🏆 Real Team
A Real Team is a fully functional team created by a coach within the FC.APP platform.
Features of a Real Team:
✅ Created by a coach with a registered account in the application.
✅ Includes a full set of professional data:
Team Name
Crest/Logo
Age Category (e.g., 2012, 2013, Seniors)
Location (City)
Bio (Team description)
Assigned Coaches
Players on the roster
✅ Can be searched in the global database by other users.
✅ Players can actively apply to join the team.
✅ The coach has full control over the squad and roster.
✅ The team tracks statistics and earns points in rankings.
✅ Displayed in the "Teams" tab within the app.
✅ Full access to awarding badges and motivation tools for players.
⚡Temporary Team
A Temporary Team is a simplified version of a team, designed to quickly add an opponent to an event.
Features of a Temporary Team:
📌 Quick Setup: Created "on the fly" while adding an opponent to a friendly match, tournament, or league.
📌 Contains only essential data:
Team Name
Crest/Logo (optional)
📌 Does not require the opponent's coach to have an account in the app.
📌 Cannot be searched in the standard global database of Real Teams.
📌 Does not accumulate ranking points.
📌 Does not have assigned players.
📌 Stored in a dedicated database of temporary teams.
📌 Can be reused by other organizers for future events.
📊 Comparison Table
💡 When to use a Temporary Team?
A Temporary Team is the ideal choice when:
🤝 A coach contacted you outside the app (via phone, SMS, or in person).
⏰ You need to quickly add an opponent to an event.
🚫 The opposing coach does not have an FC.APP account.
📱 The opposing coach does not wish to create an account in the app.
🎯 You only care about playing the match without using additional management features.
⚠️ Important Information
For Temporary Teams:
The organizer enters the results for both teams.
A temporary team cannot rate the opponent after the match.
It is not possible to add players to a temporary team.
Event Status Changes: In the case of a friendly match with a temporary team:
The "Waiting" status is skipped.
After adding a temporary team, the event status changes immediately from "Open" to "Confirmed".
Remember!
A Real Team is much more than just a complete profile — it receives notifications, can apply for your tournaments or leagues, and can easily establish contact with you.
The more coaches create accounts, the faster we can build a massive database of real teams ready to travel and participate in your competitions. Creating an account in FC.APP is fast and free — it takes less than a minute, yet it opens the door to thousands of potential participants for your events. 🚀