Where to play 5v5 soccer in Marseille, France

Where people actually play

Prices seen on Poteau. Book direct and a center may charge something else.

The first three are partner centers. Their slots land straight on Poteau, so you take one spot without booking the whole field.

Monclub Futbol is at the Village Decathlon in Bouc-Bel-Air: six fields, three of them indoors. Game 13, in Les Pennes-Mirabeau, has four, all indoors and filmed. Soccer Arena 13 is in Saint-Cannat, ten minutes from Aix-en-Provence.

Inside Marseille, Le 13 has eight indoor fields in the 14th district. UrbanSoccer La Valentine has six, one of them outdoors. Stadium Foot 5 Village, in the 10th, also has a pool (not standard for 5v5). And in Aix, Z5 is the complex founded by the Zidane family.

Around Marseille, 78 centers and fields have their own page on Poteau.

What it costs in Marseille

€10 or €11 per player. And it barely moves: between Marseille and Aix, 8 games in 10 go for one of those two prices.

In Lyon, a quarter of games cost €15 or more. Here that's rare. The cheapest on the list is Evolution Football in Aubagne: €9.

Elsewhere in France, the time of day changes the price: about €8 on a weekday afternoon, €11 in the evening. Full breakdown: how much 5-a-side costs.

98% of the time, you pay at the center when you get there.

The busy days

In Marseille it's Tuesday, then Thursday. But it depends on the center.

A busy day means more games, so better odds someone is short a player. For the weekend, try Game 13 on Saturday or Z5 Aix on Sunday.

Where spots are left

On Poteau, nearly 4 in 10 player-run games kick off at 7 or 8 pm.

So on weekday evenings, 1 game in 10 still has a spot at kickoff. In the afternoon and after 10 pm, 2 in 10.

These games come together late. For a weekday evening, they're usually posted 11 hours before. Check in the early afternoon. More on timing: finding a game without a team.

Anything free?

Around Marseille, almost everything on Poteau is played at a center. The exception: Stade Gilles Joye, in Éguilles. Games there are free most of the time, mostly on Mondays.

Across France, 9 in 10 games set up on a public field are free. To find one near you, there is Data ES (equipements.sports.gouv.fr), France's official sports facility database.

The capital works differently: free soccer in Paris.

No team? Join an open game

On Poteau, close to half of player-run games are short only one or two people. You see the price, the open spots and who's already in. You sign up without knowing anyone.

As long as you're the only one signed up, the game happens half the time. With a second player, 8 times out of 10. The second person to join is often the one who makes it real.

The organizer's number is on their profile before the game. Handy for finding the entrance.

Picking the right level

Almost every player-run game shows the level it expects. About 1 in 5 welcomes levels 1 to 4, so beginners too.

If you don't know where you stand, the level quiz scores you from 1 to 10.

The Poteau Team