FUMBBL :: Online Blood Bowl League

2025-03-15

Compiled from across FUMBBL, this is all the news that's come to my little furry ears. Separated into four sections: 'Public' Leagues, Open Play Environments, Independent Tournaments, and Meta-groups. If you know more that is going on, please let razmus know so he can add it to the next edition, which should be early April. I've added a channel for conversation amongst League Commissioners on my FUMBBL Leagues Discord. If you're interested in the conversation, please jump into the general channel and ask to be elevated for the commissioner's channel.

The census says that there are still 1025 distinct, active coaches on FUMBBL who play in leagues, which is where I'd rather hoped to see that number return. Two numbers are given for the range of the league size, because 'active coaches in a league' is a poorly defined descriptor. When the numbers are very different - the league is likely in flux, have some deadwood teams/coaches in their locker rooms, or be at the start or end of a cycle/season (when there's usually a lot of inactive coaches watching the playoffs). Numbers very close together should be pretty close to the 'actual' active coach population (whatever that means) for the group.

I wanna play now!! Which groups should I look at?
These are the leagues closest to looking for more coaches right now. It might still be a bit before you'd play.
	New to Bloodbowl?	145 Club Always available, earn your "Complete Un-gnome"
	Global, Secret League	WOBBL is actively recruiting
	Global, draft	BCS/BCL is actively recruiting!
	Oceania	SWL is now between seasons!
	New Zealand	DIBBL is in their playoffs
	Europe, draft	DLE is actively recruiting for several coaches.
	Finland	Suomiliiga is between seasons..
	Europe, random rosters	SNOT is actively recruiting.
	Scotland	SOBBL is still between seasons.
	Europe/Americas, draft, 'green'	Greenskins Draft Rumble actively recruiting.
	Americas, draft	FDL is now between seasons.


Timezone/Region	World, but focused on Coaches new to Bloodbowl or new to FUMBBL (but especially new to Blood Bowl!)	✷ 34-62
Rules	BB2020 (no Mega-Stars)
Current status	A Complete Un-gnome is running thru the end of April. ALWAYS RECRUITING! The 145 Graduate League is available for coaches transitioning from newbie status to the wider community. Come see much it might help you. Lost in the wider FUMBBL community? Stop in to get your bearings. Mentor program (putting newer coaches with more experienced coaches) is going along well! With the graduate cup tournament also in process, if you're in the target audience, I'd encourage folks to stop in and find out how they can help.
Next steps	If you're new to FUMBBL or Blood Bowl, jump in at your leisure. Efforts are being made to make it easier for folks to join with minimal wait and to make it easier to find appropriate opponents. If you're experienced, also recruiting to help get newer coaches squared away.
To contact	dentface for even more information, razmus's 145 FAQ might answer a few questions, and stop by the 145 Club Discord to chat with folks. They also look over match replays, give advice on skill choices and team development, oh and share laughter as well. "Most of the good stuff happens on discord."


Timezone/Region	Global (but predominately Europe), 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	✺ 226-226
Rules	BB2020 resurrection/non-progression with promotion and relegation (No Star Players)
Current status	Season 6 is already up to round 3 of 7. I see filler, so if you were looking for games, there might still be a place for ya.
Next steps	We'll be in our cups in June.
To contact	Contact JLeav and/or join them on their own Super League Discord.


Timezone/Region	Europe but with coaches from everywhere. Large, fluff heavy league. (Effectively Global)	✷ 57-58
Rules	BB2020 with modified Secret League, and customized BB2016 skill progression. Only one team per roster. (Custom stars, with apothecaries as incompetent as those the rest of us deal with.)
Current status	Year 13, between Spring regionals and Summer special tournaments.
Next steps	Summer special tournaments.
To contact	New teams either enter a Youngbloods tournament or the general mix depending on timing, and with a league this large they're pretty much always recruiting. (Right now is a pretty good time to join CIBBL! Sufficient interest will kickoff a very fun Youngblood tournament.) Contact C0ddlefish and/or join them on the SL Discord in their own section. (Be aware: a lot goes into the administration of this league, and they'll tend to only accept coaches who have something of a proven track record of reliability on FUMBBL.)


