Futsal · Laws of the Game
Law 1: The Pitch
4 parts · 20 tests · 200 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown
Law 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 and goal movement, and advertising and sound around the pitch. It is the largest Law by subsection count, so it is authored across several sub-levels sized to its material rather than in one pass.
1.11Pitch surface, markings, dimensions and measured areas
The playing surface and its material, the type and scope of pitch markings including the unauthorised-marks sanction, the naming of the boundary lines, the halfway line and centre circle, the corner-retreat mark, the permitted pitch dimensions and measurement conventions, the penalty area's geometry and marks, the 10m mark and the corner area, and how these measured pieces of geometry relate to one another.
Test 1The playing surface and pitch markingsTake a test
Law 1 requires a flat, smooth, non-abrasive surface, with wood the preferred material; a dangerous surface for players or officials is not permitted.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1 (Pitch surface) · recall
Artificial turf is permitted only in exceptional cases, only for domestic competitions, and only if the competition rules specify it. The FIFA Quality Programme label applies to the recommended wood floor, not to turf.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1 (Pitch surface) · recall
The pitch must be marked with continuous lines that are non-slippery (i.e. not dangerous); broken lines are explicitly not permitted.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2 (Pitch markings) · recall
Law 1 states that only the lines it indicates are to be marked on the pitch; the multipurpose-hall case is the Law's own stated exception.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2 (Pitch markings) · recall
In a multipurpose hall, other sports' lines are permitted provided they are a different colour and clearly distinguishable from the futsal lines.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2 (Pitch markings) · applied
The offending player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour; if play is stopped, it restarts with an indirect free kick to the opposing team from where the ball was.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2 (Pitch markings) · recall
Law 1 defines the two longer boundary lines as touchlines and the two shorter lines as end lines.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2 (Pitch markings) · recall
The centre mark has a 6cm radius at the midpoint of the halfway line, surrounded by a circle of 3m radius.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2 (Pitch markings) · recall
The mark is drawn outside the pitch, 5m from each corner arc and at right angles to the end line, so defenders can judge the minimum retreat distance at a corner kick.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2 (Pitch markings) · applied
Law 1 states that lines belong to the areas of which they are boundaries, so a ball on the line is still inside that area.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2 (Pitch markings) · applied
Test 2Pitch dimensions and measurement conventionsTake a test
Law 1 requires the touchline (the longer boundary) to be longer than the end line, in both international and non-international dimensions.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions) · recall
Law 1 fixes the width of every pitch line at 8cm; it is not left open to competition rules.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions) · recall
Law 1 gives non-international matches the wider 25-42m band for touchline length; international competition narrows that to 38-42m.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions) · recall
The end line for a non-international match may run anywhere from 16m to 25m, a wider band than the international minimum of 20m.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions) · recall
International competition tightens the touchline to 38-42m, inside the 25-42m band non-international matches are allowed.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions) · recall
An international end line must fall within 20m to 25m, the top half of the wider 16-25m band non-international matches allow.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions) · recall
Law 1 sets only the outer minimum and maximum; the competition rules determine the exact length and end line within that range.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions) · applied
Because a line belongs to the area it encloses, all measurements are taken from the outside of the lines.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions, measurement note) · recall
Law 1's measurement note fixes the penalty mark's distance as centre-of-mark to the back edge of the goal line.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions, measurement note) · recall
Law 1 fixes this distance from the 10m mark's middle out to whichever edge of the 5m mark sits closer to goal.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions, measurement note) · recall
Test 3The penalty area's geometry and marksTake a test
Two imaginary 6m lines run from outside each goalpost at right angles to the end line, then a quarter circle of 6m radius continues from their end.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4 (The penalty area) · recall
The upper part of each quarter circle is joined by a 3.16m straight line running parallel to the goal line, closing off the penalty area.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4 (The penalty area) · recall
The penalty mark sits 6m from the midpoint between the goalposts, equidistant from each of them.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4 (The penalty area) · recall
The penalty mark is a circular mark with a radius of 6cm, at the point 6m from the midpoint between the goalposts.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4 (The penalty area) · recall
