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{{Interwiki/Global_Season}}
{{Interwiki/Global_Season}}
The '''Global season''' (g.s.) counter is the number of seasons that have passed since the first season of [[Hattrick]]'s history. As with any other season, the starting day of the next g.s. is calculated by adding an interval of [[Age|112 days]], which corresponds to the duration of an entire season, to the first day of the previous one.
The '''global season''' (g.s.) counts the number of [[season]]s since the number one in [[Hattrick]]'s history.  
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As with any other season, the starting day of the next g.s. is calculated by adding an interval of [[Age|112 days]], which corresponds to the duration of an entire season, to the first day of the previous one.
{{See|Global}}


Global seasons are counted starting from [[Sverige|Sweden]] first season, the only active [[league]] in the game since its beginning.
The global season counter clearly starts from the first season of [[Sverige|Sweden]], the only [[league]] already active in the game from the start.
As part of Hattrick's initial expansion, even if younger than Sweden, other 9 countries share the global season count as well, although they are not as old as Sweden. They are [[England]], [[Deutschland|Germany]], [[Italia|Italy]], [[France]], [[Danmark|Denmark]], [[Suomi|Finland]], [[México|Mexico]], [[Argentina]] and [[USA]].  
However, as part of initial expansion of Hattrick, other 9 [[league]]s share the global season count as well, although they are not as old as Sweden. These leagues are [[England]], [[Deutschland|Germany]], [[Italia|Italy]], [[France]], [[Danmark|Denmark]], [[Suomi|Finland]], [[México|Mexico]], [[Argentina]] and [[USA]]. They all are at least 11 seasons younger than Sweden and therefore, for example, their season 1 is called season 11.


After the creation of these leagues, all other leagues have been assigned their own season numbers starting from 1.
This counting system created an [[global|obvious global confusion]] which was subsequently resolved. After the creation of these leagues, all other leagues have been assigned their own season numbers starting from 1.




{{textreport|width=66%|text=Note that:  
<big><big><b>Notable events</b></big></big>
* the date shown below "in brackets" corresponds to the "first day''' of the g.s.;
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* the first day of a g.s. is '''the Sunday''' before round 1 of main [[cup]];
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* the real ''global season 1'' was only 7 weeks long, so it is necessary to use the conventional date of '''1 June 1997''' to identify mechanically the subsequent seasons and the current one.}}
A summary of Hattrick's history is shown below following the global season.
 
Note that:  
* the date "in brackets", in european format (dd/mm/yyyy), corresponds to the "first day" of the new g.s.;
* the first g.s. day is the "Sunday" before round 1 of main [[cup]];
* the real ''global season 1'' was only 7 weeks long, so it is necessary to use the conventional date of "1&nbsp;June&nbsp;1997" to identify mechanically the subsequent seasons and the current one.}}


