Count down from 501 by naming footballers — land the perfect checkout.
Football 501 is a darts-inspired football stats game. You start on 501 and count down by naming footballers — each player’s real career appearances or goals are deducted from your score. Like darts, you check out by landing between 0 and −10, so controlling your countdown is the real skill. It spans the all-time records of the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and the Champions League — from Alan Shearer and Gerd Müller to Lionel Messi.
Every competition, all-time
Football 501 covers six competitions back to their founding: the Premier League (Alan Shearer’s 260 goals), La Liga (Lionel Messi’s 474), Serie A (Silvio Piola), the Bundesliga (Gerd Müller’s 365), Ligue 1 and the Champions League. Questions can be top scorers, most appearances, or clever combinations, filtered by club, nationality or position — a fresh one every day.
Tips for Football 501
The skill is in the countdown, not the big names. Deduct the heavy hitters early to bring 501 down quickly, then save the lower-value players for your checkout so you can land cleanly between 0 and −10 without busting. Watch the live boxes for the biggest safe answer and how many checkouts remain.
Play solo or with friends
Play the daily on your own, or start a local multiplayer game for 2–5 players who take turns on one device — closest to a clean checkout wins. Build-your-own lets you pick the exact competition, stat and filters for the question.
How to play Football 501
Each day brings a new challenge — a stat (appearances or goals), a competition, and a filter like club, nationality or position.
Name footballers who fit; their real career total is deducted from 501.
Keep your countdown under control — a player worth over 180 busts your visit.
Check out by landing between 0 and −10. Drop below −10 and you bust.
Frequently asked questions
What is Football 501?
Football 501 is a darts-style football stats game. You count down from 501 by naming footballers, and each player’s real career appearances or goals in the chosen competition are deducted from your score — land between 0 and −10 to check out.
Which competitions can I play?
Six, all-time back to their founding: the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and the Champions League. The daily rotates across all of them.
How do you win?
You check out by landing your score between 0 and −10, exactly like a darts finish. Going below −10 busts, and a single player worth more than 180 busts the visit — so controlling your countdown is the key skill.
Is there a new challenge each day?
Yes — a new daily challenge every day, drawn from any competition, with a different stat and filter each time.
Can I play with friends?
Yes — local multiplayer for 2–5 players on one device, plus a build-your-own mode where you set the competition, stat and filters yourself.
Where do the stats come from?
Every player’s appearances and goals are sourced from Transfermarkt’s competition records, all the way back to each league’s founding season.