at least 4 ft 11 in (150 cm)
A corner flag is at least 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) from the ground to the top of the post, under Law 1 of the Laws of the Game. The shortest corner flagpost the Laws of the Game allow.
Source: The IFAB
How tall is a corner flag?
A corner flag is at least 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) from the ground to the top of the post, under Law 1 of the Laws of the Game.
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What a corner flag’s height measures
Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, written by the IFAB, puts a flagpost at least 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high at each corner of a soccer field, with a flag and a top that is not pointed. The corner arc is drawn inside the field with a 1 m (3 ft 3 in) radius from the post.
A flagpost may also stand at each end of the halfway line, at least 1 m (3 ft 3 in) outside the touchline.
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