Iran's women Futsal team celebrate after their win over Jordan in the final of the West Asian Clubs Futsal Tournament in Amman August 2, 2008.
Futsal is an indoor version of football.Futsal is played between two teams of five players, one of whom is the goalkeeper, and up to seven substitutes per team. The game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used. Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a football.The rules create an emphasis on improvisation, creativity and technique as well as ball control and passing in small spaces.
Iran has a strong national futsal team, which has won the Asian Futsal Championship for nine times out of the ten times held.
