The Season at a Glance

32 games, 32 weeks

The NSL regular season is 32 games long, played across 32 weeks from spring into early autumn. Every club plays once a week, so each week is a full round of fixtures around the league.

The schedule leans on your rivalries: you’ll play the clubs in your own conference more often than clubs across the league, and a handful of marquee cross-conference matchups come around more than once too. Expect to see your closest rivals several times a year.

Playing your week

Each week centres on your match. The routine never changes:

1. Prepare — check who’s fit, set your lineup and tactics, and make any last signings or trades.
2. Play the match — take your club through the game.
3. Advance the week — the other fixtures resolve, the table updates, and you roll on to the next week.

Simulating the rest of the league

You only play your own club’s match. Every other fixture that week is played out for you when you advance, so the standings, stats, and results are always complete and up to date.

What’s at stake

The 32 games decide your seeding for the playoffs. Finish high in your conference and you’ll host playoff games and get an easier draw; finish near the bottom and you may miss the playoffs entirely.

No off weeks

There are no byes. Every week is a match, and every match matters for your standing. A slow start can be recovered, but points dropped early are points you’ll have to make up later.

Next: learn exactly how those points are earned on the Standings & Points page.