A season is a way for Associations to designate a competition to a time period that ultimately ends up in a finals series and winner.
There can be several seasons set up for each calendar year. By default, two seasons for each year are created:
Configure seasons as follows:
At some point before the commencement of the first round (preferably about a month before), the Association should also set the current season for all affiliated Clubs. This is done by clicking the Set Current button. Typically, an Association sets its own season, carries out team setup, completes draw creation etc, and then sets the Clubs' current seasons. This is to avoid setting the Club season too early where no matches have been set up yet. |
*Locking a season will prevent:
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This section allows past seasons to be added to the Association so that historical data (e.g. fixtures) can be entered.
To add a season, select Add season, select the new season and click the Add button.
If the season has already been added it is not added again. Seasons that have already commenced cannot be added here. The Current Season section must be used for this. |
This section enables all or partial season/competition settings from previous a season to be copied across to another (later) season.
Select from the Data Rollover Options carefully to ensure that all relevant data is copied across to the new season:
It is crucial to select all the data options to copy correctly the first time as it is not easy to roll over additional season data once as season has been established. |