A Scoreboard-Only Theme Instance lets you output a stripped-back version of your graphics, showing just the score and essential match data, alongside your main full-graphics output. This makes it possible to feed different destinations such as radar/IMG distribution or a secondary stream from the same Match.
What a Scoreboard-Only Theme Instance Is
Themes in LIGR Live are platform-level assets built and maintained by the LIGR team, then assigned to your organisation. A Theme Instance is a customer-level configuration of one of those Themes. Theme Instances are assigned at the Competition overlay level (Competition > Settings > Streams and Overlays > Overlay Settings), and a single Competition can have multiple overlays, each with its own Theme Instance and Game Plan.
By creating a second overlay with a Theme Instance configured for a minimal scoreboard-only look, you can run two outputs from the same Match:
• A full-graphics output (lower thirds, lineups, sponsors, replays)
• A scoreboard-only output (score plus basic in-play data such as stoppage time, cards, and substitutions)
This is useful when one destination needs clean minimal graphics while another carries the full broadcast look.
Prerequisites
Before you start, make sure you have:
• An existing Competition with a Theme already assigned to it
• A Game Plan configured for your matches
• Access to your Organisation's Theme Instance configuration
• A second output or Destination ready to receive the scoreboard-only feed
[ Image placeholder: Competition overlay settings showing an existing Theme Instance assigned ]
Creating the Scoreboard-Only Theme Instance
Step 1: Create a New Theme Instance
1. Open your Organisation's Theme Instance configuration.
2. Find the Theme used by your Competition.
3. Create a new Theme Instance (or duplicate an existing one) so you have a separate configuration you can adjust independently.
4. Give it a clear name such as "Scoreboard Only" so it is easy to identify when assigning overlays.
[ Image placeholder: Creating a new Theme Instance with a naming field ]
Step 2: Configure the Instance for a Minimal Output
For the scoreboard-only Theme Instance, adjust the configuration so only the score display and essential match data are active.
1. Open the new Theme Instance.
2. Review the graphics available within it.
3. Disable any graphics you do not want in this output (lower thirds, full-screen graphics, lineups, sponsor graphics).
4. Keep the score display enabled as the persistent graphic.
Step 3: Assign the Instance to a Competition Overlay
1. Go to Competition > Settings > Streams and Overlays > Overlay Settings.
2. Add a new overlay (or open an existing secondary overlay) and assign the scoreboard-only Theme Instance to it, alongside your main overlay which uses your full-graphics Theme Instance.
3. Save your changes.
[ Image placeholder: Competition overlay settings with multiple overlays, each using a different Theme Instance ]
Building a Scoreboard-Only Game Plan
Each overlay has its own Game Plan. To make sure key in-play events still appear on the scoreboard output, build a Game Plan for the scoreboard-only overlay that contains only the playlists relevant to a minimal scoreboard view.
1. Open the Game Plan attached to the scoreboard-only overlay.
2. Configure the Pre-Game, Live, and Post-Game sections with only the playlists you want to appear.
3. Include event-triggered playlists for the in-play Match Facts you want reflected on the scoreboard, such as:
• Score updates
• Stoppage time
• Cards (yellow/red)
• Substitutions
• Period changes
1. Set the priority on each playlist as needed. Remember that when two playlists share the same priority, the first built fires.
2. Save the Game Plan.
[ Image placeholder: Game Plan showing a minimal set of playlists for a scoreboard-only overlay ]
Routing the Output
Once the overlay and its Theme Instance are configured, send it to its own Destination:
1. Open the Streaming tab for your Match.
2. Assign the scoreboard-only overlay to a separate Destination (for example, an RTMP endpoint for radar/IMG).
3. Keep your full-graphics overlay routed to your main Destination.
Tips
• Name your Theme Instances and overlays clearly ("Full Graphics" and "Scoreboard Only") so there is no confusion when assigning them to Destinations.
• Test both outputs in Multiview before going live to confirm each Destination is receiving the correct overlay.
• If the underlying Theme is updated by the LIGR team, review both Theme Instances to confirm each still behaves as expected for its output.
Common Issues
• Full graphics appearing on the scoreboard output: check that the scoreboard-only Theme Instance has the correct graphics disabled and that the overlay is routed to the right Destination.
• Score display not updating with live events: confirm the Game Plan linked to the scoreboard-only overlay includes the relevant event-triggered playlists (cards, substitutions, stoppage time, period changes).
• Wrong Theme Instance on a Destination: re-check the Destination assignments in the Streaming tab and confirm each overlay points to the correct Theme Instance.