2025-2026 FUTSAL SEASON REGISTRATION

Our 2026 Futsal Season Registration is open. 

Players of regions other than 498 do not need to purchase a uniform for this one season unless they desire to. They can wear a red and/or blue t-shirt or jersey.

NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW UNIFORM FOR INDOOR SEASON IF YOU HAVE AN EXISTING UNIFORM THAT STILL FITS

We are here to help! If you find that you cannot make ends meet to cover our region fee, 
please email us at [email protected]

Please consider coaching and/or becoming a referee. We do not want to turn any players away because we do not have enough coaches. We will train and support you. It doesn't matter if you are brand new.
We also need Division Coordinators.

How Do I Become a Coach?
How Do I Become a Referee?
Volunteer Only Registration Instructions

If your player played in any season from Fall 2017 to present day, please login to your existing account to register your player. Please do not start a new account if you have signed up for an account previously. 

If you forgot your User ID or need your password reset, please email [email protected]

If you are signing up your player for the first time, CLICK HERE to Register Now.

For our step-by-step Registration Instructions, CLICK HERE.

If you player is returning, CLICK HERE to Login.

Futsal is a FIFA promoted game that is played as 5v5 players, with one player being a goalkeeper, on a small sized pitch. The game can be played outdoors, but is normally played indoors on a special surface. Futsal specifications are: 

• A full-sized Futsal pitch is 40m (131 feet) x 20m (66 feet), with penalty areas, center circle, and substitution zones
• Goals are 3m (10 feet) x 2m (6.5 feet)
• The ball used is a size 4 (size 3 for 10U and younger) special low-bounce ball
• There are two periods of 20 minutes with time stopping at every dead ball in professional games
• Between the two periods, there is a break of 15 minutes
• Each team may use one timeout per half, which lasts one minute
• Substitutions are unlimited and are made on the fly without the game stopping
• Most restarts (Kick-in, Corner Kick, Goal Clearance, etc.) must be taken within 4 seconds

The full Futsal Laws of the Game can be found by CLICKING HERE
Official Futsal pitch markings are as shown below, but for practical reasons we use modified markings which generally match the Futsal pitch markings.

How AYSO Madison, AL (Region 498) Plays Futsal

4U and 6U players continue to develop their Fundamental Motor Skills through Skill Development sessions with Coach Bob. These sessions are 1 hour and are focused on the technical skills of soccer, with game play at the end of the session.
 
The modifications to the Laws we use are:

• Two periods of 23 minutes with a running clock, with a halftime break of 3 minutes
• We do not use timeouts
• Second possession by the goalkeeper applies to 12U and older

We play Futsal in local school and church gyms. Which gyms we use very much depends on the number of players and varies from year to year. The primary location is:

Liberty Middle School,  281 Dock Murphy Drive, Madison, AL 35758

For the 2025/26 Futsal season we are trying a slightly different approach to Age Divisions. Traditionally all Divisions have been Coed, however for this year the age divisions are as shown below. Note that some divisions may be combined depending on the number of registered players to make a viable game schedule. 

Understanding the "U" in the Division Name

Reading the division name can get confusing. The way the division names are written and the way they are read are completely different. For example, in the chart below, we have the division name written such as 10U. The letter "U" means Under. By looking at the division name, one would think to read it as "10 and Under" meaning players that are age 10 are included in this division. However, this is incorrect. The proper way to read the division name, such as 10U is "Under 10" which actually does not include players 10 years of age; but rather under 10 years of age. 

FUTSAL AGE DIVISIONS

Futsal player equipment is similar to outdoor soccer.

Uniform

• Futsal players use the same uniforms as other seasons
• If your player's uniform still fits from the last season they played, the same uniform can be used
• If your player needs a new uniform, email [email protected]

Shin Guards

• Shin guards MUST be worn and completely covered by socks

Footwear

• NO CLEATS!
• Normal tennis shoes or sneakers are fine, but special Futsal shoes are also acceptable

Balls

• We ask that players DO NOT bring their outdoor soccer balls to the gym; we provide low bounce Futsal balls

Hydration

• Please bring plenty of water!
• We ask that everyone refrain from bringing Gatorade or other juice drinks into the gym 

What is Pre-season?

What is Game Day?

Game Day is simply the term we use to say your player has a game on either Saturday or Sunday.

Key Scheduling Principles:

• Fixed Day: Your team will play on either Saturday or Sunday for the entire season. The game day will not switch between Saturday and Sunday.
• Fixed Time Window: Your team's Age Division (e.g., 10U) is assigned a fixed time block (e.g., 4 hours). Generally, younger Age Divisions are scheduled earlier in the day.
• Variable Start Time: The exact start time of your player's game will change from week to week, but it will always fall within your Age Division's fixed time block (e.g., between 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM).

The 4U, 6U and EPIC Divisions don't play formal games, instead they have skills development and/or free play sessions. Depending on the number of players registered each Division may have 1 or 2 hour sessions each week, your player will be assigned to the same one hour session each week. 

To take the Futsal Referee CEU login on www.AYSO498.org using your normal username and password

Click the AYSOU link on the left side to open the AYSOU site.

Click the Training Library link

Click View Courses on the Referee CEU tile

Scroll down to fine the XR CEU - Foundations of Officiating Futsal - Full In-Person Course. 

Click Enroll. This will put the course in your My Training library. Follow the links to find an In-person event.

Brief Review of Futsal Laws of the Game

General Procedures in Futsal

• Most restarts must be taken within 4 seconds
• The Goalkeeper is restricted to one possession, by hands or feet, within their own half until the ball is out of play or touched by an opponent.
  • Not applied in 8U and 10U Divisions
• Substitutions are on the fly with player leaving before substitute enters, and must be via the Substitution Zone. Offenses are strictly punished.