What’s new for 2026/27?
You’ll must re-register
When signing as much as Telegraph Fantasy Soccer this season you’ll discover your outdated logins don’t work.
New for this season you will want to register, or login to an current, telegraph.co.uk account to play.
NOTE: you don’t want to subscribe as a way to play Telegraph Fantasy Soccer – it’s free to play.
Having hassle making a brand new account or logging in to an current telegraph.co.uk account? Click on right here and take a look at our troubleshooting information that may information you thru the method.
We’ve had a makeover and Leagues have moved
Over the summer time we modified sport supplier that means the positioning was constructed once more from scratch. We hope you want the brand new feel and look.
We all know no person likes change, however take your time to get to know the brand new format as some features of the positioning might have moved barely.
Probably the most notable change is that Leagues at the moment are created and joined under your workforce choice.
Again to fundamentals
With such a brief house of time to get the TFF reside for this season, the sport has been stripped again to fundamentals.
You’ll discover there are not any Public Leagues and no prizes for Weekly and Month-to-month Leaderboard winners. Assistant Supervisor has additionally not been built-in for launch.
The Fixture Tracker
While the sport has been stripped again to fundamentals, you’ll discover a brand new fixture tracker above your workforce choice. That is there that will help you make switch selections and we hope you prefer it.
While you see a + within the tracker it signifies what number of different video games begin at the moment.
No rule adjustments.
While some issues might have modified, the principles stay unchanged.
Telegraph Fantasy Soccer is fantasy soccer at its purest. No gimmicks, no boosts, no captains. Merely choose one of the best XI gamers you possibly can.
Assists
Nonetheless, one exception is that this season assists will now not observe Opta’s “Fantasy Help” definition and revert again to straightforward assists.
Did you miss it? League Cup fixtures and 5 extra transfers
In case you missed it final yr, this season may also function League Cup fixtures that means all aggressive home soccer containing Premier League fixtures will rely in the direction of your Telegraph Fantasy Soccer factors tally.
Why the change? Effectively for years the final recommendation early within the season is to carry onto your transfers and we thought that was getting a bit stale. With League Cup fixtures beginning as early as Sport Week 3 some seasons, you’d be a idiot to not make the most of some fixture features in opposition to lower-league opposition.
To assist with the extra fixtures now we have additionally added 5 extra transfers to your season complete.
Paid leagues are not any extra
Sadly Plucky Paid Leagues are usually not built-in this season.
Three new groups
Ipswich are not any strangers to Telegraph Fantasy Soccer as they each return from relegations in 2025. They create with them a bunch of expertise together with two large names you would possibly recognise, together with Jaden Philogene (£2.9m) and Leif Davis (£2.6m).
It has been a good few years since Hull Metropolis (2016/17) and Coventry Metropolis (2000/01) final featured in Telegraph Fantasy Soccer – recollections might even flood again of posting in your transfers for the Sky Blues’ gamers. Each golf equipment are favourites to go down, however with some thrilling signings like Tzolakis (£2.5m) and Thomas-Asante (£2.7m) they may actually put up a struggle.
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FAQs
When does Telegraph Fantasy Soccer begin?
The 2026/27 version of Telegraph Fantasy Soccer will launch within the two weeks main as much as the beginning of the Premier League. The scoring will begin on Friday August 21, 2026 at 8pm when the Premier League champions Arsenal host Coventry.
How do I register for Telegraph Fantasy Soccer?
You will want to create a brand new, or use your current telegraph.co.uk account as a way to play Telegraph Fantasy Soccer. Merely click on “SIGN UP”, then “Proceed with Telegraph” and you can be briefly taken to telegraph.co.uk to login together with your current Telegraph account or create a brand new account, earlier than routinely returning again to the Telegraph Fantasy Soccer website.
Notice: this account just isn’t the identical as your account from earlier Telegraph Fantasy Soccer seasons.
Having hassle making a brand new account or logging in to an current telegraph.co.uk account? Click on right here and take a look at our troubleshooting information that may information you thru the method.
How a lot does it value to play Telegraph Fantasy Soccer?
Telegraph Fantasy Soccer is totally free to play. All managers compete for the £5,000 prize pool as effectively the possibility to problem pals, household, colleagues and fellow managers in non-public mini-leagues.
What number of gamers can I choose in Telegraph Fantasy Soccer?
You solely have to select a squad of XI gamers in Telegraph Fantasy Soccer. With no bench to depend on, discovering gamers who get minutes on the pitch is essential and we assist you on the market by permitting transfers proper up till each kick-off.
