Red card offense:
- Serious foul play (a violent foul)
- Violent conduct (any other act of violence) e.g. assaulting the referee (player who assaults the referee is booed and fined and receives a game suspension for up to 94 days)
- Spitting at anyone or another player
- A deliberate handling offense to deny an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by any player other than a goalkeeper in his own penalty area
- Committing an offense that denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (informally known as a professional foul)
- Using offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures
- Receiving a second caution (yellow card) in the same game