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Guides and answers for setting up and running a tournament on TurnuvaGo.
What would you like to do?
The most common tasks, in the order you normally do them.
- How do I create a tournament?Your account receives a non-expiring Free licence once you verify your email address. Use “New tournament” to choose your licence (from My Licences if you have more than one) and enter the tournament name; organiser, season and location are optional.
- In what order do I proceed after creating a tournament?The order is: Teams → Tournament Format → Draw → Fixtures → Matches. Each step consumes the output of the previous one, so steps cannot be skipped.
- What is the Tournament Format and when is it chosen?The Tournament Format decides how the tournament is played. There are five main options: League, Group Stage, Groups + Knockout, League + Knockout and Direct Knockout. It can be changed until the draw is official.
- What is the draw and when is it made?The draw distributes teams into groups or into a knockout order. The result is always produced by the server. It is shown as a draft first and does not reach the outside world until you make it official.
- What does making the draw official do, and what happens next?Finalising turns the draft into the tournament’s real draw. The result appears on the public page, the participant structure is settled, and only then can fixtures be generated.
- Why can I not make the draw or move on to fixtures?A disabled draw button usually means a precondition is missing: no format chosen, the participant list not confirmed, or the draw already official. Fixtures require an official draw.
Browse by topic
- Getting Started What TurnuvaGo is, how to create a tournament and in what order to proceed. 8 guides
- Tournament Format and Draw League, group and knockout formats; draw rules, presentation draw, finalising and undoing. 14 guides
- Fixtures and Scheduling Generating fixtures, match dates, venue and time planning. 1 guide
- Teams and Players Adding teams, squad management, the player pool and transfers. 2 guides
- Match Management Live match, score entry, match events, team sheets and referee reports. 2 guides
- Standings and Statistics Ranking rules, goal difference, top scorers, tournament statistics and PDF reports. 2 guides
- Discipline and Sanctions Cards, sanction accumulation, suspensions and disciplinary cases. 1 guide
- Account, Roles and Permissions Account settings, tournament staff, roles and package/licence coverage. 4 guides
- Troubleshooting Where to look when something does not behave the way you expected. Coming soon
Frequently asked questions
Where is the “Lock draw” button?
The current name of that action is “Make the draw official”. It does the same thing: it turns the draft into the tournament’s real draw, publishes it on the public page and unlocks fixture generation.
What does making the draw official do, and what happens next?
Who can make the draw?
The tournament manager. Team managers and referees cannot make, finalise or undo a draw. Separately, the draw rule you choose (seeded, pot) may depend on the tournament’s package — that is coverage, not permission.
Why can I not make the draw?
The usual reasons: the Tournament Format has not been chosen, the draw participant list has not been confirmed, the team count does not fit the chosen structure, or the draw is already official. The screen always states the reason.
Are fixtures generated automatically once the draw is official?
No. Finalising only unlocks fixture generation. You generate the fixtures yourself from the Fixtures page.
What does making the draw official do, and what happens next?
I made the draw official — can I draw again?
Yes, as long as no fixtures exist. Undo the draw first, then draw again. If fixtures exist you must reset them from the Fixtures page first.
What is the difference between seeding and pots?
A seed marks a single team’s strength and says “teams of the same level must not share a group”. A pot clusters teams by level and says “every group gets one team from every cluster”. A pot draw is the clustered form of seeding logic.