Football Club Community Groups

Give football supporters or approved club members a place for conversation, media, polls and event responses. Keep community participation connected to the club without treating a group as the official fixture system.

Choose Public Support or Private Participation

Use a public group for open supporter viewing, or private and hidden options for a more restricted audience. Participation requires the appropriate membership. Review the visibility of images and discussions before sharing a link beyond the intended group.

Give Match Discussion a Clear Context

Share eligible competition links, club posts and media alongside member conversation. Authorised representatives can post as the club where permissions allow. A member's discussion of a score does not change the organiser's official result.

Support the Volunteers Running the Space

Assign roles, review membership requests and use approval or reporting controls when needed. Polls can help discuss club activity, and event RSVPs can indicate interest. Neither creates a competition entry or a paid admission ticket.

Fictional demonstration

Worked Example

A fictional club hosts a public match-discussion group and a private volunteer group. Official fixture links remain visible in the supporter conversation without becoming editable group records.

Create and Prepare Your Group

Sign in, create the group and choose the visibility appropriate to its audience. Set membership and approval expectations, assign the supported roles and add a useful welcome explanation. Invite people when someone is ready to manage requests, reports and the community’s ongoing activity.

Questions About This Feature

Check how this fits your club, website or event before getting started.

Do group members automatically join a football squad?

No. Group membership, squad membership and competition entry are separate workflows.

Can moderators publish as the group?

Group-authored posting is available to the current owner and admins. Moderation alone does not grant that representation permission.

Take the Next Step

Use the existing setup workflow to choose your identity, review eligibility and prepare the information you want to publish.