Kit lists Soccer
Soccer officials' kit list
Required items are quoted from IFAB Law 5.5. Your competition's uniform rules (colors, badges, shorts) decide the rest.
Uniform
What you wear on the field, court or ice.
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U-01
Common kit
Officiating shirt
The style and color your association or assignor specifies.
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U-02
Common kit
Shirt in a second color
For when your first color clashes with a team.
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U-03
Common kit
Officiating shorts
Usually black; check your association's uniform rules.
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U-06
Common kit
Socks that match the uniform
Part of the uniform in most associations.
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U-15
Common kit
Boots or turf shoes for the surface
Studs for grass, flats for turf; black is the usual color.
On you
Small kit that lives in a pocket or on a lanyard.
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O-01
Required · IFAB Law 5.5
Whistle
Test it before you leave the house.
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O-02
Common kit
Spare whistle
Whistles crack, jam and get dropped.
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O-05
Required · IFAB Law 5.5
Watch with a stopwatch
Start, stop and added time without looking at a phone.
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O-06
Common kit
Second watch
One runs, one stops: or a backup when a battery dies.
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O-07
Required · IFAB Law 5.5
Red and yellow cards
Shown for cautions and sendings-off.
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O-08
Required · IFAB Law 5.5
Notebook or game-record card, with a pencil
Goals, cautions, send-offs, substitutions: written down as they happen.
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O-09
Common kit
Coin for the toss
Mark one side so you remember which is heads.
In the bag
Protective gear, spares and care items.
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B-09
Common kit
Water bottle
Full before you leave.
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B-10
Common kit
Small towel
Sweat, rain or a wet bench.
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B-12
Common kit
Spare laces
A snapped lace before kickoff is a long minute.
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B-13
Common kit
Spare socks
Dry feet for the drive home or the next game.
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B-14
Common kit
Athletic tape
Socks, shin guards, a loose strap.
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B-11
Common kit
Bandages, blister care and pain relief you use
For you, not the players: the teams bring theirs.
Paperwork and phone
What gets you to the right game and back.
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P-01
Common kit
Assignment details: time, venue address, partners' contacts
Written down or saved offline, in case the venue has no signal.
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P-02
Common kit
Phone, charged, with a charger in the car
Reports, maps and the assignor.
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P-03
Common kit
Registration or certification card, if your association issues one
Some events check it at the door.
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P-04
Common kit
Incident or game report form (or the app to file one)
File the same day while it is fresh.
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P-05
Common kit
Note of miles and fees for the day
Easier now than in April.