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: [[Match engine#Hattrick 1|Hattrick is born]].
: [[Match engine#Hattrick 1|Hattrick is born]].
: 16 teams were in Hattrick.
: 16 teams are in Hattrick, all playing [[4-4-2]] - the only formation available.
: Two test series were played in 7 rounds.
: Two test series are played in 7 rounds.
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|rowspan=2|[[image:Ht-splash.png|right|Splash image circa 2011<br><small>(source: hattrick.org login page)]]
|rowspan=2|[[file:Ht-splash.png|right|'''Splash image''' circa 2011<br><small>(source: hattrick.org login page)]]
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: [[Match engine#Hattrick 2|HT 2]]! A new and dynamic Hattrick woke up after a long break due to re-coding and a move to the portal ''passagen.se''.
: [[Match engine#Hattrick 2|HT 2]]! A new and dynamic Hattrick wake up after a long break due to re-coding and a move to the portal ''passagen.se''.
: A new type of [[transfer]] system was implemented (before you could bid on any player and if the owner accepted the offer the transfer was made).
: The new release allows for a total of 680 teams and adds a few features still available today, such as the [[transfer list]] and a germinal [[league pyramid]] where teams' position in the series is determined by random selection during the off-season.
: A new type of [[transfer]] system is implemented (previously anyone could bid on any player and the transfer was only made if the owner accepted the offer).
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: The new release allowed for a total of 680 teams and added a few features still available today, such as the [[transfer list]] and a [[league pyramid]] though teams' positions in the series were determined by random selection during the off-season.
: The first international game ever is played. [[Sweden]] – [[Denmark]] 1-2, even if the Danish team is a clone of the Swedish players.
: The first [[national team]] game ever was played. [[Sweden]] – [[Denmark]] 1-2. The Danish team were a clone of the Swedish player wise.
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: [[Match engine#Hattrick 3|HT 3]].
: [[Match engine#Hattrick 3|HT 3]].
: [[Friendly]] matches and [[cup]] matches were introduced.  
: [[Friendly]] matches and [[cup]] matches.  
; News
; News
: [[Unofficial Clubteams World Championship in 1999|Zakrock Rooch]] were the first cup champions.
: [[Unofficial Clubteams World Championship in 1999|Zakrock Rooch]] are the first cup champions.
: Big problems with the servers during the [[Off-season|silly season]], Hattrick is down a few weeks!
: Big problems with the servers during the [[Off-season|silly season]], Hattrick is down a few weeks!
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; World
: Hattrick expands to 1704 teams. Division IV is created with 128 series.
: Hattrick expands to 1704 teams. Division IV is created with 128 series.
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|rowspan=3|[[image:SP logo.jpg|200px|right|thumb|link=|1998: Finally new training types beyond General, Stamina and Set Pieces]]
|rowspan=3|<div style="position:relative"><div style="transform:rotate(0deg);position: absolute;right: 270px; top: 10px;">[[File:HTcertified.gif]]</div></div>[[image:SP logo.jpg|thumb|link=|1998: Finally new training types beyond General, Stamina and Set Pieces...]]
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: An expanded set of in-game [[skill]] levels is added.
: [[Training|Special training]] features such as training types beyond [[General]], [[Stamina]] and [[Set pieces]].
: [[Training|Special training]] features such as training types beyond [[General]], [[Stamina]] and [[Set pieces]].
: Added an expanded set of in-game [[skill]] levels.
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: Thanks to the new special training [[Per Emilsson]] (57216) in [[Juveby IF]] goes through the roof of the match grading system, and as the first and only player ever he gets the grade “saint” – it was a kind of impossible dummy value [[HT-Björn]] used if the impossible should happen.
: The rating system changes after [[Juveby IF]]'s player {{playerid|57216|[[Per Emilsson]]}} is declared [[denomination|saint]]:
: The grade system was changed the week after Per Emilsson was declared "saint" ! Added other [[stars]] after the maximum of 5.
:* Thanks to a new training combination, Per Emilsson goes beyond the roof of 5 * (stars), and becomes the first and only player ever to get the grade of "saint" - a kind of impossible dummy value [[HT-Björn]] invented in the unlikely conjecture that it could ever happen.
: The new grading system was; 0, H, HH, HHH, *, **, ***, ****, *****, *****!, *****!! And so on.
:* The week after, more levels are added and the new grading system becomes '''0, H, HH, HHH, *, **, ***, ****, *****, *****!, *****!!''' and so on.
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|align=center| (15 Nov. 1998)
|align=center| (15 Nov. 1998)
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|''Nothing in particular happened this season according to the history books.''  
''Nothing in particular happened this season according to the history books.''
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''If something extraordinary really happened this season it didn't make it into the history books.''
''If something extraordinary really happened this season it didn't make it into the history books.''
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|rowspan=3|[[image:HT-Live.png|350px|right|thumb|link=HT Live|1999: New remarkable features as live matches]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Taça ht.png|right|'''Splash image''' circa 2011<br><small>(source: hattrick.org login page)]]
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: [[Match engine#Hattrick 4|HT 4]]
: [[Match engine#Hattrick 4|HT 4]] with:
: [[Individual order]]s with players reposition were introduced!
:* New tactical options added in addition to 4-4-2 (previously you could only play with “Normal” settings).
: New tactical options were added (Before you could only play [[4-4-2]] with “Normal” settings).
:* [[Individual order]]s with players [[extra|reposition]] based on a 4-4-2 [[line-up]].
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: [[Match engine#Hattrick 5|HT 5]] was released, roughly nine months after ''[[ExtraLives]] AB'' were formed.  
: [[ExtraLives]] AB is the name of the new company that develops game design. It is established in January 2000 in Stockholm by Björn [[HT-Bjorn]] Holmér, Johan [[HT-Johan]] Gustavsson and Daniel [[HT-Daniel]] Abrahamsson.  
: The new [[match engine]] brought to the game new remarkable features as [[HT Live|live matches]] and [[Specialty|Specialties]].
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: [[Hattrick Central Bureau of Statistics]] (HTSCB) is the first external site with automatic generated statistic.
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: The community was moved from passagen.se to [[Delphikonferensen|Delphi]] forums.
: The community moves from passagen.se to [[Delphikonferensen|Delphi]] forums.
: [[HTSCB]], the first external site with automatic generated statistic, is created.
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|rowspan=3|[[file:EXlogga.gif|thumb|link=ExtraLives|2000: Extralives is established in January]]
[[Image:nostalgilogga.gif|thumb|link=|2000: Hattrick’s '''nostalgic look''' is buried]]
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|rowspan=3|[[Image:Bob_Sunesson-full.gif|thumb|right|link=Bob Sunesson|2001: Bob "the beloved" is born]]
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: Hattrick’s ''nostalgic look'' was buried. The ''classic design'' began to reign.
: Hattrick’s "nostalgic look" gives way to the new "classic design" that will reign for 8 years.
;News
: HT-Johan and HT-Daniel ask the English artist [[Beach]] to become the official Hattrick illustrator. Since 2000, Beach has been involved in all of the art pieces we see in the Game (his design/idea are pixel art [[player face]]s, [[avatar]]s, Christmas/Halloween backgrounds, cartoons, icons, etc.).
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: The launch of HT5 added 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.
: With [[Match engine#Hattrick 5|HT 5]] Hattrick is always online and everything happens live. The new [[match engine]] brings to the game new remarkable features such as
: At this time the game had a capacity of roughly 12 000 users.  
:* 15 different player skill levels including the current peak level "divine",
:* [[Specialty|Specialties]],
:* [[stars]] system for player performance rating,
:* real time features such as instant transfer processing and [[HT Live|live matches]] (previously matches occurred during downtime each night).
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: Hattrick added more nations beyond Sweden: England, Germany, Italia, Spain (which will become Mexico the next season), France, Argentina and USA. Users who had previously played in Sweden and new users alike filled these nations' new leagues.  
: At this time the game reaches roughly 12 000 users. Swedish league is expanded to 10920 teams, which rapidly fills up) and Hattrick [[world]] includes now more [[country|countries]]: [[England]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Spain]] (which will become Mexico the next season), [[France]], [[Argentina]] and [[USA]].  
: Users who had previously played in Sweden and new users alike fill in the new leagues.
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|+ <h3> Season 12 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 12 </h3>
|align=center| (2001 Feb. 4)
|align=center| (4 Feb. 2001)
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: From the beginning of this season on, teams were placed in the same series as they finished and the [[Qualifier|promotion/demotion]] system was established.  
: From the beginning of this season on, teams are placed in the same series as they finished and the [[Qualifier|promotion/demotion]] system is established.  
: [[Hattrick Supporter]] was launched just before Season 13 (price: 24 €).
: [[Hattrick Supporter]] is launched almost close to the season 13 (single price: 24 €).
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: Spain was renamed to "México".
: The English version of the rules are now up.
: New leagues: [[Nederland]], [[Norge]].
: First global conference in English (Swedish is no longer the official language of the game).
: Spain is renamed to [[México]].
: New leagues: [[Netherlands]] and [[Norway]].
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|rowspan=3|[[image:News ticker.JPG|350px|right|thumb|link=news ticker|2001: The news ticker with latest news in real time is one of the most interesting features of the new supporter's package]]
|rowspan=3|[[Image:Bob_Sunesson-full.gif|thumb|right|link=Bob Sunesson|2001: '''Bob''' "the beloved" is born]]
[[image:Wcman.gif|200px|right|thumb|link=match kit|2001: Together with the supporter add-on, the legendary green kit is born]]
[[image:News ticker.JPG|350px|thumb|link=news ticker|2001: The '''news ticker''' with latest news in real time is one of the most interesting features of the new supporter's package]]
[[image:Wcman.gif|150px|thumb|link=match kit|2001: Together with the supporter add-on, the legendary '''green kit''' is born]]
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|[[File:Hattrick - casa.png]]||[[File:Hattrick -away complete-.png]]||[[image:Deplasare123.JPG|thumb|link=match kit|Here is a reinterpretation of the kit]]
|[[File:Hattrick - casa.png]]||[[File:Hattrick -away complete-.png]]||[[image:Deplasare123.JPG|150px|thumb|link=match kit|Here is a reinterpretation of the kit]]
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|+ <h3> Season 13 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 13 </h3>
|align=center| (2001 May 27)
|align=center| (27 May 2001)
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: International transfers are now possible and foreign players will have a 20% higher salary now on.
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; World
: Welcome to [[Brasil]], [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[China]], [[Colombia]], [[Danmark]], [[España]], [[Hanguk]], [[India]], [[Ireland]], [[Misr]], [[Nippon]], [[Oceania]], [[Perú]], [[Polska]], [[Portugal]], [[Prathet Thai]], [[România]], [[Rossiya]], [[Scotland]], [[South Africa]], [[Suomi]], [[Türkiye]], [[Uruguay]], [[Venezuela]].
: Welcome to [[Spain]] (again), [[Brazil]], [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[China]], [[Colombia]], [[Denmark]], [[South Korea]], [[India]], [[Ireland]], [[Egypt]], [[Japan]], [[Oceania]], [[Peru]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Thailand]], [[Romania]], [[Russia]], [[Scotland]], [[South Africa]], [[Finland]], [[Turkey]], [[Uruguay]], [[Venezuela]].
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|+ <h3> Season 14 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 14 </h3>
|align=center| (2001 Sept. 16)
|align=center| (16 Sept. 2001)
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: Conferences system and Hattrick mobile were added.
: An [[forum|internal conferences]] system and [[Hattrick Mobile]] are added.
: New features for the Hattrick Supporter service are [[Match Kit Designer]] (pixel art version), [[Press announcement]]s, the [[Prize shelf]] and [[Federation]]s.
; News
: Partnership for software with [[CHPP|Certified Hattrick Product Provider]]s.
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; World
: New leagues: [[België]], [[Ísland]], [[Malaysia]], [[Österreich]], [[Schweiz]], [[Singapore]].
: New leagues: [[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]], [[Iceland]], [[Austria]], [[Belgium]] (it was België at the time), [[Switzerland]] (the first season of many of these countries is called "season 2" due to an error that occurred several times also in 2002 and 2003).
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|+ <h3> Season 15 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 15 </h3>
|align=center| (2002 Jan. 6)
|align=center| (6 Jan. 2002)
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: The [[Match engine#Hattrick 6|launch of HT 6]], in January 2002.
: The [[Match engine#Hattrick 6|launch of HT 6]], in January 2002, with
: The developers create the [[special events]], a concept very familiar to every manager today.  
:* International friendlies between clubs,
: HT6 did not solve the growing economic problems within the game, however. The developers resorted to giving out 200 000 euros (or the equivalent in each country's currency) to each team to boost the in-game economy, which had entered the equivalent of a depression.
:* Capacity for a 7th (and more) division in each league,
:* The [[special events]], a concept very familiar to every manager today.
: However, HT6 does not solve the growing economic problems within the game. To boost the in-game economy, which had entered the equivalent of a depression, the developers resort to distributing 250 000 US$ (or the equivalent in each country's [[currencies|currency]]) to each team.
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: V. Division in Germany.
: V. Division in Germany.
: Also added the first official [[national teams]], and, with them, international friendlies and [[World Cup]]s. The first World Cup was held in [[Nippon|Japan]] and [[Hanguk|Korea]] at the end of the season, with Sweden beating England 4-0 and becoming the first champion.
: First official [[national team]]s, and, with them, [[election]]s and [[World Cup]]s. The first World Cup is held in Japan and South Korea at the end of the season, with Sweden beating England 4-0 and becoming the first champion.
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|2002: '''CHPP''' applications will have a long hiatus between 2008 and 2013
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[[image:TFCinter.jpg|thumb|link=Friendly|2002: '''Friendlies''' were depicted this way from the first moment and still are today]]
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|{{WC1}}||2010
|{{WC1}}||2010
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|[[Image:P1_NT-newdd.png|link=Trophy]]|| 2008
|[[Image:P1_NT-newdd.png|link=Trophy]]|| 2008
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|[[Image:P1_purple-new.gif|link=Trophy]]||2006
|[[Image:P1_purple-new.gif|link=Trophy]]||2006
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|[[Image:P1_purple-old.gif|link=Trophy]]||2002
|[[Image:P1_purple-old.gif|link=Trophy]]||2002
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| colspan=2 | <small>2002-2010: World Cup Trophy evolution
| colspan=2 | <small>2002-2010: '''World Cup Trophy''' evolution
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[[file:mobile.png|thumb|182px|link=Mobile|The SMS Tracking advertising banner for many years visible on the right of the main logo]]
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|+ <h3> Season 16 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 16 </h3>
|align=center| (2002 April 28)
|align=center| (28 April 2002)
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: The first [[U-20 World Cup]] is played.
: The first [[U-20 World Cup]] is played.
: New leagues: [[Česká republika]], [[Eesti]], [[Hellas]], [[Hrvatska]], [[Indonesia]], [[Latvija]], [[Magyarország]], [[Philippines]] and [[Srbija]] (originally as Srbija i Crna Gora);
: New leagues: [[Czech Republic]], [[Estonia]], [[Greece]], [[Croatia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Latvia]], [[Hungary]], [[Philippines]] and [[Serbia]] (originally as "Srbija i Crna Gora");
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|+ <h3> Season 17 </h3>
|align=center| (2002 Aug. 18)
|align=center| (18 Aug. 2002)
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: It's now possible to order match and get instant notification via SMS Tracking.
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: New leagues: [[Chinese Taipei]], [[Hong Kong]].
: New leagues: [[Chinese Taipei]], [[Hong Kong]].
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|+ <h3> Season 18 </h3>
|align=center| (2002 Dec. 8)
|align=center| (8 Dec. 2002)
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: [[LA]]- prefix to Language Administrators username with 7 languages already active.
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: VI. Division established in España, Nederland and Deutschland.
: VI. Division established in Spain, Netherlands and Germany.
: New leagues: [[Bulgaria]], [[Cymru]], [[Israel]], [[Slovenija]] (because of an error their first season is called "season 2").
: New leagues: [[Bulgaria]], [[Wales]], [[Israel]], [[Slovenia]].
