Football Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. What does it mean when a team keeps a clean sheet?
It concedes no goals in the match
It scores in every period of the match
It receives no yellow or red cards
It finishes a match without committing a foul
2. A league has 10 clubs, and every club plays each opponent once at home and once away. How many league matches does each club play?
18
20
36
90
3. A defender deliberately handles the ball inside their own penalty area, and the referee judges it to be a handball offense. What restart is normally awarded?
A penalty kick
An indirect free kick
A dropped ball
A corner kick
4. What is a derby in football?
A match that decides promotion through extra time
A match between clubs regarded as local or close regional rivals
The opening match of a new league season
A replay held after a knockout match ends level
5. Two clubs finish level on points in a league that uses goal difference as the next ranking criterion. Club A has scored 40 and conceded 34; Club B has scored 37 and conceded 29. Which club ranks higher?
Club A, because it scored more goals
They remain level because both have positive goal differences
Club A, because its goal difference is +6 rather than +8
Club B, because its goal difference is +8 rather than +6
6. A club has played six league matches, winning three, drawing two, and losing one. Under the standard points system, how many points does it have?
9
11
10
12
7. What does it mean when a club is relegated at the end of a league season?
It enters a knockout playoff for the championship
It begins the next season with a points deduction
It moves to a lower division for the following season
It leaves league competition and plays only cup matches
8. What is a hat-trick in football?
Three goals scored by the same player in one match
Three consecutive league wins by one club
Three assists made by a player in one half
Three penalties saved by a goalkeeper during a season
9. A club wins a league match under the standard three-points-for-a-win system. How many points does it receive?
1 point
2 points
3 points
4 points
10. At the instant a teammate plays the ball, an attacker is closer to the halfway line than the ball is. Which statement is correct regarding that attacker's position?
The attacker can remain onside only by receiving the ball outside the penalty area
The attacker is automatically offside if only one defender is ahead
The attacker is offside unless the pass travels backward
The attacker is not in an offside position because they are not nearer the goal line than the ball
11. How does a referee signal that a free kick is indirect?
By pointing toward the penalty spot
By showing a yellow card before the kick
By holding both arms out horizontally
By raising one arm above the head
12. In a country's league system, what does “top flight” mean?
The division with the greatest number of clubs
A league played entirely at national stadiums
The highest level of league competition
A playoff competition between promoted teams
13. A league match ends in a draw under the usual points system. How many league points are awarded to the two clubs in total?
1 point
4 points
3 points
2 points
14. Four clubs play a single round-robin group in which every club faces each other club once. How many matches are played in total?
4
8
6
12
15. An attacker receives the ball directly from a teammate's goal kick while positioned beyond the second-last opponent. What applies under the offside law?
The attacker is always penalized for offside
The attacker cannot be penalized for offside directly from the goal kick
The attacker is penalized only after controlling the ball
The defending team automatically receives an indirect free kick
16. A report says that one club is two points behind the leader but has a game in hand. What does “a game in hand” mean?
The club still has a postponed cup match to replay
The club has played one fewer league match
The club will receive an extra home match
The club has already won one match that is not shown in the table