Name: AnWP Sports Leagues – Basketball, Ice Hockey, Handball, Rugby & More
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Author: anwppro

Professional sports league management for WordPress. Track teams, players, games, statistics, tournaments &amp; standings for any team sport.

AnWP Sports Leagues – Basketball, Ice Hockey, Handball, Rugby & More

Sports Leagues transforms WordPress into a powerful sports management platform for basketball, ice hockey, rugby, handball, volleyball, cricket, baseball, and all team sports.
Perfect for sports clubs, league administrators, team managers, coaches, and sports bloggers who need professional-grade league management without complex setup.
<h3>⚠️ Important Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>One Sport Per Installation &#8211; Plugin configured for one sport at a time</li>
<li>Requires CMB2 &#8211; Free <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/cmb2/" rel="ugc">CMB2 plugin</a> must be installed</li>
<li>For Soccer/Football &#8211; Use our dedicated <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/football-leagues-by-anwppro/" rel="ugc">Football Leagues</a> plugin instead</li>
</ul>
<h3>🏀 Live Demo Sites</h3>
Free Version: 
🏒 Ice Hockey: <a href="https://sl-hockey.anwp.pro/tournament/hockey-league-2018-2019/" rel="nofollow ugc">Tournament</a> | <a href="https://sl-hockey.anwp.pro/game/blades-komodos-2018-12-07/" rel="nofollow ugc">Game</a> | <a href="https://sl-hockey.anwp.pro/team/blades/" rel="nofollow ugc">Team</a> | <a href="https://sl-hockey.anwp.pro/player/zachary-mack/" rel="nofollow ugc">Player</a>
Premium Version: 
🏀 Basketball (NBA): <a href="https://slpro-nba.anwp.pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Home</a> | <a href="https://slpro-nba.anwp.pro/game/washington-wizards-toronto-raptors-2024-04-08/" rel="nofollow ugc">Game</a> | <a href="https://slpro-nba.anwp.pro/team/atlanta-hawks/" rel="nofollow ugc">Team</a> | <a href="https://slpro-nba.anwp.pro/player/d-murray/" rel="nofollow ugc">Player</a> 
🏈 American Football: <a href="https://slpro-football.anwp.pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Home</a> | <a href="https://slpro-football.anwp.pro/game/iota-creatures-theta-enigmas-2022-11-01/" rel="nofollow ugc">Game</a> | <a href="https://slpro-football.anwp.pro/team/swallows/" rel="nofollow ugc">Team</a> 
🏒 Ice Hockey: <a href="https://slpro-hockey.anwp.pro/tournament/hockey-league-2018-2019/" rel="nofollow ugc">Tournament</a> | <a href="https://slpro-hockey.anwp.pro/game/blades-komodos-2018-12-07/" rel="nofollow ugc">Game</a>
<h3>✨ Core Features</h3>
Complete Sports Management
<ul>
<li>✅ Players &#8211; Full profiles with photos, statistics, career history, birthdays</li>
<li>✅ Teams &#8211; Team management with rosters, logos, social links, galleries</li>
<li>✅ Games/Matches &#8211; Comprehensive game data: scores, events, lineups, statistics</li>
<li>✅ Tournaments &#8211; Round-robin, knockout, and multi-stage competitions</li>
<li>✅ Standings &#8211; Automatic league table calculation with custom ranking rules</li>
<li>✅ Venues &#8211; Stadium/arena management with maps, photos, upcoming games</li>
<li>✅ Staff &#8211; Coaches, managers, support staff with profiles</li>
<li>✅ Officials &#8211; Referee and official tracking</li>
</ul>
Advanced Statistics Engine
<ul>
<li>📊 Custom player statistics configurator (sport-specific stats)</li>
<li>📊 Game-by-game player performance tracking</li>
<li>📊 Season aggregate statistics (automatic calculation)</li>
<li>📊 Team statistics and comparisons</li>
<li>📊 Dynamic standing table with custom columns</li>
<li>📊 Player position groups and stat categories</li>
</ul>
Tournament Management
<ul>
<li>🏆 Knockout stages with bracket visualization</li>
<li>🏆 Round-robin group stages</li>
<li>🏆 Multi-stage tournaments (groups → playoffs)</li>
<li>🏆 Custom rounds and groups</li>
<li>🏆 Game day organization</li>
<li>🏆 Tournament cloning feature</li>
<li>🏆 Season-based organization</li>
</ul>
Game Features
<ul>
<li>🏀 Game events timeline (goals, penalties, cards, substitutions)</li>
<li>🏀 Period/quarter scores</li>
<li>🏀 Overtime and penalty shootout support</li>
<li>🏀 Player lineups with positions and numbers</li>
<li>🏀 Missing players/injuries tracking</li>
<li>🏀 Photo galleries and videos</li>
<li>🏀 Countdown timer for upcoming games</li>
<li>🏀 Special status (postponed, TBD)</li>
</ul>
Flexible Display Options
<ul>
<li>📱 7 Gutenberg Blocks &#8211; Game Countdown, Tournament Header, Next Game, Last Game, Teams, Games List, Player Stats</li>
<li>📱 6 Shortcodes &#8211; Standings, Games, Teams, Players Stats, Tournament Header, Player</li>
<li>📱 9 Classic Widgets &#8211; Standing Table, Next Game, Last Game, Players Stats, Teams, Player, Birthdays, Games, Game Video</li>
<li>📱 101 Template Files &#8211; Fully customizable in your theme</li>
<li>📱 Responsive Design &#8211; Mobile-friendly layouts</li>
</ul>
Customization &amp; Configuration
<ul>
<li>🎨 Sport Configurator with presets (Basketball, Hockey, Rugby, etc.)</li>
<li>🎨 Custom player positions per sport</li>
<li>🎨 Custom game event types (configurable icons)</li>