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|+ <h3> Season 19 </h3>
|align=center| (2003 March 30)
|align=center| (30 March 2003)
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: A split in management is made when Hattrick is moved into a separate company and entrusted to [[Hattrick Limited]], while ExtraLives employees are only partially devoted to work on the game.
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: VII. Division in Nederland.
: VII. Division in Nederland. Sweden, Switzerland and Netherlands broke through the 10 000 users barrier.
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|rowspan=4|[[image:Hammo relaxing.gif|right|thumb|link=Hammo|2003: The earliest appearances of Hammo, the guy sleeping careless while the site is down. Just in time for Black Friday!]]
|rowspan=4|[[image:Hammo relaxing.gif|thumb|link=Hammo|2003: The earliest appearances of '''Hammo''', the guy sleeping careless while the site is down. Just in time for Black Friday!]][[image:HT-Live.png|250px|thumb|link=HT Live|2003: New remarkable features on '''live matches''']]
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|+ <h3> Season 20 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 20 </h3>
|align=center| (2003 July 20)
|align=center| (20 July 2003)
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: HT 6.5 introduced the system for coaches recruiting.
: [[HT 6.5]] launches the system for coaches recruiting.
: 4 [[tactics]] (pressing, counter-attacks, AiM, AoW) are now available.
: Conference are language-specific, managers can speak in their native language.  
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: VI. Division established in Italia, Polska and Suomi; VII. Division in Schweiz.
: VI. Division established in Italia, Poland and Finland; VII. Division in Switzerland.
: New leagues: [[Bosna i Hercegovina]], [[Lietuva]], [[Pakistan]], [[Slovensko]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Ukraine]].
: New leagues: [[Bosnia & Herzegovina]], [[Lithuania]], [[Pakistan]], [[Slovakia]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Ukraine]].
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|+ <h3> Season 21 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 21 </h3>
|align=center| (2003 Nov. 9)
|align=center| (9 Nov. 2003)
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: With [[HT Live]] managers can follow up to 10 games as they are played.
; News
; News
: For the first time, the Hattrick universe is restored from a backup: [[Black Friday]] happens before round 3 on November 28th, 2003.  
: For the first time, the Hattrick universe is restored from a backup: [[Black Friday]] happens before round 3 on November 28th, 2003.  
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; World
: VI. Division in Chile, France, Israel, Österreich; VII. Division in Argentina, België, Deutschland and España.
: VI. Division in Chile, France, Israel, Austria; VII. Division in Argentina, Belgium, Germany and Spain.
: New leagues: [[Al Maghrib]], [[Bolivia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Føroyar]], [[Nigeria]]  and [[Paraguay]];
: New leagues: [[Morocco]], [[Bolivia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Faroe Islands]], [[Nigeria]]  and [[Paraguay]];
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|+ <h3> Season 22 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 22 </h3>
|align=center| (2004 Feb. 29)
|align=center| (29 Feb. 2004)
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: [[Total Skill Index]].  
: [[Total Skill Index]] as official measure of a player's abilities.
; News
: A quarter of a million users.
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; World
: New leagues: [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Tounes]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Lëtzebuerg]], [[Iran]], [[Republica Dominicana]], [[Cyprus]] and [[United Arab Emirates]].
: New leagues: [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Tunisia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Iran]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Cyprus]] and [[United Arab Emirates]].
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{| class=infobox width=210px style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #ccc"
| [[image:Master.png|center|border|link=Hattrick Gears]]
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<small>2004 circa: The use of '''HT credits''' via SMS prepares the path to Hattrick Gears
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{| class=infobox width=210px style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #ccc"
| [[Image:Clubhouse.png|center|border|link=http://www.ht-arena.com/]]
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<small>2004: '''Hattrick Clubhouse''' challenges (but is beaten) '''HT-Arena''', at that time the best external application to publish a club home page
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|rowspan=3|[[image:Master.png|300px|right|frame|link=http://www.ht-arena.com/|2004: '''Hattrick Clubhouse''' challenged (and was beaten) '''HT-Arena''', at that time the best external application to publish a homepage for your club.]]
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|+ <h3> Season 23 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 23 </h3>
|align=center| (2004 June 20)
|align=center| (20 June 2004)
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: Official premium add-on [[Hattrick Clubhouse]].  
: Official premium add-on [[Hattrick Clubhouse]].  
; World
; World
: VIII. Division in Deutschland.
: VIII. Division in Germany.
: New leagues: [[Northern Ireland]], [[Belarus]], [[FYR Makedonija]], [[Panamá]], [[Kenya]] and [[Jamaica]].
: New leagues: [[Northern Ireland]], [[Belarus]], [[FYR Macedonia]], [[Panama]], [[Kenya]] and [[Jamaica]].
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|+ <h3> Season 24 </h3>
|align=center|  (2004 Oct. 10)
|align=center|  (10 Oct. 2004)
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; World
; World
: IX. Division in Deutschland.
: IX. Division in Germany.
: Welcome to [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Malta]], [[Moldova]] and [[Shqipëria]].
: Welcome to [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Malta]], [[Moldova]] and [[Albania]].
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|+ <h3> Season 25 </h3>
|align=center|  (2005 Jan. 30)
|align=center|  (30 Jan. 2005)
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; Features
: Two new training types: [[Through passes]] and [[Defensive positions]].
; World
; World
: Added [[Al Urdun]], [[Andorra]], [[Sakartvelo]] and [[Guatemala]].
: Added [[Jordan]], [[Andorra]], [[Georgia]] and [[Guatemala]].
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|rowspan=3|[[Image:ManagerLicense.gif‎‎|200px|right|thumb|link=Hattrick_Manager_License_Challenge|2005: Newbies are no longer left to wander alone in their first few weeks]]  
|rowspan=3|
{| class=infobox width=210px style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #ccc"
| [[Image:ManagerLicense.gif‎‎|border|center|link=Hattrick_Manager_License_Challenge]]
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|  
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<small>2005: With the '''License Challenge''' newbies are no longer left to wander alone in their first few weeks
|}
[[Image:HT-wiki.jpg|200px|thumb|link=Main Page|2005: While the game is celebrating the 500&nbsp;000th user, '''Hattrick Wiki''' is born in November 2005]]
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 26 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 26 </h3>
|align=center|  (2005 May 22)
|align=center|  (22 May 2005)
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; News
: Half a million users!
; World
; World
: X. Division in Deutschland.
: X. Division in Germany.
: Hello [[Suriname]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Trinidad & Tobago]] and [[Kazakhstan]].
: Hello [[Suriname]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Trinidad & Tobago]] and [[Kazakhstan]].
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|+ <h3> Season 27 </h3>
|align=center| (2005 Sept. 11)
|align=center| (11 Sept. 2005)
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; Features
; Features
: [[Hattrick Manager License Challenge]], a tutorial for [[newbie]]s on the site.  
: [[Hattrick Manager License Challenge]], a tutorial for [[newbie]]s on the site.  
: Supporters enjoyed the [[Arena Viewer]], a designer tool.
: New training type: [[Wing attacks]].
; World
; World
: VII. Division in England; XI. Division in Germany.
: VII. Division in England; XI. Division in Germany.
: New leagues: [[Al Jazair]], [[Hayastan]], [[Lubnan]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Mongol Uls]] and [[Sénégal]].
: New leagues: [[Algeria]], [[Armenia]], [[Lebanon]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Mongolia]] and [[Senegal]].
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|+ <h3> Season 28 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 28 </h3>
|align=center|  (2006 Jan. 01)
|align=center|  (01 Jan. 2006)
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; Features
: League and [[Team Ranking]].
; News
: First edition of [[Hattrick Masters]].
; News
; News
: Played the first [[Hattrick Masters|Hattrick master]].
: 750 000 users!
; Features
: League and [[Team Ranking]] were introduced.
: Supporters enjoyed the [[Arena Viewer]], a designer tool.
; World
; World
: New leagues: [[Bahrain]], [[Barbados]], [[Cabo Verde]] and [[Côte d’Ivoire]].
: New leagues: [[Bahrain]], [[Barbados]], [[Cape Verde]] and [[Ivory Coast]].
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|[[image:HMastersIfinal.jpg|200px|right|thumb|link=FC_Barentin#Victory_in_Hattrick_Masters_I|2006: First HT Masters Final]]
| [[image:HMastersIfinal.jpg|200px|thumb|link=FC_Barentin#Victory_in_Hattrick_Masters_I|2006: First '''HT Masters Final''']]
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 29 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 29 </h3>
|align=center| (2006 April 23)
|align=center| (23 April 2006)
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: [[Hall of Fame (club)|Hall of Fame]] for clubs.  
: [[Hall of Fame (club)|Hall of Fame]] for clubs.  
: Announced more than a season in advance, the [[League Reform April 2006|league reform]] was completed during the off-season, in April. Following this restructuring, all [[bot teams]] at that time were relegated to the bottom division, replacing them by promoting extra teams from lower divisions.
: Announced more than a season in advance, the [[League Reform April 2006|league reform]] was completed during the off-season, in April. Following this restructuring, all [[bot teams]] at that time were relegated to the bottom division, replacing them by promoting extra teams from lower divisions.
: The reform was intended to solve the problem of [[league pyramid]] capacity. At this time, the game's membership was 800,000 users strong. The growth had made it necessary to add a new pyramid level almost every season and the largest countries, over 60,000 each, had swelled to 12 levels.
: The reform was intended to solve the problem of [[league pyramid]] capacity after the unexpected surge in registrations. The growth had made it necessary to add a new division (consisting of 1024 series) almost every season and the largest countries, over 60 000 each, had swelled to a 12 levels pyramid. Divisions 8 and 9 would now double in size to 2048 series, and 10 and below would increase to 4096 series.  
: Before the league reform, pyramid levels in division 6 and below were all comprised of 1024 leagues. Levels 8 and 9 would now double in size to 2048 leagues, and 10 and below would increase to 4096 leagues.  
; News
; News
: Between rounds eleven and twelve, there is a long downtime of about 70 hours. For the second time, the HT universe is restored from a backup (see also season 21 events).
: Between rounds eleven and twelve, there is a long downtime of about 70 hours. For the second time, the HT universe is restored from a backup (see also season 21 events).
: [[Intel]] became Hattrick's official technical partner.  
: [[Intel]] became Hattrick's official technical partner.  
; World
; World
: [[Al Iraq]] and [[Azərbaycan]] were the new leagues.
: [[Iraq]] and [[Azerbaijan]] are the new leagues.
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|[[Image:ParaArena46.jpg‎‎|200px|right|thumb|link=Arena Viewer|2006: Arena Designer tool]]  
|rowspan=3|[[Image:ParaArena46.jpg‎‎|200px|thumb|link=Arena Viewer|2006: '''Arena Designer''' tool]]  
[[image:Matchkit designer.png|200px|right|thumb|link=Match Kit Designer|2006: HT-Oxidus (who was simply Oxidus at the time) created a primordial ans successful Kit Designer and published it as a gimmick on a website on his own]]
[[image:Matchkit designer.png|200px|thumb|link=Match Kit Designer|2006: HT-Oxidus (who was simply Oxidus at the time) created a primordial and successful new edition of '''Kit Designer''' and published it as a gimmick on a website on his own]][[image:Hector Juna-Farallones.png|100px|thumb|link=Youth#The New Youth Squad System|2007: For a long time, '''youth academy players''' were displayed in black and white]]
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 30 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 30 </h3>
|align=center| (2006 Aug. 13)
|align=center| (13 Aug. 2006)
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; Features
; Features
: The [[stamina]] [[skill]] is changed: stamina levels fall steadily during the season and [[training]] is revised.
: Old players' skills decline more frequently, in smaller increments, than before.
: Old players' skills decline more frequently, in smaller increments, than before.
: The '''non-existent''' skill [[denominations#Player abilities etc|denomination]] is added.
: The '''non-existent''' skill [[denominations#Player abilities etc|denomination]] is added.
; World
; World
: New leagues: [[Al Kuwayt]], [[Angola]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Crna Gora]]; '''Srbija i Crna Gora''' will be renamed into [[Srbija]].
: New leagues: [[Kuwait]], [[Angola]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Montenegro]]; '''Srbija i Crna Gora''' is renamed into Srbija.
|}
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| rowspan=2 valign=bottom|[[image:Hector Juna-Farallones.png|100px|right|thumb|link=Youth#The New Youth Squad System|2007: For a long time, youth academy players were displayed in black and white]]
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|width=70%|
{| width=100%
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 31 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 31 </h3>
|align=center| (2006 Dec. 03)
|align=center| (03 Dec. 2006)
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; Features
; Features
: [[Achievements]] are added (and sold like yet another career possibility).
: [[Achievements]] are added (and passed off as an alternative career opportunity).
; World
; World
: New leagues: [[Al Yaman]] and [[Oman]].
: New leagues: [[Yemen]] and [[Oman]] (it was "Uman" at the time).
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|+ <h3> Season 32 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 32 </h3>
|align=center| (2007 March 25)
|align=center| (25 March 2007)
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; Features
; Features
: [[Youth#The New Youth Squad System|Youth academies]] were introduced.
: [[Youth#The New Youth Squad System|Youth academies]].
: Changes to [[stamina]] skill: levels fall steadily during the season and [[training]] is revised.  
|}
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|rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|
[[image:Hat-anniversary-crest.gif|200px|right|thumb|Link=History|2007: Hattrick 10th birthday! - from homepage crest]]
[[image:Hat-anniversary-crest.gif|200px|thumb|Link=History|2007: Hattrick '''10th birthday'''! - from homepage crest]]
[[image:10YearsBlack.jpg|200px|right|thumb|link=Anniversary T-shirt|2007: Anniversary T-shirt for sale - from Shop]]
[[image:10YearsBlack.jpg|200px|thumb|link=Anniversary T-shirt|2007: '''Anniversary T-shirt''' from Shop]]
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{| width=100%
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 33 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 33 </h3>
|align=center| (2007 July 15)
|align=center| (15 July 2007)
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: [[Age|Player birthdays]] are individual. Previously all players had their birthday the same day (in the end of the season). Now all players have their birthday on one of the 112 days of the season.
: [[Age|Player birthdays]] are individual. Previously all players had their birthday the same day (in the end of the season). Now all players have their birthday on one of the 112 days of the season.
; World
; World
: League extensions up to 10 levels: [[Polska]], [[Portugal]].
: League extensions up to 10 levels: Poland and Portugal.
: New leagues: [[Ghana]], [[Moçambique]], [[Negara Brunei Darussalam]] and [[Prateh Kampuchea]].
: New leagues: [[Ghana]], [[Mozambique]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Brunei]] (initially called "Negara Brunei Darussalam").
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|+ <h3> Season 34 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 34 </h3>
|align=center| (2007 Nov. 04)
|align=center| (04 Nov. 2007)
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; World
; World
: ''FYR Macedonia'' renamed to [[Makedonija]].
: "FYR Macedonia" renamed to "Makedonija".
: New leagues: [[Benin]] and [[Suriyah]].
: New leagues: [[Benin]] and [[Syria]].
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 35 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 35 </h3>
|align=center| (2008 Feb. 24)
|align=center| (24 Feb. 2008)
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; Features
; Features
: The [[New_match_engine:_More_balanced_results_and_two_fixed_tactics|new match engine]] is introduced for the regular matches.
: Planned [[substitutions]] (without conditional part).
: [[Fans#Denomination_of_match_expectation_levels|fan expectations]] for a match and the season were introduced.
: The minute based training is introduced for the regular matches.
: [[Fans#Denomination_of_match_expectation_levels|fan expectations]] for a match and the season.
; World
; World
: ''Uman'' renamed to [[Oman]].
: New leagues: [[Qatar]] and [[Tanzania]].
: New leagues: [[Dawlat Qatar]] and [[Tanzania]].
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|}
|rowspan=3|[[image:Match_of_the_Season_board_game.gif|right|frame|link=Match_of_the_Season_(board_game)|2008: Match of the season, the board game version of Hattrick arrives to the shop]]
