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LAW 3 – THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS
Unauthorised departure from the pitch
If a player leaves the pitch without the referees’ permission and for reasons not
permitted in the Futsal Laws of the Game, the timekeeper or the third referee
sounds the acoustic signal to inform the referees if the advantage cannot
be applied. If it is necessary to stop play, the referees sanction the offending
player’s team with an indirect free kick from the position of the ball when
the infringement was committed (see Law 13 – Position of free kick). If the
advantage is applied, they must sound the acoustic signal at the next stoppage
in play. The player is cautioned for deliberately leaving the pitch without the
referees’ permission.
Minimum number of players
Although a match may not start if either team consists of fewer than three
players, the minimum number of players, including players and substitutes,
required for a match is left to the discretion of member associations.
A match may not continue if there are fewer than three players in either of the
teams.
If a team has fewer than three players because one or more players has
deliberately left the pitch, the referees are not obliged to stop the match
immediately and the advantage may be applied. In such cases, the referees
must not restart the match after play has been stopped if a team does not have
the minimum number of three players.