Copa Fantasy
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Saudi-based, Arabic-first fantasy football and predictor games platform covering the Saudi, English, Spanish and Champions Leagues.
Also known as Copa Fantasy FZ-LLC
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Copa Fantasy is a football gaming platform built for the MENA region, offering weekly fantasy football contests in which users build squads within a budget and earn points based on the real-world performances of their selected players — goals, assists and clean sheets — in that week's matches. Coverage spans the Saudi Pro League, English league, Spanish league and the UEFA Champions League, and the mobile app is available in both Arabic and English. The highest-scoring user each week wins a prize.
Beyond the flagship fantasy game, the company operates a Predictor game and has said it plans to add a Trivia product consisting of live football quizzes to drive daily engagement between matchdays, as well as dedicated versions of its games for the World Cup. Management describes the goal as becoming the MENA region's first football "super-app", with contemplated expansion into other sports of strategic and commercial value, starting with the Esports World Cup. The Google Play listing names the developer as Copa Fantasy FZ-LLC, registered in the Al Hamra Industrial Zone free zone in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
Founding story
Copa Fantasy was founded in 2018 by brothers Abdullah Eid, who serves as CEO, and Sharif Eid. Abdullah has said the team began prototyping roughly seven years before late 2025, when regional investor appetite for games was still limited.
Business model
Free-to-play mobile games platform monetised through in-app purchases and paid premium contest entries, with prizes awarded to top weekly scorers.
In-app purchases and premium contest participation under a free-to-play model; the company reported that average revenue per paying user was tracking to exceed customer acquisition cost during beta.
Traction
The platform reported a community of over 100,000 users who had entered 1.5 million contests by August 2025, and 100,000 users participating in Fantasy and Predictor contests within three weeks of the full season launch in October 2025. The Google Play listing shows more than 100,000 downloads. The company ran roughly four contests per week as of August 2026 and planned to exceed 20.
Latest developments
In August 2026 the company said it was finalising a $750,000 seed round anchored by a VC investor alongside several smaller investors, to fund growth and user acquisition, additional leagues, a new Trivia game and an increase in weekly contests from about four to more than 20.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positions itself as the Arabic-first fantasy football platform for MENA, arguing that no major fantasy football operator offers an Arabic-language, free-to-play product designed for the region.
Arabic-first localisation, coverage of the leagues most followed in the region including the Saudi league, and a free-to-play model with prize-based weekly contests, rather than a paid or Western-oriented fantasy product.
Technology
Mobile application for Android (and a broader platform) delivering fantasy, predictor and planned trivia game formats, with scoring driven by real-match player performance data across multiple leagues; the app is localised in Arabic and English.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer mobile app distribution with marketing concentrated on the MENA region, using large prizes and marketing campaigns to acquire users and scale weekly contest volume; international markets are planned after the region is consolidated.
Football fans in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region, plus Arabic-speaking fans abroad in Europe and the US; the app is available globally and in English.
Geography
Saudi-based with the app registered to Copa Fantasy FZ-LLC in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE; the team is distributed across Riyadh, Dubai, India and Indonesia, and the product is available globally.
History
Founded in 2018 as an idea, the platform soft-launched in 2022, entered alpha in 2023 and moved into beta in 2024. The beta introduced a Predictor game and a free-to-play monetisation model. In August 2025 the company received $300,000 after graduating from Exel by Merak's gaming accelerator. A full season launch followed in autumn 2025 alongside the start of the new football season, and in August 2026 the company said it was finalising a $750,000 seed round.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsThe company said it was finalising a $750,000 seed round anchored by a VC investor alongside several smaller investors, with remaining commitments still being closed. Proceeds are earmarked for growth and user acquisition.
$750K source ↗
The company received 1.1 million Saudi riyals ($300,000) as part of Exel by Merak's allocation of $300,000 each to 17 game startups in its gaming accelerator.
$300K source ↗
Following a beta of its free-to-play monetisation model the previous season, the company launched its games in full with the start of the new football season; 100,000 users participated in contests within three weeks.
The platform soft-launched in 2022, entered alpha in 2023 and moved into beta in 2024.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Copa Fantasy - Apps on Google Playplay.google.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Copa Fantasy do?
- Saudi-based, Arabic-first fantasy football and predictor games platform covering the Saudi, English, Spanish and Champions Leagues.
- Who are Copa Fantasy's investors?
- Copa Fantasy's investors include Merak Capital.