| Below are the
major differences between Soccer rules and Futsal rules. If the
rule is not addressed, you can assume that the laws of play are the same
as outdoor. General Rules:
There are 4 field players and 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.
24 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 when in possession of the ball. Time
out requests are made to the referee.
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 cannot 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't throw ball
past half-line). 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 corner). |
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