Community / education
School/training hall with safe goals, resilient floor, wall protection and storage.
GLOBAL SPORTS TECHNICAL LIBRARY
INDOOR HALL · FUTSAL TECHNICAL CENTRE
Futsal facility technical centre.
A futsal hall needs to manage fast ball movement, goal restraint, wall proximity, floor performance, team areas and spectator/event infrastructure without compromising shared-hall operation.
Apollo Technical Reference · Edition 2026.1 · Governing references reviewed October 2026 · always verify the current competition documents for final design.
0140 × 20 m common full-size reference
023 × 2 m goals
03Indoor + urban pathways
04Goal restraint and wall protection are critical
INTERACTIVE FACILITY MAP
See the futsal facility as one connected system.
Select a layer to see why it matters. This is a conceptual coordination map—not a dimensioned court, field, structural or compliance drawing.
FUTSALPLAYING AREA
FACILITY ENVELOPE · CIRCULATION · TECHNICAL INTERFACES
SPORT→SURFACE→EQUIPMENT→STRUCTURE→LIGHT→SPECTATORS→TECHNOLOGY→OPERATIONS
FACILITY LEVEL MATRIX
The technical brief changes with the level of venue.
Do not copy elite-event requirements into every community project—or under-specify a competition venue from a school checklist.
Club / academy
Club hall with repeat goal handling, team areas, scoreboard and spectators.
Competition
Competition-oriented hall with controlled pitch, exact goal evidence, event lighting and officials.
Elite / major venue
Arena/event pathway with major seating, FÍSVOR, broadcast lighting and professional operations.
12 TECHNICAL TOPICS
Design the complete futsal environment.
Each topic is part of the same facility. Changing one layer can affect several others, which is why product selection should follow the complete brief.
01
Playing geometry
Freeze the intended competition dimensions, run-off, team/substitution zones, scorer/timekeeper and goal location before adding seating or wall systems.
02
Surface / playing system
Use a flat, consistent indoor sports floor matched to intended competition and shared sport mix; control slip, ball behaviour, seams and protection.
03
Sport equipment
Goals require exact geometry, nets and restraint/anchoring. Portable goals must have a safe movement and storage method.
04
Lighting
Coordinate fast ball visibility, glare, cameras and shared-hall modes.
05
Spectators
Keep seating and circulation outside run-off while protecting spectator areas from fast balls where needed.
06
Structure + building interface
Goal anchors/restraint, wall protection, dividers, scoreboard/display, lighting and roof services should be resolved together.
07
Environment
Indoor thermal comfort and ventilation should avoid strong draughts across play. Urban outdoor/cage formats require drainage, UV and noise planning.
08
Accessibility
Accessible spectator, player and community-use routes must not compromise run-off or emergency circulation.
09
Storage + changeover
Goals, nets, benches, protection, dividers and scorer equipment are bulky; show their parked dimensions and movement route.
10
Technology + controls
Game clock, scoreboard, FÍSVOR, PA and camera systems should share a clear officials/control architecture.
11
Evidence + standards
Keep FIFA/IHF-style goal dimensions or local competition requirements distinct from exact goal product evidence and structural restraint.
12
Maintenance + lifecycle
Inspect floor, goals, nets, restraint hardware, wall padding, score systems and storage equipment.
EVIDENCE LADDER
Do not collapse different kinds of evidence into one “approved” claim.
Official rule / governing reference
Defines the sport or competition requirement. It does not automatically approve a supplier or construction detail.
Product test / approval
Applies to an exact surface, equipment item or system configuration and the scope stated by the governing programme.
Installed facility test / certification
Where the sport offers it, field/court/facility testing confirms the finished installation rather than only the product.
Project engineering
Foundations, supports, wind/seismic loads, electrical, building interfaces and local-code compliance remain project-specific.
Commercial release
Warranty, documentation, spares, freight, installation responsibility and exact quoted configuration are closed before order.
SPECIFICATION INPUTS
Information a useful futsal specification should contain.
These inputs can become a consultant brief, RFP schedule or Apollo project review without prematurely inventing an exact model.
01
Competition format
02
Pitch dimensions
03
Floor system
04
Goal type/restraint
05
Run-off / wall proximity
06
Protection/dividers
07
Lighting
08
Team/official zones
09
Scoring / FÍSVOR
10
Spectator capacity
11
Storage
PERFORMANCE-SPECIFICATION STARTERS
Clause intent that can be developed into the project specification.
These are performance-based starting points, not a substitute for the project architect, engineer, governing body or exact selected-system data.
Playing environment
Freeze the intended competition dimensions, run-off, team/substitution zones, scorer/timekeeper and goal location before adding seating or wall systems.
