Differences between Football and Futsal Games

The main difference between futsal and football is usually played indoors while football is an outdoor
sport. For the futsal, the game will be played at the largest closed room while the football needs an
open space to play. By comparison, the size of football court or space is huge according to the numbers
of players as for futsal it is approximate as the size of a basketball or netball court. This shows that futsal
and football are having different types of venue which are indoor and outdoor space.

General Rules

Teams may call one one-minute timeout per half (when in possession of ball, ball out of play).

There is no overtime, injury time or stoppage time.

Teams are comprised of four outfield players and one goalkeeper.

The goalkeeper must wear a different color jersey than the outfield players.

There is no offsides in futsal.

Substitutions

All substitutions are on the fly, this includes goalkeeping substitutions. Referees will not stop play for
goalkeeping substitutions. A substitute may not enter the pitch until the player leaving the pitch leaves
through the substitution zone in front of his teams’ bench. Any substitute who enters the pitch before
the player being replaced has completely left the field of play may be shown a yellow card. All
substitutions must take place through the substitution zone in front of his teams’ bench -- not at the
half-way line.

Both teams will switch benches (and ends) at the beginning of halftime, ensuring that all substitutions
take place in the defensive half.

Restarts
Kickoffs: A goal may not be scored directly from a kick-off. The ball must be played forward first. Tapped
balls are not in play – the ball must move forward.

Kick-ins: are indirect. The ball must be placed on or no more than 10 inches behind the line and the kick
must be taken within 4 seconds. The kicker's non-kicking foot must be out of bounds or on the line. (A
kick-in that goes directly in the opposing goal is a goal clearance for the opposing team. A

Kick-in that goes directly in the defensive goal is a corner kick of the opposing team.) If the kick-in does
not enter the pitch or if the kick is not taken within 4 seconds the kick-in is taken by the opposing team.

Goal Clearances: are taken when the ball wholly crosses the goal line and not under the crossbar and
between the goalposts and after being touched last by the attacking team. The goalkeeper must use his
hands to roll, bounce or throw the ball from anywhere inside the penalty area to outside the penalty
area.

Corner Kicks: are direct. The ball must be placed directly on the corner arc and the kick must be taken
within 4 seconds. If the kick is not taken within 4 seconds the restart becomes a goal clearance for the
opposing team.

Free Kicks: may be indirect or direct. The ball must be stationary before the kick may be taken.

Penalty Kicks: are taken from the penalty spot and must be taken by a clearly identified kicker.
Defenders may not be nearer to the ball than 16 feet and even or behind the ball when the kick is taken.

Fouls and Misconduct

Indirect Free Kicks: When a player plays in a dangerous manner, impedes an opponent, prevents the
goalkeeper from releasing the ball with her hands, goalkeeper takes more than 4 seconds to release the
ball when in possession in his own half, plays the ball again within his own half after releasing the ball
and the ball doesn’t touch an opponent or has gone out of play, or commits any offense for which play is
stopped to caution or eject a player.

Direct Free Kicks: When a player kicks an opponent, tackles an opponent, trips an opponent, jumps at an
opponent, charges an opponent, strikes an opponent, pushes an opponent, holds an opponent, spits at
an opponent or handles the ball deliberately.

Yellow Card / Caution: The offending player is shown a yellow card. If a player is shown two yellow cards
in a match, he is shown a red card.

Red Card / send-off: The offending team plays with one less player for two full game minutes or unless
scored upon before the two-minute penalty expires. The offending player serves a minimum one-match
suspension.

Accumulated Fouls: All direct free kick fouls are recorded on the scoresheet and on the scoreboard. If
one team accumulates 6 or more direct free kick fouls in one half, the opposing team will take a direct
free kick without a wall. If the foul occurs farther from the attacking goal than the second penalty spot,
the Direct Free Kick Without a Wall is taken from the second penalty spot. If the foul occurs nearer to
the attacking goal than the second penalty spot (but outside the penalty area, of course), the attacking
team may choose whether to take the Direct Free Kick Without a Wall from the second penalty spot or
from the spot of the foul. All Direct Free Kicks Without a Wall must be kicked with the intention of
scoring a goal by a clearly identified kicker. The defending team may not make a wall and may not be
nearer to the ball than 16 feet and even or behind the ball when the kick is taken. The goalkeeper may
be off the goal-line but may not be nearer than 16 feet from the ball. Accumulated fouls are reset to
zero at the beginning of the second half and carry over into extra-time if being played.

