Football (Soccer) vocabulary · Rules, Fouls & Match Time
Stoppage time
Meaning in football (soccer), with examples
/ˈstɑːpɪdʒ taɪm/nounCore term
In football (soccer), stoppage time means: Minutes the referee adds at the end of each half to make up for time lost through substitutions, injuries, VAR checks and other delays.
In Turkish: uzatma dakikaları, ek süre
How it is used
Also called added time or, informally, injury time. The fourth official holds up a board showing the minimum stoppage time. Goals are written as 90+3' in reports, and a late winner may come deep into stoppage time.
Example sentences
They equalised in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
There will be a minimum of six minutes of stoppage time.
Common collocations
minutes of stoppage time
deep into stoppage time
added time
injury time
Related terms
extra timeTwo additional periods of 15 minutes played in some knockout matches when the score is level after 90 minutes; if it is still level, a penalty shootout follows.
fourth officialThe match official who stands between the two technical areas, manages substitutions, shows the added time and helps the referee with other duties.
half-timeThe break between the two halves of a match, which must not be longer than 15 minutes, when players rest and coaches give instructions.
VARVideo assistant referee: officials who watch replays and advise the referee about clear and obvious errors in key, match-changing situations.
