Synonyms and antonyms of Football games, competitions and teams and football associations in British Thesaurus

Association football (noun)

Britishformal football as played according to its official rules or as part of an official organization

Aussie Rules (noun)

informal Australian Rules football

Australian Rules football (noun)

a team sport similar to rugby

cup final (noun)

British the last match in a competition, especially in football, in which the two best teams play each other

cup tie (noun)

British a match in a competition, especially in football, that has a cup as the prize for the winners of the competition

division (noun)

one of the groups of football teams in a league

the FA ()

the Football Association: the organization that controls professional football in England and Wales

the FA Cup (noun)

the most important football competition in England and Wales, played every year by teams belonging to the Football Association

FC (abbreviation)

Football Club: used in the names of football clubs

FIFA ()

the international organization that makes rules and decisions relating to the sport of football. FIFA is an abbreviation of the organization’s French name.

five-a-side (noun)

British a type of football played with five players in each team

football (noun)

British a game in which two teams of eleven players kick a round ball and try to score goals

football (noun)

relating to football

footballer (noun)

British someone who plays football, especially as their job

football player (noun)

British someone who plays football, especially as their job

footer (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned the game of football

footie (noun)

Britishinformal the game of football

Gaelic football (noun)

a game played in Ireland, in which two teams of 15 players try to kick or hit a large round ball into or over a goal in order to score points

league (noun)

relating to a football league in Britain

leg (noun)

British one of the two matches played between the same two teams that form part of a competition, especially in football

the park (noun)

British a field where football is played

the Premier League ()

the Premiership

the Premiership ()

the league (=group of sports teams) in which the best English football teams compete

soccer (noun)

the game of football

Socceroos (Australian)

Australian an informal name for the Australian national football team

strike force (noun)

members of a football team whose special aim is to score goals

transfer list (noun)

British a list of players that a football club wants to sell

transfer window (noun)

British a period during the year in which a football club is allowed to buy and sell players

UEFA ()

the Union of European Football Associations: the organization responsible for making decisions and rules about football in Europe

United (adjective)

British used in the names of some football teams

Utd (abbreviation)

United: used after the names of some football teams in the UK

Wembley ()

a large football stadium in London where important matches are played

the World Cup ()

an international football competition that takes place every four years