| NOUN | group | football team, eleven | a team that plays football |
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| Meaning | A team that plays football. | |
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| Synonym | eleven | |
| Member of | football league | A league of football teams |
| Members | backfield | The offensive football players who line up behind the linemen |
| center | (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play | |
| end | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage | |
| fullback | (American football) the position of a back on a football team | |
| guard | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage | |
| halfback | (American football) the position of a back on a football team | |
| linebacker, line backer | (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage | |
| linemen | The football players who line up on the line of scrimmage | |
| quarterback, signal caller, field general | (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team | |
| secondary | The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen | |
| tackle | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage | |
| tailback | (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage | |
| wingback | (American football) the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end | |
| Broader | team, squad | A cooperative unit (especially in sports) |
| Spanish | equipo de fútbol, once | |
| Catalan | equip de futbol | |
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