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Play Fantasy Premier League

You've found the ultimate Fantasy Football game. Take your pick of players plying their trade in the Premier League and put your knowledge and management skills to the test.

What Is Fantasy Football?

Ever shook your head at a team sheet, tactics or formation? Ever said to your friends, "I could do better than that"? Well this game is your chance to show friends and colleagues just how much you know about the beautiful game. Fantasy Football is the game of dream teams, based firmly in the reality of the Barclays Premiership. As a Fantasy Manager, we don't ask you to pull on your football boots, simply pick a first 11 from your squad of 15 and sit back as they earn real-time points for saves, clean sheets, assists and goals.

Whether you're a loyal fan of Aston Villa or Arsenal, you will soon find yourself cheering on the likes of Birmingham and Chelsea, depending on which players are likely to earn your team the most points. If your ?100 million worth of players are not performing on the pitch, you always have the option of transfers or changing formation to accommodate the point earners. It's a game of skill, and not just for the players you choose. Fantasy Managers must keep a close eye on the fixture list and injured players to have any chance of winning, whether you're competing for the big prize or against your friends, it's all about points for performance.

Why Fantasy Premier League?

Fantasy Premier League is free and unique to premierleague.com. The game is highly addictive and interactive, as is the real Premier League and no place for the part-time Manager. Your team can be administered from your PC or via WAP on your mobile phone or PDA, so you never need to miss a last minute formation change or transfer. The transfer market is affected by how many Managers have bought or sold a certain player, so your team and its players will change in value during the course of a season. Our advanced interface means all the player statistics you'll ever need, including player profiles, are at hand to help you make those buying and selling decisions.

Player scores update in real-time, so you can see your points total change as a match progresses. At the end of the match, bonus points are awarded to players who are judged to have played an excellent game, as well as double points for whoever you appoint as your team captain. If one of your team doesn't feature, bench players will automatically be substituted onto the field of play. League tables are updated soon after the last game of the day, so you can quickly check how you've fared. Managers can also create their own Private Leagues for friends or work colleagues, which add an additional competitive edge to the game.

Prizes

1st Prize: The Fantasy Premier League champion will win a VIP trip to a Barclays Premiership match featuring a team of your choice. The prize includes 2 nights' hotel accommodation, pre-match meal, match tickets, all transfers and ?250 spending money.

Monthly Prizes: An FAPL/Budweiser t-shirt will be awarded to the top 10 performers each month.

Start Playing Today

To get straight to the action, login / register here and start picking your team now.

If you're new to fantasy football, then you might want to check out our introduction page.

Squad selection

A manager may enter one Fantasy Premier League squad, multiple squads will be deleted. Squads must consist of:

2 Goalkeepers

5 Defenders

5 Midfielders

3 Forwards

You can select up to 3 players from any one team. If a player is transferred during the season and this transfer takes you over this limit, then you will need to go back under the limit when making your next transfers.

Each player has been given a value. The total value of your initial squad must not exceed 100 million. The value of each player can be found here.

Formations

From your 15 player-squad you select 11 players to form your team each Gameweek. Only starting or automatically substituted players will earn points for your team. Your team can play in any formation, providing one, and only one, goalkeeper is selected.

To change your formation simply select your chosen eleven players on the My Team page. The computer will automatically chose your formation based on the players you have selected.

Players can only play in their designated position. For example, you can't play a defender as an attacker.

Captains

You must nominate a member of your team to be captain. This player will score double the number of points he would usually have been awarded that Gameweek. You can change your captain at any time, though the change will not take affect until the next deadline.

If your captain does not play then the bonus will be lost. Another player will not take over the captaincy in his place.

Automatic substitutions

If your goalkeeper plays no part in the Gameweek, then the computer will substitute him for your replacement goalkeeper, if he played in the Gameweek.

If any of your outfield players play no part in the Gameweek, then the computer will try to substitute the inactive player for one of your replacements. This is done by replacing him with your highest priority substitute who actually played in the Gameweek. You can change your substitution priorities on the My Team page.

Automatic substitutions are applied at the end of the Gameweek, when all matches have been played.

Deadlines

Fantasy Premier League is divided into Gameweeks. Any changes to your team (substitutions, transfers, captain changes, substitution priorities) must be made by the Gameweek deadline to take effect for that set of matches.