|rowspan=3|[[image:Game-character-designs-by-Beach.jpg|thumb|link=Match_of_the_Season_(board_game)|2008: '''Match of the season''', the board game version of Hattrick, arrives to the shop]]
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{| class=infobox width=310px style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #ccc"
|[[image:Trần Lê Hoàng Hải.png|thumb|<small>2008: New Faces!]]||[[image:Unknown Player 2.png|thumb|...visible only to supporters]]
|[[image:Trần Lê Hoàng Hải.png|link=Redesign 2008|right]]||[[image:Unknown Player 2.png|thumb|left]]
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|colspan=2|<small>2008: '''New Faces'''! ...are visible only to supporters
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|+ <h3> Season 36 </h3>
|align=center| (2008 June 15)
|align=center| (15 June 2008)
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 37 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 37 </h3>
|align=center| (2008 Oct. 05)
|align=center| (05 Oct. 2008)
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: New [[avatar]]'s design for managers (later visible for everyone).
: New [[avatar]]'s design for managers (later visible for everyone).
: [[Set_Pieces#Indirect_Set_Pieces|Indirect free kicks]] available as new match feature.
: [[Set_Pieces#Indirect_Set_Pieces|Indirect free kicks]] available as new match feature.
: [[Goalkeeper]]s need [[set pieces]] to save free kicks, but can no longer be your set pieces taker.
: [[Goalkeeper]]s need Set Pieces to save free kicks, but can no longer be your set pieces taker.
: New easy way to find a friendly with the friendly pool.
: [[Play creatively]] tactic was made more efficient.
: [[Play creatively]] tactic was made more efficient.
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 38 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 38 </h3>
|align=center| (2009 Jan. 25)
|align=center| (25 Jan. 2009)
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; Features
; Features
: Conditional [[substitutions]] were introduced.
: Conditional [[substitutions]] are added to planned ones.
: Supporters could [[Big bag of goodies for our Supporters|draw their own avatars]].
: Supporters can draw [[Avatar|their own avatars]].
: [[Long shot tactics]] was introduced.
: [[Long shot tactics]].
: [[Head to head]] for supporters (later free for everyone).
: [[Head to head]] for supporters (later free for everyone).
: [[Transfer]] market regulation; you can't transfer list a player more times than he has played games for your team.
: [[Transfer]] market regulation; you can't transfer list a player more times than he has played games for your team.
: Squad limit of 50 players.
: Squad limit of 50 players.
|}-.
; News
|rowspan=4|[[image:Logo green stage.png|200px|right|thumb|link=stage|2009: Hattrick stage allow user to test the incoming features before introduction]]
: [[Hattrick Stage]] opens for a limited number of signup: approximately 5000 users access to the game test environment.
[[image:Capture d’écran 2011-06-13 à 19.07.16.png|320px|right|thumb|link=Redesign 2008|2009: Driven by a completely redesigned site, a lot of new features sprout, such as the group photo for club]][[image:Hatsticks2010cover.png|200px|right|thumb|link=Hatsticks|2009-2010: Another idea inspired by the site's new design: Hatsticks Official Sticker Album combined with three World Cup editions]]
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|rowspan=4|
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|[[image:Logo green stage.png|200px|border|link=stage|center]]
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|<small>
----
2009: '''Hattrick stage''' allow user to test the incoming features before introduction
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[[image:Example Avatars.jpg|thumb|link=Avatar|2009: Immediately after release of '''Avatars''', many managers argued that only male version exist. A few weeks later, lady avatar are also introduced for female users]]
{| class=infobox width=310px style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #ccc"
|[[image:Hatsticks2010cover.png|200px|border|link=Hatsticks|center]]
|-
|<small>
----
2009-2010: Another idea inspired by the site's new design: '''Hatsticks Official Sticker Album''' combined with three World Cup editions
|}
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{| width=100%
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 39 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 39 </h3>
|align=center| (2009 May 18)
|align=center| (18 May 2009)
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; Features
; Features
: More accurate [[Rating|match rating]] including the full effect from confidence, confusion and pulling back.
: More accurate [[Rating|match rating]] including the full effect from confidence, confusion and pulling back.
: The team confidence effect was lowered.
: The team confidence effect is lowered.
: A new [[HT-Live]] with Re-live was introduced.
: A new [[HT-Live]] with Re-Live.
: The possibility of managing your team by SMS was removed.
: The possibility of managing clubs by SMS is abandoned.
: For added security, from now users are able to have a login name different from their nickname.
: For security reasons, from now on users have a login name different from their nickname.
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 40 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 40 </h3>
|align=center| (2009 Sept. 06)
|align=center| (06 Sept. 2009)
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; News
: Hattrick launched a Facebook application.
; Features
; Features
: Managers can list their favourite teams with a small new feature.
: All bot teams from level six and below started to demote to the lowest division at season's end (and teams with active managers started taking their places to spice up the competition).
: All bot teams from level six and below started to demote to the lowest division at season's end (and teams with active managers started taking their places to spice up the competition).
: Managers can list their favorite teams with a small new feature.
; News
: A Facebook official application.
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|+ <h3> Season 41 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 41 </h3>
|align=center| (2009 Dec. 28)
|align=center| (28 Dec. 2009)
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; Features
; Features
: The distribution of basic chances in the game engine is changed, making some chances exclusive for each team, to improve the balance and reduce the variance in the game. This also enabled a better handling of the counterattack and pressing tactics.
: With a major [[New match engine: More balanced results and two fixed tactics|match engine tweak]], the distribution of basic chances in the game engine is changed, making some chances exclusive for each team, to improve the balance and reduce the variance in the game.
: The tweak also enables a better handling of the counterattack and pressing tactics.
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|+ <h3> Season 42 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 42 </h3>
|align=center| (2010 April 19)
|align=center| (19 April 2010)
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; Features
; Features
: A [[match engine#2010 new engine|new match engine]] that is not based on 4-4-2 and can handle all formations without having to reposition players.
: A completely [[match engine#2010 new engine|new match engine]] that is not based on 4-4-2 and can handle all formations without having to reposition players.
: New regular chances distribution system.
: The new regular chances distribution system is integrated.
: Chance to get a special event is less dependent on midfield ([[possession]]) than before.
; News
: m.hattrick.org, the mobile site only for smartphones.
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|rowspan=3|[[image:Premiere erste Aufstellung des FCB United.jpg|300px|right|thumb|link=Match report|2010: An example of match report]]
|rowspan=3|[[image:Premiere erste Aufstellung des FCB United.jpg|320px|thumb|link=Match report|2010: An example of '''match report''']][[image:Capture d’écran 2011-06-13 à 19.07.16.png|320px|thumb|link=Team Photo|2010: Driven by a completely redesigned site, a lot of new features sprout, such as the group '''photo for club''']]
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 43 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 43 </h3>
|align=center| (2010 Aug. 09)
|align=center| (09 Aug. 2010)
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; Features
; Features
: Faster training on many skill levels, but also slower on high levels.
: Faster training on many skill levels, but also slower on high levels.
: End to longer injuries: when a player gets injured, +4 is now the longest the injury will be.  
: Staff limit to 30 members in total or no more than 10 of the same kind. Goalkeeping coaches have been merged with assistant coaches, and accountants have been removed.
: End to longer [[injury|injuries]]: when a player stops, +4 is now the longest injury time he will get.  
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|+ <h3> Season 44 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 44 </h3>
|align=center| (2010 Nov. 29)
|align=center| (29 Nov. 2010)
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; Features
; Features
: General (form) training type is removed.
: General (form) training type is removed.
: [[Team Photo]] view for squads.
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|+ <h3> Season 45 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 45 </h3>
|align=center| (2011 March 21)
|align=center| (21 March 2011)
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; Features
: [[News#My office|My Office]] is the new starting page (or home page) of the website.
; News
: [[Hattrick United]] is a new home for all managers' blogs.
; World
; World
: [[Cameroon]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Cuba]] and [[Palestine]] are new members of the Hattrick family, now grown to 128 Coutries!
: [[Cameroon]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Cuba]] and [[Palestine]] are new members of the Hattrick family, now grown to 128 Countries!
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|rowspan=3|[[image:Question.png|200px|right|thumb|link=Loyalty|2011: A crusade against traders? new loyalty skill increases performance of a settled player]]
|rowspan=3|[[image:Secretary.png|220px|thumb|link=News|2011: New '''My office''' with "Secretary" reports, "Hattrick announces" communications and "What's going on?" calendar]][[image:HT Open order sample.png|220px|thumb|link=Hattrick Open|2011: '''Hattrick Open''' independent website hosts the beta version of the tournament system]]
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{| width=100%
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 46 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 46 </h3>
|align=center|  (2011 July 11)
|align=center|  (11 July 2011)
|-
|-
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|
; Features
; Features
: Match order form is improved with a rating predictor.
: Letting two players swap positions on the pitch also becomes possible.
: Letting two players swap positions on the pitch also becomes possible.
: All users get access to the basic training report.
: All users get access to the basic training report.
; News
: [[Hattrick Open]], an independent website, allows everyone to use the game engine for private tournaments.
|}
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|+ <h3> Season 47 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 47 </h3>
|align=center|  (2011 Oct. 31)
|align=center|  (31 Oct. 2011)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: The [[loyalty]] makes perform better the players in your team for a long time.  
: Match order page is improved with a rating predictor.
: [[Hattrick Gears]], a collection of pay-per-use small features.
; News
: New statistics available after closing the old Alltid.org site down.
|}
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|+ <h3> Season 48 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 48 </h3>
|align=center| (2012 Feb. 20)
|align=center| (20 Feb. 2012)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
: With [[loyalty]] players who stay on the same team for a long time perform better. A crusade against traders?
: [[Tournament]]s available directly on website after closing the Hattrick Open site down.
; News
; News
: Hattrick joins Zattika.
: Hattrick joins Zattika.
; Features
: Hattrick [[Tournament]]s.
|}
|}
|rowspan=3|[[image:Ladder.jpg|200px|right|thumb|link=Tournament|2012: Tournaments, a new and apart from leagues alternative competition system]]
|rowspan=3|[[image:Tournament new logo.png|200px|thumb|link=Tournament|2012: '''Tournaments''', a new and apart from leagues alternative competition system]]
|-
|-
|width=70%|
|width=70%|
{| width=100%
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 49 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 49 </h3>
|align=center| (2012 June 11)
|align=center| (11 June 2012)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: New [[Hattrick Manager License Challenge]].
: New [[Hattrick Manager License Challenge]].
: [[Recruiter]]s can now invite people they know to a new career as Hattrick managers.
|}
|}
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 50 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 50 </h3>
|align=center| (2012 Oct. 01)
|align=center| (01 Oct. 2012)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: [[Autobidding]] for transfer market.
: [[Autobidding]] for transfer market.
: ''Offerwalls'' made possibile to earn reward points to get Supporter and Credits without having to spend real life money.
|}
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|+ <h3> Season 51 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 51 </h3>
|align=center| (2013 Jan. 21)
|align=center| (21 Jan. 2013)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: Hattrick Supporter Platinum, Gold and Silver.
: HT Supporter has now three different packages and prices (Silver, Gold, Platinum). Diamond will be later introduced.
: Only Supporter and Credits in [[shop]], and not any physical products such as t-shirts and hoodies.
; News
: ''Offerwalls'' made possibile to earn reward points to get Supporter and Credits without having to spend real life money.
|}
|}
|rowspan=4|[[image:Chpp logotype.gif|200px|right|thumb|link=CHPP|2013: CHPP applications are allowed again after a very long stop]]
|rowspan=4|[[image:HTSupporter_pack.png|200px|thumb|link=shop|2013: '''Hattrick&nbsp;Supporter''' is now Platinum, Gold and Silver]][[image:Ladder.jpg|200px|thumb|link=Tournament|2013: In a '''ladder''' your goal is to reach the highest rung and become the "King of the Hill" and then stay there for as long as you can]]
|-
|-
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|width=70%|
{| width=100%
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 52 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 52 </h3>
|align=center| (2013 May 13)
|align=center| (13 May 2013)
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|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: An alternative competition with a faster pace for those who want more action: [[Tournament#Ladder_tournaments|Ladders]]
: Additional club registration opens for Supporter Platinum.
; News
: An alternative competition with a faster pace for those who want more action: [[Ladders]]
: Zattika sells Hattrick back to the old owners.
|}
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|+ <h3> Season 53 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 53 </h3>
|align=center| (2013 Sept. 02)
|align=center| (02 Sept. 2013)
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: The community in the anniversary vote requested and gets to dismantle the [[Extra_time#History|Golden Goal]] rule.
: The community in the anniversary vote requested and gets to dismantle the [[Extra_time#History|Golden Goal]] rule.
: Youth teams will no longer have a week off during the senior teams' season break.
: Youth teams will no longer have a week off during the senior teams' season break.
; News
: Zattika sells Hattrick back to the old owners.
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|+ <h3> Season 54 </h3>
|align=center| (2013 Dec. 23)
|align=center| (23 Dec. 2013)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: [[CHPP]] applications are allowed again.
: [[CHPP]] applications are allowed again.
: New Ladders for Federations tournaments.  
: New Ladders for Federation's tournaments.  
|}
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|+ <h3> Season 55 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 55 </h3>
|align=center| (2014 April 14)
|align=center| (14 April 2014)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: The new [[staff]] system. Financial Director is back.
: Injury history on player's page.
: More [[Qualifier|play-offs and play-outs]] added in the lower divisions to make more matches matter for a longer period during the season.
: [[Supporters|Manager Network]], a new way to keep track of the teams and managers users care about. 
; News
: Training for all at the end of the season thanks to the introduction of weekend friendlies (no more extra benefits for teams playing the qualifiers).
; World
: Supporters can now play in more than one league at a time, with no limitation to their own national league.  
: Supporters can now play in more than one league at a time, with no limitation to their own national league.  
: New [[staff]] system.
: Injury history of your players.
: Introduction of the season friendlies (no more training advantage for teams playing qualification matches). More [[Qualifier|play-offs and play-outs]] added in the lower divisions to make more matches matter for a longer period during the season.
|}
|}
|rowspan=3|[[image:Medic.png|200px|right|thumb|link=staff|2014: After years of waiting, a long announced new staff system is reality]]
|rowspan=3|
{| class=infobox width=255px style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #ccc"
|[[image:AssistCoach.png|border|link=staff]]||[[image:Medic.png|border|link=staff]]
|-
|[[image:Accountants.png|border|link=staff]]||[[image:Psychologist.png|border|link=staff]]
|-
|colspan=2|<small>2014: After years of waiting, the long announced '''new staff system''' is reality
|}[[image:PlayersHealth.gif|thumb|link=injury|2014: In the '''injury history''' page, the duration and the specific part of the body affected by the injuries are recorded (and the type of injury also has a graphic rendering from 2020 onwards)]]
 
