When the Draw or Fixtures screen blocks an action it always states the reason on screen. The list below collects the most common ones.
I cannot make the draw
- No Tournament Format chosen
- Set the format on the Tournament Format screen first. A tournament without a format cannot be drawn.
- Draw participants not confirmed
- Confirm the participant list on the Draw page.
- The team count does not fit the format
- For instance there may not be enough teams for a four-group structure. Add teams or reduce the number of groups.
- The draw is already official
- To draw again you must first undo the draw. While the draw is official the draw rule and experience section is not drawn at all.
- This stage has no draw
- In chained formats the draw exists only for the first stage. A knockout stage is built from the previous stage’s results. If the seeded draw feature is available, you can change the participant order with “Edit knockout order” before fixtures are generated; the pairing rule does not change. In a knockout fed by a group stage, after fixtures are generated and as long as no match of the first round has started, you can change the pairings with “Edit pairings”.
- “Edit pairings” does not save
- The screen says why: a match of the round has started or been played, a match was cancelled (not played), the next round or the third-place match exists, a team sheet was submitted for a match, the stage is two-legged or has a preliminary round, a team is missing or chosen twice, or someone else changed the pairings after you opened the screen. In the last case, reload the page and try again.
- A seeded draw cannot be made for a later stage
- Seed protection applies only to the initial distribution. In a knockout stage filled from the previous stage’s results no new seeded draw is made; the system does not accept such a request.
- The chosen rule is package-dependent
- Seeded and pot draws depend on your package. A random draw is always available.
“Create the draw yourself” does not save
You must pick a team for every slot of every group. A team can be placed in one group only, and the group sizes must fit the tournament structure. If the draw is already official this section is not shown at all; undo the draw first to change the groups.
I cannot move on to fixtures
There is one gate for generating fixtures: the stage’s draw must be OFFICIAL. With a draft draw fixtures cannot be generated; the screen says so and sends you to the Draw page.
My draft is marked invalid
If the eligible team set changed after the draft was made (a team was added or removed), the draft is marked invalid. It is not deleted, but it cannot be finalised; you need to draw again.
My scheduled draw presentation did not run
If the conditions are not met when the time arrives the draw is not forced, and the reason the plan failed is shown on the Draw page. Fix the reason and either draw normally or set a new plan.
The advancement rule is blocking me
If the number of teams advancing does not fit the current group structure, the system warns you and opens a narrow surface for correcting the advancement rule. That surface changes only the rule; it does not touch your draw result.
A hidden button is not a security measure, it prevents confusion. The server applies the same rule in every case, and a request that bypasses the screen is refused too.