A football team or a football club, in football (soccer), is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a football game, be it Association football (soccer), American football, Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, Rugby league, Rugby union, or other version of football. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The term team refers to the players who begin the game, it is not the term given to other players who may take part in the match as replacements, nor players not selected for the match.
The number of players that take part in the sport simultaneously, thus forming the team are:
- Football - 11
- Futsal, Beach soccer, Five-a-side football - 5
- American football - 11
- Arena football - 8
- Canadian football - 12
- Rugby league - 13
- Rugby union - 15
- Rugby sevens - 7 (most often played under union rules, but also played under league rules)
- Gaelic football - 15
- Australian rules football - 18
Often used as an alternative phrase to "football club", the team can refer to an incorporated club that might have several individual teams in different divisions or leagues. A division in Sports consists of a group of Teams which compete against one another for a divisional title
Lists of Association football (soccer) teams
- List of football clubs
- List of men's national football teams
- List of women's football clubs
- List of women's national football teams
Lists of Australian rules football teams
- Australian Football League
- South Australian National Football League
- Victorian Football League
- West Australian Football League
- List of Australian rules football clubs
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