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Welcome to ECL Essentials! Here you’ll find a concise guide on how the European Championship League (ECL) operates. This includes important information on scheduling and reporting games, transfer rules, and communication best practices. Whether you’re a new team or a seasoned player, these guidelines will help ensure smooth participation in the league. Dive in and get familiar with the essentials! Game Scheduling & Reporting Guidelines Scheduling Games Contacting Opponents: Mandatory: Reach out to your opponents 12-24 hours before the default scheduled game time. Use the SportsGamer.gg Private Message system or, if necessary, other platforms like Discord. Default Schedule: The default schedule is set by the league. DO NOT schedule games on top of your default opponent without prior agreement with said opponent to move the games. Rescheduling: After agreement, use the rescheduling tool on SportsGamer to update the schedule. Only one postponement is allowed per matchup. If you need to move a matchup a second time, please contact support with an explanation and a suggested date immediately. Deadline for Postponements: Notify the opponent by 12:00 CET on the game day if rescheduling is required. Reporting Games Winning Team’s Responsibility: Use the API Reporting Tool for normal games. For disconnected games, use the manual reporting tool for accurate stats submission. Submission Deadline: Reports must be submitted immediately after the games due to EA’s limited game history available online (5 most recent games). Accurate Stats: Maintain screenshots of all stats (overview, events, and individual stats) for the entire tournament for verification. Contacting Opponents Essential Communication: Do not assume opponents will show up without prior communication - always reach out well ahead of the scheduled games, at the very latest before 12 CET of the scheduled gameday Always confirm the game time and servers in advance. Missed Communication: If opponents are unresponsive, notify League Administration (LA). For advice on how to write Support, please read this article. Transfer Rules Transfer Deadline: The deadline for all player transfers is January 4th at the end of the day. Licenses Basic Requirements: Every team must have 6 licenses to be eligible. Teams are allowed to hold up to 3 backup licenses. A backup license can be used for up to 10 games total across ECL 25 Winter and Spring — including Qualification, Regular Season, and Playoffs combined. Do not play a game if a player has a ❌ next to their name on the roster page. Are you still missing your license? A valid license is required before stepping on the ice. Purchase your license here. Need help with your license? Please contact Support. SportsGamer Placeholder Team If you're wondering what the Placeholder team in the standings are at the start of the season: This is a temporary extra team added to the group as a failsafe. This is not a real team and with an 80% probability will not become a real team, so if you're scheduled to play against this team, please ignore it unless told otherwise by the administration. Placeholder teams are removed during the first few days of the season. Season start & Information When will divisions, groups, and schedules be available? The staff is hard at work analyzing the teams and rosters to make sure the teams have signed up for the appropriate division. We aim to have the groups and schedules up as soon as possible, but at the latest, on the evening of Saturday November 29th. Once the schedule is out, please contact your opponent as soon as possible to agree on the first games or reschedule, as instructed above. When does the season start? The season for ECL Lite, Core and Neo starts on Sunday, November 30th. The season for ECL Elite and Pro starts on Monday, December 1st. For more specifics on the dates of the ECL '26: Winter season, see this post. Did we miss something? Please see our Frequently Asked Questions. Still need help? Please contact Support.