German vocabulary: Football / soccer
117 German words for football / soccer, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
schnell
quickly
das Spiel
a game (instance or way of playing)
der Platz
place; spot; seat
spielen
to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
halten
to hold (an object in one's hands)
treffen
to meet; to encounter
das Treffen
a meeting
führen
to lead
der Spieler
player
laufen
to run; to walk
die Saison
season (a part of a year when something particular happens)
der Fußball
football, soccer ball (the ball with which association football is played)
gewinnen
to win; to be victorious
der Punkt
point
der Verein
association, club, society
das Ergebnis
result, outcome, conclusion, finding, fruit, consequence, upshot, answer
die Mannschaft
crew members of a ship
knapp
close, narrow
die Bank
bench (pl. Bänke)
der Sieg
victory
die Karte
card
der Meister
master
der Trainer
trainer, coach
das Tor
gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry)
verlieren
to lose
das Netz
net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)
der Gegner
adversary, opponent, enemy
der Angriff
attack, offensive, strike, assault, onslaught, raid, offence
in Führung gehen
to take the lead
die Ecke
corner, edge
schlagen
to hit; to strike; to beat
der Ball
ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
der Zuschauer
spectator
das Training
training (exercise, chiefly physical)
der Fan
fan, devotee
der Pass
passport
die Niederlage
defeat, loss
das Stadion
stadium (venue for sporting events)
Rote Karte
red card (sending-off)
die Mauer
a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
das Turnier
tournament
gesperrt
closed (to traffic)
spannend
exciting, thrilling
der Schuss
shot
eins zu null
one-nil (reading a score, 1:0)
annehmen
to assume, to suppose (as given)
der Kapitän
captain
fair
fair (just, honest, equitable, adequate)
der Aufstieg
ascent, climb (the act of ascending)
schießen
to shoot; to fire
die Verletzung
injury
klären
to clarify, to clear up (an issue or misunderstanding), to fill in unknown details, to resolve, to sort out (a problem or a question)
der Pokal
goblet, chalice
der Treffer
hit (A blow, punch, strike hitting a target.)
die Nationalmannschaft
national sports team
ein Tor schießen
to score a goal
die Halbzeit
half (one of two equally long periods of a match)
abseits
apart, aside
im Abseits stehen
to be offside
trainieren
to work out, to exercise, to train
Gelbe Karte
yellow card (caution)
die Abwehr
defence
verletzen
to hurt, to injure (cause bodily harm to someone)
der Abstieg
descent, going downwards (e.g. from a hill)
der Verteidiger
defender (someone who defends something, e.g. a soldier)
das Unentschieden
draw; tie
das Trikot
jersey; sport shirt
der Stürmer
forward; striker; attacker; rusher
verwandeln
to turn, to change, to transform
köpfen
to head (the ball)
die Taktik
tactics, strategy (art of anticipation and planning)
der Schiedsrichter
judge, referee, umpire
angreifen
to attack
die Latte
batten; lath; slat (narrow board or strip, usually of wood)
der Anstoß
kick-off
das Mittelfeld
midfield
das Endspiel
final (last round of a competition; only used of sports with two sides per match)
die Sperre
ban, suspension
auswärts
out of town; outside the place in question
pfeifen
to whistle (with one's mouth or a whistle)
die Parade
parade (intentional, planned march)
der Torwart
goalkeeper, goal keeper
die Flanke
flank, side (of the body)
ausgleichen
to balance
das Auswärtsspiel
away game
der Freistoß
free kick
offensiv
offensive, attacking, aggressive (but not in the sense of “insulting”)
der Anpfiff
starting whistle, kick-off
der Konter
counterattack
absteigen
to dismount; to get off something that one stands or sits on; chiefly used when the object is implied; with the preposition von, the simplex steigen is preferred
das Elfmeterschießen
penalty shootout
die Schwalbe
swallow, martin (small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family)
defensiv
defensive
die Spielerin
player
das Eigentor
own goal
abwehren
to fend off, to block
der Einwurf
throw-in (sport)
der Doppelpass
one-two, give-and-go
kontern
to counterattack
der Kopfball
header
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