Amateur athletes in Portugal had no unified platform to book sports facilities, track their performance, manage their team, and run tournaments. Facility booking was scattered across dozens of club-specific websites; player stats lived in WhatsApp groups; team management relied on spreadsheets; and tournament organisation required manual bracket tools. The padel market in particular — the hottest in Europe — had no social aggregation layer beyond Playtomic's transactional booking interface.
Field to Play was architected as a four-module platform built on a shared identity layer: every user has a player card that persists across all four modules. The facility marketplace integrates directly with venue calendars via API and supports dynamic pricing, split payments, and recurring bookings. The player card engine generates sport-specific stat profiles across 7 disciplines, renders shareable PNG cards formatted for Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, and updates stats automatically after verified matches. The team manager includes a formation builder with live chemistry scoring, RSVP scheduling, auto-booking, and team chat. The tournament module handles all bracket formats, auto-generates fixtures, processes entry fees via Stripe, and publishes SEO-indexed public pages for every competition.
Launching in Lisbon in 2026 with 7 sports supported from day one. Padel-first go-to-market targeting 300+ clubs and 1,200+ courts across Portugal. 90% revenue kept by venues, €0 setup cost, 7-day Stripe payouts. Player card system covering all 7 sports with shareable PNG output. Four integrated modules replacing WhatsApp groups, booking sites, spreadsheets, and manual bracket tools.