SQUADGOD Back to BlogSquadGod Pro vs Free: Every Premium Perk Grassroots Coaches Unlock
The free plan gets you on the pitch. Pro turns SquadGod into the complete club management platform — up to 5 active teams, unlimited matches, career stats that follow players for life, tournaments, AI assistance and a whole lot more. Here's the full list.
Free SquadGod is genuinely useful — 1 team, 3 matches a season, full stat tracking and a live parent feed. Pro (£19.99/year — less than £1.67/month) removes every limit and unlocks tournaments, career stats, progress reports, an AI assistant and 16+ premium features. If you coach more than one team or one season, it pays for itself immediately.
Why We Built a Free Tier at All
Most grassroots coaches volunteer their time for free. So SquadGod's free plan isn't a trial — it's a permanent, genuinely useful tier designed to get your first team up and running with real stat tracking, a live parent feed and AI match reports. You can run a full season on free and never pay a penny.
But the moment you coach a second team, want to keep career stats alive between seasons, or need to run a tournament — that's where Pro earns its keep. At £19.99 for the whole year, it's cheaper than a single round of post-match drinks.
What You Get for Free
The free tier is built to be useful on its own — not a crippled demo. Here's everything included at no cost:
Every Premium Perk Pro Unlocks
Upgrade to Pro and every limit disappears — plus a stack of features that simply don't exist on free. Here's the complete list of what changes:
Up to 5 active teams & seasons
Manage up to five active teams — Sunday league, school team, summer tournament squad — all from one account. Archived seasons do not count toward your limit.
Unlimited matches per season
Free coaches are capped at 3 matches a season. Pro removes the limit entirely — track every single game, all year round.
Season-to-season career stats carry-over
Player career goals, assists, saves, tackles, clean sheets, POTM awards and matches played automatically roll into the next season. Build a permanent record that grows with every player.
Pre-SquadGod career stat offsets
Add the goals and assists your players scored before they joined SquadGod, so their career profile tells the complete story — not just the SquadGod era.
Tournaments & cup competitions
Create and run your own tournaments — leagues, knockouts, group stages — with auto-generated fixtures, live tables and a public shareable bracket.
SquadBattles prediction games
Run World Cup, Euros and tournament predictor sweepstakes with your squad. Players spin for lucky countries, make predictions and compete on a mini-league leaderboard.
Sprint timer & speed leaderboard
Time player sprints pitch-side, build a speed leaderboard, and automatically award SquadScore points when a player beats their personal best.
Player Progress Reports
Create structured, graded development reports for every player — attitude, attendance, vision, ball control, decision making and more — shared securely with players and parents.
Team Identity hub
Define your team ethos, style of play, positional responsibilities, matchday experience and player aims — with images and video — so every member understands the culture.
Team Sponsors with digital visibility
Add sponsors and give them real exposure across your team app and the SquadGod shout-out rotation seen by every user.
Team Resources hub
Pin training plans, club documents, kit links and FA resources permanently — so players and parents stop asking where to find things.
Team Comms hub
Centralise your WhatsApp groups, channels and key links in one place so the whole squad can find them instantly.
AI TaskMaster assistant
A dedicated AI coaching assistant that can query your team data, build lineups and manage your squad — 5 prompts every month, included with Pro.
SquadStreaks bonus system
Unlock streak bonuses — Tireless, Ever-Present, Conqueror, On Fire, Battler, Shot Stopper and Brick Wall — that reward consistency and keep players chasing the next milestone.
SquadScore prizes configuration
Set up real-world prizes for the top of your SquadScore leaderboard to raise the stakes and supercharge motivation.
Premium gold team hub & cards
Your team dashboard and team cards get a subtle gold premium accent — a small but satisfying visual tell that your club is fully upgraded.
The Two Limits That Catch Every Coach Out
Two free-tier limits come up faster than coaches expect. The first is the 3 matches per season cap — once your season gets going, you'll blow through three games in the first few weeks. The second is the single team limit — most coaches end up running more than one squad over time (an age group, a Sunday league side, a school team), and free only lets you manage one.
Pro removes both instantly. And because career stats carry over season to season on Pro, every goal, assist and clean sheet your players rack up becomes part of a permanent record — not lost when you start a new season.
Pro vs Free at a Glance
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Teams & seasons | 1 | Up to 5 |
| Matches per season | 3 | Unlimited |
| Career stats carry-over | ||
| Tournaments | ||
| SquadBattles games | ||
| Sprint timer & leaderboard | ||
| Player progress reports | ||
| Team identity hub | ||
| Sponsors with visibility | ||
| Resources & comms hubs | ||
| AI TaskMaster assistant | ||
| SquadStreaks bonuses | ||
| SquadScore prizes | ||
| Premium gold UI | ||
| Live stat tracking | ||
| Live parent feed | ||
| Lineup builder | ||
| AI match reports |
Is Pro Worth It for Your Club?
If you coach a single team for a single season and you're happy tracking three matches, free does the job. But the moment you're running a second season, a second team, or you want your players' stats to build into a career record they can look back on in years to come — Pro is the obvious move.
At £19.99 a year — that's less than £1.67 a month, less than the cost of a single match ball — you get the entire platform unlocked with no limits, forever. Cancel anytime and your data stays safe.
Get Started on SquadGod
Start free, upgrade when you're ready. Your first team, your players and your first three matches are on us — no credit card required.
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