The Football Scoreboard Tool makes it easy to keep track of goals, match time, and team scores during a football game. Simply enter your team names, update the score as goals are scored, and manage the match timer in one place. Whether you’re organizing a local football match, school tournament, or friendly competition, this tool helps you display scores clearly and keep everyone updated throughout the game.
Football Scoreboard
Run your match from your phone with this free online football scoreboard. Start the match clock, add goals with scorers and minutes, log cards, subs and stats, play extra time and penalties, show it fullscreen on a TV and download a match report when the final whistle goes.
- Match Setup
- Live Scoreboard
- Match Report
Set Up Your Match
Add the teams, pick their colours and choose the half length.
Match Timeline
Newest first. Tap × to delete a mistake.
Your match is saved in this browser. If you refresh or lock your phone, the clock keeps the right time. Press the space bar to pause or resume on a computer.
Need to fix something? Go back to the scoreboard, edit the timeline or stats, then finish the match again.
What The Online Football Scoreboard Shows
A big, clear match display that anyone can read from the touchline.
How To Use The Football Scoreboard
Four quick steps from kick-off to match report.
Set Up
Add both teams, their colours and the half length.
Kick Off
Start the clock. Pause, adjust or add time as you go.
Log Events
Tap Goal, Yellow, Red or Sub and count the stats.
Get The Report
Finish the match and download a PDF match report.
What Is An Online Football Scoreboard?
An online football scoreboard is a free digital scoreboard that runs in your web browser. Instead of a whiteboard, a notebook and a stopwatch, you keep the score, run the match clock and record every goal, card and substitution in one place on your phone, tablet or laptop.
This football scoreboard is made for grassroots football: Sunday league games, youth matches, five-a-side, futsal, school sports days, tournaments and charity matches. It keeps time for both halves, shows added time like the professionals, handles extra time and a full penalty shootout, and counts shots, corners, fouls and offsides for each team.
When the match ends, the football scoreboard creates a match report with the final score, scorers, stats and a full timeline, which you can download as a PDF or copy as a short summary for your team chat.
Football Scoreboard Features
Live Match Clock
Halves, added time, extra timeStart, pause and resume the clock, nudge it by 10 seconds or a minute, and show the added time board.
- Added time: shown as 45:00 +1:20
- Whistle beep: when each half is up
Goals, Cards And Subs
With names and minutesRecord each scorer with the minute, plus penalties and own goals, yellow and red cards and substitutions.
- Timeline: every event in order
- Easy fixes: delete any mistake
TV And Fullscreen Mode
Big display for fansShow the football scoreboard full screen on a TV, projector or tablet so players and parents can see the score.
- Huge numbers: readable from the touchline
- Works on phones: TV mode if fullscreen is blocked
Penalty Shootout
Kick by kickTrack each penalty with a tick or cross. The football scoreboard knows when the shootout is won.
- Best of five: then sudden death
- Undo: fix the last kick
How The Match Clock Works
For a match with 45-minute halves.
| Period | Clock | Event Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 00:00 to 45:00 | 1′ to 45′, then 45+1′, 45+2’… |
| Half-Time | Stopped | – |
| 2nd Half | 45:00 to 90:00 | 46′ to 90′, then 90+1’… |
| Extra Time | 90:00 to 120:00 | 91′ to 120′ in two 15-minute halves |
| Penalties | Stopped | Kick by kick |
Like on TV, the clock doesn’t stop at 45:00. Once normal time is up, the football scoreboard keeps counting in red as added time, and any goal is recorded as 45+2′ or 90+4′. The referee decides when the half ends, so press Half-Time or Full Time when you hear the whistle.
Typical Football Match Lengths
| Level | Typical Half Length | Match Length |
|---|---|---|
| Adult 11-a-side | 45 minutes | 90 minutes |
| U17–U18 | 45 minutes | 90 minutes |
| U15–U16 | 40 minutes | 80 minutes |
| U13–U14 | 35 minutes | 70 minutes |
| U11–U12 | 30 minutes | 60 minutes |
| U7–U10 | 20–25 minutes | 40–50 minutes |
| Futsal | 20 minutes (stopped clock) | 40 minutes |
These are typical lengths. Youth match lengths and the way they are split (halves or quarters) are set by your league and national association and can change, so always check your league handbook. Pick any half length from 5 to 60 minutes in the football scoreboard.
How A Penalty Shootout Works
- Five each: the teams take turns, with five kicks each.
- Ends early: if one team can’t catch up even by scoring all its remaining kicks, the shootout ends.
- Sudden death: if it is still level after five each, the teams take one kick each until one scores and the other misses.
- Automatic tracking: the football scoreboard shows whose turn it is and announces the winner as soon as the shootout is decided.
The final score is shown with the shootout in brackets, for example 1–1 (4–3 pens), on the board, in the copied summary and in the PDF match report.
Tips For Keeping Score At A Match
- Charge your phone and turn up the brightness before kick-off.
- Set up both teams and colours before the players walk out.
- Start the clock on the referee’s whistle, not before.
- Ask a sub or parent to call out scorers’ names.
- Use the 10-second buttons to match the referee’s watch.
- Connect a laptop to a TV for a big fullscreen display.
- Check the timeline at half-time and fix any mistakes.
- Send the PDF match report to your league after the game.
Football Scoreboard FAQ
What Is An Online Football Scoreboard?
An online football scoreboard is a free web tool that keeps the score, runs the match clock and records goals, cards and stats on your phone, tablet or laptop. You can show it fullscreen on a TV or projector for players and fans.
Is The Football Scoreboard Free?
Yes. The football scoreboard is completely free, needs no sign-up or app download, and works in any modern browser.
Does The Clock Keep Running If I Lock My Phone?
Yes. The football scoreboard works out the time from when the half started, so the clock is still correct when you unlock your phone or refresh the page.
How Do I Show The Scoreboard On A TV?
Open the football scoreboard on a laptop connected to the TV, or cast your screen, then tap Fullscreen. On phones that don’t allow fullscreen, TV mode fills the screen instead.
Can I Change The Half Length?
Yes. Choose any half length from 5 to 60 minutes before kick-off, which suits adult, youth, five-a-side and futsal matches.
How Is Added Time Shown?
When a half reaches its normal length, the clock shows the extra seconds in red, like 45:00 +1:20, and goals are recorded as 45+2′. You can also show the added time board, like +3.
Can I Record Who Scored?
Yes. Tap Goal, type the scorer’s name or number and choose normal, penalty or own goal. The minute is filled in for you and can be changed.
Does It Handle Extra Time And Penalties?
Yes. If the match is level at full time, you can play extra time and a penalty shootout. The football scoreboard tracks each kick and shows the winner automatically.
Can I Fix A Mistake?
Yes. Delete any event from the timeline with the × button, use − on the stats, adjust the clock by 10 seconds or a minute, or undo the last penalty kick.
Can I Download A Match Report?
Yes. At the end of the match, download a PDF match report with the final score, scorers, stats and timeline, or copy a short summary to share on WhatsApp.
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