Rules - Draft Champions League
Build your XI with 600M. Select an empty position to sign players from Europe’s top five leagues.
How to Play Draft Champions League?
In Draft Champions League, build a starting XI with 600M and active players from Europe’s top five leagues: the Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. Prices use the market values recorded in the database, in millions of euros. OVR is an estimated rating calculated from that value for this game, not an official EA FC rating.
Each daily challenge has a formation and transfer market. Select an empty position to receive four blind offers, one at a time. The name and OVR are revealed after you confirm. Once you pass an offer, you cannot return to it.
Balance stars with budget options to fill all eleven positions without repeating a player. Every signing reduces your balance. If you cannot afford the final offer for a position, you can declare bankruptcy; this counts as a defeat.
Once your XI is complete, select Start tournament when you’re ready. Your team starts in a four-team group. Play three games while the other fixtures are simulated to complete the table: 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a defeat. The top two qualify. Ties are settled by goal difference, goals scored and, if needed, a draw fixed when the group is created.
Then come the last 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, each over one match. Group-stage draws stand without penalties; drawn knockout games go to a shoot-out. Attack, defence and goalkeeping influence results, with no 90 OVR requirement or guaranteed victory. A full title run takes seven games. Your squad, matches and standings are saved so you can continue after reloading.
Good Luck!
🔍 Fun Facts
Real-world football club revenues have skyrocketed. In the 2022-2023 season, Real Madrid recorded over 800 million euros in total revenue (matchday, broadcast, commercial, and merchandising), ranking as the highest-earning football club globally according to the Deloitte Football Money League.
UEFA introduced Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations in 2011 to prevent European clubs from spending more than they earn. Landmark transfer deals like Neymar's move to PSG for €222 million and Manchester City's heavy investment have continuously tested financial frameworks across world football.
Did you know that the first transfer in history to break the £1 million mark was Italian striker Giuseppe Savoldi, moving from Bologna to Napoli in 1975 for £1.2 million? In five decades, record fees have grown by hundreds of millions, with Neymar's €222M transfer in 2017 remaining the all-time world record.
In football management and simulation games like FIFA Ultimate Team or Football Manager, 'squad building' challenges under budget limits have become one of the most engaging game modes. Draft Champions League brings that exact excitement directly to your browser daily.