LAS 8 - Futsal Laws of the game

• Pitch surface

  Matches should be played on flat, smooth and non-abrasive surfaces, preferably made of wood or artificial material, according to the rules of the competition.
• Pitch Surface

  Concrete or tarmac should be avoided. Artificial turf pitches

  are permitted in exceptional cases and only for national competitions.
• The two longer boundary lines are called touch lines.
• The two shorter lines are called goal lines.
• The pitch is divided into two halves by a halfway line, which joins the midpoints of the two touch lines.
• The center mark is indicated at the midpoint of the halfway line. A circle with a radius of 3 m is marked around it. A mark must be drawn outside the pitch, 5 m from the corner arc and at right angles to the goal line, to ensure that defending players retreat this distance when a corner kick is being taken.
• The length of the touch line must be greater than the length of the goal line.
• All lines must be 8 cm wide.
• For non-international matches the dimensions are as follows:

  Length (touch line): minimum 25 m maximum 42 m

  Width (goal line): minimum 16 m maximum 25 m
• For international matches the dimensions are as follows:

  Length (touch line): minimum 38 m maximum 42 m

  Width (goal line): minimum 20 m maximum 25 m