Futsal Rules

Facility

• No soccer balls allowed on courts. Futsal balls only. Futsal balls will be provided for all games.
• No kicking balls outside of court area.

Equipment

• Shin guards must be worn by all players

Teams

• 5 v 5: four field players and one goalie. Co-ed teams must play two of each gender.
• Fly-in subbing. As many players as you want, whenever you want. Players must enter at the half-line after substituted player has exited from the half-line.

Game Start

• Teams are "Game Ready" when they can field a full complement of players. The referee will start the clock and Game Ready teams will be awarded 1 goal per minute that the opponent is not Game Ready.
• Teams not Game Ready within 5 minutes of scheduled start will forfeit the game. The other team will be awarded a 7-0 win for adults/high school and 5-0 for youth.
• Two 22 minute halves, 3 minute half time

Player Conduct

• No pushing
• No tripping
• No slide tackling
• No shoulder-charging
• No sliding (except for goalie inside penalty area)
• No kicking a player or attempting to kick player (hit the ball, not the player)

Play Action

• No off-sides
• No walls. Ball is out when entire ball crosses entire line. Possession change.
• Kick-ins only. Defense must be 8 feet aweay and ball must be on the line.
• Kick-ins, kick-offs, and goalie throw-ins are indirect. Goalie can score with his feet.
• Corner kicks are direct
• No delay of game by defense on kick-ins or corners
• Kick-ins and corners must be taken within 5 seconds
• On kick-ins, if the ball does not enter the field, then the other team is awarded the ball

Keeper

• No goal kicks. Goalie throws the ball in always. Goalie has 5 seconds.
• Goalie cannot punt the ball.
• When playing back to the goalie, the keeper can only use their feet.
• If subbing a goalie in the middle of a half, game plays on. No waiting!

Penalties

• Fouls inside the penalty area are the discretion of the referee. Direct kicks will result in a PK, with all players outside except goalie.
• Fouls on the field, outside the penalty areas will be indirect. All walls are 8 feet back.
• After 5 team fouls in one game, every foul thereafter will be a direct PK
• Yellow card equals two minutes on the bench without team substitution.
• Hard fouls or two yellow cards equals a red card and immediate expulsion from court area with no team substitution
• 1 red card equals immediate ban from next match
• 2 red cards in one season will result in ban from remainder of season. Further action may be taken.
• If you hit the ceiling, it counts as a team foul and the other team receives the ball at the half line.
• If the ball hits the ceiling by mutual player contact, the referee will issue a drop ball at the half line.

Scoring

• Scoring for adult/high school games will be capped at a 7 goal spread. U-6 through U-14 will be capped at a 5 goal spread.