The punishment for yellow and red cards is set by The FA and depends on the type of offence committed:
Charge Code | Offence | Fine | Automatic Suspension | Penalty Points |
C1
| Unsporting Behaviour – further defined as: AA Adopting an aggressive attitude DI Simulation DP Dangerous Play FT Foul Tackle GC Goal Celebration HB Handball RP Reckless Play SP Pushing or Pulling an opponent TR Tripping UB Unspecified Behaviour | £10 | N/A | 1 |
C2 | Dissent | £10 | N/A | 2 |
C2 (sin bin) | Dissent (sin bin) | N/A | N/A | 2 |
C3 | Persistently infringing the Laws of the Game | £10 | N/A | 1 |
C4 | Delays the restart of play | £10 | N/A | 1 |
C5 | Fails to respect the required distance at a restart | £10 | N/A | 1 |
C6 | Enters or re-enters the field of play without the referee’s permission | £10 | N/A | 1 |
C7 | Deliberately leaves the field of play without the referee’s permission | £10 | N/A | 1 |
S1 | Serious Foul Play | £55 | 3 matches | 5 |
S2
| Violent Conduct – further defined as: Head to Head Elbowing Kicking Stamping Striking Biting Other Unspecified Behaviour | £55 | 3 matches | 6 |
S3 | Spitting | £55 | 6 matches | 7 |
S4 | Denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball | £35 | 1 match | 3 |
S5 | Denies an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player's goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick | £35 | 1 match | 3 |
S6 | Use of offensive, insulting or abusive language | £45 | 2 matches | 4 |
S7 | Receives a second yellow card in the same match | £35 | 1 match | 3 |
More information can be found in our Football Services Guide to Yellow and Red Cards.