Competitions

At Ipswich Futsal, we offer open gender social competitions to all age groups. When multiple divisions are present in an age group (i.e. seniors), we are able to grade our competitions to accommodate players of different skill and physical ability.

For our U6/7, U8/9 and U10/11 age groups, all games are non-competitive, meaning results aren’t publicly displayed. All other age groups/divisions are competitive, meaning match results will be published once the season proper starts.

REGO & FEE INFO

Senior Divisions Information

Information about each senior division can be found below, including:

  • A brief description of each division
  • Days/nights played
  • Potential kick off times
  • Important season dates

Senior A will be the highest senior opens division, with the competition intended for high level futsal teams looking to pit themselves against the best teams Ipswich Futsal has to offer. All games will be played on an international sized court (40m x 20m)

  • Night played: Wednesday
  • Potential kick off times: 6:00pm – 8:40pm
  • Friendlies start: Wednesday September 11
  • Season proper starts: Wednesday October 2
  • Christmas break: Thursday December 12 – Tuesday January 7
  • Normal fixtures end: Wednesday February 12
  • Grand final: Wednesday February 26

Senior B is the second highest senior opens division, intended primarily for mid level teams and players, or mid-to-high level teams and players which aren’t quite Senior A level. For example, most mid division Metro outdoor teams will feel right at home in Senior B. All games will be played on an international sized court (40m x 20m)

  • Night played: Wednesday
  • Potential kick off times: 6:00pm – 8:40pm
  • Friendlies start: Wednesday September 1
  • Season proper starts: Wednesday October 2
  • Christmas break: Thursday December 12 – Tuesday January 7
  • Normal fixtures end: Wednesday February 12
  • Grand final: Wednesday February 26

Senior C, our third senior opens division, is our most popular division, well suited for a wide range of low-to-mid level teams. Usually there are enough teams in Senior C to split it into at least two separate divisions after grading games. Some grading games may be played against teams that nominated for Senior Social. All games will be played on an international sized court (40m x 20m)

  • Night played: Tuesday
  • Potential kick off times: 5:50pm – 9:10pm
  • Friendlies start: Tuesday September 10
  • Season proper starts: Tuesday October 8
  • Christmas break: Wednesday December 11 – Monday January 6
  • Normal fixtures end: Tuesday February 11
  • Grand final: Tuesday February 25
  • Public holidays/days off: N/A

Senior Social, our fourth senior opens division, is well suited for those just starting out at futsal or football, or those looking for a far less competitive futsal experience. Some grading games may be played against teams that nominated for Senior C. All games will be played on an international sized court (40m x 20m)

  • Night played: Tuesday
  • Potential kick off times: 5:50pm – 9:10pm
  • Friendlies start: Tuesday September 10
  • Season proper starts: Tuesday October 8
  • Christmas break: Wednesday December 11 – Monday January 6
  • Normal fixtures end: Tuesday February 11
  • Grand final: Tuesday February 25
  • Public holidays/days off: N/A

Our new comp for women aged 16+ (DOB 2008 and older). All Women’s games will be played on an international sized court (40m x 20m). At this stage, the comp will not run into 2025. But this could change if enough teams want to continue playing into 2025.

  • Night played: Sunday
  • Potential kick off times: 4pm – 8pm
  • Friendlies start: Sunday September 15
  • Season proper starts: Sunday October 6
  • Normal fixtures end: Sunday December 1
  • Grand final: Sunday December 15

Senior Mixed is our mixed gender competition. In this comp, there must be one female player on the court at all times, and goals scored by females count as double.

This comp is similar to open gender (no gender restrictions) division Senior Social, but mixed. All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m)

  • Night played: Sunday
  • Potential kick off times: 4pm – 8pm
  • Friendlies start: Sunday September 15
  • Season proper starts: Sunday October 6
  • Christmas break: Monday December 16 – Saturday January 11
  • Normal fixtures end: Sunday February 16
  • Grand final: Sunday March 2

Masters is our new over 35’s age group (DOB 1989 or older). All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m)

  • Night played: Sunday
  • Potential kick off times: 4pm – 8pm
  • Friendlies start: Sunday September 15
  • Season proper starts: Sunday October 6
  • Christmas break: Monday December 16 – Saturday January 11
  • Normal fixtures end: Sunday February 16
  • Grand final: Sunday March 2

