FFO Rules

Introduction

FFO is a football management game with over 2,000 players. Free to play.

The league structure has two systems.

English system: Premier League and Championship
European system: EFL1 and EFL2

League matches run twice a week. Monday and Friday. Wednesday is reserved for cups.

Teamsheets due by 3 PM on game day.

Continental cups

Champions League, Dave Phillips Trophy, Darren Bradwell Cup, FLT, FFO Vase

Domestic cups

FA Cup and EFL Cup within each league system

Teamsheets

A teamsheet sets your players, formation, tactics, and instructions for match situations.

Format and submission

TXT format only.
Build in Notepad or Teamsheet Builder.
Upload into Teamsheet Checker to catch errors.
Submit via Teamsheet Submitter on the main site.
Deadline: 3 PM UK time on game day.

Position limits - Please note MFs are counting in the engine as any MF DF or AM. You CANNOT play 6 pure MF's

Position	Min	Max
DF	3	5
DM	0	2
MF	0	6
AM	0	3
FW	1	4

Missing sheets

1st and 2nd miss: standard sheet used (442T).
3rd miss in a row: 442T used and manager sacked.
6th miss in a season in the league: manager sacked.

First 3 games of a new season use 442 Random.

Matches

Match day runs from your submitted teamsheet.

On the Matchday section, pick the league. Then use Fixtures/Results, Table, Player Stats, and Round-by-Round Table.

If the light next to a round is green, that round has been run and is live.

In game ABs

For each action, a player earns ability points. Season 6 values below.

Champions League

Action	AB
Goal	42
Assist	42
Victory random	0
Clean sheet	42
Ktk	42
Kps	38
Shot on	34
Shot off	32
Save	38

Prem, EFL1, DPT, DBC

Action	AB
Goal	40
Assist	40
Victory random	0
Clean sheet	40
Ktk	40
Kps	36
Shot on	32
Shot off	30
Save	36

Champ, EFL2, FLT

Action	AB
Goal	38
Assist	38
Victory random	0
Clean sheet	38
Ktk	38
Kps	34
Shot on	30
Shot off	28
Save	34

FFO Vase

Action	AB
Goal	36
Assist	36
Victory random	0
Clean sheet	36
Ktk	36
Kps	32
Shot on	28
Shot off	26
Save	32

Transfers

Transfers strengthen your team.

Transfer window

Weekly. 9 PM Sunday to 9 PM Saturday.

Processing

Processed on Sundays for Monday match days.

Transfer rules

Official only after both parties confirm in Transfer Confirmation on the forum.
Deals elsewhere are not binding.
Confirmed deals process if they do not break rules.
Corrupt or rigged transfers get cancelled.

Transfer limits

End of Season windows are bonanzas. No limits if rules met.
A player cannot re-sign for the same club for at least one calendar year after being sold.

Financial rules

Debt not allowed to complete transfers.
Future payments not allowed. Transfers are immediate.

Loans

Loans keep a player’s rights with the parent club while they play temporarily elsewhere.

Loan limits

Loan in up to 2 players per season.
Loan out up to 2 players per season.

Skill level restrictions (Season 7 settings)

Tier 1: max 21 at start of loan.
Tier 2: max 20 at start of loan.
Players can improve on loan and remain eligible.

Club restrictions

Max one loaned player from any single team.

Loan period

Min 4 weeks. Max one full season.
Loans during bonanza must stay for first 4 weeks of the new season.
End of season returns all loaned players.
Same team across seasons allowed with a new agreement.
Multiple short loans in-season allowed if each lasts at least 4 weeks.
Loaning out your best players is permitted.