What number of groups can I choose in Telegraph Fantasy Soccer?
You’ll be able to create as much as 5 groups in Telegraph Fantasy Soccer with a price range of £50m for every, that means you will have a greater likelihood of being in competition for the prizes come the top of the season if a few of your choices show to be unsuccessful.
What number of transfers can I make in Telegraph Fantasy Soccer?
Up till the primary sport on Friday August 21, 2025, there’s a switch amnesty, that means you can also make as many adjustments as you want. After the season has began you will have 45 transfers for the entire marketing campaign with a most of 5 per Sport Week (00:00 Tuesday to 23:59 Monday).
How do I be part of a non-public league in Telegraph Fantasy Soccer?
Leagues have now moved under your workforce choice.
This could make it simpler for managers to see which league the workforce is in that they’re making adjustments to.
To affix a league click on “Be a part of a league” after which add the 6 digit code that the League Chairman could have entry to.
To create a league click on “Create a league”, identify the league after which copy the league code generated to share together with your fellow managers.
League Chairmen could have the power to lock and unlock a league to new joiners.
Do ALL Cup video games rely in Telegraph Fantasy Soccer?
Sure. All League Cup fixtures plus all FA Cup video games involving Premier League sides rely in the direction of your TFF factors tally. This provides an important dimension to the sport as you’ll want to load your groups with gamers who make the latter phases for a bonus over your opponents. Nonetheless, one factor to notice is that penalty shoot-outs don’t rely in the direction of your rating.
What number of gamers are in Telegraph Fantasy Soccer?
You’ll be able to anticipate to compete in opposition to greater than 100,000 different groups in Telegraph Fantasy Soccer – an unlimited however tight-knit group of gamers the place you will have each likelihood of profitable one among our many prizes on supply all year long.
We purpose to incorporate each participant in a squad who has an opportunity of getting some sport time. Sometimes we might miss a teenager on debut, however relaxation assured they may quickly be added to the participant record and be happy to tell us on Fb or Twitter should you really feel somebody is lacking.
What else do I must know?
Get your technique proper. Getting the stability of your workforce proper generally is a tough enterprise, particularly with restricted funds, however there are a number of tried and trusted strategies that may stand you in good stead:
Decide common starters
Okay, so this isn’t all the time easy on the planet of squad rotation the place world-class gamers routinely discover themselves sitting on the bench. That mentioned, there are specific gamers who, if match, are nearly all the time the primary identify on the workforce sheet. Assume Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United, Jordan Pickford for Everton and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk.
Discover a few price range ‘gems’
Igor Thiago, Nico O’Reilly and James Garner had been amongst a crop of gamers who started final time period within the ‘unfancied’ class and had been must-have ‘enablers’ by the point the season was over. For those who’re capable of establish one or two of this sort of participant early within the season, you may be on to a winner.
Be switch savvy
We’ve all been there – you spend hours choosing your workforce for the massive kick-off then half of them don’t begin, the opposite half have stinkers and your star striker will get a season-ending harm. For those who do get off to a gradual begin, don’t panic. Lurching from one technique to a different may do extra hurt than good, squandering precious transfers within the course of. Belief your instincts, tweak the place crucial and the factors will come.
Learn our weekly Choice Information
One of the best recommendation comes from consultants on the Fantasy Soccer Hub who make our weekly choice information a prolific supply of Telegraph Fantasy Soccer ideas and Telegraph Fantasy Soccer match details.
For those who subscribe to the weekly publication this can hit your inbox on Friday round lunchtime; alternatively it may be discovered on our social channels or Telegraph Fantasy Soccer content material hub.
Telegraph Fantasy Soccer Participant Listing
We purpose to maintain our participant record updated with all comings and goings within the switch window and the primary place to look is our trusted Stats Centre. Nonetheless, should you fancy your self as a little bit of a Telegraph Fantasy Soccer skilled just like the workforce at Fantasy Soccer Hub, yow will discover a participant record under in a spreadsheet format so you are able to do your individual evaluation.
On the doc merely click on “file”, then “make a replica” and you’ll have your individual model of the participant record at the moment to edit as you please.
Obtain the Telegraph Fantasy Soccer App
By no means miss an opportunity to make a switch and obtain the Telegraph Fantasy Soccer App which is offered on iOS and Android.
You’ll be able to observe the newest Telegraph Fantasy Soccer information and discussions all year long on Fb, Twitter and Fantasy Soccer Content material Hub.
