Ground Hoppers App
Groundhopping
Free · In‑App Purchases
Ground Hoppers is the app for everyone who doesn't just watch football, but travels for it.
Check in at grounds around the world, record every match you attend, collect countries and write your own football history. Whether you've been to five grounds or 500, this is where you keep track.
Find matches near you and plan your next groundhopping day. Search by radius, browse by date and discover games you never knew were happening just around the corner.
The football calendar shows you what makes each day special: club anniversaries from hundreds of teams, the opening dates of the great stadiums and every derby coming up. Who turns 100 today? Which rivalry is on this weekend? The calendar knows the story behind every date.
Connect with other groundhoppers, follow their travels and share your own matchday moments with photos and comments.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Check in at any ground in the world
- Record matches with photos and personal notes
- Track the grounds, countries and competitions you've visited
- Watch your stats grow
- Discover nearby matches and plan ahead
- Follow club and stadium anniversaries in the football calendar
- Keep an eye on upcoming derbies
- Follow other fans and see their check-ins
- Import your history from other apps
GROUND HOPPERS PREMIUM
Want to plan your trips further ahead? Premium lets you search matches up to 14 days in advance, set your location freely and extend the search radius to 200 kilometres. You can also save matches and build them into a trip. Made for people who travel with football in mind.
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more OUR NEW FEATURE IS HERE: THE CALENDAR
Every day in football has a story. The new calendar shows you which one.
Club anniversaries from hundreds of teams across 14 leagues, the opening dates of the great stadiums and every derby coming up, all in one place. Who turns 100 today? Which rivalry is on this weekend, and where did it actually come from? Each derby comes with the full story behind it, from the shipyard feud on the Thames to the students who once founded Slavia Prague.
Milestone anniversaries get a golden frame so you never miss the special days. And when a ground has its birthday, one tap takes you straight to it.
- Derbies now stand out with their own colour, based on the importance of the fixture.
- New: stadium anniversaries. Over 270 grounds with opening dates, including stadium photo and a direct link to the ground.
- Milestone anniversaries from 25 years get a golden frame.
- Added club anniversaries for the Greek Super League.
Matches
- Many more historical fixtures: top leagues from the 2021/22 to 2024/25 seasons added.
- Ground search now also matches club names.
Fixes
- The date format on the match card now follows your setting.
- Check-ins on other profiles were sorted incorrectly.
1.20.2 11h ago
Improvements and bug fixes
- Adding a match: when you add a missing match, you can now choose
between league, cup and friendly. Matchday and cup round are saved
along with it, and friendlies are matched automatically.
- If a match has no stadium, you'll see it right in the search – and
you can add it during check-in, including creating a new one.
- Competition search: cup competitions are now found reliably.
- Club badges now look consistent throughout the app.
- Share and add buttons in the match view are grouped in the top right.
1.19.2 Jul 29
Improvements in this version:
- Match search fixed: matches found via search now open reliably with full details - club crests, stadium and kickoff time.
- Thousands of matches now have their stadium assigned so they appear in nearby search and check-in reminders work for them too.
- Other users' profiles cleaned up and easier to read.
- Minor text corrections and bug fixes.
1.19.1 Jul 24
What's new:
- Check-in reminders: The app now reliably reminds you to check in when you arrive at a stadium and the check-in window opens – even when the app is closed. We ask once for "Always" location access; your location never leaves your device.
- Cleaner fixtures: More compact match view with short team names, Matches/Table switcher in the header, and the correct season selected by default.
- Better profiles: Other users' profiles now show the same stat cards as your own – including the world map. "Last match", "Last ground" and "Last badge" are now based on match date, not when you added the check-in.
- Search fixed: Match search now handles both team names at once (e.g. "Hamburg Mainz"), and special characters work everywhere.
- Lots of polish: Date format setting applies everywhere, improved keyboard and date picker behavior, various bug fixes.
1.19.0 Jul 22
- Memories: A new section showing your check-ins from this exact day in previous years including a preview of upcoming anniversaries
- Friendlies now have their own categories: club friendlies and internationals, separated
- Adding past matches: New date range filter with calendar so you can find older matches too
- Results can now be entered for matches you created – and are automatically applied to everyone who checked in there
- Hundreds of stadiums got corrected coordinates and now show up properly in nearby search
- Editing a match works reliably again
- Your selected date format is now respected throughout the app
- More consistent club crest display
1.18.5 Jul 21
- Add past matches: New date range filter with calendar – you can now find matches from further back
- Match details: Club crests and stadium photos now display correctly everywhere
- Matches in posts are now tappable and take you straight to the match view
- "Edit match" works reliably again
- More consistent club crest display across feed, posts and check-ins
- Various bug fixes and improvements under the hood
1.18.4 Jul 18
What's new in this version:
• View check-ins right in the match details — with photos, likes and comments
• Check in retroactively for past matches
• New portrait story-sharing card featuring the ground photo
• Switch between stadium info and check-ins
• Improved club crests and lots of small refinements
1.18.3 Jul 18
Improvements & Bug Fixes
- Fix location: You can now drag and drop the pin on the stadium map – or simply search for an address instead.
