One of the key elements of Dream FTBL games. The absolute rating is the rating of the absolute team in the Game System Database.
Full details in the Rules under "Absolute Rating".

Team in the Game System Database consisting of the 23 active players with the best ratings in their respective positions. The team includes the 3 best goalkeepers, the 6 best defenders, the 8 best midfielders and the 6 best strikers. The team’s rating is the sum of the ratings of the players in the team. The rating of the best team is the absolute rating.

Specific classification of a player in Dream FTBL games. A player is considered to be active if his real prototype played in the last match in one of the 23 real championships included in the Game System, and did not receive any penalty sanctions.
Full details in the Rules under "Active, Disabled and Blocked Players".

The black and red sectors of the Dream FTBL roulette wheel. When the ball lands in the active sectors in mini-times, it signifies goal events in virtual matches in FTBL Standard tournaments. The black sectors relate to the home team, the red sectors to the away team.
Full details in the Rules under "Roulette Wheel for FTBL Standard Game".

Team consisting of the First XI and Second XI players who have won this nomination by the conferment of individual and team awards in Dream FTBL games.

Dream FTBL tournaments that teams of any type can enter.

Credited to virtual players and teams for the receipt of individual and team awards in Dream FTBL tournaments.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard", "Award Points in FTBL Roulette".

Individual award in FTBL Standard tournaments, awarded to the defender who gains most points in defence events during a tournament, taking into account coefficients of beauty. Players who win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard".

Team award in FTBL Roulette tournaments, awarded to the team with the best goal difference at the end of a tournament. Teams that win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Roulette".

Individual award in Dream FTBL games, awarded to the best goalkeeper in a tournament according to the specifics of each Dream FTBL game. Players who win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard", "Award Points in FTBL Roulette".

Individual award in FTBL Standard tournaments, awarded to the midfielder who gains most points in attack and defence plays during a tournament, taking into account coefficients of beauty. Players who win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard".

Individual award in Dream FTBL tournaments, awarded to the best player in a tournament according to the specifics of each Dream FTBL game. Players who win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard", "Award Points in FTBL Roulette".

Individual award in FTBL Standard tournaments, awarded to the defender who scores most goals during a tournament. Players who win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard".

A bet on a player’s rating. Users can propose the terms of the bet for other users. The essence of the bet is that a particular player (or group of players) will, by a specified date, have a rating higher (or lower) than that fixed by the participants in the bet.
Full details in the Rules under "BetEx".

Team award in FTBL Standard tournaments, awarded to the team that records the greatest number of wins by 3 or more goals. Teams that win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard".

Specific classification of a player in Dream FTBL games. A virtual player becomes blocked in the Game System an hour before the start of a match that is likely to feature his real prototype, and until the moment the report of that match is included in the Game System. The blocked player is then unblocked (with a change in his rating), and becomes active or disabled.
Full details in the Rules under "Active, Disabled and Blocked Players".

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for Basic teams and Basic tournaments.

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for the team captain.

Special sector on the Dream FTBL roulette wheel. If the ball lands in the “Captain” sector in FTBL Standard matches, an extra mini-time is played. The result of the extra mini-time is either a goal for the home team or a goal for the away team, since at this time all the sectors of the roulette wheel become active and are changed to black and red. In FTBL Roulette matches the “Captain” sector fulfils the same function as the remaining sectors of the roulette wheel.
Full details in the Rules under "Roulette Wheel for FTBL Standard Game".

International club tournaments played in FTBL Roulette on the group system (group stage and knockout stage) with Basic and Real Based teams. Teams must have finished in a sufficiently high position in virtual championships and must have the necessary rating.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament" and "Rules for Playing Group Tournaments in FTBL Roulette".

Used for the conversion of tournament points into compensation points, which are used to increase income in Play Money from the sale of players.
Full details in the Rules under "Coefficient for Converting Tournament Points into Compensation Points".

Parameter used in determining winners in the nominations for Best Player, All-Star Team and Most Beautiful Goal in FTBL Standard games, and the nominations for People's Choice award, Best Defender, Best Scoring Defender and Best Midfielder in FTBL Standard games.
Full details in the Rules under "Coefficient of Beauty in FTBL Standard Tournaments".

Compensation points are tournament points multiplied by a conversion coefficient. They are used only for increasing income in Play Money when selling players, and cannot be converted into points or currency.
Full details in the Rules under "Compensation Points".

