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<![CDATA[Simulation Soccer League - Announcements]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:59:10 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[S26 SSL Awards / Team of the Season]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10676 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:14:23 +0100 FuriousChicken]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10676 Hello SSL, and welcome to the awards and team of the season for the 26th season of the SSL, and for once it is before the first matchday :). Once again these will all be in this 1 announcement.

A change that has been done compared to the previous season is that for the not golden awards inactives (defined by having an inactive contract when the awards are done) are no longer eligible.

First off a congratulations to the champions, HFC

and

for Major D1 and D2 respectively, and Paris

and

for Minor D1 and D2 respectively, and now onto the awards:

Starting with the general Major League awards:

Rookie of the Season: Freddy Adu @Doc HFC

Manager of the Season: @Lpapi, @Domffl, @Jubka, @davidlostt7 HFC

Next up the individual awards for Division 1:

MVP: Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser HFC

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 10): Juozas Kupinas @Jubka HFC

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 11): Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser HFC

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 6): James Asprey @Ghost Tenochtitlan

Now onto the team of the season for Major D1:

GK: James Asprey @Ghost Tenochtitlan

CB: Slab Head @ACynicalGamer USP

& Cesare Pinkman @Prikulis5 Tenochtitlan

WB: Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser HFC

& Dina Skovgaard @RAmenAmen Tenochtitlan

CM: Lucas Peioxoto @Lpapi HFC

& Tonto Tut @TontoTut Tenochtitlan

W/AM: Nerve De Groot @SpiNz001 USP

& Mikko Rashford III @Whitecap RKV

ST: Juozas Kupinas @Jubka HFC

& Roger Roger @By-Tor Tenochtitlan

Having done Major League Division 1, we now continue on to Division 2 of the Major league. First off the Major League D2 awards:

MVP: Trick Johnson @homercrates Shanghai

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 13): Thomas Hohenhahn @norththegreatestshowman Shanghai

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 18): Trick Johnson @homercrates Shanghai

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 6): Shingo Takechi @Darthus Shanghai

and then the team of the season for Major league D2:

GK: Shingo Takechi @Darthus Shanghai

CB: Greedy McFootcakes @jreed12

& Samson Okoro @SG_Vesu XLC

WB: Trick Johnson @homercrates Shanghai

& Caroni Riveras @Mafx ACR

CM: Allie Bunson @Beavie Shanghai

& Daryl McManus @cake307

W/AM: Sam Albinson @scoous Shanghai

& Jesper Sjöman @Ashes ACR

ST: Thomas Hohenhahn @norththegreatestshowman Shanghai

& Black Leg Sanji @DigDoug11 ACR

Now onto the Minor League, first off the general Minor League awards:

Rookie of the Season: Alex Peña @CRMO15 NSU

Manager of the Season: @Summerstood, @roquefort, @Pyro182, @McLumberjack Paris

Minor League D1 Awards:

MVP: Arsène N'Goussou @Pandar Magyar

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 16): Ozzy Trent Kovács @OTK Paris

& Mikko Rashford II @RashfordU NSU

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 11): Bob Berendsen @McLumberjack Paris

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 7): Benecio Aguilera III @CROney3 Paris

Minor League D1 Team of the Season:

GK: Benecio Aguilera III @CROney3 Paris

CB: Jakob Fensterhausen @Cycro Paris

& Jonathon Jameston @Joriel Paris

WB: Bob Berendsen @McLumberjack Paris

& Silver Tarandus @SilverBlitzenAG Paris

CM: Ben Nelson @Ben Paris

& Nick Kasak @nckkss KAP

W/AM: Eden Empire IV @MMFLEX Paris

& Matt Stro @Mattstro Krung Thep

ST: Ozzy Trent Kovács @OTK Paris

& Arsène N'Goussou @Pandar Magyar

Now onto the Minor League D2, starting with the awards:

MVP: Jack Pow @Jack_Pow RMP

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 13): Hans Grudnar @BOS RMP

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 13): Jay Cue Jr. @Opera_Phantom RMP

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 5): Rean Schwarzer @Bowl0 RMP

and now the Minor League D2 Team of the Season:

GK: Domingo Hernández @bjkman MTL

CB: Eric Duic @Roboeric562 CFC

& Scott MacLeod @Yaldi SEO

WB: Jay Cue Jr. @Opera_Phantom RMP

& Sadie Black @Rezo950inat0r2 MSD

CM: Bodhi Grizz @Ltblackgrizzly CFC

& Vyacheslav Shevchenko @Jakesdy SEO

W/AM: Jack Pow @Jack_Pow RMP

& Hans Grudnar @BOS RMP

ST: Lisfor ilovezeagLe @lemonoppy RMP

& Scat Cat @Soviet Sexpot MSD

]]> Hello SSL, and welcome to the awards and team of the season for the 26th season of the SSL, and for once it is before the first matchday :). Once again these will all be in this 1 announcement.

