How to make a website for a sports tournament

Before a team captain enters a local cricket, football or kabaddi tournament, he wants the entry fee, the prize money, the rules and the dates in writing, not in a forwarded poster. A tournament website keeps all of it on one link you share in WhatsApp groups, and captains message you from it to enter.

Updated 2026-11-09

What people look for on a sports tournament website

The sport, format and dates: tennis-ball cricket, 8 overs a side, knockout over two weekends
Entry fee per team, the last date to enter and how many teams can play
Prize money for the winner, runner-up, man of the series and other awards
Rules: squad size, age limits, ball, overs, umpire's decision, what happens in a tie
The ground with a Google Maps button, parking and where teams can change
Fixtures and match timings once the draw is made
The organisers to call, with WhatsApp to enter a team

The pages your website needs

Home: The tournament name, sport, dates, ground, entry fee, prize money and a WhatsApp button to enter a team
Rules: Format, squad size, age limits, ball, timings, reporting time and how disputes are settled
Fixtures: The draw and match timings, updated as rounds finish, with results of played matches
Venue: The ground, how to reach it, parking, changing room, water and first aid
Contact: The organisers with call and WhatsApp buttons, and sponsors' names if they agree

Sample words for your home page

Shivaji Nagar Premier Cup 2026: 8-over tennis-ball cricket in Nagpur

32 teams, two weekends in January, ₹51,000 to the winners. Entry ₹3,000 per team; WhatsApp the organisers to enter.

The Shivaji Nagar Premier Cup started in 2019 on our colony ground with eight teams. It is run by local volunteers, every match has a neutral umpire, and the prize money comes from the entry fees and local sponsors.

Use these as a starting point and write them in your own words: AppCub can rewrite them for you in the chat.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide the pages. Most sports tournament websites need these pages: Home, Rules, Fixtures, Venue, Contact.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, with your own name, address, prices and timings.
Check the plan. AppCub lists the pages and what goes on each. Ask for changes until it is right; seeing the plan is free.
Add your details and photos. Replace every sample with your real details, attach your own photos, and check each page on the phone and computer preview.
Publish and share. Choose your address (your-name.sites.appcub.ai), put the website live and share the link on WhatsApp.

Copy this request, change the details to match your sports tournament, and paste it into AppCub:

Make a website for our cricket tournament, Shivaji Nagar Premier Cup 2026, at the municipal ground, Shivaji Nagar, Nagpur. Pages: home, rules, fixtures, venue and contact. Tennis-ball cricket, 8 overs a side, knockout, 32 teams, Saturdays and Sundays 10 to 25 January. Entry ₹3,000 per team, last date 5 January. Prizes: winner ₹51,000, runner-up ₹25,000, man of the series ₹5,000. Squad of 12. Reporting 30 minutes before the match. WhatsApp organiser Sachin at 98XXXXXXXX to enter. Saffron and green colours.

Tips for a sports tournament website

Write the rules once, clearly, and point every captain to the rules page before an argument starts on the ground.
Update fixtures and results in the chat after each day; teams will check the same link again and again.
Write how the entry fee is paid and whether it is returned if the tournament is cancelled due to rain.
Name sponsors only with their agreement, and keep their logos to the contact page or a single line.
Put the reporting time and a Google Maps button on the home page; late teams are the most common problem.

What it costs

Describing your website and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
Making it and changing it in chat uses credits for the work done: start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499 (200 credits, no autopay). Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Publishing is free for an account that has paid AppCub once, at your-name.sites.appcub.ai.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

Captains can't register a team or pay the entry fee on the website; they message an organiser. To take team entries, fixtures and live scores in one place, a tournament app is the better fit.
The pages are written in English. You can talk to AppCub in English, Hindi or Hinglish.
A website has no forms, bookings, payments or logins: visitors reach you on WhatsApp, by phone or on Google Maps.
Every page carries a small “Made with AppCub” badge and a “Report this site” link.

Questions

Can teams register on the tournament website?

They register by tapping WhatsApp and sending the team name and captain's number to an organiser. There is no registration form on the website.

Can I update the fixtures after each round?

Yes. Ask in the chat to add results and the next round's matches, and the fixtures page updates on the same link.

Can the website show live scores?

No. The pages show fixtures and results you update in the chat. For ball-by-ball scoring, a scoring app is the better tool.

Should I put the prize money on the website?

Yes, with the exact amounts and awards. Teams decide to enter on the prize money and the entry fee.

How do I share the tournament website?

Share the link in WhatsApp groups and print it on the poster. It opens in any phone browser with nothing to install.

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