Android football manager games: what to check before downloading one

You’re looking for a football manager game for Android and Google Play throws up dozens of them. Some are brilliant, some keep asking for money and others get boring after a week. In this guide, we’ll tell you what to look for before you install one, and we’ll introduce ELDT, the Argentine football manager game you can play on Android or from your phone’s browser.

What a good football manager game for Android should have

1. It shouldn’t be pay to win

This is the big one. Many mobile managers have a premium currency that speeds up training, brings players back to fitness or buys stars. If the person who pays wins, the game stops being a proper manager game. Read the reviews and see what can be bought with real money.

eldt.com.ar

2. Human rivals

Against the computer, you’ll work it out after a week. Against other managers, every match is different.

3. A pace you can keep up with

Some games want you to log in five times a day or you’re sunk. A good manager has scheduled fixtures and lets you plan without being glued to your phone.

4. Depth

Tactics, training, position-based attributes, the transfer market, finances, the stadium. That’s what makes a manager last for years.

5. Your club should be saved in the cloud

So you can carry on from your computer or another phone without losing anything.

ELDT on Android

ELDT is a free online Argentine football manager. It has an Android app on Google Play, and if you don’t want to install anything, you can play it just as easily from your phone’s browser. Your club is in the cloud: you can log in from the app, your phone or your computer, and everything is there. More in playing without downloading.

What you’ll find:

• A club from Argentine lower-league football to take as high as possible, in a 23-division pyramid.
• Live matches on Thursdays and Saturdays at 21 (Argentine time), and the Copa ELDT on Tuesdays at 21, with minute-by-minute commentary.
• Mobile alerts: it lets you know on match day, when you’ve been outbid in an auction, and when the match ends.
• A transfer market by auction, with a bid cap, and player loans. More in the transfer market.
• Academy and Youth Tournament, training, tactics, stadium and sponsors.
• Human rivals: more than 1.100 managers with their own club.
• It’s not pay to win: real money doesn’t buy players, points or training. We explain it in ELDT is not pay to win.

What about iPhone?

At the moment ELDT doesn’t have an iPhone app, but you can play the full game from the iPhone browser (Safari or Chrome), without installing anything.

How to get started in 3 steps

1. Open ELDT from your phone or download the Android app.
2. Sign up and choose your club.
3. Set your starting XI in Line-up and sign the sponsors. If you want the step-by-step version, we’ve got the guide on how to make money in ELDT.

eldt.com.ar

Frequently asked questions

What is the best football manager game for Android?

It depends on what you want. If you’re after an Argentine manager game, with human rivals, live matches and no pay to win, try ELDT: it has an Android app and it’s free to play.

Can you play ELDT without internet?

No. ELDT is online: your rivals are other real managers and the matches are played live.

Does ELDT use a lot of battery or data?

It’s a lightweight game: it doesn’t have 3D graphics, so it runs well on basic phones.

Is ELDT free on Android?

Yes. The app is free and you can play the full game without paying.

Choose your club and start playing for free →