Correct or Delete a Result
Saved the wrong score? Because 4league has no dispute or confirmation step, fixing a result is an organizer action. You have two tools: reset the match (re-open it and re-enter the score), or delete the match entirely. This guide covers both — and the one thing that trips people up: corrections do not cascade through a knockout bracket on their own.
Correct a Score (Reset & Re-enter)
To change a result you reset the match back to an unplayed state, then enter the correct score the normal way. Resetting clears the match’s score, penalties and recorded state so you start clean.
Reset the match
Open the match and choose Reset. The app sends a GET /reset-match/:matchId request and the backend re-opens the fixture, clearing its score and recorded result.
Re-enter the correct score
Enter the right goals and save, exactly as in Enter a Match Score. The corrected result counts immediately and standings refresh.
Use reset when the two teams and the fixture are correct but the score is wrong — the match stays on the schedule. Use delete only when the fixture itself should not exist (see Delete a Match).
Knockout Brackets: Check Downstream
In a knockout bracket, re-entering a score updates the immediate next-round slot with the corrected winner (via knockoutUpdate). It does not cascade through subsequent matches that were already played with the wrong winner. If the wrong team had already advanced and played further rounds, those downstream results are not rewound automatically — you must manually re-check and reset each affected downstream match.
If the bracket can’t be updated cleanly, the server reports bracketError:true so you know the advancement step did not complete and the bracket needs manual attention.
A quarter-final was saved as 2–1 to Team A, but it was actually 1–2 to Team B. By the time the organizer notices, Team A has already lost its semi-final. The organizer resets the quarter-final and enters 1–2; the semi-final slot now shows Team B. But the semi-final that Team A already played still exists with its old result — the organizer resets that semi-final too and re-checks the final before the bracket is correct end to end.
Delete a Match
Deleting removes the fixture itself — not just its score. Reach for it only when the match should not exist at all (for example a duplicate fixture, or a team that withdrew).
Open the match and choose Delete
From the match, select Delete. The app sends a GET /delete-match/:matchId request.
The fixture is removed
The match and its associated data are deleted. For knockout matches, the corresponding bracket slot is cleared.
Deleting a match cannot be undone. The fixture, its score and its events are gone for good. If you only need to fix a wrong score, use Reset & Re-enter instead — it keeps the fixture on the schedule. Only delete when the match genuinely should not exist.
Related Guides
Record a final score, who can do it, and why a saved score is final — no confirmation or dispute step.
Flag a fixture as postponed and move it to a new date instead of deleting it.
The full match lifecycle — live mode, events, lineups, and finalising a competition.