Futsal Court Marking Dimensions and Safety Run-Off Margins

Futsal court line marking layout based on an uploaded futsal court drawing: 40 m × 24 m playing area, penalty mark distances, run-off margins and goal-area arc considerations.

Published 8 May 2026

Futsal is widely played in Singapore — at schools, in condominium courts, in indoor sports halls and on outdoor multi-purpose courts. The court is smaller than an eleven-a-side football pitch but larger than a typical basketball court. Marking is straightforward in geometry but exact in dimensions, especially around the penalty area, the second penalty mark and the goal-area arcs.

Dimensions from the uploaded futsal court drawing

From the uploaded futsal court drawing dated 26 October 2023, the layout shown is:

Playing area: 40 m × 24 m (the drawing labels 40000 mm × 24000 mm).
Overall site including run-off and surrounding running tracks: 60 m × 30 m on the drawing.
Run-off margins: approximately 7 m at the goal ends and 3 m at the touchlines on the drawing.
Goal-area arcs: drawn with quarter-circle arcs radius 6 m from the inside of each goal post (R6000 in the drawing).
Penalty mark: 6 m from the goal line (drawing dimension consistent with the conventional 6 m first penalty mark).
Second penalty mark: drawn near 10 m from the goal line.
Centre circle: R 3 m (3000 mm in the drawing).
Substitution zones: 5 m wide each side of the centre line on the touchline opposite the technical area.

These figures are read off the uploaded court drawing. For any official competition use, confirm the layout against the current FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game.

Line width and colours

Futsal lines are typically 8 cm wide in a colour clearly contrasting with the playing surface. For outdoor courts coated with a green or blue acrylic system, white lines are the most common. For indoor courts shared with other games, futsal lines are usually marked in their own colour so they remain readable alongside basketball and volleyball lines.

Run-off and safety margins

Run-off is one of the most overlooked aspects of futsal court marking. The drawing supplied to us reserves about 7 m beyond each goal line and 3 m beyond each touchline, with running tracks then occupying the surrounding strip. Marking the play area without considering run-off can place a goalkeeper or sprinting player into a wall or fence within a step. We always check that a marked court has a sensible run-off before painting the line.

Surface choice for futsal lines

Indoor futsal is most often played on polyurethane sports flooring, vinyl sports flooring or polished concrete with an acrylic sports coating. Outdoor futsal courts are typically on a concrete or asphalt slab with a coloured acrylic sports coating providing the playing surface and slip resistance, with line paint applied on top. The line paint should match the topcoat system; for example a Berger water-based acrylic court coating is normally lined with a compatible acrylic line paint.

Repainting worn futsal lines

Penalty marks, goal arc lines and the touchline near the substitution zone are the highest-wear areas. Spot repainting is typically feasible without redoing the whole layout. If the underlying coating has also worn through to the substrate, the recoat must be done first; see repair and repainting.

References used in this article

Uploaded futsal court drawing dated 26 October 2023 — used as the dimensional source for this article.
For competition use, always confirm against the current FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game.

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