laws of futsal

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1 – THE PITCH
Dimensions
The pitch shallbe rectangular. The length of the touch line shall be greater than the length of the goal line.
Length:minimum 25 m
maximum 42 m
Width: minimum 15 m
maximum 25 m
International matches
Length: minimum 38 m
maximum 42 m
Width: minimum 18 m
maximum 25 m
Pitch markings
The pitch shall be marked with lines. These lines belong to the areas of which they are boundaries. The two longer boundary lines are called touch lines. The two shorter lines are called goal lines.
All lines shall be 8 cm wide. The pitch shall be divided into two halves by the halfway line.
The centre mark shall be indicated at the midpoint of the halfway line. A circle with a radius of 3 m shall be marked around it.
Thepitch and its features are shown in the following diagram

The penalty area
The penalty area shall be marked out at each end of the pitch as follows:
Quarter circles, with a 6 m radius, shall be drawn centred on the outside of each goal post. The quarter circles shall be drawn from the goal line to meet two imaginary lines 6 m in length drawn at right angles to the goalline from the outside of the goalpost. The upper part of each quarter circle shall be joined by a 3.16 m line running parallel to the goal line between the goalposts.
The curved line marking the outer limit of the penalty area is known as the penalty area line.