Create a season
Set up a new season with teams, competition format, and core rules before generating the first round.
Overview
Use a season as a self-contained competition cycle within your organization. Each season keeps its own teams, rounds, standings, bookings, and documents.
When you create a season, choose a supported sport, enter its name and optional dates. Then configure matchmaking, standings, and scheduling in Season Settings before generating the first round.
To create a season
If this is your first season, choose Create season after creating the organization. For another season, open the season menu and choose Create season.
Basic settings
Season name
A unique name for this competition cycle, e.g. 'Fall 2026' or 'Weekly Ladder'.
Sport
The rules family used by the season. Only Volleyball is currently available. The sport cannot be changed after creation; see supported sports for sport-specific behavior.
Start date
The date when the season begins, visible to users in the season (optional).
End date
The date when the season ends, visible to users in the season (optional).
Public season link
A unique, editable link ending for the season. League Portal checks availability before saving a changed link and releases the old one afterward.
Competition setup
After creating the season, open Season Settings and make these choices:
- Choose Balanced round robin, Tiered ladder, or Elo rating system.
- Choose N-team rotation or Full matches.
- Review the scoring controls for your selected competition system.
- Confirm the complete setup when you generate the first round.
Copy an existing setup
If you already have a season, the creation dialog can copy its competition policies and documents. It does not copy teams, bookings, rounds, schedules, scores, or other operational history.
Setup can only be copied from a season using the same sport. If the selected source season uses another sport, the copy option remains off and unavailable.
If you do not copy a setup, your season starts with default settings plus placeholder Rules and Waiver entries in its document library.
After creating the season
Once created, the season appears in your organization's season list. You can now add teams, invite people, upload documents, and generate the first matchup round.