German vocabulary: Football / soccer
117 German words for football / soccer, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
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schnell
A1
quickly
das Spiel
A2
a game (instance or way of playing)
der Platz
A1
place, seat, spot, position (precise location someone or something occupies)
spielen
A1
to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
halten
A1
to hold (an object in one's hands)
treffen
A2
to meet; to encounter
das Treffen
A2
a meeting
führen
B1
to lead
der Spieler
B1
player
laufen
A1
to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)
die Saison
B1
season (a part of a year when something particular happens)
der Fußball
A1
soccer; association football
gewinnen
A1
to win; to be victorious
der Punkt
B1
point
der Verein
A1
association, club, society
das Ergebnis
A1
result, outcome, conclusion, finding, fruit, consequence, upshot, answer
die Mannschaft
A2
crew members of a ship
knapp
B1
scarce
die Bank
A1
bench (which people sit on); pew
der Sieg
B1
victory
die Karte
A1
card (flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc.)
der Meister
B1
master
der Trainer
A2
trainer, coach
das Tor
B1
gate, archway (passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry)
verlieren
A2
to lose (something, or a game)
das Netz
B1
net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)
der Gegner
B1
adversary, opponent, enemy
der Angriff
B1
attack, offensive, strike, assault, onslaught, raid, offence
in Führung gehen
A1
to take the lead
die Ecke
A1
corner, edge
schlagen
B1
to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound
der Ball
A2
ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
der Zuschauer
B1
spectator
das Training
A2
training (exercise, chiefly physical)
der Fan
A2
fan, devotee
der Pass
A1
pass, mountain pass
die Niederlage
B2
defeat, loss
das Stadion
B1
stadium (venue for sporting events)
Rote Karte
A1
red card (sending-off)
die Mauer
B1
a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
das Turnier
A1
tournament
gesperrt
B1
closed (to traffic)
spannend
A2
exciting, thrilling
der Schuss
B1
shot
eins zu null
A1
one-nil (reading a score, 1:0)
annehmen
B1
to assume, to suppose (as given)
der Kapitän
B1
captain
fair
B1
fair (just, honest, equitable, adequate)
der Aufstieg
B1
ascent, climb (the act of ascending)
schießen
B1
to shoot; to fire
die Verletzung
B1
injury
klären
B1
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
A2
goblet, chalice
der Treffer
C2
hit (A blow, punch, strike hitting a target.)
die Nationalmannschaft
A2
national sports team
ein Tor schießen
A1
to score a goal
die Halbzeit
B2
half (one of two equally long periods of a match)
abseits
B1
apart, aside
im Abseits stehen
A1
to be offside
trainieren
A2
to work out, to exercise, to train
Gelbe Karte
A1
yellow card (caution)
die Abwehr
B2
defence
verletzen
A2
to hurt, to injure (cause bodily harm to someone)
der Abstieg
B1
descent, going downwards (e.g. from a hill)
der Verteidiger
B2
defender (someone who defends something, e.g. a soldier)
das Unentschieden
B1
draw; tie
das Trikot
B1
jersey; sport shirt
der Stürmer
B1
forward; striker; attacker; rusher
verwandeln
B2
to turn, to change, to transform
köpfen
B1
to head (the ball)
die Taktik
A2
tactics, strategy (art of anticipation and planning)
der Schiedsrichter
A2
judge, referee, umpire
angreifen
B1
to attack
die Latte
A1
batten; lath; slat (narrow board or strip, usually of wood)
der Anstoß
C1
kick-off
das Mittelfeld
A2
midfield
das Endspiel
A2
final (last round of a competition; only used of sports with two sides per match)
die Sperre
B1
ban, suspension
auswärts
C1
out of town; outside the place in question
pfeifen
C1
to whistle (with one's mouth or a whistle)
die Parade
A1
parade (intentional, planned march)
der Torwart
B1
goalkeeper, goal keeper
die Flanke
C2
flank, side (of the body)
ausgleichen
A2
to balance
das Auswärtsspiel
C1
away game
der Freistoß
B2
free kick
offensiv
B1
offensive, attacking, aggressive (but not in the sense of “insulting”)
der Anpfiff
B1
starting whistle, kick-off
der Konter
B1
counterattack
absteigen
C1
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
B1
penalty shootout
die Schwalbe
B1
swallow, martin (small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family)
defensiv
B2
defensive
die Spielerin
B1
player
das Eigentor
B2
own goal
abwehren
B1
to fend off, to block
der Einwurf
B2
throw-in, inbound pass
der Doppelpass
B2
one-two, give-and-go
kontern
C1
to counterattack
der Kopfball
B1
header
auswechseln
B2
to swap out, replace
anfeuern
A2
to cheer on, to root for
der Ballbesitz
B1
possession of the ball
der Platzverweis
B2
sending-off
die Auswechslung
B2
substitution
der Eckball
B2
corner kick
die Torchance
B2
scoring chance
parieren
B1
to parry, to make a save
torlos
B2
goalless
verschießen
B1
to miss (a penalty)
zuspielen
A2
to pass to someone
die Grätsche
B2
sliding tackle
torgefährlich
B2
dangerous in front of goal
dribbeln
B2
to dribble
einwechseln
A2
to bring on (a substitute)
grätschen
B1
to make a sliding tackle
der Fußballschuh
A2
football boot