<li>🎨 WordPress Customizer integration (colors, layout options)</li>
<li>🎨 Custom text override (change any frontend text)</li>
<li>🎨 Standing table color schemes</li>
<li>🎨 Template override system</li>
<li>🎨 RTL (Right-to-Left) support</li>
</ul>
Data Management
<ul>
<li>💾 Excel-like import tool (teams, players, venues, staff)</li>
<li>💾 Season-specific team rosters</li>
<li>💾 Player ID &amp; External ID support</li>
<li>💾 Bulk operations</li>
<li>💾 Custom database tables (optimized performance)</li>
<li>💾 Smart caching system</li>
</ul>
Admin Interface
<ul>
<li>🖥️ Modern Vue.js admin pages (fast, reactive)</li>
<li>🖥️ Intuitive game editor</li>
<li>🖥️ Visual tournament builder</li>
<li>🖥️ Statistics configurator</li>
<li>🖥️ Quick setup helper</li>
<li>🖥️ Admin dashboard with insights</li>
</ul>
Developer Friendly
<ul>
<li>🔧 100+ action/filter hooks for extensions</li>
<li>🔧 REST API endpoints</li>
<li>🔧 Template hierarchy system</li>
<li>🔧 WordPress Coding Standards compliant</li>
</ul>
<h3>🎯 Perfect For</h3>
<ul>
<li>Sports clubs and organizations</li>
<li>League administrators</li>
<li>Team managers and coaches</li>
<li>Tournament organizers</li>
<li>Sports news websites</li>
<li>Youth sports programs</li>
<li>Amateur and professional leagues</li>
</ul>
<h3>🚀 Supported Sports</h3>
Basketball, Ice Hockey, Handball, Rugby, Volleyball, Cricket, Baseball, American Football, Water Polo, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Futsal, and most team sports.
Not suitable for: Individual sports (tennis, golf, etc.) or combat sports (MMA, boxing). For soccer/football use <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/football-leagues-by-anwppro/" rel="ugc">Football Leagues plugin</a>.
<h3>📚 Documentation &amp; Support</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://support.anwp.pro/knowledge-bases/6-sports-leagues" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a> &#8211; Comprehensive guides</li>
<li><a href="https://anwp.pro/docs/sports-leagues/" rel="nofollow ugc">New Documentation Portal (in progress)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.anwp.pro/knowledge-bases/6/articles/76-start-guide" rel="nofollow ugc">Quick Start Guide</a> &#8211; Get started in 10 minutes</li>
<li><a href="https://support.anwp.pro/communities/4-sports-leagues" rel="nofollow ugc">Community Forum</a> &#8211; Ask questions, request features, report bugs</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSFw5POd_iA" rel="nofollow ugc">Video Tutorials</a> &#8211; Step-by-step visual guides</li>
</ul>
<iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aSFw5POd_iA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe>
<h3>🌐 Translation Ready</h3>
<ul>
<li>Full internationalization support</li>
<li>Contribute translations via <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sports-leagues/" rel="nofollow ugc">translate.wordpress.org</a></li>
<li>RTL (Right-to-Left) support included</li>
<li>Custom text override for any language</li>
</ul>
<h3>💎 Premium Version</h3>
Want advanced features? <a href="https://anwp.pro/sports-leagues-premium-addon/" rel="nofollow ugc">Sports Leagues Premium</a> adds:
API Data Import &#8211; Automatic data sync from api-football.com (NBA, Basketball, NFL) 
Premium Layouts &#8211; Advanced display templates 
Page Layout Builder &#8211; Custom page designs with tabs 
Bracket View &#8211; Visual knockout stage brackets 
Results Matrix &#8211; Head-to-head results table 
Premium Blocks &#8211; 6 additional Gutenberg blocks 
Standing Advanced &#8211; Conference/Division support, advanced columns 
User Roles &#8211; Assign game edit rights to users 
Auto Timezone &#8211; Visitor&#8217;s local kickoff times 
Game Formation &#8211; Team formation display 
Commentary Block &#8211; Live game commentary 
Team Trophies &#8211; Trophy/award management 
Calendar Widget &#8211; Monthly calendar view 
Priority Support &#8211; Faster response times
<a href="https://anwp.pro/sports-leagues-premium-addon/" rel="nofollow ugc">View All Premium Features</a> | <a href="https://slpro-nba.anwp.pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium Demos</a>
Premium Tutorials: 
* <a href="https://anwp.pro/ultimate-guide-to-building-nba-basketball-live-scores-stats-website-in-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Building NBA Live Scores Website</a> 
* <a href="https://anwp.pro/how-to-create-nfl-live-scores-website-in-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Creating NFL Live Scores Site</a>
<h3>🚀 SL Kit — Launch Your Sports Site in 30 Minutes</h3>
Want a ready-to-use sports website without building from scratch? <a href="https://anwp.pro/sl-kit/" rel="nofollow ugc">SL Kit</a> is a complete WordPress starter kit that includes Sports Leagues Premium, pre-configured Kadence theme, 15+ professionally designed pages, and 100+ demo items. Import the demo, add your data, and go live.
Perfect for youth sports, amateur clubs, league administrators, and web designers who need a polished sports site fast.
<a href="https://anwp.pro/sl-kit/" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn More About SL Kit</a>

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