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Run the tournament, not the whiteboard.

Football tournament management software handles the parts of a tournament that change by the hour: group results, qualification, the knockout draw and a schedule spread across several pitches. LeagueUnion calculates qualification and seeding from your rules and publishes a bracket that updates while matches are played.

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Cup knockoutSeeded from four groups
  1. A1Northgate RoversD4Canal Street
  2. B2Kestrel ParkC3Old Mill
  3. C1Ashby ValeB4Eastmoor
  4. D2Riverside AthleticA3St Brides
  1. 2Northgate Rovers1Kestrel Park
  2. 1Ashby Vale1Riverside AthleticLive 71′
  1. Northgate RoversWinner SF2
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A tournament squeezes a season into a day.

Results land every twenty minutes across several pitches, and the knockout draw depends on all of them. One late score or a tie on points leaves teams waiting while someone works out who plays whom.

Teams and supporters all want the same answer at the same moment: where to go next, and who they are playing.

How the work moves

Each step uses a LeagueUnion workflow, so the information from the step before is already there.

  1. Weeks before

    Open entries

    Take team entries online with a named captain and cap the size of the field.

    Clubs and teams

  2. Before the draw

    Set groups and rules

    Name the groups, place the teams and decide how many qualify from each.

    Tournament formats

  3. The schedule

    Fit matches to the pitches

    Schedule the group fixtures around the pitches and time slots you have.

    Fixture scheduling

  4. Group stage

    Tables move as referees report

    Group tables update from completed results only.

    League standings

  5. Knockouts

    The bracket builds itself

    Qualifiers are seeded, byes calculated and knockout fixtures created. The public bracket shows live scores.

    Tournament formats

What the organiser controls

  • Entries and the size of the field
  • Groups, qualification and seeding
  • The pitch schedule and referees
  • Result approval and corrections

What everyone else gets

  • Captains: where and when the team plays next
  • Referees: their matches and match control
  • Supporters: live group tables and the bracket

Questions organisers ask

What does football tournament management software do?

It manages entries, groups, fixtures, results, qualification and the knockout bracket for a football tournament, and publishes them to teams and supporters.

Can LeagueUnion handle uneven groups or odd numbers of qualifiers?

Yes. Byes and preliminary matches are calculated automatically, and qualifiers from groups of different sizes can be ranked with a saved rule.

Can a free tournament use LeagueUnion?

Yes. Essentials is free for free tournaments hosted on LeagueUnion.

Start with Essentials. It’s free.

Join the beta and we’ll let you know as soon as LeagueUnion is ready for your league or tournament.

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