Ordering turf for an indoor sports facility is the cleanest quantity decision in the entire artificial grass market — because indoors, o carpet is the entire order. There is no rubber crumb to ton, no silica sand to schedule, no spreading crew to book. A FIFA-standard futsal court of 40 m × 20 m lands at 880 m² after waste, ships as 9 rolos, and weighs under two tons. This guide walks the exact m², roll layout, Dtex specs and FOB pricing for every indoor format.
The reason the indoor order is so simple is the one specification that separates it from every outdoor 3G pitch: no-infill turf. Outdoor football carpets are built tall and loose, then propped upright with 40–60 tons of rubber and sand per full-size pitch. Dentro de casa, that ballast would scatter across the hall floor, drift into air-conditioning ducts, and turn every cleaning cycle into a hazmat exercise. So indoor turf is engineered as a dense, self-supporting carpet — shorter pile, tighter weave, heavier fiber — that stands on its own with zero loose material.
That single design choice cascades into every line of your purchase order. No infill means no second material to price, no ballast weight to freight, and no annual top-up to budget. What you order is pure carpet, measured in m² and shipped in 4 m rolos. Use the calculator below for instant quantities against your exact hall dimensions, then read on for the Dtex, gauge and roll-layout specs that decide whether your surface lasts two seasons or ten. For a facility-specific bill of materials, nosso grama artificial team turns one around inside 24 horas.
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Sistemas sem preenchimento: Why the Carpet Is the Entire Order
Every quantity figure on this page comes down to one engineering decision: indoor facilities run no-infill turf systems — also called 4G or non-infill carpet. An outdoor 3G pitch is really two products sold together: a tall, relatively loose carpet plus a heavy ballast layer of rubber crumb and silica sand packed between the fibers to hold them vertical. Indoors that model collapses. Loose rubber granules kicked off the pitch scatter across the hall floor, get tracked into changing rooms, drift into HVAC ducts, and create a fine black dust that settles on every surface within weeks. Silica sand is worse indoors — it grinds into sports flooring underfoot and is effectively impossible to extract once it migrates.
So the indoor industry inverted the design. Instead of a tall carpet propped up by infill, manufacturers tuft a shorter, dramatically denser carpet whose fibers support themselves through stitch density alone. The pile height lands at 25–35 milímetros for indoor sports — shorter than the 40–60 mm of an outdoor football pitch, but woven far more tightly so the blade count per square meter is actually higher. The surface plays firm and true, the ball rolls cleanly, and there is nothing loose to clean up.
Your indoor order is carpet only — no sand, no rubber, no second line item.
A futsal court of 880 m² (after waste) is nine rolls of dense no-infill carpet and nothing else. No ballast to ton, no spreading crew to schedule, no annual top-up to budget. That is why the indoor purchase order is the shortest in the sports-turf market.
The practical consequence for anyone sizing an order is that you calculate one number — carpet m² — and you are done. There is no infill-tonnage column to estimate, no separate material to freight, and no labor line for spreading and brushing the surface flat. The dense weave is the structural design; the carpet is the entire order.
Futsal's Lateral Forces: Why Dtex Determines Turf Lifespan
If no-infill is what makes an indoor order simple, Dtex is what determines whether that order survives its warranty. Dtex — grams per 10,000 meters of yarn — is the single most important durability spec on an indoor sports carpet, and it exists because of the way futsal is played.
Futsal runs on a compact court (a FIFA-standard pitch measures 25–42 m × 15–25 eu) with extreme player density. Where an outdoor footballer covers long stretches of straight-line sprinting, a futsal player performs rapid lateral cuts, sudden braking stops, pivots, and constant rotational acceleration — often in the same five-second sequence. Each of those movements drives shearing force sideways across the turf fibers, and that lateral abrasion acts, quite literally, like sandpaper on the yarn. Multiply it across a six-evening-a-week booking schedule and the carpet is being stress-tested thousands of times per night.
Low-Dtex turf cannot survive that. Thin, light yarn splits where it exits the backing, loses its vertical memory, and “mats” — the permanent flattening where fibers lie down and never recover. A matted surface is not just ugly; it is dangerous, because it stops absorbing foot loading and turns slick under sudden direction change. This is the facility manager’s worst nightmare: a surface that mats within twelve months because someone ordered landscape-grade turf to save a few dollars per square meter.
Think of Dtex the way you think of tire tread on a performance vehicle: a higher spec costs more per unit but absorbs the punishment that would shred a cheaper product in months. On an indoor court running bookings every evening, the higher-Dtex carpet almost always returns a lower cost-per-playing-hour over its life.
Structural Obstacles: Columns, Doorways and Roll Direction
An outdoor field is laid on an open rectangle of land. An indoor hall is laid inside a building, and buildings have structural columns, load-bearing walls, doorways, and fire exits that the turf layout must work around. This is the single biggest reason indoor roll planning cannot be copied from an outdoor project: the geometry of the room dictates the geometry of the carpet.
