Teaching Football Skills The Football Pitch 5-A-Side Key Dimensions Minimum Field Size 40 meters by 30 meters (44 yards by 33 yards) Maximum Field Size 50 meters by 35 meters (55 yards by 38 yards) Penalty Area 7 meters deep by 12 meters wide (8 yards by 13 yards) Penalty Spot 6.4 meters (7 yards) from the goal line Goal Size 1.8 meters high by 3.7 meters wide (6 feet by 12 feet) 7-A-Side Key Dimensions Minimum Field Size 50 meters by 35 meters Maximum Field Size 70 meters by 50 meters Penalty Area 8 meters deep by 20 meters wide Penalty Spot 7 from the goal line Goal Size 2 meters high by 5 meters wide 11-A-Side key Dimensions Minimum Field Size 91.4 meters by 50.3 meters (100 yards by 55 yards) Maximum Field Size 109.7 meters by 68.6 meters (120 yards by 75 yards) Penalty Area 16.5 meters deep by 40.2 meters wide (18 yards by 44 yards) Penalty Spot 11meters (12 yards) from the goal line Goal Size 2.4 meters high by 7.3 meters wide (8 feet by 24 feet.) Special Olympics Football Coaching Guide Created: February 2004 119