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Dugout

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

/ˈdʌɡaʊt/nounCommon term

In football (soccer), dugout means: The covered shelter at the side of the pitch where the manager, coaching staff and substitutes sit during a match.

In Turkish: yedek kulübesi, kulübe

How it is used

Managers pace the technical area in front of the dugout and can be sent from the dugout to the stands. Reporters also use the dugout to mean the manager's job: "his first game in the dugout".

Example sentences

  1. The new manager takes charge in the dugout for the first time on Saturday.

  2. Both dugouts emptied after the late challenge.

Common collocations

  • in the dugout
  • technical area
  • home dugout
  • sent from the dugout
  • benchThe seats beside the pitch for the substitutes and coaching staff; also the group of substitutes available in a match.
  • managerIn British football, the person in charge of the first team who picks the side, decides tactics and often has a say in transfers.
  • stadiumThe venue where matches are played, made up of the pitch and the stands around it for spectators.
  • fourth officialThe match official who stands between the two technical areas, manages substitutions, shows the added time and helps the referee with other duties.

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