For referees

Referee the game, not the paperwork

Get assigned to matches, run the live score from your phone or your watch, and leave the pitch with the match report already done.

Referee entering the live score of a match in 4league

From invite code to final whistle

Three steps, no new account, no spreadsheets.

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Connect with a code

The organizer sends you a referee invite code for the tournament — or a federation adds you as a referee across the competitions it runs.

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Get your matches

You are assigned to specific matches. They land in your app with the date, the kickoff time and both squads.

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Run the match

Only you, the organizer and the tournament staff can touch the score. Everyone else follows it live.

Every event, the moment it happens

Goals with the scorer and the assist, yellow and red cards with a reason, fouls, substitutions and the match clock. What you log is on the tournament page a second later.

  • Match clock with rounds and the half-time break
  • Goals with scorer and assist, own goals and penalties
  • Yellow and red cards with a reason, fouls and substitutions
  • Standings, statistics and player stats update themselves
Live score entry, match timeline and match statistics in 4league

The scoreboard on your wrist

Whistle in one hand, phone in your pocket. The watch app lists the matches you can run, starts the clock and records everything that happens — your phone does the talking with the server in the background.

  • Start, pause and end the match from the watch
  • Goal with scorer and assist in two taps
  • Cards, fouls, substitutions and a mistake counter per team
  • No signal? Actions queue on the watch and sync when the phone is back
  • Recording from the watch is part of 4league PRO
The 4league watch app on Apple Watch and Wear OS during a live match

Which smartwatches work with 4league?

The 4league watch app is a companion to the phone app — install it on your watch, log in on your phone, and the two pair automatically. No separate account, no login on the watch.

Wear OS 3 and newer

Runs on Wear OS smartwatches such as Samsung Galaxy Watch, Google Pixel Watch and other Wear OS 3+ devices, installed from Google Play.

Apple Watch

A native watchOS app for Apple Watch on watchOS 9 and newer, with the same live-match recording flow, installed from the App Store.

Paired with your phone

The 4league phone app does the talking with the server — the watch relays every action through it, so your session and permissions stay on the phone.

Offline queue

Lost the connection mid-match? Actions are queued on the watch and sent the moment the phone is reachable again — nothing you tap is lost.

Mistake counter

A dedicated page tracks mistakes per team or per player, with a running total for each side and a separate reset for each team.

Recording is part of PRO

Recording from the watch requires an active 4league PRO plan on the paired phone account. Without PRO, the watch still shows the live score, clock and events — read-only.

Built around the way matches are actually run

The small things that keep a match day honest and on time.

Only your matches

You see and edit exactly the matches you were assigned. The rest of the tournament stays read-only.

Match report

The printable report carries the line-ups and every event, with space for referee notes and signatures.

Player of the match

Your vote weighs 8 points in the player-of-the-match poll — above supporters, players and team managers.

Saved as you tap

Events are stored the moment you record them, not at the end. Closing the app mid-match costs you nothing.

Federation ready

Federations and associations handle referee assignment and result validation across every competition they run.

Everyone follows along

Players, managers and fans see the score change as you enter it — no one has to call you at half time.

Give your referees a live-scoring app

Add referees to your competition with a referee code and assign them to specific matches. Every goal or card they record updates the public live score the moment they enter it.

  • Add referees to your competition with a referee code
  • Assign referees to specific matches
  • Referees add live scores and match events from their phone
  • Standings, statistics and player stats update themselves

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Assigning referees to matches in a 4league competition

Referee App Questions, Answered

Is there a free referee app for football?
Yes. Refereeing in 4league is free: join a competition with a referee code, get assigned to matches and run the live score from your phone at no cost. Recording from a smartwatch is the one part that requires the 4league PRO plan — without it, the watch shows a read-only live view of the score, clock and events.
Does 4league work on Wear OS watches?
Yes. The 4league companion app runs on Wear OS 3+ smartwatches — such as Samsung Galaxy Watch, Google Pixel Watch and other Wear OS devices — and on Apple Watch with watchOS 9 or newer. It pairs with the 4league phone app, and actions queue on the watch whenever the connection drops.
Can referees update live scores from their phone?
Yes. Referees log goals with scorer and assist, yellow and red cards, fouls, substitutions and the match clock straight from their phone. Everything appears on the public tournament page seconds later, and standings and player statistics update automatically.
How do referees get match reports?
The match report builds itself while you referee. Every event is stored the moment you record it, and the printable report carries the line-ups and the full event list, with space for referee notes and signatures.
How do organizers assign referees to matches?
The organizer adds referees to the competition with a referee invite code, then assigns them to specific matches. Assigned matches land in the referee's app with the date, the kickoff time and both squads — and only the referee, the organizer and tournament staff can touch the score.

Take the whistle, leave the paperwork

Download 4league, enter your referee code and run your next match from your phone or your watch.

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