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Joining An Existing League

To be able to fully run your own a team, you will first you need to verify your email address through the Registration Page.

Once you have registered to participate in the game and forums, you are ready to join leagues. A good way to start is checking the Find a League page to browse through active leagues. There are over 100+ active leagues to choose from - some leagues are new, while others have simmed 180+ seasons. At first glance it may seem a bit overwhelming but there are many options available to help you narrow down your choice(s).

  • Sim Eras - There are three current simulation models in CSFBL - expect players and teams to perform differently in each.
    • CSFBL Classic
    • Free Agent Model (1977-1993)
    • Dead Ball (1901-1919)
  • Draft Type - Leagues can choose the Standard Draft Model, where teams draft in reverse order of last season's record, or the Draft Lottery, where all non-playoff teams from last season have a chance at the first six picks of the draft.
  • Activity Levels - Activity level indicates which leagues have the most active owners. Rabid (extremely active) leagues have 23 or 24 owners who have logged in 30+ times in the past 30 days.
  • Games per day - Leagues can be set to play 2, 4, or 8 games per day. 8/day leagues play a season in about 1 month, 4/days about 2 months, and 2/days about 4 months.
  • Salary cap - Salary caps can vary from $25 million to $75 million, with the default cap set at $50 million.
  • Commissioners - Public leagues can function with or without a commissioner helping organize league activities. Private league require a commissioner. Commissioner led leagues tend to be more active and competitive, while leagues without a commissioner are more casual.
  • League Date - Current simulation date of the league.
    • 2/28 - 4/1: Preseason
    • 4/2 - 9/28: Regular Season
    • 9/28 - 11/2: Postseason
  • Seasons played - You can join a new or relatively new league, or join a league with decades of history.

More Information on Leagues


Mentor Leagues

When you click on "Find a League" you have 5 options. We recommend a mentor league for new CSFBLers. Mentor leagues have veteran CSFBLers assigned to the league, ready to help. They don'tmay or may not have a team in the league. They are somewhat equivalent to having a veteran bench coach in your dugout. TheyMentor Leagues are availableintended as places for beginners to learn the game, or existing users to learn new versions of the game they aren't familiar with. Mentors will try to answer any questions you might have, to help you learn the game and to give you opinions and suggestions on your lineup, yourlineups, trades, your draft picks, andor whatever else you might need. Competition is fun, but mentor leagues are designed for learning first.

Games Per Day

"Games Per Day", otherwise known as the "sim rate", lets you know whether a league is simulating 2, 4 or 8 games each day. Slow sim rates (2 games per day), are great for people who like to watch their team day-in and day-out and don't want to risk missing any opportunity to manage their team. Fast sim rates (4 and 8 games per day) are for stat-heads, people who like to see stats accumulate and are less interested in sim-to-sim management, though the same management options apply to all leagues regardless of sim rate.

League Activity Level

The easiest way to evaluate the state of a league is the look at the Activity Level which can be found on the Find a League page.

All leagues are broken down into 1 of 4 activity ranks.

Rabid: 23+ owners have logged in 30+ times in the past 30 days

High: 18-22 owners have logged in 30+ times in the past 30 days

Average: 13-17 owners have logged in 30+ times in the past 30 days

Low: 0-12 owners have logged in 30+ times in the past 30 days

Using League Activity Levels iscan anbe easya good way to match up your own CSFBL activity level with other players investing similar time and energy into their teams.

Commissioner Leagues

Many of the most active CSFBL leagues have a commissioner (or multiple commissioners) overseeing the league's operations. Typically, leagues with a commissioner are more active and more competitive. Since people are actively monitoring these leagues, they are more reputable. Leagues with a commissioner are more likely to have customized features like a different salary cap or a draft lottery. You can easily find out if a league has a commissioner or not on the Find a League page, or on the specific league page.

Other League Classifications and Terminology

New public leagues are assigned a name consisting of 3 random Greek letters. As a result, Greek Leagues is a term that can refer to new, starter leagues. Greek Leagues are public leagues, often with a limited shelf-life given the turnover of ownership in starter leagues.

Early on in the CSFBL's history, a handful of the most active and prestigious leagues were assigned as Premier Leagues. Historically, Premier Leagues were highly competitive, with customized rules and regulations, and an active forum presence. Over the years, the term Premier League has lost some of its significance. However, the handful of leagues that still enjoy the Premier designation remain some of the most historically significant leagues in all of the CSFBL.

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Now you know about all the ways to sort, evaluate, and compare the many leagues of CSFBL. The best part is, you don't have to choose just one! So why not take the next step ...Recruiting a Team!