Cautionable Offences
These offences are reported on the Multi Caution Match Report Form using the Caution
Code (C1–C7) as appropriate.
1. Unsporting behaviour (Law12, C1)
This includes a multitude of offences, contrary to the spirit of the Law. It...
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Cautionable Offences
These offences are reported on the Multi Caution Match Report Form using the Caution
Code (C1–C7) as appropriate.
1. Unsporting behaviour (Law12, C1)
This includes a multitude of offences, contrary to the spirit of the Law. It includes examples
of deliberately tripping, pushing, charging or impeding; indeed, the committing of any of the
penal offences, time wasting (not time consuming) kicking the ball away or into goal after
play has been stopped, etc.
2. Shows dissent by word or action (Law 12, C2)
You should consider 2 possibilities:
(a) the spontaneous reaction of disappointment by a player for which a word of advice may
be sufficient;
(b) open, hostile disagreement by word (“that was rubbish referee”) or by action (sarcastic
clapping) against your decision for which a caution MUST be issued.
Note: If offensive, insulting or abusive language is used in dissent, then the player MUST be
sent from the field of play.
3. Persistently infringes the La
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