The teamer will shut down on 5 October 2026. No data export available. Follow this step-by-step Teamer migration guide and have your team fully set up in Invitem before the deadline.
If you are ready to act on the news of Teamer shutting down, you are ahead of most clubs. The question now is not whether to switch, but how to make the Teamer migration as smooth, quick, and effective as possible so your team barely notices the change and your club’s operations continue without interruption.
This blog covers the complete Teamer migration process from start to finish: what to save before Teamer closes, how to set up Invitem properly, how to bring your team across, and how to get the most out of your new platform from day one.
Follow these steps, and you will have your Teamer replacement fully operational well before 5 October.
Before You Start: What to Do While Teamer Is Still Live
Because the platform’s shutdown comes with no data export functionality, the window before closure is your only opportunity to preserve any information currently on the platform. Before you do anything else, take these steps.
1. Save Your Member Contact ListGo into Teamer now and manually record the names and email addresses of every player, parent, and contact in your groups. This is the most important action to take before the team closes. You will need this information to invite your team to Invitem, and it will not be available after 5 October.
A simple spreadsheet is sufficient. You only need names and email addresses. Phone numbers are not required. Invitem does not need members to share their phone numbers, which is a step up from WhatsApp-based setups.
2. Note Any Financial Records You NeedIf your club requires a financial record of payments collected through Teamer for governance, accounting, or committee reporting purposes, take screenshots or manually record the relevant transaction details before Teamer closing takes effect. All financial history on the platform will be deleted on 5 October.
3. List Your Upcoming Fixtures and EventsMake a note of every upcoming event in your Teamer calendar: dates, times, venues, and relevant details. You will recreate these in your Teamer replacement app during setup, and having the information ready speeds the process considerably.
Setting Up Invitem: Your Teamer Replacement App
Step 1: Download Invitem and Create Your Account.
Get Invitem from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android). Sign up with Email. Registration takes less than two minutes and does not require any payment information. Invitem is entirely free.
Step 2: Create Your Group and Configure SettingsCreate a group for your team with a clear name: your club name, your team name, or both. Set the group type and configure your privacy settings. Most clubs will want a private group where members join by invitation only.
If your club has multiple teams, different age groups, first and reserve squads, or men’s and women’s sides, create a separate group for each. Invitem’s Command Hub lets you manage all of them from the same account, making it a far more capable Teamer replacement app for clubs with multiple teams.
Step 3: Build the Info Hub Before Inviting AnyoneThis step makes the most significant difference to how quickly your team adopts their new Teamer replacement. Before you invite a single member, populate Invitem’s Info Hub with all the standing information your club needs its members to know:
- Training venue full address with map link
- Match venues and regular grounds your team uses
- Training days, times, and session structure
- Kit requirements and colours
- Coach and admin contact details
- Club payment details and subscription amounts
- Club rules or code of conduct
- Any regularly needed documents: consent forms, fixture lists, tournament schedules
Members who join to find a fully stocked Info Hub adopt the new platform immediately. Members who join to find an empty shell take weeks if they bother at all.
Step 4: Create Your Next EventsBefore sending invites, create the next two or three events in Invitem: your next training session, your next fixture, and any upcoming social or tournament event. Add the full venue address for each event (Invitem connects to Google Maps for directions) and the start time and duration.
Add a capacity limit (if applicable), notes for members, and any charges. If you have upcoming events in place when members join, it gives them an immediate, tangible reason to use the Teamer replacement app instead of “I’ll check it out later.”
Step 5: Configure Payment CollectionSet up payment collection in Invite Me with Stripe, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. If your club collects a seasonal subscription, create a payment request for the current amount with a clear deadline. If you collect per-match fees, link payment to your event RSVPs so members pay as they confirm attendance, ensuring you never enter a match without the fees settled.
This feature is a meaningful upgrade over the UK experience with Teamer, which many British clubs used as a replacement, where Teamer’s payment options were more limited. Invitem’s multi-processor payment system gives members more flexibility and coaches a cleaner, real-time view of payment status.
Step 6: Invite Your TeamWith your group fully set up, generate your Invitem invite link and share it with your team via email, text, or your existing WhatsApp group. Add a short, straightforward message: The teamer is closing on 5 October; we have moved to Invitem. Click here to join now & confirm your attendance for [next session].
Tying the invite to a specific call-to-action that confirms the next event is far more effective at driving adoption than a generic ‘please join our new app’ message.
Running Both Platforms During the Transition
When you are migrating from Teamer, there may be a period of one to two weeks where you will need to post key updates on both Teamer and Invitem so that no one misses important information during the handover.
This is a short-term inconvenience. Once 80 to 90 percent of your team is active in Invitem, commit fully to the new platform and let Teamer go.
Given Teamer shutting down on 5 October, the transition window is time-limited anyway. The sooner the majority of your team is in Invitem, the smoother you can complete the migration, and the less disruption your club experiences as the Teamer shutdown date nears.
Getting the Most From Invitem After Your Team Migration
Once your team is settled in Invitem, take advantage of the features that were never available in Teamer:
- Set capacity limits and automatic waitlists on training sessions to manage numbers without manual oversight:
- Use the fines feature to log and track disciplinary penalties transparently within the group:
- Create polls to gather team input on kit, fixtures, social events, or training formats:
- Set up recurring events for regular training sessions; create once and never recreate manually.
- Add coaching staff as co-admins to distribute the management workload:
Conclusion:
The Teamer migration is a one-time process that, done properly, results in your club running on a platform that is better in every meaningful way than the one you are leaving.
The absence of a Teamer data export is an inconvenience, not a barrier. You are starting fresh regardless. Invitem just gives you something significantly better to start with.
Act now. Build it properly. Communicate clearly. Your team will be settled in their new Teamer replacement long before 5 October, and by the time Teamer shutting down becomes a reality, it will already be history for your club.
Start your Teamer migration today. Download Invitem for free on iOS and Android and have your team set up before Teamer closes.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- How do I start my Teamer migration to Invitem?
Download Invitem, create your group, populate the Info Hub with club information, create your next events, configure payment collection, and then invite your team via a shareable link. Most coaches complete the full setup in under an hour. - What should I save before Teamer shuts down?
Provide the names and email addresses of members, take screenshots of any financial records you need for governance purposes, and let us know about your upcoming fixtures and events. All data on Teamer will be permanently deleted when Teamer closes on 5 October 2026. - How long does the Teamer migration to Invitem take?
The initial setup takes under an hour for most coaches. Allow two to three weeks for full team adoption, enough time to run a first RSVP cycle and confirm all members have joined before Teamer closes on 5 October.
