My Organisations

No organisations or not logged in

Bug Reports

There is a list of LMS bug reports here

If you notice a problem with the LMS please look at this list to check that the problem has not been reported already. If you wish to report a new problem request a new feature please use the main Ask for help link.

There is a list of LMS new feature requests here

Volunteers

Would anyone be interested in volunteering to:

Test changes to the system
Update the help files
Create new logins
Help new league organisers
Software development (needs good PHP skills and be willing to learn drupal)

If so contact Malcolm

LMS Features

Team captains login and update match results to which they have been given access. Players are selected from predefined drop down lists.
Can be used for Team Leagues, Team knockouts, Individual Swiss, Individual All play all.
League tables updated automatically
Administrators login to define the league structure, events, teams, number of boards etc.
Automatic generation of file for ECF grading
Automatic League Fixture generation taking into account dates to avoid and teams to avoid clashes with.
Reports to track games played by none-members, Late matches, adjournments.
Keep track of club details, team captains, and all the information to manage your league

ECF League Management System

Welcome to the English Chess Federation League Management System (LMS). See the ECF privacy statement The LMS is free to use for ECF affiliated Leagues, Clubs, Counties and Congresses. If you want to use the LMS:

Apply for a login here
Request a new organisation here

To get help:

see the context sensitive help link below the user login at the top right hand side
outdated introduction video from old LMS
outdated setting up a new league video from the old LMS
Look at the settings on the test league for an example of use
Request a password reset link via the sign in option on the top right
Guide to running online events and help for lichess events
Guide for running a league
Guide for running a club championship

For more general queries on English chess playing for new players and membership and fining clubs you should refer to the English Chess Federation web page

To report bugs, please first check here to see if it has been reported already, then use the contact form under the Ask for help option at the top. For a detailed explanation of the recent changes to the LMS see this page This link to the help has a table of the new access rules

News

Updates January 16th

Ensure "list player is in" field in player view wraps
Fix some Cancel buttons that were not working
Include defaults and new player matches in reports/extract and add a result field
Bug fixes to remove log errors.

Updates January 14th

Split of game fee report into potential and actual
Bug fix to the API for individual events
Update the export function to contain match results
Bug fix in Check fixture constraints
Theme updates - look and feel - from Duncan White.

Updates January 6th

Bug fix to fixtures tab action=Excel.
New option under Reports/Extracts to get all the results in active seasons into an Excel spreadsheet so you can do your own analysis on it
More protection against search bots and hackers

Updates December 22nd

Add ECF Blitz rating as an option for display on match card
Bug fix - headings missing for standings in all play all individual event
Bug fix - cross table for team event, when some teams have no results
More protection for invalid urls and bug fix for logging.

Updates December 3rd