Soccer positions and numbers chart

The eleven soccer positions on one page, each with the number coaches use for it, from the goalkeeper (1) to the left winger (11).

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Soccer positions and numbers sheetAn 11v11 soccer field seen from above with a 4-3-3 formation. Each player dot carries its number and short name: 1 GK, 3 LB, 5 LCB, 4 RCB, 2 RB, 8 LCM, 6 DM, 10 RCM, 11 LW, 9 ST, 7 RW. A list beside the field gives the full position name for each number.Soccer positions and numbersThe eleven positions of a 4-3-3 with the numbers 1 to 11 that coaches use for them.1GK3LB5LCB4RCB2RB8LCM6DM10RCM11LW9ST7RWNumber, short name, position1GKGoalkeeper2RBRight fullback3LBLeft fullback4RCBCenter back5LCBCenter back6DMDefensive midfielder7RWRight winger8LCMCentral midfielder9STStriker10RCMCentral midfielder11LWLeft wingerThe numbers are a common coachingcustom, not a rule. Players can wearany shirt number, and the customchanges from country to country.Free to print and share for teams, clubs and schools. Made by Futbol Island.futbolisland.app
An 11v11 soccer field seen from above with a 4-3-3 formation. Each player dot carries its number and short name: 1 GK, 3 LB, 5 LCB, 4 RCB, 2 RB, 8 LCM, 6 DM, 10 RCM, 11 LW, 9 ST, 7 RW. A list beside the field gives the full position name for each number.

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Free to print and share for teams, clubs and schools. Made by Futbol Island.

How coaches use it

When a coach says “play it to the six” or “our nine drops in”, they are using numbers as names for positions. This sheet shows the custom most coaches follow: 1 for the goalkeeper, 2 and 3 for the fullbacks, 4 and 5 for the center backs, 6, 8 and 10 in midfield, 7 and 11 on the wings and 9 for the striker. It is drawn in a 4-3-3, the shape where every number has an obvious home.

Print it for players who are moving up to 11v11, for parents who are new to the game, or for a classroom wall. Ask players to find their own number, then the number of the teammate they pass to most. The numbers are a coaching custom, not a rule: a player can wear any shirt number, and some countries use the numbers differently. That is why the sheet says so in the corner.

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