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Futsal · Laws of the Game

Law 2: The Ball

2 parts · 10 tests · 100 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

Law 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 a defective ball, additional and extra balls, and a goal scored off a defective ball.

2.21Ball qualities, measurements and advertising

The futsal ball's required shape, material, circumference, weight and pressure, the bounce test and the FIFA Quality Programme, the rules on commercial advertising on the ball, and how these two subsections of Law 2 relate to each other.

Test 1Shape, material and required measurementsTake a test

  1. Law 2 requires the ball to be spherical and made of a suitable material.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  2. Law 2 fixes the circumference between 62cm and 64cm.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  3. The ball must weigh between 400g and 440g at the start of the match.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  4. Law 2 sets the pressure at 0.6-0.9 atmospheres, equal to 600-900 g/cm2, at sea level.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  5. Law 2 ties the weight figure to the start of the match specifically.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  6. Law 2 lists exactly five required qualities for the ball.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  7. Law 2's list of qualities has no colour requirement at all.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  8. Law 2 lists circumference and weight as separate, independent requirements.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  9. Law 2 states the pressure figure at sea level, with no stated altitude adjustment.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  10. All three quantities in Law 2's list are given as ranges, not single fixed values.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

Test 2The bounce test and the FIFA Quality ProgrammeTake a test

  1. The bounce test drops the ball from 2m.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  2. The first rebound must land between 50cm and 65cm.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  3. Law 2 measures only the first rebound after the ball is dropped.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  4. The FIFA Quality Programme requirement is scoped to official FIFA or confederation competitions.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  5. Each mark shows the ball passed official testing against its own technical requirements.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  6. The mark's requirements sit on top of, not instead of, Law 2's own minimum specs.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  7. Law 2 requires FIFA's own approval for the technical requirements behind each mark.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  8. The bounce test verifies the ball performs as its stated qualities should, rather than adding a new one.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  9. Law 2 requires bearing 'one of the marks', not all of them.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  10. Both provisions exist to confirm the ball performs to a consistent, recognised standard.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

Test 3Advertising on the ballTake a test

  1. Law 2 bans commercial advertising on the ball by default, aside from three named exceptions.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · recall

  2. The competition's own logo or emblem is one of the three named exceptions.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · recall

  3. The competition organiser's logo or emblem is the second named exception.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · recall

  4. The authorised manufacturer's trademark is the third named exception.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · recall

  5. Law 2 gives the competition rules the power to restrict size and number of the markings.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · recall

  6. The rule's scope covers FIFA, confederation, and national-association competitions.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · recall

  7. Law 2 names exactly three exceptions to the advertising ban.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · applied

  8. Law 2's ball rule names three specific bodies; Law 1's pitch rule instead states a general condition.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · applied

  9. Law 2's wording ('may restrict') makes this an option, not a requirement.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · applied

  10. The default is a ban, with three specific, named carve-outs.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · applied

Test 4Putting the ball's specs togetherTake a test

  1. Pressure's range (0.6-0.9) is a 50% spread from its minimum, far wider than weight's 10% or circumference's roughly 3%.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  2. Weight is tied to the start of the match; pressure is tied to sea level, a different kind of condition.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  3. Section 1 sets the physical specifications; section 2 separately governs advertising and markings.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §2 (Qualities; advertising on the ball) · recall

  4. Unlike advertising, which competition rules may restrict, no clause lets them adjust the core measurements.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §2 (Qualities; advertising on the ball) · applied

  5. A ball becoming defective mid-match is covered by section 3, not the qualities section itself.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §3 (Qualities; replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  6. Both Law 1's pitch advertising and Law 2's ball advertising leave size/scope decisions to the competition rules.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball) · applied

  7. Neither list requires full coverage: one mark is enough, and the ad exceptions are merely permitted, not mandatory.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §2 (Qualities; advertising on the ball) · applied

  8. Law 2 gives the pressure figure in both atmospheres and g/cm2.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  9. The core specs are fixed by Law 2; competition input is limited to the advertising clause.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §2 (Qualities; advertising on the ball) · applied

