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	[[~~image:hat-anniversary-crest.png\|thumb\|20 years of~~ Hattrick - official crest <br><small>(font: hattrick.org login page)</small>]] Hattrick was launched in August 1997. At that time of the first release, his game designer, [[HT-Bjorn\|Björn Holmér]], was the sole developer of the [[match engine]].		#REDIRECT [[Hattrick#Development]]

	~~In the beginning of 2000, after Season 7, '''[[Extralives]] AB''' was founded and in team they began development from scratch, with an all new graphical interface, shaping the game as it is today.~~

	~~In 2009 there were up to 990,000 human users in Hattrick, the maximum number ever recorded so far.~~

	~~Hattrick is been voted the Most Favourite Simulation Game of 2011!~~

	At the beginning of 2012, Hattrick joins Zattika, a games publisher focused on social and mobile gaming. Surprisingly, but to the relief of many users, Zattika sells Hattrick back to the old owners in 2013, only a year after his purchase, due to financial problems.
	~~The development of the game goes on, but unfortunately in this period some well respected and known colleagues such as [[HT-Klas]] and [[HT-Tjecken]] have to say goodbye.~~

	~~==HT Versions==~~
	* The '''beta release ([[Hattrick 1]])''' lasted only seven weeks (or rounds), and all changes to the team were made by submitting a HTML form with the user's username and password, meaning that the user never actually logged in to the interface.

	~~: This is how [https://www.hattrick.org/en/img/history/nostalgilogga.gif HT logo looked like]~~

	* The release was re-coded and '''Version 2.0 ([[Hattrick 2]])''' was launched. Hattrick expands to 680 teams, [[Allsvenskan]], division 1, division 2 and division 3 are created.
	: Season 2 also saw the first ever international match, between [[Sverige]] and [[Danmark]], with Danmark winning 1-2. This match was relatively meaningless, however, since the teams' players were clones of each other.

	* A '''third version ([[Hattrick 3]])''' was released the following season. This release marked the debut of [[friendly]] and [[cup]] matches. On February 2000, it supported the first [[translation]] ever of the whole game, from Swedish to English (future translations will be completely done by [[LA]] volunteers).

	* Season 7, which began in July 1999, marked some real progress in the game with '''[[Hattrick 4]]''' so that managers could set their players' individual tactics (such as offensive or defensive) and also change their formation from the fundamental [[4-4-2]] and choose [[team attitude]] (at the time the game allowed you to choose between play cowardly/play it safe/optimistic/all out attack).

	* ExtraLives were formed in the beginning of 2000 and quickly got pregnant with '''[[Hattrick 5\|V.5]]''', which where conceived, with remarkable small complications, about 9 month later. //[[HT-Björn]]


	~~[[Image:League-History.gif\|frame\|center\|Expansion of Hattrick - Animated history from season 1 to 31 <br><small>(font: [[User:Jhattara\|jhattara - FC Kakskerta]])</small>]]~~


	* In 2002 is time for a Match engine renovation: '''[[Hattrick 6]]''' adds [[National Team]]s, International Friendlies, [[Special Event]]s, [[Weather]] and [[Tactics]]. Starting from here, and in just 7 years, the game witnesses an incredible growth in popularity, reaching half a million users in 2004 and almost the million users in 2009.

	* Part of the Hattrick servers [[Server move\|move to Switzerland]] on November 2006. The game was offline, forcing users to wait two days (for several countries the calculation of league matches was also postponed).

	* In 2010, after 8 years of honored service, the old V.6 engine retires. This is not an official '''new ME release''', but the changes to the simulation are such that we can talk about a total makeover (expecially in regular chances distribution during the match).

	~~==HT Seasons==~~
	~~''Main article'': [[Global season]]~~

	~~The global season is currently season {{AgeYears\|1997\|05\|25}}.~~

	[[image:15_years_timeline-History.png\|frame\|center\|15 years of growth - Hattrick timeline from season 1 to 50 <br><small>(font: [https://www.hattrick.org/en/HT15/ "About our first 15 years" anniversary page])</small>]]

	~~== External Links ==~~
	* [https://www.hattrick.org/en/Help/History.aspx Official Hattrick History]<!--
	* [https://www.hattrick.org/en/HT15/ Anniversary page about our first 15 years]
	* [http://www.hattrick.org/museum/info.html Hattrick Museum]
	~~-->~~

	~~[[Category:History~~]]

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Season 29

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	===Season 29===		===Season 29===

