Futsall injries in the Asian Cup 2010

The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence rate, area of injury, time of onset and incidence of injury zone in the male futsalists participant in the first indoor soccer Championship Asian Cup 2010. The data was collected by the report form and the medical report by the physician of the matches. Chi-Square test was used to analyses the data. Overall 53 injuries were recorded in the 20 matches the prevalence of 397/5 injuries per 1000 match hours or 2/65 was happened in each competion. 43/4 percent of injuries occurred in the lower extremities, mostly in the knee (20/8 percent) and ankle (20/8 percent), respectively(x2 =44/47, P=0/001). Moderate injuries were significantly higher than severe injuries(x2 =31/71, P=0/001). No significant difference in injury incidence was found among four 10-minute periods of time. Most injuries occurred in the last 10-minutes of the match (30/2 percent). Also, injuries occurred in the region 2(penalty area) was significantly higher than other regions (x2 =88/13, P=0/001). According to the results futsall showed more injuries in the knee and ankle. Factors such as different regions of the playground and the time of the match can effect in injury rates of players. Therefore, for avoiding of injury in futsal attention should go toward these factors.