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Futsal · Laws of the Game

Law 13: Free Kicks

3 parts · 15 tests · 150 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

Law 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), the offences and sanctions at a free kick, accumulated fouls, and the direct free kick beginning with the sixth accumulated foul (DFKSAF) with its procedure, offences and outcomes.

13.131Types of Free Kick and Procedure

Direct and indirect free kicks and who is awarded them; the four-second count and the indirect signal; what happens when a free kick enters a goal; where a free kick is taken, including the penalty-area, pitch-entry and off-pitch exceptions; the stationary ball and the 5m and 1m distances; and lifting, feinting and kicking at an opponent.

Test 1Types of free kick, the indirect signal, and the ball entering the goalTake a test

  1. Free kicks always go to the side opposing the guilty person, not to the offender's team or by touch or foul tally.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick) · recall

  2. The count is a visible signal from one of the referees on the pitch, not from the table or the bench.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick) · recall

  3. The raised arm is the signal that tells everyone the kick is indirect, whereas the other gestures belong to different decisions.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick) · recall

  4. The arm stays up through the kick and until another player touches the ball or it leaves the pitch.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick) · recall

  5. With the signal given, a direct entry into the goal means the defenders restart with a goal clearance.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick) · applied

  6. The missing signal removes the basis for the clearance, so the kick is simply taken again.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick) · applied

  7. A direct free kick may score against the opponents without any other player touching the ball.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick) · applied

  8. Kicking directly into your own goal gives the other side a corner, whichever kind of free kick it was.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick) · applied

  9. Only direct free kicks score straight into the opponents' goal, so the kick type is the deciding factor.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick) · applied

  10. Only an indirect kick going straight into the opponents' goal earns the defenders a clearance, since the other pairings give a goal or a corner.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick) · applied

Test 2Where a free kick is taken: the general rule and the penalty-area exceptionsTake a test

  1. The starting point is the spot of the offence, with a short list of exceptions.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  2. Defenders get a free choice of position anywhere within their own area for their own free kicks.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  3. The kick is moved out to the line rather than taken inside the area or from a fixed spot.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  4. The imaginary line runs parallel to the touchline, so the kick keeps its lateral position on the pitch.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  5. The ball's position, not the offender's, sets the place, and it is brought out to the penalty-area line.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  6. Only the free kick inside the taker's own area enjoys free placement, whereas one outside it uses the general rule.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  7. Other Laws sometimes name a specific spot, and this exception simply defers to them.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  8. The nearest-point rule keeps the kick on the same side as the offence.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  9. One exception gives freedom to the defending team's own kicks, and the other moves indirect kicks against them to the line.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  10. The defenders' own kick is freely placed inside the area, whereas the other three are all relocated to the line.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

Test 3Where a free kick is taken: pitch-entry and off-pitch offencesTake a test

  1. Pitch-entry and exit offences are tied to the ball's position, since the offender may be off the pitch.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  2. The kick is taken where the ball was when play stopped, not where the player stepped on.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  3. Indirect kicks do not start inside an area, so the nearest line point replaces the ball's spot.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  4. The exit offence draws an indirect free kick, positioned by the ball rather than by the offender.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  5. Off-pitch offences come back to the closest boundary-line point.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  6. Both conditions must combine, so an indirect offence stays a free kick even on that stretch of end line.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  7. The Law carves out outside agents, whose incidents are handled differently.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  8. A penalty needs the nearest point to lie on the offender's end-line section, and a touchline point does not qualify.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  9. Entry and exit offences follow the ball, while offences committed off the pitch follow the boundary line.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  10. The defender's offence is relocated to the line, but an entry offence outside an area is simply taken where the ball was.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

Test 4The ball, the four seconds, and the 5m and 1m distancesTake a test

  1. A free kick starts from a stationary ball, wherever on the pitch it is taken.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  2. Play begins with a kick that visibly moves the ball, not with a whistle or a second touch.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  3. A second touch by the kicker must wait for contact with someone else.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  4. The standard distance is five metres, whichever kind of free kick is taken.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  5. Attackers wait outside the defenders' penalty area until the kick is in play.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  6. A wall of two or more defenders is protected by a 1m buffer, much smaller than the 5m ball distance.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  7. The buffer lasts until the kick is taken and the ball clearly moves.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  8. The four-second limit is fixed for all free kicks.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  9. The two duties are different: the kicker waits for another player's touch, whereas the opponents give space.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  10. The correct set combines a still ball, the four-second limit and the 5m distance, and each distractor alters one of the three.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

Test 5Taking the kick: lifting, feinting, and kicking at an opponentTake a test

  1. The Law explicitly allows lifting the ball with one foot or with both feet at once.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  2. Feinting is part of futsal, so it is not penalised at an ordinary free kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · recall

