5v5 League Rules of Play

GENERAL RULES

• Teams should wear matching uniforms (color) and must wear standard soccer equipment such as shin guards and cleats.  Argyle Indoor Sports will provide a size 5 Game ball  If two teams have the same colored shirt, the listed home team must change.

• Womens and Mens Teams play with 4 field players & 1 Goal Keeper -

• Coed Rules.Teams must have 2 female players on the field at any given time - Female scorers get 2 goals, Male Scorers get 1 goal.

• Games will consist of two – 25 minute halves with a 5 minute half time.  No overtime, games may end in a tie.

• Teams may sub players at any time on the fly. Players entering the field should only do so after the players they are replacing have left the field. Players leaving the field cannot touch or interfere with the play at all, in such cases a free kick will be awarded to the opposing team. Players must enter and leave the field at the mid-field line.

• Referees’ decisions are final, no protests allowed.

FIELDS

• Fields will be 52 feet wide by 84 feet long with a mid-field line and circle.  

Rules of Play – FIFA rules apply with the following modifications:

• No off sides
• No gum chewing
• No slide tackling. Slide tacking will result in indirect free kick
• No throw-ins.  The ball shall be kicked in from the sideline.
• Goal kicks may be taken from any point on the end line
• With the exception of corner and penalty kicks, all free kicks are indirect kicks.