Junior Age Groups Information

Information about each junior age group can be found below, including:

  • A brief description of each age group, including eligible DOBs
  • Days/nights played
  • Potential kick off times
  • Important season dates

Competitive age group for players turning 14 or 15 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2010 or 2009). Currently only runs during summer season. All games will be played on an international sized court (40m x 20m)

  • Night played: Monday
  • Potential kick off times: 7:00pm – 8:20pm
  • Friendlies start: Monday September 9
  • Season proper starts: Monday September 30
  • School holiday break: Tuesday December 10 – Monday February 2
  • Normal fixtures end: Monday February 10
  • Grand final: Monday February 24
  • Public holidays: Monday October 27, Monday January 27

Competitive age group for girls turning 13, 14 or 15 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2010 or 2009). Currently only runs during summer season. All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m).

If there aren’t enough teams to run a U13-15 Girls comp, teams will be able to play in U12/13 or U14/15 instead.

  • Night played: Monday
  • Potential kick off times: 7:00pm – 8:20pm
  • Friendlies start: Monday September 9
  • Season proper starts: Monday September 30
  • School holiday break: Tuesday December 10 – Monday February 2
  • Normal fixtures end: Monday February 10
  • Grand final: Monday February 24
  • Public holidays: Monday October 27, Monday January 27

Competitive age group for players turning 12 or 13 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2012 or 2011). Currently only runs during summer season. All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m).

  • Night played: Friday
  • Potential kick off times: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Friendlies start: Friday October 13
  • Season proper starts: Friday September 30
  • School holiday break: Saturday December 14 – Thursday January 30
  • Normal fixtures end: Friday February 14
  • Days off: Friday September 20
  • Grand final: Friday February 28

Non-competitive age group for players turning 10 or 11 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2014 or 2013). Currently only runs during summer season. All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m).

Please note that there are several rounds where either the hall is unavailable that evening, or it is a public holiday. There will be several rounds either partially or fully rescheduled on Sundays alongside our U10/11 Sunday comp. We will advise of the rescheduled dates as soon as possible.

  • Night played: Monday, some Sundays
  • Potential kick off times: 5pm – 7pm
  • Friendlies start: Monday September 9
  • Season proper starts: Monday October 14
  • School holiday break: Tuesday December 10 – Sunday January 26
  • Season ends: Monday February 24
  • Public holidays: Monday October 7, Monday January 27
  • Rounds to be partially rescheduled: Monday October 28, Monday November 18, Monday December 2

Non-competitive age group for players turning 10 or 11 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2014 or 2013). Currently only runs during summer season. All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m).

  • Day played: Sunday
  • Potential kick off times: 2pm – 5pm
  • Friendlies start: Sunday September 9
  • Season proper starts: Sunday October 13
  • School holiday break: Monday December 16 – Saturday February 1
  • Season ends: Sunday March 2

Non-competitive age group for players turning 8 or 9 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2016 or 2015). Currently only runs during summer season. All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m)

Please note that there will be several rounds during the season that will need to be either played at an alternative venue or rescheduled to a Sunday. We will advise of other dates that need rearranging as soon as we find out.

  • Day played: Saturday
  • Potential kick off times: 8am – 2pm
  • Friendlies start: Saturday September 14
  • Season proper starts: Saturday October 12
  • School holiday break: Sunday December 15 – Friday January 31
  • Season ends: Saturday March 1
  • Days off: Saturday September 21
  • Dates to be played at different venue or rescheduled: Saturday October 19

Non-competitive age group for players turning 6 or 7 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2017 or 2018). Currently only runs during summer season. All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m)

Please note that there may be a few rounds during the season that will need to be either played at an alternative venue or rescheduled to a Sunday. We will advise of other dates that need rearranging as soon as we find out.

