The Open League

The Open League is a text-based football manager game with significant integration with Discord. You manage a club across three-week seasons, making decisions about tactics, players and transfers while full 90-minute matches are simulated each night with play-by-play text updates streamed in Discord.

Leagues and seasons

Each universe has 30 teams divided among three leagues. The top three teams move up to a higher league, while the bottom three are relegated. Seasons last three weeks, and your team persists from one season to the next; players develop or decline over time, so transfer timing matters.

During the off-season, teams attend a weekend Youth Camp. You use scouting reports to decide which players to bid on, with successful campaigns forming the basis of many team dynasties. Managers can also arrange friendlies against one another, often organizing tournaments during the off-season.

Manage your club

Club management uses six formations, three effort levels and three mindsets. The system is designed to be straightforward to learn, though choosing well still takes care. Transfers are negotiated with other managers through Discord before deals are formalized in the TOL application.

Discord and access

You can access your club portal through a web app in any browser, including on a phone. Discord bots help with team management; for example, you can message the assistant Chris to send a press release about a recent victory to all other clubs.

The game supports two time zones: US PST and GMT. Matches take place at 7:00 pm PST in the US server or 7:00 pm GMT in the European server.