Second Penalty Spot: 30 feet from goal-line and the center of the goal

Penalty Spot: 20 feet from goal-line and the center of the goal and placed at the top of the penalty area
line.

Advantage: Advantage is applied in Futsal. Direct free kick foul will count as accumulated fouls if
advantage is applied even if play is not stopped by the referees. If the referee gestures with both arms,
the foul was a direct free kick foul and will be counted accordingly. If the gesture is with one arm, the
free kick would have been indirect and will not count as an accumulated foul.

The Goalkeeper

Must wear a different color shirt.

He may wear long pants and/or other padding as deemed safe by the match referee.

May receive a kick-in directly.

May kick the ball directly over the half-way line.

May score directly with his feet during the run of play.

May not possess the ball for more than four seconds in his own half.

May throw the ball directly across the half-way line.

May not score a goal by using the hands (cannot throw or hit the ball directly into the goal)

Cannot touch the ball again in any way within his own half after releasing the ball into play unless an
opponent has touched it or it has gone out of play.

The role of a referee in the game futsal

The role of a referee in the game futsal

Referee

Each pertanding futsal led by a referee who has full authority. He assisted the second referee,
timekeeper, and the third umpire.

Referee Authority
Futsal game led by a referee who represent the full authority to implement the game rules for games or
time.

Authority and Responsibilities of Referee

A referee in futsal right to decide something and assumed the duties and responsibilities, such as:

- Enforce the rules of the game;

- Let the game continue in the event of violations at one of the teams, but at the same time another
team has a chance to score. Teams that make the offense will be punished if the infringing team failed
to maximize the chances of goals;

- Record the results as a material futsal match report, including penalties against the players and team
officials as well as incidents that occurred before, during, and after the game;

- Act as if the official timekeeper assigned absent;

- Stop, suspend, or terminate the match for the things that break the rules or interference from outside
parties;

- Give a warning or yellow card to the player who commits an offense and expelled if commit gross;

- Cast a protest or team officials did not behave politely;

- Ensure that no one unauthorized entry into the field;

- Stop the match if deemed necessary when a player is seriously injured and ensures the players moved
out of the field;

- Resume the game if the player only minor injuries;

- Ensure that the ball used meets the requirements of FIFA;

- Provide severe penalties if a player made more than one mistake in the same time.

Referee Decision
All the referee's decision can not be changed, unless the referee and second referee aware have made
the wrong decision. But, it must be continued before the game or the game is not over.

If the referee and second referee signals simultaneously giving offense, but different decision, the match
referee's decision is justified. The referee and second referee has the right to warn or expel players. If
there is a difference of views, the match referee's decision is justified.

Yellow and red cards are used in futsal. The yellow card is to caution players over their actions. If they
get two, they are given a red card, which means they are sent off the field. A yellow card is shown if a
player shows unsporting behaviour, dissent, persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game, delaying
the restart of play, failing to respect the distance of the player from the ball when play is being
restarted, infringement of substitution procedure or entering, re-entering and leaving the field without
the referee's permission.[27] A player is shown the red card and sent off if they engage in serious foul
play, violent conduct, spitting at another person, or denying the opposing team a goal by handling the
ball (except the goalkeeper inside their penalty area). Also punishable with a red card is denying an
opponent moving towards the player's goal a goalscoring opportunity by committing an offence
punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick and using offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures.
[27] A player who has been sent off must leave the vicinity of the field.

A substitute player is permitted to come on two minutes after a teammate has been sent off, unless a
goal is scored before the end of the two minutes. If a team with more players scores against a team with
fewer players, another player can be added to the team with an inferior number of players. If the teams
are equal when the goal is scored or if the team with fewer players scores, both teams remain with the
same number of players.

A count is kept of fouls penalised with a direct free-kick or penalty kick in each time period. These
offences are called “accumulated fouls”.

When a team commits a sixth accumulated foul, the opposing team is awarded a direct free-kick without
a wall on the second penalty mark, which is situated ten metres from goal and four metres behind the
first penalty mark.

If, however, the sixth accumulated foul is committed between the opposition goalline and an imaginary
line parallel to the halfway line and passing through the second penalty mark, the free-kick may be
taken closer to the goal, in the position where the infringement was committed.

If a match goes to extra time, the accumulated fouls from the second period continue to accumulate
during extra time.