RULES
Game Duration- Two 20 minute halves
for tournament and for league play. 3 minutes for half time
and each coach may call (1) one-minute time out per half only
when team has possession of the ball. Time out requests are
made to the referee.
Players-There are 4 field players
and a Goal Keeper (GK)
No offside
GK can only handle the ball (by feet
or hands) for 4 seconds in their own half. If they are in opponents
half, they have no time-handling restrictions.
Substitutions
Free substitutions are made "on the fly". Player can
only enter or leave the game in the substitution areas marked
by their respective benches, and a player may only enter a game
after the player they are replacing has left the field. Failure
to do so results in a caution and an indirect free kick is taken
from where the ball was situated when the game was stopped to
caution the player.
Kick off
Opposing players must give 5 yards until ball is in play.
BALL OUT OF PLAY
Kick in
A ball kicked out over the touch line (side line) by one team becomes
the other teams ball. The team kicking in has 4 seconds to get the
ball back in play or it becomes opponent's kick in. Defense must
give 5 yards distance. The referee will give a visual count with
his hand. Players taking kick in can not step into the field while
kicking ball back into play. Goals cannot be scored from kick-ins.
-If the ball hits the ceiling, a kick in
is taken at the closest point on the nearest touchline, running
parallel to the goal line.
Goal Clearance
Futsal for goal kick. When the offensive team puts the ball over
the end line, the other team gets the ball. The goalie must throw
the ball within 4 seconds of retrieving it and put it back into
play by throwing it. The throw must leave the penalty area, but
it must touch the ground on the GK's half of the field (can not
throw ball past half-line). (only can throw past half in U19 and
older.) Opposing team must stay out of penalty area during a goal
clearance. If opposing players touches ball before it leaves penalty
area, GK retakes the throw. The GK cannot touch ball again until
another player touches it.
Corner Kick
There is no arc, kick is taken at the point where goal line and touch
line meet (at the corner).
FOULS AND MISCONDUCT
Fouls
Slide tackling is a major foul in futsal. It is not allowed in any
situation where there is contact between players or where referees
believe that contact could have resulted.
Exceptions
The GK is allowed to slide in an attempt to clear the ball only
is in goal keepers box and players can slide long as they are not
tackling a player. For instance to score a goal when ball is sliding
across goal, longest there is no danger or player challenging.
6th Accumulated foul
Upon a team's 6th accumulated foul in each half, the defending team
cannot build a wall to block the kick. The player taking the kick
must be clearly identified and the player taking the kick must make
an attempt at the goal.
Accumulated Fouls resulting in Direct
Kick
- Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
- Tripping or attempting to trip an opponent
- Jumping at an opponent
- Charges an opponent
- Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
- Pushes an opponent
- Holding an opponent
- Spits at an opponent
- Slide tackles with exceptions above
Sending Off Fouls
Handling the ball deliberately, except for GK in their area.
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving
toward the goal. Player sent off cannot re-enter the game. Substitution
is allowed after 2 minutes.
No shoulder charging.
Indirect Free Kick
5 yards of distance from kicker to set up wall, and ball is in play
after it has been touched. If the kicking team takes more time than
4 seconds to take the kick, it becomes the opposition's indirect
kick.