⚽ football
Never cancel a 5-a-side because four people dropped out
Football needs the biggest crew of any weekend activity, which makes it the most fragile. A 5-a-side needs ten bodies; a 7-a-side needs fourteen. Tribgo pulls players from across your city who want a game at the same hour near the same turf, so a booking survives the three inevitable dropouts.
Ten to fourteen people, and turf is paid for upfront
Turf is booked and paid in advance, then split across whoever turns up - so every dropout costs the rest of the crew real money, not just a smaller game. The maths is brutal: if each person has a 90% chance of showing, a fourteen-person game has a coin-flip chance of being short. The fix isn't nagging your group harder, it's a bigger pool of people who actually want to play that slot.
How many people do you need for football?
5-a-side
Needs 10 players
The standard small-turf game. Fast, high-touch, and the easiest to fill on a weeknight because the commitment is one hour.
7-a-side
Needs 14 players
Bigger pitch, more structure, more people to find. This is where crew-building tools matter most - fourteen confirmed players is beyond what a contact list reliably produces.
Sunday kickabout
Needs 8+ players, flexible
No fixed teams, no scoreline that matters, people drifting in and out. The most forgiving format, and the best entry point if you haven't played in years.
How Tribgo fills the crew
- 1Post the football slot you wantActivity, area, hour and level. That's the whole plan - no profile to build first.
- 2People who match it find youPlans are matched by activity, area and time, so everyone who sees yours can actually make it. You can join someone else's instead.
- 3Crew chat, pinned spot, goEvery plan gets its own chat and one pinned location, and the chat ends when the plan does. No zombie group left behind.
Football crews by city
Tribgo launches one city at a time - Delhi first, then Gurgaon, Bangalore and Pune. Here's how football works where you are.
- Football in Delhi →
- Football in Gurgaon →
- Football in Bangalore →
- Football in Pune →
- Football in Mumbai →
- Football in Hyderabad →
- Football in Chennai →
Football questions, answered
How do I find a football game near me?
Post the slot and area you want to play in, or join a game somebody else has already posted. Tribgo shows plans matched by activity, area and hour, so every game you see is one you can actually get to. Tribgo is pre-launch - join the free waitlist and you'll get access when your city goes live.
How many players do I need for a 5-a-side game?
Ten for a proper 5-a-side, and most crews aim for eleven or twelve so one dropout doesn't end the game. A 7-a-side needs fourteen. Tribgo is built for exactly this problem - filling the last few spots from outside your contact list.
How does splitting the turf cost work?
The venue charges for the slot and the crew splits it however you agree in the crew chat - Tribgo doesn't handle payments or take a commission. Knowing the confirmed head count before you turn up is what stops the awkward per-person maths on the sideline.
Can I join a game if I'm not very good?
Yes. Plans say what they are - a competitive 7-a-side and a Sunday kickabout are different postings, so you can pick the one that matches how seriously you want to play. Nobody has fun in a game that's mismatched in either direction.
Can I find a regular weekly game?
That's the goal - most football crews want the same slot every week, not a one-off. Tribgo's job is getting the first game to happen; a crew that clicks tends to rebook itself.
Up for something else too?
one form, that's it
Get early access for football
Join the free waitlist and we'll launch in the cities with the most people first. Bring the people you'd actually play with.