Lineups. Real, unreal and fictional. Systemic constellations and constemic systellations. Or not. Teams as they have never been seen before. Or might have been seen in another reality. Discover imaginative formations and fantastic players who may never have kicked a ball. At least not (yet) in this universe.
The teamsheets include all our postcard designs, plus many drafts, experiments and teamsheets not designed for reproduction or sale.
Pithos Pandora
During the early days of humanity, football matches had no need for referees; teams played in a spirit of respect ...
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AE Olympian (The Gods)
After returning from Crete, Zeus eventually tricked Kronos into regurgitating the rest of Rhea's children. Zeus and his siblings then ...
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The Second Eleven (The Titans)
The Second Eleven, who were twelve, and who some called the Titans, had Kronos - son of Ouranos and Gaia ...
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The First Eleven (after Hesiod)
In the beginning, there was nothing but Chaos. Not even a beginning. And out of Chaos came Erebus and Nyx1, ...
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Irrationale Rückennummern
Es gibt irreguläre Tore und für einen Ex-Trainer des österreichischen Nationalteams sogar irre-reguläre Spiele. Vieles im Fußball, vor allem viele ...
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Berggasse XI(X)
M: "Remember when we used to play for Berggasse?" A: "How could I forget? My agent told me they discussed ...
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Messiers 11 aus 45
1758: Der Chef der Marineastronomie schickt den jungen Charles Messier in einen Pariser Hotelturm, um die Wiederkehr des Halleyschen Kometen ...
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AS Illyria
You join us here in the 148th minute, where the referee has just sorted out a little altercation between the ...
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Northanger Athletic
Excerpt from an early draft of Jane Austen's manuscript for Northanger Abbey: …at length it did open; and not vain, ...
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Tschaikowskys Opernteam
Das Team des russischen Maestros kämpft mit zwei großen Herausforderungen. Da sind einmal die besonderen äußeren Bedingungen in St.Petersburg. Zumeist ...
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Wiener Vorstadt (1850)
Johann Kaspar Seiller kann aus dem Vollen schöpfen. Nur Michelbeuerngrund, Unter den Weißgerbern und Schaumburgergrund fehlen, weil sich so viele ...
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Die Elementarteilchen
Alle Mannschaften haben sie. Jedes Team dieser Welt besteht aus - Elementarteilchen. In Wirklichkeit - damit ist die volle Wahrheit ...
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Real Betteris
BENEDICKLady Beatrice, have you wept all this while? BEATRICEYea, and I will weep a while longer. BENEDICKI will not desire ...
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Padrona di Pergolesi
Es kann nur eine geben.Eine, die alles kann und alles weiß, alles besser weiß sie sowieso. Eine, die Männer so ...
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Händels Opernteam
In der ersten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts, also noch lange bevor das erste Cup-Spiel auf englischem Boden stattgefunden hat, zeigte ...
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Coloratura Donizetti
Tor oder Tudor, das ist hier die Frage. Gleich vier Königinnen spielen in diesem Team. Noch dazu Mutter (8) und ...
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The Mansfield Players
“It is quite delightful, ma'am, to see young people so properly happy, so well suited, and so much the thing! ...
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Österreichische Mehlspeisen
Was wäre Österreich ohne seine Mehlspeisen? Nicht auszudenken. Es geht die Mär, Franz Joseph I. hätte höchstpersönlich im vorvorigen Jahrhundert ...
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Danubian AFC
"Best known for the 2-3-1-2-3 formation (not pictured) they made so popular in 19th-century Vienna before teams were limited to ...
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The Scottish Team
When you think of national teams prone to in-fighting, your thoughts perhaps drift to the Dutch. But the Oranjes are ...
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LVB Fidelio
Die Wahl zum Man of the Match fällt einstimmig auf eine Frau. Im Doppelpass mit sich selbst, schlüpft Leonore (5) ...
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Le Donne di Puccini
Die Ausgangssituation zur finalen Runde der Saison 1926/1927 im italienischen Frauenfußball könnte spannender nicht sein. „Le Donne di Puccini“ und ...
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A Midsummer Night’s Team
"The man shall have his mare again, and all shall be well." [Close up of Puck trudging from the pitch] ...
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“The Manager” Exhibition XI
Niccolo Machiavelli was a football tactician of the late 15th and early 16th century renowned for his 1513 treatise, "The ...
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Barton Albion
Barton Albion was another literary club active in the early 19th century. They enjoyed some minor success in the Sussex ...
