OLD RULES (Indoor Soccer) 1a. Official Size of Pitch: (28m by 15m [FIBA Basketball court.]) NEW RULES (FUTSAL) 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 line) 1c. Second Penalty mark: 10m 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 13b. Free Kick with out a wall: Procedure not previously mentioned. 13a. Free Kicks: Required distance of opponent from ball: 5m 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