- My Grounds: Imported stadiums are now grouped correctly. No more duplicate entries.
- Ground data: Merged hundreds of duplicate stadiums and corrected their locations.
- Venues: Reworked the venues for the 2026 World Cup and for friendly matches.
- Minor design tweaks and performance improvements.
1.18.1 Jul 13
Reworked the tickets section: your own offer now appears clearly at the bottom – with edit and delete right below it, and all other offers on top. Plus smaller improvements and bug fixes.
1.17.1 Jun 13
New: Ticket Swap
Got a spare ticket, or looking for one? You can now offer tickets for any match and connect with fellow groundhoppers right inside the app. See at a glance which games have tickets available, message an offerer with a single tap, and manage your own offers anytime under Settings.
Also improved:
• Your profile now shows your most recent stadium visit
• Smoother check-in imports with better stadium and team matching
• Various bug fixes and refinements
1.17.0 Jun 11
- Full season schedules — browse every matchday of a competition, not just the latest results. Jump straight to any matchday with the new matchday picker.
- Switch seasons — view past seasons of a league or cup right from the schedule.
- Smarter search — now finds past tournaments and seasons too, so you can look up results from events like the Euros.
- Pinned highlights — major competitions like the World Cup now sit right at the top.
- Plus performance improvements and bug fixes.
1.16.0 Jun 6
Major safety and privacy improvements:
- Fixed the report function — submitting reports now works reliably
- Blocking is now fully enforced:
– Blocked users can no longer message or contact you
– They can't see your profile, check-ins or activity
– They no longer appear in search or suggestions
– Existing friendships and follows are automatically removed on block
– No more notifications from blocked users
- Blocked profiles display clearly with a quick unblock option
- Various stability improvements
1.15.2 Jun 3
What's new:
- Quick 60-second intro on first launch
- Replay the tour anytime from Settings
- Faster, accent-tolerant search for stadiums and matches
- More leagues in the fixture browser — including off-season ones
- Various improvements under the hood
1.15.1 Jun 2
- Other users' profiles got a cleaner layout: streak now sits prominently in the stats row, the bio spans the full width, and stat cards are arranged as a 2×2 grid.
- Private profiles now show locked cards clearly as "Private" — no more error popups when tapping.
- Filter chips in the Nearby view now show their full label instead of being cut off.
1.15.0 May 27
- Redesigned milestones: after a check-in, your stadium, country and competition "firsts" now appear in a clean, shareable layout
- Country badges now show the full country name in your language
- Fixed badge artwork not showing correctly on your profile
- Smaller fixes and polish throughout the app
1.14.1 May 22
- Edit your check-ins: fix the stadium, competition, or final score — works for imported matches too.
- Match-nearby notifications: your phone alerts you when you're near a stadium with kickoff coming up. Your location never leaves your device.
- Country badges with custom country artwork.
- Refreshed badge award flow.
- Hint pill flags check-ins with incomplete data.
- New default derby badge.
1.14.0 May 21
Fixtures: matches are now tappable, jumping directly to the match detail view with stadium navigation in Apple or Google Maps.
"Matches Nearby" redesigned: location moved to the top with its own section, address search expands inline below. Filters (date, range, league, radius) as compact dropdown bubbles. Radius extended up to 300 km.
Match cards: no more gray logo placeholders for clubs without crests, long team names wrap to two lines instead of being truncated.
Pin editor for your imported grounds: keyboard no longer covers the search field. The "Location missing" hint disappears immediately after saving.
Comments sheet: keyboard stays open while typing instead of dismissing after every character.
Stadium detail view: navigation icon integrated directly into the stadium card.
Various bug fixes, performance improvements and translation updates.
1.12.5 May 15
Fixtures revamped: new filter for leagues, cups, and all competitions, sorted by tier. Full country names instead of codes.
Stadium photos: Premium users can now upload their own photos to improve the community database. Your own uploads can be removed anytime.
"Matches nearby" redesigned: compact match cards, map view, and quick filters.
Share your schedule: six refined designs — Vintage (Matchday Programme), Newspaper "The Groundhopper", LED board, Teletext, Minimal, and Modern.
Direct navigation from match detail to the stadium in Apple or Google Maps.
Trip planner: "Save route" as a proper button, cleaner cards without logo placeholders.
