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Champion
Champion is a WordPress theme built for sports clubs, fitness centers and athletic organizations. It gives you pre-built layouts, event and match schedules, and team and player profiles, so you can present your club, its people and its calendar on one responsive site.
- Version
- 1.0.2
- Released
- Feb 11, 2025
- Developer
- designthemes
- Type
- WordPress theme
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $3.99 on its own
What’s new in Champion 1.0.2
Version 1.0.2
Latest
- ImprovedMinor Fixes and Improvements
What it does
A sports club website has to handle a lot of moving parts: fixtures, training sessions, player details, staff bios and club news. This theme brings those pieces together in a single design aimed at the sports niche. You can set up pages for your team, list upcoming games and training sessions, and post news and training tips, all without writing code. The layout is responsive, so members checking a schedule on a phone get a usable view as well as visitors on a desktop.
The theme includes multiple pre-built page layouts that you can adjust to fit your club's look. It works with drag and drop page builders for layout changes, and it is compatible with WooCommerce for selling club gear, Contact Form 7 for inquiry forms and WPML for multilingual sites. Social media options let you link your club's profiles. It suits amateur and local clubs, gyms and fitness centers, and coaches who want a site focused on their team and events.
Best for
- Local and amateur sports clubs
- Gyms and fitness centers
- Athletic organizations listing fixtures and player profiles
Features
Responsive layout
The design adapts to smartphones, tablets and desktops, so schedules, profiles and news stay readable on any screen your visitors use.
Pre-built page layouts
Multiple ready-made homepages and page layouts give you a starting point for presenting your team, events and latest news, and each can be personalized.
Event and match schedules
Create and display upcoming games, training sessions and other club events so members and fans can see what is coming up.
Team and player profiles
Build member profiles with stats, photos and biographies to introduce your athletes, coaches and staff to visitors.
Blog and news section
A dedicated news area lets you publish club updates, match reports and training tips for your members and supporters.
Page builder support
Works with popular drag and drop page builders, so you can rearrange layouts and adjust pages without any coding knowledge.
Plugin compatibility
Compatible with WooCommerce, Contact Form 7 and WPML, which covers selling merchandise, adding contact forms and running the site in multiple languages.
Social media links
Built-in options let you connect your club's social profiles so visitors can follow the team on other channels.
Questions about Champion
Can I show match fixtures and training times on the site?
Yes. The theme includes event and match schedule management, so you can create and display upcoming games, training sessions and other club events for members and visitors to check.
Does it include pages for individual players?
It supports team and player profiles with stats, photos and biographies. You can use these for athletes as well as coaches and other staff members.
Can I sell club merchandise with this theme?
The theme is compatible with WooCommerce, so you can add a shop for items like kits or gear. It also works with Contact Form 7 for forms and WPML if you need a multilingual site.
Do I need coding skills to customize it?
No. You can start from the pre-built page layouts and adjust them with a supported drag and drop page builder, changing content and layouts without writing code.
Is Champion free?
The code of Champion is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. GPL Feast is a paid service: a plan or a single purchase gives you the download and automatic updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Champion is this?
Version 1.0.2, released Feb 11, 2025. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them, and members get them as automatic updates.
How do I update Champion?
Install the free GPL Feast Updater on your site and connect it with your API key. It installs new versions of Champion automatically and keeps a backup, so you can roll back.
