Run your football club online, for free
Sign players, set your line-up and compete in leagues, cups and international tournaments with managers from around the world, from your browser or phone.
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IFM's history
IFM was born as a game to play among friends. Over time it gained users until reaching over 500 active managers, remarkable for a personal project with no company behind it.
After the difficult decision to close due to lack of funding, IFM reopened its doors with a new engine, more competitions, and paid user accounts to sustain the project long-term.
The software had grown and required more and more dedication. Without the time needed to maintain the quality the project deserved, the decision was made to pause it.
IFM is back with great enthusiasm. This time with a completely rewritten engine and the help of artificial intelligence, which has made it possible to greatly speed up development while maintaining code quality.
We're back!
Everything a manager needs
A complete simulator with a realistic match engine, detailed economy, and international competitions.
Real match engine
Event-by-event simulation with detailed commentary, stats, penalty shootouts, and 12+ action types per phase.
Tactics and lineups
Visual drag & drop editor. Set your formation and a different lineup per competition.
Transfer market
Auctions, loans, and direct negotiations. Buy players from other managers or put yours on the market.
Full economy
Wages, ticket sales, TV rights, sponsors, and stadium. Manage your budget or fall into debt.
Leagues, Cups & Internationals
Division-based league, knockout Cup, IFM Champions Cup, and national team competitions.
National teams
Manage your country's national team. Call up players from any club and lead your nation to the World Championship.
What if it wasn't a dream?
Pick a club, make it yours and compete until you lift the trophy.
sports_soccerCreate free accountHow it's played
3 videos under 2 minutes. The rest are on the tutorials page.
Tutorial 1 · How to pick your club
Tutorial 4 · Line-up and substitutions
Tutorial 7 · Finances and sponsorship
Play from your phone
IFM installs like an app: icon on your home screen, full screen and alerts for your matches. No app store, free and takes almost no space.
IFM is already installed on this device.
In Safari: tap ios_share Share and then "Add to Home Screen". Your browser cannot install it from here: open its menu and choose «Install app» or «Add to Home Screen». On a computer, open internetfutbolmanager.com on your phone.
Android (Chrome)
Open internetfutbolmanager.com, tap the ⋮ menu and «Install app».
iPhone (Safari)
Open internetfutbolmanager.com in Safari, tap Share and «Add to Home Screen».
Frequently asked questions
What is IFM? expand_more
A free online football manager game. You run a club in a shared world with other human managers (clubs without a manager are run by the AI): you sign players, set the line-up and tactics, and compete in leagues, cups and international tournaments. Matches are played automatically on the calendar, so you don't need to be online at kick-off.
Read the «How to play» guidearrow_forwardIs it free? expand_more
Yes, playing is free. IFM PRO is optional and paid (from €9.99 per season, a one-off payment with no automatic renewal): it adds depth and convenience, such as managing a national team or scheduling substitutions at any moment of the match. It never sells players or performance.
What IFM PRO includesarrow_forwardHow do I start playing? expand_more
If you have an invitation code, sign up with it. If not, request access: I review every request personally and, once I approve it, you get an email with your account already created. Each person can have only one account.
Request accessarrow_forwardCan I play on my phone? expand_more
Yes. IFM works in the browser on your computer and phone, and you can install it as an app on Android and iPhone without going through any app store.
How to install the apparrow_forwardIs there a league from my country? expand_more
There are leagues from 128 countries, with more than 2,000 clubs in play. You pick a free club in the country and division you want, and every country has its own page with a map of its clubs.
See the leaguesarrow_forwardWhich languages is it available in? expand_more
Spanish, Catalan and English.
Can I play with my friends? expand_more
Yes, with a private league (paid): you pick your teams and compete in a closed league with the full game, and any spare teams are run by the AI. Every manager in the league gets the IFM PRO advantages in that private league.
See the private leaguesarrow_forwardIs it the same IFM as before? expand_more
It's the same project. IFM was born in 2003 as a game to play among friends and grew to more than 500 active managers. It reopened in 2008 with a new engine, was paused in 2015 and came back in 2026 with a completely rewritten match engine.
The history of IFMarrow_forwardWho is behind IFM? expand_more
It's a personal project, with no company behind it, built in spare time and with a lot of passion.
Ready to get back on the pitch?
Request access for free: I review every request personally. If you already have an invitation code, sign up directly.
Prefer to play just with your friends?
Create your own private league: choose the teams, invite whoever you want and compete in your own closed competition — the same full game, from €14.99 per season.
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