5v5 soccer field dimensions (and what they change for you)
By the Poteau Team · updated
IN SHORT
A 5v5 soccer field is usually around 100 × 65 feet (30 × 20 m), about 6,500 sq ft. There's no official size: each venue builds its own, from about 80 to 130 feet long. That's more than ten times smaller than a full 11v11 field. In France, a 5v5 field rents for around €80 an hour, so €8 each with 10 players.
Field sizes, from 5v5 to 11v11
Format | Dimensions | Area | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|
Indoor 5v5 at a venue | about 100 × 65 ft (30 × 20 m) | 6,500 sq ft | 650 sq ft |
Futsal (5v5) | 82 to 138 × 52 to 82 ft (25 to 42 × 16 to 25 m) | up to 11,300 sq ft | up to 1,130 sq ft |
7v7 or 8v8 | about 223 × 164 ft (68 × 50 m) | 36,600 sq ft | 2,200 sq ft or more |
11v11 | 344 × 223 ft (105 × 68 m) | 76,900 sq ft | 3,500 sq ft |
In 5v5, each player gets a fifth of the space they'd have in 11v11. That's why it feels so fast.
Why there's no official size
Futsal has its own laws, with set dimensions. Small-sided soccer at a private venue doesn't. Each venue fits the field to its building.
Most land around 100 × 65 ft. You'll find some at 80 × 50 and others at 130 × 65. Goals are often about 10 × 6.5 ft, close to futsal goals.
The walls matter too. The ball bounces off them and play goes on, so the field ends at the wall, not at a line. More on that in the 5v5 soccer rules.
What the size changes when you play
A whole 5v5 field is roughly the size of the penalty box on a full field, 44 × 18 yards (with walls around it).
So you can shoot from almost anywhere. The keeper is on the ball all the time. Long balls barely work, everything goes short and on the ground. To organize in that space, here are three formations that work, plus the question of a rotating or fixed keeper.
What a field costs, and what you pay
On Poteau, in France, a 5v5 field at a partner venue rents for around €80 an hour. At venues, more than 9 games in 10 are played with 10 players.
Players | Per player, per hour |
|---|---|
10 | €8 |
9 | €8.90 |
8 | €10 |
If you book, you owe the whole field, even when two friends bail. At 6v6, on a slightly bigger field, a spot still costs about €10. Prices seen on Poteau. Booking direct, a venue may charge differently. Venue by venue, it's all in how much 5v5 costs in France.
Bigger fields are often free
On public fields, 4 games in 5 are 7v7 or bigger. Makes sense, there's room.
And 9 in 10 of them are free. When they aren't, a spot is usually €4. To find them, see free soccer courts near you.
Marking out a field in the park
No tape measure? A long stride is about a yard. Count 33 strides by 22 for a 5v5 field.
Four cones for the corners, two pairs for the goals. Set each pair three strides apart. On a full-size field, half of it played sideways gives you a 7v7 or 8v8 field.
A field near you, without renting all of it
You don't need to put down €80. On Poteau, half the games started by players are only missing 1 or 2 people. You see the venue, open spots, price and level, and you pay for your spot.
To look around you, read finding a soccer field near you.
The Poteau Team