The Football Association sets out where a coach or manager can or cannot go during, before and after a match following a touchline ban.
• A person who is serving a touchline suspension is required to take up a seat in the directors’ box.
• Where no position in the directors’ box is available, they are required to take up a position in the stand away from opposition supporters and away from the vicinity of the technical area. The individual cannot position themselves in or behind the area of the dugout.
• The person is not allowed to shout instructions to the people in the technical area or to the players on the field of play.
• A coach/manager is prohibited from being on the touchline or field of play before and after the match.
• A touchline suspension covers all levels of football played, including first team, reserve, youth and friendly matches during the period of the suspension.
• Matches used to complete the touchline suspension must be fully completed. Abandoned or postponed matches do not count towards the completion of the suspension.
• Anyone who is under a touchline suspension must not, at any time, attempt to make contact with any member of the match officials team including assessors or match delegates prior, during or after the match.
During a touchline suspension, a manager or coach WILL be able to...
• Communicate with others within the dug-out only by means of a telephone, a "runner" or any other electronic device such as a radio or mobile phone.
• Enter the changing-rooms prior to kick-off, at half-time and after the conclusion of the match.
• Conduct pre-match and post-match press interviews.
What happens in the event of an 'extended touchline suspension'?
During a period of an extended touchline suspension, in addition to the above restrictions, they must NOT:
• Enter the changing rooms or field of play at any time from 30 minutes prior to kick-off to 30 minutes following the end of the match, including extra time and kicks from the penalty mark. This also includes the half-time period.
What happens in the event of a ground suspension?
When a Regulatory Commission orders a coach or a manager to serve a ground suspension, the following restrictions will apply:
• The participant may not, at any time during the day of the match to which the suspension applies, enter the stadium or the land immediately surrounding for a period beginning three hours prior to the scheduled kick-off time of the match and ending three hours after the conclusion of the match.
• This does not prohibit the undertaking of essential non-sporting administrative or operational roles at the ground that are conducted three hours or more prior to kick-off or more than three hours after full-time on a match day that can only be undertaken by the participant subject to the suspension.
• The person may not communicate, directly or indirectly, with any club official or player or occupant of the technical area from the start of the match until the final whistle, including the half-time period.
• The banned person can view a live feed of the match but cannot take up a position which enables them to view the match directly, such as in surrounding buildings which overlook the pitch.
For more on disciplinary issues, see The FA website.