Resources
Case studies, insights & news
Everything in one place - articles from the Fokus team, case studies of the clubs we work with, and answers to the questions we hear most.
Insights
The Recruitment Ladder: A Practical Guide for Football Leaders
From ad-hoc decisions driven by networks to fully integrated strategic operations - a five-bucket framework built from 100+ meetings with sporting directors.
Case Study
How AGF gave their Director of Football full visibility across the football organisation
Analysts, scouts and the academy all working in Fokus - so Sporting Director Carsten Jensen sees the whole picture and stays in command of every squad decision.
News
Wisła Kraków enters strategic technology partnership with Fokus
Wisła Kraków and Fokus have entered a strategic technology partnership to strengthen sporting operations, financial planning, and long-term squad strategy.
Case Study
Bodø/Glimt: From Norwegian second division to the Champions League
Inside the partnership that helped a club from above the Arctic Circle build one of Europe's most efficient recruitment operations - and €30M in transfer profits.
Case Study
How Rosenborg strengthened their recruitment organisation together with Fokus
Scouts, analysts and sporting leadership working from the same context - how an established club aligned its people without changing what already worked.
News
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Djurgården IF becomes first club in Allsvenskan with Fokus partnership
Djurgården IF has entered a partnership with Fokus to strengthen collaboration, scouting workflows, and decision-making across the football organisation.
Frequently asked questions
Fokus is a shared decision-making platform for professional football clubs, connecting recruitment, squad planning and financial oversight in one system. It helps clubs structure player identification, scouting workflows, squad strategy and investment decisions around a shared methodology.
Fokus is built for professional football clubs that want to stay ahead by implementing a structured and data-driven approach to recruitment, squad planning and financial decision-making. We currently support clubs across different budgets, organizational structures and sporting ambitions, from second division teams in Denmark to clubs playing in the Champions League.
Fokus is designed to support collaboration across the football operation, including: Sporting Directors Heads of Recruitment Scouts Analysts Executives Finance teams Academy Directors Each role works from the same shared recruitment and squad planning framework, with customizable access controls to manage visibility and permissions across the organization.
Traditional scouting tools mainly focus on operational scouting workflows. Fokus connects player identification, squad planning, recruitment operations and financial oversight into one shared decision-making system. Scouts from 50+ clubs use Fokus to identify and evaluate players, but the platform is built just as much for sporting directors, executives and decision-makers who need strategic, financial and organizational context behind every recruitment decision.
No. Fokus is built to support both clubs with advanced internal analytics teams and clubs looking to implement more structured data-driven recruitment workflows for the first time.
Implementation depends on the club's structure, workflows and operational setup, but most clubs can get operational quickly with support from the Fokus team. A typical onboarding process includes discovery sessions to understand your recruitment structure, workflows and priorities, as well as workshops and training around tailoring game model, recruitment philosophy and squad planning methodology to your club. We work closely with clubs throughout the process to ensure Fokus fits existing operations while creating a more structured, scalable and aligned recruitment environment.
Yes. Clubs can customize player profiles, scouting reports, recruitment workflows, and squad planning structures based on their own methodology and organizational setup.