2026–27 season · powered by Scoreholio

Season info

The official 2026–27 season, Aug 29, 2026 – Jul 31, 2027: four League Quarters with published dates, weekly round-robin play, the quarterly Club Championship, and how to get a league certified.

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One season, four quarters

The official APL 2026–27 Full Season runs Aug 29, 2026 – Jul 31, 2027, divided into four independent League Quarters, per the official season announcement.

AUG 29

2026 · the season opens

JUL 31

2027 · the season closes

independent League Quarters

games opportunity per quarter · minimum

Aug 29, 2026season opens

Jul 31, 2027season closes

Q1League Quarter
Aug 29 – Nov 6, 2026
Minimum four round-robin weeks · minimum four games per player each week.
Club Championshipdouble-elimination · seeded from the quarter’s round-robin record
Q2League Quarter
Nov 16, 2026 – Feb 6, 2027
Minimum four round-robin weeks · minimum four games per player each week.
Club Championshipdouble-elimination · seeded from the quarter’s round-robin record
Q3League Quarter
Feb 15 – May 1, 2027
Minimum four round-robin weeks · minimum four games per player each week.
ELITE DARTS BECOME LEGAL FOR USE IN Q3
Club Championshipdouble-elimination · seeded from the quarter’s round-robin record
Q4League Quarter
May 10 – Jul 31, 2027
Minimum four round-robin weeks · minimum four games per player each week.
Club Championshipdouble-elimination · seeded from the quarter’s round-robin record

Quarter dates per the official season announcement: Q1 Aug 29 – Nov 6, 2026 · Q2 Nov 16, 2026 – Feb 6, 2027 · Q3 Feb 15 – May 1, 2027 · Q4 May 10 – Jul 31, 2027. League Rule L-1 reserves the start and stop dates for each Quarter Season to the APL, which publishes them ahead of every season.

The official 2026–27 documentsEvery date and rule on this page is transcribed verbatim from APL’s published season announcement, League Rules and League Structure. Each PDF opens in a new tab.Season Dates (PDF)League Rules (PDF)League Structure (PDF)

APL runs two 2026–27 seasons side by side: the full-season bracket board, which is the national leaderboard on this site, and a quarterly Round Robin season for weekly league nights. Both are on the leaderboard, the season selector switches between them.

Weekly play

The round-robin week

Sanctioned league play runs the Round Robin format, and the weekly games count toward individual stats and intra-league standings for the end-of-quarter club tournament.

Four games a week

A minimum of four Round Robin games must be offered each week, organizers may determine the total number of games offered.

Four weeks a quarter

Organizers must offer at least four weeks of Round Robin play per quarter, providing players with the opportunity to complete a minimum of 16 games within their club.

Register by week one

Players may register for the entire Quarter Season prior to the first week of match play. A free Bronze membership is the minimum to compete in round robins.

Every quarter ends in a bracket

The Club Championship

Mandatory, double-elimination, and it feeds the national board, four times a season.

Mandatory · double-elim

Organizers MUST hold a double-elimination Club Championship Tournament at the end of every quarter, one bracket submitted per club, per quarter.

Seeded by your record

Brackets are seeded from the win/loss record accumulated from the weekly round-robin games within the Quarter Season.

Feeds the APL Leaderboard

Championship results are submitted for APL Leaderboard Rankings, accepted for the national rankings provided all league weeks are submitted for approval and all players are sanctioned.

Three weeks to qualify

Players must have a minimum of three weeks of league play on record for the quarter, in that club, and must be sanctioned to participate.

Run one

How to certify a league

APL will certify leagues in the game of competitive Popdarts, three steps, straight from League Rule L-1.

Create an Organizer profile
Your organizer identity with the APL. The person the league is certified under.
Establish a league club on Scoreholio
The club is where your round robins, standings and quarterly championship brackets live.
Apply through the organizer form
Send your organizer names and contact information through the organizer form for approval. It reaches the APL organizer team directly.

What a certified league runs

Three or more players/teams, with any club affiliation.
A minimum of four per-player games submitted to the APL in round-robin format each week. Organizers may choose to exceed four games.
Players hold at minimum a Bronze APL membership to compete in round robins.
The organizer provides a leaderboard for the games played in scheduled competition. A spreadsheet is advised to maintain league records.
All games played and conducted in strict compliance with the current-season APL rules; club rules may be added where they do not conflict.

Sanctioning

Who can play what

Bronze (free) is the minimum to compete in round robins. To enter an APL tournament, a player must have a current APL Silver Membership or above, or pay, or show proof of payment of, APL membership before the start.

Bronze · FreeThe free Player Account, play league-night round robins, get an official APL player profile and track your stats.

Silver · $30/seasonOfficial APL Member: official rankings, sanctioned tournament competition, member-only promotions and events. 1 season.

Gold · $60/seasonEverything in Silver plus a one-time $30 APL Store gift card, premium member-only tournaments and exclusive merchandise. 1 season.

Legacy · $300One-time purchase covering 10 seasons, all Gold benefits plus fee-increase protection, reduced national entry fees and front-of-the-line registration.

League Rules L-2 · failure to pay league fees could result in suspension or revocation of APL sanctioning.

How to sign up on Scoreholio

Four steps, all on your phone.

Download the Scoreholio app
Every sanctioned APL event runs check-in, brackets and scoring in Scoreholio. It is free, on iOS and Android.
Create an account
One account carries your season across every club you throw at.
Set your display name to your real name
First and last. The national rankings publish the display name on your Scoreholio account, so a nickname is how players end up unfindable on the board.
Find the APL season and register
Open the league's season page, pick the event, and pay from your phone. A free Bronze account plays round robins; official ranking points need a Silver membership or above.

Open the APL season on ScoreholioThe league's own season page, rankings, membership and event registration.View on Scoreholio ↗

Rules

Read the rulebook

The gameplay rulebook, equipment, court, scoring and conduct, plus the 2026-27 League Rules for certified clubs, on one page.