The highly-anticipated and brand-new ‘Fantasy EFL’ – the EFL’s first 72-club fantasy soccer product – is stay to play now.
In partnership with Genius Sports activities, Fantasy EFL will characteristic gamers from throughout all three of the EFL’s divisions – the Championship, League One and League Two – with virtually 2,000 gamers from the 72 EFL golf equipment to select from when customers create their first groups previous to the beginning of the 2024/25 season.
Former Wycombe striker Adebayo Akinfenwa mentioned: “There have been loads of followers calling for a fantasy soccer sport within the EFL and, now, right here it’s. It should be a problem selecting a crew from gamers throughout the Championship by to League One and League Two, however I am up for it!
“As we have seen with different video games, fantasy soccer will get extra individuals much more , excited and educated about what occurs on the pitch over the course of a season.
“The wonderful thing about Fantasy EFL is that there is one thing for everybody, whether or not you are an off-the-cuff or a die-hard fan.”
How does the sport work?
The sport’s hybrid format sees customers challenged to pick out seven gamers from throughout the three divisions, plus two golf equipment to win for further factors, in each gameweek. Managers can choose their seven-player squads from quite a lot of formations, together with 1-2-2-2, 1-2-3-1 and 1-3-2-1.
Gameweeks run Thursday to Wednesday and managers can decide a brand new squad each gameweek, with limitless participant transfers from week to week. Gamers may also be switched out proper up till the second their match kicks off.
A captain will be nominated to attain double factors, plus a vice-captain each gameweek. A ‘Max Captain’ chip may even be accessible twice per season, for managers to achieve double factors on the participant of their squad who scores highest.
There is no such thing as a cap on what number of instances a supervisor can choose a participant, nevertheless managers will solely have the ability to choose the identical EFL membership as much as 5 instances a season.
Level scoring will likely be consistent with conventional fantasy soccer mechanics – seen in video games equivalent to Fantasy Premier League – for gamers.
This distinctive twist on fantasy soccer, with further factors for EFL golf equipment that managers choose per gameweek, will carry new alternatives for customers to attain factors and climb the general public rankings on a weekly foundation.
How do you play towards your pals?
Managers can enter non-public leagues with their buddies or play in public leagues towards different managers within the Fantasy EFL group. Membership leagues will likely be accessible for all 72 EFL golf equipment, in addition to a worldwide league with automated entry upon sign-up for individuals.
Prizes together with EFL membership season tickets, Fantasy EFL merchandise and prizes from EFL companions are up for grabs all through the season (topic to T&Cs).
Month-to-month prizes are on supply for the highest total gamers in the primary public league all through the season, whereas the season’s winners of the 72 particular person membership leagues on the finish of the season will win a 2025/26 season ticket to their nominated membership.
Obtainable on internet, and as a brand-new app for iOS and Android customers, Fantasy EFL is stay and free-to-play now. Join at fantasy.efl.com.
What number of of my crew’s matches will likely be stay on Sky?
With over 1,000 EFL video games stay on Sky Sports activities subsequent season – here is all the pieces it’s good to know…
Each single League One and League Two crew will likely be featured stay on Sky at the least 20 instances subsequent season.
And each one of many 24 Championship golf equipment will likely be stay on Sky at the least 24 instances.
The place do I’m going to look at my crew?
Matches will likely be broadcast stay throughout current Sky Sports activities channels or on the model new Sky Sports activities+ (extra on that beneath!)
It will successfully change the EFL’s home streaming choice supplied through iFollow and membership streaming companies.
Wait, what’s Sky Sports activities+?
Launching this August, Sky Sports activities+ will likely be built-in into Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports activities app – giving Sky Sports activities clients entry to over 50 per cent extra stay sport this 12 months at no further price.
With the potential to indicate as much as 100 stay occasions through concurrent streams, Sky Sports activities+ makes it simpler for followers to search out and watch their crew.
Which video games will likely be stay on Sky?
We discuss you thru all of the opening weekend fixtures for the 2023/24 EFL season
Every full weekend of EFL fixtures will see 10 stay matches proven – together with three Championship, two League One and two League Two matches all broadcast stay at 12:30pm on Saturdays.
All opening weekend, closing day, and midweek fixtures within the EFL will likely be proven stay, as will all video games performed on Financial institution Holidays together with Easter, Boxing Day and New 12 months’s Day.
The matches performed in League One and League Two throughout worldwide breaks may even be accessible stay.
For the primary time ever, followers will likely be additionally in a position to watch each match from the Carabao Cup and Bristol Road Motors Trophy.