Gameweek Deadline

Gameweek 1 14 Aug 12:00

Gameweek 2 21 Aug 11:30

Gameweek 3 24 Aug 19:30

Gameweek 4 28 Aug 11:30

Gameweek 5 11 Sep 11:30

Gameweek 6 18 Sep 11:30

Gameweek 7 25 Sep 11:30

Gameweek 8 2 Oct 11:30

Gameweek 9 16 Oct 11:30

Gameweek 10 23 Oct 11:30

Gameweek 11 30 Oct 11:30

Gameweek 12 6 Nov 11:30

Gameweek 13 13 Nov 11:30

Gameweek 14 20 Nov 11:30

Gameweek 15 27 Nov 11:30

Gameweek 16 4 Dec 11:30

Gameweek 17 11 Dec 11:30

Gameweek 18 18 Dec 11:30

Gameweek 19 26 Dec 11:30

Gameweek 20 28 Dec 11:30

Gameweek 21 1 Jan 11:30

Gameweek 22 3 Jan 11:30

Gameweek 23 15 Jan 11:30

Gameweek 24 22 Jan 11:30

Gameweek 25 1 Feb 19:30

Gameweek 26 5 Feb 11:30

Gameweek 27 12 Feb 11:30

Gameweek 28 26 Feb 11:30

Gameweek 29 5 Mar 11:30

Gameweek 30 19 Mar 11:30

Gameweek 31 2 Apr 11:30

Gameweek 32 9 Apr 11:30

Gameweek 33 16 Apr 11:30

Gameweek 34 19 Apr 19:30

Gameweek 35 23 Apr 11:30

Gameweek 36 30 Apr 11:30

Gameweek 37 7 May 11:30

Gameweek 38 15 May 14:30

Scoring

During the season, the fantasy football players will be allocated a point score after each game, based on their performances in the matches. Only official Barclays Premiership games are included.

The Points will be calculated using data provided to us by the Press Association. Neither we nor the Press Association will enter into any correspondence relating to the allocation of points to players. We accept no responsibility for the accuracy of this data.

Action Points

For playing in a game 1

For playing at least 60 minutes in a game (includes playing points mentioned above) 2

For each goal scored by your goalkeeper or defenders 6

For each goal scored by your midfielders 5

For each goal scored by your forwards 4

For each goal assist 3

For your goalkeeper / defender conceding 0 goals (must also play at least 60 minutes) 4

For your midfielder conceding 0 goals (must also play at least 60 minutes) 2

For every 3 saves made by your goalkeeper 1

For every penalty save 5

For every penalty miss -2

Bonus points for being judged to have made an excellent performance in a game 3

For every 2 goals conceded by your goalkeeper or defenders -1

For every yellow card -1

For every red card (includes any yellow card points) -3

An assist is defined as follows - A player making a cross, pass or header which is directly responsible for creating a goal. There are no assists for own goals, penalties, significantly deflected passes or rebounded shots.

Transfers

After selecting your squad you can still deal in the transfer market. Unlimited squad transfers can be made, 1 transfer can be made between each gameweek deadline without charge. Each additional transfer made in the same gameweek will deduct 4 points from your total at the next deadline. Free transfers are not carried over from week to week.

All transfers before the season starts are made at no cost.

Player prices vary during the season dependent on the popularity of the player in the transfer market. Player values will not change until the season starts.

If you sell a player for a higher price than you paid, then a sell-on fee of 50% (rounded up to the nearest 0.1 million) will be applied on the profits. For example, if you buy a player for 4.2 million and when you transfer him his value is 4.5 million then you will only receive 4.3 million.

Leagues

Your team does not play matches against other teams. Instead, each team competes in a number of leagues. These are:

The overall league involving all registered teams

A league for fellow managers from your country

A league for supporters of your favourite Barclays Premiership team (optional)

Private leagues with your friends and colleagues (optional)

Public leagues with other Fantasy Premier League players (optional)

Each team can be in up to 5 private and public leagues. Points are awarded after each game as explained above. In the event of a tie between teams in a league, the team who has made the least transfers will be positioned higher.

Phases

Each league is run on a monthly and season basis allowing managers to aim for a manager of the month title even when the overall championship is beyond them. Any transfer point deductions in the gameweek before a phase starts (e.g. Gameweek 7 for October) won't be deducted from the phase score. The phases are as follows:

Phase First Last

Overall 1 38

August 1 4

September 5 7

October 8 11

November 12 15

December 16 20

January 21 24

February 25 28

March 29 30

April 31 36

May 37 38