| Abbrev | Meaning |
| :-) | Grin |
| <G> or (G) | Big Grin |
| 2LD | 2nd Last Defender |
| AR | Assistant Referee |
| ATR | Advice To Referees (on the Laws of the Game) |
| AYSO | American Youth Soccer Organization |
| BTW | By The Way |
| CK | Corner Kick |
| CR | Center Referee |
| DB | Drop Ball |
| DFK | Direct Free Kick |
| DOGSO | Denying an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity |
| DOGSOH | Denying an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity by Handling |
| DP | Dangerous Play |
| DSC | Diagonal System of Control |
| FIFA | Federation Internationale de Football Association |
| FK | Free Kick |
| FOAL | Foul, Offensive or Abusive Language |
| FOP | Field Of Play |
| FRD | Failure to Respect the Distance (10 yards) |
| FWIW | For What It's Worth |
| GA | Goal Area |
| GK | Goal Kick, Goal Keeper |
| HS | High School |
| IFAB | International Football Association Board |
| IFK | Indirect Free Kick |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| ITOOTR | In The Opinion Of The Referee |
| KFTPM | Kicks From The Penalty Mark |
| KO | Kick-Off |
| LAR | Lead Assistant Referee |
| LOTG | Laws of the Game |
| MLS | Major League Soccer |
| NCAA | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| NF (NFHS) | National Federation of High Schools |
| NISOA | National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association |
| NR | National Referee |
| OGSO | Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity |
| OI | Outside Interference |
| OIAL | Offensive, Insulting, or Abusive Language |
| OS | Offside |
| OSI | Official Sports Inc. |
| OSP | Offside Position |
| OTOH | On The Other Hand |
| PA | Penalty Area |
| PI | Persistent Infringement |
| PIADM | Playing In A Dangerous Manner |
| PIL | Persistent Infringement of the Laws |
| PK | Penalty Kick |
| RC | Red Card |
| SDA | State Director of Assessment |
| SDI | State Director of Instruction |
| SFP | Serious Foul Play |
| SO | Send(ing) Off |
| SOTG | Spirit of the Game |
| SR | State Referee |
| SRA | State Referee Administrator |
| SYRA | State Youth Referee Administrator |
| TAR | Trail Assistant Referee |
| TI | Throw In |
| TLOTG | The Laws Of The Game |
| USB | Unsporting Behavior |
| USSF | United States Soccer Federation |
| USYSA | US Youth Soccer Association |
| VC | Violent Conduct |
| VOILA | Very Obscene/Insulting Language Abuse |
| WADR | With All Due Respect |
| WC | World Cup |
| WUSA | Women's United Soccer Association |
| YC | Yellow Card |
| YHTBT | You Had To Be There |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary |
