League Rules

Our focus for the GFFL league is to educate the players, coaches, and parents with the basic rules of Futsal. To achieve this outcome, our referees will be acting as educators and enforcers of the laws of Futsal. We encourage the coaches, players, and parents to focus on familiarizing themselves with the laws of the game, and as players become accustomed to the format of Futsal, the referees will become stricter with violations in the law of the game.  We have adapted some rules for the league and may be slightly different when competing in officially sanctioned competition. For the complete FIFA rules and laws of the game, visit the link at the bottom of the page.

Everything is the same as soccer except for the following:

  • [League Rule] Our referees will call the games to be lower contact than outdoor for player safety. Use of arms and upper body contact is highly discouraged and will be called a foul. Tripping and pushing will also result in a foul along with anything that would be an infringement in soccer.

    • Physical fouls will result in a direct free kick is the result at the area of the foul.

    • When a foul occurs inside the goalkeeper area it will result in a penalty kick from the free throw-line.

  • Players should be 5 paces away from all free kicks. Players can ask for 5 paces if they would like.

  • Kick-ins replace throw-ins.

    • The ball must be placed on the line and stopped completely. It is recommended that players stop the ball with their hand to ensure it stops moving.

    • Opposition must be 5 paces away on kick-ins

  • Goal throws replace goal kicks.

    • The goalkeeper must start with the ball in their hands and throw or role the ball to a teammate.

  • When the keeper is throwing the ball:

    • [League Rule] The ball must touch the floor in their half or touch a player in their half before crossing half-court.

    • [League Rule] If there is a violation of this rule it will result in an indirect free kick from the white line. (located half-way between the center circle and goalkeeper area.)

  • Players have 4 seconds for all restarts.

    • The 4 second rule also applies for any time the goalkeeper has the ball at their hands or feet within their own half.

    • If a player exceeds 4 seconds on a kick-in it will result in a kick-in for the other team from the same point on the court.

    • If a goalkeeper exceeds 4 seconds with the ball, it will result in an indirect kick from the white line. (located half-way between the center circle and goalkeeper area.)

  • Goalkeepers cannot pick up the ball after a field player has purposely played the ball back to them.

    • If there is a violation of this rule it will result in an indirect free kick from the nearest point to where the infringement happened on the edge of the goalkeepers area.

  • The Goalkeeper cannot touch the ball again in any way within his own half after releasing the ball into play unless an opponent has touched it, it has gone out of play, or the ball crosses half-court.

    • If there is a violation of this rule, it will result in an indirect free kick from the white line. (located half-way between the center circle and goalkeeper area.)

 

http://www.ussoccer.com/referees/laws-of-the-game/futsal-laws-of-the-game