GlossaryReading any table
FT, HT, AET, ET, Pens
FT means full time (the match is over), HT half time, ET extra time, AET 'after extra time', and Pens a result decided on penalties.
These status labels tell you where a match stands. FT is the final result after 90 minutes; if a knockout tie is level it goes to ET (two 15-minute halves), and a result there is shown AET. If still level, a penalty shootout decides it, shown as Pens with the shootout score in brackets.
See it in the numbers
Open the spreadsheet and watch this appear in live scores and standings — disguised as work.
Related terms
How to read a league table
A league table ranks teams by points; the columns to its right show how those points were earned — games played, wins, draws, losses, goals for and against, and goal difference.
How points work (3-1-0)
In most football leagues a win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 and a loss 0; the team with the most points at the end of the season wins the title.
Form (the W-D-L run)
Form is a team's recent results shown as a short string of letters — W for a win, D for a draw, L for a loss — usually the last five games, most recent last.
Head-to-head tie-breaker
A head-to-head tie-breaker settles level teams by looking only at the results of the matches they played against each other, rather than their overall records.