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Joining An Existing League

By now, hopefully you have Registered for csfbl.com AND Registered for the CSFBL Forums...if not, do that first by clicking on these links.

OK...now that you've registered for the game and the forums, you're ready to join a league! Or leagues....you can join as many as you'd like. Start out by going to the Find a League page to browse through all active leagues. There are about 150 leagues, some are brand new. Some have played over 130 seasons. but don't worry, there are lots of ways to narrow down your choices.

  • Sim rates of 8 games per day, 4/day and 2/day
    • 8/day leagues play a season in about 1 month. 4/days in about 2 months. 2/days in about 4 months. Sorry, no 24/day leagues )
  • Leagues with current openings
    • There are always leagues looking for new owners!
  • Mentor leagues
    • If you're a new user, or a user returning to the game after a layoff, its highly recommended that you join a mentor league or two.There is almost always a brand new mentor league getting started, so its a great way to get in on a league from the beginning.
  • Commissioner leagues
    • Leagues that have a commissioner are more stable, more active, and more competitive. Leagues without a commissioner are more casual, temporary, and low-key.
  • Top Tier and activity levels
    • The most competitive leagues qualify as Top Tier and the results get counted in site-wide user records. Activity level indicates which leagues have the most active owners. Rabid leagues have 23 or 24 owners who have logged in 30+ times in the past 30 days.
  • Salary caps ranging from $40 million to $75 million
    • Some CSFBLers like low capscap leagues that require lots of roster decisions and offer plenty of free agent options. Others likemay prefer high caps that enable the ability to build dynasties and stockpile replacements.
  • Live/Forum draft or autodraft
    • Live drafts are typically conducted on the forums, autodrafts operate off of rankings set on the game site.site.The game site pre-ranks 80 amateur draftees from 1-80, based on their salary. but their ranking does not necessarily reflect their ability. That's where your scouting comes into play.
  • Numerical ratings or letter grade ratings
    • This is a recent addition to CSFBL. Some leagues now use letter grade ratings for players instead of number grade ratings. We also offer Hybrid leagues which use numerical ratings and a letter grade draft.
  • Number of seasons in league's history
    • Join a new or newerrelatively new league, or join a league with decades and decades of history.
  • Current league date
    • Join a team in the preseason, right before the draft, or as it fights for a playoff berth.


More Information on Leagues


Mentor Leagues

UnderneathWhen you click on "Find a League" you have 5 choices.options. We recommend a mentor league for new CSFBLers. Mentor league have veteran CSFBLers assigned to the league, ready to help. They don't have a team in the league. They'reThey kindaare likeanalogous to having a veteran bench coach in your dugout. They'reThey hereare available to answer any questions you might have, to help you learn the game and to give you opinions and suggestions on your lineup, your trades, your draft picks, and whatever else you might need.

Games Per Day

"Games Per Day" , otherwise known as the "sim rate", showslets 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,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 handy 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 is an easy 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 leagueleague's operations. Typically, leagues with a commissioner are more active and more competitive. Since people are actively monitoring these leaguesleagues, they are more reputable. Leagues with a commissioner are more likely to have customized features like a different salary cap or a draft lottery. WhetherYou orcan noteasily find out if a league has a commissioner canor be foundnot 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 the new, starter leagues. Greek leagues are public leagues, often with a limited shelf lifeshelf-life given the turnover of ownership in starter leagues.

Early on in CSFBL's history, a handful of the most active and prestigious leagues were assigned as Premier Leagues Historically, Premier leagues historicallyLeagues 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 CSFBL.

Let's do this!


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