Timezone/Region	Global, two week rounds in the league.	✶ 29-31
Rules	Secret League rosters, 2016 skill progression, with a skill level above legend. (No Mega-Star Players) There is a league portion AND an Open Play environment. Join the Discord for more details.
Current status	Season 2, playoffs. And bonus games for the rest. They've started actively recruiting.
Next steps	Season 3. Remember -- there's an open environment associated with WOBBL too... stop in and play a few games if you're so inclined.
To contact	Contact StrangeFeller, or WaffleIron and join their Discord.


Timezone/Region	Global, coaches drawn from "time to time"	★ 22-25
Rules	BB2020, custom rosters with draft. Six different leagues which play amongst themselves and between leagues during the year. (No star players) (1)league segregated knockout phase; (2)League segregated regular season; (3)Interleague playoffs and league Allstar completions; (4)Then the cycle restarts with league segregated playoff	★ 22-25
Current status	Season 3, Segregated league regular season, round 1 of 5. Actively recruiting! (Looking for 3-5 more coaches for draft with standard rosters. Contact gridironman or jump into their Discord for more information.
Next steps	Segregated league regular season.
To contact	TheRedoubt, bigf, or Gridironman on site or their Discord.

PEBBL (Point Economy Blood Bowl League)
Timezone/Region	Global, Coaches divided into four hour windows across the globe for their divisions	★ 12-12
Rules	BB2020, player point buy. (Star players drawn from previous season players)	★ 12-12
Current status	Season 2, second round has just begun, in round 2 of 5.
Next steps	Season Two playoffs.
To contact	Carthage on site or their Discord.


Timezone/Region	Oceania (GMT +7 to +12)	✷ 26-46
Rules	BB2020, possibly the original league on Fumbbl to implement seasons! (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current status	Between season 104 and 105. Redrafting. Trying to heal.
Next steps	Season CV.
To contact	Talk to Irgy about getting started or join them on the SWL Discord and 'ask to be drafted and hazed.' New teams need a little time to draft and get 'some blooding games' played before they're fed to the le... err... before they start.


Timezone/Region	New Zealand, one week rounds	Established 6th March 2015	✶ 23-32
Rules	BB2020. Equivalent pools with tiered postseason playoffs to decide champion. Slann and Simyin welcome. Redrafting with a 1400k cap. Expensive mistakes and Spiraling expenses both active. (Yes Mega-Stars + 40k tax)
Current status	Season 40, Playoffs and other fun end of season tournaments - round 1-ish of 3.
Next steps	.
To contact	Contact ramchop or jump into DIBBL discord .


Timezone/Region	New Zealand/Australian time zone preference With a bit of a lean towards NZ	✶ 16-29
Rules	SL2020, each roster can only be represented once, with two week rounds. (No Mega-Stars)	✶ 16-29
Current status	New season has begun, round 1 of 7.
Next steps	Mullet and other elimination tournaments.
To contact	PM Trickey on FUMBBL or get in touch on their channel on the DIBBL Discord .


Timezone/Region	Europe (Spanish Language), but some non-European	✹ 83-84
Rules	BB2020; promotion and relegation; race uniqueness within divisions enforced. (New coaches can choose race/roster without restriction) Two week rounds during the regular season, one week during playoffs(Yes Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season Two in round 10 of 13.
Next steps	Playoffs with five rounds.
To contact	Contact MrToyce for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Italian Language/Italy	✷ 54-54
Rules	BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season 34, second half, three games remaining.
Next steps	Season 34, playoffs.
To contact	Ale_Kubbo


Timezone/Region	UK timezone, give or take a couple, and English language	✷ 53-53
Rules	BB2020, 9 day rounds (No Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season LXXIV is in round 7 of 7/9.
Next steps	Season LXXV. But contact DaCoach about being put on the wait list if you're in the target audience.
To contact	A whole host of active commissioners to contact on the group page, but DaCoach would be the person who usually recruits, or talk to them on the WIL Discord.