The DFKSAF assist mark inside the penalty area sits 5m from the 10m mark and is drawn as an 8cm by 40cm line, not a circular mark.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4 (The penalty area) · applied
The corner-retreat mark outside the pitch and the DFKSAF assist mark inside the penalty area are both drawn 8cm wide and 40cm long, even though they serve different restarts.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2, §4 (Pitch markings; the penalty area) · applied
The penalty area is bounded by the two side lines, the two quarter circles, the 3.16m connecting line, and the end line itself.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4 (The penalty area) · recall
The mark exists purely to let the defending goalkeeper judge the required distance when a DFKSAF is being taken.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4 (The penalty area) · recall
Each quarter circle curves towards the nearer touchline, keeping the 6m radius measured from the outside of the goalpost.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4 (The penalty area) · applied
Law 1 reuses 6m twice for the penalty area: once as the length of each straight side line, and again as the radius of each quarter circle.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4 (The penalty area) · applied
Test 4The 10m mark and the corner areaTake a test
The 10m mark sits 10m from the midpoint between the goalposts and the same distance from each post; the mark itself is a circle with a 6cm radius.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §5 (The 10m mark) · recall
Two 4cm-radius marks sit 5m either side of the 10m mark, showing the minimum distance opponents must keep when a kick is taken from it.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §5 (The 10m mark) · recall
That imaginary line, 10m from and parallel to the end line, marks where a team may choose between the 10m mark or the offence spot for a DFKSAF.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §5 (The 10m mark) · recall
In the strip between the end line and that imaginary line, the fouled side picks: the DFKSAF is taken either at the 10m mark or at the place of the foul.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §5 (The 10m mark) · applied
The corner arc is a quarter circle of 25cm radius, drawn inside the pitch from each corner, with a line 8cm wide.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §7 (The corner area) · recall
Law 1 names this marking the corner arc.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §7 (The corner area) · recall
The corner arc marks where the ball is placed, while the retreat mark outside the pitch helps referees judge the defenders' 5m distance.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2, §7 (Pitch markings; the corner area) · applied
Every figure in Law 1, from the 25-42m pitch length down to the 4cm marks, is expressed in metres and centimetres.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1-§7 (general) · recall
Both sets of marks exist to let players and officials judge the minimum retreat distance at a restart kick, one for the 10m mark and one for the corner.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2, §5 (Pitch markings; the 10m mark) · applied
Law 1 for futsal defines the corner arc but sets no requirement for a corner flag post, unlike the outdoor game.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §7 (The corner area) · recall
Test 5Putting the pitch geometry togetherTake a test
Law 1's rule that every marked line is 8cm wide is general; nothing in the penalty area's description sets an exception to it.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3, §4 (Pitch dimensions; the penalty area) · applied
The recommendation for a FIFA Quality Programme-licensed floor applies to matches between national-association representative teams and international club competition matches.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1 (Pitch surface) · recall
Law 1 gives both the penalty mark and the 10m mark the same 6cm radius; only their distance from goal differs.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4, §5 (The penalty area; the 10m mark) · applied
Only the two marks 5m either side of the 10m mark use the smaller 4cm radius; the penalty mark, 10m mark and centre mark all use 6cm.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §5 (The 10m mark) · applied
Both markings are quarter circles, drawn to the standard 8cm line width, though at very different radii.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4, §7 (The penalty area; the corner area) · applied
The penalty mark sits 6m from goal, closer than the 10m mark's 10m.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4, §5 (The penalty area; the 10m mark) · applied
The corner-retreat mark sits outside the pitch near each corner, while the DFKSAF assist mark sits inside the penalty area.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2, §4 (Pitch markings; the penalty area) · applied
Law 1 states the penalty area, 10m mark and corner arc as fixed absolute dimensions, independent of the pitch's own length or width.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3, §4, §5, §7 (Pitch dimensions; penalty area; 10m mark; corner area) · applied
The halfway line joins the midpoints of the two touchlines, dividing the pitch into two halves.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2 (Pitch markings) · recall
One lies inside the pitch to spot the ball; the other lies outside it purely to help judge the 5m gap defenders must keep. Different lines, different jobs.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2, §7 (Pitch markings; the corner area) · applied
1.12The goals and goal movement
How a futsal goal is built and coloured, what happens when its crossbar fails, Law 1's guidelines for when a goal counts as having moved, and the full set of restarts and sanctions when a defending or an attacking player moves or overturns a goal.
