"Football' vocabulary in Spanish

A list of common words to understand a football match in Spanish

Spanish vocabulary

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el jugador		player
la jugadora		player (female)
el gol		goal
el saque de esquina		corner
el portero		the goalkeeper
el equipo		the team
empatar		to draw
ganar		to win
perder		to lose
el saque de banda		throw in
amonestar		to book a player
la tarjeta amarilla		yellow card
la tarjeta roja		red card
expulsar		to send off a player
el tiro libre		free kick
defender		to defend
atacar		to attack
el centrocampista		midfielder
el primer tiempo		the first half
el segundo tiempo		the second half
fuera de juego		offside
el disparo		the shot
el torneo		the tournament
el fútbol		football, soccer
el hincha		fan/supporter
la hincha		fan/supporter (female)
la hinchada		fans/supporters (collective noun)
el banco		bench
el banquillo		bench
el campo		ground/field
la cancha		ground/pitch (used in Latin America for football field)
la prórroga		extra time/overtime (sports)
el árbitro		referee
el penalti		penalty
el capitán del equipo		team captain
el defensa		defense
la defensa		defense (female)
el delantero		striker
la delantera		striker (female)
el juez de linea		linesman
el futbolista		footballer
la futbolista		footballer (female)
chutar		to shoot
marcar un gol		to score a goal
meter un gol		to score a goal