Player values

Main skill

Skill	Value
16	3000
17	5000
18	7000
19	9000
20	13000
21	18000
22	25000
23	35000
24	45000
25	60000
26	80000
27	80000
28	80000
29	80000

Secondary skill

Skill	Value
15	3000
16	5000
17	7000
18	9000
19	11000
20	13000
21	15000
22	17000
23	19000
24	19000

Goalkeeper

Skill	Value
19	2000
20	4000
21	8000
22	13000
23	18000
24	25000
25	30000
26	40000
27	50000
28	75000
29	90000
30	120000

Age reduction (percent of fee above)

Age	Percent
31	90
32	80
33	70
34	60
35	50
36	40
37	0

Wages

Players earn monthly wages by skill. Updated weekly with the transfer processing rerun. Season 6 values below. All values in thousands.

Main skill

Skill	Wage
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	200
18	200
19	300
20	400
21	500
22	750
23	1000
24	1200
25	1400
26	1600
27	1800
28	2000

Secondary skill

Skill	Wage
18	100
19	100
20	200
21	300
22	400
23	600
24	800
25	1000
26	1500

Goalkeeper

Skill	Wage
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	300
21	400
22	500
23	750
24	1000
25	1200
26	1400
27	1600
28	1800
29	2000
30	2500

All players aged 31 and older get a 25 percent wage reduction.

Gates

Each month your club earns money via ticket sales.

League tickets

League	Per ticket
Prem, EFL1	£34
Champ, EFL2	£29

Cups

Cup	Per game per club
CL	£3,000,000
DPT	£2,500,000
DBC	£2,000,000
FLT	£1,500,000
Vase	£1,000,000
FA Cup	£2,500,000
EFL Cup	£2,500,000

Minimum minutes

Each player has contracted minimum minutes to avoid release at end of season.

Main skill

Skill	Minutes
14	45
15	90
16	180
17	360
18	600
19	1000
20	1400
21	1800
22	2000
23	2000
24	2000
25	2000
26	2000
27	2000
28	2000
29	2000
30	2000

Secondary skill

Skill	Minutes
16	500
17	600
18	700
19	800
20	800
21	800
22	800
23	800
24	800
25	800

Age reductions

Age	Minutes adjustment
19	-400
20	-400
21	-400
31	-200
32	-300
33	-400
34	-500
35	-600
36	-700
37	-800

Cups

Each club enters two cup competitions.

Domestic cups

40 clubs, format adjusted.
R1: 40 clubs, 24 byes, 8 ties.
R2: 32 clubs, 16 ties.
R3: 16 clubs, 8 ties.
QF, SF (neutral), Final (neutral).

European cups

Interleague competitions.
16 club league, 8 games each.
Top 4 to QF.
5 to 12 to play-off for QF places.

Competition	Qualification
CL	1st to 8th in Tier 1 leagues
DPT	9th to 16th in Tier 1 leagues
DBC	17th Prem, 17th EFL1, 3 promoted Champ, 3 promoted EFL2, 3 losing play-off teams in each league, 7th Champ, and EFL2
FLT	3 relegated Prem, 3 relegated EFL1, 8th to 12th Champ and EFL2
FFO Vase	13th to 20th Champ and EFL2

End of season

Retirement

Players classed as old (31+) with no SHN PRICE retire. Club rosters mark players due to retire in Player Info.

Aging

Players age one year at the end of every season.

Youth rerates

Youth players gain ABs at end of season until age 22.

Age	Main	Second	Third
18	+200	+100	+100
19	+300	+200	+200
20	+400	+300	+300
21	+500	+400	+400

Veteran rerates

All old players receive negative rerates from age 31.

Age	Main	Second	Third
31	-200	-200	-200
32	-300	-300	-300
33	-500	-500	-500
34	-700	-700	-700
35	-900	-900	-900
36	-1200	-1200	-1200

Prizes

At end of season all clubs earn prize money.

