General
1. An indoor soccer team consists of 8 players and 1 coach.
2. Only one non-European athlete per team sports is eligible to take part (first come-first serve principle). It’s not allowed that any sports team can have more than one non-Armenian participant. Non-Armenians who have proven (ID card or other governmental document) first-degree (married or child) family relation with an Armenian person are not counted as non-Armenian players.
3. For the team sports athletes, the minimum age is 14+ years. Athletes turning this age during the year of the Euro Armenian Games (EAG) will be accepted.
4. The “standard” size court is 40 m × 20 m.
5. A coin toss determines which team starts with ball.
6. The flooring is based on hard material.
Group stage
7. The game length is determined by the EAG host.
8. It is played 5 against 5 (including keeper).
9. It is played with an indoor futsal ball (a size 4 football that hardly bounces).
10. There may be unlimited substitutions.
11. After the final whistle playing the group stage match without a winner, the match ends in a draw.
12. Not showing up on time (EAG schedule) means automatic loss of the game.
Finales (1/8, quarter and half final)
13. The knockout stage structure is determined by the EAG host, depending on the total amount of teams.
14. The game length during the knockout stage are determined by the EAG host.
15. It is played 5 against 5 (including keeper).
16. It is played with an indoor futsal ball (a size 4 football that hardly bounces).
17. There may be unlimited substitutions.
18. After playing without a winner, the match will be decided with 5 penalties. After 5 penalties without a winner knock out penalty will be applied.
19. Not showing up on time (EAG schedule) means automatic loss of the game.
Final
20. The final games length is determined by the EAG host.
21. It is played 5 against 5 (including keeper).
22. It is played with an indoor futsal ball (a size 4 football that hardly bounces).
23. There may be unlimited substitutions.
24. After the final whistle without a winner, the match will be decided with 5 penalties. After 5 penalties without a winner knock out penalty will be applied.
25. Not showing up on time (EAG schedule) means automatic loss of the game.
Basic rules
26. Physical contact is prohibited:
– A yellow card means that the player has to leave the field for max. 2 minute (or when the opponent has made a goal);
– A red card means that a player has to leave the field. After a penalty time of 3 minutes, the team can add a new 5th player;
– A second red card during the tournament means that this person will be disqualified from the tournament.
27. No boarding system but a shoot in system is applied.
28. Shoot-in (no throw –in).
29. During shoot-in, the ball must stay at the baseline and both the feet of the person taking this shoot-in must stay outside the futsal field.
30. Shoot-in should not be taken after a whistle from the referee, but need to be taken within 4 seconds.
31. No sliding is allowed.
32. Free kick type depends on the committed foul, that will be decided by the referee:
– Free kick can be taken directly (referee hands low).
– Free kick twice (referee hands high).
33. Free kicks should not be taken after a whistle from the referee, but need to be taken within 4 seconds.
34. A valid goal may be scored from the entire playing field.
35. When there is a free kick, the opponent has to stand at a minimum distance of 5 meter.
36. When there is a shoot-in, the opponent has to stand at a minimum distance of 5 meter.
37. Penalties are taken from the penalty point (6 meter from the target).
38. A maximum of only one pass is allowed to your goalkeeper in case ball possession.
39. Reverse on the keeper is allowed only one time.
40. The keeper can hold the ball up to 4 seconds in his possession.
41. No offside.
Points
3 points for a winning match
1 point for a tie
0 points for a lost game or by disqualification
Poule
When teams in the group stage has an equal number of points, first the goal difference counts.
– Example: 3 goals for and 1 goal against counts as + 2.
If the goal difference is equal, the number of scored goals is counting.
When the number of scored goals is also equal, the mutual result counts.
When there are also the same mutual result, penalties will be taken to decide who finishes higher.
During the tournament the house rules and general terms and conditions of the Euro Armenian Games are applicable.
Rules
For cases where the rules above are not adequate enough, we refer to the indoor futsal rules of the international football federation FIFA. These can be found on www.fifa.com.