  3. A deliberate, non-careless kick at an opponent to replay the ball is accepted, and play goes on.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  4. The ban on a second touch ends as soon as another player, opponent or team-mate, has touched the ball.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  5. The protection lasts only while the kick is not careless, reckless or forceful.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  6. The Law names the two-footed lift alongside the one-footed lift.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  7. Ordinary free kicks tolerate feints, in contrast to some stricter restarts.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  8. The Law sets no minimum travel distance, as a clear movement after the kick is enough.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  9. Both techniques are explicitly accepted, so neither is a restriction on the kicker.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

  10. Feinting and lifting are both permitted, whereas the other three are breaches of the procedure.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure) · applied

13.132Free-Kick Offences, and Accumulated Fouls

Opponents too close to the ball and the 1m wall rule, quick free kicks and deliberate delay; the kicker's second touch, handball and a replacement substitute touching the ball; the four-second limit and encroachment in the penalty area; what counts as an accumulated foul and how it is counted and recorded; and advantage, signals and extra time.

Test 1Opponents too close, quick free kicks, and the wallTake a test

  1. Encroaching opponents normally force a retake, with advantage as the one route around it.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  2. A quick kick that is intercepted by a close opponent is not retaken, so play simply goes on.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  3. Deliberate obstruction of a quick free kick is punished as a delay, which draws a caution.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  4. The retake applies to the ordinary close opponent, whereas an intercepted quick kick is left to stand.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  5. Breaking the 1m buffer around the wall gives the defenders an indirect free kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  6. The Law speaks of two or more defenders forming a wall.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  7. The distance offences are handled differently, so one gives a retake and the other a restart for the defenders.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  8. Advantage is the named way to let play continue instead of retaking.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  9. Intent matters, since deliberate blocking is a disciplinary matter while ordinary closeness is not.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  10. The possible results are a retake, an intercepted quick kick left alone, or a caution when the block was deliberate.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

Test 2The kicker's own offences: second touch, handball, substituteTake a test

  1. A second touch by the kicker is an indirect-free-kick offence.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  2. Handling upgrades the second-touch offence from indirect to direct.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  3. A handball inside the kicker's own area gives the opponents a penalty.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  4. The goalkeeper is the exception, and the restart drops to an indirect free kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  5. The replacement counts as the kicker's second touch, so the opponents get an indirect kick at the point of contact.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  6. Nothing is kicked from inside an area for an indirect offence, so the closest line point applies.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  7. The offence needs the replacement to touch the ball first, so simply entering is not enough.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  8. The handling makes the difference, since the foot touch is indirect and the hand touch is direct.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  9. The Law names the substitute replacing the kicker as the second post-kick offence.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  10. The whole offence is about the kicker's touch coming before any other player's.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

Test 3Four seconds and penalty-area encroachmentTake a test

  1. Overrunning the count gives the opponents an indirect kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  2. The restart keeps the original position rather than moving elsewhere.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  3. Inside the delaying team's own area, the kick moves out to the closest line point.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  4. Attackers who lacked time to leave are not punished, so nothing stops play.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  5. Playing the ball before it is in play from inside the area forces a retake.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  6. Mere presence is tolerated, but touching or challenging for the ball is not.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  7. The retake applies to playing or challenging for the ball, and not to simple presence.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  8. The offence is indirect wherever it happens, so no penalty results.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  9. Both are indirect-free-kick offences, whatever the position.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  10. Only the area encroachment among these options brings a retake, whereas the other three are all acceptable.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions) · applied

Test 4Accumulated fouls: what counts and how they are recordedTake a test

  1. The count is built from direct-free-kick offences.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · recall

  2. The Law names Laws 3, 4 and 12 as the sources of such fouls.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · recall

  3. The match report keeps the official tally for every team in every period.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · recall

  4. The count is kept separately for each team and each period.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · recall

  5. Indirect offences never enter the tally, since the count is tied to direct kicks.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

  6. Second-period fouls carry into extra time rather than restarting.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · recall

  7. Each regular period starts afresh, so the first-period count does not accumulate into the second.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

  8. Cards are a separate matter, so the direct free kick still adds to the tally.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

  9. The second-period tally starts from zero, so only the three count.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

  10. The tally combines the direct-kick source with a team-and-period basis.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

Test 5Advantage, signals and the link to the sixth foulTake a test

  1. Both conditions must hold, so a low tally alone is not enough.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

  2. Five earlier fouls rule advantage out for the next one.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

  3. The signalling waits for the first stoppage.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · recall

  4. The Law prescribes mandatory signals directed at the timekeeper and third referee.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · recall

  5. Without the signal, the foul could go unrecorded even though it happened.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

  6. Playing advantage does not erase the foul, which remains in the tally.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

  7. The advantage option disappears when a goal or clear chance is denied.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

  8. The restart is the direct free kick starting with the sixth accumulated foul (DFKSAF), whose procedure Law 13 sets out in detail.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · recall

  9. The limit of five applies to the offending team's own tally.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

  10. Advantage affects the restart but leaves the count and signal intact.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls) · applied

13.133The Direct Free Kick Beginning with the Sixth Accumulated Foul

When the DFKSAF is awarded and the penalty-kick exception; the 10m mark and the offence zone; no wall and the compulsory shot at goal; the positions of the goalkeeper and the other players; the kick itself, back-heels, four seconds and the end of a period; and every offence and outcome from encroachment, the kicker's side, the goalkeeper's side, both teams and outside agents.

