Rules for Futsal

FUTSAL RULEBOOK

Game Length:
- Two 20 minute halves with a 2 minute halftime.

Time Outs- The Futsal league at the Dulles Sportsplex will have no time outs. This will apply for all age groups.

Roster Size
- Youth: The maximum roster size will be 18 players. There will be no guest players allowed. If a team has an injury or other "circumstances" whereby they lose a rostered player, that team may request that a new player be added to the roster. If a commissioner has not permitted this addition that player will be considered "illegal" and the game forfeited. Please note that ten awards will be handed out to the winning teams. More awards may be purchased from the Sportsplex at cost.
- Adult: The maximum roster size will be 10 players. Teams may have at maximum three guest players for any game.

Guest Players

All adult teams are allowed guest players as outlined in the above rules. Guest players may not be rostered on another team in the same league. Guest players can be rostered in other leagues as long as the player is playing at the appropriate level. Teams violating any of the general rules regarding guest players will forfeit their game.

Ball

Games

Player on the Field

Field of Play

The game will be played on a basketball court. No boards will be used.
Out of bounds rules will be enforced. Kick-ins will be used instead of throw-ins.

Awards

Adult: The Dulles Sportsplex will award various prizes to winning teams. Each first place team will receive either ten trophies (according to the maximum roster size), or a 10% discount off the following session. If teams want additional prizes or awards, they may purchase them from the Sportsplex. If trophies are being ordered, they must be ordered within two weeks of the session ending.
Youth: Each first place team will receive up to 12 trophies. If teams want additional prizes or awards, they may purchase them from the Sportsplex.
Division winners will be determined by total points.

Kick-Off

Substitutions

Substitutions are free and unlimited as long as such substitutions do not interfere with the flow of the game. Furthermore, each and every substitution must wait until the player they are substituting for is off the court before they can enter. Note: substitutions are only allowed in front of each teams' bench area.
Teams may substitute for the goal keeper during play stoppages. The referee should be notified of a change in goalkeeper.

Free Kicks

On all free kicks, the defensive team must remain five yards from the ball until the ball is kicked. After the ball has been placed, the defensive team must retreat (within three seconds) five yards from the ball. Repeated failure to do so or failure to do so after the initial request by the official is encroachment and the referee may award yellow card.

Red Cards

Any player that receives a red card shall be sent completely off the playing area and shall not return. The team with the offending player shall play a player down for two minutes. After two minutes a player other than the red carded player can enter the court with referee permission.

Goalkeepers

After gaining possession of a ball, the goalkeeper must release it within four seconds. All throughout the game the goalkeeper can never have possession of the ball for more than four seconds unless he receives the ball on the opponent side of the field.

Standings

Teams will receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. League champion will be determined by the team with the most points. Any tie breakers shall be determined in the following order:

The team with the most points

The winner of any head to head league play

Least Goals Allowed

Most wins

If teams are still tied after the above tie-breakers have been calculated, the Sportsplex will award co-champions.

Futsal Rules

The Dulles SportsPlex will follow Official Futsal rules (as endorsed by FIFA) for all situations not otherwise covered in these rules.