Duplicate protection when adding your own matches.
Translation fixes, performance improvements and various bug fixes.
1.12.4 May 14
- Improved import: stadiums are now reliably matched to our database with correct countries and map positions.
- Various bug fixes.
1.11.4 May 13
Schedules – reimagined
"Trips" are now "Schedules". Plan your matchdays, mix any fixtures, and share your plan as a story.
Share your schedule
One tap turns your schedule into an Instagram Story – pick from 8 designs: Modern, Teletext, LED Board, Newspaper, Brutalist, Stadium, Minimal, and Synthwave. With logos, venue, and date.
Badges for every milestone
Collect badges for matches attended, countries traveled, city derbies, and your world tour from 5 to 200 games. See what you've unlocked right after each check-in.
200 country flags
Every country gets its own hand-crafted SVG flag – including special cases like England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Improvements
- Smooth sport switching between football and ice hockey
- Polish, Czech, and other club names now import correctly with proper diacritics
- Default schedule name uses the current calendar week
- Rounded team logos in schedule overviews
1.11.3 May 12
What's new:
- Stadium editing: Premium users can correct stadium name, address, and pin location. Address search auto-fills city and country.
- Feed comments redesigned: emoji quick-picker, clear input row with profile picture, keyboard and header stay visible.
- Past check-ins keep the stadium name as it was at the time of visit, even if the stadium is later renamed.
- Ice hockey arenas are now correctly assigned to the country of the arena, not the country of the league.
- Stadium maps reliably show coordinates, even when the sports data provider has gaps.
- Sync runs more stable: individual league issues no longer block the entire fixture sync.
- Username input bug fixed.
1.10.3 May 11
- Fixture lists now show past seasons with results. Current season at the top, historic seasons below.
- Ice hockey: 5 additional seasons for DEL, DEL2, NHL, KHL, SHL, Liiga, AHL, ECHL, and new Oberliga North and South.
- Ice hockey search reworked like football: also shows future matches. Tapping a match outside the check-in window now tells you when check-in opens.
- New "Match data wrong?" button in the alert. Premium users can correct stadium, kickoff, teams, and date.
- Stadiums without map coordinates can now be edited and given a location.
- Username input bug fixed.
- Duplicate matches in the database have been merged.
- Performance improvements.
1.10.2 May 8
What's new:
- Ice hockey added as a second sport. Enable it in settings. Supports DEL, DEL2, NHL, KHL, SHL, Liiga, AHL, ECHL and more leagues.
- New match search at check-in. Finds your match even outside your location. If you're outside the check-in window, you'll be shown when it opens.
- Fixture lists now show "Upcoming matches" and "Recent results" with final scores for finished games.
- Past-match search now shows scores and sport.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.10.1 May 7
Big update: Ice Hockey is now part of Groundhoppers
What's new
- Switch sports with one tap from the home screen
- Browse hockey schedules: 70+ active leagues, 24,000+ upcoming matches
- Check in to hockey matches with the same flow you know from football
- Can't find your match? Add it manually with team, arena, and competition
- Profile shows football and hockey check-ins together, tagged by sport
- Stats and streaks count both sports — your hopping journey, unified
Enable Ice Hockey in Settings.
1.10.0 May 6
This version brings smooth swiping between main sections like Feed, Nearby Matches and Profile – just like you know it from Instagram. We've completely reworked the comments and likes sheets: they now adjust in height and feel as fluid as native apps. We've also added the German regional cup finals 2025/26, so you can check in to your match of choice on Amateur Final Day, May 23, 2026. Plus plenty of smaller improvements under the hood.
1.9.1 May 4
OUR NEW FEATURE IS HERE: THE CALENDAR
Every day in football has a story. The new calendar shows you which one.
Club anniversaries from hundreds of teams across 14 leagues, the opening dates of the great stadiums and every derby coming up, all in one place. Who turns 100 today? Which rivalry is on this weekend, and where did it actually come from? Each derby comes with the full story behind it, from the shipyard feud on the Thames to the students who once founded Slavia Prague.
Milestone anniversaries get a golden frame so you never miss the special days. And when a ground has its birthday, one tap takes you straight to it.
- Derbies now stand out with their own colour, based on the importance of the fixture.
- New: stadium anniversaries. Over 270 grounds with opening dates, including stadium photo and a direct link to the ground.
- Milestone anniversaries from 25 years get a golden frame.
- Added club anniversaries for the Greek Super League.
Matches
- Many more historical fixtures: top leagues from the 2021/22 to 2024/25 seasons added.
- Ground search now also matches club names.
Fixes
- The date format on the match card now follows your setting.
- Check-ins on other profiles were sorted incorrectly.
more Version 1.20.2 11h ago
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