Futsal court dimensions in Sri Lanka
Court size, markings, goals and the space a real venue needs — read straight from FIFA's Law 1, including the two numbers the laws deliberately leave to competition rules.
Figures checked 12 September 2026
Futsal court dimensions at a glance
The direct answers, and the reason a single number would be wrong.
How big is a futsal court?
25–42 m long by 16–25 m wide for non-international play. In feet: 82–137.8 ft by 52.5–82 ft.
What is the international size?
38–42 m by 20–25 m. A 40 × 20 m court is the smallest that satisfies both ranges, which is why it is the size usually quoted.
How big is the goal?
3 m wide by 2 m high inside the posts — 9.8 ft by 6.6 ft. Less than half the area of a football goal.
Futsal does not have one court size, and this is the single most common error in what gets written about it. Law 1 of FIFA's Futsal Laws of the Game gives a range for length and a range for width, then a second, narrower pair for international matches. Every size inside those ranges is legal, provided the touchline is longer than the end line.
What does not vary is the markings. The 6 m penalty arcs, the 6 m penalty mark, the 10 m second mark, the 3 m centre circle and the 3 m × 2 m goal are fixed regardless of how large the court is. So a 25 × 16 m court is not a scaled-down 42 × 25 m one — the penalty areas take up proportionally much more of it, which is exactly why small courts play the way they do.
Interactive futsal court diagram
Drawn to scale from Law 1. Switch between the smallest legal court, full size and the largest legal court to see how the fixed markings change the character of the court, and select any zone for its measurements.
Full size · 40 × 20 m The size normally meant by "a futsal court". It clears the international minimum as well, so a court built to it can host sanctioned matches.
Tap or hover a part of the court, or use the cards, to see its measurements. Drawn to scale.
Playing area
- Court length (touchline)
- 25–42 m
- Court width (end line)
- 16–25 m
- Line width
- 8 cm
Touchlines down the sides, end lines behind the goals. Futsal is played to the lines rather than to walls or rebound boards — a ball fully over the line goes out, and play restarts with a kick-in.
Futsal court measurements explained
Each marking, what it governs, and where it is measured from.
Playing area and lines
Touchlines down the long sides, end lines behind the goals, and every line 8 cm wide. Lines belong to the area they enclose, so all measurements are taken from their outside edge — which is why a court taped to its inside edges finishes 16 cm short.
Futsal is played to the lines, not to walls: a ball wholly over a touchline is out and restarts with a kick-in. There are no rebound boards, which is the clearest difference from most indoor five-a-side formats sold commercially.
Penalty area
Not a rectangle. Two lines 6 m long are drawn from the outside of each post at right angles to the end line, a quarter circle of the same radius is swung from the outside of each post towards the nearer touchline, and the far ends of the two arcs are joined by a line of 3.16 m.
That 3.16 m is not arbitrary: it is twice the distance from the centre of the goal to the outside of a post, so the join lands exactly on the two arc ends. Inside this area is the only place the goalkeeper may handle the ball.
Penalty mark and the 10 m mark
The penalty mark is 6 m from the midpoint between the posts, measured to the back edge of the end line. A second mark at 10 m is where a direct free kick is taken from once a team has committed six accumulated fouls in a half — the rule that makes fouling expensive in futsal.
Two more marks sit 5 m either side of the 10 m mark for the distance other players must keep, and a 5 m line inside the penalty area holds the keeper off.
Halfway line and centre circle
The halfway line joins the midpoints of the two touchlines, with a 3 m circle around the centre mark. Opponents stay outside it at a kick-off. A 3 m radius against football's 9.15 m is the fastest way to tell whether a multi-sport hall was marked out for futsal or for something else.
Goals
3 m between the posts, 2 m to the underside of the crossbar, posts and crossbar 8 cm square or round and the same shape at both ends. They must be a different colour from the floor.
Goals are never fixed to the floor — the laws require a stabilising system such as weight behind the goal instead, so portable goals are fine if they are properly counterweighted.
Corners, kick-ins and the bench areas
A 25 cm quarter circle inside each corner, with a retreat mark 5 m away outside the court so defenders stand off at a corner kick. Each team's substitution zone is 5 m long, starting 5 m from the halfway line in the half that team defends, and the two swap at half time.
That strip has to be genuinely clear. Players enter and leave through it while the ball is live, so a bench pushed against the touchline or a water crate in the way is a real problem, not a cosmetic one.
