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title: "New Season Setup Guide"
canonical: "https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/429752323/New%20Season%20Setup%20Guide"
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At the start of a new season, there are number of tasks that need to be completed by a Competition Administrator with the Dribl access role of ‘BA’ Body Administrator to fully set up the season.

These tasks must be completed in the order that they are presented below, as may of these steps rely on the proceeding pre-requisite task being completed in order to proceed.

Example: You must setup your Grounds (Step 6), prior to creating each relevant Field (Step 7).

This article is to be used as a quick reference point for the correct order to complete each of the tasks. For more detailed information on how to perform any of the tasks, please access the relevant supporting link.

###  Order of steps to setup a new season

1. Configure [Season Settings](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/16023578/Configure+Season+Settings)

2. Create [Competitions](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/16777262)

3. Create [Age Groups](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/16777307/Create+Age+Groups)

4. Create [Divisions](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/17039462/Create+a+Division)

5. Create an [Axis](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/17301550/Create+an+Axis) *(Optional step - if applicable)*

6. Create [Grounds](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/17334294/Create+a+Ground)

7. Create [Fields](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/17367041/Create+a+Field) *(these are linked to each ground)*

8. Create [Teams](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/142606356/Create+Teams)

9. Create a [Football Calendar](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/142475305/Football+Calendar) and set up League Compositions

10.  Create [Leagues](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/143556609/Leagues) using either automatic or manual steps

11.  Set up your Club’s [Home Settings](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/144015361/Home+Settings)

12.  Enter ground and field availability in [Timetables](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/144015374/Timetables)

13.  Generate [Fixtures](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/144015390/Fixture+Generation)

14.  Commence [Scheduling](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/143261701/Scheduling) matches

15.  Edit and check [league](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/143556609/Leagues) settings

16.  [Publish](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/143523887/Publish+Fixtures) fixtures

17.  Make competitions and leagues [visible](https://help.dribl.com/space/LA/52789310/Make+Competition+Visible+to+Public) to public