Competition types
Use a straight league, a knockout, group play, a group stage that feeds a bracket, or a league that finishes with playoffs.
Qualifying positions connect group play to the semi-finals.
The structure determines which matches need to exist and how later rounds depend on earlier results. Set that first, then schedule around dates, venues and pitches.
Keep age groups or levels organised without forcing the whole competition into one identical draw.
Scheduled fixtures build a table across a season.
A bracket produces a winner round by round.
Separate pools have their own standings.
Group positions fill later bracket places.
League positions decide a final playoff phase.
Create later matches with qualifier labels before the teams are known. Confirmed standings can then populate the correct bracket places.
1 Manningham FC 7 pts
2 Queensbury Juniors 6 pts
1st Group A v 2nd Group B
1st Group B v 2nd Group A
Competition, connected
