27 Soccer Trivia Questions and Answers
Soccer trivia about the laws of the game, the great clubs and their stadiums, famous players and managers, and the competitions they play in, from the FA Cup to the Champions League. Each answer is printed under its question.
There are 27 questions on this page. They are free to use for quiz nights, classrooms and pub quizzes, and each one links to its own page.
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1.Which player is the only one allowed to handle the ball within his own penalty area?
Answer: The goalkeeper
Open this question2.How long is a standard professional soccer match, not counting stoppage time?
Answer: 90 minutes (two halves of 45 minutes)
Open this question3.Which color card does a referee show to send a player off?
Answer: Red
Open this question4.Which color card does a referee show as a caution?
Answer: Yellow
Open this question5.From what distance is a penalty kick taken?
Answer: 12 yards (11 metres)
Open this question6.Which body writes the Laws of the Game of soccer?
Answer: The International Football Association Board (IFAB)
Open this question7.In what year were the first Laws of the Game written by the Football Association in England?
Answer: 1863
Open this question8.What is it called when a player scores three goals in one game?
Answer: A hat-trick
Open this question9.Which Spanish club plays its home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium?
Answer: Real Madrid
Open this question10.Which Spanish club plays its home games at Camp Nou?
Answer: FC Barcelona
Open this question11.Which club competition is contested each year by the top club sides of Europe?
Answer: The UEFA Champions League
Open this question12.What is the name of the top division of English soccer since 1992?
Answer: The Premier League
Open this question13.Which English club went through the 2003–04 Premier League season unbeaten?
Answer: Arsenal
Open this question14.Which Scottish manager led Manchester United from 1986 to 2013?
Answer: Sir Alex Ferguson
Open this question15.What is the annual award given by France Football to the best player in the world?
Answer: The Ballon d'Or
Open this question16.Which top-flight soccer league of the United States and Canada began play in 1996?
Answer: Major League Soccer
Open this question17.Which English footballer signed with the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer in July 2007?
Answer: David Beckham
Open this question18.What is the name for a pass that ends in a goal, credited to the passer?
Answer: An assist
Open this question19.What is the full name of the FA Cup, the oldest national football competition in the world?
Answer: The Football Association Challenge Cup
Open this question20.In what year was the first FA Cup played?
Answer: 1871–72
Open this question21.Which Dutch club's 1970s style of play became known as "Total Football"?
Answer: Ajax
Open this question22.What nickname is given to the Brazilian national team's yellow shirt?
Answer: Canarinho
Open this question23.In 1872, English players wore white jerseys bearing which crest of the Football Association?
Answer: The three lions
Open this question24.Which Italian club is nicknamed the "Old Lady" (La Vecchia Signora)?
Answer: Juventus
Open this question25.Which German club plays its home games at the Allianz Arena in Munich?
Answer: FC Bayern Munich
Open this question26.Which American soccer player scored the winning goal of the 1999 Women's World Cup final penalty shoot-out?
Answer: Brandi Chastain
Open this question27.Which American forward scored a hat-trick in the 2015 Women's World Cup final?
Answer: Carli Lloyd
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