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outdated introduction video from old LMS
outdated setting up a new league video from the old LMS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 November 15th

Link to change date added to event fixture list ( save as in Edit Fixtures )
Bug Fix - Number of times players play event setting was not saving properly
Bug Fix - Event Cross Table sometimes not showing all teams
Bug Fix - Player stats was not showing players who had played for more than 1 team in the event and also sort by performance was not working

Wordpress Plugin

There is a Wordpress plugin that uses the LMS API to display league tables and fixtures. It has been written by volunteer Duncan White who has also helped with the recent LMS development.

Updates November 10th

Bug fix to plain pages and API match end point
Changes to view of match cards
Bug fix to ICAL calendar file
Sort clubs by name order on admin/clubs and drop down
Sort player lists in Excel and PDF

Updates November 7th

Increase field sizes to cope with long player names
Fix match card Excel, and put membership icon after home team names
Bug fix - club was showing as not set on player record
Stop mass email line breaks being removed.
Fix ICAL date format
Bug fix - sometimes incorrect ratings showing on match player drop-downs
Add search by rating code when adding player to list

Updates October 30th 2024