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| Highest governing body | FIFA |
|---|---|
| First played | 1930, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Limited |
| Team members | 5 per side |
| Type | Indoor |
| Equipment | Futsal ball |
| Venue | Futsal court |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | No (except the Youth Olympics since 2018) |
| Paralympic | No |
Futsal is a football-based sport played on a hardcourt like a basketball court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.[1]
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goleiro. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, it is played on a hard court surface marked by lines; walls or boards are not used. It is played with a smaller, harder, lower-bounce ball than association football.[2] The surface, ball and rules favour ball control and passing in small spaces.[3][4]
The game emphasizes control, improvisation, creativity and technique.[5]
- ^ "World Cup 2014: Futsal – the game behind Brazil's superstars". BBC Sport. 2 July 2014.
- ^ "What is Futsal? The Differences Between CUSA's Futsal, Outdoor and Indoor Soccer Programs" (PDF). Calgary United Soccer Association (CUSA). Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
- ^ "New to Futsal". 2C Futsal. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "New to Futsal". futsal all. 24 February 2023.
- ^ "How will English football develop?". BBC News. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.