Test 1When a DFKSAF is awarded, the 10m mark, and no wallTake a test

  1. The special kick begins with a team's sixth foul, counted separately for each period.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · recall

  2. Once the sixth foul is reached, every further accumulated foul in the period is treated the same way.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · recall

  3. Inside the area, the ordinary penalty kick takes the place of the DFKSAF.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · applied

  4. The standard position is the 10m mark, with part of the ball on or over its centre.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · recall

  5. Only offences in the zone behind the imaginary 10m line give the kicker a choice.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · applied

  6. Outside the zone near the end line, the fixed 10m mark is the only position.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · applied

  7. The kick is meant as a direct attempt on goal, and the kicker has no other option.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · applied

  8. A wall has no place at this kick, unlike an ordinary free kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · recall

  9. The DFKSAF is a compulsory shot at goal without a wall, in contrast to an ordinary direct kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · applied

  10. Both parts must be right, so each distractor breaks either the count, the basis or the no-wall rule.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · applied

Test 2Who stands where: the goalkeeper, other players, and the signalTake a test

  1. The goalkeeper must be at least five metres away until the kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · recall

  2. Delaying and touching the goal frame are the named forms of unfair distraction.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · recall

  3. A moving frame or net could distract the kicker, so it has to be still.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · recall

  4. All four conditions apply together: on the pitch, at 5m, behind the ball and outside the area.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · applied

  5. The Law fixes position by whatever part of the body is touching the pitch.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · recall

  6. Identifying the kicker is what makes a wrong-kicker offence recognisable.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · recall

  7. The go-ahead comes from a referee, and only once everyone is correctly placed.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · recall

  8. Three metres is inside the required 5m, so it is a goalkeeper offence.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · applied

  9. The area is off limits for every player except the kicker and goalkeeper.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · applied

  10. Each distractor spoils either the goalkeeper's distance or the placement of the other players.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure) · applied

Test 3The kick itself: direction, four seconds, second touch, end of a periodTake a test

  1. The kick is a direct attempt on the opponents' goal.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick) · recall

  2. A back-heel is fine when it is still a direct attempt on goal.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick) · applied

  3. Unlike an ordinary free kick, the ball must move towards the opponents' goal to be in play.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick) · recall

  4. The four-second limit applies to the DFKSAF as it does to every free kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick) · recall

  5. The delay gives the defenders an indirect free kick, taken where the DFKSAF was due.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick) · applied

  6. Playing the ball twice before anyone else touches it gives the opponents an indirect kick again.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick) · recall

  7. As at any other kick, handling turns the offence into a direct one.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick) · applied

  8. The period is extended until the kick has run its course.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick) · recall

  9. The kick is finished once the ball stops or leaves the pitch, among a small set of other events.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick) · recall

  10. A mere goalkeeper touch does not end the kick, but the other three events all do.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick) · applied

Test 4Offences before the ball is in play: encroachment and the kicker's sideTake a test

  1. The kicker's side is penalised when the encroachment clearly affected the goalkeeper.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  2. Playing the ball or challenging for it, then scoring or creating a chance, makes the encroachment punishable.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  3. For the defending side the test is a clear impact on the kicker, or playing the ball to prevent a chance.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · recall

  4. The first offence is a warning, and later ones are cautioned.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  5. A goal scored after the kicker's side offends does not stand.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  6. Without a goal there is no retake, and the defenders receive an indirect kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  7. The three exceptions all break the nature of the kick, and they end in an indirect kick whatever the outcome.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  8. Feinting after the run-up is illegal feinting, which is a cautionable offence.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  9. The timing separates the two cases, and only a feint after the run-up is punished.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  10. A wrong kicker is punished at once, without any warning stage.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

Test 5Outcomes: the goalkeeper's side, both teams, and outside agentsTake a test

  1. The goalkeeper cannot benefit from an offence, so the goal stands.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  2. A retake in this case needs a clear impact on the kicker.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  3. The goalkeeper gains no advantage from a stop made through an offence.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  4. The goalkeeper is warned first, then cautioned for later offences.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  5. A miss after a defending team-mate's offence brings a retake plus a first warning.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  6. Equal offences cancel out, giving a retake with warnings for the offenders.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  7. The kicker's offence takes priority in a simultaneous offence, so the defenders get the indirect kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  8. As a rule interference is repaired by retaking the kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  9. Harmless interference does not cancel a goal, unless the attacking side caused it.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

  10. Once the kick has run its course through a rebound, interference leads to a dropped ball.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions) · applied

Sources

FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Law, not reproduced)

  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §2 (Procedure)40
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §3 (Offences and Sanctions)30
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §4 (Accumulated Fouls)20
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Award and Procedure)20
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – Offences and Sanctions)20
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §1 (Types of Free Kick)10
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 13 §5 (DFKSAF – The Kick)10