Fastest goals in association football

This article lists goals which have been considered among the fastest ever scored in association football matches.

Ray Spiller of the Association of Football Statisticians has argued that as there is no official system for recognizing the timing of goals there are always going to be disputes concerning these records.

[1] The status of Nawaf Al-Abed's goal which is credited as being scored after two seconds is also disputed given that the match was later declared void due to ineligible players, when several players over the age of 23 were found to have played in the age restricted game.

Marc Burrows' goal has also been considered the fastest ever but it was scored in an amateur reserve game.

[2] The following is a list of goals scored by any kind of players, including juniors, amateurs, semi-professionals, professionals or women, in any football league, cup or other competition around the world.