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Soccer standings glossary
Use this page when a standings abbreviation leaves you asking how one team landed above another.
Glossary entries
Open the conference table beside this list. Start with matches played and points, then check the goal columns or match status that affect the question in front of you.
- MP Matches played
- The number of games a team has already played in the table you are looking at. MP matters most when teams have not played the same number of games yet.
- GP Games played
- Another way to say the same thing as MP. Some sites use GP instead of MP.
- PLD Played
- A shorter label for matches played. It usually means the same thing as MP and GP.
- PTS Points
- The points a team has earned from completed games. In most soccer tables that means three points for a win, one for a tie, and none for a loss.
- PPM Points per match
- Points divided by matches played. PPM is helpful when teams have played a different number of games.
- W Wins
- Completed matches a team has won in the selected table.
- L Losses
- Completed matches a team has lost in the selected table.
- T Ties
- Games that ended even. A tie usually gives each team one point.
- D Draws
- Another word for ties. Many soccer tables use D instead of T.
- GF Goals for
- Goals scored by the team in completed matches included in the table.
- GA Goals against
- Goals allowed by the team in completed matches included in the table.
- GD Goal difference
- Goals for minus goals against. If a team has scored 10 and allowed 7, its goal difference is plus-3.
- Rank Table position
- Where the team currently sits in the table. If two teams are close, the league may sort them with tiebreakers that are not obvious at first glance.
- Conference League grouping
- The group or division the team plays in for that age group. Conference names change by league and sometimes by season.
- Age group Competitive age label
- The age or birth-year band for the table, such as U15, B2010, or G2011.
- Match status Completed, upcoming, or changed
- A label that tells you whether a game is final, still coming up, or has changed. Only completed games with a final score should affect the standings.
One quick note
LeagueTables makes tables easier to read, but the league still has the final word on tiebreakers, corrections, forfeits, and other official changes. If something important looks off, check the league page too.