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Formation Theory

A football management game for Android. Take over a club, pick the shape and the eleven, then watch every match played out on the pitch — and live with the result.

The dashboard: inbox, the next match, the league position and the squad
15
Countries
22
Leagues
408
Clubs
10,600+
Players
18
Cups
24
Formations

Every club and player is invented, and the whole world ships inside the game.

Matchday

Every match is played, not rolled

All twenty-two players move on a 2D pitch, second by second, while the commentary tells what happens. Possession, shots, passes, crosses and fouls are counted as they come, and the key moments slow to real time so you can watch them unfold.

  • Change the formation, the eleven or the game plan at any minute
  • Set pieces played out — corners, free kicks and penalties
  • Deterministic: a bad result cannot be force-quit and replayed
A live match: the scoreline, commentary, the pitch with both teams and the match statistics
A key moment slowed to real time in the penalty area
Tactics

Your shape, your eleven

Pick from twenty-four formations — four, three, five and even two at the back — then set the game plan, the pressing, the captain and the set-piece takers. Drag one player onto another to swap or substitute him.

  • Each player's condition and form on the board
  • Anyone out of his own role is flagged, with the role he plays
  • Auto XI picks the best side available when you want it to
The tactics board: a custom 4-4-2 with each player's rating, condition and form
Squad & training

Keep the legs fresh and the squad growing

Up to thirty players per squad, each with position-specific attributes, stamina, form, contract and wage. Coaches run the training units, and you set how hard each man works — harder makes him better and costs him condition.

  • Recovery by stamina, so rotation matters through a busy run
  • Injuries, suspensions and cup bans that cost you players
  • Expiring contracts flagged before they run out
The squad list sorted by position, with ratings, form and condition
Training: a coach's unit and each player's intensity
Competitions

Leagues, cups and European nights

A whole season in every league, with the European places marked on the table. Every country has its national cup, and the best clubs go on to the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League.

  • Full fixtures and tables for all 22 leagues
  • Top scorers, form and results across the division
  • Cup draws, ties and finals at the country's biggest ground
A league table with Champions League, Europa League and Conference League places
Transfers & scouting

A market shared with real managers

Players are bought and sold in timed auctions on a transfer market shared by everyone playing. Scouts report on a player's attributes as a range — the better the scout, the narrower it is — so you know what you are bidding for.

  • Send scouts to search the market for the positions you need
  • Hire scouts and coaches from the market alongside players
  • Offers from other clubs for your own players
Scouting: three scouts with their judging ability, potential and speed
The club

Build the club, not just the team

Upgrade the youth academy through twenty levels and bring better boys through every season. Expand the stadium — new rows, corner stands, an upper tier or a whole new stand — and watch the crowd and the gate grow with it.

  • An academy trainer with an eye for youth
  • Works that take weeks and are paid from the transfer budget
  • Ticket income, wages and prize money in the club's books
The youth academy: facilities level, the academy trainer and the boys' potential
The stadium: capacity, attendance and expansion options

Plays on a plane

Everything you play runs on your phone. A connection is only needed for the parts that are shared with other players. What is collected, and why.

Offline, always

  • Your career, squad and tactics
  • Every match, every substitution
  • Training, fixtures, tables and cups
  • Advancing the calendar day by day

Online, when you're connected

  • The transfer market and scouting searches
  • The club's balance and coins
  • Signing in with Google
  • Ads, optional rewarded ads and coin packs

Seven languages

EnglishTürkçeEspañolDeutschFrançaisItalianoPortuguês

Made for portrait

Built for one hand on a phone, with adjustable text size, reduced motion and settings that take effect the moment you touch them.

Bring your own world

Datapacks replace the built-in world with your own clubs, players and leagues, each with a career of its own.

How to make one

Something new is on the way.

We're building our first apps and games right now. Want to be the first to hear when they launch, or just want to say hello?