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: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Trial games start: Wednesday 16th September
  • Normal fixtures start: Wednesday 7th October
  • Christmas break: Thursday 17th December – Tuesday 12th January
  • Normal fixtures end: Wednesday 10th February
  • Grand final: Wednesday 24th February
  • Days off: N/A

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 other divisions on Tuesday nights. All games will be played on an international sized court (40m x 20m)

  • Night played: Tuesday
  • Potential kick off times: 5:50pm – 9:10pm
  • Grading games start: Tuesday 15th September
  • Normal fixtures start: Tuesday 6th October
  • Christmas break: Wednesday 16th December – Monday 11th January
  • Normal fixtures end: Tuesday 9th February
  • Grand final: Tuesday 23rd February
  • Public holidays/days off: Tuesday 26th January

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
  • Grading games start: Tuesday 15th September
  • Normal fixtures start: Tuesday 6th October
  • Christmas break: Wednesday 16th December – Monday 11th January
  • Normal fixtures end: Tuesday 9th February
  • Grand final: Tuesday 23rd February
  • Public holidays/days off: Tuesday 26th January

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 14-16 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2010, 2011 or 2012). All games will be played on an international sized court (40m x 20m)

  • Night played: Wednesday
  • Potential kick off times: 5:50pm – 6:30pm
  • Trial games: Wednesday 16th September & Wednesday 7th October
  • Normal fixtures start: Wednesday 14th October
  • Christmas break: Thursday 10th December – Tuesday 26th January
  • Normal fixtures end: Wednesday 10th February
  • Grand final: Wednesday 24th February
  • Days off: Wednesday 23rd September, Wednesday 30th September

Competitive age group for players turning 12 or 13 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2013 or 2014). Currently only runs during summer season. All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m).

Games returning for summer season in September

  • Night played: Friday
  • Potential kick off times: 5:50pm – 7:50pm
  • Trial games: Friday 18th September & Friday 9th October
  • Normal fixtures start: Friday 16th October
  • Christmas break: Saturday 5th December – Thursday 28th January
  • Normal fixtures end: Friday 12th February
  • Grand final: Friday 26th February
  • Days off: Friday 25th September, Friday 2nd October

Non-competitive age group for players turning 10 or 11 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2015 or 2016). Currently only runs during summer season. All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m).

  • Night played: Monday
  • Potential kick off times: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
  • Trial games: Monday 14th September & Monday 12th October
  • Normal fixtures start: Monday 19th October
  • Christmas break: Tuesday 8th December – Sunday 31st January
  • Normal fixtures end: Monday 22nd March
  • Days off: Monday 21st September, Monday 28th September, Monday 6th October

Non-competitive age group for players turning 8 or 9 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)

  • Day played: Saturday
  • Potential kick off times: 9:30am – 2:10pm
  • Trial games: Saturday 19th September & Saturday 10th October
  • Normal fixtures start: Saturday 17th October
  • Christmas break: Sunday 6th December – Friday 29th January
  • Normal fixtures end: Saturday 20th March
  • Days off: Saturday 26th September, Saturday 3rd October, Saturday 7th November

Non-competitive age group for players turning 6 or 7 in the year the competition starts (DOB 2019 or 2020). Currently only runs during summer season. All games will be played on a netball sized court (30.5m x 15.25m)

  • Day played: Saturday
  • Potential kick off times: 9:30am – 2:10pm
  • Trial games: Saturday 19th September & Saturday 10th October
  • Normal fixtures start: Saturday 17th October
  • Christmas break: Sunday 6th December – Friday 29th January
  • Normal fixtures end: Saturday 20th March
  • Days off: Saturday 26th September, Saturday 3rd October, Saturday 7th November


Nights/Days Played

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday
U10/11
Senior Women		 Senior B Tuesday
Senior C
Senior Social		 U14-16
Senior A/B		 U12/13 U6/7
U8/9

Potential Game Times

Age Group Day Kick off Times
Senior A & B Wednesday 6:30pm-8:30pm
Senior B Tuesday, Senior C & Senior Social Tuesday 5:50pm-9:10pm
Senior Women Monday 7:40pm-8:20pm
U14-16 Wednesday 5:50pm-6:30pm
U12/13 Friday 5:50pm-7:50pm
U10/11 Monday 5:00pm-7:00pm
U8/9 Saturday 9:30am-2:10pm
U6/7 Saturday 9:30am-1:30pm

Summer Season Start & End Dates

Trial games will again begin in September, with the season proper starting from early October. The season will continue through until late February for age groups U12/13 and older and until late March for age groups U10/11 and younger.

If your team is unable to play some or all of the trial games, that’s no problem. Your team can still enter in time for the beginning of the season proper.

Age Group Trial Games Season Proper Finals
Senior A & B Wednesday 16th September, 23rd September & 30th September Wednesday 7th October – 10th February Wednesday 17th February & 24th February
Senior B Tuesday, Senior C & Senior Social Tuesday 15th September, 22nd September & 29th September Tuesday 6th October – 9th February Tuesday 16th February & 23rd February
Senior Women Monday 14th September, 21st September & 28th September Monday 12th October – 2nd December Monday 9th December & 16th December
U14-16 Wednesday 16th September & 7th October Wednesday 14th October – 10th February Wednesday 17th February & 24th February
U12/13 Friday 18th September & 9th October Friday 16th October – 12th February Friday 19th February & 26th February
U10/11 Monday 14th September & 12th October Monday 19th October – 22nd March N/A
U8/9 & U6/7 Saturday 19th September & 10th October Saturday 17th October – 20th March 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 season 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 2020, 2019
U8/9 8, 9 2018, 2017
U10/11 10, 11 2016, 2015
U12/13 12, 13 2014, 2013
U14-16 14, 15, 16 2012, 2011, 2010
Seniors 16+ 2010 and older
Age Group Player Age Year of Birth
U6/7 6, 7 2021, 2020
U8/9 8, 9 2019, 2018
U10/11 10, 11 2017, 2016
U12/13 12, 13 2015, 2014
U14-16 14, 15, 16 2013, 2012, 2011
Youth 16 – 20 2007 – 2011
Seniors 16 and over 2011 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.

In any competitive game, a team can field at most one (1) players that are members of a team from a higher division in the same age group. This includes borrowed players.

In some cases, an exemption to this rule may be granted. For example, an exemption may be granted if it’s deemed that a player’s ability is at a similar level to the lower division they play in.

The intention of the rule is to prevent too many high level players from playing down into lower divisions. Not to prevent lower level players from playing up into higher divisions.

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.

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.

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 can only borrow at most 2 players.

A team cannot borrow any further players when the sum of team members + borrowed players is at least 6.

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 player allowed
  • 5 or more 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 $75 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 to the nearest whole number) 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.

Borrowed players are not allowed to participate in finals under any circumstances.

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:

  • Games have 18 minute halves with a 2 minute half time break and a 2 minute interval between games.
  • There is no stop clock
  • Defending players need to stand behind the yellow line in their own half at kick off. This variation does not apply in Senior A.
  • 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 permitted only in Senior A. In any other age group or division, slide tackles are 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 $200 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.