Guides · November 1, 2026 · Teukoo Editorial Team

How to play on Teukoo: the complete beginner's guide

Create your account, pick a tournament, build your team, follow it live and collect your winnings: the whole journey of your first Teukoo tournament, step by step.

Heard about fantasy sports but not sure where to start? Good news: a Teukoo tournament takes just a few minutes to enter, and it all rests on one simple idea. You build a team of real players, and they score points for what they actually do during the match.

This guide takes you from creating your account to collecting your winnings.

Step 1: create your account

Three ways to sign up:

• with your email address and a password (at least 8 characters, including a letter and a number);
• with Google;
• with Telegram.

Sign-up is instant: no code to enter. You then choose your username (3 to 20 characters: letters, numbers and underscore), the one shown on the leaderboards.

Teukoo is for adults aged 18 and over only, and is not available in some countries.

Create my account

Step 2: choose a tournament

On the home page, tournaments are grouped into slates: a selection of matches from the same league. For each tournament you can see:

• the matches included;
• the entry fee (or "Free");
• the number of entrants and places;
• the prize pool;
• the closing time.

Two main families:

• practice tournaments, free and without prizes, perfect for learning;
• paid tournaments, with a prize pool shared among the top finishers.

Our advice: start with a free tournament.

Step 3: build your team

This is the heart of the game. In football, you pick 11 players from the tournament's matches, with three rules:

1. your team must fit within a 100-point budget (every player has a price);
2. you can't pick more than 6 players from the same club;
3. you must name a captain and a vice-captain.

In other sports, only the squad size and the per-club limit change: 8 players (max 4 per club) in basketball, 10 players (max 5 per club) in American football.

The captain, your biggest lever

Your captain's points are doubled (×2), your vice-captain's multiplied by 1.5. Choose them carefully: that's often where the leaderboard is decided.

Step 4: submit before entries close

When your team is ready, submit it. For a paid tournament, the entry fee is taken from your balance at that moment.

You can still edit your team (players, captain) until the tournament closes. Entries close 5 minutes before the tournament's first kick-off. After that, your team is locked.

Tip: official line-ups usually come out 20 to 45 minutes before the match, and Teukoo sends you a notification. Use it to check that your players are starting.

Step 5: follow it live

During the matches, the leaderboard refreshes every 30 seconds. You see your position, your points and each player's breakdown: goals, assists, tackles, saves… The full scoring system is on the Points page.

Step 6: results and winnings

After the last match, the tournament moves to "Results validation": the official statistics are checked before anyone is paid. Then the result becomes final and winnings are credited to your balance.

Three situations worth knowing:

• ties: tied teams share the prizes of the places they occupy;
• under-filled tournament: if it doesn't reach its minimum number of entrants when entries close, it is cancelled and fully refunded;
• guaranteed tournament: the advertised prize pool is paid even if the tournament isn't full.

Key takeaways

1. Create your account (18+).
2. Pick a tournament, a free one to start.
3. Build 11 players within a 100-point budget, with no more than 6 from the same club.
4. Choose your captain (×2) and vice-captain (×1.5) carefully.
5. Submit before entries close, 5 minutes before the first match.
6. Follow it live, then collect your winnings.

Frequently asked questions

Can I enter several teams in the same tournament?

It depends on the tournament: the maximum number of teams per player is set tournament by tournament.

Are my points calculated live?

Yes, from the match statistics, with a leaderboard refreshed every 30 seconds. They are confirmed after the match, during results validation.

What if one of my players doesn't play?

He scores no points. Check the official line-ups before entries close.

To go further, read our 7 tips to build a winning team.

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