OLD RULES (Indoor Soccer)
NEW RULES (FUTSAL)
1a. Official Size of Pitch: (28m by 15m [FIBA
Basketball court.])
1a. Official size of Pitch: (See attached page)
Recommended Minimum: 25m by 16m
Maximum: 42m by 25m
Touchlines must be longer than goal lines.
(Official Handball Court)
1b. Penalty spot: 7 Yards (Handball penalty line)
1b. Penalty spot: 6m (On goal area line)
1c. Second Penalty Mark: 9m (on handball dashed 1c. Second Penalty mark: 10m
line)
1d. Substitution zone: at center of pitch.
1d. Substitution Zone: A 5m zone, located in front
of team's bench, measured 5 meters from center.
Teams must switch benches at halftime. See
diagram on page 10 of Futsal LOTG.
5a. One (1) Referee controls the match.
5a. Two (2) referees control the match.
***Explicit positioning diagrams are shown in the
additional instructions of the LOTG.
5b. Not Applicable
5b. ***NEW*** A Scorekeeper/Timekeeper is
required in order to log accumulated fouls and
other necessary details.
7a. Duration of game: 2 halves of 25 minutes.
7a. Duration of game: 2 halves of 25 minutes.
7b. One (1) time out per match.
7b. One (1) time out per half.
8a. Not previously mentioned.
8a. Any indirect free kick awarded in an
opponent's penalty area is taken on the goal area
line at the point nearest the infraction. See
diagram page 35 of Futsal LOTG:
8b. 4 second violation: Indirect Free Kick to the
other team.
8b. 4 second violation: See chart on page 9 of
RSEQ Futsal 2016-17 rules:
8c. Kick-Off Distance: 3m
8c. Same as before.
12a. Not previously specified.
12a. Tackling is punished by a Direct Free Kick.
(“Tackling” implies physical contact made by an
opponent sliding or lunging on the ground.
Applies to goalkeepers as well.)
12b. Sliding is permitted in order to stop the ball
from going out of play or blocking a shot.
12b. Not explicitly mentioned.
12c. Not previously specified.
12c. Only fouls punished by a Direct Free Kick
count towards accumulated fouls.
12d. Ejection: A team with a player ejected plays
shorthanded for three (3) minutes.
12d. Ejection: A team with a player ejected plays
shorthanded for three (3) minutes. If the opposing
team scores within these three minutes, the match
resumes 5 v 5.
12e. Free kick without a wall: Incorrect distances. 12e. Free Kick without a wall: The kick is placed
10m from the goal. All other players are behind
and 5m from the ball. The goalkeeper must remain
at a minimum 5m from the ball. The kicker is
identified and MUST shoot at goal. See table on
page 147 of Futsal LOTG.
13a. Free Kicks: Required distance of opponent
from ball: 3m
13a. Free Kicks: Required distance of opponent
from ball: 5m
13b. Free Kick with out a wall: Procedure not
previously mentioned.
13b. Free Kick without a wall: Procedure
described on page 46 of Futsal LOTG.
15a. Kick-In: Not previously mentioned.
15a. If the ball does not enter the pitch from a
kick-in, the referees shall order a player from the
opposing team to take it.
16. Goal Clearance: N/A
16. Goal Clearance: See attached pages.
EX1: Kicks from the Penalty mark to determine
the winner of the match: Only those on the pitch
at the final whistle may participate in kicks from
the penalty mark.
EX1: Kicks from the Penalty mark to determine
the winner of the match: All players and
substitutes are eligible to participate in kicks from
the penalty mark. The referee must ensure that an
even number of eligible kickers are determined
before the kicks begin.
A goalkeeper is not permitted to touch the ball
inside his own half of the pitch in the following
circumstances:
• If he is in possession of the ball in his own half
of the pitch for more than four seconds, whether
– with his hands inside his penalty area
– with his feet in his own half of the pitch
– with his hands inside his penalty area and with
his feet in his own half of the pitch
• If, after playing the ball, he touches it again in
his own half of the pitch after it has been
deliberately played to him by a team-mate without
an opponent playing or touching it
– the goalkeeper is considered to be in control of
the ball by touching it with any part of his body,
except if the ball accidentally rebounds off him
• If he touches the ball with his hands inside his
own penalty area after it has been kicked to him
by a team-mate
• If he touches the ball with his hands inside his
own penalty area after he has received it directly
from a kick-in by a team-mate
Restart of play
• Indirect free kick from the position where the
offense occurred
GOAL CLEARANCE
GOAL CLEARANCE