Soccer8 is a game played 8 against 8 , in which each team fields eight players (seven outfield players and a goalkeeper). The pitch width is betweeen a minimum of 35m and a maximum of 45m and its lenght is between a minimum of 60m and a maximum of 85m. Matches are played indoors or outdoors on artificial grass or natural grass pitches. The ball is of size #5.
The pioneering countries of Soccer8 are Brazil precisely in its southern states of Rio Grande Do Sul and Santa Catarina, Russia, Italy and Switzerland with severel leagues and events since the 70s.