Timezone/Region	French Language/Europe TZ	✷ 40-40
Rules	BB2020, with promotion and relegation, and roster rotation. (It appears that teams can be relegated right out of existence.) (Custom Star Players)
Current status	Season 35, round 5 of 9.
Next steps	Season 35 playoffs. Recruit. Draft teams/rosters. Season. Playoffs. Post Season.
To contact	Sharkrudi, Thoriin, Darkvatar, or Phags or visit their Discord


Timezone/Region	Europe	✶ 32-32
Rules	BB2020 rules with BB2016 skill progression, w/player drafts. Limited to 32 Team Franchises. With FLUFF! (No star players) DLE is a long term, all human teams league with extremely high TV.
Current status	Season 16 Intraconference play, round 7 of 7. Three phases:1(SoS), 2(interconference play), 3(intraconference play), championship playoffs Actively recruiting for several coaches to take over franchises. I can't imagine a better time to jump into this long running, fluff heavy draft league.
Next steps	Season 16 Playoffs.
To contact	BigF is in charge of the wait list.


Timezone/Region	German Language/Central Europe TZ	✶ 22-22
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds, with building and league modes (Yes Mega-Stars)	✶ 22-22
Current status	Season 18, round 5 of 11
Next steps	Season 18 playoffs.
To contact	jurisch and join them on Discord.


Timezone/Region	Finnish Language/Finland	✶ 17-19
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds (Yes Mega-Stars)	✶ 17-19
Current status	Between seasons 12 and 13. If you're in the target audience, now would be a good time to get in touch.
Next steps	Season 13
To contact	Contact Jopotzuki or visit thier Discord for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Europe/Ukraine (Ukrainian Coaches)	★ 16-18
Rules	BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars)	★ 16-18
Current status	Round 7 of season pie. (Potatoes, peas, or something secret... there are choices.)
Next steps	If you're in the target audience, I'd recommend contacting Ulmar99 for more information, there always seems to be a lot going on.
To contact	Contact Ulmar99 for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Europe (with some accomodation for others)	★ 15-17
Rules	BB2020, draft (no star players)	★ 15-17
Current status	Season 2 interconference play, round 6 of 7. (1) interdivisional, (2) Intraconference, (3) Playoffs
Next steps	Season 2 playoffs!
To contact	Contact Kondor, Arcayn, datom, or intrepidwilson for more information, for a Discord invite, or to join. Their Discord is also available.


Timezone/Region	Europe (Polish and English language)	★ 14-15
Rules	SL2020, Randomly assigned SL20 rosters. (Yes Mega-Stars)	★ 14-15
Current status	Season 7, playoffs in round 1 of 3. Rounds six and seven Telesnot recap are available. And active recruiting is taking place.
Next steps	Season 8
To contact	Contact Avreus for more information and to join. Join them on their discord.


Timezone/Region	Scotland	✶ 3-11
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds. (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 2 complete.
Next steps	Season 3. If you're in the target audience, get in touch with ChrisRaff88 asap.
To contact	ChrisRaff88 is the big man in charge. For their Discord, ask for an invitation.


Timezone/Region	Europe and Americas	✶ 30-38
Rules	BB2020, with random players and lots and lots of extra dice rolling just to satisfy Nuffle's whims, now with BB2016 advancing	✶ 30-38
Current status	Season 2, stage 1, round 4/6 of 9.
Next steps	Season 2, stage 2.
To contact	TrashMouse on site NUFFLE League Discord channel to roll up your random team. They're always recruiting new teams, and can run new blood type tournaments when there is enough new blood to justify.


Timezone/Region	Mainly Europe but Coaches in North and South America, Canada too. 14 day turns!	✶ 21-21
Rules	BB20 Draft League, Human rosters, custom seasons and re-draft. Custom Icons and Team logo's. (Star players look absent.)	✶ 21-21
Current status	Season 6 Inter-conference play has started, round 7 of 9.
Next steps	Intra-conference play.
To contact	The_Murker (Owner), Arcayn, Carthage, and HyperboLemuR