Futsal court size in metres and feet
The full set of Law 1 measurements, both ways.
| Element | Metric | Feet | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court length (touchline) | 25–42 m | 82–137.8 ft | The single figure that decides whether a site works. The touchline must always be longer than the end line.For international matches the range narrows to 38–42 m. |
| Court width (end line) | 16–25 m | 52.5–82 ft | Sets how wide the game plays and how much of a hall's span the court eats. A 16 m court is a very different game from a 25 m one.For international matches the range narrows to 20–25 m. |
| Court length, international | 38–42 m | 124.7–137.8 ft | What a court has to reach to host a sanctioned international fixture. Build to this if competition hosting is ever the plan. |
| Court width, international | 20–25 m | 65.6–82 ft | The international width floor. A 40 × 20 m court is the smallest that satisfies both the domestic and international ranges. |
| Penalty area radius | 6 m | 19.7 ft | A quarter circle swung from the outside of each post. Futsal has no rectangular box — this curve is the whole penalty area. |
| Penalty area top line | 3.16 m | 10.4 ft | The straight line joining the two quarter circles, parallel to the end line. Get this wrong and the area is not a legal shape. |
| Penalty mark | 6 m | 19.7 ft | From the midpoint between the posts, equidistant to them. Measured to the back edge of the end line.A circular mark with a 6 cm radius. |
| Second penalty mark (10 m mark) | 10 m | 32.8 ft | Where a direct free kick is taken from once a team has conceded six accumulated fouls — futsal's signature rule. |
| Goalkeeper 5 m mark | 5 m | 16.4 ft | Measured from the 10 m mark towards the goal. Keeps the keeper honest at a sixth-foul free kick.An 8 cm wide, 40 cm long line inside the penalty area. |
| Centre circle radius | 3 m | 9.8 ft | Marked around the centre mark. It is half the radius of a football centre circle, which is the quickest way to spot a court taped out from football drawings. |
| Goal width | 3 m | 9.8 ft | Inside measurement between the posts. Goals must not be fixed to the floor — they are weighted or otherwise stabilised. |
| Goal height | 2 m | 6.6 ft | Floor to the lower edge of the crossbar. Two metres is what makes a futsal keeper's job a different sport from eleven-a-side. |
| Goalpost width and depth | 8 cm | 3.1 in | The same 8 cm as the end line, and the posts must be a different colour from the floor. |
| Line width | 8 cm | 3.1 in | Every line on the court. Lines belong to the area they enclose, so measurements are taken from their outside edge. |
| Corner arc radius | 25 cm | 9.8 in | Drawn inside the court at each corner. Small, and the marking most often skipped when a hall is taped out in a hurry. |
| Corner retreat mark | 5 m | 16.4 ft | Outside the court, 5 m from each corner arc, so defenders keep their distance at a corner kick.Set 5 cm clear of the end line, 8 cm wide and 40 cm long. |
| Substitution zone | 5 m | 16.4 ft | Five metres long, starting 5 m from the halfway line in front of each bench. Futsal substitutions are unlimited and flying, so this strip is in constant use. |
| Technical area depth | 0.75 m | 2.5 ft | How far the technical area may extend forward from the touchline, plus 1 m either side of the bench. |
Convert futsal court measurements
Law 1 is metric throughout. This is for when the drawing on the other side of the table is not.
Converted at 1 m = 3.28084 ft. Type in either box.
How much space does a futsal venue need?
The court is the part with governing numbers. The two layers around it are set by your competition and your building, and FIFA deliberately does not price them for you.
- 01
Playing area
25–42 m by 16–25 m, touchline longer than end line, flat and unobstructed. A full-size 40 × 20 m court is 800 m².
- 02
Run-off and clear height
Law 1 requires competition rules to state the minimum distance between the lines and the spectator barriers, and says the minimum ceiling height should be set the same way. FIFA gives no figure for either, so both come from the competition you intend to host and from the building.
- 03
Support areas
Benches and technical areas beside the touchline, changing rooms and toilets for two squads, reception, storage for goals and balls, plant, and circulation that does not cross the substitution zones.
Total venue footprint
The figure a landlord, a bank or a council will ask for. Work it out from the court outwards, in that order, and check the clear height before anything else — it is the one constraint a building cannot be made to grow into.
How many square metres?
A full-size court is the default. Adjust either figure to check a building you are looking at.
This is the rectangular playing area only. It does not include the run-off around the lines, circulation, changing rooms, reception, storage or plant — see how much space a venue needs, above.
Width is usually the binding constraint. Length can be traded down to 25 m and stay legal, but a court under 16 m wide is not a futsal court at all — it is a small-sided football pitch, and calling it futsal will not survive contact with a sanctioned fixture.
Height is the constraint that cannot be designed around. A ball hitting the ceiling stops play and restarts with a kick-in, so a low roof does not merely look cramped: it interrupts the game repeatedly. Because FIFA sets no figure, the only safe method is to take the number from the competition you want to host and measure to the lowest obstruction, not the ridge.
If you are weighing futsal against indoor cricket for the same building, the shapes pull in opposite directions — see the indoor cricket court dimensions guide and the comparison below.
Futsal vs football pitch dimensions
Not a scaled-down pitch. Almost every marking has a different geometry, not just a smaller one.