Test 1Goal construction, materials and colourTake a test
Law 1 places the goal at the centre of the end line, so both goalposts sit equidistant from the corners of the pitch.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
A goal consists of two upright posts, equidistant from the corners, joined at the top by a horizontal crossbar.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
The inside distance between the posts is 3m, and from the lower edge of the crossbar to the floor is 2m.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
The goalposts and crossbar are 8cm wide and 8cm deep, matching the 8cm width of the end lines.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
Law 1 lists square, rectangular, round, elliptical, or a hybrid of these as the permitted shapes.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
Law 1 requires the goalposts and crossbar of both goals to be the same shape.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · applied
The nets must be made of adequate material, properly supported, and must not interfere with the goalkeeper.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
Law 1 recommends that official goals include no extraneous structures beyond posts and crossbar (e.g. support bars) that could stop the ball entering.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
The goalposts and crossbars must be a different colour to the pitch.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
Goals must not be fixed to the floor, as this could endanger participants; instead they need an adequate stabilising system, such as weight at the back.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
Test 2When the crossbar fails, and keeping the goal standingTake a test
If the crossbar becomes displaced or broken, play is stopped until it has been repaired or replaced in position.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
If it is not possible to repair the crossbar, Law 1 requires the match to be abandoned.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · applied
Law 1 explicitly states that the use of a rope to replace the crossbar is not permitted.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
If the crossbar can be repaired, the match restarts with a dropped ball, as covered in Law 8.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
Law 1 gives participant safety as the reason goals must not be fixed to the floor.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
Portable goals may only be used if they satisfy the same stabilising-system requirement as any other goal.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · applied
Law 1's own example of an adequate stabilising system is weight placed at the back of the goal.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
The goalposts and crossbar must be made of approved material and must not be dangerous.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · recall
Law 1 recommends that goals in official competitions carry nothing beyond the goalposts and crossbar, and gives support bars as its example of a structure that could keep the ball out of the goal.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals) · applied
Colour and shape are fixed before play under the construction rules; the other three all concern a goal moving during play.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9-§10 (The goals; goal movement) · applied
Test 3When is a goal considered 'moved', and was it scored?Take a test
A goal is considered to have moved when at least one of its posts is not touching the end line in the normal position.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · recall
If both goalposts are still touching the end line, referees must allow the goal when the ball has completely crossed the goal line.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Whether the ball entered is judged by whether it wholly passed over the goal line between where the goalposts would normally be positioned and under the crossbar.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
If the goal is overturned, the ball's path is still judged against the crossbar's normal height, not its actual fallen position.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Additional marks under the goalposts may be made to help referees ensure a moved goal is returned to the correct position.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · recall
Law 1 applies the same touching-the-end-line test to each post individually; either post failing it makes the goal 'moved'.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
With the goal in its correct position and the ball wholly over the goal line, Law 1's guidelines treat it as a goal scored.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · recall
The ball must wholly pass between where the goalposts would normally be and under the crossbar's normal height, regardless of where the goal has actually moved to.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · recall
Law 1 addresses its goal-movement guidelines to the referees, who apply them during play.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · recall
Since even one post not touching the end line already makes a goal 'moved', both posts being off certainly does.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Test 4A defending player moves their own goalTake a test
If the ball does not enter or touch the goal, an accidental move restarts with a dropped ball.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
If the ball does not enter or touch the goal, a deliberate move restarts with an indirect free kick and a caution for the offending player.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Contact with the goal changes nothing here: an accidental move still means a dropped ball restart.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
If the ball touches but does not enter the goal, a deliberate move brings a penalty kick and a send-off for denying a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
