The Short Answer: Draft 10 European soccer clubs, choose 5 to start each week, earn points when they win matches and score goals. The manager with the most points at the end of the season wins.
What Makes This Game Different
Fantasy Fútbol isn't like other fantasy soccer games.
| Traditional Fantasy Soccer | Fantasy Fútbol |
|---|---|
| Draft individual players | Draft entire clubs |
| Only league matches count | All matches count — league, cup, Europe |
| One league (usually Premier League) | All Big 5 leagues in one game |
| Points from player stats (goals, assists, clean sheets) | Points from team results (wins, draws, goal differential) |
We built this game because nothing else covers European soccer the way fans actually experience it — across leagues, across competitions, across the entire season.
The Game at a Glance
1. Join or Create a League
Get 3-12 friends together. One person creates the league, everyone else joins using a League ID.
2. Draft Your Teams
You and your leaguemates take turns drafting clubs from Europe's Big 5 leagues. You end up with 10 teams on your roster.
3. Set Your Starting 5
Each week, choose 5 of your 10 teams to be your starters. Only starters earn you points.
4. Watch and Win
Your starting teams play their real-world matches. You earn points from their goals and results. Track your progress on the League Table.
5. Adjust Weekly
Before each new week, you can swap teams between your Starting 5 and bench based on upcoming fixtures. If you change nothing, your lineup carries forward.
6. Crown a Champion
At the end of the season, the manager with the most total points wins the league.
The Big 5 Leagues
Fantasy Fútbol covers the top division of Europe's five biggest soccer nations:
| League | Country | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | England 🏴 | 20 |
| La Liga | Spain 🇪🇸 | 20 |
| Bundesliga | Germany 🇩🇪 | 18 |
| Serie A | Italy 🇮🇹 | 20 |
| Ligue 1 | France 🇫🇷 | 18 |
Total: 96 teams available to draft.
These leagues represent the pinnacle of club soccer. The best players, the richest clubs, the most prestigious competitions — all in one game.
Every Match Counts
This is the core innovation of Fantasy Fútbol.
Your teams don't just play league matches. They compete in:
- Domestic League — 34-38 matches per season
- Domestic Cups — FA Cup, Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, etc.
- European Tournaments — Champions League, Europa League, Conference League
All of these count for Fantasy Fútbol.
A Champions League night? Points. An FA Cup third-round upset? Points. A Sunday league match against a relegation rival? Points.
No other fantasy soccer game does this.
How Scoring Works
You earn points two ways:
Goal Differential (GD)
- +1 point for every goal your team scores
- -1 point for every goal your team concedes
If Liverpool wins 3-1, that's +3 for goals scored, -1 for the goal conceded = +2 GD.
Match Result Points (MRP)
Points for winning or drawing, with bonuses for bigger competitions:
| Competition | Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic League | +3 | +1 | 0 |
| Domestic Cup | +4 | +2 | 0 |
| European Tournament | +5 | +2 | 0 |
That same Liverpool 3-1 win in the Premier League adds +3 MRP.
Total from the match: +5 points (+2 GD, +3 MRP).
→ Full details: How Points Are Scored
The Draft
Your league holds a draft to hand out the clubs.
How it works:
- Snake draft format (order reverses each round)
- 10 rounds — everyone drafts 10 teams
- Once a team is picked, no one else can have them
What you're building:
- A roster of 10 teams from across the Big 5
- 5 will start each week (earning points)
- 5 will sit on your bench (not earning points, but available to swap in)
The draft is where seasons are won and lost. Elite teams go early. Hidden gems get snagged in the middle rounds. Strategy matters.
→ Full details: The Draft Explained
Starting 5 vs. Bench
You draft 10 teams, but only 5 earn you points at a time.
Before each week, you choose:
- Starting 5 — These teams' matches count toward your score
- Bench (5 teams) — These teams play, but their results don't count for you
Why this system?
It creates strategy. Not every week is equal for every team:
- Some teams play twice in a week, others once, others not at all
- Some teams face easy opponents, others face killers
- Some teams have a European night or a cup tie, others don't
Smart managers read the fixture list and start the right teams at the right time.
A week runs Tuesday through the following Monday. Your lineup locks every Monday at 11:59 PM Pacific, and can't be changed once the week is under way.
→ Full details: Starting 5 vs. Bench
The Season Flow
August
- Season kicks off
- Set your first Starting 5
- Early league matches + European qualifiers
September – December
- Full fixture congestion
- League + Cup + European league phase
- A Starting 5 decision every week
January
- Transfer window (real-world, doesn't affect your roster)
- European league phase concludes
- Cup competitions heat up
February – April
- League run-in
- European knockouts
- Domestic cup semifinals
May
- League finales
- Cup finals
- European finals
- Season ends — champion crowned
Winning the League
The manager with the most total points at the end of the season wins.
Your total points = the sum of all points earned by your Starting 5 across every week.
It's a marathon, not a sprint. One huge week won't win you the title. Consistent performance across 9 months will.
Tiebreakers
If managers are tied on points:
- Head-to-head goal differential
- Overall goal differential
- Total goals scored
Key Concepts Summary
| Concept | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Roster | Your 10 drafted teams |
| Starting 5 | The 5 teams earning you points this week |
| Bench | The 5 teams not earning you points this week |
| Week | Tuesday through the following Monday |
| Weekly Lock | Monday 11:59 PM Pacific, when next week's lineup is set |
| Goal Differential (GD) | Goals scored minus goals conceded |
| Match Result Points (MRP) | Points from wins and draws |
| League Table | Manager standings — who's winning your league |
| League Admin | The commissioner who manages league settings |
| League ID | The code used to join a league |
What You'll Do Each Week
Before Monday Night
- Check your teams' upcoming fixtures
- Compare your Starting 5 vs. Bench
- Make any swaps before the lock
Tuesday Through Monday
- Watch your teams play (or check results)
- Track your points on the League Table
- Scout next week's fixtures
No Time This Week?
Do nothing. Your lineup carries forward automatically.
Why We Built This
Fantasy soccer has been stuck for years.
Fantasy Premier League is fun, but it only covers one league and ignores cups. You're picking individual players and tracking obscure stats like "bonus points" and "expected goals."
We wanted something different:
- Team-based — because fans support clubs, not spreadsheets
- Multi-competition — because a Champions League final matters
- Cross-league — because El Clásico and the Manchester Derby should coexist
- Strategic — because each week you choose which five of your ten clubs actually count
Fantasy Fútbol is the game we wanted to play. Now you can play it too.
Welcome to the league.
See Also
- Creating vs. Joining a League — Get into a league
- The Draft Explained — Build your roster
- How Points Are Scored — Understand the scoring system
- Starting 5 vs. Bench — Master the weekly decision
- The Weekly Lock — When lineups lock
- Competition Types — Know what counts
- Understanding the Tables — Track your progress