SFL - Social Football League

SFL: Your Community, Your Game Amateur 5-a-side football leagues run on WhatsApp chaos: lost sign-up sheets, guessed headcounts, arguments over teams, and no real record of who actually showed up. SFL replaces all of that with one dedicated app built specifically for the way weekly football leagues actually work. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH SFL Join a League Browse leagues by location, day, and time slot, and request to join. Once you're accepted, you're automatically added to that league's dedicated group chat, no separate invite needed. Register for a Season Leagues run in seasons capped at 21 players, so every season has a real, competitive roster instead of an open-ended group. Request to join, get approved by your league operator, and you're locked in for the months ahead. Reserve Your Spot on Match Day Match days open for reservation automatically once the previous one wraps up. The first 15 players to reserve are confirmed starters; everyone else goes on a standby list and is auto-promoted the moment someone drops out, so nobody has to guess who's actually playing this week. Get Drafted, Not Assigned Once 15 players are confirmed, three captains are selected and run a live snake draft to build three balanced 5-a-side teams, pick by pick, the same way it happens on the pitch, just tracked properly instead of shouted across a group chat. Track Every Match League operators record match-day results, points, and yellow/red cards as they happen. Standings update live, so every player can see exactly where their team stands in the season. Rate Your Teammates After every match, rate teammates across six categories: Pace, Skill, Passing, Shooting, Defending, and Teamwork, plus a quick upvote or downvote. Ratings build into every player's profile over time, turning casual weekly games into a real, ongoing track record. Build a Real Football Profile Your profile follows you across every league and season you play in: position, bio, accumulated points, cards, and peer ratings. One identity, not a new spreadsheet every season. Chat Without Losing the Thread Every league gets its own group chat the moment it's created, so match coordination, banter, and operator announcements stay in one place instead of scattered across five different chat groups. BUILT FOR HOW LEAGUES ARE ACTUALLY RUN SFL supports three roles: Player, League Operator, and Platform Admin, so the person running a Sunday-night league has real tools (opening match days, assigning points, issuing cards, approving new members) without touching a spreadsheet, while players just open the app, check in, and play. Season registration fees are paid directly to your league operator using your usual local transfer method, with the operator confirming payment inside the app before your spot is locked in, because SFL is coordination software for a real, in-person sport, not a marketplace for digital goods. Whether you're a player juggling three different leagues or an operator tired of chasing headcounts in a group chat, SFL is built to be the one place your league actually lives.