loadStandings('2025');

    function loadStandings(curyear) {

        $("#widget-league-standings-table").html("");
        $("#widget-league-standings-header-table").html("");
        var loading = document.createElement("div");
        loading.id = "ul-league-standings-loading";
        $("#widget-league-standings").append(loading);
        $("#ul-league-standings-loading").html("<center><strong>LOADING LEAGUE STANDINGS DATA...</strong><br/><img width=\"50px\" src=\"/images/loader.gif\"></center>");

        var data = {};
        data['sf'] = 'standings';
        data['Year'] = curyear;

        $.ajax({
            url: '/data/standings/',
            type: 'get',
            data: data,
            dataType: 'json',
            success: function(data) {
                $("#ul-league-standings-loading").remove();

                if ( data.message != "" ) {
                    alertMsg(data.message);
                } else {
                    setStandingsPanel(data);
                }
            },
                error: function (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown)
            {
                $("#ul-league-standings-loading").remove();
                alertMsg(jqXHR.responseText);
            }
        });
    }

    function setStandingsPanel(data) {

        var master_table_head = document.createElement("thead");
        master_table_head.id = "master_table_head";
        $("#widget-league-standings-table").append(master_table_head);

        var master_table_head_row = document.createElement("tr");
        master_table_head_row.id = "master_table_head_row";
        $("#master_table_head").append(master_table_head_row);

        var master_table_head_row_cell = document.createElement("th");
        master_table_head_row_cell.id = "master_table_head_row_cell";
        $("#master_table_head_row").append(master_table_head_row_cell);

        //YEAR DROP DOWN
        var selector_field = document.createElement("select");
        selector_field.id = "selector_field";
        selector_field.size = 1;

        for ( var i=data.this_year; i >= data.oldest_year; i-- ) {
            selector_field.options.add(new Option(""+i));
        }

        var year_selector_label = document.createElement("span");
        year_selector_label.id = "year_selector_label";
        $("#master_table_head_cell").append(year_selector_label);
        $("#year_selector_label").html("Year:&nbsp;");
        $("#master_table_head_cell").append(selector_field);

        $( "#selector_field" ).change(function() {
            loadStandings($("#selector_field option:selected").val());
        });
        $("#selector_field").val(data.year).prop("selected", true);

        var division = "";
        var d=0;
        for ( var t=0; t < data.standings.length; t++ ) {
            if ( data.standings[t].DivisionID != division ) {
                d++;
                division = data.standings[t].DivisionID;
                master_table_head = document.createElement("thead");
                master_table_head.id = "master_table_head"+d;
                $("#widget-league-standings-table").append(master_table_head);
                $("#master_table_head"+d).html("<tr><th><br>"+data.standings[t].DivisionName+"</th><th>Division<br>Won</th><th><br>Lost</th><th><br>Tied</th><th><br>Points</th><th>Overall<br>Won</th><th><br>Lost</th><th><br>Tied</th><th><br>Points</th></tr>");

                var master_table_body = document.createElement("tbody");
                master_table_body.id = "master_table_body"+d;
                $("#widget-league-standings-table").append(master_table_body);
            }

            var master_table_body_row = document.createElement("tr");
            master_table_body_row.id = "master_table_body_row"+d+t;
            $("#master_table_body"+d).append(master_table_body_row);
            $("#master_table_body_row"+d+t).html("<th><a href=\"/teams?team="+data.standings[t].TeamID+"\">"+data.standings[t].TeamName+"</a></th><td>"+data.standings[t].Won+"</td><td>"+data.standings[t].Lost+"</td><td>"+data.standings[t].Tied+"</td><td>"+data.standings[t].Points+"</td><td>"+data.standings[t].WonOverall+"</td><td>"+data.standings[t].LostOverall+"</td><td>"+data.standings[t].TiedOverall+"</td><td>"+data.standings[t].PointsOverall+"</td>");

        }


    }