Leagues, explained
Everything you need to run a competitive padel season. From formats to scoring systems, build the right structure for your players — and let Padelyst keep the standings.
Two kinds of league
Individual
Players sign up on their own and bank points across every event. Partners can rotate each round — ideal for social clubs and Americano nights.
Team
Players register as fixed teams. Teams play head-to-head fixtures and the table ranks teams, with each member's contribution tracked.
Event formats
Americano
Partners rotate every round, so you play with and against everyone. Points are scored individually.
Mexicano
Like Americano, but each round re-pairs players by their current standing to keep games close.
Round robin
Every player or pair plays every other once — the most complete way to rank a group.
Knockout
A single-elimination bracket. Lose and you're out; the last pair standing takes it.
Club round robin
Fixed pairs split into two groups. The group stage ranks pairs by score difference; the top half contests the main draw while the rest keep playing in the back draw.
Team fixture
Teams onlyTwo squads face off across several lines (e.g. Line 1, Line 2, Line 3). The team winning the majority of lines wins the fixture.
Match scoring
Choose how each individual match is decided.
Fixed total
Play to a set number of points combined by both teams (e.g. 24 or 32). Common in Americano.
First to
Play a single game to a target score (e.g. first to 21), optionally win by two.
Sets
Real padel scoring — games and sets (e.g. best of 3), with an optional super tie-break to decide.
Scoring systems
How match results become league standings.
Match points
Standings accumulate points from match outcomes.
Placement points
Common in individual leagues. Points are awarded by finishing place in each event, not per match.
Team leagues
In team fixtures, league points go to the overall fixture result — not the individual matches inside it.
Building a season
Create the league & divisions
Set the season window, choose individual or team, and optionally group players into divisions by skill.
Schedule events
Add Americano, Mexicano, round-robin, knockout or team-fixture events across the season calendar.
Play & track
Enter results as events happen. Padelyst does the math and updates the standings live.
Run as many events as you like in one season — points accumulate over time.
Settings & details
Visibility
Public leagues are discoverable and shareable; unlisted leagues are reachable only by link.
Divisions
Split a large league into skill-based groups, each with its own table.
Claim your results
Players link their account to a roster member to own their results across every event.
Default format & scoring
Set a default event format and match scoring once — every new event inherits it.
Ready to start the season?
Set your rules, add players, and let Padelyst keep the standings automatically.
Create a league