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Vishnyovy Sad
Socioeconomic changes forced traditional clubs into a period of financial insecurity. Many were obliged to sell their stadiums to survive.Anton ...
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Die Ersatzbank
Ein etwas kurioser Anblick für die Fußballfans rund um den Globus und den 60.000 Zusehern live vor Ort im Tianhe ...
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Aris Solarnica
A relatively small team in a minor league of the Union des Associations Voie Lactée de Football, itself not a ...
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Stadtbahn Wien 1899
Played in the Vienna Stadtliga in the early 20th century under manager Otto Wagner. Broken up post-WWI, though fans did ...
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The Invisibles
The Invisibles submitted an entry to the 2018 Metaphysical Cup, but never showed up to their first round match. Or ...
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Ramesses XI
Contrary to popular belief, the pyramid formation was not developed in the 1880s, but over 2000 years earlier during the ...
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Atlético Dinosauria
Fig.1: Atlético Dinosauria in their original triceratops formation. Note the focus on speed on the flanks, compensating for the lack ...
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King Edward All Stars
"You must be proud, bold, pleasant, resolute,And now and then, shoot, as occasion serves."(Christopher Marlowe, The Professional Footballer, 1593) ...
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Mountains First XI
"One must conquer, achieve, get to the top; one must know the end to be convinced that one can win ...
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Griechische Philosophen
Am Vorabend genügt Trainer Orpheus ein Blick in den sternenklaren Nachthimmel für die taktische Ausrichtung seines Teams: die Griechischen Philosophen ...
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Schafe und Ziegen von Antikithira
Dieses Team wird immer unter-schätzt. Die 'Antikicker von Antikithira' ist noch eine liebe-volle Bezeich-nung. Dabei ist keine andere Mannschaft so ...
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Real Scrooge
"Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead," said Scrooge. "But if the courses ...
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Wuthering Wanderers
The literary leagues of the 19th century were a very male-dominated environment, but female managers still enjoyed some remarkable successes ...
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FC Verona 1358
Poor decisions in the final minutes of an exhibition match in Stratford saw playmakers Romeo and Juliet both sent off ...
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Highbury Town 1813-1814 Hartfield Trophy
Highbury Town often began games badly, passes going astray when poor communication led to misunderstandings on the pitch. Fortunately, the ...
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Crusoe Select XI, 1718-1719
The biggest challenge? Lack of sponsorship, away games, poor facilities…the lads had to train on sand, mostly. And, of course, ...
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Persuasion XI
The central pairing was always crucial to both competitive success and fan approval in the literary lineups of the early ...
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Real Minoa
The Minoan civilisation dominated Mediterranean football for centuries, but perhaps its greatest team was the Real Minoa squad of the ...
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Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
First Eleven (classical formation) Our first (and, so far, only) postcard without text. One theory is that we wanted to ...
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Mozarts Opern Team
Mozarts Opern Team ist voller Symmetrie. Alles ist symmetrisch, selbst dort, wo keine Symmetrie ist, dort selbst ist alles symmetrisch ...
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Team der chemischen Elemente
Fußballer verfügen über einen festen Schuss, als Verlierer weinen sie bei Turnieren wie Kinder und wenn Sie eines Foulspiels verdächtigt ...
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Reclining Schiele XI
"To restrict the artist is a crime. It is to murder germinating life" Background photo © ellisia / Fotolia ...
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Habsburg All Stars
The general consensus is that the Habsburgs have struggled to make the best use of their huge resources in a club rife ...
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Team 21 (Season 2016/17)
Ein König und ein As. Die Addition aus 17 + 4. Die Multiplikation aus 3 x 7, oder schlicht eine ...
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Richard Wagners Elf
Ein Riese im Tor. Und ein reiner Tor als hängende Spitze. Die 8 in den Rückennummern zieht sich wie ein ...
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Je suis Tricolores Euro 2016
Was wäre eine EM in Frankreich ohne Frankreich? Und was erst, wenn das Team so am Platz stehen würde, wie ...
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Northern Ireland EURO 2016
Wenn die Söhne spielen und der Trainer ein Enkel ist: Nordirland ist das Team bei der EURO 2016, das die ...
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Giuseppe Verdis Undici Eletta
Viva Verdi. Ein klassisches Scala-Team. Nur nicht zu offensiv. Daher mit zwei Verteidigungslinien, wie sie ein gewisser Mourinho ein Jahrhundert ...
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Berühmte Astronomen
Das Team der Astronomen tritt heute in der allseits bekannten Orion-Formation an. Das Besondere daran ist eigentlich das, was man ...
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