|-
|-
|width=70%|
|width=70%|
{| width=100%
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 56 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 56 </h3>
|align=center| (2014 Aug. 04)
|align=center| (04 Aug. 2014)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: Cup system was redesigned and Divisional Cups were added to let more lower divisions teams enjoy the experience of a meaningful cup run.
: [[cup|Cup system]] is redesigned and Divisional Cups are added to let more lower divisions teams enjoy the experience of a meaningful cup run.
: Increased the prize money for winning the league and also prizes at earlier stages of the Cup.
: Prize money for winning the league is increased and also prizes at earlier stages of the Cup.
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|+ <h3> Season 57 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 57 </h3>
|align=center| (2014 Nov. 24)
|align=center| (24 Nov. 2014)
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|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: New mobile web and redesigned iPhone and Android apps.
: New official Hattrick [[mentoring]] system.
|}
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 58 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 58 </h3>
|align=center| (2015 March 16)
|align=center| (16 March 2015)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: [[Confidence]] was revised .
: [[Confidence]] effects are lowered.
: The training penalty for [[walkover]] was removed.
: The training penalty for [[walkover]] is removed.
; News
: New mobile web and redesigned iPhone and Android apps.
: The [[Supporter Week Trophy]] is an official tournament for supporters only with the grand prize of a lifetime "Hattrick Supporter Diamond".
|}
|rowspan=3|
{| class=infobox width=255px style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #ccc"
|colspan=2| [[image:CupA large.png|link=cup]]
|-
|[[image:Cupseason56 emerald.png|x75px|link=cup#Emerald Cup]]||[[image:Cupseason56 ruby.png|x75px|link=cup#Ruby Cup]]
|-
|[[image:Cupseason56 sapphire.png|x75px|link=cup#Sapphire Cup]]||[[image:Cupseason56 consolation.png|x75px|link=cup#Consolation Cup]]
|-
|colspan=2|<small>2014: After '''cup system''' reform, at least three cup matches per season are guaranteed to everyone
|}
|}
|rowspan=3|[[image:TFCinter.jpg|200px|right|thumb|link=|2016: You can now chat in a new way]]
|-
|-
|width=70%|
|width=70%|
{| width=100%
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 59 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 59 </h3>
|align=center| (2015 July 06)
|align=center| (06 July 2015)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: From now on, [[Match report]] showed all chances in the games after they have been played.  
: From now on, [[match report]] shows all chances in the games after they have been played.  
: Chat with members of series, within match opponents or in a federation.
: Chat with members of series, within match opponents or in a federation.
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|+ <h3> Season 60 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 60 </h3>
|align=center| (2015 Oct. 26)
|align=center| (26 Oct. 2015)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: Staff system got an update and contracts from for staff members.
: Staff system update with contracts for staff members.
; World
; World
: At last, HT-Time is abandoned and now you can choose your time zone and finally being able to follow your matches without having to calculate how much time difference there is with where you live and Central Europe.
: At last, HT-Time is abandoned. Managers can choose the time zone and finally be able to follow matches without having to calculate how much time difference there is with where you live and Central Europe.
|}
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|+ <h3> Season 61 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 61 </h3>
|align=center| (2016 Feb. 15)
|align=center| (15 Feb. 2016)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: Players and reports show levels above "divine".
: Players and reports show levels above "divine".
: The [[mentor system]] is improved to make the experience even better for mentors and mentees.
|}
|}
|rowspan=3|[[Image:New Live Viewer.png|300px|right|thumb|link=HT Live|2016: New Live Viewer]]
|rowspan=3|[[image:New Live Viewer.png|300px|thumb|link=HT Live|2016: Brand '''New Live Viewer''' with a live commentator]][[image:Team Analysis.png|300px|thumb|link=Team Analysis|2016: '''Team Analysis''', not a success, at least until it was integrated with the match order form]]
|-
|-
|width=70%|
|width=70%|
{| width=100%
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 62 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 62 </h3>
|align=center| (2016 June 06)
|align=center| (06 June 2016)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: New Live Viewer (also added a chat) provides interesting and updated stats during the match.  
: New Live Viewer provides interesting and updated stats during the match. It also adds a chat.
: With the Team Analysis tool, you can quickly analyse the previous matches of your upcoming opponents.
: With the [[Team Analysis]] tool, managers can quickly analyze the previous matches of upcoming opponents.
|}
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 63 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 63 </h3>
|align=center| (2016 Sept. 23)
|align=center| (23 Sept. 2016)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: Match Replay.
: [[Hattrick_Gears#Match_replay|Match Replay]] is a new Hattrick Gears product to simulate a match 20 more times.
: Improvements to youth team, such as the training results available immediately. Scouts no longer present you 17 years old talents in youth academy or 19 year old players in scouting network.
: Improvements to youth team, such as the training results available immediately. Scouts no longer present 17 years old talents in youth academy or 19 year old players in scouting network.
|}
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 64 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 64 </h3>
|align=center| (2017 Jan. 16)
|align=center| (16 Jan. 2017)
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: [[Hattrick International]], a whole new league for supporters! (The first champions will crown themselves in some 6 seasons time).
: [[Hattrick International]], a whole new league for supporters! (The first champions will crown themselves in some 6 seasons time).
|}
|}
|rowspan=4|[[image:hat-anniversary-crest.png|300px|right|thumb|link=|2017: 20 years of Hattrick! Official crest from login page]]  
|rowspan=4|
{|
| [[image:Hattrick international.png|x125px|thumb|Hattrick International]]||[[image:Generation logo.png|x125px|thumb|Generation Trophies]]
|-
|colspan=2|[[image:hat-anniversary-crest.png|290px|thumb|link=|2017: '''20 years''' of Hattrick! Official crest from login page]]
|}
|-
|-
|width=70%|
|width=70%|
{| width=100%
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 65 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 65 </h3>
|align=center| (2017 May 08)
|align=center| (08 May 2017)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: Match order page with new visual design and a lot of new functionality (such as being allowed to bench 7 substitutes) to help setting up a good lineup.
: Match order page with new visual design and a lot of new functionality (such as being allowed to bench 7 substitutes) to help managers setting up a good lineup.
|}
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{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 66 </h3>
|+ <h3> Season 66 </h3>
|align=center| (2017 Aug. 28)
|align=center| (28 Aug. 2017)
|-
|-
|
|
; Features
; Features
: Introduced [[Generation Trophies]], an international competition where managers face off against other teams that got started in around the same time.
: [[Generation Trophies]], an international competition where managers face off against other teams that got started in around the same time.
: New training page was launched, giving better planning tools and more detail about what factors impact training.
: New training page gives better planning tools and more detail about what factors impact training.
|}
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; Features
; Features
: New thumbwork for [[Specialties]] & [[Special Event]]s: the key points of the change is a new, more transparent way to generate Special Events, big tweaks to the effects of all current specialties, two new unique player roles (Sitting Midfielder & Power Forward) and, finally, the introduction of completely [[Rare_Specialties#Support|new speciality]].
: Big tweaks to the effects of all current [[Specialties]] with the New thumbwork for [[Special Event]]s
:* the key points of the change is a new, more transparent way to generate Special Events,
:* two new unique player roles are introduced ([[Sitting Midfielder]] & [[Powerful Normal Forward]]).
: Introduction of completely new specialty, [[Rare_Specialties#Support|Support]].
: A new individual order: [[Individual_order#Man_Marking|Man Marking]].
: A new individual order: [[Individual_order#Man_Marking|Man Marking]].
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; Features
; Features
: [[Instant match]]es were introduced.
: [[Instant match]]es.
: Updates to Transfer compare, Transfer hotlists, Team of the Week.
: Updates to Transfer compare, Transfer hotlists, Team of the Week.
; World
; World
: New leagues added to Hattrick for the first time in 7 years! The island nations of [[Comoros|Comores]], [[Curaçao]], [[Guam]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[São Tomé e Príncipe]].
: New leagues added to Hattrick for the first time in 7 years! The island nations of [[Comoros|Comores]], [[Curaçao]], [[Guam]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[São Tomé e Príncipe]].
|}
|}
|[[image:Dreamteam VIII1677 S29.png|300px|right|right|thumb|link=Alltid Hattrick|201: Team of the Week was an old feature already present on alltid site before merging with the game]]
|[[image:Dreamteam VIII1677 S29.png|300px|thumb|link=Alltid Hattrick|2018: '''Team of the Week''' was an old feature already present on Alltid site before merging with the game]]
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|  
; Features
; Features
: [[Tournament#Division Battles|Division Battle]] (new tournament type).
: With Tryouts you can see how a player will perform in the lineup simulator before deciding to add the player to your team.
: The series table gets a new and improved look.
: The match commentator's gives more information during the match
: The minimum stamina training allowed has increased from 5% to 10%.  
: The minimum stamina training allowed has increased from 5% to 10%.  
:National Teams welcome training pages and Assistant Coaches.
: New and improved look for series table.
: New activity rule: all managers that have played Hattrick for more than one year will not lose the club after 7 weeks of inactivity, but only after 14 weeks.
: With [[Tryouts]] supporters can see how a player will perform in the lineup simulator before deciding to add the player to your team.
; News
: The match commentator's gives more information during the match.
: More milestones in [[memorable moments]].
: [[Tournament#Division Battles|Division Battle]] is a new tournament type.
; World
; World
: National Teams welcome training pages and Assistant Coaches.
: New leagues added: [[Ethiopia]] and [[DR Congo|Congo]] joining Hattrick in season 72.
: New leagues added: [[Ethiopia]] and [[DR Congo|Congo]] joining Hattrick in season 72.
|}
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|[[image:NTcoachStaff.png|300px|right|thumb|link=National_team|2019: National Team's staff finally get an official page after 18 years as secret spies]]
|[[image:NTcoachStaff.png|300px|thumb|link=National_team|2019: '''National Team's staff''' finally get an official page after 18 years as secret spies!]]
|}
|}
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|+ <h3> Season 74, 75, 76 </h3>
|align=center|  
|align=center|  
|-  
|- valign=top
|
; Features
: National team scouts and prospects are added too.
: [[Power Rating]]s is the official meter to expresses with a single number the team strength (like old unofficial [[HatStats]], [[LoddarStats]], [[VnukStats]] and [[PStats]] or [[HTEV]]).
; World
: New leagues added are [[Botswana]], [[Madagascar]], [[Belize]] and [[Saint Vincent & the Grenadines]] joining Hattrick in season 75,
: and [[Burma]], [[Zambia]], [[Haiti]], [[Puerto Rico]] and [[San Marino]] in season 76.
|}
| [[image:new_Burma_Zambia_Haiti_Puerto Rico_San Marino.png|thumb|link=country|2020: Welcome to San Marino, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Burma and Zambia]]
|}
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{| width=100%
|+ <h2> 2021 </h2>
|width=70%|
{| width=100%
|+ <h3> Season 77, 78, 79, 80 </h3>
|align=center|
|- valign=top
|
|
; Features
; Features
: Managers who want a more realistic-look can now select a new set of faces for their players.
: Managers who want a more realistic-look can now select a new set of faces for their players.
; World
; World
: New leagues added: [[Bostwana]], [[Madagascar]], [[Belize]] and [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] joining Hattrick in season 75.
: [[U-21 World Cup]]
|}
|[[Image:hattrick-faces-email.png|300px|thumb|link=Player face|2021: More realistic-look for '''player's face''']]
|[[Image:hattrick-faces-email.png|300px|right|thumb|link=Player face|2020: More realistic-look for players]]
|}
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The global season (g.s.) counts the number of seasons since the number one in Hattrick's history.