Virtual event in FTBL Standard matches, when during a mini-time the ball lands in the passive sectors of the roulette wheel: the green sector denotes that the away team has attacked, but has not scored – the home team has defended; the blue sector denotes that the home team has attacked, but not scored – the away team has defended.
Full details in the Rules under "Roulette Wheel for FTBL Standard Game".

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for “defender”.

Specific classification of a player in Dream FTBL games. A disabled player is one whose real prototype, for whatever reason, missed the last match in one of the 23 real championships included in the Game System, or took part in the match but received penalty sanctions.
Full details in the Rules under "Active, Disabled and Blocked Players".

There are two types of Dream FTBL game in the Game System, differing in the variety of tournaments available and the method of playing virtual matches: FTBL Standard and FTBL Roulette.
Full details in the Rules under "Dream FTBL Games".

The Dream FTBL roulette wheel is the generator of virtual events in Dream FTBL matches.
Full details in the Rules under "Dream FTBL Roulette Wheel".

A team consisting of the following players: the best No.1 (No.22) of all the Nos.1 and 22, the best No.2 (No.12) of all the Nos.2 and 12, and so on down to the best No.11 (No.21) of all the best Nos.11 and 21. The First XI can therefore include both first-choice and reserve players. The team is formed according to positions – 1 goalkeeper, 3 defenders, 4 midfielders and 3 strikers. Together with the Second XI, the First XI players form the All-star Team. Players who achieve this distinction receive award points.

Mini-tournaments for two teams in FTBL Roulette, consisting of only one match. Participants in Friendlies lay stakes, pay commission and receive winnings only in Real Money.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament".

Abbreviation used in the Dream FTBL Game System for “football team”.

A variety of competitions and bets for users on the outcome of various virtual championships. They include: Points Bets, Rating Contest and Rating Leagues.
Full details in the Rules under "FTBL Bets Competitions".

International club tournaments played in FTBL Roulette on the group system (group stage and knockout stage) with Basic and Real Based teams. Teams must have finished in a sufficiently high position in virtual championships and must have the necessary rating.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament" and "Rules for Playing Group Tournaments in FTBL Roulette".

FTBL Roulette is a roulette tournament. The result of the virtual football match is determined by a series of stakes placed by users on the roulette table with an equal number of chips. Virtual tournaments played on cup and group systems (various types of national and international tournaments) are played in FTBL Roulette. The various types are: Friendlies (Friendly Matches), Multy Cups, League Cups, Champ Cup, FTBL Cup and World Cup. Stakes and winnings in FTBL Roulette tournaments can be in both Real Money and Play Money. Robot teams cannot take part in FTBL Roulette tournaments.
Full details in the Rules under "Dream FTBL Games" and "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament".

Virtual national championships including from 10 to 20 teams are played in FTBL Standard. There are three types of FTBL Standard tournament – Title, Progress and Mix, which differ in their aims and the types of stake – in Play Money, Real Money, or a combination of the two. Robot teams can take part in FTBL Standard tournaments to make up any shortfall in the number of users taking part in a tournament.
Full details in the Rules under "Dream FTBL Games".

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for Fantasy teams and Fantasy tournaments.

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for “forward”.

Located in the “My Teams” lobby and comprising all the players whose real prototypes play in the 23 real championships included in the Game System. Users purchase players in the Database (Regular players) for their teams and, if necessary, depending on the changes in their ratings, sell them back to the Database at a profit. The Game System offers users the possibility of introducing to the Database real or imaginary players that are not already included in it. These are Outlander, Fantasy and Retro players.

Team award in FTBL Standard tournaments, awarded to the team that gains the greatest number of points in matches against the top three teams in a tournament. Teams that win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard".

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for “goalkeeper”.

Virtual event in FTBL Standard matches, when during a mini-time the ball lands in the active sectors of the roulette wheel: the black sector denotes that the home team has scored a goal, the red sector – that the away team has scored. In FTBL Roulette the scoring of a goal is determined according to special rules.
Full details in the Rules under "Roulette Wheel for FTBL Standard Game" and "Rules for a FTBL Roulette Match".

Awards in Dream FTBL games. Awarded in the nominations: All-star Team, Best Player, Top Goalscorer, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Midfielder, Best Scoring Defender and Most Beautiful Goal. The players who win these awards receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard", "Award Points in FTBL Roulette".

National cup tournaments in FTBL Roulette, a particular instance of a Real Based Multy Cups tournament. Run on the Olympic system on a knockout basis. Only Real Based teams of the particular country can take part, not necessarily from the Premier League.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament" and "Rules for Multy Cups Tournaments".

