Law 39: Disqualifying Foul

A disqualifying foul is any flagrant unsportsmanlike action by players, coaches, substitutes, excluded players or delegation members.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.1.1 · recall

Players, substitutes, head and assistant coaches, excluded players and delegation members can all receive one.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.1.1 · recall

Violence must be stopped immediately by the officials and, if necessary, public order officers.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.2.1-39.2.2 · recall

Without a listed first assistant, the captain steps in.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.1.2 · recall

Flagrant aggression on opponents or officials means disqualification; the crew chief reports it to the organising body.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.2.3 · applied

They enter on the officials' request, but must intervene at once if spectators come on to commit violence.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.2.4 · recall

Areas beyond the floor and its vicinity fall under the organising body and the public order officers.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.2.5 · recall

Stop the violence, disqualify, then report to the organising body.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.2 · applied

First a warning to the head coach; repetition brings a technical or disqualifying foul.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.2.6 · applied

The listed first assistant takes over the bench.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.1.2 · applied

The offender goes to and stays in the team's dressing room for the game, or leaves the building.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.2 · recall

For a non-contact disqualifying foul, the free throws go to any opponent designated by the head coach.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.3 · recall

For a contact disqualifying foul, the player who was fouled takes the free throws.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.3 · recall

Even with no contact, the penalty is 2 free throws.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · recall

The throw-in is from the throw-in line in the team's frontcourt, opposite the scorer's table.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.3 · recall

The disqualification of a head coach gives 2 free throws.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · recall

A missed shot gives 2 or 3 free throws by its value.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · applied

Charged, off to the dressing room, 2 free throws, then the frontcourt throw-in.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3 · applied

Off to the dressing room, a technical on the head coach, and two shots for the opponents.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.2, 39.3.4 · applied

B's substitute counts as a technical on the coach, worth two shots.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · applied

A disqualification of an assistant, substitute, excluded player or delegation member is charged against the head coach as a technical.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · recall

For each such disqualifying foul of a first assistant, substitute or excluded player: 2 free throws.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · recall

All disqualifying fouls of fighting assistants, substitutes and excluded players are charged against each offender.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · recall

Disqualifying fouls of accompanying delegation members in a fight are charged against the head coach.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · applied

All free-throw penalties are executed unless there are equal penalties on the opponents to cancel.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · recall

A disqualifying foul is charged against the offender.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.1 · recall

Any bench member's disqualification is worth two shots to the opponents.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · applied

Each fighting substitute is disqualified and charged; each disqualification brings 2 free throws.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · applied

The delegation member does not carry the foul; his head coach does.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.3.4 · applied

A first offence costs the head coach a warning, nothing more yet.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 39.2.6 · applied