About 46-0

46-0 is a free online football game where you draft a Championship all-star XI from 30 years of iconic second-tier squads and find out whether your side could survive a full 46-game season unbeaten — in the world's hardest league.

How It Works

1. Choose your game mode — Classic or Current Season (2025-26).
2. Pick a difficulty — Easy, Normal, Hard, or Chaos.
3. Name your side and pick a formation.
4. Spin to draw a random Championship club and season.
5. Draft one player from that squad into a matching position in your XI.
6. Repeat for 11 rounds until every position is filled.
7. The board appoints a manager. Some help. Some don't. You don't get a choice.
8. One opponent is randomly assigned as your bogey team — they get a bonus against you in both fixtures. Just like real football, some teams always have your number.
9. Watch your season unfold match by match. Can you win promotion? Go unbeaten? Achieve the impossible 46-0?

The 46-0 Challenge

No club has ever gone 46-0. The Championship is the most unpredictable league in the world — anyone can beat anyone on any Tuesday night. The simulation uses a Poisson goal model with Championship chaos mechanics: form swings, giant-killings, bogey teams, and away-day variance. Even an elite squad rated 92+ has less than a 1% chance of going 46-0.

Game Modes

Classic — 24 iconic squads from '93 to '22. Newcastle, Sunderland, Wolves, Leeds, and 20 more legendary sides. You replace one at random and play the other 23 twice.

Current Season (2025-26) — Last season's real Championship clubs. You replace Sheffield Wednesday (0 points, -18 deduction, administration) and take on the actual division. Same draft pool — different opponents.

Difficulty

Easy — 5 rerolls. Full control over your draft picks. See all player ratings.

Normal — 3 rerolls. Full control. See all player ratings.

Hard — 1 reroll. Player ratings are hidden — you draft blind.

Tuesday Night — 1 reroll. No choice at all. The board auto-picks your players and slots them in for you. You get a brief transfer deadline reveal to see who you've ended up with before the season kicks off. Pure chaos.

Formations

4-3-3, 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-5-1, 3-4-3, 3-5-2, 5-4-1. Players can only fill positions they genuinely play — multi-position players (like Stuart Dallas at LB/RB/CM) are the key strategic mechanic.

Chemistry

Draft players from the same club-season to earn chemistry bonuses. Legendary partnerships (Phillips & Quinn, Neves & Jota, Grealish & McGinn) earn an extra boost. Chemistry is capped — but certain managers can raise or lower that cap.

Managers

After your 11th draft pick, the board appoints a manager at random. You don't get a choice. Some managers give you a genuine edge — boosting goals, tightening your defence, or raising your chemistry cap. Others are a liability — blanking your attack, bottling the run-in, or torpedoing team chemistry. That's the Championship.

Leaderboard

Submit your score at the end of the season to compete on the global leaderboard. Filter by All Time, Classic, Current Season (2025-26), or Today's scores. Top 50 by points.

FAQ

Is it free? Yes. Browser-based, nothing to download, no account needed.

Can you actually go 46-0? Yes, but it's extremely rare. The chaos mechanics mean even elite squads drop points. That's the challenge.

Do I need an account? No. Play instantly. Leaderboard submissions only require a team name.

Is there always a bogey team? Yes. Every game, one random opponent is assigned as your bogey team. They get a boost against you in both fixtures — home and away. You find out who it was in your end-of-season review.

What about the managers? 12 Championship legends (and liabilities). Half help, half hurt. You don't pick — the board decides. No spoilers.

What does Tuesday Night mode do? The board drafts your entire squad for you. Players are auto-picked and auto-slotted. You get 1 reroll and a transfer deadline reveal before kick-off. Total surrender.