Spanish Phrases: Football vocabulary

This page gives some Spanish vocabulary specific to (English) football, although some may apply to other team and ball games.

Parts of the game

un partido de fútbol	-	a football match
la pelota	-	the ball
la meta	-	the goal, goalposts
la portería	-	the goal, goalposts
el campo de juego	-	the pitch, playing field
el terreno	-	the pitch
la área penal	-	the penalty area
el punto de penalti	-	the penalty spot
la línea de banda	-	the sideline, touchline
la línea de gol	-	the goal line
la línea de medio campo	-	the halfway line
un córner	-	a corner
jugar tiempo extra/una prórroga	-	to go into extra time

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Positions and players

Here are words for players in specific positions:

un centrocampista	-	a midfielder
un defensa	-	a defender
un delantero	-	a forward
el guardameta	-	the goalkeeper
el árbitro	-	the referee
los árbitros asistentes	-	the linesmen, assistant referees

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Phrases and actions

marcar/meter un gol	-	to score a goal
pasar	-	to pass
un pase	-	a pass
un tiro	-	a kick, shot
un tiro libre	-	a free kick
un tiro libre indirecto	-	an indirect free kick
un tiro penal	-	a penalty kick
tiros penales	-	penalty shoot-out
recibir una tarjeta amarilla/roja	-	to get a yellow/red card

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See also:

 Team games and ball games
 General sports phrases and vocabulary