If the ball enters the goal, the goal is allowed; a caution only follows when the move was deliberate.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
If the ball enters the goal, the goal stands even when the move was deliberate; the offending player is cautioned rather than sent off.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
A send-off applies only in the touches-but-does-not-enter case when the move was deliberate; the other deliberate cases bring a caution.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Both accidental scenarios where the ball does not enter, touching the goal or not, restart with a dropped ball.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
None of the accidental defending-player scenarios bring a caution; a caution only follows a deliberate act.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Every deliberate defending-player scenario favours the attacking team, whether through an awarded restart or an allowed goal.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Test 5An attacking player moves the opponents' goal, and comparing both sidesTake a test
An attacking player's accidental goal-move restarts with a dropped ball, and a goal must never be allowed in this situation.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
The goal's own contact with the ball upgrades the sanction from indirect to direct; the caution follows regardless.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Missing that contact keeps the sanction at indirect rather than direct; the caution stands regardless of contact.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Law 1 disallows the goal outright whenever an attacking player has moved or overturned the opponents' goal, whether accidental or deliberate.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
A defending player's deliberate move still allows the goal if the ball enters, but an attacking player's move never does, regardless of the ball.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Contact between the goal and the ball is what separates the direct free kick (contact) from the indirect free kick (no contact).
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
An accidental goal-move by an attacking player brings only a dropped ball restart, with no caution.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Every accidental goal-move, whether by an attacker or a defender, restarts play with a dropped ball.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
The direct free kick is awarded to the opposing (defending) team, as the sanction for the attacker's offence against the goal.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
Across every scenario, a deliberate goal-move draws a heavier sanction (caution, send-off, or a lost goal) than the same act done accidentally.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement) · applied
1.13Substitution zones, the technical area and safety
Where a team's substitution zone sits and how it is marked, the technical area's extent, markings and conduct rules including tactical instructions and warm-ups, and the safety distance Law 1 requires between the pitch and spectator barriers.
Test 1The substitution zone: location and markingsTake a test
The substitution zone sits in front of the technical areas, 5m from the halfway line.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · recall
The substitution zone runs 5m along the touchline.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · recall
Each end is marked with an 80cm line, split evenly: 40cm on the pitch and 40cm off it.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · recall
The end-markings are 8cm wide, consistent with Law 1's general line-width figure.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · recall
A team's substitution zone sits in the half of the pitch it is defending.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · recall
Each team's substitution zone changes in the second half, following which half it now defends.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · applied
Law 1 extends the same rule to any required period of extra time.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · applied
Law 1 points to Law 3 for the substitution procedure itself, keeping only the zone's geometry here.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · recall
The 8cm width given for the end-markings matches Law 1's general rule for pitch lines.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2-§6 (Pitch markings; the substitution zones) · applied
Since each zone sits in the half its own team defends, the two teams' zones are in different halves.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · applied
Test 2The technical area: extent and markingsTake a test
The technical area is a designated sitting area for team officials and substitutes.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
The guideline extends the technical area only 1m either side of the sitting area.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
Forward extent is guided at up to 75cm from the touchline.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
Law 1 calls these figures guidelines, since technical areas vary in size and position between facilities.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · applied
Law 1 says markings should be used to define the technical area's boundary.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
The competition rules define how many people the technical area may hold.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
Occupants are identified before the match, following the competition rules.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
Law 1 requires technical-area occupants to behave responsibly.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
Occupants must remain within the technical area's confines, except in the special circumstances Law 1 names.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