League prizes

Prem, EFL1

Pos	Prize
1	£30,000,000
2	£22,000,000
3	£21,000,000
4	£20,000,000
5	£19,000,000
6	£18,000,000
7	£17,000,000
8	£16,000,000
9	£15,000,000
10	£14,000,000
11	£13,000,000
12	£12,000,000
13	£11,000,000
14	£10,000,000
15	£9,000,000
16	£8,000,000
17	£8,000,000
18	£7,000,000
19	£7,000,000
20	£7,000,000

Champ, EFL2

Pos	Prize
1	£20,000,000
2	£17,000,000
3	£15,000,000
4	£14,000,000
5	£13,000,000
6	£12,000,000
7	£10,000,000
8	£9,000,000
9	£8,000,000
10	£7,000,000
11	£7,000,000
12	£7,000,000
13	£6,000,000
14	£5,000,000
15	£5,000,000
16	£4,000,000
17	£4,000,000
18	£4,000,000
19	£4,000,000
20	£4,000,000

Cup prizes

Cup	Winner	Runner-up	Semi	QF
CL	£30,000,000	£20,000,000	£15,000,000	£10,000,000
DPT	£20,000,000	£15,000,000	£10,000,000	£7,500,000
DBC	£15,000,000	£10,000,000	£7,500,000	£5,000,000
FLT	£10,000,000	£7,500,000	£5,000,000	£3,000,000
Vase	£7,500,000	£5,000,000	£3,000,000	£1,000,000
FA / EFL Cup	£10,000,000	£8,000,000	£5,000,000	£3,000,000

Continental Cup - League Phase

CL

Pos	Prize
1	£12,000,000
2	£10,000,000
3	£8,000,000
4	£6,500,000

DPT

Pos	Prize
1	£10,000,000
2	£8,000,000
3	£6,500,000
4	£5,500,000

DBC

Pos	Prize
1	£8,000,000
2	£6,000,000
3	£5,000,000
4	£4,500,000

FLT

Pos	Prize
1	£6,500,000
2	£5,500,000
3	£4,500,000
4	£3,500,000

Vase

Pos	Prize
1	£4,000,000
2	£3,500,000
3	£3,000,000
4	£2,500,000

Sponsor pot

How sponsor payouts work

Each league holds a sponsor pot.
Prem and EFL1: £500,000,000 each.
Champ and EFL2: £300,000,000 each.
Money pays out based on performance versus Expected Position.

Expected position

Calculated before the season.
Uses weighted historic performance plus wage ranking.
Lower score equals higher expectation.

Weights

Last season finish: 100 percent.
Season minus two: 50 percent.
Season minus three: 25 percent.
Wage ranking: 100 percent.
Wage ranking locked the day before season start.

Example calculation

Input	Value
Last season finish 7th	7
Season minus two finish 10th (50 percent)	5
Season minus three finish 9th (25 percent)	3
Wage ranking 10th	10
Total score	25

All clubs ranked by score, lowest to highest. Ranking defines Expected Position.

Base payment

Prem and EFL1: £25,000,000
Champ and EFL2: £15,000,000

Performance adjustment

Per position above Expected Position:
- Prem and EFL1: +£2,000,000
- Champ and EFL2: +£1,250,000
Per position below Expected Position:
- Prem and EFL1: −£2,000,000
- Champ and EFL2: −£1,250,000

Examples

Expected 10th, finish 7th: 3 above. £25m + £6m = £31m.
Expected 10th, finish 13th: 3 below. £25m − £6m = £19m.

New players

As players leave, new players enter to maintain balance and keep the market active.

Auction

Preseason and midseason auctions.
Blind bids.
Highest bidder wins.

FFO Academy

See Academy section for details.

Free Agent List

New for 2026. Auction-style with sign-on fee bids. Highest bid by deadline signs the player.

Player ratings vary over the season.

Stadium upgrades

Stadium capacity upgrades increase income. Purchases open via preseason forum thread.

Season 5 costs per 5k upgrade

Capacity	Cost
30,000 → 35,000	£5,000,000
35,000 → 40,000	£5,000,000
40,000 → 45,000	£6,000,000
45,000 → 50,000	£7,000,000
50,000 → 55,000	£8,000,000
55,000 → 60,000	£10,000,000
60,000 → 65,000	£12,000,000
65,000 → 70,000	£14,000,000
70,000 → 75,000	£15,000,000
75,000 → 80,000	£16,000,000
80,000 → 85,000	£17,000,000
85,000 → 90,000	£18,000,000
90,000 → 95,000	£19,000,000
95,000 → 100,000	£20,000,000

Upgrade limit: 10k per season.