  • Day played: Saturday
  • Potential kick off times: 8:00am – 12:40pm
  • Friendlies start: Saturday September 14
  • Season proper starts: Saturday October 12
  • School holiday break: Sunday December 15 – Friday January 31
  • Season ends: Saturday March 1
  • Days off: Saturday September 21
  • Dates to be played at different venue or rescheduled: Saturday October 19

Nights/Days Played

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday
U10/11 Monday
U14/15
U13-15 Girls		 Senior C
Senior Social		 Senior A
Senior B		 U12/13 U8/9
U6/7		 U10/11 Sunday
Women’s
Mixed
Masters

Potential Game Times

Age Group Day Kick off Times
Senior A & B Wednesday 6:00pm-8:40pm
Senior C & Senior Social Tuesday 5:50pm-9:10pm
Women’s, Mixed & Masters Sunday 4pm-8pm
U14/15 & U13-15 Girls Monday 7:00pm-8:20pm
U12/13 Friday 6:20pm-8:30pm
U10/11 Monday Monday 4:30pm-7:30pm
U10/11 Sunday Monday 2pm-5pm
U8/9 Saturday 8am-2pm
U6/7 Saturday 8am-2pm

Season Start & End Dates

Age Group Grading Games Season Proper Final Round Grand Final
Senior A & B Wednesday September 11 Wednesday October 2 Wednesday February 12 Wednesday February 26
Senior B Tuesday, Senior C & Senior Social Tuesday September 10 Tuesday October 8 Tuesday February 11 Tuesday February 25
Senior Women’s Sunday September 15 Sunday October 6 Sunday December 1 Sunday December 15
Mixed & Masters Sunday September 15 Sunday October 6 Sunday February 16 Sunday March 2
U14/15 & U13-15 Girls Monday September 9 Monday September 30 Monday February 10 Monday February 24
U12/13 Friday September 13 Friday October 11 Friday February 14 Friday February 28
U10/11 Sunday Sunday September 16 Sunday October 13 Sunday March 2 N/A
U8/9 & U6/7 Saturday September 14 Saturday October 12 Saturday March 1 N/A

Age Groups

Age & Age Group Eligibility

A players age is based on how old the player will be on 31 December in the year in which the comp started.

  • Example:  If the season starts in October, and on 31 December in the year the season starts the player is aged 11, then the player will be in the U10/11 age group
Age Group Player Age Year of Birth
U6/7 6, 7 2018, 2017
U8/9 8, 9 2016, 2015
U10/11 10, 11 2014, 2013
U12/13 12, 13 2012, 2011
U14/15 14, 15 2010, 2009
Youth 16 – 20 2004 – 2008
Seniors & Youth 16 and over 2008 and older
Masters 35 and over 1989 and older
Age Group Player Age Year of Birth
U6/7 6, 7 2019, 2018
U8/9 8, 9 2017, 2016
U10/11 10, 11 2015, 2014
U12/13 12, 13 2013, 2012
U14/15 14, 15 2011, 2010
Youth 16 – 20 2005 – 2009
Seniors & Youth 16 and over 2009 and older

Competition Rules

All Ipswich Futsal social competitions are run in accordance with the latest Ipswich Futsal Competition By-Laws & Regulations. You can view the full competition by-laws here.

Here’s all the important rules you need to know:

All players who take the court must be registered on Squadi. Exemptions may only be granted if:

  • The player is a trialist, that is, playing their first game in the current registration period
  • The player has shown they are experiencing technical difficulties registering on Squadi

Fielding an unregistered player without a valid exemption will result in a 6-0 forfeit loss against the offending team.

All teams must complete the team nomination form before taking the court. If the team nomination form is not working, the manager may email their team nomination to info@ipswichfutsal.com.au.

Players can be added to, or removed from, a team throughout the season at the front counter, or by emailing info@ipswichfutsal.com.au.

Players can only be nominated to one team per division. All requests for an exemption must be emailed to info@ipswichfutsal.com.au.

In any competitive game, a team can field at most two players that are members of a team from a higher division in the same gender classification. This includes borrowed players.

For clarity, since Senior Women’s and Mixed are under different gender classifications to our other Senior comps, they are not subject to rules on divisional overlap relating to open gender divisions (i.e. Senior A, B, C & Social).

In some cases, an exemption to this rule may be granted. All requests for an exemption must be emailed to info@ipswichfutsal.com.au at least 24 hours before the game.

In an open gender competition, there are no restrictions on the gender of each team’s players.

