Small Sided Football - Laws of the Game

The Duration of the Game

The duration of the game shall be divided into two equal periods of over five and up to 25 minutes each period subject to the following:

• Allowance shall be made in either period for time lost through stoppages as decided by the referee.
• The duration of either half shall be extended to enable a penalty kick to be taken.
• At half time the interval shall not exceed five minutes except by consent of the Referee.
• Competition rules may allow for a game to be played in its entirety without a half time interval or requirement to change ends.

For games ending in a draw, competition rules may state provisions involving extra time or other procedures approved by the International FA Board to determine the winner of the game.