A historical banner of the period

As with any other season, the starting day of the next g.s. is calculated by adding an interval of 112 days, which corresponds to the duration of an entire season, to the first day of the previous one.

The global season counter clearly starts from the first season of Sweden, the only league already active in the game from the start. However, as part of initial expansion of Hattrick, other 9 leagues share the global season count as well, although they are not as old as Sweden. These leagues are England, Germany, Italy, France, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, Argentina and USA. They all are at least 11 seasons younger than Sweden and therefore, for example, their season 1 is called season 11.

This counting system created an obvious global confusion which was subsequently resolved. After the creation of these leagues, all other leagues have been assigned their own season numbers starting from 1.


Notable events

A summary of Hattrick's history is shown below following the global season.

Note that:

  • the date "in brackets", in european format (dd/mm/yyyy), corresponds to the "first day" of the new g.s.;
  • the first g.s. day is the "Sunday" before round 1 of main cup;
  • the real global season 1 was only 7 weeks long, so it is necessary to use the conventional date of "1 June 1997" to identify mechanically the subsequent seasons and the current one.

1997

Season 1

(30 Aug. 1997)
Features
Hattrick is born.
16 teams are in Hattrick, all playing 4-4-2 - the only formation available.
Two test series are played in 7 rounds.
Splash image circa 2011 (source: hattrick.org login page)
Splash image circa 2011
(source: hattrick.org login page)

Season 2

(23 Nov. 1997)
Features
HT 2! A new and dynamic Hattrick wake up after a long break due to re-coding and a move to the portal passagen.se.
The new release allows for a total of 680 teams and adds a few features still available today, such as the transfer list and a germinal league pyramid where teams' position in the series is determined by random selection during the off-season.
A new type of transfer system is implemented (previously anyone could bid on any player and the transfer was only made if the owner accepted the offer).
News
The first international game ever is played. Sweden – Denmark 1-2, even if the Danish team is a clone of the Swedish players.

1998

Season 3

(5 April 1998)
Features
HT 3.
Friendly matches and cup matches.
News
Zakrock Rooch are the first cup champions.
Big problems with the servers during the silly season, Hattrick is down a few weeks!
World
Hattrick expands to 1704 teams. Division IV is created with 128 series.
1998: Finally new training types beyond General, Stamina and Set Pieces...

