In football, can outfield players play in goal?

Question

Outfield players can swap positions with each other, like a wingers can swap around. But can they swap with the goalkeeper? say, if the goalie is crap at saving penalties and i'm better, can I go in goal to save the penalty? Just wondering cos' I think they can but my friend dissagrees.

If it can happen, why doesn't anyone from spurs kick paul robinson out of goal when they give away a penalty? he's the worst penalty stopper i've ever seen!

What I mean is can the goalkeeper and an outfield player swap positions midgame. Like how wingers swap.

Answer 1

A football team has eleven players, all ellegable to play in what ever position they care to.

A goalkeeper is the only one allowed to handle the ball,(other than at throw ins.) and must wear a shirt clearly defining him from other players on his side.

The goalkeeper can swap places with any other member of the team providing he informs the referee before hand.

The right for an outfield player to change positions with the goalkeeper has nothing to do what so ever with if he is injured or not. It is his right within the rules of the game, and can not be denied by the official.

Answer 2

The situation would only arise if the goalkeeper was injured and the substitute goalkeeper was, for whatever reason, unavailable. An outfield player could then go into goal for the rest of the game. But you couldn't put an outfield player in goal for a penalty and then re-institute the goalkeeper after the penalty has been taken.

Answer 3

Yes, teams can opt to play with one of their players who might normally be a goalkeeper as one of the outfield players, if they want, just as they could do it the other way round. They'll tend not to because even the best goalkeepers tend to be only average or sometimes very bad at tackling and doing all the running that outfield players do. Being a goalkeeper takes different training.

Answer 4

Outfield players can play in goal, jagielka played in goal when kenny was injured. they have to get permission from the referee first and then they take on all the privilidges of the goalkeeper.
Changing without informing the ref can lead to both players being booked and if the"keeper" handles then a penalty could be awarded.

Answer 5

OK if they goal kepper gets send off, an outfield player can go in (like sheffield united) but If an outfield player goes in goal, it means the goal keeper can't play in goal after that.

Basically, Goal keppers play in goal and outfield players play out of the goal.

The only reason a outfield player should go in goal is if the goalie has been sent off and they're no goalies on the bench.

also, once an outfield goes in goal, he STAYS in goal, you can't just go in and out when you feel like it.

Answer 6

yeh it is ok as long as the outfield player puts on a keepers jersey and lets the ref know it happens often when a keeper gets injured john terry recently went in goal when cech and cudichini got injured

Answer 7

Yea, you can do that. That was the case with John O'Shea of Man Utd. I forget against who. But it was either the keeper got sent off or was injured, and O'Shea went in goal for the rest of the match.

Answer 8

im not sure mate i think that you probally can't do that because if a players hand balls it in the box then it is a pen but then again the sheffield united player went in goals after paddy kenny was subituted against arsenal.

Answer 9

You can only if something happens to your regular 'keeper (like sent off or injured) and you have no other 'keepers. You cannot be a 'keeper as and when you like.

Answer 10

Yes. Provided that:
1.The Referee is informed before the change is made.
2.The change is made during a stoppage in the game.
(Law 3)