Friendly

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A friendly is any game that is not a competitive nor a tournament match.

It is always played mid-week (except for two matches in off-season time). The income is split evenly among the two teams.

A popular thing to do in friendly matches is flag chasing, where you visit a new country every week.

Match types

Rules

The friendlies can be played using two different kind of rules:

Normal

If the match ends in a draw, no extra time or penalties will be played.

The amount of attendance is lower than a cup rules friendly.

Cup rules

If the match ends in a draw, extra time and penalties (if needed) will be played.

The attendance of the match is higher than a normal friendly.

Venue

A friendly can be played in every arena and that may changed ratings and income.

National friendly

is a match played with another team from the same home country. It will earn your players about 1/10 the experience they would earn in a League Match and about 1/2 the experience they would earn in an International Friendly.

It costs nothing to play a friendly against a team in your home country. However, less spectators will watch your match than if you were playing an International Friendly. Spectator income is split evenly between the visiting and home clubs (as in International Friendlies).

Neutral ground

The term refers to an arena where a match takes place, but which neither team playing the match owns. The owner of the "Neutral Ground" does not receive any monetary compensation for allowing the other two players to use his arena.

Note that matches played on "neutral ground" will not earn a flag for either of the participating teams, unless the match is held in one team's home country (in which case the away team will earn a flag).

International friendly

These types of friendlies cost each 6 000 (in $ or €), but can have some benefits, though. International friendlies can provide an opportunity to meet different types of managers in different countries and cultures.

Your players will also gain about twice the experience they would usually receive in a National Friendly.

Many users choose to play matches abroad in order to collect flags (many of these players belong to the Flag Chasers Community).

Effects

The main purpose of friendlies is to maximise training and keep your substitutes in a hopefuly better form.

Players can gain a tiny amount of experience, much lower than the amount of experience from a league match.

They might also get injured while playing that match.

However, the outcome of the match has NO effect on:

• sponsors,
• supporters,
• team spirit,
• confidence.

Moreover, suspensions do not apply in friendly games, and red/yellow cards do not carry over to league games.

Attendance

There is also some gate income, but it is quite low compared to an official match, so it could give just a little help to your economy. The attendance will be slightly higher if the match is an international friendly.

In fact, the amount of spectators who attend a friendly match is significantly lower than the amount of spectators who attend a regular league match. It is rare to spot friendlies with over 5 000 spectators (even among teams from the top divisions).

Profitability

For clubs of the lowest division in large leagues (e.g. Netherlands, Spain, Italy or Germany) international friendlies (away) are not recommendable. The travelling costs will be higher then the spectator income of the match. Those teams should play friendly matches against higher division teams in their own country or international friendlies in their own stadiums. The economic effect is also important here.

example (german XI. division team)

Spectators in series games:	Spectators in a friendly against a IV. division team:
2175 1230 2247 1243 1104	985

Schedule

Further information: Global match schedule

The times specified below indicates the earliest possible start time for international friendlies. There can be delays for various reasons, and all the updates, as well as matches, take time to complete. Precisely how long varies depending on how many teams there are in the league and on the type of update.

