36 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 36 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 adult 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 presented by France Football to the player judged to have performed best over the previous season?
Answer: The Ballon d'Or
Open this question16.Which professional soccer league, with teams in the United States and Canada, played its first season 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 which season was the FA Cup first played?
Answer: 1871–72
Open this question21.At which Dutch club is manager Rinus Michels credited with introducing the "Total Football" system in the 1970s?
Answer: Ajax
Open this question22.What is the nickname of the Brazil national football team?
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 player scored a hat-trick in the 2015 Women's World Cup final?
Answer: Carli Lloyd
Open this question28.Which English club plays its home games at Old Trafford?
Answer: Manchester United
Open this question29.Which English club plays its home games at Anfield?
Answer: Liverpool
Open this question30.Which two clubs share the San Siro stadium in Milan?
Answer: AC Milan and Inter Milan
Open this question31.What is the name given to matches between Real Madrid and Barcelona?
Answer: El Clásico
Open this question32.What collective term is used for the Glasgow football clubs Celtic and Rangers?
Answer: The Old Firm
Open this question33.What is the nickname of the France national football team?
Answer: Les Bleus
Open this question34.In soccer, a player in the opponents' half who is closer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent is in what position?
Answer: An offside position
Open this question35.What does VAR stand for in soccer refereeing?
Answer: Video assistant referee
Open this question36.In a soccer penalty shoot-out, how many shots does each team have, each taken by a different player?
Answer: Five
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