Premier League Football 11.
Daily lineup builder where every player has appeared in the Premier League — 11 nations, one league.
Data: Transfermarkt · premierleague.com · Wikipedia · Last audited July 25, 2026
What is Premier League Football 11?
Premier League Football 11 is a daily browser game where you build a starting XI from 11 different nations, with one extra rule: every player must have appeared for a club in the Premier League. A new puzzle generates at local midnight and is identical for everyone that day.
Heads-up: A league edition mixes nationalities by definition, so this pool is wider than any geographic one we run — 43 eligible nations against the Euro edition’s 37.
Why Premier League lineups are harder
Every player must have appeared in the Premier League, which cuts the database to 399 players but keeps the map wide: 43 nations clear the two-player bar, led by England on 79. Goalkeeper is the pinch point as always — 144 forwards against 25 keepers, nearly 6 to 1, so a formation that wants keeper depth runs out of nations first.
How to play in 4 steps
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Pick a formation
Choose from 4-3-3, 4-4-2, 3-5-2, 3-4-3, or 5-3-2. Formations that can't be filled with today's 11 Premier League nations are greyed out.
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Tap a position slot
Each slot is tied to one country from the day's eleven. The country shows at the top of the search box.
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Search a player
Results are filtered to Premier League-eligible players from our 773-player database at the slot's position.
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Fill all 11 slots
Complete every slot with one unique country. Share the emoji-grid result when you finish.
Premier League Edition vs Open Futbol 11 vs Football Grid
| Premier League Edition | Open Futbol 11 | PL Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country pool | 37 UEFA nations | 60+ global | Clubs only |
| Player pool | 542 Euro-eligible | 773 (all) | ~280 PL-active |
| Continents | 1 (Europe) | 6 | N/A |
| Mechanic | Pick 11 by country | Pick 11 by country | Fill 3×3 grid |
| Best for | Euro Championship fans | Pure international fans | English specialists |
| Difficulty | Harder (UEFA only) | Standard | Hardest (cross-criteria) |
World Cup rewards breadth across six confederations; the Open edition samples globally.
Frequently asked questions
What is Premier League Football 11?
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Premier League Football 11 is a daily browser game where you build a starting XI from 11 different nations, with one extra rule: every player must have appeared for a club in the Premier League. A new puzzle generates at local midnight and is identical for everyone that day.
Is Premier League Football 11 free to play?
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Yes — no signup, no paywall, no ads inside the game flow. Streaks and stats live in your browser only.
How large is the Premier League player pool?
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399 players in our database have appeared in the Premier League. Of those, 43 nations clear the two-player minimum needed to be drawn as one of the day's eleven, led by England with 79.
Why a league edition instead of another tournament edition?
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Because the geography runs out. The daily board needs 11 different countries, so a pool has to be far larger than 11 to stay fresh. In our database CONMEBOL has 7 eligible nations, all of Africa has 11, Asia has 3 — a Copa América or AFCON edition would serve the same lineup every single day. A league mixes nationalities by definition: the Premier League has drawn players from more countries than any other league in the database, which is why its pool is wider than the Euro edition despite being a single competition.
Does a player count if they only played there briefly?
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Yes. Any recorded spell at a Premier League club qualifies them, whether it was one season or a whole career. The edition asks whether they played in this league, not whether they play there now.
Does the puzzle reset every day?
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Yes, at local midnight. A seeded generator picks the same 11 countries for every player worldwide on a given date, so results are directly comparable.
Why are some formations greyed out?
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The validator checks whether today's 11 countries can legally fill each shape using only Premier League players. Greyed means no valid arrangement exists for that formation today.
Which position is hardest to fill?
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Goalkeeper, and it is not close. The Premier League pool holds 144 forwards against 25 goalkeepers, nearly 6 to 1, so shapes that demand keeper depth run out of eligible nations first.
Can I play past days?
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Practice Mode re-seeds an unlimited board instantly. A dated archive is on the roadmap for this edition; several sister games already have one.
How is this different from the Open Edition?
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Open draws from all 64 eligible nations with no league constraint. This edition keeps the 11-nations rule and adds the Premier League filter on top, which narrows who you can pick and rewards knowing one league deeply.
Build streaks across all 27 games
Playing the Premier League Edition counts toward PlayFutbol's cross-game achievement badges — Polyglot (play all 27 games), Perfect Day (finish all 12 in one day) and Early Bird (finish before local noon). The knowledge compounds too: a transfer fact you learn here pays off the next day in Futbol Grid, Missing XI, and Career Path.
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By PlayFutbol Data Team · Data: Transfermarkt · premierleague.com · Wikipedia · Last audited July 25, 2026 · Report corrections at data@playfutbol.app