	Announced more than a season in advance, the [[League Reform April 2006\|league reform]] was a major project that was completed during the off-season prior to season 29, in April 2006. At this time, the game's membership was 800,000 strong and the largest countries had swelled to over 60,000 users each, or 12 levels. The league reform intended to solve the problem of [[league pyramid]] capacity, since the growth of larger leagues, such as [[Nederland]] or [[Sverige]], had made it necessary to add a new pyramid level almost every season. Before the league reform, the league pyramid only expanded in size from division 1 to division 6; pyramid levels in division 6 and below were all comprised of 1024 ~~teams~~. Combined with the fact that new teams are only assigned in the bottom two divisions, this pyramid structure caused major problems with [[bot teams]] as they were accumulating in the lower divisions of large HT nations; Hattrick relies on the regular promotion/relegation system to move bot teams to the bottom of league pyramids over time.		Announced more than a season in advance, the [[League Reform April 2006\|league reform]] was a major project that was completed during the off-season prior to season 29, in April 2006. At this time, the game's membership was 800,000 strong and the largest countries had swelled to over 60,000 users each, or 12 levels. The league reform intended to solve the problem of [[league pyramid]] capacity, since the growth of larger leagues, such as [[Nederland]] or [[Sverige]], had made it necessary to add a new pyramid level almost every season. Before the league reform, the league pyramid only expanded in size from division 1 to division 6; pyramid levels in division 6 and below were all comprised of 1024 leagues. Combined with the fact that new teams are only assigned in the bottom two divisions, this pyramid structure caused major problems with [[bot teams]] as they were accumulating in the lower divisions of large HT nations; Hattrick relies on the regular promotion/relegation system to move bot teams to the bottom of league pyramids over time.

	When the bot problem was at its worst, about half of the teams in a league level in [[Argentina]], a country that would otherwise fill its league pyramid, were bots, which barely offered any resistance for the active teams. To alleviate this problem, the league structure was changed so that levels 8 and 9 would double in size to 2048 leagues, and 10 and below would increase to 4096 leagues. Following this restructuring, all bot teams at that time were relegated to the bottom division, replacing them by promoting extra teams from lower divisions.		When the bot problem was at its worst, about half of the teams in a league level in [[Argentina]], a country that would otherwise fill its league pyramid, were bots, which barely offered any resistance for the active teams. To alleviate this problem, the league structure was changed so that levels 8 and 9 would double in size to 2048 leagues, and 10 and below would increase to 4096 leagues. Following this restructuring, all bot teams at that time were relegated to the bottom division, replacing them by promoting extra teams from lower divisions.

Murko: /* Season 1 (1997/08/30) */

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Season 1 (1997/08/30)

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	* 16 teams in Hattrick.		* 16 teams in Hattrick.
	* Two test series are played in 7 rounds.		* Two test series are played in 7 rounds.
	* This is how HT looked like: [http://~~www~~.~~hattrick~~.~~org~~/~~museum~~/info.html]		* This is how HT looked like: [http://hem.passagen.se/bholmer/hattrick/info.html]

	===Season 2 (1997/11/23)===		===Season 2 (1997/11/23)===

Murko: /* Season 10 (2000/06/04) */

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Season 10 (2000/06/04)

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	===Season 10 (2000/06/04)===		===Season 10 (2000/06/04)===
	* Hattrick’s classic design is buried. [http://hem.passagen.se/~~ildriss~~/~~nostalgi~~/~~Lasso~~.html]		* Hattrick’s classic design is buried. [http://hem.passagen.se/bholmer/hattrick/info.html]

	===Season 11===		===Season 11===

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 * League extensions:
 ** Up to 6 levels: [[Ukraina]]
 == See Also ==

EchoMan: /* Season 11 */

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Season 11

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	===Season 11===		===Season 11===

	Season 11 marked the launch of Hattrick 5.0~~, and~~ with ~~it the current~~ graphical interface. Hattrick also added more nations beyond Sverige: [[Argentina]], [[Deutschland]], [[England]], [[France]], [[Italia]], [[México]] (originally as Spain), and [[USA]]. Users who had previously played in Sverige and new users alike filled these nations. At this time the game had a capacity of roughly 12,000 users. The launch of Hattrick 5.0 shaped the game as it is today, adding features such as live matches, which replaced the matches that previously occurred during downtime each night, instant transfer processing, 15 different player skill levels including the current peak level 'divine,' and the "stars" system for player performance rating.		Season 11 marked the launch of Hattrick 5.0 with an all new graphical interface. Hattrick also added more nations beyond Sverige: [[Argentina]], [[Deutschland]], [[England]], [[France]], [[Italia]], [[México]] (originally as Spain), and [[USA]]. Users who had previously played in Sverige and new users alike filled these nations. At this time the game had a capacity of roughly 12,000 users. The launch of Hattrick 5.0 shaped the game as it is today, adding features such as live matches, which replaced the matches that previously occurred during downtime each night, instant transfer processing, 15 different player skill levels including the current peak level 'divine,' and the "stars" system for player performance rating.

	* New leagues: [[Argentina]], [[Deutschland]], [[England]], [[France]], [[Italia]], [[México]] (originally as Spain), [[USA]].		* New leagues: [[Argentina]], [[Deutschland]], [[England]], [[France]], [[Italia]], [[México]] (originally as Spain), [[USA]].