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How to read formation notation, what each common shape gives up to get what it wants, and why the formation you defend in is rarely the one you attack in.
Draft an XI, simulate the campaign, and find out if your side can go 38-0-0.
Free to download · Published by Reign Creative LLC
About this app
38-0 Football Draft is a draft game for the global game. Each run offers a fresh set of player choices, so you pick across the pitch, balance the squad, and finish with an XI you believe can survive a full campaign. Position fit and playing style matter as much as the ratings do.
Once the XI is locked in, the simulation plays out the season and reports back in wins, draws and losses. A perfect 38-0-0 record takes more than collecting the highest-rated names, which is exactly where squad balance earns its keep. Completed runs can be saved and measured against your next attempt.
There is more than one way to draft: limited drafts, budget challenges, computer battles, tournaments, quizzes, player guessing and season modes. Club management adds formations, squad depth, transfers, contracts, fitness and season progress for anyone who wants a longer save, and daily challenges give you a reason to come back.
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Key features
Draft across every position on the pitch, weighing position fit and player style rather than stacking ratings.
Finalise the lineup and play out a 38-game campaign, scored in wins, draws and losses.
Limited drafts, budget challenges and computer battles change what a good squad looks like from one run to the next.
Formations, squad depth, transfers, contracts, fitness and season progress for players who want a longer save.
Tournaments, quizzes, player guessing and daily challenges sit alongside the drafting.
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Written by the team that builds the app.
How to read formation notation, what each common shape gives up to get what it wants, and why the formation you defend in is rarely the one you attack in.
Why the draw changes everything in a soccer draft game, how position fit differs from position coverage, and what a 38-game simulated campaign really measures.
Draft an XI, simulate the campaign, and find out if your side can go 38-0-0. Free on Google Play.
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