Indoor5-on-5Co-EdSoccer(withGoalies)Rules
Purpose
The following rules and regulations will be enforced to create a safe environment
forallplayerstakingpartintheIndoor5-on-5Co-edSoccerLeagueandany5-on-5
Co-edSoccerIndoorTournaments.
Safety
Aplayermustnotuseequipmentorwearanythingthatisdangeroustoher/himself
oranotherplayer(includinganykindofjewellery).
Basicequipment
The basic compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following separate
items:
• A jersey or shirt with their team’s colour. Goalkeepers must wear colours
thatdistinguishhim/herfromtheotherplayersandthereferees
• Shinguards
• Footwear–ensureshoesareofNon-MarkingSoles
DecisionsoftheReferee
Thedecisionsoftherefereesregardingfactsconnectedwithplay,includingwhether
ornotagoalisscoredandtheresultofthematch,arefinal.
Therefereesmayonlychangeadecisiononrealizingthatitisincorrector,attheir
discretionprovidedthattheyhavenotrestartedplayorterminatedthematch.
All rules unless otherwise specified in this document will follow the latest
officialFIFAFutsalLawsoftheGame.
Players
Amatchisplayedbytwoteams,eachconsistingofnotmorethanfiveplayers,oneof
whomisthegoalkeeper.Theremustbeaminimumof1femaleand1maleonthe
pitchatalltimesofplay.Goaliescanbeeithermaleorfemale.Theonlyexceptionto
thisruleisasfollows:
• Eitherteamshowsupwithonlyonefemale/male
• Teamshowsupwithnofemaleplayers
In either one of these circumstances team captains are to come to a mutual
agreementregardingplayersinplayandnotifyrefereepriortothegamestart.
Amatchmaynotstartifeitherteamconsistsoffewerthanthreeplayers.Thematch
isforfeitedbytheteam(s)thatdoesnotmeettheplayerrequirementandwillresult
ina1-0finalscore.Ifbothoftheteamshavefewerthanthreeplayersonthepitch
thenthematchwillbeconsideredafriendlyresultingina1-1finalscore.
Substitutions
A substitution may be made at any time, whether the ball is in play or not. To
replaceaplayerwithasubstitute,thefollowingconditionsmustbeobserved:
• Thesubstituteonlyentersthepitchaftertheplayerbeingreplacedhasleft
• From that moment, the substitute becomes a player and the player he has
replacedbecomesasubstitutedplayer
• Thesubstitutedplayermaytakefurtherpartinthematch
• All substitutes are subject to the authority and jurisdiction of the referees,
whethercalledupontoplayornot
• If a period is extended to allow a penalty kick only the goalkeeper of the
defendingteammaybesubstituted
Thenumberofsubstitutionsthatmaybemadeduringamatchisunlimited.
InfringementsandSanctions
Ifasubstituteentersthepitchbeforetheplayerbeingreplacedhasleft
• The referees stop play (although not immediately if they can apply the
advantage)
• Therefereescautionhimforinfringingthesubstitutionprocedureandorder
him/hertoleavethepitch
If the referees have stopped play, it is restarted with an indirect free kick to the
opposingteamfromthepositionoftheballatthetimeofthestoppage.
ChangingtheGoalkeeper
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Anyplayermaychangeplaceswiththegoalkeeper
The player changing places with the goalkeeper must do so during a
stoppage in the match and must inform the referees before the change is
made
A player or substitute replacing the goalkeeper must wear a goalkeeper’s
jersey/pinnie
PeriodsofPlay
The match lasts two equal periods of 25 minutes with 2 minute allowed at
halftime,unlessotherwisemutuallyagreedbetweentherefereeandthetwoteams.
Anyagreementtoalterthedurationoftheperiodsofplaymustbemadebeforethe
startofplayandmustcomplywiththecompetitionrules.Pleasenotethatperiods
of play are subject to change for tournaments depending on the format of the
tournament
Acoinistossedandtheteamthatwinsthetossdecideswhichgoalitwillattackin
thefirsthalfofthematch.
Theotherteamtakesthekick-offtostartthematch.
Theteamthatwinsthetosstakesthekick-offtostartthesecondhalfofthematch.
Inthesecondhalfofthematch,theteamschangeendsandattacktheoppositegoals.
Kick-off
Akick-offisawayofstartingorrestartingplay:
• Atthestartofthematch
• Afteragoalhasbeenscored
• Atthestartofthesecondhalfofthematch
• Allplayersmustbeintheirownhalfofthepitch
• Theopponentsoftheteamtakingthekick-offareatleast3mfromtheball
untilitisinplay
• Theballmustbestationaryonthecentermark
• Therefereegivesasignal
• Theballisinplaywhenitiskicked
• Afterateamscoresagoal,providedthattheperiodhasnotended,thekickoff
istakenbytheotherteam.
