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Fixture

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

/ˈfɪkstʃər/nounCommon term

In football (soccer), fixture means: A match arranged for a particular date; the fixtures, or the fixture list, are all the matches a team or league has scheduled for the season.

In Turkish: maç, fikstür

How it is used

Mainly British. The fixtures are released before the season and fans check the fixture list. A fixture can be rearranged or postponed, and fixture congestion means too many games in a short time, often blamed for injuries.

Example sentences

  1. Our next fixture is away at Millbrook City on Tuesday night.

  2. The fixture list gives us three away games in the first four weeks.

Common collocations

  • fixture list
  • home fixture
  • rearranged fixture
  • fixture congestion
  • the fixtures are released
  • matchA game of football between two teams, normally made up of two 45-minute halves, with stoppage time added at the end of each half.
  • kick-offThe kick from the centre spot that starts each half and restarts play after a goal; also the time a match is due to start.
  • leagueA competition in which teams play each other over a season, usually home and away, and are ranked in a table by points.
  • away gameA match a team plays at the opponents' stadium rather than at its own ground.

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