Chicago Fire Rec Soccer Futsal is an authentic small-sided indoor football experience played between two teams of five players. Building off the success of our long-established recreational adult leagues, our Futsal programs are open to teams and players wanting to compete, exercise, and socialize during the indoor season.

• Teams use Sprocket to register, set rosters, check standings, etc.
• City of Chicago Amusement Tax applied at registration checkout.
• Coed Ratio: 2F/6M for 8v8 and 2F/3M for 5v5 games
• More info? Here are answers to FAQs
• Open Game Start Times | Monday - Friday | 7:00 pm - 11pm
• Select Game Start Times | Monday - Friday | 7:46 pm - 10:46 pm
• Open Game Start Times | Sundays - AM Division | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Open Game Start Times | Sundays - PM Division | 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• For additional questions, please contact cfrs@chicagofirefc.com

STEP BY STEP: SPROCKET SPORTS CFRS TEAM REGISTRATION
• Select ‘Login’ in the top right corner.
• Click ‘Don’t Have an Account’ – This will allow you to begin creating an account.
When logged in and asked to Add a Player, select Skip this Step.
• Skipping that step will allow you to proceed to the dashboard and select your league from the Open Programs (NOTE: The player registering the team does not have to be the team's captain. CFRS Coordinators can reassign captain status on a teams roster prior to the start of the season.)

STEP ONE: STARTING THE REGISTRATION
• From the Dashboard – select your league from the ‘Open Programs’ list on the right side of the screen.
• Select your preferred league.
• Review the league information and click the blue ‘Register’ button to continue.

STEP TWO: TEAM REGISTRATION FIELDS
• Follow all prompts and click ‘Save and Continue’ to navigate through the team registration.
• Acknowledge Code of Conduct and Waiver as the team captain, ‘Save and Continue’
• Indicate a jersey color (Your league coordinator can change this at a later date)

STEP THREE: CHECKOUT OPTIONS
• City of Chicago Amusement tax is reflected as a one-time amount per team and automatically added to your checkout.
• Teams have two payment options: Pay in Full OR Deposit+Payment
o Pay in Full – your team balance is paid in full upfront.
o Deposit + Payment – you pay the $100 deposit (+part of the City of Chicago Amusement tax) at the time of registration and the remaining balance will be charged at the conclusion of the first week of the season.
• Teams may pay via Credit Card or teams may now use ACH. (NOTE: Teams who use Deposit + Payment will be charged automatically for the remaining team balance on February 9th, 2025.)
• After submitting payment, your registration is COMPLETE!

Winning team will receive a Mardi Gras-themed team party at one of the top-rated Brazilian restaurants in Chicago.

Futsal is the FIFA-recognized form of small-sided indoor football (the word is a contraction of the Spanish 'fútbol sala'). It is played between two teams who each have five players on the pitch at any one time, with rolling substitutes and a smaller ball than soccer that is harder and less bouncy.

• Teams have squads of 12, of which five (including one goalkeeper) can be on the pitch at any one time, with rolling and unlimited substitutions.
• Each game lasts 20 minutes, with a clock that runs the entire time; a win awards your team +3 points on the standings table a tie awards +1 point and a loss is 0 points.
• Free-kicks and penalties generally work as in football. However, once a team have committed five fouls in one half, for every subsequent foul their opponents get a free shot at goal from the second penalty mark, ten meters out (often known as a double penalty). If the foul is closer to goal, the shot can be taken from where the infringement occurred. At half-time foul counts are wiped clean, but they are not erased prior to either extra-time period, where second-half fouls still count.
• There will be one match officials: as well as roaming CFRS staff members to monitor the game and ensure the safety of all players. However, please do note that these will be one man referee crews who will occasionally make a call that you don’t agree with, please handle your reaction and comments accordingly and with grace.
• Players are dismissed for two yellow cards or a direct red and take no further part in the action. Following a sending-off, the penalized team play one man short for two minutes, unless they concede during that time in which case they return to full strength immediately. The player that was sent off, however, cannot be used again.
• Players can go into the penalty area and goalkeepers are allowed out, but the latter cannot touch the ball again once they have cleared it (via as many touches as they like) until it has gone into the opposition half or been touched by an opponent. Goal clearances must be thrown, not kicked.
• If the ball goes over the touchline or hits the ceiling, play is resumed with a kick-in. Goals cannot be scored direct from a kick-in. If the ball crosses the byline, it results in either a corner or a thrown goal clearance by the keeper.
• For kick-ins, free-kicks, goal clearances and corner kicks, the player in possession of the ball has four seconds to restart play which the referee will count with their fingers in the air. If play isn't restarted within four seconds an indirect free kick will be awarded to the opposing team. The goalkeeper is not allowed to control the ball for more than four seconds in their own half.
• All other CFRS rules and policies are observed.

For questions, please contact cfrs@chicagofirefc.com