  10. Section 1's figures are fixed outright; section 2 explicitly allows competition rules to restrict further.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §2 (Qualities; advertising on the ball) · applied

Test 5Ball specifications: precise bounds and spansTake a test

  1. 62cm is the minimum circumference Law 2 allows.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  2. 440g is the maximum starting weight Law 2 allows.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  3. A rebound short of 50cm from a 2m drop fails Law 2's bounce test.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  4. Bouncing past 65cm from a 2m drop is just as much a failure under Law 2.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  5. Below 600 g/cm2, the ball is under-inflated for Law 2's standard.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  6. Above 900 g/cm2, the ball is over-inflated for Law 2's standard.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · recall

  7. The weight range runs 400g to 440g, a 40g span.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  8. The circumference range runs 62cm to 64cm, a 2cm span.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  9. The bounce range runs 50cm to 65cm, a 15cm span.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

  10. The bounce range (50-65cm) spans 15cm, far more than the circumference range's 2cm (62-64cm).

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements) · applied

2.22A defective ball, additional balls and extra balls

What happens when the match ball becomes defective in open play, at a restart, or mid-flight during a penalty/shoot-out/DFKSAF kick, the rules on additional balls placed around the pitch and a stray extra ball entering it, a goal scored off a defective ball deflecting from the frame, and how these connect back to Law 2's ball specifications.

Test 1A defective ball in open playTake a test

  1. A defective ball in open play stops play, restarting with a dropped ball.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  2. The single named exception is a deflection off the frame that results directly in a goal.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  3. Law 2 awards the goal outright in this specific deflection scenario.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3, §6 (Replacement of a defective ball; goal off a defective ball) · applied

  4. The exception is scoped specifically to deflecting off the frame, not any defective-ball goal.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  5. Outside the exception, an open-play defect restarts with a dropped ball per Law 8.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  6. Law 2 requires a referee's permission before the ball is changed during the match.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  7. Law 2 names one of the referees as the one who must permit a ball change.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  8. Law 2's wording bars changing the ball at all without permission, not only when it is defective.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  9. The dropped-ball restart itself is procedurally covered in Law 8.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  10. The sole carve-out from stopping play is the deflect-and-score scenario.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · applied

Test 2A defective ball at a restartTake a test

  1. A defect discovered at a kick-off means the kick-off itself is retaken.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  2. Corner kicks get the same treatment: a defective ball just means retaking it.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  3. The kick-in follows suit: a defective ball simply means taking it again.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  4. Law 2 applies one uniform rule across all seven restart types: retake the same restart.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  5. The rule treats all seven restart types identically; none is singled out for different treatment.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  6. A dropped ball is itself one of the seven restart types covered by the retake rule.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  7. Open play converts to a dropped-ball restart, while a restart-moment defect just repeats the same restart.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  8. Law 2 names exactly these seven restarts as covered by the identical retake rule.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  9. Law 2 states the deflection exception within the open-play paragraph only, not the restart-retake paragraph.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  10. A free kick found defective beforehand falls under the same seven-restart retake rule.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

Test 3A defective ball during a penalty, shoot-out or DFKSAFTake a test

  1. A mid-flight defect before any contact means the penalty kick is retaken.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  2. Law 2 names penalty kicks, the shoot-out and DFKSAF kicks for this in-flight rule.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  3. The rule only applies before the ball touches a player, crossbar or goalpost.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  4. Whether discovered before or during the kick, a defective ball on a penalty kick leads to a retake either way.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  5. A DFKSAF ball deflating before touching anything falls under the in-flight retake rule.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  6. Once the ball has touched the crossbar, the 'before it touches' condition no longer holds.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  7. Law 2 names a player, the crossbar and a goalpost as the disqualifying contacts.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  8. Law 2's wording specifically ties the rule to the ball moving forwards.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  9. A fresh dropped ball starts things over in open play; the in-flight case just replays the identical kick.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  10. Whether awarding a fair goal, retaking a kick, or restarting neutrally, every provision aims at fairness.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3, §6 (Replacement of a defective ball; goal off a defective ball) · applied

