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title: "League Seeding"
canonical: "https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/327188501/League%20Seeding"
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League Seeding is a system used to pre-structure competitions by assigning sequence numbers to teams within a league before the fixtures are generated. It allows you to set up fixtures in advance, even if the actual teams have not been entered yet. Fixtures will reference these sequence numbers (for example, *Team #1 vs Team #2*), and once teams are allocated to those positions, the fixtures will automatically update to display the correct teams.  


Before creating a League Seeding, you will need to:

1. **[Create a competition](https://dribl.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LA/pages/16777262)**
2. **[Create a league](https://dribl.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LA/pages/143556609)** within the competition.
3. Configure your** ****[Football Calendar](https://dribl.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/LA/pages/142475305)**.


Once these steps are completed, you’ll be able to set up and manage League Seeding.

1. [Log in to Dribl](https://app.dribl.com).
2. Navigate to the **Leagues** section on the Dribl platform.
3. Hover the league you wish update.
4. Select **Sequence Adjustments**
5. Select Create
6. Select the Seeding Type

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| From Ladder Position | Teams are seeded based on their final position on the competition ladder (standings table) at the end of the group stage or regular season. |
| From Fixture Results | Teams progress and are seeded based on the result of a specific fixture. |
| Knockout Pool Ranking | - Teams are ranked and seeded based on their performance in a **Knockout Pool phase** (mini competition or group within a knockout format).
- Rankings within each pool are used to seed teams into the bracket for the next knockout round. |

- If selected from Ladder Position
- **Enter the Ladder Position Number** in the **From Ladder Position** field (e.g. 1 for 1st place, 2 for 2nd place).
- **Select the League** you’d like the team to come from.
- **Enter the Sequence Number** you want to assign to that team in the knockout bracket or fixture structure.
- If selected from Fixture Results
- **Select the League** you’d like the team to come from.
- E**nter the Fixture Reference Number** in the **From Fixture Reference** field.
- **Tick ‘Winner of Fixture’** to indicate whether the winner of that fixture will progress.
- **Enter the Sequence Number** you want to assign to that team in the knockout bracket or fixture structure.
- If selected from
- **Enter the Ladder Position Number** in the **From Ladder Position** field (e.g. 1 for 1st place, 2 for 2nd place).
- Enter the ladder position number the team finished in (e.g. *1* for 1st place, *2* for 2nd place). This determines which team will be used for this seeding based on their position in the selected league’s standings.
- Choose the league you want to pull the team from. This is important if your competition has multiple leagues or divisions feeding into the same knockout bracket.
- Assign the sequence number you want this team to hold in the knockout bracket or fixture structure  
  
**Repeat this process for all positions in your bracket** until every team slot has a seeding configuration assigned. Once all seeding selections are finalised, **DRIBL will automatically update the fixtures to display the correct teams** once ladder positions, fixture results, or pool rankings are confirmed.