Futsal Rules
Players and Substitutes
- 4 players are required to start a game.
- 5 players are allowed on the field.
- Substitutions will be made on the fly at mid field
- The player leaving the field must be off the field prior to the substitute entering the game.
- Penalty: direct free kick at midfield.
- Goalkeepers may only substitute during a stoppage in play.
- If the game is stopped due to an injured player, that player must leave the field and may not return until the next game stoppage.
- The player leaving the field must be off the field prior to the substitute entering the game.
Equipment
- Teams are required to wear the shirt color selected by their team captain for all games.
- Goalkeepers must wear a different color than each team.
- Athletic clothing and shoes are required.
- It is recommended that all players wear shin guards.
- The following is illegal:
- Jewelry
- Cleats
- Hats with bills
- Any item that constitutes a safety concern.
- If the game is stopped due to discovery of illegal equipment, then the illegally equipped player(s) shall be instructed to leave the field and may not return until the next legal substitution opportunity and the equipment is removed.
- Failure to remove illegal equipment is a yellow card.
Timing
- A regulation game shall consist of two, 18 minute running clock halves.
- Time is stopped for team timeouts, injuries and at official’s discretion.
- Time will be stopped after goals scored in the final one minute of each half
- Regular season games will end in a tie after regulation.
- Teams get one time out per game.
- The game will be ended by mercy rule if:
- A team is down 12 goals or more with 8 minutes left in the game
- A team is down 8 goals or more with 5 minutes left in the game
The Game
- The team winning the pregame coin toss will have the option to
- Kick off or select goal to defend.
- The other team gets the remaining option.
- Teams will switch goals after halftime and the team that does not kick off in the first half, will kick off to start the second half.
- Kickoffs may be taken in any direction
- Opposing team must be outside of center circle
- Kicker cannot touch the ball before someone else does
- Ball is in play once it has been touched
- No offside violations.
- No slide tackling, shoulder charging or checking players into the walls
- Penalty: yellow card and direct free kick.
Fouls and Misconduct
- The following fouls result in a direct free kick
- Handling, holding, jumping, kicking, pushing, slide tackling, striking, tripping
- The following fouls result in an indirect free kick
- Playing in a dangerous manner, intentional obstruction, and unsportsmanlike conduct.
- A player or bench personnel shall be cautioned (yellow card) for:
- Displays of dissent by word or action
- Use of vulgar or profane language
- Illegal equipment
- Failure to respect the required distance when play is restarted
- Slide tackling
- Unsporting conduct
- Committing a foul, attempting to deny an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, and the goal is scored.
- A player or bench personnel shall be disqualified (red card) for:
- Violent conduct or serious foul play.
- Taunting or using insulting, offensive or abusive language or gesture towards and opponent or official.
- Spitting at an opponent or game official
- Using insulting, offensive or abusive language or gesture
- Deliberate handling of the ball in the penalty area to prevent a goal from scoring.
- Committing a foul to deny an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the goal is not scored.
- Receives a second caution in the same match.
- Note: The team will be required to play short-handed for the remainder of the match and the player is subject to suspension.
Restarts
- Free Kicks - direct and indirect
- Opposing players must be at least 10 feet from ball until it is in play
- Kick must be taken within 4 seconds.
- Kicker cannot touch the ball again until it has been touched by another player
- Kick In
- Taken in place of throw ins
- The ball will be placed three feet from the wall directly below where the ball went out of play
- The ball must be stationary
- Kicker cannot play the ball until played by another player
- Indirect kick - a goal cannot be scored
- Corner Kick
- The ball will be placed three feet from the wall directly below where the ball went out of play
- The ball must be stationary
- Kicker cannot play the ball until played by another player
- Direct kick- a goal can be scored
Goalkeeper Restrictions
- While inside their own penalty box, the goalkeeper has four seconds to release the ball back into play, starting immediately once they control the ball.
- Penalty: Indirect Free Kick
- Goalkeepers may not play a deliberate pass from a teammate or a throw in with their hands.
- Penalty: Indirect Free Kick
- The jersey of the goalkeeper shall be distinctly different from that of any teammate or opponent.
- The goalkeeper is no longer protected from an impeding player if the ball is put on the ground to be played.
- The keeper cannot punt or overhand throw the ball at any point. All restarts must be a rolled ball or kick in from the ground.
Overtime
- Overtime will only be played during the playoffs.
- After regulation, if the game is tied the following will be used to determine the winner:
- One-5 minute extra time period
- First goal wins (golden goal)
- If no team scores, a penalty shootout will be used to determine the winner
- 3 shot shootout
- Shooters must be selected from the players on the field at the end of the game.
- Co-Rec: one of each gender must shoot, but the order does not have to alternate.
- Team with most successful penalty kicks will be declared the winner.
- If after 3 shots, there is not winner, sudden death PK shots will be taken. Each of the players on the field must shoot before anyone shoots a second shot.