Season 4

(26 July 1998)
Features
An expanded set of in-game skill levels is added.
Special training features such as training types beyond General, Stamina and Set pieces.
News
The rating system changes after Juveby IF's player (57216) Per Emilsson is declared saint:
  • Thanks to a new training combination, Per Emilsson goes beyond the roof of 5 * (stars), and becomes the first and only player ever to get the grade of "saint" - a kind of impossible dummy value HT-Björn invented in the unlikely conjecture that it could ever happen.
  • The week after, more levels are added and the new grading system becomes 0, H, HH, HHH, *, **, ***, ****, *****, *****!, *****!! and so on.

Season 5

(15 Nov. 1998)
Nothing in particular happened this season according to the history books.

1999

Season 6

(14 March 1999)

If something extraordinary really happened this season it didn't make it into the history books.

Splash image circa 2011 (source: hattrick.org login page)
Splash image circa 2011
(source: hattrick.org login page)

Season 7

(3 July 1999)
Features
HT 4 with:
  • New tactical options added in addition to 4-4-2 (previously you could only play with “Normal” settings).
  • Individual orders with players reposition based on a 4-4-2 line-up.

Season 8

(24 Oct. 1999)
News
ExtraLives AB is the name of the new company that develops game design. It is established in January 2000 in Stockholm by Björn HT-Bjorn Holmér, Johan HT-Johan Gustavsson and Daniel HT-Daniel Abrahamsson.

2000

Season 9

(13 Feb. 2000)
Features
Hattrick Central Bureau of Statistics (HTSCB) is the first external site with automatic generated statistic.
News
The community moves from passagen.se to Delphi forums.
2000: Extralives is established in January
2000: Hattrick’s nostalgic look is buried

A clown as portrayed by the artist Beach. The primordial rules stated that a "popular guy" with "solid leadership" could help the team, but no such effect has ever existed in reality.

Season 10

(04 June 2000)
Features
Hattrick’s "nostalgic look" gives way to the new "classic design" that will reign for 8 years.
News
HT-Johan and HT-Daniel ask the English artist Beach to become the official Hattrick illustrator. Since 2000, Beach has been involved in all of the art pieces we see in the Game (his design/idea are pixel art player faces, avatars, Christmas/Halloween backgrounds, cartoons, icons, etc.).

Season 11

(05 Oct. 2000)
Features
With HT 5 Hattrick is always online and everything happens live. The new match engine brings to the game new remarkable features such as
  • 15 different player skill levels including the current peak level "divine",
  • Specialties,
  • stars system for player performance rating,
  • real time features such as instant transfer processing and live matches (previously matches occurred during downtime each night).
World
At this time the game reaches roughly 12 000 users. Swedish league is expanded to 10920 teams, which rapidly fills up) and Hattrick world includes now more countries: England, Germany, Italy, Spain (which will become Mexico the next season), France, Argentina and USA.
Users who had previously played in Sweden and new users alike fill in the new leagues.

2001

Season 12

(4 Feb. 2001)
Features
From the beginning of this season on, teams are placed in the same series as they finished and the promotion/demotion system is established.
Hattrick Supporter is launched almost close to the season 13 (single price: 24 €).
World
The English version of the rules are now up.
First global conference in English (Swedish is no longer the official language of the game).
Spain is renamed to México.
New leagues: Netherlands and Norway.
2001: Bob "the beloved" is born
2001: The news ticker with latest news in real time is one of the most interesting features of the new supporter's package
2001: Together with the supporter add-on, the legendary green kit is born
Here is a reinterpretation of the kit

Season 13

(27 May 2001)
Features
International transfers are now possible and foreign players will have a 20% higher salary now on.
World
Welcome to Spain (again), Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, South Korea, India, Ireland, Egypt, Japan, Oceania, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Thailand, Romania, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Finland, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Season 14

(16 Sept. 2001)
Features
An internal conferences system and Hattrick Mobile are added.
New features for the Hattrick Supporter service are Match Kit Designer (pixel art version), Press announcements, the Prize shelf and Federations.
News
Partnership for software with Certified Hattrick Product Providers.
World
New leagues: Singapore, Malaysia, Iceland, Austria, Belgium (it was België at the time), Switzerland (the first season of many of these countries is called "season 2" due to an error that occurred several times also in 2002 and 2003).

2002

Season 15

(6 Jan. 2002)
Features
The launch of HT 6, in January 2002, with
  • International friendlies between clubs,
  • Capacity for a 7th (and more) division in each league,
  • The special events, a concept very familiar to every manager today.
However, HT6 does not solve the growing economic problems within the game. To boost the in-game economy, which had entered the equivalent of a depression, the developers resort to distributing 250 000 US$ (or the equivalent in each country's currency) to each team.
World
V. Division in Germany.
First official national teams, and, with them, elections and World Cups. The first World Cup is held in Japan and South Korea at the end of the season, with Sweden beating England 4-0 and becoming the first champion.
2002: CHPP applications will have a long hiatus between 2008 and 2013
2002: Friendlies were depicted this way from the first moment and still are today
Champion 2010
2008
2006
2002
2002-2010: World Cup Trophy evolution
The SMS Tracking advertising banner for many years visible on the right of the main logo

Season 16

(28 April 2002)
World
The first U-20 World Cup is played.
New leagues: Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Indonesia, Latvia, Hungary, Philippines and Serbia (originally as "Srbija i Crna Gora");

Season 17

(18 Aug. 2002)
Features
It's now possible to order match and get instant notification via SMS Tracking.
World
New leagues: Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong.

Season 18

(8 Dec. 2002)
Features
LA- prefix to Language Administrators username with 7 languages already active.
World
VI. Division established in Spain, Netherlands and Germany.
New leagues: Bulgaria, Wales, Israel, Slovenia.

2003

Season 19

(30 March 2003)
News
A split in management is made when Hattrick is moved into a separate company and entrusted to Hattrick Limited, while ExtraLives employees are only partially devoted to work on the game.
World
VII. Division in Nederland. Sweden, Switzerland and Netherlands broke through the 10 000 users barrier.
2003: The earliest appearances of Hammo, the guy sleeping careless while the site is down. Just in time for Black Friday!
2003: New remarkable features on live matches

Season 20

(20 July 2003)
Features
HT 6.5 launches the system for coaches recruiting.
4 tactics (pressing, counter-attacks, AiM, AoW) are now available.
Conference are language-specific, managers can speak in their native language.
World
VI. Division established in Italia, Poland and Finland; VII. Division in Switzerland.
New leagues: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lithuania, Pakistan, Slovakia, Vietnam and Ukraine.

Season 21

(9 Nov. 2003)
Features
With HT Live managers can follow up to 10 games as they are played.
News
For the first time, the Hattrick universe is restored from a backup: Black Friday happens before round 3 on November 28th, 2003.
World
VI. Division in Chile, France, Israel, Austria; VII. Division in Argentina, Belgium, Germany and Spain.
New leagues: Morocco, Bolivia, Ecuador, Faroe Islands, Nigeria and Paraguay;

2004

Season 22

(29 Feb. 2004)
Features
Total Skill Index as official measure of a player's abilities.
News
A quarter of a million users.
World
New leagues: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Luxembourg, Iran, Dominican Republic, Cyprus and United Arab Emirates.

2004 circa: The use of HT credits via SMS prepares the path to Hattrick Gears

2004: Hattrick Clubhouse challenges (but is beaten) HT-Arena, at that time the best external application to publish a club home page

Season 23

(20 June 2004)
Features
Official premium add-on Hattrick Clubhouse.
World
VIII. Division in Germany.
New leagues: Northern Ireland, Belarus, FYR Macedonia, Panama, Kenya and Jamaica.

Season 24

(10 Oct. 2004)
World
IX. Division in Germany.
Welcome to El Salvador, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Moldova and Albania.

2005

Season 25

(30 Jan. 2005)
Features
Two new training types: Through passes and Defensive positions.
World
Added Jordan, Andorra, Georgia and Guatemala.

2005: With the License Challenge newbies are no longer left to wander alone in their first few weeks

2005: While the game is celebrating the 500 000th user, Hattrick Wiki is born in November 2005

Season 26

(22 May 2005)
News
Half a million users!
World
X. Division in Germany.
Hello Suriname, Nicaragua, Trinidad & Tobago and Kazakhstan.

Season 27

(11 Sept. 2005)
Features
Hattrick Manager License Challenge, a tutorial for newbies on the site.
Supporters enjoyed the Arena Viewer, a designer tool.
New training type: Wing attacks.
World
VII. Division in England; XI. Division in Germany.
New leagues: Algeria, Armenia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Mongolia and Senegal.

2006

Season 28

(01 Jan. 2006)
Features
League and Team Ranking.
News
First edition of Hattrick Masters.
News
750 000 users!
World
New leagues: Bahrain, Barbados, Cape Verde and Ivory Coast.
2006: First HT Masters Final

Season 29

(23 April 2006)
Features
Match Kit Designer allowed supporters to make a home and away shirt.
Hall of Fame for clubs.
Announced more than a season in advance, the league reform was completed during the off-season, in April. Following this restructuring, all bot teams at that time were relegated to the bottom division, replacing them by promoting extra teams from lower divisions.
The reform was intended to solve the problem of league pyramid capacity after the unexpected surge in registrations. The growth had made it necessary to add a new division (consisting of 1024 series) almost every season and the largest countries, over 60 000 each, had swelled to a 12 levels pyramid. Divisions 8 and 9 would now double in size to 2048 series, and 10 and below would increase to 4096 series.
News
Between rounds eleven and twelve, there is a long downtime of about 70 hours. For the second time, the HT universe is restored from a backup (see also season 21 events).
Intel became Hattrick's official technical partner.
World
Iraq and Azerbaijan are the new leagues.
2006: Arena Designer tool
2006: HT-Oxidus (who was simply Oxidus at the time) created a primordial and successful new edition of Kit Designer and published it as a gimmick on a website on his own
2007: For a long time, youth academy players were displayed in black and white

Season 30

(13 Aug. 2006)
Features
Old players' skills decline more frequently, in smaller increments, than before.
The non-existent skill denomination is added.
World
New leagues: Kuwait, Angola, Bangladesh, Montenegro; Srbija i Crna Gora is renamed into Srbija.

Season 31

(03 Dec. 2006)
Features
Achievements are added (and passed off as an alternative career opportunity).
World
New leagues: Yemen and Oman (it was "Uman" at the time).

2007

Season 32

(25 March 2007)
Features
Youth academies.
Changes to stamina skill: levels fall steadily during the season and training is revised.
2007: Hattrick 10th birthday! - from homepage crest
2007: Anniversary T-shirt from Shop

Season 33

(15 July 2007)
Features
Player birthdays are individual. Previously all players had their birthday the same day (in the end of the season). Now all players have their birthday on one of the 112 days of the season.
World
League extensions up to 10 levels: Poland and Portugal.
New leagues: Ghana, Mozambique, Cambodia and Brunei (initially called "Negara Brunei Darussalam").

