Substitution template
Updated September 19, 2026
Touchline Switch — substitution graphic template
Touchline Switch is a clean ON/OFF substitution graphic template for football and soccer clubs: both players with their names and shirt numbers, clearly marked on and off, with the opponent’s crest and the minute in matchday typography. It exports as a 1080×1080 or 1080×1920 image, or as a six-second animated MP4.
It borrows its logic from the fourth official’s board — two numbers, one going each way — and keeps the rest of the frame quiet. It suits clubs whose feeds lean minimal and editorial. Touchline Switch is included from the Basic plan.
Best for: A clean, understated look that matches an editorial feed.
- Plan
- Basic ($9/mo) and Pro
- Formats
- PNG image + animated MP4 video (MP4 on paid plans)
- Sizes
- 1:1 feed (1080×1080) and 9:16 story (1080×1920)
- Fills from your club setup
- Colours, crest, roster names and photos
- Time to export
- Under a minute once your club is set up
When to use Touchline Switch
If your club’s feed is built on restraint — one typeface, plenty of space, photographs doing most of the work — a loud substitution graphic will look like it belongs to someone else. Touchline Switch keeps the in-match posts in the same voice as everything around them.
It is also the clearest design when the numbers are the point. Supporters following from home know the squad by shirt number as much as by name, and an ON/OFF board with two numbers is understood instantly, in any language, on the smallest screen.
What the finished graphic should include
- Both shirt numbers, clearly marked on and off
- Both players’ names
- The minute of the change
- The opponent’s crest
- Plenty of empty space — this design works because it is uncluttered
Touchline Switch, answered
Three things: who is coming off, who is going on, and the minute. Touchline Switch shows exactly that — both names, both shirt numbers, marked ON and OFF — plus the opponent’s crest for context. Anything more belongs in the caption.
Stories, mostly. Substitutions are in-the-moment updates, so the 1080×1920 vertical in stories is where they live; the 1080×1080 square is there for clubs that run a live feed on X or Facebook. Touchline Switch exports both from the same design.
Yes. Basic ($9/mo or $90/yr) includes Touchline Switch and the other substitution designs without a watermark, with animated MP4 export. Pro ($15/mo) makes exports unlimited, which matters if you post every change in every match.
More substitution graphic templates
Sub Board
Off/on swap with both players and the minute.
Impact Change
High-energy feature on the incoming player.
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