El Niño Games

Free, unofficial football games: guess the squad, and draft & manage a season.

El Niño Games is a small, independent collection of free football games you can play in your browser, with no download and no account required. There are two kinds: quick "guess the squad" puzzles where you name a real team from its line-up one clue at a time, and deeper "draft and manage" games where you build a squad and play out a full season against a simulated league or against your friends.

Every game runs on the same in-house match engine and the same hand-derived player ratings, so a striker who is lethal in one game behaves the same way in another. Your progress is saved on your device, and you can optionally sign in to sync across devices and appear on the global leaderboards.

The games

• The Guvnor: Draft a 22-man squad of all-time greats and manage a 38-game season against 19 AI clubs. (how to play)
• World Championships: Draft a dream international squad and win a World Cup: group stage through the knockouts. (how to play)
• El Jefe: You're the boss: build a club on a transfer budget, buy and sell, and survive a season. (how to play)
• El Patron: A budget-economy career: player aging, multi-season transfers, a youth academy and a demanding board. (how to play)
• Amigos: A real-people multiplayer league: everyone drafts on one budget and plays a shared season. (how to play)
• English Top Flight: Name the mystery English top-flight team and season from its players, one clue at a time. (how to play)
• World Edition: Guess the country and tournament edition from an international squad. (how to play)
• Euros Edition: Name the country and European Championship edition from the squad. (how to play)
• Euro League Edition: Identify the European club and season from its squad. (how to play)
• Americas Cup Edition: Guess the country and Copa América edition from the squad. (how to play)