Season 34

(04 Nov. 2007)
World
"FYR Macedonia" renamed to "Makedonija".
New leagues: Benin and Syria.

2008

Season 35

(24 Feb. 2008)
Features
Planned substitutions (without conditional part).
The minute based training is introduced for the regular matches.
fan expectations for a match and the season.
World
New leagues: Qatar and Tanzania.
2008: Match of the season, the board game version of Hattrick, arrives to the shop
2008: New Faces! ...are visible only to supporters

Season 36

(15 June 2008)
World
League extensions up to 11 levels: Italia
New leagues: Republic of Uganda and Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa.

Season 37

(05 Oct. 2008)
Features
The new design was launched (with dotnetification of the site).
New avatar's design for managers (later visible for everyone).
Indirect free kicks available as new match feature.
Goalkeepers need Set Pieces to save free kicks, but can no longer be your set pieces taker.
New easy way to find a friendly with the friendly pool.
Play creatively tactic was made more efficient.

2009

Season 38

(25 Jan. 2009)
Features
Conditional substitutions are added to planned ones.
Supporters can draw their own avatars.
Long shot tactics.
Head to head for supporters (later free for everyone).
Transfer market regulation; you can't transfer list a player more times than he has played games for your team.
Squad limit of 50 players.
News
Hattrick Stage opens for a limited number of signup: approximately 5000 users access to the game test environment.

2009: Hattrick stage allow user to test the incoming features before introduction

2009: Immediately after release of Avatars, many managers argued that only male version exist. A few weeks later, lady avatar are also introduced for female users

2009-2010: Another idea inspired by the site's new design: Hatsticks Official Sticker Album combined with three World Cup editions

Season 39

(18 May 2009)
Features
More accurate match rating including the full effect from confidence, confusion and pulling back.
The team confidence effect is lowered.
A new HT-Live with Re-Live.
The possibility of managing clubs by SMS is abandoned.
For security reasons, from now on users have a login name different from their nickname.

Season 40

(06 Sept. 2009)
Features
All bot teams from level six and below started to demote to the lowest division at season's end (and teams with active managers started taking their places to spice up the competition).
Managers can list their favorite teams with a small new feature.
News
A Facebook official application.

Season 41

(28 Dec. 2009)
Features
With a major match engine tweak, the distribution of basic chances in the game engine is changed, making some chances exclusive for each team, to improve the balance and reduce the variance in the game.
The tweak also enables a better handling of the counterattack and pressing tactics.

2010

Season 42

(19 April 2010)
Features
A completely new match engine that is not based on 4-4-2 and can handle all formations without having to reposition players.
The new regular chances distribution system is integrated.
Chance to get a special event is less dependent on midfield (possession) than before.
News
m.hattrick.org, the mobile site only for smartphones.
2010: An example of match report
2010: Driven by a completely redesigned site, a lot of new features sprout, such as the group photo for club

Season 43

(09 Aug. 2010)
Features
Faster training on many skill levels, but also slower on high levels.
Staff limit to 30 members in total or no more than 10 of the same kind. Goalkeeping coaches have been merged with assistant coaches, and accountants have been removed.
End to longer injuries: when a player stops, +4 is now the longest injury time he will get.

Season 44

(29 Nov. 2010)
Features
General (form) training type is removed.
Team Photo view for squads.

2011

Season 45

(21 March 2011)
Features
My Office is the new starting page (or home page) of the website.
News
Hattrick United is a new home for all managers' blogs.
World
Cameroon, Uzbekistan, Cuba and Palestine are new members of the Hattrick family, now grown to 128 Countries!
2011: New My office with "Secretary" reports, "Hattrick announces" communications and "What's going on?" calendar
2011: Hattrick Open independent website hosts the beta version of the tournament system

Season 46

(11 July 2011)
Features
Letting two players swap positions on the pitch also becomes possible.
All users get access to the basic training report.
News
Hattrick Open, an independent website, allows everyone to use the game engine for private tournaments.

Season 47

(31 Oct. 2011)
Features
Match order page is improved with a rating predictor.
Hattrick Gears, a collection of pay-per-use small features.
News
New statistics available after closing the old Alltid.org site down.

2012

Season 48

(20 Feb. 2012)
Features
With loyalty players who stay on the same team for a long time perform better. A crusade against traders?
Tournaments available directly on website after closing the Hattrick Open site down.
News
Hattrick joins Zattika.
2012: Tournaments, a new and apart from leagues alternative competition system

Season 49

(11 June 2012)
Features
New Hattrick Manager License Challenge.
Recruiters can now invite people they know to a new career as Hattrick managers.

Season 50

(01 Oct. 2012)
Features
Autobidding for transfer market.

2013

Season 51

(21 Jan. 2013)
Features
HT Supporter has now three different packages and prices (Silver, Gold, Platinum). Diamond will be later introduced.
Only Supporter and Credits in shop, and not any physical products such as t-shirts and hoodies.
News
Offerwalls made possibile to earn reward points to get Supporter and Credits without having to spend real life money.
2013: Hattrick Supporter is now Platinum, Gold and Silver
2013: In a ladder your goal is to reach the highest rung and become the "King of the Hill" and then stay there for as long as you can

Season 52

(13 May 2013)
Features
Additional club registration opens for Supporter Platinum.
An alternative competition with a faster pace for those who want more action: Ladders

Season 53

(02 Sept. 2013)
Features
The community in the anniversary vote requested and gets to dismantle the Golden Goal rule.
Youth teams will no longer have a week off during the senior teams' season break.
News
Zattika sells Hattrick back to the old owners.

Season 54

(23 Dec. 2013)
Features
CHPP applications are allowed again.
New Ladders for Federation's tournaments.

2014

Season 55

(14 April 2014)
Features
The new staff system. Financial Director is back.
Injury history on player's page.
More play-offs and play-outs added in the lower divisions to make more matches matter for a longer period during the season.
Manager Network, a new way to keep track of the teams and managers users care about.
News
Training for all at the end of the season thanks to the introduction of weekend friendlies (no more extra benefits for teams playing the qualifiers).
World
Supporters can now play in more than one league at a time, with no limitation to their own national league.
2014: After years of waiting, the long announced new staff system is reality
2014: In the injury history page, the duration and the specific part of the body affected by the injuries are recorded (and the type of injury also has a graphic rendering from 2020 onwards)

Season 56

(04 Aug. 2014)
Features
Cup system is redesigned and Divisional Cups are added to let more lower divisions teams enjoy the experience of a meaningful cup run.
Prize money for winning the league is increased and also prizes at earlier stages of the Cup.

Season 57

(24 Nov. 2014)
Features
New official Hattrick mentoring system.

2015

Season 58

(16 March 2015)
Features
Confidence effects are lowered.
The training penalty for walkover is removed.
News
New mobile web and redesigned iPhone and Android apps.
The Supporter Week Trophy is an official tournament for supporters only with the grand prize of a lifetime "Hattrick Supporter Diamond".
2014: After cup system reform, at least three cup matches per season are guaranteed to everyone

Season 59

(06 July 2015)
Features
From now on, match report shows all chances in the games after they have been played.
Chat with members of series, within match opponents or in a federation.

Season 60

(26 Oct. 2015)
Features
Staff system update with contracts for staff members.
World
At last, HT-Time is abandoned. Managers can choose the time zone and finally be able to follow matches without having to calculate how much time difference there is with where you live and Central Europe.

2016

Season 61

(15 Feb. 2016)
Features
Players and reports show levels above "divine".
2016: Brand New Live Viewer with a live commentator
2016: Team Analysis, not a success, at least until it was integrated with the match order form

Season 62

(06 June 2016)
Features
New Live Viewer provides interesting and updated stats during the match. It also adds a chat.
With the Team Analysis tool, managers can quickly analyze the previous matches of upcoming opponents.

Season 63

(23 Sept. 2016)
Features
Match Replay is a new Hattrick Gears product to simulate a match 20 more times.
Improvements to youth team, such as the training results available immediately. Scouts no longer present 17 years old talents in youth academy or 19 year old players in scouting network.

2017

Season 64

(16 Jan. 2017)
World
Hattrick International, a whole new league for supporters! (The first champions will crown themselves in some 6 seasons time).
Hattrick International
Generation Trophies
2017: 20 years of Hattrick! Official crest from login page

Season 65

(08 May 2017)
Features
Match order page with new visual design and a lot of new functionality (such as being allowed to bench 7 substitutes) to help managers setting up a good lineup.

Season 66

(28 Aug. 2017)
Features
Generation Trophies, an international competition where managers face off against other teams that got started in around the same time.
New training page gives better planning tools and more detail about what factors impact training.

Season 67

(2017 Dec. 16)
Features
Big tweaks to the effects of all current Specialties with the New thumbwork for Special Events
Introduction of completely new specialty, Support.
A new individual order: Man Marking.

2018

Seasons 68, 69, 70

Features
Instant matches.
Updates to Transfer compare, Transfer hotlists, Team of the Week.
World
New leagues added to Hattrick for the first time in 7 years! The island nations of Comores, Curaçao, Guam, Sri Lanka and São Tomé e Príncipe.
2018: Team of the Week was an old feature already present on Alltid site before merging with the game

2019

Seasons 71, 72, 73

Features
The minimum stamina training allowed has increased from 5% to 10%.
New and improved look for series table.
New activity rule: all managers that have played Hattrick for more than one year will not lose the club after 7 weeks of inactivity, but only after 14 weeks.
With Tryouts supporters can see how a player will perform in the lineup simulator before deciding to add the player to your team.
News
The match commentator's gives more information during the match.
More milestones in memorable moments.
Division Battle is a new tournament type.
World
National Teams welcome training pages and Assistant Coaches.
New leagues added: Ethiopia and Congo joining Hattrick in season 72.
2019: National Team's staff finally get an official page after 18 years as secret spies!

2020

Season 74, 75, 76

Features
National team scouts and prospects are added too.
Power Ratings is the official meter to expresses with a single number the team strength (like old unofficial HatStats, LoddarStats, VnukStats and PStats or HTEV).
World
New leagues added are Botswana, Madagascar, Belize and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines joining Hattrick in season 75,
and Burma, Zambia, Haiti, Puerto Rico and San Marino in season 76.
2020: Welcome to San Marino, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Burma and Zambia

2021

Season 77, 78, 79, 80

Features
Managers who want a more realistic-look can now select a new set of faces for their players.
World
U-21 World Cup
2021: More realistic-look for player's face

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