Law 1's own example is a physiotherapist or doctor entering the pitch, with a referee's permission, to assess an injured player.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
Test 3Technical area conduct and warm-upsTake a test
Law 1 authorises only one person at a time to stand and convey tactical instructions.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
The one-person limit is a standing rule, not something a referee grants permission for in advance.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · applied
Law 1 provides a warm-up zone behind the technical area for substitutes and the fitness coach.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
If no zone exists, Law 1 allows warming up near the touchline instead.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · applied
The fallback requires not obstructing players or referees, and behaving responsibly.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
Law 1 names substitutes and the fitness coach as the people covered by the warm-up rule.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
The instruction limit and the warm-up rule are separate provisions in Law 1.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · applied
Law 1's example requires one of the referees' permission before anyone enters the pitch to assess a player.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · applied
Identification of occupants follows the competition rules, which Law 1 leaves open by design.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · recall
Law 1 states the conduct duty itself, while delegating the headcount figure to the competition rules.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · applied
Test 4Putting the substitution zone and technical area togetherTake a test
The substitution zones sit in front of the technical areas, on the touchline.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §8 (Substitution zones; the technical area) · recall
Only the substitution zone is described as changing sides at half-time and in extra time.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · applied
The substitution zone's end-markings are given exact figures; the technical area's boundary is only guided.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §8 (Substitution zones; the technical area) · applied
That softer, guideline-style phrasing belongs to the technical area, not the substitution zone's fixed dimensions.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area) · applied
The substitution zone's figures are fixed; the technical area's are explicitly guidelines.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §8 (Substitution zones; the technical area) · applied
Law 1 points to Law 3 for how a substitution is actually carried out.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones) · recall
Law 1 fixes the substitution zone at 5m but leaves the technical area's headcount to competition rules.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §8 (Substitution zones; the technical area) · applied
Warm-ups happen behind the technical area, or near the touchline, not in the substitution zone.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §8 (Substitution zones; the technical area) · applied
Law 1 sets out the substitution zone, the technical area, and the warm-up zone behind it.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §8 (Substitution zones; the technical area) · applied
All three exist to organise where team personnel are positioned around the pitch, off the field of play.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §8 (Substitution zones; the technical area) · applied
Test 5Safety distance to spectator barriers, and reviewing the zonesTake a test
Competition rules must fix a minimum boundary-to-barrier distance, for the safety of the participants.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1 (Safety) · recall
Law 1 names barriers with advertising specifically as covered by the safety-distance rule.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1 (Safety) · recall
Law 1 requires competition rules to state a distance, without fixing the figure itself.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1 (Safety) · recall
Pitch dimensions get a Law 1 minimum and maximum; the barrier distance gets no numbers at all, only a requirement to set one.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1, §3 (Safety; pitch dimensions) · applied
The substitution zone is marked on the touchline; the technical area sits back around the team bench.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §8 (Substitution zones; the technical area) · applied
Law 1 requires both to exist without giving either an exact figure, leaving the specifics to the venue or competition.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1, §8 (Safety; the technical area) · applied
Law 1's own wording protects 'the participants' broadly, unlike clauses elsewhere that name players, officials and match officials separately.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1 (Safety) · recall
The substitution zone and technical area both get size figures; the warm-up zone gets none.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §8 (Substitution zones; the technical area) · applied
The rule is addressed to the competition rules themselves, which must state the required distance.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1 (Safety) · recall
All three provisions together organise where personnel are positioned and keep participants safe.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1, §6, §8 (Safety; substitution zones; the technical area) · applied
1.14Advertising, background sound, and reviewing Law 1
The rules on advertising and logos on the pitch floor, goal nets and technical-area floors, upright advertising around the pitch, background music and sound effects, and a closing review that connects recurring figures and delegated decisions across the whole of Law 1.
