Football match finish-time calculator
What time will the football finish?
Planning the evening around the match? Start with kick-off, set your allowances and see where full-time could land on the clock.
All times use the same local clock as kick-off. Presets keep your other allowances.
Defaults are editable planning assumptions. A shoot-out can follow normal time directly if the competition allows it.
A little help with the rest of your evening.
Estimated finish
21:53Same day
113 minutes from kick-off
- Half-time starts
- 20:48
- Second half starts
- 21:03
- Normal time ends
- 21:53
An estimate, not a final-whistle prediction. Delays and sudden-death penalties can push the finish later.
Common kick-off times
A quick reference for planning around the match. For a UK fixture, use its UK local kick-off time; all finish times below use that same clock.
| Kick-off | Before stoppage | With 8 added minutes |
|---|---|---|
| 12:0012 noon | 13:45 | 13:53 |
| 12:3012:30pm | 14:15 | 14:23 |
| 14:002pm | 15:45 | 15:53 |
| 15:003pm | 16:45 | 16:53 |
| 17:305:30pm | 19:15 | 19:23 |
| 19:457:45pm | 21:30 | 21:38 |
| 20:008pm | 21:45 | 21:53 |
If a football match starts at 3pm, when will it finish?
A 3pm kick-off reaches 16:45 after 90 minutes of play and a 15-minute half-time break. Add the example 8 minutes of stoppage time and the estimated finish becomes 16:53.
What about an 8pm kick-off?
An 8pm match reaches 21:45 before stoppage time, or 21:53 with the same 8-minute allowance. Use the calculator above to change the allowances or include extra time and penalties.
These are worked examples, not live predictions for today’s fixtures. The actual finish depends on stoppages and the competition’s rules.
Why 90 minutes
isn’t 90 minutes.
A standard match has two 45-minute halves. The half-time interval can be up to 15 minutes, and the referee adds time for stoppages in each half. That puts the finish 105 minutes after kick-off before any added time, when using a 15-minute break.
These timings follow IFAB Law 7. The additional time displayed by the fourth official is a minimum and can increase. This calculator cannot know how long an injury, VAR check or other interruption will take.
With the example assumptions of three first-half and five second-half added minutes, a 20:00 kick-off ends at an estimated 21:53. Those eight minutes are an editable example, not a forecast or a measured average.
If the match
needs a winner.
For a tie using two 15-minute extra-time periods, enable extra time. The calculator adds 30 minutes plus the combined breaks and extra stoppage time you enter. Its initial six-minute break allowance is a planning choice, not a fixed rule.
Penalty shoot-outs have no fixed duration. The allowance here includes preparation and kicks; sudden death can take longer. Some competitions go directly to penalties, so you can enable penalties without extra time. Check the competition’s rules; IFAB Law 10 describes the permitted ways to resolve a drawn match.
Times stay on the same local clock as kick-off. A finish after midnight is marked as the next day. This is not a timezone converter and does not adjust for a clock change during the match. Leave your own margin for travel or firm appointments.