How do applications and rosters work in a league?

A team gets into a league in one of two ways: it applies, or the league organizer invites it. Friends can’t sign up one by one: they need a permanent team in Playbox.

Application. The team owner or captain opens the league, goes to Checkout and picks the season roster. The team must have at least as many members as the format (6 for 6x6). The application stays Pending until the Creator or a Manager approves it in Participants. One active application per team per league.

Invitation. The Creator or a Manager opens Participants, taps “Invite a team”, finds the team and taps “Invite”. Invitations also need free slots and work only before the sign-up deadline and before the schedule is generated. The captain picks the roster and taps “Accept invitation” or “Decline”. An accepted invitation needs no further approval. The organizer can’t enroll a team without the captain accepting.

Neither works once the league is archived.

A team can withdraw its registration only until the sign-up deadline. After that, removing a team needs support.