Timezone/Region	Mainly Europe but if there's sufficient interest, an Americas division is a possibility.	★ 11-14
Rules	BB20 Draft League, Trolls/Orcs/Goblins with secret weapons. BB2016 skill progression. "The league is fluff-heavy and a lot of fun but also has interesting skill progressions and very flexible rosters, enabling a variety of play styles; so suits beginners and experienced players alike. The Discord is especially active with results, post-match interviews, gameweek round-ups, and the ability to bet on games too."(No Star players.)	★ 11-14
Current status	Season 1, Cups in round 3 of 3. Now Actively recruiting! Season in two halves.
Next steps	Season 2.
To contact	intrepidwilson



Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 43-60
Rules	BB2020, balanced number of teams from each roster! (No Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 9, round 3 of 7
Next steps	Season 9, small cups
To contact	HyperboLemuR on site or the NWBL Discord.


Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 48-58
Rules	BB2020, with custom seasons, and no stunty teams. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.)
Current status	Season 46 into makeup games.
Next steps	Coaches polls, obligatory kvetching, an awesome team show, then qualifying teams go off for their Bowl Games.
To contact	ex-convict or HyperboLemuR or NCBB Discord


Timezone/Region	Americas	✶ 30-30
Rules	BB2020 with player draft, drawn from NCBB amongst other places. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.)
Current status	Between Season 33 and 34. Drafting. Summer training camp. Signing autographs and the like.
Next steps	Season 34.
To contact	To be put on the waiting list for an invitation, contact Bazakastine or wintergreen13 and join them on the NBFL Discord. The league is limited to 32 franchise teams.

Second Sons Blood Bowl League
Timezone/Region	Americas TZ	✷ 29-30
Rules	BB2020 with some initial boost to starting teams, roughly two week rounds (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 4 playoffs, round 1 of 4.
Next steps	Season 4 playoffs, probably late winter, early spring.
To contact	HouseBlackfyre on site.


Timezone/Region	Ontario, Canada & Time Zone friends	✶ 24-25
Rules	BB2020, roughly weekly rounds, with bounties. (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 10 part 2, round 5 of 7.
Next steps	Season 10 playoofs.
To contact	Hammer16 or grant85 on site. (They aren't actively recruiting but would welcome additional friendly faces they know from the NAF table top and in-person leagues in the Ontario and Quebec area.)

Old league banners -- https://i.imgur.com/yRS7pPg.jpg, /i/717039, /i/721507


Timezone/Region	Chilean, Americas timezone, Spanish Language	★ 8-19
Rules	BB2020 with redraft and what looks like a bounty system! (Yes Mega-stars)	★ 8-19
Current status	Between seasons 4 and 5. If you're in the target audience, get in touch. But I don't know when the next season will be.
Next steps	Season 5
To contact	Varadal, primary communication via WhatsApp.

Season 2


Timezone/Region	Americas	★ 14-15
Rules	BB2020 draft league, two week rounds Custom star players from previous players	★ 14-15
Current status	Season 1 Superbrawl was win by happygrue! Congrats. Now beteen Seasons 1 and 2, so drafting, summer training camp, signing autographs and the like.
Next steps
To contact	ryanfitz


Timezone/Region	Americas	★ 11-15
Rules	SL2020, with FUMBBL-supported seasons turned on (No Mega-stars)	★ 11-15
Current status	Season 6, "Oops - All Rookies!" Round 6 of 11.
Next steps	Season 6, playoffs.
To contact	razmus on site, or SLA20 channel on the Secret League Discord.

Open Play Environments
Open play environments are places where teams can be built to play against other teams in the same environment, usually without scheduling the game, although many open environment also offer their own activities for teams to compete against one another if the coaches wish to participate.

Competitive
Rules	BB2020 - using the latest rules available. Now with redraft/seasons. No Mega-stars.
Activity	Very high activity. This is the primary activity on FUMBBL
To play	Make a team from your Coaches page for the Competitive division and put them in Gamefinder, or activate teams in the Black Box (also now within gamefinder) or seek games on the FUMBBL Discord (the last is more popular with people seeking those last few games to fill a grid.) Be aware that the box random scheduler now separates virtual season one teams from everyone else.
Activities	Royal Rookie Rumble for new teams. (Recruiting 24/7!) Brawls for any Competitive team. Brackets break at 1350 and 1650. Minors will make it's next appearance on 16 April. XFL is reset, and Chorfs, Delfs, Undead, and Elf Union will open on 19 March. Major Tournaments spread out across the year, each with their own requirements and some with qualifier tournaments. The Ulthuan Invitational draws on the 19th -- get your teams applied QUICKLY. (I.e., don't wait and miss out.)


