Futsal
Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.[1]
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| Highest governing body | FIFA and AMF |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Full[2] |
| Team members | 5 per side |
| Type | Indoor |
| Equipment | Futsal ball |
| Venue | Futsal court |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | No (except 2018 Youth Olympics) |
| Paralympic | No |
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor soccer, 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 football.[3] The surface, ball and rules favour ball control and passing in small spaces.[4] The game emphasizes control, improvisation, creativity and technique.[5]