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'''Futsal'' is an indoor version of [[Association football|association football]]. Its name is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] '''''fut'''ebol de '''sal'''ão'' and the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''fútbol sala/de salón'', which can be translated as 'indoor football'.<ref name="cusa">{{cite web|url=http://www.cusa.ab.ca/league.php?scriptName=LEAGUEINFO&leagueID=1000&leagueInfoID=6273|title=Comparison between FUTSAL and SOCCER|accessdate=2007-03-02}}</ref>
Futsal is played between two teams of five players, one of whom is the [[goalkeeper]]. In addition each team may have seven substitutes. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the court is delimited by lines, and not walls or boards that players can use to rebound the ball. Futsal is played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a football.<ref name="cusa" /> The emphasis is on improvisation, creativity and technique.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/skills/7143587.stm|title=How will English football develop?|accessdate=2007-12-18}}</ref>
Other forms of indoor [[football]] games, which are played by somewhat different rules, exist and may be referred to as indoor football, [[five-a-side football]] or [[indoor soccer]]. Those games predate the formulation of official (FIFA) rules of futsal.
==History of futsal==
FUTSAL was invented in [[Uruguay]] in 1930.
The international [[Sports governing body|governing body]] FIFUSA (Federación Internacional de Fútbol de Salón, ''International Futsal Federation'') was created in 1971 to administer the game, and held its first futsal world championship in São Paulo in 1982. Due to an apparent dispute with [[FIFA]] over the administration of ''fútbol'', FIFUSA coined the word ''fut-sal'' in 1985, while the United States Futsal Federation coined the name "Futsal" the same year.
FIFA soon began to administer its own indoor football games, creating its own version of the rules and hosting its first FIFA Indoor Soccer World Championship in 1989 in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]], in 1992 it was the FIFA Five-a-Side World Championship (Hong Kong) and since 1996 it has been called the FIFA Futsal World Championship (Guatemala). One of the most remarkable changes was the reduction of the ball weight and increase in ball size (from a handball size to a football size 4), which enabled faster play and, for the first time, scoring goals with the head (though this is still difficult and uncommon).
In 2002, members of PANAFUTSAL (La Confederación Panamericana de Futsal, ''The Pan-American Futsal Confederation'') formed AMF (Asociación Mundial de Fútbol de Salón, ''World Futsal Association''), an international futsal governing body independent of FIFA. Both FIFA and AMF continue to administer the game.
Some professional players start out with futsal to build fundamental skills. Brazilian players Ronaldinho, Robinho, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Juninho and many more started out playing futsal. In Brazil, the majority of children start out with Futsal rather than association football since it requires less space and many schools in the country do not have a field to play traditional association football. There are also some notable players like [[Alessandro Rosa Vieira|Falcão]] who continue to play futsal at the club level.
Iranian Vahid Shamsaie has scored the most goals in futsal history. He has helped Iran win every AFC futsal championship except one.
== Rules ==
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As international governing bodies of futsal, FIFA and AMF are responsible for maintaining and promulgating the official rules of their respective versions of futsal. Like [[Football (soccer)|football]], futsal has 'laws' that define all aspects of the game, including what may be changed to suit local competitions and leagues.
The first rule of futsal is no contact with the hand below the elbow unless it's the goal keeper.
*[http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/futsal/lawsofthegame.html FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game]
*[http://www.amfutsal.com.py/reglasdejuego.html AMF Futsal Rules of the Game] (in English and Spanish)
*[http://www.eurofives.co.uk/futsaldifferences.htm Key Differences between Futsal and UK-style Five-a-side football]
==Major international competitions==
<strong>1971 - 2002 : FIFUSA World Futsal Championships</strong>
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* 1982 in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]. Winner: Brazil. Runner-Up: Paraguay.
* 1985 in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]. Winner: Brazil. Runner-Up: Spain.
* 1988 in [[Australia]]. Winner: Paraguay. Runner-Up: Brazil.
* 1991 in [[Italy]]. Winner: Portugal. Runner-Up: Paraguay.
* 1994 in [[Argentina]]. Winner: Argentina. Runner-Up: Colombia.
* 1997 in [[Mexico]]. Winner: Venezuela. Runner-Up: Uruguay.
