Kings League FAQ

A seven-a-side football competition with twists such as a giant die and Secret Cards. Match situations change quickly.

Normally seven per side including the goalkeeper. Numbers change during the opening ramp-up, the die phase, sanctions and after minute 36.

Regular time totals 36 minutes in two parts, with an approximately three-minute break after the first 20 minutes. There is no added time. Shootouts or Matchball Mode follow.

No. It is 47–65m long and 30–45m wide. The goals are 6m wide and 2m high.

Yes. A line across the front of each penalty area is the offside line. Standard offside applies beyond it; touching the line is not offside.

Yes. They are unlimited from minute 5 and use the midfield substitution lanes with a bib exchange. Before minute 5, only specified exceptions apply.

Yes. Standard football throw-in rules apply: both hands, from behind and over the head, where the ball left the field.

A winner is decided in the match. A tie at minute 36 goes to five-second shootouts; otherwise Matchball Mode begins.

One outfield player and one goalkeeper per team race from the goal line for a ball dropped from the overhead cage.

No. It begins with one outfield player plus a goalkeeper. One player joins each team every minute, reaching 7v7 at minute 5.

A countdown starts at 16:50 and every goal counts double from 17:00 until the end of the first 20 minutes. Play restarts with a kick-off for the team without first possession at match start.

No. The referee’s whistle—not graphics or sound effects—ends each period.

The six-sided die has two faces each for 3v3, 2v2 and 1v1 plus goalkeepers. A Kings or sponsor logo means 1v1 plus goalkeepers. The match returns to 7v7 at minute 23.

No. It means one outfield player plus a goalkeeper for each team.

No. Matchball Mode begins. A goal by the leader wins; if the trailing team equalizes, the next goal wins.

Yes: 5v5, 4v4, 3v3, 1v1 plus goalkeepers, then 2v2 with no mandatory goalkeeper.

Yes. Normally a yellow means a two-minute exclusion. A red ejects the player and leaves the team short for five minutes.

The player normally leaves for two minutes and the team plays short. In die-phase 2v2 or 1v1 plus goalkeepers, the sanction may start at minute 23.

The player cannot return. The team plays short for five minutes, then may use a replacement.

Yes. The player is ejected and the team receives the same five-minute numerical penalty as for a red.

The goalkeeper is normally excluded for two minutes and replaced by a backup goalkeeper or an outfield player. Special small-sided exceptions apply.

No. A yellow brings an opponent shootout and substitution; a red brings an opponent standard penalty and match ejection.

This Rules of the Game document gives no cross-match accumulation threshold. Check the competition and disciplinary regulations.

A special card selected from a ten-card deck. Effects include four minutes of double goals, a four-minute opponent suspension, penalties and shootouts.

No. It may be activated from 5:00–16:59 and 23:00–35:59.

A penalty taken by a team president who is physically present. The opponent may reply with a President Penalty or a player shootout.

The player starts at midfield and has five seconds to complete a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, including dribbling.

Each team names five takers. If still tied after five rounds, alternating sudden death follows.

Every goal from minute 17 until the end of the first 20 minutes is worth two. A Double Goal card also gives one team four minutes of double goals.

Yes, for goals, penalties, direct reds, mistaken identity and more. If the VAR view is unclear, the main referee reviews the monitor. No team-challenge system is specified.