Game Rules
Picking Your Team
Select your players simply by clicking on player names in the player list on the right hand side of the page.
Formation
All teams play in a 4-4-2 formation. So you'll need to pick appropriate players for each position.
Pick:- 1 goalkeeper
- 4 defenders
- 4 midfielders
- 2 strikers
Team Budget
You have been allocated a budget of £100 million to spend on your team of 11 players. Player valuations are decided on by TotelFootball based on past performances of these players. These valuations change from week to week depending on player popularity, player performance and on the strength of the opposition that the player faces.
You can exceed this budget but you will be penalised for doing so. For each £1 million that you overspend, your team will be deducted 1 point.
Player Quota
You can pick 3 players per Premiership club for your team. If you exceed this quota, you will be deducted 2 points per player over quota.
Penalties
Any penalties that your team has incurred are displayed in the area below the pitch.
Picking Multiple Teams
You can enter multiple teams on a single TotelFootball coupon.
Simply increase the number of players in any position by clicking the UP arrow:
Bear in mind that team combinations grow rapidly. For example, picking 5 defenders Clichy, Vermaelen,
Toure, Upson and Terry will result in 5 possible defensive line ups:
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 | Option 5 | • Clichy • Vermaelen • Toure • Upson |
• Clichy • Vermaelen • Toure • Terry |
• Clichy • Vermaelen • Terry • Upson |
• Clichy • Terry • Toure • Upson |
• Terry • Vermaelen • Toure • Upson |
The following table shows players selected and the resulting combinations per position.
| Selections | Positions | Combinations |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| Defenders or Midfielders | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 15 | |
| 7 | 35 | |
| 8 | 70 | |
| Strikers | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 15 |
Calculating Team Combinations
To calculate total teams, multiply:
(Goalkeeper Combinations) x (Defender Combinations) x (Midfielder Combinations) x (Striker Combinations)
| Team of: | Positional Combinations: | Totel Team Combinations |
| 1 Goalkeeper 4 Defenders 4 Midfielders 2 Strikers |
1 x 1 x 1 x 1 |
1 team entered |
| 1 Goalkeeper 6 Defenders 5 Midfielders 3 Strikers |
1 x 15 x 5 x 3 |
225 teams entered |
Selection Deadline
All entries must be posted before kick-off of the first game in the round.
Team Staking
Choose a stake that you are comfortable with. All bets made by players are placed in a pool. The size of the stake that you invest in the pool will determine the size of the payout that you receive if you have a winning team. To ensure that winnings are shared by a number of different managers, a maximum payout to any single account user of 25% of the total pool is applied.
Enter Your Team
Having selected your team, you can now enter your team into the pool. Do so simply by entering your desired stake in the space provided. Your stake will be added to the betting pool.
Player Scoring
A single round lasts for the series of games listed on the Fixtures page or on the front of the TotelFootball betting coupon. Players will be allocated points based on their performances in each of the matches as outlined below:
| Action | Points | |
| Appearance | Less than 45 mins | 2 |
| More than 45 mins | 5 | |
| Goals Scored | By a goalkeeper/defender | 6 |
| By a midfielder | 5 | |
| By a striker | 4 | |
| Hat Trick Bonus | 10 | |
| Goals Conceded | By a goalkeeper | -2 |
| By a defender | -1 | |
| Foul Play | For each yellow card |
-2 |
| If a player receives a red card, they will continue to be penalised for goals conceded by their team. |
-5 | |
| Clean Sheets (Must play 60 mins) |
By a goalkeeper | 6 |
By a defender |
4 | |
| Player Performance | Goal Assist | 3 |
| Best Players (1st, 2nd, 3rd) | 6,4,2 | |
| Penalty Miss | -3 | |
| Own Goal | -3 | |
| Goalkeeper Performance | Per penalty saved | 6 |
Player scores will be updated as the game progresses with final player scores to be allocated shortly after the finish of each game.
