.football Domain Names
41 registrars compared — cheapest from $9.99 at Sav
Delegated in early 2015 as part of ICANN's new gTLD program, .football gives clubs, leagues, and fans a dedicated slice of the internet—one that emerged from a crowded field of sports-themed suffixes.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $9.99 | $23.08 | $23.08 | $102.31 | $217.71 | Visit |
| 2 | Porkbun | $10.81 | $23.17 | $23.17 | $103.49 | $219.34 | Visit |
| 3 | Dynadot | $10.92 | $23.76 | $23.76 | $105.96 | $224.76 | Visit |
| 4 | Regery | $10.99 | $23.99 | $23.99 | $106.95 | $226.90 | Visit |
| 5 | INWX | $12.10 | $41.40 | $41.40 | $177.70 | $384.70 | Visit |
| 6 | EuroDNS | $18.53 | $47.40 | $47.40 | $208.13 | $445.13 | Visit |
| 7 | Truehost | $18.69 | $33.01 | $26.26 | $150.73 | $315.78 | Visit |
| 8 | Name.com | $19.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | $199.95 | $424.90 | Visit |
| 9 | Cloudflare | $20.20 | $20.20 | $20.20 | $101.00 | $202.00 | Visit |
| 10 | eDomains | $20.40 | $20.40 | $20.40 | $102.00 | $204.00 | Visit |
| 11 | OVHcloud | $21.59 | $25.69 | $25.29 | $124.35 | $252.80 | Visit |
| 12 | NameBright | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $110.00 | $220.00 | Visit |
| 13 | Above.com | $22.22 | $22.22 | $22.22 | $111.10 | $222.20 | Visit |
| 14 | Spaceship | $22.97 | $22.97 | $22.97 | $114.85 | $229.70 | Visit |
| 15 | DreamHost | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $124.95 | $249.90 | Visit |
| 16 | Hello.co | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $124.95 | $249.90 | Visit |
| 17 | NameSilo | $24.99 | $25.99 | $22.99 | $128.95 | $258.90 | Visit |
| 18 | Cosmotown | $26.17 | $32.67 | $26.17 | $156.85 | $320.20 | Visit |
| 19 | Epik | $26.95 | $26.95 | $26.95 | $134.75 | $269.50 | Visit |
| 20 | Crazy Domains | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $134.95 | $269.90 | Visit |
| 21 | Marcaria | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $135.00 | $270.00 | Visit |
| 22 | MrDomain | $28.80 | $28.80 | $28.80 | $144.00 | $288.00 | Visit |
| 23 | 123 Reg | $29.02 | $29.02 | $29.02 | $145.10 | $290.20 | Visit |
| 24 | Infomaniak | $29.41 | $29.41 | $29.41 | $147.05 | $294.10 | Visit |
| 25 | Internet.bs | $29.76 | $33.32 | $29.76 | $163.04 | $329.64 | Visit |
| 26 | Namecheap | $29.98 | $40.98 | $29.98 | $193.90 | $398.80 | Visit |
| 27 | Directnic | $32.20 | $32.20 | $32.20 | $161.00 | $322.00 | Visit |
| 28 | Blacknight | $32.73 | $32.73 | $32.73 | $163.65 | $327.30 | Visit |
| 29 | Gname | $32.99 | $32.99 | $32.99 | $164.95 | $329.90 | Visit |
| 30 | 101domain | $33.17 | $40.67 | $33.17 | $195.85 | $399.20 | Visit |
| 31 | All Domains | $34.41 | $36.63 | $36.63 | $180.93 | $364.08 | Visit |
| 32 | Gandi | $34.60 | $55.98 | $29.32 | $258.52 | $538.42 | Visit |
| 33 | Squarespace | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $175.00 | $350.00 | Visit |
| 34 | Moniker | $36.22 | $41.33 | $36.22 | $201.54 | $408.19 | Visit |
| 35 | Regtons | $36.99 | $36.99 | $36.99 | $184.95 | $369.90 | Visit |
| 36 | Hover | $37.19 | $37.19 | $37.19 | $185.95 | $371.90 | Visit |
| 37 | IONOS | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $190.00 | $380.00 | Visit |
| 38 | Netim | $38.00 | $38.00 | $23.00 | $190.00 | $380.00 | Visit |
| 39 | GoDaddy | $44.19 | $44.19 | $44.19 | $220.95 | $441.90 | Visit |
| 40 | OnlyDomains | $45.49 | $50.99 | $50.99 | $249.45 | $504.40 | Visit |
| 41 | UK2 | $138.05 | $138.05 | $39.49 | $690.25 | $1380.50 | Visit |
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Binky Moon's Quiet Kickoff
The .football registry is Binky Moon, LLC, a name that sounds less like a sports empire and more like a whimsical children's book. Behind that brand sits the digital infrastructure company that operates a portfolio of generic top-level domains, including everything from tech to lifestyle niches. The delegation happened on February 13, 2015, part of the 2012 new gTLD round that flung open the door to hundreds of new suffixes. Unlike the earliest domains, which were tied to specific countries or the original generic set, .football was born into the era of niche branding—a sign that the internet's naming system had started treating hobbies and passions as first-class citizens.
The Pricing Spread Tells a Tale
If you shop for a .football domain, you'll find an extreme range: the cheapest registrar lists it at a fraction of the cost of the priciest. That kind of spread suggests a TLD still finding its footing—no pun intended. The budget options, like [Sav](/registrars/sav), treat .football as a low-stakes registration, akin to any other new gTLD. The high end, meanwhile, likely targets clubs or leagues that want a premium, memorable web address and are willing to pay for the cachet. For a domain that carries strong cultural weight in regions where football is a religion, this pricing gap means a fan blog might snag a name for pennies while a professional team pays a premium for the same extension. It's a reminder that the value of a domain is rarely intrinsic—it's about who's buying and what they intend to build.
A Crowded Sports Field
.football didn't arrive alone. The new gTLD program unleashed a whole lineup of sports-themed domains—.sport, .basketball, .tennis, .golf, and .rugby all compete for attention. Each targets a distinct audience, but .football benefits from the global reach of the sport itself, which dwarfs most others in fandom and commercial scale. That breadth means .football can serve everything from a local amateur club in the UK to a fantasy league in Brazil, whereas .basketball or .golf might have a more concentrated (though still substantial) appeal. While the others carve out their own niches, .football sits at the intersection of mass passion and online identity—a combination that makes the extension's potential as much about cultural resonance as about technical function.
More Than a Name: The Cultural Weight
For many, football is not a hobby; it's a loyalty that borders on spiritual. That emotional pull is exactly why .football could thrive as a branding tool. A club that registers itsname.football signals to fans that it's claiming its digital turf, just as a supporter creating a fan site might choose .football to announce its allegiance immediately in the URL. The extension works as a domain hack too—think of a name that reads, naturally, as a phrase ending in '.football.' Because the new gTLD program opened registration to any applicant, the delegation round enabled this kind of semantic play, allowing the suffix to become a part of a larger word rather than just an address. That versatility—both as a signal of passion and a playground for wordplay—gives .football a richness that a purely functional TLD might lack.