Create and Configure Competition
If you decide to select a New competition, after selecting a competition type, the system will automatically prefill in all the mandatory fields: the “Competition Type“, the “Season“, the “Name“ and the “Short name“. This data can of course be changed in the process of creating a new competition.
Create Competition
Select the menu item New Competition under the Competitions menu on the left nav-bar
Fill all mandatory fields (marked in red)
Select the number of clubs (or teams) that will participate in the competition
Choose the Competition System from a drop-down list (single round-robin, double round-robin, predefined, etc.)
Hit 💾 the Save button to create New Competition.
To Edit competitions details hit the EDIT button. This action allows you to change details, change competition status and add documents.
On the Competition screen we have added various topic-specific tabs for configuring additional Competition Settings.
General Settings
General Settings Tab includes data that is prefilled from the selected Competition Type but can, in special cases, be updated/overridden for that specific competition:
Team Type (National team, Regional teams, Club teams): prefilled from Competition Type and cannot be edited nor changed.
Discipline (sport) and Gender: prefilled from Competition Type and cannot be edited nor changed.
Age Category, Min age of players, Max age of players, Reference Date (for calculating the age of player): : prefilled from Competition Type and cannot be edited nor changed.
📅 If the Reference Date is empty:
The Match date will serve as the reference date for the Match lineup
The date when players are added to the catalog will serve as the reference date
DOB from, DOB to: can be modified in which case it overrides the above Age Category settings inherited from the Competition Type
DOB from overrides the Max age of players and DOB to overrides the Min age of players
→ If you only specify the DOB from (leaving the Date to field empty), the system will allow all players younger than the specified DOB to be added to the lineup.
Match length, Half time break, Extra time length, Extra time break: can be modified in which case it overrides the above Age Category settings inherited from the Competition Type
Players on the field: can be modified in which case it overrides the above Age Category settings inherited from the Competition Type
Registrations Settings
Registrations tab includes among others the following Competition Settings:
Date from, Date to: Period during which the clubs can register players and staff to the competition roster
Max registered players: Maximum number of players allowed in the competition roster
Match appointment initial status: When match officials are appointed to each match, their “appointment” can be set to PENDING status (awaiting individual response per person) or CONFIRMED status (which does not require a response)
Invited teams: Mark as true if you want to be able to add clubs from other associations, or clubs to NT competition → Create Competition Type | Unofficial-Match-Type
Lineups Settings
Lineups tab includes among others the following Competition Settings:
Max players in match lineup: used for validation on match day
Max substitutions: used for validation on match day
Max concussion substitutions: used for validation on match day
Max additional substitutions in extra-time: used for validation on match day
Max substitution opportunities: used for validation on match day
Flying substitutions: defines whether rolling substitutions are used (as in Futsal) as opposed to standard number of fixed substitutions (as in 11-a-side football)
Contract required for lineup: used for validation on match day, usually in professional competitions
Catalogue restriction level: defines whether catalogue/roster is:
Ignore: just for information (ignore), all registered players are available on match day
Optional: if at least one player is in roster, then only players from roster are used, otherwise all registered players are available on match day
Mandatory: only players in roster are available on match day
Goalkeepers in a lineup: min number of goalkeepers in lineup, used if it is required to have minimum of goalkeepers on the bench
Max officials in lineup - home/away team: used for validation on match day
Foreigner and Youth Constraints
Foreigners Tab includes:
Max registered foreigners: limits the number of foreigners in Catalogue/Roster
Max registered foreigners in the match lineup: used on matchday
Max foreigners on the field: used on matchday
Youth panel includes:
Max youth in lineup: used on matchday
Min youth in lineup: used on matchday
Youth max age: Maximum Age of Player that is considered as Youth
Youth max age reference date: Reference date (ddmm) for calculating Age of Player. If null, the Age is calculated on matchday
Standings and Scheduling Settings
Standings Tab includes:
Points for the win: used for calculating standings, usually (default) set to 3
Points inheritance, Points inheritance for head-to-head: if checked, points are used in subsequent competition elements under the same competition parent
Extra Time, Penalty Shootout: defines whether these additional phases can be used on matches that are unresolved
Scheduling panel includes:
Match initial status: starting status of each match in the competition impacts notifications and permissions for various roles
Days between rounds: used for automatically incrementing the number of days, when entering the Dates of the Rounds
Disciplinary Settings
Discipline tab includes:
Accumulated yellow cards, Accumulated yellow cards for officials: number of accumulated yellow cards needed to get a 1 match suspension. Rules may be different for players vs coaches and other team officials attending matches. Example entries:
value=3: linear, player will be suspended on 3rd, 6th, 9th, etc card
value=4,3,2: progressive, player will be suspended on 4th, 7th, 9th, 11th, etc card
Reset accumulated cards: defines whether cards are reset on this competition element/phase
Only persons in competition roster can serve suspensions: For a player to serve a suspension (by not being added in lineup), that player must be added to competition catalogue/roster
Deactivate accumulated yellow cards of eliminated team: In elimination competitions (e.g. cups) yellow cards are deactivated/reset for all players of all teams once eliminated