KNOW
THE GAME
Futsal is not
indoor soccer.
Different court.
Different ball.
Different restarts.
Different demands.
Here's why the game develops faster thinking, cleaner technique and players who are comfortable under pressure.
Futsal is five-a-side football — goalkeeper included — played on a smaller court with a low-bounce ball and no walls.
The ball goes out.The game restarts.The space stays tight.Everybody is involved.
Less room creates more decisions.
Five-a-side includes the goalkeeper.
Every line on the floor changes how the game is played.
PENALTY AREA
The curved area in front of each goal. Defines goalkeeper handling and penalty offences.
Futsal uses a smaller, low-bounce ball designed to stay closer to the floor.
The reduced bounce supports control and quick combination play. It still bounces — just far less than an outdoor ball.
BALL
SIZE 4
BOUNCE
LOW
FULL SPECIFICATIONS PUBLISHED AGAINST THE COMPETITION RULESET
The rules a newcomer needs to follow the game.
- 01KICK-INS, NO THROW-INSThe ball is returned to play with the feet from the touchline.
- 02ROLLING SUBSTITUTIONSPlayers change on the fly through the substitution zone.
- 03FOUR-SECOND RESTARTSRestarts must be taken quickly; the clock on them is real.
- 04ACCUMULATED FOULSTeam fouls add up and change how free kicks are awarded.
- 05NO WALLS / NO BOARDSNothing keeps the ball in. Out is out.
- 06TIMEKEEPINGMatch timing follows the competition's ruleset.
- 07GOALKEEPER RULESThe goalkeeper has specific restrictions on handling and distribution.
FULL RULES POSTED SOON
Reference points, not rigid positions.
GOLEIRO
Goalkeeper. Starts attacks and protects the goal.
FIXO
The deepest field player. Organizes and connects.
ALA
Wide, mobile player. Creates, defends and connects lines. Plural: ALAS.
PIVÔ
Advanced reference player. Receives under pressure and helps create space.
Everyone attacks.
Everyone defends.
Everyone has to read the game.
Space is created, not found.
ROTATION
Players trade positions to keep the shape moving.
SUPPORT
Always an option behind and beside the ball.
WIDTH
Stretch the court to open the middle.
DEPTH
Someone high, someone deep — never one flat line.
THIRD PLAYER
The runner who benefits from the first two touches.
CREATING SPACE
Move to empty an area, then attack it.
PLAYING UNDER PRESSURE
Protect, turn, release — fast.
TRANSITION
The moment the ball changes hands decides most goals.
They are different games.
FUTSAL
- NO WALLS
- LOW-BOUNCE BALL
- KICK-INS
- SMALLER COURT
- OFFICIAL FUTSAL MARKINGS
- FIVE-A-SIDE
- RESTART DISCIPLINE
INDOOR SOCCER
- MAY USE WALLS / BOARDS
- DIFFERENT BALL / FIELD SYSTEM
- DIFFERENT RESTARTS
- FIELD FORMAT VARIES
They are different games.
The game changes. The football IQ travels.
- LESS SPACE
- MORE FREQUENT TOUCHES
- QUICKER DECISIONS
- SMALLER NUMBERS
- MORE TRANSITIONS
- CONSTANT INVOLVEMENT
The game changes.
The football IQ travels.
Shapes to start from, not places to stand.
WHAT IT CREATES
Three players underneath one advanced pivot. Creates a reference player high while keeping support behind the ball.
WHAT PLAYERS HAVE TO RECOGNIZE
When to play into the pivot, when to rotate a wide player past them, and who covers if possession is lost.
SHAPES TO START FROM — NOT PLACES TO STAND
History first. Inspiration second.
Modern futsal traces its origins to Montevideo, Uruguay in the early 1930s.
Brazil became enormously influential in the game's growth, style and development.
Futsal later became deeply embedded across South America, Europe and other parts of the football world.
BRAND / CULTURAL INSPIRATION — NOT FUTSALTX LOCATIONS
- MONTEVIDEO
- SÃO PAULO
- LISBON
- MADRID
- BARCELONA
- TEXAS
The court doesn't let you hide.
- MORE TOUCHES.
- LESS SPACE.
- FASTER DECISIONS.
- MORE 1v1 MOMENTS.
- MORE TRANSITIONS.
- EVERY PLAYER INVOLVED.
The court doesn't let you hide.
Know the game?
Now play it.