Surface performance
Use a flat, consistent indoor sports floor matched to intended competition and shared sport mix; control slip, ball behaviour, seams and protection.
Evidence and approvals
Keep FIFA/IHF-style goal dimensions or local competition requirements distinct from exact goal product evidence and structural restraint.
Maintenance and lifecycle
Inspect floor, goals, nets, restraint hardware, wall padding, score systems and storage equipment.
DRAWING ROADMAP
Draw the interfaces that words usually miss.
Public planning diagrams can define intent. Exact fabrication, foundation, fixing and model drawings should follow only when the selected system is verified.
Pitch/run-off plan
Goal restraint detail
Wall-protection elevation
Lighting plan
Team/scorer layout
Seating/barrier plan
Storage/changeover plan
TECHNICAL DIAGRAM PACK
Futsal planning diagrams for the interfaces that written specifications miss.
Four vector sheets cover plan geometry, vertical coordination, equipment/operations and spectator/technology interfaces. Verified sport dimensions are shown only where the technical baseline supports them; conceptual allowances remain explicitly labelled.
PACKLTV-FUTSAL
SPORTFutsal
REFERENCE REVIEW04 OCT 2026
STATUSPLANNING / COORDINATION
01
Dimensioned Plan
02
Vertical / Section Coordination
03
Equipment + Operations Zoning
04
Spectator + Lighting + Technology
Planning diagram status
These diagrams organise coordination information. They are not fabrication drawings, engineering drawings, construction details, certified court/field layouts or statutory documentation. Current governing-body requirements, exact selected-system drawings and local professional design take precedence.
MAINTENANCE & LIFECYCLE
Make performance maintainable.
01Floor clean
02Goal frame/fastener inspection
03Net replacement
04Restraint/anchor check
05Wall padding
06Lighting
07Score systems
08Storage carts
TROUBLESHOOTING
Common symptoms worth investigating.
Goals move during use
Check restraint/anchoring system and operating procedure.
Ball rebound from walls unsafe
Review run-off, wall protection and containment.
Floor too slippery
Review cleaning, finish and contamination.
Lighting flicker on camera
Test driver/flicker performance and camera settings.
Congested bench zone
Review substitution/team/scorer geometry.
Goals hard to store
Review folding/demounting design, trolley and storage doors.
SPORTS PLANNING CALCULATORS
Turn early ideas into measurable planning inputs.
These are concept-planning tools—not engineering, certification, accessibility or photometric calculators. Every input is visible and editable so assumptions stay explicit.
40 × 20 m common full-size planning reference with editable 2 m peripheral allowance.
CALCULATOR 01
Facility footprint
44 × 24 mconcept precinct rectangle
1056 m²concept footprint
1playing units
CALCULATOR 02
Surface planning quantity
800 m²playing-area total
832 m²planning quantity incl. allowance
This is area arithmetic only. Roll widths, tile modules, seams, line systems, perimeter details and manufacturer-specific waste factors can change the final order quantity.
CALCULATOR 03
Spectator concept
50seats per row concept
27 mapproximate row length
Not a code or sightline calculation. Final rows, aisles, vomitories, accessible positions, guards, rake and egress must be developed by the project team.
BUILDER 04
Lighting brief
01Confirm the sport and exact competition level.
02Define the playing area plus spectator, camera and officials zones.
03Coordinate luminaire locations with structure, roof services, poles and maintenance access.
04Control glare for players, officials and spectators.
05Confirm local electrical, emergency-lighting and spill-light requirements.
06Define training, match and reduced-energy operating modes where controls support them.
NEXT STEP
Carry the assumptions into the technical and specification workflow.
Competition dimensions are project-specific and must be verified. Team zones, goals, officials, wall protection and spectator interfaces increase the venue footprint.
PRIMARY GOVERNING REFERENCES
Use Apollo to navigate the technical problem—then verify the rule at source.
We link to the governing organisation rather than republishing whole standards. Rules, manuals, approval lists and competition requirements change.
Reference review date: 4 October 2026. Governing-body content remains owned and controlled by the relevant organisation. Apollo's summaries are planning aids, not substitutes for the current official rules or local professional advice.
CITE THIS RESOURCE
Futsal Facility Technical Centre
- Publisher
- Apollo NZ Global
- Edition
- 2026.1
- Reviewed
- 4 October 2026
Apollo NZ Global. Futsal Facility Technical Centre. LUTHVAR Global Sports Technical Library, 2026.1. https://apollonzglobal.com/futsal-systems/facility-technical-centre
Technical reference & source policyPROJECT-SPECIFIC REVIEW
Turn the technical reference into a controlled futsal project brief.
Apollo remains supply-only. Local design, foundations, civil works, installation, statutory approvals and professional sign-off remain with the appropriate project parties unless a specific support item is expressly included.