Test 1Advertising and logos on the pitch itselfTake a test
Pitch-floor advertising and logos default to permitted, unless the competition rules say otherwise.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch) · recall
Law 1 permits this advertising on the floor of the pitch and in the technical areas alike.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch) · recall
Law 1 lists FIFA, confederations, national associations, competitions, clubs or other bodies as possible logo owners.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch) · recall
Even where permitted, this advertising must not distract or confuse players or match officials.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch) · recall
Pitch advertising and logos must stay at least 0.75m from the boundary lines.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch) · recall
Law 1 bans advertising on pitch markings, carving out one specific exception.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch) · recall
The single named exception is the halfway line, outside the centre circle.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch) · recall
Law 1 explicitly covers both physical and virtual reproduction of logos and emblems.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch) · applied
This same permission reaches beyond the pitch floor into the technical areas too.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch) · recall
The exception applies to the halfway line only where it lies outside the centre circle; the part inside the circle is a marking like any other, so advertising is not permitted there.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch) · applied
Test 2Advertising on goal nets and in the technical areasTake a test
Goal-net advertising defaults to permitted, unless the competition rules prohibit it.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §12 (Advertising on the goal nets) · recall
Goal-net advertising must not confuse or obstruct the view of players or referees.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §12 (Advertising on the goal nets) · recall
Like the goal-net rule, this one opens as permitted, subject to a competition-rules veto.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §13 (Advertising in the technical areas) · recall
Technical-area floor advertising must not distract or confuse the area's occupants or any other participant.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §13 (Advertising in the technical areas) · recall
Both clauses use the same default-permitted, competition-rules-can-prohibit structure.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §12, §13 (Advertising on the goal nets; in the technical areas) · applied
Goal-net advertising has no distance figure at all, only the condition that it not confuse or obstruct.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §12 (Advertising on the pitch; on the goal nets) · applied
Both §11 and §13 condition their advertising on not distracting or confusing people nearby.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §13 (Advertising on the pitch; in the technical areas) · applied
The goal-net rule protects the view of players and referees specifically.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §12 (Advertising on the goal nets) · recall
The technical-area rule protects its own occupants and other participants from distraction or confusion.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §13 (Advertising in the technical areas) · recall
All three share one opening move: permitted first, with competition rules holding a veto.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §12, §13 (Advertising on the pitch; on the goal nets; in the technical areas) · applied
Test 3Advertising around the pitch: upright boardsTake a test
Upright advertising must stand at least 1m from the touchlines.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §14 (Advertising around the pitch) · recall
Upright advertising is banned entirely in the technical areas and substitution zones, distance aside.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §14 (Advertising around the pitch) · recall
The end-line distance for upright advertising is tied to the goal net's own depth, not a fixed figure.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §14 (Advertising around the pitch) · recall
Upright advertising must also stand at least 1m from the goal net.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §14 (Advertising around the pitch) · recall
The 1m rule is beside the point there: no upright boards may stand in the technical areas or substitution zones, however far from the touchline they are.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §14 (Advertising around the pitch) · applied
Since the rule is defined relative to the goal net's depth, a deeper net pushes the advertising further back.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §14 (Advertising around the pitch) · applied
Two separate clearances stack up near the goal: the net's own depth, then another 1m beyond it.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §14 (Advertising around the pitch) · applied
Upright advertising needs 1m clearance, while on-pitch advertising needs only 0.75m.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §14 (Advertising on the pitch; around the pitch) · applied
Upright advertising stands off the pitch surface, around its edges, unlike floor-level pitch advertising.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §14 (Advertising on the pitch; around the pitch) · applied
Only the upright-advertising clause names two zones, the technical areas and substitution zones, as outright prohibited.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §14 (Advertising around the pitch) · applied
Test 4Background music, and comparing the advertising rulesTake a test
Law 1 permits background music and sound effects during the match, subject to conditions.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §15 (Background music and sound effects) · recall
Background music must not drown out the referees' whistles or the timekeeper's acoustic signal or whistle.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §15 (Background music and sound effects) · recall
Music also must not hinder communication between or among players, substitutes, team officials and match officials.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §15 (Background music and sound effects) · recall
Like the advertising clauses, music is permitted by default but conditioned on not causing a specific harm.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11-§15 (Advertising and sound clauses) · applied
Law 1 names the timekeeper's acoustic signal or whistle alongside the referees' whistles.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §15 (Background music and sound effects) · recall
Law 1 extends the communication protection to team officials and match officials as well.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §15 (Background music and sound effects) · applied
Every clause turns on either a competition-rules check or a stated non-interference condition, never a universal figure.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11-§15 (Advertising and sound clauses) · applied
