Create Competition Type

To create a new competition, you must have a predefined competition type that will be selected from the system for the specific competition. Accordingly, the initial step of creating a New Competition is defining the Competition Type.

Competition types are used to group the competitions that have the same set of settings and belong to the same rank. The settings and details that are defined on the competition type are: organization, team type (club, national, or regional team), discipline (football, futsal, beach soccer), gender (mixed, male, female), age category (seniors, veterans, cases, junior, beginners, etc), match type (official, friendly) and rank of the competition.

Create a New Competition Type

To create a new Competition Type:

• Select the menu item New Competition Type under the Competitions menu on the left nav-bar

• Complete the mandatory fields:

  • Organization

  • Name

  • Display Name

  • Team type (club, national, regional team)

  • Discipline (football, futsal, beach soccer)

  • Gender (mixed, male, female)

  • Age category (seniors, U21, U19, etc. → depending on your configuration: Age Category Details)

  • Match type (friendly, official, unofficial)

  • Rank

  • Fair Play - enable/disable Fair Play report for this competition type

  • Observer Report - enable/disable the Referee Observer Report for this competition type. See Referee Assessment for details.

  • VAR - only selectable when Observer Report is enabled. See Referee Assessment for details.

  • Expense Approval - If enabled, extends the expense workflow so that expenses submitted by the Match Official (or the Responsible Match Role for Expenses) are not confirmed automatically; they must first be reviewed and confirmed by an Administrator or Manager. See Competition and Competition Type Configuration for details.

  • Expense Submission - depending on the selection, define the mode

  • Minutes before officials are public - restrict visibility of appointments until a certain point before the kick-off on scheduled matches.

• Lineup submission parameters:

  • Approval Required - If enabled, all appointments must be submitted and only then confirmed. Otherwise, all appointments are directly confirmed.

  • Minutes before lineups are public (Latest) - If entered, Lineups will become public at this point (minutes before kick-off) irrespective of any other conditions.

  • Home Club Permissions - None, Events Editor, Match Manager

    • If Events Editor is selected, the Club will be able to update the live status and edit match events until the referee confirms the match. If Match Manager is selected, the Club will be able in addition to review and confirm the match, acting on behalf of the referee.

  • Away Club Permissions - None, Events Editor, Match Manager

    • If Events Editor is selected, the Club will be able to update the live status and edit match events until the referee confirms the match. If Match Manager is selected, the Club will be able to, in addition to reviewing and confirming the match, act on behalf of the referee.

  • Home Club Prepares Schedule - No, Prepare, Prepare and Schedule. Lets Competition Admins delegate entry of the match schedule (date, time, facility) to the Home Club, for their home matches, while the match is in status ENTERED.

    • Prepare: the Home Club can only update the schedule data while the match remains in ENTERED.

    • Prepare and Schedule: the Home Club can, in addition, transition the match to status SCHEDULED.

    Once the match is SCHEDULED, match stakeholders are notified and the Home Club can no longer make unilateral changes. This is a very useful feature for Competition Admins, allowing them to collect schedule data from clubs digitally, instead of receiving information offline, and then administratively retyping it into the system.

  • Match Manager Updates Schedule - If enabled, roles marked as Match Manager can edit the Facility, Pitch, and Start Datetime of a Match in statuses SCHEDULED and RETURNED.

  • Send Match Updates To Admins - Enable this setting to allow admins and managers to receive informational match update notifications for all matches within their competitions. These notifications include updates such as "Both Lineups Confirmed" and "Match Played”. Since these notifications are considered informational rather than operational or logistical, this setting is disabled by default.

  • External Distribution Lists - Lineups Confirmed Email and Match Played Email: an external e-mail address can be configured per Competition Type to receive these same two notifications - Both Lineups Confirmed and Match Played - for every match in competitions of this Competition Type.

    • Since these go to an external address rather than to COMET users, the relevant PDF is attached directly to the e-mail: the Start List PDF (Lineups Confirmed) or the Match Report PDF (Match Played).

    • If the address is a distribution list, a group email, or a mailbox with forwarding rules configured, you can use it to fan the notification out to any number of recipients by managing membership or forwarding rules in that email account, without needing a COMET user account for each recipient.

    • Before enabling this, consider that these PDFs may contain sensitive data (personal identifiers, card descriptions), depending on your tenant configuration - review what is included before distributing externally.

• Kit and Bib-related parameters:

  • Player Kits - choose between Optional and Mandatory. If Optional is selected, the Kit is displayed but not required for some matches. If Mandatory is selected, the Kit must be added to confirm the lineup.

  • Goalkeeper Kit and Substitute Bib - same as Player Kits with additional third option: None. If None is selected, that kit is not displayed in the competition.

• Hit the 💾 Save button to store a new competition type in the system

Unofficial Match Type

In football, the vast majority of matches take place within official competitions, such as league matches, international friendlies, and tournament fixtures. However, there are also unofficial matches where football clubs play against national teams. These matches, while not recognized by central governing bodies like FIFA for official records, provide unique opportunities for players, teams, and fans.

If you want to create a competition that will have unofficial matches:

1. Create a competition type with the Match type set to Unofficial

2. Select the Registration parameter Invited teams in the Competition settings
   

3. Click on the Matches tab

4. Expand the Arrange Matches console

5. Add new Match

6. Search for the Football club that should play against the National team by clicking on the magnifier button or by typing the club’s name

7. Save the changes