Our mission
We want to democratize football pools in Brazil. Pools have always been a tradition among friends, family, coworkers and college groups — but until recently, organizing one required paper, a spreadsheet, patience and an admin willing to do the math at the end of every round. Bolão Elite automates all of that. You create a pool in under a minute, choose the competition, invite whoever you want, and the system handles the rest: it imports the matches, calculates the scoring round by round and builds the ranking in real time.
Our vision is simple: a pool among friends should be about football and fun — not about spreadsheets. And more: it should be accessible to anyone, with any phone, in any city in the country.
For friends, truly
Private pools where only the people you invite can join. No trolls, no anonymous users, no mess. Ideal for the work group, family or college crew.
Public pools
Want to compete with people from all over Brazil? Join an open public pool, with no invite needed, and battle for the national ranking of each competition.
Real time
Results, ranking and statistics updated in real time. No waiting for the admin to "close the round".
100% free
The free plan has everything you need to play a pool. Anyone who wants more features can subscribe to Premium, but it is optional — no paying to take part.
Who is behind it
Ivan Henrique
Founder and Software Engineer
A Software Engineer with years of experience building digital products, Ivan has been a football fan since childhood and a regular pool player among friends. The idea for Bolão Elite came from a personal frustration: every World Cup year, someone in the group would say "I'll set up the spreadsheet" — and the chaos began. In 2026, he decided to build the platform he wished he had used.
Every Bolão Elite feature passed the test of "does this help my group of friends?" — from the scoring rule the pool creator can customize to the invite link that works on any phone.
What sets us apart
Focus on pools among friends. We are not a betting house, we do not sell tips and we do not promote money gambling. Our audience is fans who want to have fun with their group.
Technology that disappears. Most of the technical decisions — database, match import automation, scoring calculation — stay invisible to the end user. They only see the predictions, the ranking and the competition with friends.
Transparency with data. Compliance with the Brazilian data protection law (LGPD), a clear privacy policy, an account that is exclusively yours. You own your prediction history — and you can delete everything at any time.
Mobile-first. Bolão Elite was designed for the phone before anything else. Everything in the Android app and on the website works perfectly on mobile — predicting on the bus on the way to work is a core use case, not a detail.
Ready to get started?
Create your free account in under a minute, set up your first pool and invite the crew. No card, no catch.