BallOutofPlay
Theballisoutofplaywhen:
• Ithaswhollycrossedthegoallineortouchlinewhetheronthegroundorin
theair
• Playhasbeenstoppedbythereferees
• Ithitstheceiling,orkickupintothestands/walkingtrack–Inthiscasethe
gameisrestartedwithakick-intakenbytheopponentsoftheteamthatlast
touchedtheball.Thekick-inistakenfromthepointonthetouchlinenearest
totheplaceonthegroundabovewhichtheballhittheceiling
BallinPlay
Theballisinplayatallothertimes,includingwhen:
• Itreboundsoffagoalpostorcrossbarandremainsonthepitch
• Itreboundsofftherefereeswhentheyareonthepitch
• Ifrefereedoesnotblowthewhistle
GoalScored
Agoalisscoredwhenthewholeoftheballpassesoverthegoalline,betweenthe
goalpostsandunderthecrossbar.
If,afteragoalisscored,therefereesrealize,beforeplayrestarts,thattheteamthat
scored the goal was playing with an extra player or had carried out a substitution
incorrectly,theymustdisallowthegoalandrestartplaywithanindirectfreekickto
betakenbytheopponentsoftheoffendingplayerfromanypointinsidethepenalty
area.
ThereisNOoffsideinIndoorSoccer.
Fouls
Foulsarepenalizedwithafreekickorpenaltykick.
FoulsAwardedFreeKick
Freekickswillbeawardedforthefollowing:
• Handlingtheball:whenaplayercarries,strikesorpropelstheballwithhand
orarm
• Chargingfairly,butclearlytheplayerisnotgoingfortheball
• Delayingplaybytrappingtheballorimposingtheprogressofanopposing
playerwithyourbody.
• Chargingthegoalkeeper
• UnsportsmanlikeBehavior
• Goalkeepershandletheballlongerthan5secondsaftercontrollingitwith
his/herhands
• Whenagoalkeepertouchestheballwithhis/herhandsafterithasbeen
passedtothembyateammate
• Scoringagoalfromafreekickcanonlybedonein-directly
FoulsAwardedPenaltyKick
Apenaltykickisawardedifanyoftheabovetenoffencesiscommittedbyaplayer
insidehisownpenaltyarea,irrespectiveofthepositionoftheball,provideditisin
play.
CautionableOffences
Followingwillresultinayellowcard(atreferees’discretion)uponwhichreceiving
teamhastoplaywiththeplayerdownfortwominutes:
• Sliding!Whethertotackleanotherplayer,orkeeptheballfromgoingoutof
bounds.
• Intentionalhandballs.
• Committinganaggressivefoul(deemedbyreferee).
• Unsportingbehavior
• Intentionallydelayingtherestartofplay
• Dissentbywordoraction
Sending-offOffences
Followingwillresultinaredcard(atreferees’discretion)andexpulsionfromthe
matchandcouldbesubjecttohearingwiththeLeagueDisciplinaryCommittee:
• Seriousfoulplay
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Violentconduct
Spittingatanopponentoranyotherperson
Usingoffensive,insultingorabusivelanguageand/orgestures
Receivingasecondcautioninthesamematch
Thiswillresultinthesubject’steamtoplayaplayerdownfortheentiretyofthe
remaininggame.
PlayersandSubstitutesSentOff
Asubstitutemayreplaceasent-offplayerandenterthepitchaftertwominutesof
playing time have elapsed since the sending-off, provided that he/she has the
authorization of the referee unless a goal is scored before the two minutes have
elapsed,inwhichcasethefollowingconditionsapply:
• Iftherearefiveplayersagainstfourandtheteamwiththegreaternumberof
playersscoresagoal,theteamwithonlyfourplayersmaybecompletedwith
afifthplayer
• Ifbothteamsareplayingwiththreeorfourplayersandagoalisscored,both
teamsremainwiththesamenumberofplayers
• Iftherearefiveplayersplayingagainstthree,orfouragainstthree,andthe
teamwiththegreaternumberofplayersscoresagoal,theteamwiththree
playersmaybeincreasedbyoneplayeronly
• If the team that scores the goal is the one with fewer players, the game
continueswithoutchangingthenumberofplayers
WinningTeam
Theteamscoringthegreaternumberofgoalsduringamatchisthewinner.Ifboth
teamsscoreanequalnumberofgoals,orifnogoalsarescored,thematchisdrawn.
Thereisnoextratimeduringtheregularseasongamesofleagueandtournament
play.Pleasenotethatextratimeissubjecttochangeforleagueplayoffsand
tournamentsdependingontheformatoftheleagueplayoffandtournament.
CourtLines(withbasketballlines)
InsideThreePointArc:
GoalieCanPickupthe
Ball
FreeThrowLine
(centered):Penalty
Shot
OutsideLine(not
basketballoutof
bounds):Outofbounds,
kick-in
HalfLine(centered):
Kickoff
PlayerPenaltyArea
(Key)
OutofBoundsGoal
Line(alongnetpost):
CornerKick