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Competition Fixtures

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The following section provides the Competition Administrator and Club Administrator users with the ability to perform the following actions:

View Fixtures

This page provides users with the ability to view and edit the full list of Fixtures associated with Competitions in the County\Province in question.

The Records Per Page drop down control can be updated to adjust the number of Fixtures listed within the Fixtures table.

The user can specify details for the values listed below when searching for a fixture:

  • Hide Games - Postponed/Abandoned/BYE/TBC
  • Fixture Status - Allows you to filter by Green, Amber or Red (Click here to see what each status means)
  • Between Dates - Allows you to select only fixtures within certain dates.
  • Referee - Allows you to filter by Referee Pools.

The user can also filter the list of fixtures using these properties. For example:

  1. Select ‘Hide Postponed Games’
  2. Click ‘Search’

All postponed games are removed from the view.

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Figure 1 – Filtering the list of fixtures displayed- e.g. ‘Hide Postponed Games’.

The following details are displayed for each Fixture:

  • Traffic  Light status (Explained in 'Communications')
  • ID
  • Details
  • When (Date)
  • Competition
  • Round
  • Status
  • Venue
  • Referee

A Quick Edit facility is also provided for each Fixture.

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Figure 2 – Quick Edit Fixture

If you wish to edit the fixture in full, click on the name of the fixture where you will be shown all properties belonging to the fixture:

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Figure 3 – Edit Fixture in full

Create Fixtures

Manually Create Fixtures

You can manually create fixtures for League, Knockout and League/Knockout Competitions.

  1. Provide a Name for the Division you are creating Fixtures for and an appropriate Divisions Abbreviation.
  2. Complete the SMS Details Sections for SMS activity regarding your Competition (Can be seen in Figure 1).
  3. Provide information for the fixture -
    • Enter the Round of the Competition
    • Select a Home Team from the list
    • Select an Away Team from the list
    • Select a Venue
    • Select a Referee
    • Choose a Date and Time (if known).
  4. To add another fixture for the Division click 'Add Another', each division will be added to the table below.
  5. When you have manually created all the fixtures for this division click Next.
  6.  If you have more than one Division in your Competition, do the same for each Division.
  7. Click Next to go to the final step in the Competition Wizard.

 

 Create Fixtures Using A Matrix 

Fixtures can be created using a Matrix for League, Knockout and League/Knockout Competitions.

  1. Provide a Name and Abbreviation for the Division.
  2. Complete the SMS Details Section for the SMS activity regarding your Competition (You can see the SMS Details in Figure 2).
  3. From the Matrix table select -
    • The number of clubs to be included in the Division.
    • 'Keep existing fixtures' will be relevant if you have made changes to the matrix details and are 'Re-generating' the fixtures.
    • If you would like to 'Use Neutral Venues'.
    • Select each team from the drop down list.
    • Choose a date and time for each fixture (if known).
    • Click 'Generate'.
  4. A Table will appear below with the fixtures for this division.
  5. Click 'Next'.
  6. Click Next to see the final step in the Competition Wizard.

 

Create Randomly Generated Fixtures 

Fixtures can be Randomly Generated for League Competitions.

  1. Provide a Name and Abbreviation for the Division.
  2. Complete the SMS Details Section for the SMS activity regarding this division (can be seen in Figure 3 below).
  3. Provide information for the following -
    • Allow Extra Time
    • Add Dates (Click 'Yes' to enter times and dates for the fixtures, click 'No' to leave fixtures as TBC)
    • If you have selected Yes, choose a Competition Start Date, select days and times you would like the fixtures to be on.
  4. Click Generate to create a table of randomly generated fixtures.
  5. Click 'Next'.
  6. Click Next for the final step in the Competition Wizard. 

Add a Fixture

To add a Fixture perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to the Fixtures page.

2. Click the Add button.

3. Specify values for each of the following properties:

  • Competition Administrator
  • Defaults to the current user
  • Filter Competition
    • Both
    • Football
    • Hurling
  • Competition
    • A drop down list provides a list of all competitions to choose from.
  • Home Team
    • A Placeholder value may be provided if unknown.
  • Away Team
    • A Placeholder value may be provided if unknown.
  • Round
  • Venue
    • The list of Venues available may depend on the Venues associated with the Teams in question and whether a Master Venue Pool has been assigned to the Competition in question.
  • Extra Time Allowed
  • Replay

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Figure 4 – Add Fixture Details

4. Specify schedule properties for the fixture (i.e. Date and Time). If the exact date of the fixture is unknown a date range may be specified.

5. Assign Match Officials to the Fixture. There will be no options available here unless a Match Officials Pool has been assigned to the Competition.

6. A number of additional (optional) properties may also be specified:

  • Broadcast Details
  • Notes
  • Report URL
  • Re-scheduled Fixture
  • Publish Date
    • If a Publish Date is specified, the fixture in question will not be published via the Fixtures and Results XML feed until the date in question is reached.

Each of the above properties are published via the Fixtures and Results XML feed.

7. Click the Save button.

8. The Fixture will be saved and added to the Fixtures Added in this Session table.

 

Edit Fixtures

To edit a fixture perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to the Fixtures page

2. Click on the Competition Name

3. the following properties can be edited from this page:

  • Home Team 
  • Away Team
  • Round
  • Venue
  • Extra Time Allowed 
  • Postponed
  • The date and time
  • Broadcast Details
  •  Notes
  •  Report URL
  •  Re-scheduled Fixture
  •  Publish Date

4. The Referee Report can also be downloaded from here

5. Click Save button

6. The Fixture will be updated

Delete a Fixture

To delete one or more Fixtures perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to the Fixtures page.

2. Click the checkboxes associated with each of the Fixtures you wish to delete.

3. Click the Delete button.

4. Click Yes on the pop-up to confirm that you wish to delete the selected Fixtures(s).

5. The specified Fixtures(s) will be marked as deleted.

Add CCC Rulings for Fixtures and Results

CCC Rulings enable you to add/deduct points for a club. You can do this within a fixture or a result -

  1. Within Fixtures or Results select a fixture/result using the check box provided
  2. Click 'More Actions' > 'CCC Ruling'

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Figure 5 – CCC Ruling 
    3. Within the "Add CCC Ruling" box you will see the fixture details, add/deduct the relevant points for the Home/Away team
    4. Add Ruling Notes is applicable
    5. Click 'Finish'
    6. Note - CCC Rulings will affect the league standings, and any comments added will be published below the league table.
 
 

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