"Football' vocabulary in Spanish
A list of common words to understand a football match in Spanish
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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 |
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