2025 Indoor Football tournament @ KU Leuven Sport

For whom?

• KU Leuven (Association) students
• Each team member must have a valid sports card
• Players CANNOT participate with a day ticket
• Teams consisting of women, men, or a mix of both are welcome!

When?

• Qualifiers between March 5 and April 2, 2025
• Semi-finals on April 23 and 24, 2025
• Final on April 30, 2025

The match schedule will be organised by KU Leuven Sport. Matches will always be played on Wednesdays at 21:00 or Thursdays at 20:00 in the Topsporthal.

How to sign up?

• Registrations are done via the Sportaniser platform
• Your team pays 10 euros to participate
• Each team consists of a maximum of 10 players

Registration starts: February 10, 2025

Registration deadline: February 21, 2025

There is space for a maximum of 8 teams, so sign up quickly!

Other questions?

• Mail the KU Leuven sports department

Practical: 

• Matches will be held in the Topsporthal at the KU Leuven Sportcampus Arenberg.
• Try to be present in the entrance hall at least 10 minutes before the start.
• The matches will be played at times determined in the schedule.
• If a team is absent, a forfeit score of 5-0 will be applied.
• If your team cannot attend, please notify both the opponent and KU Leuven Sport (marijke.willems@kuleuven.be) at least 1 hour before the match starts. Failure to do so will result in your team being excluded from the tournament.
• Sports cards of all team members must be submitted to the doorkeeper at the Topsporthal before the match. Participation is not possible without a valid card.
• Equipment (ball and vests) can be collected from the doorkeeper in the Topsporthal.
• You can find the regulations and additional information on our website: Indoor football tournament — KU Leuven Sport
• Please respect the end hour of the reservation.
• This tournament relies on Fair Play, please be respectful towards each other and enjoy!

Team members: A maximum of 10 team members can be registered. Only registered players are permitted to participate.

Number of players on the field: Each team may have 5 players on the field at a time. Substitutions are unlimited, but a player may only enter the field once the player being substituted has completely left.

Clothing and equipment: All players must wear shirts of the same colour, except for the goalkeeper. Watches, pedometers, jewellery, or casts are not allowed. Necessary equipment can be borrowed from the hall steward at the Topsporthal (TSH). If both teams are wearing the same colour, bibs will be provided.

Score: Both teams are responsible for keeping track of the score.

Time and gameplay: Both teams are responsible for timing the match, unless otherwise agreed. The match will start no later than 10 minutes after the scheduled time, even if teams are incomplete. Each half lasts 20 minutes. No time-outs are allowed. If the match is not completed by the end of the reserved time, the score at that point will be final. There is no stop-clock.

During the match

Sportsmanship: Act respectfully and avoid committing contact fouls. Prevent deliberate fouls that block clear goal-scoring opportunities. Acknowledge your own fouls or accept them if the opponent claims them. Always display sportsmanship, both as players and supporters. Supporters are not permitted on the pitch and must remain in the stands.

Fouls: The game will be paused when a foul is called out or claimed. Common fouls include:

• Physical contact (foot, leg, hand, arm, shoulder, etc.)
• Touching the ball when your support leg is behind the ball carrier
• Touching the ball when the goalkeeper is holding or securing it on the ground
• Handling the ball with the hand or arm, unless in a protective situation or when contact was unavoidable and undeliberate
• Sliding tackles by field players (even without a direct opponent) or by the goalkeeper on an opponent
• The goalkeeper handling the ball after a deliberate back-pass

Stopped phases: A stopped phase can only take place once both teams agree on who gets the ball. Opponents must remain 3 metres away, but the ball can be played earlier if it is stationary. Stopped phases may include:

• Free kick: For a foul outside the goal area, direct scoring is allowed
• Penalty: For a foul inside the goal area, the ball is placed on the penalty spot, with the goalkeeper on the goal line
• Kick-off: After each half or following a goal, direct scoring is allowed
• Corner kick: If the ball crosses the goal line, direct scoring is allowed
• Throw-in: If the ball crosses the sideline or hits the ceiling, direct scoring is not allowed
• Goalkeeper throw: If the ball crosses the goal line, it cannot be thrown directly into the goal

Violence or deliberate fouls: A player who uses violence or deliberately prevents a clear goal-scoring opportunity will be immediately substituted and cannot return during the match.

Injuries: The game will be stopped in the event of an injury.

After the match

• Enter result: Enter the result within 24 hours via Sportaniser. The rankings will be updated based on points, wins and goal difference.