# \<season>

#### What does 'season' specify? <a href="#uofapi-less-than-season-greater-than-whatdoesseasonspecify" id="uofapi-less-than-season-greater-than-whatdoesseasonspecify"></a>

This element provides details about a given season, including its ID, name, start and end dates, and the tournament it is part of. Each season represents an yearly/periodic edition of a recurring competition, such as the NBA 19/20, MLB 2020, or the European Championship 2021.

#### Example XML Response Snippets <a href="#uofapi-less-than-season-greater-than-examplexmlresponsesnippets" id="uofapi-less-than-season-greater-than-examplexmlresponsesnippets"></a>

Here is an example of the *season* element

```xml
<season id="sr:season:68176" name="Nba 19/20" start_date="2019-10-22" end_date="2020-10-13" year="19/20" tournament_id="sr:tournament:132"/>
```

#### Element Attributes <a href="#uofapi-less-than-season-greater-than-elementattributes" id="uofapi-less-than-season-greater-than-elementattributes"></a>

The table below shows the list and meaning of attributes in the *season* element

| Attribute        | Meaning                                                                        | Possible values                                                                |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *id*             | Unique id of the season                                                        | <p>String value,</p><p>Example: <em>"id="sr:season:72821"</em></p>             |
| *name*           | Name of the season                                                             | <p>String value,</p><p>Example: <em>name="European Championship 2021"</em></p> |
| *start\_date*    | Start date of the season                                                       | <p>Date value,</p><p>Example: <em>start\_date="2021-06-11"</em></p>            |
| *end\_date*      | End date of the season                                                         | <p>Date value,</p><p>Example: <em>end\_date="2021-07-12"</em></p>              |
| *year*           | Year of the season                                                             | <p>Numeric value,</p><p>Example: <em>year="2021"</em></p>                      |
| *tournament\_id* | Unique identifier of the highest level tournament which the season belongs in. | <p>String value,</p><p>Example: <em>tournament\_id="sr:tournament:132</em></p> |

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