Create a Competition

Overview Ensure that you have read and understood the basics on Competition Composition prior to creating a Competition. Competitions are created by the competition administrators who hold the role of Body Administrator in Dribl.

To create a Competition, complete the following steps:
 

1. Log in to Dribl.
    
2. Select Competitions from the Actions menu or the main navigation menu.
    
3. Click +(Create) from the task menu. The Create Competition page is displayed.
    
4. Enter all the relevant information for the Competition.
   
   These settings are applied globally across the entire competition.

   Name	Provide a name to describe the competition you are creating (e.g. Home and Away).
   Competition Type	Select the type of competition you are creating from the following available options: Standard Knockout
   Abbreviation	Provide a short abbreviation for the competition (e.g. HA).
   Start Date	Provide the start date of the Competition.
   End Date	Provide the end date for the Competition.
   Lock Create Teams	Select this option if you want to restrict the creation of teams to the competition administrators only (Federation or Association).
   Lock Team Mapper	Select this option to restrict the mapping of members to teams to the competition administrators only (Federation or Association).
   Public Display Option	Select how the public will see the name of the teams on fixture, result and ladder tables from the following available options: Standard: Displays the team name as Club + Group Group Only: Display the team name as Group only
   Player assignable to number of Teams	Define the maximum teams a member can be allocated to as a player. The default value is '1'.
   Coaches assignable to number of Teams	Define the maximum teams a member can be allocated to as a coach. The default value is 'unlimited'.
   Managers assignable to number of Teams	Defines the maximum teams a member can be allocated to as a manager. The default value is 'unlimited'.
   Points for a win	Define the number of points that will be applied to the league table across all teams for a win. The default value is '3'.
   Points for a draw	Define the number of points that will be applied to the league table across all teams for a draw. The default value is '1'.
   Points for a loss	Define the number of points that will be applied to the league table across all teams for a loss. The default value is '0'.
   Goals for a forfeit	Define the number of goals that will be applied to the league table across all teams for a forfeit. The default value is '3'.
   Points for a bye	Define the number of points that will be applied to the league table across all teams for a bye. The default value is '0'.

5. Click Create.