Six leagues, one Constitution. Overview · All APL league constitutions
This is the official rulebook for every EA SPORTS FC league on AllPlatformLeagues.com: the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and MLS divisions, and the tournaments played between them (the FIFA World Cup and the Club World Cup).
All leagues are 11 versus 11. Each real-world club is a franchise run by a human General Manager (GM). Human members sign for one club and play one position.
By joining a club or signing up on the site you agree to follow every rule here. Not knowing a rule is not a defence.
The rulebook has three layers, and each is stronger than the one below it:
League staff (Super Admins and FC league admins) run the leagues. Staff can schedule matches, set deadlines, confirm or change results, switch goalies on or off, add or remove clubs, suspend players and settle disputes.
A decision made by staff in line with this rulebook is final for that matter unless it is appealed under Section 21. Every staff action is recorded in the audit log with who did it and when.
Staff may change, add or remove rules at any time. Every change is written to the rulebook change log, which anyone can read at the bottom of the rules page.
A change to a rule that affects an unfinished season applies from the next matchday unless staff say otherwise. A change never cancels a result that was already confirmed.
When something happens that no rule covers, staff decide using three questions in this order: What does the nearest rule say? What would the Laws of the Game do? What is fairest to both clubs? The decision is then written into the rulebook so the next case is covered.
These leagues exist so people can play real, competitive, enjoyable football with each other. Play hard, win fairly, lose well and help the league run smoothly. Where a rule is silent, act in that spirit.
Anyone with a forum account on AllPlatformLeagues.com can join as a player. You must own EA SPORTS FC on the platform you list on your profile (PS5, Xbox or PC) and be able to play matches online.
Your player profile must be truthful: platform, primary position, secondary positions and your EA account details. Staff can ask you to confirm your EA account. A profile that is found to be false can be corrected by staff, and repeated false information is a conduct offence.
Every player has one status at any time:
A player belongs to the league of the club he is signed to. To move to a club in a different league he must first become a free agent (contract ends or is released) and then accept an offer from that club. Free agents can state which league they prefer.
Members must read this rulebook, keep their contact details on the forum current, check their offers and messages, and answer staff when asked. Members who ignore staff may be set to inactive.
A club is one real-world football club inside one league, for example Arsenal in the Premier League. Clubs are real names but are run by league members. Playing for a club in this league has no connection to the real club.
Each club may have one GM and any number of Assistant GMs (AGMs). Staff assign and remove GMs and AGMs. A GM can:
An AGM has the same powers as the GM. The GM is responsible for everything an AGM does.
A GM must keep the club active: set line-ups before the deadline, report results on time, answer contract offers and messages and keep the roster inside the rules. A club with no active GM may be run by staff until a new GM is appointed.
A GM who wants to step down tells staff, who will appoint a new GM or promote an AGM. A GM who is inactive, absent for matches without notice or breaks the rules may be removed by staff. A removed GM is not automatically removed from the club as a player.
Players on a club with no GM stay signed to that club. Until a GM is appointed, staff can set that club's line-ups and confirm its results. Open clubs are shown with an Open label.
A GM or staff member who is also a player must follow the same rules as everyone else. Staff may not rule on a dispute involving their own club. Another staff member decides instead.
Super Admins have full control of the site. FC league admins can run every FC league. Staff are set in Super Admin and every action they take is recorded.
The audit log records who did what and when: results confirmed or changed, line-ups submitted, contracts signed and released, goalie switches, tournament actions, sanctions and rulebook changes.
Staff apply the rules the same way to every club. A staff member does not decide a matter involving his own club, his friends or anyone he has a conflict with.
Staff announce rule changes, goalie switches, deadlines and tournament dates on the forum.
Staff schedule the season, set the current matchday and line-up deadlines, run the season rollover and keep the player pool and club list correct.
The leagues keep gamertags, platform details, results and contract records. Staff must not share private messages or personal information of members except as needed to settle a dispute or by law.
Questions about the rules go to staff on the forum. If a question shows the rules are unclear, staff may rewrite the rule.