Caution
1. A caution (yellow card) is a warning from the referee to a player during a match to sanction unsporting behaviour of a less serious nature (cf. Law 12 of the Laws of the Game).
2. Two cautions received during the same match incur an expulsion (indi- rect red card, cf. art.
52 o) ) and, consequently, automatic suspension from the next match (cf. art. 19 par. 4). The two cautions that incurred the red card are rescinded.
3. The following incur automatic suspension from the subsequent match:
a) three (3) cautions received in three (3) different matches of the same competition in U-17 competitions organised by FIFA;
b) two (2) cautions received in two (2) different matches of the same competition in other championships subject to age limits organised by FIFA;
c) two (2) cautions received in two (2) different matches of the same competition in every other championship;
d) with regard to friendly competitions, cf. c).
4. The Disciplinary Committee may extend the duration of this suspension (cf. par. 3).
5. If an abandoned match is to be replayed, any caution issued during that match shall be annulled. If the match is not to be replayed, the cautions received by the team responsible for causing the match to be abandoned are upheld; if both teams are responsible, all of the cautions are upheld.
6. If a player is guilty of serious unsporting behaviour as defi ned in Law 12 of the Laws of the Game and is sent off (direct red card), any other caution he has previously received in the same match is upheld.