Fantasy Football

Fantasy football, the original game was created in England by Bernie Donelly in August 1971, it is still going strong 51 years later. Initially, it was played on paper, mostly in the major English dailies during that time. It has evolved significantly due to internet exposure in modern times.

What is Fantasy Football?

Fantasy football is a game in which participants assemble an imaginary team of real life footballers and score points based on those players’ actual statistical performance or their contribution in the real field of play. Usually, players are selected from one particular division or league in a particular country, but there are many variations these days.

Fantasy Football in India

In India, Fantasy Football is slowly gaining in popularity due to the exposure provided by various football leagues around the world. The most popular league being the English Football League, followed by Spanish, Italian and German leagues.

The introduction to proper fantasy sports came with the advent of ESPN Star Sports Super Selector for Cricket, an innovation in 2001 by Joy Bhattacharya. Fantasy Football took on in a big way after people started following Manchester United’s and Arsenal’s of the English league. In the last 15 years, the original fantasy football experience was provided by Fantasy Premier League’s official website which is still a free game.

Since then, the likes of Dream 11 and Gamezy have started providing a legal way of engaging in Fantasy football and earn real cash prizes along the way. The legality of playing Fantasy football is the same as Fantasy Cricket, it is available all across India except in the states of Assam, Odisha, Sikkim, Nagaland and Telangana.

Fantasy Football App

There are plenty of Fantasy Sports apps available in India that provide the Fantasy Football experience. A Fantasy Football App is something that is available on the web or mobile platforms and you can download any one or all of them to play with real money.

Fantasy Football Apps give you the option of choosing 11 players from an ongoing match of any league and run a team to win against other participants. The mobile apps are usually light and let you play on the go.

Best Fantasy Football App

Gamezy is the best Fantasy Football app available on the market in current times. Gamezy has improvised in providing the best user experience in team-building and helps the user to choose the best possible team to win. In this regard, Gamezy provides adequate support like pre-match analysis and match previews, so that the participant can make an informed decision before choosing his players, captain and vice-captain. The prize money and distribution of winnings is the best on Gamezy ensuring that players win more than they lose on this app.

Fantasy Football Leagues

The most popular Fantasy Football game is from the English Football League, followed by German Football League, Spanish League and Italian football League. In India, the Indian Football League is very popular among the locals. 

Just like the younger generation of football fans prefer to play fantasy football with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. In India, a wider demographic follow their own state teams from Chennai, Goa, Kolkata and others. 

How to build a Fantasy Football team?

Just like Fantasy Cricket, Fantasy Football is a simple game, you have to create your own team of 11 players from any ongoing match of an ongoing tournament or league. During team creation, you will be given 100 fantasy credits to build your team. There will be four sections from which you have to choose your players – Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder and Forward.

While choosing the players you must keep within the budget and also ensure that players you take conform to a legal football formation like 4-4-2 or 4-4-3. Once satisfied, you have to assign a captain and vice-captain to your team. The captain will earn 2x or double the points and the vice-captain will earn 1.5x the points he scores.

Always build your team, based on current form and keep an eye on the fantasy football points table to know which players can get you more points. For more information on team building, see the best fantasy football tips below.

Fantasy Football Tips

Given below are some tips that will ensure you win everytime you play Fantasy Football:

1. Always keep an eye on the match preview and prediction to get an idea of the in-form players.
2. In football, if you take more players from the home team it is better. Home advantage makes a big difference.
3. Take players who are assigned roles like ‘Defender’ but usually play in attacking positions like ‘Wing Backs’, they score more points making assists or scoring goals.
4. Always assign the captain and vice-captain roles to forwards or midfielders, they usually score the most points.
5. Do not take too many Defenders from the same team, if that team concedes more than two goals, all your Defenders will lose points.

Choose Captain and Vice-Captain Wisely

The Captain and Vice-Captain play a vital role in any kind of Fantasy sport. The Captain scores 2x points and 1.5x points are assigned to the vice-captain. Ensure that the players you assign these important roles to are the most in-form players.

How to play Fantasy Football on Gamezy?

You can play Fantasy Football on Gamezy by following these simple steps:

1. Download the Gamezy app and install it.
2. If you already have the app, then open it and click on the football section.
3. It will show you the list of matches about to go live. Select your preferred match.
4. Inside you will find the yellow button to create a team, click on it and head to team creation.
5. Once you have made your team of 11 players within the 100 fantasy points budget in a legal formation. You will have to select a captain and vice-captain.
6. Once your team is ready, you can choose the type of contest you want to enter depending on the prize distribution and your preferred budget.
7. Once you have entered a contest, you are set. You can now follow the match and track your points on the leaderboard.