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For most major clubs and national teams, there are navboxes for the current squad that can be inserted at the foot of a player's biography. See Category:Association football squad templates for a full list. To create a new squad template (having first checked there isn't one already) use the following templates: {{Football squad}} in ...
Formations are usually described by three or more numbers in order to denote how many players are in each row of the formation, from the most defensive to the most advanced. For example, the "4–5–1" formation has four defenders, five midfielders, and a single forward. The choice of formation is normally made by a team's manager or head ...
This template is used to generate an image map, showing the members of an association football squad on a football pitch. The position names and locations are specified per association football positions. The template does not check to make sure there are the correct number of players on the field.
This template starts a football squad table. It is intended to be followed by the template "Football squad player". Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Hide the note? hidenote no description Unknown optional Date date no description Unknown optional Reference ref no description Unknown optional Background bg no description Unknown optional Color color no ...
In the early development of the game, formations were much more offensively aggressive, with the 1–2–7 being prominent in the late 1800s. [1] In the latter part of the 19th century, the 2–3–5 formation became widely used and the position names became more refined to reflect this. In defence, there were full-backs, known as the left-back ...
In 1993, The Football Association (The FA) switched to persistent squad numbers, abandoning the mandatory use of 1–11 for the starting line-up. The first league event to feature this was the 1993 Football League Cup Final between Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday, and it became standard in the FA Premier League the following season, along with names printed above the numbers. [6]
This image is used by the football kit template. For other patterns and instructions see the talk page
It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer"; a derivative of the word "association". In others, it is known simply as " football ". For more information on the sport, see association football .