2017-18

Miscellaneous incl Small Side Laws and Standardised Rules

Archive FA Handbooks

Download Full The FA Handbook 2017-18 (6.7MB)

FA Archive Handbook

Laws of the Game & FA Rules

The Football Association, Boards and Panels

Title Page (82.8KB)

Contents (525.4KB)

Introduction by the Chairman (486.5KB)

The Football Association (517.1KB)

The Council (532.8KB)

Board and Committee Membership (393.3KB)

Standing Orders/Powers and Duties (599.3KB)

Professional Game Board (448.4KB)

National Game Board (466.3KB)

Football Regulatory Authority (461.2KB)

Judicial Services (504.7KB)

Articles of Association

Articles of Association (658.6KB)

Rules of The Association

Rules of the Association (748.2KB)

Football Association Regulations

Title page - Sanction & Control of Competitions (441.9KB)

Sanction & Control of Competitions (501.3KB)

Sanction & Control of Competitions - Appendix (510.5KB)

Referees (575.9KB)

Guide to Marking Referees (450.4KB)

Appendix A - Club Report on Match Referee (425.8KB)

Appendix B - Club Marking of Referees (426.4KB)

Appendix C - Memorandum of Affiliated Association responsibilities for Registered Referees (464.7KB)

Youth Football (441KB)

National League System (457.3KB)

Areas and Overlapping of Associations (546.9KB)

Women's Football Pyramid (446.3KB)

Kit and Advertising Regulations (409.7KB)

Equality Policy (495KB)

Safeguarding Children - Policy (553.9KB)

Safeguarding Children - Regulations (566.9KB)

Adults at Risk (568.5KB)

Anti-Doping (1.4MB)

Social Drugs (694.6KB)

Working with Intermediaries (537.5KB)

Third Party Interest (482KB)

Owners' and Directors' Test (562.9KB)

Disciplinary Procedures

Disciplinary Regulations - Index (461.5KB)

General Provisions relating to Inquiries, Commissions and Appeal Boards (484.3KB)

Regulations for Football Association Disciplinary Action (537.5KB)

Schedule A, B, C and D - Standard Directions (580.4KB)

Regulations for Football Association Appeals (500.2KB)

Disciplinary Procedures - Part 1, 1A, 2 and 3 (6.4MB)

Disciplinary Procedures - Part 4 (561.1KB)

Disciplinary Procedures - Part 5 (643.7KB)

Football Debt Recovery Regulations (544.4KB)

Disciplinary Procedures at Personal Hearings (572.3KB)

Safeguarding Children in the Disciplinary Process (545.6KB)

The Football Association Disciplinary Process for Small-Sided Football (573.8KB)

Miscellaneous incl Small Side Laws and Standardised Rules

Small-Sided Football (681KB)

Flexible Football (548.4KB)

Matches against Foreign Clubs (551.9KB)

Standard Club Rules (551.3KB)

Standard Code of Rules (593.6KB)

Standard Code of Rules for Youth Competitions (671.1KB)

Standardised Rules (812.2KB)

Youth Rules (523.3KB)

Goalpost Safety Guidelines (527.6KB)

Goalpost and Pitch Sizes (556.9KB)

Line Marking of Pitches (547.5KB)

Respect (561.4KB)

Directory of Associations (561KB)

Full Member Clubs (567.3KB)

Associate Member Clubs (539.4KB)

Archive FA Handbooks

The FA Handbook 2018-19 (1.5MB)

The FA Handbook 2017-18 (6.7MB)

The FA Handbook 2016-17 (2MB)

The FA Handbook 2015-16 (2.8MB)

The FA Handbook 2014-15 (9.4MB)

The FA Handbook 2013-14 (4.8MB)

FA Handbook 2012-13 (2.1MB)

FA Handbook 2011-12 (2.6MB)

FA Handbook 2010-11 (2.6MB)

FA Handbook 2009-10 (5.6MB)