Futsal · Sport Rules
Laws of the Game
Laws of the Game 1 to 17 as Insporta tests them: 1800 sourced facts written from the FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game.
Law 1The PitchLaw 1 governs the futsal pitch itself: surface and markings, dimensions for international and non-international matches, the penalty area, the 10m mark, substitution zones, the corner area, technical areas, the goals…4 parts · 20 tests · 200 factsLaw 2The BallLaw 2 governs the futsal match ball: its required qualities and measurements (shape, material, circumference, weight, pressure and the bounce test), the FIFA Quality Programme, advertising on the ball, replacement of…2 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsLaw 3The PlayersLaw 3 governs everything about who may play: squad size and the minimum to start or resume, substitution numbers and procedure, warming up, changing the goalkeeper, offences and sanctions around substitutions,…5 parts · 25 tests · 250 factsLaw 4The Players' EquipmentLaw 4 covers what a futsal player may and must wear: the general safety principle and the ban on jewellery, the five compulsory items and the captain's armband, what happens when footwear or a shinguard is lost in…2 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsLaw 5The RefereesLaw 5 covers the two referees who control a futsal match: the finality and always-respected status of their decisions, the narrow conditions under which a restart decision can no longer be changed, the referee…2 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsLaw 6The Other Match OfficialsLaw 6 covers the officials beyond the two referees: the up-to-three assistant referees (third referee, fourth referee, timekeeper) and their appointment, positioning and equipment; the third referee's administrative,…1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsLaw 7The Duration of the MatchLaw 7 covers the match clock: the two 20-minute periods and what can shorten them; how a period actually ends, including the timekeeper's distinct signal, the no-timekeeper fallback, and the special carry-over rule…1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsLaw 8The Start and Restart of PlayLaw 8 covers how play starts and restarts: the kick-off, which opens both periods and both periods of extra time and restarts play after a goal, including the coin toss, ends and benches, who takes it after a goal,…1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsLaw 9The Ball In and Out of PlayLaw 9 covers the ball's basic status: the three plain ways it goes out of play (a wholly-crossed boundary line, the referees stopping play, or hitting the ceiling); the three specific situations that also put it out…1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsLaw 10Determining the Outcome of a MatchLaw 10 covers how a goal is scored and validated, including the two goal-frame exceptions for a defending or an attacking player moving the goal, the goalkeeper's direct throw into the opponents' goal and its…4 parts · 20 tests · 200 factsLaw 11OffsideLaw 11 is a single sentence: there is no offside in futsal. This sub-level covers the rule itself and its scope, what it means for every kind of restart (kick-off, dropped ball, kick-in, corner kick, goal clearance,…1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsLaw 12Fouls and MisconductLaw 12 is the densest Law in the futsal Sport Rules track: direct free kick offences and their careless/reckless/excessive-force classification, the handball and handling-the-ball rules including the goalkeeper's own…5 parts · 25 tests · 250 factsLaw 13Free KicksLaw 13 covers the types of free kick and the indirect-free-kick signal, what happens when a free kick enters a goal, where and how every free kick is taken (four seconds, distances, the wall, lifting and feinting),…3 parts · 15 tests · 150 factsLaw 14The Penalty KickLaw 14 covers when a penalty kick is awarded, the ball, kicker and goalkeeper requirements, the positions of the other players, the forward kick and back-heel, when the ball is in play, how a penalty is completed at…1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsLaw 15The Kick-InLaw 15 covers when a kick-in is awarded (ball over the touchline on the floor or in the air, or hitting the ceiling), why a goal cannot be scored directly, the ball's position, the kicker, the 5m distance and the…1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsLaw 16The Goal ClearanceLaw 16 covers when a goal clearance is awarded (whole ball over the end line after an attacker's touch, no goal), why no goal can be scored directly and what follows an entry into either goal, the goalkeeper's throw…1 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsLaw 17The Corner KickLaw 17 covers when a corner kick is awarded (whole ball over the end line after a defender's touch, no goal), where and how it is taken (corner area, stationary ball, four seconds, 5m from the corner arc, only the…1 parts · 5 tests · 50 facts
Each guide paraphrases the Law in its own words; the authoritative text is the FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game.