What exactly is a conceded goal?

[Antmf]

I see this all the time but don't know what this means. Can anyone explain this term? Thanks. Signed the noobie lol..

[bigdunk]

It's just any goal that the opposing team scores against you.

[Smurf]

Conceded goal = numbers of goals a team has let in against the opposition.

Goals Conceded (often shortened to GC) can be seen in League Tables for all football competitions. It is the number of goals a team has let in during the start of the competition to the current date.

Any goal conceded is taken away from goals scored (GS = number of goals from start of comp to end) and gives the team a Goal Difference (GD). This can be used to separate teams on the same number of points should it come to both teams having equal number of points at the end of a competition.

However, different leagues can choose to separate teams by Goal Difference, or by which team performed best between the two tie-breakers, i.e., if Real Madrid and Barcelona are both on 90 points and Barcelona won both their games then GD wouldn't be considered. However, if both games in the league finished 0-0 then it would come down to GD.

Different leagues have different rules to how teams are separated in the event of a tie.

Example:

Inter Milan play 5 games.

2-1

1-2

2-0

4-0

3-1

Then they would have

12 goals in GS (goals scored)

4 goals in GC (goals conceded)

Giving them:

8 goals in GD (goal difference)

If they had the equal number of points as another team in the league but a greater GD then they would be ahead in the leauge

...................P.....W.......D.....L......GS ...GC...GD....PTS..

Inter Milan...5.......3.......1.....1.......4......1......3.......10......

AC Milan......5.......3.......1.....1.....4........2......2........10.....