Only pitch-floor advertising carries a numeric distance (0.75m); goal-net advertising and music rely on non-interference conditions instead.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §12, §15 (Advertising on the pitch; on the goal nets; background music) · applied
Music is governed purely by a non-interference condition, with no distance measurement involved at all.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §15 (Background music and sound effects) · applied
Every one of the five clauses exists to stop advertising, logos or sound from confusing or interfering with play, officiating or communication.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11-§15 (Advertising and sound clauses) · applied
Test 5Reviewing Law 1 as a wholeTake a test
The technical area's guideline side extent is also set at 1m, quite apart from the goal-net advertising rule.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8, §14 (The technical area; advertising around the pitch) · applied
0.75m also fixes the technical area's forward extent from the touchline, quite apart from the advertising rule.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8, §11 (The technical area; advertising on the pitch) · applied
The goalposts and crossbar share the pitch's general 8cm line width, alongside every marked line.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3, §9 (Pitch dimensions; the goals) · applied
The penalty area's side lines run 6m; the penalty, 10m and centre marks all use a 6cm radius instead.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2, §4 (Pitch markings; the penalty area) · applied
The pitch's length still gets a Law 1 minimum and maximum; the technical area's headcount gets no figure at all.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3, §8 (Pitch dimensions; the technical area) · applied
Upright advertising is governed by fixed distances instead, not the competition-rules-conditional wording the other three share.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11-§14 (Advertising clauses) · applied
At 6m, 10m and at least 12.5m respectively, the penalty mark is nearest, then the 10m mark, then the halfway line.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2-§5 (Pitch markings; dimensions; the penalty area; the 10m mark) · applied
Only the substitution zone is described as routinely changing sides; a moved goal is an incident, not a scheduled change.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §10 (Substitution zones; goal movement) · applied
A number attaches to nearly every named space in Law 1; this warm-up zone is the quiet exception.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1, §8 (Safety; the technical area) · applied
Law 1 covers the pitch, its markings, zones, goals and surroundings; player conduct is governed elsewhere, chiefly Law 12.
Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1-§15 (The whole of Law 1) · applied
Sources
FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Law, not reproduced)
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §10 (Goal movement)30
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8 (The technical area)21
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9 (The goals)19
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6 (The substitution zones)11
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11 (Advertising, logos and emblems on the pitch)10
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2 (Pitch markings)9
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4 (The penalty area)9
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §8 (Substitution zones; the technical area)9
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §14 (Advertising around the pitch)8
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions)7
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §15 (Background music and sound effects)6
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §5 (The 10m mark)5
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1 (Safety)5
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1 (Pitch surface)3
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3 (Pitch dimensions, measurement note)3
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2, §4 (Pitch markings; the penalty area)3
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §7 (The corner area)3
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §12 (Advertising on the goal nets)3
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §13 (Advertising in the technical areas)3
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11-§15 (Advertising and sound clauses)3
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2, §7 (Pitch markings; the corner area)2
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4, §5 (The penalty area; the 10m mark)2
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1, §8 (Safety; the technical area)2
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §14 (Advertising on the pitch; around the pitch)2
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1-§7 (general)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2, §5 (Pitch markings; the 10m mark)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3, §4 (Pitch dimensions; the penalty area)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §4, §7 (The penalty area; the corner area)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3, §4, §5, §7 (Pitch dimensions; penalty area; 10m mark; corner area)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §9-§10 (The goals; goal movement)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2-§6 (Pitch markings; the substitution zones)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1, §3 (Safety; pitch dimensions)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1, §6, §8 (Safety; substitution zones; the technical area)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §12, §13 (Advertising on the goal nets; in the technical areas)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §12 (Advertising on the pitch; on the goal nets)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §13 (Advertising on the pitch; in the technical areas)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §12, §13 (Advertising on the pitch; on the goal nets; in the technical areas)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11, §12, §15 (Advertising on the pitch; on the goal nets; background music)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8, §14 (The technical area; advertising around the pitch)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §8, §11 (The technical area; advertising on the pitch)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3, §9 (Pitch dimensions; the goals)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §3, §8 (Pitch dimensions; the technical area)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §11-§14 (Advertising clauses)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §2-§5 (Pitch markings; dimensions; the penalty area; the 10m mark)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §6, §10 (Substitution zones; goal movement)1
- FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 1 §1-§15 (The whole of Law 1)1