Columns are the classic problem. A steel or concrete column standing inside the playing footprint creates a dead zone that the installers must cut around precisely, which consumes extra carpet and forces seams to route off the clean grid. Map every column position onto the roll plan before you order — a column that pushes a seam half a meter sideways can quietly add a roll to the requirement.
Doorways and fire exits are non-negotiable. Turf cannot block an egress path, full stop, so the layout must leave those thresholds clear or finish them with a removable edge detail. And roll direction matters for play quality: the turf fibers have a natural lay, and the rolls must be oriented so the fibers fall in the primary playing direction of the sport. Lay a roll backwards and the ball will behave differently against the grain — subtle to a casual observer, glaring to a serious player.
Common Indoor Formats and Their m² Requirements
Indoor formats range from a compact multi-purpose gym up to a full training pitch, and the carpet quantity scales directly with each footprint. The table below gives the playing area and the practical roll count (no 4 m × 25 m = 100 m² per roll, with a 10% waste allowance for obstacle cutting and seam joins) for the four formats that cover virtually every indoor facility built worldwide.
| Formatar | Dimensões | Playing Area | Order m² (+10%) | Rolos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| futsal (FIFA standard) | 38–42 m × 20–25 eu | 760–1,050 m² | ~840–1,155 m² | 8–11 |
| 5-a-side football | 25–42 m × 15–25 eu | 375–1,050 m² | ~415–1,155 m² | 4–11 |
| Indoor training pitch (full) | ~61 m × 28 eu | ~1,708 m² | ~1,879 m² | 19 |
| Multi-purpose gym (small) | ~20 m × 11–20 eu | 220–400 m² | ~245–440 m² | 3–5 |
The range inside each format reflects the governing-body tolerance: FIFA permits futsal courts anywhere within the 38–42 m × 20–25 m envelope, so a facility building to the minimum orders 760 m² of playing surface while one building to the maximum orders 1,050 m² — a swing of nearly three rolls. Confirm the exact court dimensions on your architectural drawings before quoting, because the gap between minimum and maximum futsal is the difference between eight rolls and eleven.
Roll Layout: Fitting 4m Rolls in Indoor Halls
The standard indoor carpet roll is 4 m × 25 eu (100 m²), with a 2 m × 25 eu (50 m²) alternative for tight halls where a four-meter roll cannot negotiate a doorway or turn a corner. The layout job is to tile those rolls across the playing footprint while keeping seams out of high-wear zones and the fiber direction consistent.
Indoor halls generate a higher waste factor than outdoor fields — orçamento 8–12% rather than the 5% an open field allows. The extra offcut comes from cutting around columns, trimming to boundary boards, and routing seams away from structural obstacles. On a futsal court laid to the 20 m largura, five 4 m strips tile cleanly across (20 ÷ 4 = 5); on a 28 m-wide indoor soccer pitch, seven strips tile across (28 ÷ 4 = 7). Where the hall width is not a clean multiple of four, the final strip is a partial roll and the offcut mounts up.
Roll direction also locks the order quantity in subtle ways. Because all rolls in a court must lay the same way for consistent ball roll, you cannot rotate an offcut ninety degrees to fill a gap — it would reverse the fiber direction and ruin play. Plan the whole court as a one-direction field, and let the offcut from one strip feed the partial strip at the far edge rather than expecting to repurpose it elsewhere.
Peso & Envio: The Lightest Turf Order You'll Make
Because there is no infill ballast, no-infill turf weighs roughly 2 kg/m² — against the 4.5+ kg/m² of a filled outdoor system once you add the rubber and sand. That weight advantage is why an indoor project is, freight for freight, the cheapest turf order in the market to move.
| Project | Order m² | Peso (~2 kg/m²) | Envio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full futsal court | ~1,050 m² | ~2.1 tons | LCL or part-load |
| 3 futsal courts | ~3,150 m² | ~6.3 tons | 1 × 20 pés (barely) |
| Full indoor training pitch | ~1,879 m² | ~3.8 tons | 1 × 20 pés |
Three futsal courts at roughly 6.3 tons sit just inside the payload of a single 20 ft container — the rolls pack efficiently into its cubic volume and the weight stays well under the ceiling. Compare that to an outdoor field, where the infill alone can consume a container before the carpet is even loaded. For an indoor operator, the freight line on the purchase order is consistently the smallest of any turf segment.
Price Tiers
FOB factory pricing for indoor no-infill turf spans roughly $8 para $30 por m², set by Dtex, altura da pilha, stitch density, and certification. Because the carpet carries no infill, the price reflects the product itself and nothing else — no ballast line, no spreading cost. Three tiers cover the realistic range, quoted FOB for material only.
| Tier | Use Case | FOB $/m² | Dtex Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreação / escola | PE classes, casual play | $8 – $15 | ~6,000–8,000 |
| Clube / semi-pro | League futsal, 5-a-side | $12 – $20 | ~8,000–10,000 |
| Profissional / FIFA-certified | Pro futsal, televised | $18 – $30 | ~10,000–12,000+ |
The Dtex column is where the price difference actually lives. A recreation-grade carpet at 6,000 Dtex is perfectly serviceable for a school running daytime PE, but it will mat under nightly league play. A professional carpet at 12,000+ Dtex absorbs that same punishment for years. Match the tier to the booking intensity of your facility, not to the budget you wish you had — because the cost of replacing a matted surface after a single season dwarfs the per-m² saving of ordering thin.
