SquadCoach Champions League fantasy football rules

SquadCoach CL is the game where you can show off your football knowledge and management skills.
Its FREE to join and play. SquadCoach is designed to play against your friends (or frienemies), so make sure to create your own league and compete with your friends.
On SquadCoach you are the manager of your own team and throughout the Champions League tournament you can manage your team by buying new players. You’re responsible for the results of the players you select, so choose wisely.

The official SquadCoach rules:

Each Squad Coach manages a team and gets a budget of 225 million euros to buy players. Each player has a starting value at the beginning of the competiotion which can increase over the course of the competition based on the players results in the competition.

Group phase:

A team is valid when:

    • 1. A team consists of 11 players, including one captain
      2. Max 2 players per club
      3. The total value of all selected players has to meet the budget
      4. The Coach can choose from multiple formations (4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-5-2)
      5. Each CL round a manager can make changes to the team (recommended)
  • Knock out phase:

    In the knock out phase each coach will get more budget and the maximum number of players allowed in a team per club will be extended.

    Deadlines

    Each Coach has to submit his team at latest one minute before the official kick-off of a Champions League round. The deadlines will be stated in the team interface.

    Points

    Your team can earn points when:

    • A defender or goalie plays 1 point)
      A player scores a goal
      A player scores a penalty kick 2 points
      A player makes an assist 2 points
      A player plays and wins or draws a match 3 or 1 point
      A goalie saves a penalty kick 2 points
      A defender or goalie keeps a 'clean sheet' 3 points
      A player gets booked (yellow or red card – 1 or 5 points deducted*)
      A player misses a penalty kick 1 point deducted
      A player scores an own-goal 3 points deducted
      A defender or goalie concedes a goal 1 point deducted per goal conceded
      The captain earns double the points
      * 2 yellow cards equals a red card

  • Who/What PL Goal Pen Assist W D YC RC OG GC CS
    Goalkeeper 1 5 2 2 3 1 -1 -5 -3 -1 3
    Defender 1 5 2 2 3 1 -1 -5 -3 -1 3
    Midfielder 0 4 2 2 3 1 -1 -5 -3 0 0
    Forward 0 3 2 2 3 1 -1 -5 -3 0 0

    Private Leagues

    Each Coach plays in the overall SquadCoach league. You can join and create leagues to compete with friends and other game players.

    SquadCoach gets a lot more fun if you involve your football friends. You can create a private league and compete against your friends, family, your colleagues or team mates. Invite them via Facebook or via a private URL, easy as pie.
    Each private league has its own league table and you can even set your own stakes for the winner or the loser.

    The Budget and value of players

    Each Coach gets 225 million euros (ok, its not real money) to form a team.
    Each player has a preset value based on a secret algorithm. Players gain in value by scoring points in the competition. Of course, you as a coach can sell the players at a higher value when they perform well.

    The Bonus Budget

    Each Coach gets 200k Bonus Budget to hire staff (assistant trainer, scout, masseuse). As you’re a busy coach your staff can help you with some of the important things your players require. Extra staff can gain extra points for your team (assistant trainer), but can also give you valuable information on other teams or talented players (scout).

    After each round each Coach gets 50k extra bonus budget. It is up to you to decide if you want to spend it or save the bonus budget for another round.

    Assistant coach: An assistant coach earns 3 points in case his club wins, 1 point for a draw.

    Scout: A scout gives you a peak at 4 randomly selected players in last rounds team of one of your opponents. You can pick a team you want to scout. Pro users can scout 2 teams.

    Fitness coach: A fitness coach takes care of your players and gives them a boost. A fitness coach gets you a 5% increase in your week score with a max of 2 points. The number of points is rounded down. Example: If your team scores 38 points, a physiotherapist will give you 1 extra point. (38 x 5%= 1,9 --> rounded down --> 1 point)

    Goalkeeper Coach: Hire a goalkeeper coach to train your goalkeeper. With a goalkeeper coach you receive one extra point when your goalkeeper keeps a clean sheet

    We love football

    SquadCoach is a TNW Labs company. We love football, the web and gaming. SquadCoach is made with love. We hope it makes it more fun to watch the Champions League with your friends.
    Have fun!

    Thomas, Patrick, Pablo, Jeroen en Dennis

    @squadcoach