Futsal (FIFA Futsal Law 1)
- 25–42 m × 16–25 m; internationals 38–42 m × 20–25 m
- Penalty area: two 6 m quarter circles
- Penalty mark 6 m, second mark 10 m
- Centre circle radius 3 m
- Goal 3 m × 2 m
- Lines 8 cm wide
Football (Laws of the Game, Law 1)
- 90–120 m × 45–90 m; internationals 100–110 m × 64–75 m
- Penalty area: a rectangle 16.5 m from the goal line
- Penalty mark 11 m
- Centre circle radius 9.15 m
- Goal 7.32 m × 2.44 m
- Lines no more than 12 cm wide
A full-size futsal court is 800 m². A 105 × 68 m football pitch is 7,140 m², nearly nine times the area, on grass rather than a hard floor, with eleven a side instead of five. The futsal ball is smaller and deliberately low-bounce, and the four-second limits on restarts exist because the court is small enough for a stoppage to matter.
Futsal vs indoor cricket court dimensions
If the question is what to build in a given unit rather than what to play tonight, this is the comparison that decides it.
| Category | Indoor cricket | Futsal |
|---|---|---|
| Governing standard | Official Rules of Indoor Cricket (Cricket Australia / WICF) | FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game, Law 1 |
| Playing length | 28–30 m | 25–42 m (38–42 m international) |
| Playing width | 10–12 m | 16–25 m (20–25 m international) |
| Clear height | 4–4.5 m, set by the rules | Not set by FIFA — left to each competition's rules |
| Enclosure | Netted on all six sides, and the nets are in play | Open to the lines; a ball over the line is out of play |
| Key markings | Creases, offside and legside lines, 3 m fielding exclusion arc | 6 m penalty arcs, 6 m and 10 m marks, 3 m centre circle |
| Players on court | 8 a side, batting in pairs over 16 overs | 5 a side including the keeper, with rolling substitutions |
| Fits in a smaller building? | Narrower — 10 m of width is enough | Shorter — a 25 m court is legal for non-international play |
| Typical booking length | 60-minute slots per cage | 60-minute slots per court, often booked back to back |
Futsal can be shortened but not narrowed; indoor cricket can be narrowed but not shortened. A wide, shorter hall suits futsal. A long, narrow one suits cricket. A unit that is 30 m by 12 m holds an indoor cricket court and no legal futsal court at all.
Planning a futsal venue in Sri Lanka
What to settle before anything is ordered, in the order it constrains everything after it.
Playing area
Between 25–42 m long and 16–25 m wide, level, with the touchline longer than the end line and no column inside the lines.
Clear height
No FIFA minimum. Take the figure from the competition you want to host, and measure to the lowest duct or beam across the whole court.
Run-off to the barrier
Also set by competition rules rather than by FIFA. Enough that a player at full speed has somewhere to go past the line.
Surface
A flat, smooth, non-abrasive hard floor. Sand-filled artificial turf is common commercially but is not what the laws describe.
Markings
Every line 8 cm wide, including the 6 m penalty arcs and the 25 cm corner arcs. Different-coloured lines are allowed in a multi-sport hall.
Goals
3 m by 2 m, weighted rather than bolted down, and a different colour from the floor.
Lighting
Even and glare-free from a player's eye line looking up, since the ball spends real time above head height.
Substitution zones
A clear 5 m strip beside each bench. Futsal substitutions are unlimited and made while the ball is live.
Benches and technical area
Seating clear of the touchline, with the technical area no more than 0.75 m forward of it.
Changing and toilets
Sized for two squads plus substitutes turning over on the hour.
Reception and storage
A staffed point for walk-ins and payments, plus lockable storage for balls, bibs and goals if they move.
Online booking
Per-court live availability players can book themselves, so peak hours are not rationed by who called first.
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Futsal courts in Sri Lanka
Why the format has spread here, and what it means for booking one.
Futsal suits Sri Lankan cities for the same reason five-a-side spread everywhere else: five players are easier to assemble than eleven, an hour is easier to find than an afternoon, and a court fits on land a full pitch never could. Under a roof it also stops being weather-dependent, which matters from May to September and again in the second inter-monsoon.
Worth being precise about language, though. A lot of what is sold locally as futsal is small-sided football on sand-filled artificial turf, sometimes with rebound boards and often narrower than 16 m. That is a perfectly good game and it is what most people are booking — but it is not futsal as Law 1 defines it, and the difference shows up the moment a sanctioned fixture is involved.
For a venue, the commercial numbers follow the dimensions directly. Court-hours sold is the whole revenue line, so the width of a building's clear span decides whether it holds one court or two, and that decides the ceiling on the business.
For players, the thing that actually matters at 6pm on a Thursday is whether the slot showing as free really is. CricBook lists each venue court by court with live availability and its real hourly price. You can book a futsal court or browse courts by area across Colombo, Nugegoda, Rajagiriya, Battaramulla, Dehiwala, Maharagama, Wattala and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
The questions that bring people to this page most often.
There is no single standard size. FIFA's Law 1 sets a range: 25 to 42 metres long and 16 to 25 metres wide for non-international matches, narrowing to 38–42 m by 20–25 m for internationals. The size usually meant by "a full-size futsal court" is 40 × 20 m, which sits inside both ranges. The touchline must always be longer than the end line.
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