A virtual team’s squad of 23 players necessary for taking part in Dream FTBL games. The main roster must consist of: 3 goalkeepers, 6 defenders, 8 midfielders and 6 strikers.
Full details in the Rules under "Total Roster. Main Roster".

Rating that a user can set for his team in a match against a robot team in FTBL Standard Title and Progress tournaments. A change in the match-rating, up to 90 % higher or lower, is valid for the next match against a robot team. Unless otherwise indicated, the Game System installs the team’s current rating for the match.

Rating given to a user’s team registering for a FTBL Standard Title tournament. The maximum rating depends on the category of championship selected.
Full details in the Rules under "Relative Ratings of Teams and Rules of Entry for Title and Progress Tournaments".

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for “midfielder”.

A mini-time is one spin of the Dream FTBL roulette wheel, leading to a virtual event in a Dream FTBL match. In FTBL Standard matches the number of mini-times can be varied by a user from 1 to 5. Unless otherwise indicated, the Game System fixes 3 mini-times per match. In FTBL Roulette matches 11 mini-times are played, each involving two spins of the roulette wheel.
Full details in "Playing Rules for Title and Progress Tournaments in FTBL Standard Games" and "Rules for a FTBL Roulette Match".

One of the three types of FTBL Standard tournaments. Played along the lines of a traditional championship, in which all the teams play each other twice. Winnings are paid for victory in each specific match. Stakes and winnings in tournaments can be in both Real Money and Play Money. Robot teams may take part in Mix tournaments.
Full details in "Rules for Mix Tournaments in FTBL Standard ".

Individual award in FTBL Standard tournaments, awarded to the player who scores the goal with the greatest coefficient of beauty. Players who win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard".

Mega-competitions in FTBL Roulette, played on the Olympic system on a knockout basis, for virtual teams of any type; from 8 to 16, 384 teams can take part. Only Real Based teams are admitted to Real Based Multy Cups tournaments.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament" and "Rules for Multy Cups Tournaments".

FTBL Standard tournaments played on the two-round system.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament" and "Rules for Playing FTBL Standard Tournaments".

A National team is a virtual team whose main roster is made up of Regular or Outlander players of the same nationality.
Full details in the Rules under "Тypes of Teams".

World Cup tournaments and all friendly matches in FTBL Roulette, in which virtual national teams take part.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament".

A name given by a user to a virtual team.

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for national teams and tournaments for national teams.

The green and blue sectors of the Dream FTBL roulette wheel. The ball falling into the passive sectors during the mini-times denotes defence events in virtual matches in FTBL Standard tournaments. The green sectors relate to the home team, the blue sectors to the away team. The total number of passive sectors on the roulette wheel depends on the virtual weather conditions for the match.
Full details in the Rules under "Roulette Wheel for FTBL Standard Game".

Applied to virtual players whose real prototypes receive: a red card in a match; two yellow cards in a match; a fourth yellow card. Virtual players whose real prototypes receive penalty sanctions become disabled.
Full details in the Rules under "Penalty Sanctions".

Team award in FTBL Standard tournaments, awarded to the team that earns the highest number of points in a tournament, taking into account the coefficients of beauty of goals and defence plays. Teams that win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard".

Play Money is one of the two currencies used in the Game System (the other is Real Money), used for buying and selling players, for paying the stakes and commissions in tournaments and receiving winnings, and also for placing on the Exchange. The basic unit of Play Money is 1 PM. In all transactions in Play Money the sums indicated are accurate down to 0.01 PM. Besides the amount of Play Money issued free of charge by the Game System on registration, a user can purchase Play Money with Real Money. Users can also sell their Play Money for Real Money on the Exchange.
Full details in the Rules under "Financial Operations".

An imaginary player (i.e. a player without a real prototype), introduced into the Game System Database by a user.
Full details in the Rules under "Types of Players".

A player who does not play for any of the clubs in the 23 real championships included in the Game System, but appears in the Database on account of his performances for clubs in other leagues or for his national team.
Full details in the Rules under "Types of Players".

Statistical parameter of a player in the Game System Database, reflecting the number of virtual teams that include the player.

A Regular or Outlander player in the Game System Database.

A player who plays for one of the clubs in the 23 real championships included in the Game System.
Full details in the Rules under "Types of Players".

A player who has finished his career; Retro players are included in the Game System Database on application by a user.
Full details in the Rules under "Types of Players".

