National teams
All national teams
European Championship
Copa América
Africa Cup of Nations
Asian Cup
Manager of the year
League · BrazilUEFA32 leagues
Austria
League · Austria
Belarus
League · Belarus
Belgium
League · Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
League · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
League · Bulgaria
Croatia
League · Croatia
Cyprus
League · Cyprus
Czech Republic
League · Czech Republic
Denmark
League · Denmark
England
Premier League
Finland
League · Finland
France
Ligue 1
Germany
Bundesliga
Greece
League · Greece
Hungary
League · Hungary
Ireland
League · Ireland
Italy
Serie A
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Norway
League · Norway
Poland
League · Poland
Portugal
League · Portugal
Romania
League · Romania
Russia
League · Russia
Scotland
League · Scotland
Serbia
League · Serbia
Slovakia
League · Slovakia
Slovenia
League · Slovenia
Spain
LaLiga
Sweden
League · Sweden
Switzerland
League · Switzerland
Turkey
League · Turkey
Ukraine
League · UkraineCONMEBOL11 leagues
League · Argentina
League · Bolivia
League · Chile
League · Colombia
League · Ecuador
League · Mexico
League · Paraguay
League · Peru
League · Uruguay
League · VenezuelaNo league has that nameTry the country or league name.
Manual
How the game works, screen by screen and organised by topic. Type what you are looking for and the list filters as you type.
Start here
3If you have just joined, these three pages will get you ready for your first match.
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Your account and your team
How to register and choose your first team.
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How the game progresses
Turns follow Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, usually two per day. What is calculated in each one.
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Your first week of training
Select the squad, click a training session and you are done: the club assigns a coach automatically.
Your first week
The game guide records steps when you save your actions. You can complete them in any order. The transfer market opens after logging into the game on seven different days; multiple logins on the same day count once, and visiting only the portal does not count.
- Check the squad, select eleven available players and save the strategy. Assign it to the next match from Calendar.
- Schedule training and check that a coach is available for the selected players.
- Open a match of your club. If it has a replay, you can watch it in 3D; if only the match report remains, reading it also completes the step.
- Open Finances and check income, salaries and balance before spending.
- Follow three players from their profiles; they will appear in your shortlist under Offers.
- Ask a tutor or take part in the forum.
- When the market opens, submit a valid offer or request a loan. Making an offer does not guarantee a signing.
The seven steps and market access award the badge and a letter from the board. If your club has no match yet, prepare the strategy and continue with the other steps; assigning it remains pending in the guide.
Main options
6The six most used screens.
Topic index
53First steps
The basics to understand the game and find your way through the first week.
8 articles- User registrationSign up and log in through VII Square, activate Football and choose your first club.
- User accountPassword, email and language; manager profile, personality and access requirements.
- Change teamsVacancies and requirements to choose or apply for a club: stars, contract and game month.
- Turn changesTurns, game date and matchdays: check the next turn in the header and matches in the calendar.
- CPU-managed teamsTeams with a PC on their badge are computer-controlled: they are bots.
- Manager FDF on mobileThe game works in any modern browser, including on phones and tablets, without installing anything.
- Payments and micropaymentsPurchases in VII Square for the manager account; see the instructions in My Account.
- Community contributionsHow to help develop the game and the benefits of contributing.
Squad and players
Who your players are, what is happening to them and what you can do with them.
14 articles- Squad managementAttributes, statistics and contract details for every player in the team, on one screen.
- Change a player's positionChange a player's position from their profile. Requires at least 75% experience, among other conditions.
- Player agesPlayers age at the start of January. Things change from age 30.
- Player experiencePenalties apply up to 90 experience points; check the ranges for each level.
- Improving player skillsFirst-team coaches and the youth coach: how players progress towards their talent ceiling.
- Player fitnessHow fitness and fatigue are displayed on the tactics screen, range by range.
- Player moraleA player with low morale loses points during a match, with different deductions at home and away.
- Motivate a playerCompatible mentalities and how to motivate a player marked as Unmotivated on their profile.
- Injured playersPost-match injury draw, workload, call-ups and recovery by turns; the doctor preserves fitness.
- Suspended playersStraight red or second yellow: a suspension for the next match, even if it is a long way off.
- Club iconsHow to obtain iconic players, how many uses each has and how to spend them on ideology actions (three stars required).
- Release players or staffYou can, but the board penalises it: dismissals lower your rating and prestige.
- Loan a playerLoan market from July to January, salary and return at the end of the season.
- FDF ratingClub rating and contract objectives after more than ten league matches with your team.
Training
The most used screen in the game. Redesigned: actions now work in batches.
5 articles- Training UpdatedThe week in three blocks, the seven training types, fitness, fatigue and the playbook.
- Club staffThe staff hierarchy: who works for the club and who they report to.
- Coach confidenceIt directly affects matches, both chance creation and disruption and the success of plays. It is also what you spend when completing training or giving a team talk.
- Youth academiesA club's best way to secure great players for the future.
- ScoutsAnalyse another team's play or a player's ultimate abilities.
Tactics and matches
What you decide before kick-off, because nothing can be changed during the match.
6 articles- TacticsUp to 5 saved strategies: create the strategy first, then define everything else.
- Match simulatorHow a match is resolved internally: 90 minutes representing 80 possible plays.
- Match viewer exampleView a match in the viewer and identify its scoreboard, pitch and plays.
- Friendly matchesAvailable dates in July and January, calendar and requirements to arrange a match.
