Match settings control the configuration of your match including period lengths, player settings, stat coverage, and lineup configuration. You can edit these settings from the Matches section before the match starts.

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Important: Match settings cannot be edited once the match has started — either from the LiveScore app or from an external data provider. You must edit settings before starting the match.

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To open a match's settings, click Matches in the left sidebar, then find the match you want to edit. Click the three-dot Actions menu for that match and select Settings. The match settings page will open with all editable fields available.

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[SCREENSHOT: the Matches list with the three-dot Actions menu open and the Settings option visible]

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Under Competition Assignment, you can select which competition this match belongs to. This determines which teams appear in the team dropdowns.

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Under Teams, you can choose the home team and the away team. Only teams assigned to the selected competition will appear in the dropdowns.

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Under Date and Time, you can set the scheduled date and time for the match.

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Under Venue, you can select the venue where the match takes place. Only venues created in Assets > Venues will appear in the dropdown.

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Under Live Scorer, you can optionally assign a live scorer to this match.

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Under Period Configuration, you can control match timing and structure. Available options vary by sport. For football, for example, you can set the half length (duration of each half), the half time length (duration of the half-time break), and toggle on Extra Time or Shootout if needed.

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Under Stat Coverage, you can choose between Minimum (basic match events only) and Standard (full statistical coverage).

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Under Player Settings, you can toggle PLAYERS on or off, and select the player event capture level: All player events, Major only, or Team list only.

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Under Lineup Settings, you can set the starting lineup size and the max bench size.

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Under Advanced Settings, you can enable Use Clock so the match clock displays (enabled by default), choose the Clock Direction to count up from 0 or count down from the match length, toggle on Cumulative for cumulative timing, toggle on Injury Time to track injury/stoppage time (football), and choose between Stop at Length or Tick Until End to determine clock behavior at the end of a period.

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[SCREENSHOT: the match settings page showing Period Configuration, Stat Coverage, and Advanced Settings sections]

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After making changes, click the save button at the bottom of the page. Your changes apply immediately to the match.

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You can change a team's competition assignment even after matches have been created. Teams can be assigned to a new competition during a match, but that change does not affect the match itself in terms of match settings.

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The match will still show that team under the competition it was assigned to before the team's competition assignment was changed and before the match started. If a new match is created with that team, it will appear under the newly assigned competition.

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Cannot Edit After Match Starts
Once a match has started — either from the LiveScore app or from an external data provider — you cannot edit match settings. The settings page will be locked. If you need to make changes after a match has started, you have two options: 1. Stop the match in the LiveScore app or wait for the match to complete. 2. For future matches, always edit settings before starting.

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Pre-Configured Competition Settings
If your competition has pre-configured match settings in Assets > Competitions > Additional Settings > Match Configuration, those settings auto-fill when you create a match under that competition. You can override these defaults by editing the individual match settings before the match starts.

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