FUTSAL vs FOOTBALL

Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller playing surface and mainly played indoors. Futsal is played between two teams of five players, one of whom is the goalkeeper (Only five players (including the goalkeeper) are allowed on the field). Unlimited substitutes per team are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used. Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a regular football.

football or soccer, is also played between two teams, but there are eleven players with a spherical ball.

he differences between futsal and football are :

Differences	FUTSAL	FOOTBALL (SOCCER)
Ball size	Size 4 ball with reduce bounce	Size 5 ball
Players	5 players	11 players
Referees	Main referee & assistant referees with identical responsibilities	Main referee & 2 assistant referees
Game play	Stop clock operated by time-keeper	Timing operated by main referee
	20 minutes halves	45 minutes halves
	1 minute time-out per team / per half	No time-out
Corner	Kick-in	Throw-in
Restart	4 seconds rule on restart	Restart accordingly
Offside	No offside rules	Offside rule
Penalty & fouls	No shoulder or sliding charges	Act according to law 12
	5 foul limit (no wall free kick)	Unlimited fouling
Substitution	Unlimited "flying" substitutions	3 substitutions
	Player sent off can be substituted after 2 minute has elasped or immediately after the opponent have scored	No substitution for sent off player
Goal clearance	Goal clearance hand throw by goalkeeper	Goal-kick
Goalkeeper	Goalkeper cannot touch by hand any ball played back to him or her including head & chest	Goalkeeper cannot use his hand backpass by by his teamate other than his head or chest
	Only one back pass allowed to goalkeeper, after the ball have crossed the half way line or been touch by an opponent	Unlimited backpass to goalkeeper but he is not alowed to use his hand