diff --git a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
index d6976f84..916c9e01 100644
--- a/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
+++ b/application/views/interface_assets/footer.php
@@ -2173,122 +2173,7 @@ function deleteQsl(id) {
 <?php } ?>
 
 <?php if ($this->uri->segment(1) == "contesting" && $this->uri->segment(2) == "add") { ?>
-	<script>
-
-		$('.contesttable').DataTable({
-			"pageLength": 25,
-			responsive: false,
-			ordering: false,
-			"scrollY":        "400px",
-			"scrollCollapse": true,
-			"paging":         false,
-			"scrollX": true,
-			dom: 'Bfrtip',
-			buttons: [
-				'csv'
-			]
-		});
-
-		// using this to change color of csv-button if dark mode is chosen
-		var background = $('body').css( "background-color");
-
-		if (background != ('rgb(255, 255, 255)')) {
-			$(".buttons-csv").css("color", "white");
-		}
-
-		function createContestDialog() {
-			var baseURL= "<?php echo base_url();?>";
-			$.ajax({
-				url: baseURL + 'index.php/contesting/create',
-				type: 'post',
-				success: function(html) {
-					BootstrapDialog.show({
-						title: 'Add Contest',
-						size: BootstrapDialog.SIZE_WIDE,
-						cssClass: 'create-contest-dialog',
-						nl2br: false,
-						message: html,
-						buttons: [{
-							label: 'Close',
-							action: function (dialogItself) {
-								dialogItself.close();
-							}
-						}]
-					});
-				}
-			});
-		}
-
-		function createContest(form) {
-			var baseURL= "<?php echo base_url();?>";
-			if (form.contestname.value != '') {
-				$.ajax({
-					url: baseURL + 'index.php/contesting/create',
-					type: 'post',
-					data: {'name': form.contestname.value,
-						'adifname': form.adifcontestname.value},
-					success: function(html) {
-						location.reload();
-					}
-				});
-			}
-		}
-
-		function deactivateContest(contestid) {
-			var baseURL= "<?php echo base_url();?>";
-			$.ajax({
-				url: baseURL + 'index.php/contesting/deactivate',
-				type: 'post',
-				data: {'id': contestid },
-				success: function(html) {
-					$(".contest_" + contestid).text('not active');
-					$('.btn_'+contestid).html('Activate');
-					$('.btn_'+contestid).attr('onclick', 'activateContest('+contestid+')')
-				}
-			});
-		}
-
-		function activateContest(contestid) {
-			var baseURL= "<?php echo base_url();?>";
-			$.ajax({
-				url: baseURL + 'index.php/contesting/activate',
-				type: 'post',
-				data: {'id': contestid },
-				success: function(html) {
-					$('.contest_'+contestid).text('active');
-					$('.btn_'+contestid).html('Deactivate');
-					$('.btn_'+contestid).attr('onclick', 'deactivateContest('+contestid+')')
-				}
-			});
-		}
-
-		function deleteContest(id, contest) {
-			BootstrapDialog.confirm({
-				title: 'DANGER',
-				message: 'Warning! Are you sure you want to delete the following contest: ' + contest + '?'  ,
-				type: BootstrapDialog.TYPE_DANGER,
-				closable: true,
-				draggable: true,
-				btnOKClass: 'btn-danger',
-				callback: function(result) {
-					if(result) {
-						var baseURL= "<?php echo base_url();?>";
-						$.ajax({
-							url: baseURL + 'index.php/contesting/delete',
-							type: 'post',
-							data: {'id': id
-							},
-							success: function(data) {
-								$(".contest_" + id).parent("tr:first").remove(); // removes mode from table
-							}
-						});
-					}
-				}
-			});
-		}
-
-	</script>
-
+	<script src="<?php echo base_url() ;?>assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js"></script>
 <?php } ?>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js b/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e06db28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/js/sections/contestingnames.js
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+$('.contesttable').DataTable({
+	"pageLength": 25,
+	responsive: false,
+	ordering: false,
+	"scrollY":        "400px",
+	"scrollCollapse": true,
+	"paging":         false,
+	"scrollX": true,
+	dom: 'Bfrtip',
+	buttons: [
+		'csv'
+	]
+});
+
+// using this to change color of csv-button if dark mode is chosen
+var background = $('body').css( "background-color");
+
+if (background != ('rgb(255, 255, 255)')) {
+	$(".buttons-csv").css("color", "white");
+}
+
+function createContestDialog() {
+	$.ajax({
+		url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/create',
+		type: 'post',
+		success: function(html) {
+			BootstrapDialog.show({
+				title: 'Add Contest',
+				size: BootstrapDialog.SIZE_WIDE,
+				cssClass: 'create-contest-dialog',
+				nl2br: false,
+				message: html,
+				buttons: [{
+					label: 'Close',
+					action: function (dialogItself) {
+						dialogItself.close();
+					}
+				}]
+			});
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+function createContest(form) {
+	if (form.contestname.value != '') {
+		$.ajax({
+			url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/create',
+			type: 'post',
+			data: {'name': form.contestname.value,
+				'adifname': form.adifcontestname.value},
+			success: function(html) {
+				location.reload();
+			}
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+function deactivateContest(contestid) {
+	$.ajax({
+		url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/deactivate',
+		type: 'post',
+		data: {'id': contestid },
+		success: function(html) {
+			$(".contest_" + contestid).text('not active');
+			$('.btn_'+contestid).html('Activate');
+			$('.btn_'+contestid).attr('onclick', 'activateContest('+contestid+')')
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+function activateContest(contestid) {
+	$.ajax({
+		url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/activate',
+		type: 'post',
+		data: {'id': contestid },
+		success: function(html) {
+			$('.contest_'+contestid).text('active');
+			$('.btn_'+contestid).html('Deactivate');
+			$('.btn_'+contestid).attr('onclick', 'deactivateContest('+contestid+')')
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+function deleteContest(id, contest) {
+	BootstrapDialog.confirm({
+		title: 'DANGER',
+		message: 'Warning! Are you sure you want to delete the following contest: ' + contest + '?'  ,
+		type: BootstrapDialog.TYPE_DANGER,
+		closable: true,
+		draggable: true,
+		btnOKClass: 'btn-danger',
+		callback: function(result) {
+			if(result) {
+				$.ajax({
+					url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/delete',
+					type: 'post',
+					data: {'id': id
+					},
+					success: function(data) {
+						$(".contest_" + id).parent("tr:first").remove(); // removes mode from table
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}