Academy

FFO Youth Academy develops young talent through training, events, and upgrades.

Academy setup

Weekly training for 20-week season. Track via club page updates.
Midseason live event once per season. One player gets a positive or negative outcome.
Offseason intake: acquire 2 academy players, including via scouts.

Player costs

League	Cost per player
Premier League, EFL1	£12,000,000
Championship, EFL2	£8,000,000

Each academy must keep at least 4 players, including at least 1 GK. Max 12.

Scouts

Purchased during preseason. One new player per season for five seasons.
Max two scouts per club. One scout purchase per offseason.

League	Scout cost
Premier League, EFL1	£45,000,000
Championship, EFL2	£25,000,000

Coaches

Give five extra training weeks per season for every academy player.
Contract length: three seasons.
Max two coaches total, one per preseason.
Cost: £20,000,000 per coach.

Facility upgrades

Unlock an extra midseason event.
Cost: £35,000,000 fixed.
One-time investment.

Promoting academy players

Call up at 20 years old, only at season start.
Auto-promoted at 22. Then normal roster rules apply.
If academy drops below 4, replacements assigned at standard rates plus a fine.
Goalkeeper restriction: must contain one GK but not two.

Transfer limitations

Graduates cannot be sold for one full season after call-up.
They can be loaned out for £5,000,000 per player, paid up front by the parent club. Negotiable lower after midseason.

Media

Managers can produce written or video media related to their club and the game to generate funds.

Media income

Cap: £3,000,000 per month.
£1,000,000 overspill carries to next month.

Payment structure

Written media: £2,000 per word.
Video media: paid ad hoc based on length and quality.

Media rules

No personal/non character based insults. No losing your temper. Cyberbullying forbidden.
When copying content, use quote code for attribution.
Original work does not need quote tags.
AI forbidden for content creation. AI images are fine, but please be sensible.

Miscellaneous

Captains

Each preseason, appoint a captain.
Captain cannot be sold while captain.
Benefits:
- Age 30 or under: +500 main AB points (removed when not captain).
- Age 31 or older: +1,000 main skill AB points.
Midseason captain changes allowed. Process announced on forum.

Debt

Debt not permitted.
Transfers causing debt can be cancelled or reversed.
If wages exceed gate income and cause debt, one week to resolve. Recurring issues penalised.

Finance limit

Clubs cannot hold more than £300,000,000.
Exception: between prize money and end of close season bonanza.
Max overspill: £50,000,000 during that period.

Squad requirements

Always 23 players in squad.
Max 4 goalkeepers.
If below 23: one week grace to fix.
If below 23 at end of season closure or end of bonanza: assigned worst available Free Agent at a premium of £3,000,000 above cost.

Referral scheme

New manager must not be from same IP address.
Rewards:
- £10,000,000 once they submit teamsheets for first three matches.
- £5,000,000 at end of first season.
- £5,000,000 at end of second season.

Position restrictions

GK cannot play outfield.
Outfield cannot play GK.
Be reasonable. Admin will judge unethical setups.

Continetnal Cup Winners

Winners of each cup will automatically qualify for the "next cup up".
Example - Winner of DPT auto qualifies for CL, ahead of 8th place in the league if said club doesnt already qualify for CL via league.
If a club wins a cup but qualifies for a cup 2 steps higher, they go into the higher cup
Example, club wins Vase but finishes 2nd in EFL2... they will qualify for DBC via league rather than FLT for winning Vase

Admin discretion

Admin handles punishments, disputes, and rulings. Final word rests with admin team, with transparent decision making.

New manager protection

Managers with less than 3 months of continuous experience can trade, but admin reviews deals before processing.

If a deal harms a new manager’s club, it gets cancelled.

After 3 months of consistent participation, the manager counts as experienced and review stops.