> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tournamentsystem.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Join or create a team

> Sign in with Discord, then join a team with its invite code or start your own. Also covers leaving a team.

To play, you need to be on a team, and you can be on only one at a time. On the Player Hub, join a team with an invite code from its captain, or start your own.

## Before you start

* You need a Discord account to sign in.
* To join a team, ask its captain for the invite code.
* To create a team, sign-ups must be open. The league's staff decide when they open and close.

## Sign in

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Player Hub">
    Go to [The Black Vale's Player Hub](https://www.tournamentsystem.xyz/theblackvale/player-hub).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in with Discord">
    Select **Sign up** at the top of the page and sign in with Discord. You land on the **Registration** page, with a **Join** tab and a **Create** tab.

    If you're already signed in, select the team card instead. It reads **Join or Create a Team**, or **Join a Team** when sign-ups are closed.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Join a team

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter the invite code">
    On the **Join** tab, enter the invite code in **Access Code**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Join">
    Select **Join Team**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Agree to the terms">
    If you haven't agreed to the **Terms of Participation** yet, read them and select **I agree**.

    You land on your team's **My Team** page, with your name on its roster.
  </Step>
</Steps>

If joining fails, the page says why:

* "Invalid or expired invite.": check the code with your captain. It changes when the captain makes a new one or someone renames the team.
* "This team is full.": the team has reached the team size limit.
* "You are already on a team.": leave your current team first.

## Create a team

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Create tab">
    On the **Registration** page, select **Create**. It's greyed out after sign-ups close.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name your team">
    Enter a **Team Name** of 3 to 15 characters: letters, numbers and spaces. No two teams can share a name.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a colour">
    Under **Team Identity**, pick a colour or type its hex code, such as #C41E2A.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the team">
    Select **Initialise Team**. If you haven't agreed to the **Terms of Participation** yet, read them and select **I agree**.

    You land on **My Team** as the team's captain, and its status is **Building**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Next, share your invite code with your players and submit the team for staff to verify. Staff can't put it in a match until they verify it. See [Captain your team](/players/captain-your-team).

## Leave a team

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open My Team">
    On the Player Hub, select your team card to open **My Team**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Leave">
    Select **Leave Team**, then **Leave**. As captain, select **Leave** on your own row of the **Roster** tab, or **Leave Team** on the **Settings** tab. You return to the Player Hub.
  </Step>
</Steps>

To join a team again, you need an invite code, and you agree to the **Terms of Participation** again.

<Warning>
  If you're the captain, leaving passes captaincy to the member who joined earliest. If you're the last member, leaving disbands the team, and that can't be undone.
</Warning>

## Next steps

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Captain your team" href="/players/captain-your-team">
    Share your invite code and submit your team for verification.
  </Card>

  <Card title="The Player Hub" href="/players/player-hub">
    Follow the schedule, the teams and the rules.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Set up your player profile" href="/players/profile">
    Choose the name and region other players see.
  </Card>
</Columns>


## Related topics

- [Captain your team](/players/captain-your-team.md)
- [How a season runs](/get-started/how-a-season-runs.md)
- [The Player Hub](/players/player-hub.md)
- [Open and close sign-ups](/season/sign-ups.md)
- [Overview](/index.md)


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