Country	Area	Day	Time
Deutschland	Europe	Tuesday	18:30 and 18:25 (cup rules)
Misr	Africa	Tuesday	18:50
Italia	Europe	Tuesday	19:15 and 19:20 (cup rules)
Slovensko	Europe	Tuesday	19:25
Slovenija	Europe	Tuesday	19:30
Angola	Africa	Tuesday	19:40
Liechtenstein	Europe	Tuesday	19:50
Suomi	Europe	Tuesday	20:20 and 20:25 (cup rules)
Cyprus	Europe	Tuesday	20:15
Israel	Asia	Tuesday	20:30
Shqiperia	Europe	Tuesday	20:45
England	Europe	Tuesday	21:00
Cymru	Europe	Tuesday	21:30
Bulgaria	Europe	Tuesday	22:00
Northern Ireland	Europe	Tuesday	22:15
Bolivia	America	Tuesday	22:45
Paraguay	America	Tuesday	23:15
Ecuador	America	Tuesday	23:45
Hanguk	Asia	Wednesday	02:00
Nippon	Asia	Wednesday	02:30
Chinese Taipei	Asia	Wednesday	03:00
Pilipinas	Asia	Wednesday	03:30
Oceania	Oceania	Wednesday	04:00
Singapore	Asia	Wednesday	04:30
Brunei	Asia	Wednesday	05:00
Malaysia	Asia	Wednesday	05:00
Việt Nam	Asia	Wednesday	05:15
Kampuchea	Africa	Wednesday	05:15
Prathet Thai	Asia	Wednesday	05:30
India	Asia	Wednesday	06:00
Dhivehi Raajje	Asia	Wednesday	06:00
Pakistan	Asia	Wednesday	06:15
Bangladesh	Asia	Wednesday	06:30
China	Asia	Wednesday	07:00
South Africa	Africa	Wednesday	07:15
Kyrgyz Republic	Asia	Wednesday	07:30
Indonesia	Asia	Wednesday	07:45
Mongol Uls	Asia	Wednesday	07:50
Türkiye	Europe	Wednesday	08:00
Ukraina	Europe	Wednesday	08:15
Rossiya	Europe	Wednesday	08:30
Hrvatska	Europe	Wednesday	08:45
Belarus	Europe	Wednesday	09:15
Österreich	Europe	Wednesday	09:30
Hellas	Europe	Wednesday	09:45
Magyarország	Europe	Wednesday	09:45
România	Europe	Wednesday	10:00
Severna Makedonija	Europe	Wednesday	10:15
Schweiz	Europe	Wednesday	10:45 and 10:50 (cup rules)
Al Maghrib	Africa	Wednesday	10:45
Algérie	Africa	Wednesday	10:50
Hong Kong	Asia	Wednesday	11:00
Kenya	Africa	Wednesday	11:15
Tanzania	Africa	Wednesday	11:15
Scotland	Europe	Wednesday	11:30
Bénin	Africa	Wednesday	11:45
Nigeria	Africa	Wednesday	11:45
Senegal	Africa	Wednesday	11:50
Crna Gora	Europe	Wednesday	11:55
Kazakhstan	Asia	Wednesday	12:10
Eesti	Europe	Wednesday	12:15
España	Europe	Wednesday	12:25 and 12:30 (cup rules)
Srbija	Europe	Wednesday	12:45
Lietuva	Europe	Wednesday	13:15
Belgium	Europe	Wednesday	13:30 and 13:00 (cup rules)
Latvija	Europe	Wednesday	13:45
Česká republika	Europe	Wednesday	14:00
Bosna i Hercegovina	Europe	Wednesday	14:15
Sakartvelo	Asia	Wednesday	14:20
Azərbaycan	Asia	Wednesday	14:25
O'zbekiston	Asia	Wednesday	14:30
Hayastan	Asia	Wednesday	14:40
Lëtzebuerg	Europe	Wednesday	14:45
France	Europe	Wednesday	15:20 and 15:25 (cup rules)
Andorra	Europe	Wednesday	15:15
Iran	Asia	Wednesday	15:45
Norge	Europe	Wednesday	16:00
Al Kuwayt	Asia	Wednesday	16:10
Dawlat Qatar	Asia	Wednesday	16:10
Palestine	Asia	Wednesday	16:15
Saudi Arabia	Asia	Wednesday	16:20
Uganda	Africa	Wednesday	16:20
Al Iraq	Asia	Wednesday	16:25
Danmark	Europe	Wednesday	16:30
Suriyah	Asia	Wednesday	16:35
Al Yaman	Asia	Wednesday	16:35
Oman	Asia	Wednesday	16:40
Moçambique	Africa	Wednesday	16:40
Tounes	Africa	Wednesday	16:45
Føroyar	Europe	Wednesday	16:45
Bahrain	Asia	Wednesday	16:50
Malta	Europe	Wednesday	17:15
Nederland	Europe	Wednesday	17:20 and 17:25 (cup rules)
Lubnan	Asia	Wednesday	17:40
Moldova	Europe	Wednesday	17:45
Polska	Europe	Wednesday	17:55
Cabo Verde	Africa	Wednesday	18:25
Ghana	Africa	Wednesday	18:25
Al Urdun	Asia	Wednesday	18:40
United Arab Emirates	Asia	Wednesday	18:45
Cameroon	Africa	Wednesday	18:55
Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	Wednesday	18:55
Sverige	Europe	Wednesday	20:00
Ireland	Europe	Wednesday	20:15
Ísland	Europe	Wednesday	20:45
Portugal	Europe	Wednesday	21:55 and 22:00 (cup rules)
Barbados	Europe	Wednesday	22:10
Jamaica	America	Wednesday	22:15
Trinidad & Tobago	America	Wednesday	22:20
Chile	America	Wednesday	22:50
Canada	America	Wednesday	23:00
Cuba	America	Wednesday	23:15
República Dominicana	America	Wednesday	23:15
Suriname	America	Wednesday	23:10
Venezuela	America	Wednesday	23:30
Nicaragua	America	Wednesday	23:40
Costa Rica	America	Wednesday	23:45
Brasil	America	Thursday	00:00
Panama	America	Thursday	00:15
Uruguay	America	Thursday	00:30
Colombia	America	Thursday	00:50
USA	America	Thursday	01:00
Guatemala	America	Thursday	01:10
Honduras	Asia	Thursday	01:15
El Salvador	America	Thursday	01:45
México	America	Thursday	02:00
Perú	America	Thursday	02:15
Argentina	America	Thursday	03:00

External links

• Experience articles.