Rules	BB2020 with custom rosters. Now with redraft/seasons. (No Mega-stars to mirror Competitive envionment.)
Activity	Some.
To play	Make a team from the group above (or from your coaches page in the "League","Secret League 2020" division). Put them in Gamefinder or seek games on the Secret League Discord
Activities	Old World Rookie Rumble for new teams. Always recruiting! Old World Brawl for any team. Bracket breaks at 1000, 1350, and 1700. [SL]2020 Slam are Slam type instant tournaments for groups of four teams. (just needs interested coaches) [SL]2020 Open Sprint allows teams to compete on points earned in open play, leagues, and touranments. The larger Secret League Major tournament schedule has been announced. The next [SL]UMBBL Shield for teams at or below 1550TV is up to the quarter finals. The Grand Championship series will start taking applications in a week or so.

Open League
Rules	BB2020 (no Mega-Stars)
Activity	Some.
To play	Create a team from the link on the Open League group page, or from the Create Team link at the bottom of your coaches page and select 'League', 'Open League'. Make them available in gamefinder, or find an opponent in Discord or other places. It's okay to play casual games against friends here.


Rules	BB2020, low competitive. (no Mega-Stars)
Activity	Low.
To play	Create a team from the link on the Chillax group page, and make them available in gamefinder.
Activities	Ongoing sprint seasons, just so there are numbers to watch. Really the environment is just an excuse to play games, so get to it.


Rules	BB2020, 1100TV start, Mega-stars, 2016 progression, Nelphine star pricing, endless seasons.
Activity	Up and running. 3 tournaments done. Another in progress.
To play	Create team for group and just start playing. Join the group to participate in the tournaments.


Rules	BB2016, with imported League, Ranked, or Box teams, including SL16 teams.
Activity	Low
To play	Clone teams into the league to bring new life to them to play. Open [L]eague Cup - No limit, Official 2016 + [SL16] teams for a possibly last ride of glory. (Active recruiting, and intending to run for as long as possible.)

Independant Tournaments
Tournaments available, which aren't otherwise part of one of the open environments.


Time/Region	Global, 10-11 day rounds (Wed/Sun deadlines) to facilitate scheduling.
Rules	BB2020, 4M teams, (almost all) star players.
Next tournament	All Stars Bowl when there are eight teams to make a new bracket. A special 20th Anniversary All Star Bowl planned for 12 March to celebrate Koadah being on the site twenty years.
To contact	Contact koadah.

Active Metagroups
Metagroups play in other open and league environments, against other teams in the environment which aren't necessarily part of the metagroup, for thier own goals.


Season	Season 13: Jan-Apr 2025
Environment	Competitive (Blackbox Scheduler only)
Synopsis	FUMBBL's only officially supported metagroup. Build one or more squads of four teams, and amass points by winning and tying after randomly matching other teams. One team from each roster will have the opportunity to participate in the Steel Gauntlet, it's own special official [C]ompetitive Division tournament. (See Christer's blog linked above for more information.)

IRONDWARF Trophy
Season	Season 13: Jan-Apr 2025
Environment	Competitive (Blackbox Scheduler only)
Synopsis	The Iron Dwarf Trophy is a meta-event in the Competitive division. Each season, coaches create teams and play these using the Blackbox scheduler. At the end of a season, the winner is the team who managed to get the highest total score.


Season	XCI: March-April 2025
Environment	Competitive, Blackbox, and League (BB2020/SL2020).
Synopsis	A reboot of the original E.L.F. group, Elf teams accumulate points for playing (and more for winning) against a variety of different rosters. Additional awards for filling your dance card, and a special award for taking more casualties than anyone else. (Discord Channel.) CrisisChris took the Championship medal last season around from the Box division. Well done! Elves... get in there and PLAY some ELFBALL.

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