Laws of the Game for Futsal (Indoor Football)

LAWS OF THE GAME FOR FUTSAL

XVI. KICK-IN

When the whole of the ball passes over a touchline, either on the ground or in the air, it shall be kicked back into the game, in any direction, from the place where it crossed the touchline by a player of the opposing team to that of the player who last touched it. At the moment of delivering the ball, the kicker must place part of each foot either on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline. The ball must be stationary on the touchline. It shall be deemed in play as soon as it has travelled the distance of its own circumference, but the player taking the kick-in shall not play the ball a second time until it has been touched or played by another player. The players of the opposing team shall be at least 5 m away from the spot where the kick-in is being taken.

A goal shall not be scored directly from a kick-in.

PUNISHMENT:

If the ball is improperly kicked in, the kick shall be retaken by a player of the opposing team.
If the kick-in is taken from any position other than the point where the ball passed over the touchline, it shall be retaken by a player of the opposing team.
If the kick-in is not carried out within 4 seconds from the time the player taking the kick takes possession of the ball, it shall be retaken by a player of the opposing team.
If the player taking the kick-in plays the ball a second time before it has been touched or played by another player, an indirect free kick shall be taken by a player of the opposing team from the place where the infringement occurred, unless it was committed within the penalty area, in which case the indirect free kick shall be taken from the 6 m line at the place nearest to where the infringement occurred.

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