* 2000 in [[Bolivia]]. Winner: Colombia. Runner-Up: Bolivia.
<strong>Since 2002 : AMF World Futsal Championships</strong>
* [[AMF Futsal World Cup 2003|2003]] in [[Asunción]], [[Paraguay]]. Winner: Paraguay. Runner-Up: Colombia.
* [[AMF Futsal World Cup 2007|2007]] in [[Mendoza]], [[Argentina]]. Winner: Paraguay. Runner-Up: Argentina.
<strong>Since 1989 : FIFA Futsal World Cups</strong>
{{main|FIFA Futsal World Cup}}
* 1989 (in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]). Winner: Brazil. Runner-Up: [[Netherlands national futsal team|Netherlands]]. 3rd: USA. 4th: Belgium.
* 1992 (in [[Hong Kong]]). Winner: Brazil. Runner-Up: USA. 3rd: [[Spain national futsal team|Spain]]. 4th: [[Iran national futsal team|Iran]].
* 1996 (in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]). Winner: Brazil. Runner-Up: [[Spain national futsal team|Spain]]. 3rd: Russia. 4th: Ukraine.
* 2000 (in [[Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]]). Winner: [[Spain national futsal team|Spain]]. Runner-Up: Brazil. 3rd: [[Portugal national futsal team|Portugal]]. 4th: Russia.
* [[FIFA Futsal World Championship 2004|2004]] (in [[Taiwan]]). Winner: [[Spain national futsal team|Spain]]. Runner-Up: [[Italy national futsal team|Italy]]. 3rd: Brazil. 4th: Argentina.
<strong>2007 Only: [[Pan American Games]]</strong>
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* 2007 (in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]). Winner: Brazil. Runner-Up: Argentina. 3rd: Paraguay. It was the first time the sport was played in a Pan American Games mainly because the event was held in Brazil. It will not be played in Guadalajara 2011.
==Other competitions==
*[[Futsal Intercontinental Clubs Cup]]
===Africa===
*[[African Futsal Championship]]
*[[North African Futsal Cup]]
===Asia===
*[[AFC Futsal Championship]]
*[[Asian Indoor Games Futsal Championship]]
*[[ASEAN Futsal Championship]]
===Australia===
*[[Australian National Futsal Championships]]
===Europe===
*[[UEFA Futsal Championship]]
*[[UEFS Futsal Championship]]
*[[UEFA Futsal Cup]]
===Oceania===
*[[Oceanian Futsal Championship]]
===South America===
*[[South American Futsal Championship]]
*[[Futsal in Odesur Games|Odesur Games]]
*[[Torneo Sudamericano de Clubes de Futsal]]
===Intercontinental===
*[[Futsal Mundialito]]
*[[Grand Prix de Futsal]]
*[[Arab Futsal Championship]]
==See also==
*[[Futsal in Australia]]
*[[Futsal in Brazil]]
*[[Futsal in Catalonia]]
*[[Futsal in England]]
*[[Futsal in Iran]]
*[[Futsal in Norway]]
*[[Scottish Futsal]]
*[[Futsal in Spain]]
*[[Futsal in Sweden]]
*[[United States Futsal Federation]]
==External links==
*[http://www.futsalplanet.com Futsal Planet]
*[http://www.futsalworldranking.be Futsal World Ranking]
*[http://www.futsalbrasil.com.br/ Futsal in Brazil]
*[http://www.pjsl.ca/ Futsal in Canada]
*[http://www.futsal.fi Futsal in Finland]
*[http://www.uncfs.org/ Futsal France] (UNCFs)
*[http://www.sportingfutsal.com/ Futsal France] (Sporting Club de Paris)
*[http://www.crofutsal.com Futsal in Croatia]
*[http://www.futsal.si Futsal in Slovenia]
*[http://www.alertadeporte.com/ Futsal in Spain]
*[http://www.futsal.se/ Futsal in Sweden]
*[http://www.futsal.com.my/ Futsal Malaysia]
*[http://www.futsalmarketing.de/ Futsal in Germany]
*[http://www.liga-futsal.com/ Futsal in Thailand]
*[http://www.futsal.com/ Futsal in the United States]<sub><!-- Subscript text --></sub>
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