Player points will be calculated using data provided to us by Global Sports Media. Global Sports Media are a leading provider of data. Whilst we will take all reasonable steps to deliver accurate data, neither TotelFootball nor Global Sports Media accept any responsibility whatsoever for erroneous data and at no stage will we enter into any correspondence relating to the allocation of player points.
Assists
A player is awarded a goal assist if he makes the last pass before a goal is scored. If an opposing player interferes with the flight of the ball, then no assist is given unless this interference results in an own goal.
If a player shoots on goal and the goalkeeper blocks, parries or drops the ball or the ball rebounds off the post or crossbar and a goal results, then the player will receive an assist.
A player will get an assist for a penalty of:
- the player is fouled to earn a penalty
- the player does not take the penalty himself
- and the penalty is scored
All assists are reviewed within 24 hours of the game finishing.
Player Bonus Points
The best players in each game will receive additional bonus points. Six bonus points will be awarded to the Man of the Match in each game, four to the second best player and two to the third best player.
The Man of the Match and player performance shall be assessed with reference to the online sports division of a leading international media group. The identity of the media group is noted in the company’s internal procedure documentation and is available on request. Where this information is not available player performance is assessed by GSM game data statistics and TotelFootball's analysis of the game. This assessment takes into account the quality of a player's overall performance and their contribution to the match result.
Bonus points are awarded within 2 hours of the last match of the day finishing. TotelFootball's decision on the Man of the Match and Player Bonus Points shall be final and shall not be open to question in any regard.
Extra Time
In World Cup knockout games, points will continue to earn points during extra time as normal. There will be no additional allocation of points for Clean Sheets and there will be no points allocated during a penalty shoot-out.
Match Cancellations
If 3 or more players on a team do not play, then the team is declared a non-runner. The stake bet on this team will be refunded to the customer and the pool is reduced in size. Suspended and postponed games will be treated the same as a cancellation.
If 1 or 2 players on a team do not play, the team continues within the competition but the players that do not play will be allocated points as follows:
| Player | Points |
| Goalkeeper | 2 |
| Defender | 4 |
| Midfielder | 5 |
| Striker | 6 |
Winning Prizes
Stake money collected creates a prize money pool. A small proportion of the pool will be retained to cover operational expenses with the largest payouts being paid to the winning managers.
Prize Payouts
The top 5% of teams will share in the prize pool.
The higher your team finishes in the competition, the more points that you will accumulate per £1 you staked on your team.
| Position | Points Accumulated |
| 1st | 100 points per £1 invested |
| 2nd | 50 points per £1 invested |
| 3rd – 5th | 25 points per £1 invested |
| 6th – 10th | 20 points per £1 invested |
| 11th – 20th | 10 points per £1 invested |
| 21st – 30th | 5 points per £1 invested |
| 31st – 40th | 3 points per £1 invested |
| 41st – Remaining Winners | 2 points per £1 invested |
We divide the pool by the total points accumulated by all winning managers in order to calculate the dividend to be paid per point accumulated. Each winning manager will then be paid out the per point dividend x total points accumulated.
For example, a total prize pool is £50,000 with a total of 5,000 points accumulated by all winning managers. This will result in a payout per point of £10.00.
Payout scenarios:
- You finish 1st having invested £1 on team entry, your payout will be £1,000.
- You finish 1st having invested £10 on team entry, your payout will be £10,000.
- You finish 4th having invested £10 on team entry, your payout will be £2,500.
- You finish 36th having invested £100 on team entry, your payout will be £3,000.
Note: Note that the maximum payout on any single docket is 25% of the entire pool
How to Check Your Team’s Performance
Check the results for bets placed in betting shops:
- through your betting shop – present your docket to the teller and they will tell you the payout on the docket.
- online – visit the Team info and enter your team number in the space provided.
Collecting Your Winnings
Betting Shops
If you are a winner, please present you receipt at any of our retail shops. On production and validation of the appropriate game receipt, winnings will be paid out. Larger payouts may be paid by cheque and may take a few days.
Online
If you entered your team on-line, then your winnings will be deposited into your betting account.