In a mixed competition, there must be at least one female on each team.

In any mixed match, at least one female must always be on the court for each team.

Goals scored by females count as two goals in a mixed competition

In a women’s or girl’s competition, only female players may partake.

Teams must not field any overage players, or any players from more than one age group below, unless they have an exemption.

For Masters (over 35s), teams must not field any underage players, unless they have an exemption.

All requests for an exemption must be emailed to info@ipswichfutsal.com.au.

The names of all team members will be printed on their team’s match sheet.

Each player (including borrowed players) must sign the match sheet.

If the team has shirt numbers, they are encouraged to also write the shirt numbers of each player on the match sheet. Only goals scored by members of the team (i.e. not borrowed players) with a shirt number will count towards the division’s golden boot award.

A team will incur a 6-0 forfeit loss if:

  • They have less than three team members signed on the match sheet. This can be fixed up after the game if players/teams forget to complete the match sheet.
  • A player is found to have deliberately impersonated another player on the match sheet

The names of all borrowed players must be handwritten on the match sheet. Borrowed players acquired just before or after kick off can be added to the match sheet after the game.

The following rules regarding borrowed players only apply to competitive age groups & divisions (U12/13 and older).

A “borrowed player”, or a “fill in”, is defined as a player who plays for a team they are not a member of. When match sheets are electronically printed, team members are considered to be players names printed on the sheet.

A team may only borrow at most two players.

A team cannot borrow any more players once they reach 6 players.

That is;

  • 2 or less team members: no restrictions on borrowed players as the match will be recorded as a forfeit anyway
  • 3 team members: 2 borrowed players allowed
  • 4 team members: 2 borrowed players allowed
  • 5 team members: 1 borrowed player allowed
  • 6 or more team members: 0 borrowed players allowed

If a team member arrives late and makes 7 players including borrowed players, either:

  • One of the borrowed players must withdraw from the game; or
  • The team member must not participate in the game

All borrowed players must sign the match sheet for each match they participate in.

A team must not acquire any borrowed players for finals matches.

Teams will be fined $60 when they have less than two paying players (including paying borrowed players) for their game.

If your team is down on numbers we can assist with finding borrowed players.

Please note that if only 1 or 2 team members show up, the game will be recorded as a forfeit. However as stated above, the team would avoid financial penalty if two players pay their match fee.

All players who partake in finals must

  • Be registered on Squadi
  • Be fully financial
  • Be a member of the team
  • Have played at least one third (rounded down) of their team’s matches prior to finals. Matches will only be counted to a player’s total if they have signed the match sheet.

All players must wear shinpads. Shinpads and socks are sold at the canteen.

All players must wear non-marking shoes. That is, shoes with no studs and shoes that leave no tread marks on the floor. The majority of joggers and canvas shoes will be acceptable, however we highly recommend purchasing futsal shoes from a sports outlet.

Players on the same team need to wear shirts of matching colour. In case of colour clashes, numbered bibs will be provided.

Optionally, teams can wear numbered shirts. Only goals scored by team members (i.e. not borrowed players) with a shirt number will count towards each division’s golden boot award.

Ipswich Futsal competitions adhere to the FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game with the following variations:

  • There is no stop clock
  • Players need to stand behind the yellow line in their own half at kick off
  • Players can only substitute behind the yellow line in their own half, unless there is a prolonged stoppage in play (e.g. injury)
  • Slide tackles are not permitted, and punishable by a direct free kick or penalty

Unless stated otherwise, all Ipswich Futsal competitions are open gender, meaning there are no restrictions on the gender of players that take part.

Any player who receives four yellow cards across all competitions in any one season will incur a one match suspension.

Any player who receives six yellow cards across all competitions in any one season will incur a two match suspension.

Any player who receives eight yellow cards in any one season will incur a three match suspension and may be called to show cause.

A player shown a red card will be suspended for a minimum of one match in the division the player was sent off in.

A suspension applies across all divisions until it has been served in the division it was picked up in.

Red cards and suspensions can be appealed, which if considered, will carry a $50 appeal fee. All appeal requests must be emailed to info@ipswichfutsal.com.au.

Appendix A in the by-laws contains the Table of Offences and minimum/maximum suspension lengths.