Frequently asked questions

A football club management game in your browser: you handle the squad, tactics, finances, the stadium and transfers — alone against the computer, in a public league open to everyone, or in a private league with your friends.

The game is fully playable for free, no credit card is required to create an account or play. A few cosmetic or convenience options (player customization, club customization, Ligue Infinity) are offered on top, and never affect the sporting balance of your matches.

Yes: the interface adapts to phone and tablet screens, and the game installs on your home screen like an app, with match reminders.

Benchside is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian and Arabic - player and club names included.

A season is 34 matchdays, played one at a time. You set up each match — line-up, tactics, bonuses — then kick off when you are ready. Alone against the computer nothing starts without you; in a league with several managers, each matchday has a deadline (see below).

Over the course of a season, your club receives bonuses (club and match) to use at the right moment. By using them and achieving certain feats, you unlock badges that earn points, spendable in the shop to buy other bonuses.

Serious mode turns bonuses off entirely (no badge points, no shop, no match or season bonuses) for pure gameplay only. Fun mode keeps all of that. The choice is made when the league is created.

Yes, five levels are offered when creating a league, from very easy to very hard, adjusting the strength of AI-managed clubs.

It depends on your game. Alone against the computer, nothing moves without you: you find your club exactly where you left it. In a league with several managers, each matchday has a deadline — the next day at 20:00 UTC: past that, your match is played with a line-up picked for you and the league moves on. A reminder goes out before the deadline, on the channels you enabled.

Create a league from your account: the invite link and its code appear right after. Your friends just follow the link and create an account — the code is already filled in, all they have to do is pick a club.

Without Ligue Infinity, your clubs can't be promoted beyond their current division (relegation still applies). Any one manager in the league can activate it to unlock promotion for everyone.

Yes, Cup-only mode generates a whole world built around a single-elimination cup, with no league standings.

Yes: public leagues are open to everyone, no code. The quick league kicks off as soon as six human managers have taken a club, and no later than three days after the first one joined; the Monday league kicks off at the announced day and time, however many have joined. You enter from the home page, in one click.

From "My account", in the danger zone at the bottom of the page - deletion is immediate and irreversible.

From "My account", Coupons tab: enter the code you received to unlock the matching offer or bonus.

Contact the game's team directly - your feedback is always welcome to improve the experience.

Yes - see the legal notice and terms of use for details on the data collected and your rights.