Sample PO: A 5-a-Side Indoor Complex (3 Arremessos)
This is the bill of materials a facility operator places on a purchase order for a three-court 5-a-side complex — the standard commercially viable indoor footprint. Each court measures 40 m × 20 eu; the line turf for court markings is factory-inlaid in the same production batch and ships within the total order. Every figure derives directly from the three-court footprint plus a 10% waste allowance for obstacle cutting and seam joins.
| Item | Spec | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Green pitch carpet | 4 m × 25 m rolos, 100 m² each · 10,000 Dtex · 3/8" gauge | ~2,430 m² |
| Line turf (court markings) | Branco, factory-inlaid, same batch | ~90 m² |
| Goal-mouth replacement patches | 2 per court, pre-cut | ~120 m² |
| Total order quantity | incl. 10% desperdício | ~2,640 m² (27 rolos) |
| Gross weight | ~2 kg/m² | ~5.3 tons |
| Envio | 20 ft container | 1 × 20 pés |
| FOB value (club tier) | $12 – $20 / m² | ~$31,680 – $52,800 |
Note the goal-mouth patches line — a detail many first-time buyers omit. Goal mouths are the highest-wear zone on any court, and ordering replacement patches in the same production batch guarantees a color match when the original wears through. Without them, the replacement patch ordered two years later arrives a visibly different shade of green.
Five Mistakes That Wreck an Indoor Turf Order
Mistake 1 — Ordering infill turf for an indoor facility. A longer-pile 3G carpet built for rubber and sand will flatten indoors without its ballast, and any infill you do add becomes a dust and migration nightmare across the hall floor. Specify the dense 25–35 mm no-infill product engineered to support itself.
Mistake 2 — Choosing low-Dtex turf that mats within months. A 6,000-Dtex carpet is fine for a school gym but will mat under nightly futsal league play, turning slick and dangerous inside a season. For any facility running regular bookings, hold the line at 8,000–12,000+ Dtex with a 3/8" gauge.
Mistake 3 — Ignoring column positions in the roll layout. A clean-rectangle calculation that pretends the hall has no columns will run short exactly where the geometry is most awkward. Map every column, doorway, and boundary board onto the roll plan before ordering, and budget 8–12% waste for the obstacle cutting.
Mistake 4 — Blocking fire exits with turf. Turf cannot obstruct an egress path, period. Layouts that run carpet up to a fire door without a clean removable edge detail will fail building inspection and may have to be re-cut after installation — an expensive fix on a surface already glued down.
Mistake 5 — Not ordering extra carpet for high-wear goal-mouth zones. Goal mouths wear out long before the rest of the court. If you did not order matching replacement patches in the same production batch, the patch you fit two years later will be a different shade of green — a visible blemish no maintenance can hide.
Perguntas frequentes
How much artificial grass do I need for a futsal court?
A FIFA-standard futsal court runs 38–42 m × 20–25 eu, giving 760–1,050 m² of playing surface. With a 10% indoor waste allowance, the order lands at roughly 840–1,155 m² — eight to eleven 4 m × 25 m rolos. Building to the typical 40 m × 20 m footprint, that is about 880 m², ou 9 rolos.
Does indoor sports turf need infill?
Não. Indoor facilities use no-infill (4G / não preenchido) grama — a dense 25–35 mm carpet whose fibers stand upright through stitch density alone, with no rubber crumb or silica sand. Loose infill indoors would scatter, create dust, and contaminate the hall floor, so the carpet is the complete order.
What Dtex should indoor sports turf be?
For indoor sports, specify 8,000–12,000+ Dtex. Futsal’s rapid lateral cuts and sudden stops create shearing forces that split low-Dtex yarn and cause permanent matting. Higher Dtex means heavier, more durable fiber that resists the abrasion of nightly league play. Pair it with a 3/8 inch gauge for a dense weave.
How much does indoor turf cost FOB?
FOB pricing runs from about $8/m² for recreation/school grade up to $30/m² for professional FIFA-certified carpet, set mainly by Dtex and density. For a three-court 5-a-side complex of roughly 2,640 m² at the club tier ($12–$20/m²), expect roughly $31,680 para $52,800 for material, excluding freight.
How many containers does an indoor facility need?
Very few. No-infill turf weighs only about 2 kg/m², so three full futsal courts (~3,150 m²) weigh roughly 6.3 tons and pack into a single 20 ft container — barely. That light weight is what makes indoor projects the lowest-freight-cost segment of the sports-turf market.
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