Test 4Additional balls, extra balls and a goal off a defective ballTake a test

  1. Additional balls meeting Law 2's requirements may be placed around the pitch.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §4 (Additional balls) · recall

  2. Law 2 places every ball on or around the pitch under the referees' control.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §4 (Additional balls) · recall

  3. An interfering extra ball forces a stoppage, restarting with a dropped ball.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §5 (Extra balls on the pitch) · recall

  4. A non-interfering extra ball is simply removed at the earliest opportunity, without stopping play.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §5 (Extra balls on the pitch) · recall

  5. Interference, not mere presence, is what triggers a stoppage for an extra ball.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §5 (Extra balls on the pitch) · applied

  6. Law 2's wording requires the ball to enter directly after striking the frame, not via any intermediate touch.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §6 (Goal involving a defective ball) · applied

  7. Law 2's wording requires striking one of the goalposts or the crossbar, not both together.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §6 (Goal involving a defective ball) · applied

  8. Missing removes the exception, falling back to the default open-play defective-ball rule.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3, §6 (Replacement of a defective ball; goal off a defective ball) · applied

  9. Section 4 describes deliberately placed balls; section 5 describes one straying onto the pitch unexpectedly.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §4, §5 (Additional balls; extra balls on the pitch) · applied

  10. Only section 6 concerns the match ball itself; sections 4 and 5 both concern a separate, second ball.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §4, §5, §6 (Additional balls; extra balls; goal off a defective ball) · applied

Test 5Reviewing Law 2 as a wholeTake a test

  1. Section 3 covers a ball becoming defective at any point, including a bounce-test failure discovered mid-match.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §3 (Qualities; replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  2. Failing a listed quality mid-match makes the ball defective under section 3, not merely a section 1 matter.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §3 (Qualities; replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  3. Advertising markings and physical defects are governed by entirely separate sections.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2, §3 (Advertising; replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  4. Section 4 requires additional balls to meet the same requirements section 1 sets for the match ball.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §4 (Qualities; additional balls) · recall

  5. Section 5 turns entirely on interference with play, regardless of the extra ball's own condition.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §5 (Extra balls on the pitch) · applied

  6. Section 3's deflection exception points explicitly to section 6 by name.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3, §6 (Replacement of a defective ball; goal off a defective ball) · recall

  7. Law 2 points to Law 8 for how a dropped-ball restart is actually carried out.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball) · recall

  8. Only sections 3 and 6 concern a ball becoming physically defective; the rest cover specs, markings or other balls.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3, §6 (Replacement of a defective ball; goal off a defective ball) · applied

  9. A ball that becomes defective in open play is replaced and play restarts with a dropped ball; the 400-440 g weight, by contrast, is a requirement at the start of the match, not something re-checked during it.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §3 (Qualities; replacement of a defective ball) · applied

  10. Law 2 spans the ball's specs, markings, and every scenario where it fails or is disrupted.

    Source: FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1-§6 (The whole of Law 2) · applied

Sources

FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Law, not reproduced)

  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1 (Qualities and measurements)33
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3 (Replacement of a defective ball)29
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2 (Advertising on the ball)11
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §2 (Qualities; advertising on the ball)5
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §3, §6 (Replacement of a defective ball; goal off a defective ball)5
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §3 (Qualities; replacement of a defective ball)4
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §5 (Extra balls on the pitch)4
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §4 (Additional balls)2
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §6 (Goal involving a defective ball)2
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §4, §5 (Additional balls; extra balls on the pitch)1
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §4, §5, §6 (Additional balls; extra balls; goal off a defective ball)1
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §2, §3 (Advertising; replacement of a defective ball)1
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1, §4 (Qualities; additional balls)1
  • FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game 2025-26, Law 2 §1-§6 (The whole of Law 2)1