FUTSAL

Composition of the teams:

5 against 5 (five players on the pitch, one of whom is the goalkeeper), indoors pitch (40mX20m). The match is abandoned if one of the teams has fewer than three players on the pitch.

Ball size (Futsal ball):

Futsal ball Nº4

Basic equipment:

The basic compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following separate items:

• A jersey or shirt.

• Shorts. The goalkeeper is permitted to wear long trousers.

• Shin guards: are covered entirely by the stockings, are made of rubber, plastic or a similar approved material, provide a reasonable degree of protection.

• Footwear – canvas or soft leather training or gymnastic shoes with soles of rubber or a similar material (indoor pitch).

One pitch will be outdoor with synthetic grass, where it is possible to use plastic-stud boots. 

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More relevant rules:

• The official F.I.F.A. rules will be applied within local constraints.

• A match should consist in two parts of 10 minutes each, with 2 minutes break.

• 3 minutes will be allowed for warm-up before each game.

• A substitution may be made at any time, whether the ball is in play or not (no limit on number of substitutions).

• Direct free kick beginning with the sixth accumulated foul by each team (from the second penalty kick mark) – Not used.

• The goalkeepers: Goalkeepers have only four seconds in which to play the ball, with either their hands or feet, and may not touch it again if it has been deliberately played to them by a teammate without an opponent playing or touching it. Goalkeepers are now also free to play anywhere on the pitch and throw the ball beyond the halfway line, which was not previously permitted.

• A disqualified player (red card) in one match is not allowed to play in the following match.

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Playing time should be suspended when:

• A ball leaves the field and can’t be recovered quickly;

• An accident takes place during the game.