One of the FTBL partnership programmes – an opportunity for every user to create a page on the  www.FTBL.com site devoted to a particular player on the Game System Database. The owner of a Player’s Leading Fan Club receives 5 % of the commission generated by teams in which that player is the star player.
Full details in the Rules under "Creating a Player’s Fan Club" and "FTBL partnership programmes".

Status of a Player’s Fan Club, awarded to him by the Game System according to his popularity with users. The owner of a Player’s Leading Fan Club receives 5 % of the commission generated by the virtual teams in which that player is the star player.
Full details in the Rules under "Creating a Player’s Fan Club".

Abbreviation used in the Dream FTBL Game System for Play Money.

The original unit of measurement used for Dream FTBL statistics, a numerical expression of the virtual events in matches in Dream FTBL tournaments. They are also used for taking part in Points Bets. There are distinctions between tournament, award and compensation points.
Full details in the Rules under "Points".

A version of FTBL Bets competitions. Users are offered a large amount of various bets that they can make between themselves on the number of points earned by players or teams in virtual tournaments in a specific period of time.
Full details in the Rules under "Points Bets".

One of the three types of FTBL Standard tournaments.  Played along the lines of a traditional championship, in which all the teams play each other twice. The aim is for a team to finish the tournament in a higher position than that in which it started. Users’ teams enter Progress tournaments with their current ratings. Stakes and winnings in Progress tournaments are only in Play Money. Robot teams may take part in Progress tournaments.
Full details in "Playing Rules for Title and Progress Tournaments in FTBL Standard Games".

A version of FTBL Bets competitions between users who have teams with identical ratings. The participants aim to increase their teams’ ratings by buying and selling players, and the winner is the team with the highest rating at the end of a fixed period.
Full details in the Rules under "Rating Contest".

The most important system-forming element of Dream FTBL. Above all, FTBL ratings determine the cost of virtual players and the possibility for users’ virtual teams of taking part in a particular Dream FTBL tournament. The numerical expression of a virtual player’s rating corresponds to his cost in Play Money, and is equal to the rating of his real prototype; the ratings of real players are supplied by the FTBL Ratings agency. The rating of a virtual team is equal to the sum of the ratings of the virtual players in its main roster.
Full details in the Rules under "Rating FTBL".

A version of FTBL Bets competitions – tournaments played according to the results of Rating Contest in the form of FTBL Standard championships. Users’ teams enter for Rating Leagues tournaments with the ratings they achieved in the Rating Contest.
Full details in the Rules under "Rating Leagues".

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for Real Based teams and Real Based tournaments.

The name of a virtual team in Dream FTBL games that coincides with the name of a real team registered in the Game System Database. To be classified as a Real Based team a virtual team must include not less than 11 players from its real prototype.

The 23 national championships – 20 in Europe, 3 in Latin America – included in the Game System. All the players who currently appear in these championships are included in the Game System Database.
Full details in the Rules under ""Standards of Real Championships and Tournaments and their Effect on a Virtual Team’s Rating".

To date, Real Money is understood as a special prize currency, payable to the winners of the free online fantasy games powered by FTBL.com. Real Money prize currency can be withdrawn from this site special account, but can not be deposited there. All Real Money depositing operations will become possible in the future after obtaining an appropriate license and closing the beta testing period.
Real Money deposiring operations will be available to persons over 18 years only.

Rating of a virtual team’s position in the tournament table in FTBL Standard  Title and Progress tournaments, expressed as a percentage of the absolute rating. Ratings of positions are fixed for each tournament.
Full details in the Rules under "Relative Ratings of Teams and Rules of Entry for Title and Progress Tournaments".

Abbreviation used in the Dream FTBL Game System for Real Money.

Teams that take part in FTBL Standard tournaments, but are not controlled not by users, but are programmed by the Game System. Robot teams are formed automatically for tournaments to make up for any shortfall in users.

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for Retro teams and Retro tournaments.

One of the two categories of Dream FTBL tournaments, which differ in the way they start (the other is Sit & Go (Immediate)).
Schedule tournaments are those that start according to a schedule, at a previously determined time.

A team formed in the same way as the First XI, but for the players who are second best for their respective numbers. The Second XI may therefore include both first-choice and reserve players. The team is formed according to positions: 1 goalkeeper, 3 defenders, 4 midfielders and 3 strikers. Together with the First XI, the players in the Second XI form the All-star Team. Players who achieve this distinction receive award points.

One of the two categories of Dream FTBL tournaments, which differ in the way they start (the other is Schedule (Time)).
Sit & Go tournaments are those that start as soon as the necessary number of participants has entered.

