How to Set Up Your Own Fantasy Sports Leaderboard

22 February, 2024 How to All articles

A guide to creating a simple fantasy sports leaderboard for football, baseball, soccer, and basketball, including how to share it with others.

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Hello, Fantasy Sports fans! Ever thought about making your fantasy leagues even more exciting by creating a custom leaderboard that you and your friends can interact with? 🏈⚾⚽🏀

A fantasy sports leaderboard for football

In this post, we're diving into how you can improve your fantasy sports experience across football, baseball, soccer, and basketball by setting up an online leaderboard or a league table.

If you're managing a league with friends, competing in office pools, or just want to add an extra layer of fun to your fantasy sports tracking, our guide will help you create a dynamic leaderboard that is share-able via link and looks great on desktop or mobile devices.

Choosing the right tool

There are of course already a large number of apps and websites that allow you to manage and play online fantasy sports. But maybe you don't want to use one of these tools because:

  • They are too complex
  • They are too expensive
  • They don't have the right features
  • They are over-sized
  • You have a data privacy concerns

For this guide, we'll be using Keepthescore.com, a versatile and user-friendly tool that lets you create and share leaderboards for virtually any purpose. It's perfect for tracking your fantasy sports rankings and is easy to get started with. You'll be able to generate a leaderboard that's

  • accessible as a standalone webpage,
  • shareable with anyone you'd like to include in the fun.

However, there is no integration of any sports data nor are there any automations for calculating scores based on some formula. If you want to calculate points, use the Excel-based option (see below).

Setting Up Your Fantasy Sports Leaderboard

You have 2 options for creating a leaderboard

1. Use an existing Excel file

If you already have your data in an Excel file, then this is the easiest route to take. You can do all the calculations in Excel and then simply upload the resulting file. To update your leaderboard, you update the Excel file and then upload again. Choose this option if you want to have a real league table.

A fantasy sports leaderboard for football A fantasy sports leaderboard for football

To get started, click the button below:

After you have created your standings or league table, customize it further by selecting a theme that fits your fantasy sport through the "SETTINGS" option. You can read more about what you can customize in the customization guide.

2. Web Interface Updates

Our web interface provides a straightforward way to update standings directly online. It works smoothly on both desktop and mobile devices, making it easy to update scores right from your mobile device.

League table admin view from Keepthescore.com The webinterface for editing the standings table

The interface is intuitive - simply click on a team and enter the new information. This method is ideal if you:

  • Want to update scores on the go
  • Need multiple people to help with updates
  • Like a clean, simple interface

For the web interface, please use our "multiscore" leaderboard.

💡 Extra Tip: Premium users can customize their leaderboard even further by uploading a logo. Ensure it's a PNG with a transparent background for the best appearance.

No Cost to Start

Keepthescore.com offers its basic services for free, which is usually sufficient for casual and semi-competitive fantasy leagues. This version is ad-supported. For those looking for more features and an ad-free experience, a premium upgrade is available.

Engaging Your League Members

After setting up, share your leaderboard with your league to make your fantasy sports season more interactive:

  1. Select "SHARE" to prepare your leaderboard for sharing.
  2. Choose one of the options shown below to decide on how you want the sharing to work. If you just want to show the public score, choose Share the public link
  3. That's it! You care done.

How to share your fantasy sports leaderboard

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Got questions, suggestions, or want to share how you're using your leaderboard? Drop us a comment below.