Subscribe once and every match from your followed teams shows up automatically. Schedule changes, postponements, and added fixtures all roll through on their own.
ICS (short for iCalendar, also known as .ics) is a calendar format Apple, Google, and Microsoft all support. Kickoff Calendar issues you a personal ICS feed URL. When you register that URL with your calendar app, it re-fetches the feed periodically and keeps your fixtures up to date.
This is different from a one-off .ics file download. Once you've pasted the URL in, the feed stays "live" forever — added fixtures, postponements, kickoff time changes all flow through automatically. You never have to do anything.
Auto-converted to your timezone. Postponements + kickoff-time changes flow through on their own.
Home / Away, both team names (with JA labels for the Japanese plan). "⚽ Japan vs Brazil" — readable at a glance.
DAZN, ABEMA, etc. — the rights holder for that specific match in your country, embedded in the event description with a tap-through link.
Stadium name + city. Useful both for in-person attendance and for spotting home vs away at a glance.
Feed re-fetched every 24 hours. Latest fixture data flows in without any action on your part.
Each event embeds a VALARM, so your calendar app itself fires a notification 30 minutes before kickoff.
Three steps, under a minute, regardless of which app you use.
A downloaded .ics file goes stale the moment a schedule changes. A subscription stays current.
| Static .ics file | KOC subscription | |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule changes | Must re-download manually | Updates automatically |
| Cup / playoff fixtures | Not included until re-download | Added as matchups are set |
| Where to watch | Not included | In every event (Pro · JP) |
| Multiple teams | One file per team | One URL for all teams |
| Timezone handling | Often breaks across apps | Accurate everywhere |
| Spoiler-free | Often includes results | Results never appear (core policy) |
Sign up at kickoff.guide, then find it on the dashboard or under Settings → Calendar feed.
KOC's data refreshes daily at 00:00 UTC. Per-app polling cadence: Apple ~1 hour, Google ~24 hours, Outlook 3–6 hours. Apple is the fastest.
Yes. Any calendar app that supports CalDAV or iCal subscriptions accepts the same URL.
Settings → Calendar feed → Regenerate URL. The old URL is invalidated immediately.
No. KOC's core commitment is to never publish results in the calendar feed — designed for fans recording matches to watch later.
