League Owner

Create a season

This guide walks you through setting up a new season for a league you own, using Fanager's 5-step create-season wizard. You'll fill in basics, sessions, teams, and billing, then confirm the summary. Every step is editable later, so you can get a draft saved in under a minute and refine it as your season takes shape.

Before you start

  • You must be the owner of the league you're creating the season for. See Account types for what each role can do.
  • The league itself must already exist. If you haven't created one yet, follow Create a league first.
  • Have a season name, a rough start date, and a preferred match duration in mind. Everything is editable after creation — see Edit a season.
  • Optional: if you plan to collect team registration fees, set up your payout account before this step. Until that's done, leave the Billing step on its default Free option. (Background: Account types.)

Steps

  1. Open the Leagues tab from the bottom navigation, then switch to the My Leagues sub-tab. You'll see every league you own listed under Manage, and the round blue "+" button sits in the lower-right.

    My Leagues sub-tab listing the leagues you own with the blue plus button in the lower-right
    The My Leagues sub-tab listing your owned leagues, with the blue "+" button in the lower-right.
  2. Tap the blue "+" button. The speed-dial expands and stacks three options from top to bottom: Create Team, Create Season, and Create League. Tap Create Season.

    Speed-dial expanded on the My Leagues sub-tab showing Create Team, Create Season, and Create League actions
    The speed-dial expanded over the My Leagues list. Tap Create Season.
  3. You land on the Create Season screen. It has two sections: Select League at the top and Choose Season Type below it (with cards for Regular Season and Tournament). The Next button at the bottom is greyed out until you pick a league.

    Create Season screen with the Select League and Choose Season Type sections visible
    The Create Season screen on first load. Next is disabled until a league is picked.
  4. Tap the League dropdown to see your owned leagues. Pick the one you're creating the season in.

    League dropdown open showing two owned leagues
    The dropdown lists every league you own.
  5. With your league picked, tap the Regular Season card for a weekly-schedule season with standings. (For a bracket-style event instead, pick Tournament and switch to Create a tournament.) A checkmark appears on the selected card and the Next button activates. Tap Next.

    League picked and Regular Season card selected with the Next button now active
    League picked; Regular Season shows a checkmark; Next is now active.
  6. You're now in step 1 of the 5-step wizard: Basics. A locked summary card at the top reads Creating season for <your league> so you can't accidentally swap leagues mid-wizard. Fill in Season Name (e.g. "Spring 2026"); confirm or adjust the format (defaults to Points round-robin), start and end dates, and match duration. Tap Next.

    Basics step of the Create Season wizard with the Season Name field filled
    The Basics step with the locked league summary, Season Name, and format/dates/duration fields.
  7. Sessions is where weekly time slots and blackout dates live. You can leave it empty for now and add slots later — see Add weekly time slots. Tap Next.

    Sessions step of the Create Season wizard
    The Sessions step (40% progress) — empty slots are allowed.
  8. Teams & Invites lets you pre-add owned or managed teams, or invite a team manager up front. You can skip this and invite teams after the season exists. Tap Next.

    Teams and Invites step of the Create Season wizard
    The Teams & Invites step (60% progress).
  9. Billing defaults to Free registration. Keep it free if you haven't set up payouts; you can switch to paid later. Tap Next.

    Billing step of the Create Season wizard with Free registration selected
    The Billing step (80% progress) with Free registration selected.
  10. On the final Review step, check the What Happens After Create summary. The primary button now reads Create Season instead of Next — tap it to save.

    Review step of the Create Season wizard with the primary button labelled Create Season
    The Review step (100% progress); the primary button now reads Create Season.
  11. A Season Created dialog appears on top of the Review screen. It confirms the season is saved as a draft, with sessions and billing recorded. Tap View Season to open the new season's detail page and start configuring slots, teams, and the schedule.

    Season Created confirmation dialog with the View Season call to action
    The Season Created dialog over the Review screen. Tap View Season to continue.

If something goes wrong

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