# Lineups, positions and formations

## Lineups types

<table><thead><tr><th width="71">ID</th><th>Code</th><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>11</td><td>lineup</td><td><code>LINEUP</code></td><td>Indicates whether the player is in the starting lineup. </td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>bench</td><td><code>BENCH</code></td><td>Indicates whether the player is on the bench.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Positions types

<table><thead><tr><th width="79">ID</th><th>Code</th><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>11</td><td>lineup</td><td><code>LINEUP</code></td><td>Indicates whether the player is in the starting lineup. </td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>bench</td><td><code>BENCH</code></td><td>Indicates whether the player is on the bench.</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>sidelined</td><td><code>SIDELINED</code></td><td>Indicates whether the player is not in the playing squad. </td></tr></tbody></table>

### Detailed Position Types

| id  | parent id | name               | code                | developer\_name     |
| --- | --------- | ------------------ | ------------------- | ------------------- |
| 24  |           | Goalkeeper         | `goalkeeper`        | GOALKEEPER          |
| 25  |           | Defender           | `defender`          | DEFENDER            |
| 26  |           | Midfielder         | `midfielder`        | MIDFIELDER          |
| 27  |           | Attacker           | `attacker`          | ATTACKER            |
| 28  |           | Unknown            | unknown             | UNKNOWN             |
| 148 | 25        | Centre Back        | `centre-back`       | CENTRE\_BACK        |
| 149 | 26        | Defensive Midfield | `defensive-midfied` | DEFENSIVE\_MIDFIELD |
| 150 | 26        | Attacking Midfield | `attacking-midfied` | ATTACKING\_MIDFIELD |
| 151 | 27        | Centre Forward     | `centre-forward`    | CENTRE\_FORWARD     |
| 152 | 27        | Left Wing          | `left-wing`         | LEFT\_WING          |
| 153 | 26        | Central Midfield   | `central-midfied`   | CENTRAL\_MIDFIELD   |
| 154 | 25        | Right Back         | `right-back`        | RIGHT\_BACK         |
| 155 | 25        | Left Back          | `left-back`         | LEFT\_BACK          |
| 156 | 27        | Right Wing         | `right-wing`        | RIGHT\_WING         |
| 157 | 26        | Left Midfield      | `left-midfield`     | LEFT\_MIDFIELD      |
| 158 | 26        | Right Midfield     | `right-midfield`    | RIGHT\_MIDFIELD     |
| 163 | 27        | Secondary Striker  | `secondary_striker` | SECONDARY\_STRIKER  |
| 221 |           | Coach              | `coach`             | COACH               |
| 226 |           | Assistant Coach    | `assistant-coach`   | ASSISTANT\_COACH    |
| 227 |           | Goalkeeping Coach  | `goalkeeping-coach` | GOALKEEPING\_COACH  |
| 228 |           | Forward Coach      | `forward-coach`     | FORWARD\_COACH      |
| 560 |           | Caretaker Manager  | `caretaker-manager` | CARETAKER\_MANAGER  |

## Common formations

<table><thead><tr><th width="249.33333333333331">Formations</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>4-2-3-1</td></tr><tr><td>4-3-3</td></tr><tr><td>4-4-2</td></tr><tr><td>4-1-4-1</td></tr><tr><td>3-5-2</td></tr><tr><td>3-4-3</td></tr><tr><td>4-3-1-2</td></tr><tr><td>4-4-1-1</td></tr><tr><td>3-4-2-1</td></tr><tr><td>3-4-1-2</td></tr><tr><td>5-3-2</td></tr><tr><td>5-4-1</td></tr><tr><td>4-5-1</td></tr><tr><td>3-1-4-2</td></tr><tr><td>4-2-2-2</td></tr><tr><td>4-3-2-1</td></tr><tr><td>3-5-1-1</td></tr><tr><td>4-1-3-2</td></tr><tr><td>4-1-2-3</td></tr><tr><td>3-3-1-3</td></tr><tr><td>3-3-3-1</td></tr><tr><td>5-2-3</td></tr><tr><td>4-2-4</td></tr><tr><td>3-2-4-1</td></tr><tr><td>4-2-1-3</td></tr><tr><td>2-3-4-1</td></tr><tr><td>5-2-2-1</td></tr></tbody></table>


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