A game made for innovation.

Juan Carlos Ceriani developed Futsal in Uruguay in 1930, adapting indoor soccer to be played in smaller spaces at YMCAs. But Futsal isn’t just indoor soccer with a smaller team. Instead, Ceriani innovated and pulled inspiration from basketball, waterpolo, and handball.

Less means more.

With five players on each side—less than half the number in traditional soccer—and a smaller field, Futsal players get significantly more touches on the ball and learn to cover the entire court in dynamic formations.

  • FIFA estimates that approximately 30 million people now play Futsal across the globe.

  • Futsal comes from the Portuguese and Spanish words for indoor soccer.

  • No! The Futsal ball is heavier than a soccer ball. It was designed specifically to teach certain skills that later help improve a player’s traditional soccer game.