Designation conferred by a user on one (and only one) player in his virtual team, registered in that player’s Fan Club; the team captain cannot be chosen as the star player. The points earned by a star player in Dream FTBL tournaments are doubled.

Awards in Dream FTBL games. Awarded in the nominations: People’s Choice Award, Turnaround Win Award, Giantkillers Award, Big Score Award, Best Goal Difference Award. Teams that win these awards receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard", "Award Points in FTBL Roulette".

A Basic team is a virtual team whose main roster consists of Regular players and not more than 6 players of other types (Outlander players – not more than 6, Fantasy players – not more than 3).
Full details in the Rules under "Тypes of Teams".

Every virtual team in Dream FTBL games must have a captain. The captain is denoted in the team’s squad by the letter C. Unless a user decides otherwise, the Game System appoints the player with the highest rating as captain. Users can appoint team captains themselves. The captain cannot be the goalkeeper or the star player.
Full details in the Rules under "Team Captain".

Lobby providing users with additional possibilities for using animation in Dream FTBL games. They can choose an emblem and strip for their teams, and even the character of their managers.

A Fantasy team is a virtual team whose total roster includes more than 3 Fantasy players or more than 6 Outlander players.
Full details in the Rules under "Тypes of Teams".

A Real Based team is a virtual team whose total roster includes not less than 11 players from the same club, and whose captain also plays for that club.
Full details in the Rules under "Тypes of Teams".

A Retro team is a virtual team whose main roster includes only Retro players from the same period, and in which not less than 11 players in the total roster, including the captain, played for one club.
Full details in the Rules under "Тypes of Teams".

One of the three types of FTBL Standard tournaments. Played along the lines of a traditional championship, in which all the teams play each other twice. The aim is to win the tournament. Users’ teams enter for Title tournaments with equal ratings. Stakes and winnings in tournaments can be in both Real Money and Play Money. Robot teams may take part in Title tournaments.
Full details in "Playing Rules for Title and Progress Tournaments in FTBL Standard Games ".

Individual award in Dream FTBL games, awarded to the player who scores most goals during a tournament. Players who win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard", "Award Points in FTBL Roulette".

The total roster is a list of all the players in a user’s virtual team.
Full details in the Rules under "Total Roster. Main Roster".

The name of a team in a national championship, under which a user enters his virtual team for FTBL Standard game.

The points earned by a virtual player in each match for play leading to a goal, good defence play, and good play in general.
Full details in the Rules under "Tournament Points".

A type of tournament in which all varieties of Dream FTBL games can be played (except the World Cup) with Basic and Real Based teams.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament".

FTBL Roulette tournaments based on classic championships of years gone by. Users are provided with ready-made teams, formed in accordance with the real participants in these championships.

A type of Dream FTBL tournament in which teams of any type can take part, including the most fantastic teams invented by users themselves – Fantasy teams.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament" and "Тypes of Teams".

A type of tournament only for Real Based teams, in which all varieties of Dream FTBL games can be played.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament".

A type of Dream FTBL tournament only for Retro teams.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament".

A type of FTBL Standard tournament for teams whose real prototypes do not play in one of the 23 real championships included in the Game System.
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament" and "Tournaments Welcome".

Team award in FTBL Standard tournaments, awarded to the team that records the greatest number of wins in matches which it was losing. Teams that win this award receive award points.
Full details in the Rules under "Award Points in FTBL Standard".

Virtual events in Dream FTBL matches are divided into goal events (goals) and defence events (non-goal events). The character of virtual events depends on what type of sector on the roulette wheel the ball lands in during a mini-time – active or passive.
Full details in "Roulette Wheel for FTBL Standard Game".

The rating of a virtual player during his close season, calculated on the basis of virtual events in Dream FTBL matches.
Full details in the Rules under "Virtual Ratings".

The virtual weather conditions in matches in FTBL Standard tournaments, like the weather in real football matches, have an effect on the play. The virtual weather conditions determine the total number of passive sectors on the roulette wheel, and accordingly influence the probability of a particular virtual event in the current match. A forecast of the possible virtual weather conditions for a forthcoming match can be viewed in the “Forecast” bookmark (“Game Field” Lobby).

Abbreviation used in Dream FTBL games for Welcome tournaments.

FTBL Roulette tournaments for virtual national teams, played on the group system (group stage and knockout stage).
Full details in the Rules under "Choosing a Dream FTBL Tournament".