- FixturesBesides results, this is where you assign the strategy the team will use in each match.
- News and statisticsThe homepage, news and game statistics: standings, records, each league's transfer market and published interviews.
The club
The foundations: where you play, who comes to watch and who runs your federation.
5 articles- Stadium and facilitiesA large stadium allows higher gate receipts, but its size does not guarantee it will fill up.
- Fanbase and ideologyThe number of supporters determines revenue: stadium attendance and the contracts you secure.
- Social clubGroups formed to provide guarantees between fellow managers.
- National federationsThe federation of the country where you manage: agenda, positions and elections.
- FIFA agentThe game administrators: they maintain a respectful community and enforce the rules.
Finances
Where money comes from, where it goes and what happens when it runs out.
5 articles- Club financesAll the club's finances, including forecasts and history.
- Manager financesYour money and managers' performance-based contracts with CPU-controlled clubs.
- Player marketEverything revolves around the release clause each club sets for each player.
- Share marketA share's value is the club's value divided by the total number of shares.
- Running out of cashNegative balance: −500 prestige and −500 rating at every change of month while the club is in the red, and no spending.
Competitions
Leagues, cups, continental competitions and national teams: who plays whom and why.
7 articles- Domestic competitionsStandings and results of each country's leagues and cups.
- Continental competitionsChampions League, Europa League, Conference League, Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana: stages, results and statistics.
- Continental coefficientsFive-season UEFA ranking and CONMEBOL ranking: points, bonuses and places per edition.
- Table tie-breakersCriteria by competition and edition: head-to-head results, goals and final tiebreaker.
- Football World CupEvery four years, with all national teams in the game that have qualified.
- Continental national team competitionsEvery four years, with each continent holding its own.
- National team coachCall-ups, tactics and training for the national team you manage.
Community and support
Talk to other managers and find help when something goes wrong.
3 articlesIf you already know the name, everything is here from A to Z.
- Change a player's positionSquad and players
- Change teamsFirst steps
- Club financesFinances
- Club iconsSquad and players
- Club staffTraining
- Coach confidenceTraining
- Community contributionsFirst steps
- ContactCommunity and support
- Continental coefficientsCompetitions
- Continental competitionsCompetitions
- Continental national team competitionsCompetitions
- CPU-managed teamsFirst steps
- Domestic competitionsCompetitions
- Fanbase and ideologyThe club
- FDF ratingSquad and players
- FIFA agentThe club
- FixturesTactics and matches
- Football World CupCompetitions
- Friendly matchesTactics and matches
- Game updatesCommunity and support
- Improving player skillsSquad and players
- Injured playersSquad and players
- Loan a playerSquad and players
- Manager FDF on mobileFirst steps
- Manager financesFinances
- Match simulatorTactics and matches
- Match viewer exampleTactics and matches
- Messages between managersCommunity and support
- Motivate a playerSquad and players
- National federationsThe club
- National team coachCompetitions
- News and statisticsTactics and matches
- Payments and micropaymentsFirst steps
- Player agesSquad and players
- Player experienceSquad and players
- Player fitnessSquad and players
- Player marketFinances
- Player moraleSquad and players
- Release players or staffSquad and players
- Running out of cashFinances
- ScoutsTraining
- Share marketFinances
- Social clubThe club
- Squad managementSquad and players
- Stadium and facilitiesThe club
- Suspended playersSquad and players
- Table tie-breakersCompetitions
- TacticsTactics and matches
- TrainingTraining
- Turn changesFirst steps
- User accountFirst steps
- User registrationFirst steps
- Youth academiesTraining
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Frequently asked questions
10Common questions. Click a question to see the answer.
It is an online management game in the style of the classic PC Fútbol or Championship Manager, where you run a real team: training, transfers, finances, tactics, stadium and more.
No, Hattrick does not have real teams. FDF has real teams, the main leagues of Europe and South America (some with second or third divisions) and a limited number of managers entitled to a team.
No, it has nothing to do with Comunio. You cannot create private leagues here. You play in the predefined real leagues, such as Italy's Serie A, Spain's LaLiga or England's Premier League. You and your friends could, of course, head to Belarus, for example, for some fierce competition.
Of course not. You start as a beginner and can only apply for teams whose requirements you meet: Vacancies shows which teams your prestige qualifies you for and how many stars you still need for the others. Later you can change teams if your current club does not suit you. Remember that big teams in major leagues require prestige, earned by winning matches and progressing in the game. Do not expect to join Real Madrid or Chelsea after just one week.
The header announces the next turn. The game date normally follows Sunday, Wednesday and Friday; each competition has its own matchdays. Check scheduled matches in Yearly calendar and in your team's calendar.
Open a match from its links. If it has a replay, you can play it in the viewer; if only the match report remains, you can read its summary.
No. Tactics, planned substitutions and other actions are set beforehand. During the match, just sit back and enjoy it (or suffer).
No, you do not need to keep track of which turn your match is played in. Matches are played and the result stays hidden. When you log in, a screen in the game shows your latest matches; click the one you want to watch. It is that simple.
Be patient: to buy and sell players, you must have logged into the game on 7 days. This helps prevent cheating and stops new managers from rushing into deals before they understand Manager FDF.
Yes, but releasing players (or staff) reduces your prestige, which affects your chances of joining better teams, and your board rating. If that rating falls below 0.5%, your current club sacks you. So use this sparingly.
Each turn plays the matchday using the setup you have prepared. There are 3 turns per day, using Madrid time.
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