One day is one game week.
Derbymates is an online football manager with a fixed rhythm. You decide whenever it suits you. Matches are played live, every evening, for everyone at once.
The daily rhythm
| Time | Event | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | New weekTraining is evaluated, wages and costs are booked, sponsors pay, players recover, new mail arrives. | Training is evaluated, wages and costs are booked, sponsors pay, players recover, new mail arrives. |
| 17:00 | Transfer closeEvery auction ending today is decided. | Every auction ending today is decided. |
| 18:00 | CupOn cup days one knockout round, on Sundays in open leagues. | On cup days one knockout round, on Sundays in open leagues. |
| 20:00 | Kick-offLeague matchday, every match of the league at once and live. | League matchday, every match of the league at once and live. |
The season
- A season lasts 35 days, so 5 weeks.
- 18 clubs play a double round robin with 34 matchdays.
- On top comes the league cup with 5 rounds up to the final.
- On the last day the season ends: prize money, promotion and relegation, board review, new youth intake. The next day it carries straight on.
Leagues, promotion and relegation
The pyramid has 6 levels. You start at the bottom, first and second go up, the bottom two go down.
- 1Champions Division
- 2Division One
- 3Division Two
- 4Division Three
- 5District League
- 6County League
Follow it live
- A match lasts 7 plus 7 minutes live with a 2 minute break, 16 minutes in total.
- At half-time you make up to 3 substitutions and change mentality and style.
- The match report names the reasons: fitness, morale, form and tactics have measurable effects.
No need to be online
You don't have to check in every day. The autopilot fields your best fit eleven, open decisions are taken by the board after 48 hours, as neutrally as possible. If you are away for 14 days, the autopilot switches on by itself.
What you decide
Squad and contracts
Negotiate wages, pick a captain, extend contracts or let them run out.
Training and youth
Training plan, individual training, training camp and your own academy.
Tactics and matchday
Formation, style, plan B. Follow it live and change things at half-time.
Transfer market
Open auctions, direct offers, free agents. Every day closes at 17:00.
Finances
Bookings by category, loans and a forecast to the end of the season.
Stadium and grounds
Expand stands, set ticket prices, training centre and club shop.
Staff and sponsors
Assistant coach, physio, scout. Main sponsor, kit supplier, boards.
Fans and board
Season target, confidence, mood in the stands. And decisions in your inbox.
On every device
Derbymates runs in the browser on phone, tablet and computer, in German and English. If you like, add it to your home screen like an app. With your email address you play the same club on all your devices.
Pro, if you want it
No pay-to-win: money buys no players and no strength. The match engine is the same for everyone. Pro saves you work and shows you more information.