A change that has been done compared to the previous season is that for the not golden awards inactives (defined by having an inactive contract when the awards are done) are no longer eligible.

First off a congratulations to the champions, HFC

and

for Major D1 and D2 respectively, and Paris

and

for Minor D1 and D2 respectively, and now onto the awards:

Starting with the general Major League awards:

Rookie of the Season: Freddy Adu @Doc HFC

Manager of the Season: @Lpapi, @Domffl, @Jubka, @davidlostt7 HFC

Next up the individual awards for Division 1:

MVP: Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser HFC

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 10): Juozas Kupinas @Jubka HFC

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 11): Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser HFC

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 6): James Asprey @Ghost Tenochtitlan

Now onto the team of the season for Major D1:

GK: James Asprey @Ghost Tenochtitlan

CB: Slab Head @ACynicalGamer USP

& Cesare Pinkman @Prikulis5 Tenochtitlan

WB: Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser HFC

& Dina Skovgaard @RAmenAmen Tenochtitlan

CM: Lucas Peioxoto @Lpapi HFC

& Tonto Tut @TontoTut Tenochtitlan

W/AM: Nerve De Groot @SpiNz001 USP

& Mikko Rashford III @Whitecap RKV

ST: Juozas Kupinas @Jubka HFC

& Roger Roger @By-Tor Tenochtitlan

Having done Major League Division 1, we now continue on to Division 2 of the Major league. First off the Major League D2 awards:

MVP: Trick Johnson @homercrates Shanghai

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 13): Thomas Hohenhahn @norththegreatestshowman Shanghai

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 18): Trick Johnson @homercrates Shanghai

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 6): Shingo Takechi @Darthus Shanghai

and then the team of the season for Major league D2:

GK: Shingo Takechi @Darthus Shanghai

CB: Greedy McFootcakes @jreed12

& Samson Okoro @SG_Vesu XLC

WB: Trick Johnson @homercrates Shanghai

& Caroni Riveras @Mafx ACR

CM: Allie Bunson @Beavie Shanghai

& Daryl McManus @cake307

W/AM: Sam Albinson @scoous Shanghai

& Jesper Sjöman @Ashes ACR

ST: Thomas Hohenhahn @norththegreatestshowman Shanghai

& Black Leg Sanji @DigDoug11 ACR

Now onto the Minor League, first off the general Minor League awards:

Rookie of the Season: Alex Peña @CRMO15 NSU

Manager of the Season: @Summerstood, @roquefort, @Pyro182, @McLumberjack Paris

Minor League D1 Awards:

MVP: Arsène N'Goussou @Pandar Magyar

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 16): Ozzy Trent Kovács @OTK Paris

& Mikko Rashford II @RashfordU NSU

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 11): Bob Berendsen @McLumberjack Paris

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 7): Benecio Aguilera III @CROney3 Paris

Minor League D1 Team of the Season:

GK: Benecio Aguilera III @CROney3 Paris

CB: Jakob Fensterhausen @Cycro Paris

& Jonathon Jameston @Joriel Paris

WB: Bob Berendsen @McLumberjack Paris

& Silver Tarandus @SilverBlitzenAG Paris

CM: Ben Nelson @Ben Paris

& Nick Kasak @nckkss KAP

W/AM: Eden Empire IV @MMFLEX Paris

& Matt Stro @Mattstro Krung Thep

ST: Ozzy Trent Kovács @OTK Paris

& Arsène N'Goussou @Pandar Magyar

Now onto the Minor League D2, starting with the awards:

MVP: Jack Pow @Jack_Pow RMP

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 13): Hans Grudnar @BOS RMP

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 13): Jay Cue Jr. @Opera_Phantom RMP

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 5): Rean Schwarzer @Bowl0 RMP

and now the Minor League D2 Team of the Season:

GK: Domingo Hernández @bjkman MTL

CB: Eric Duic @Roboeric562 CFC

& Scott MacLeod @Yaldi SEO

WB: Jay Cue Jr. @Opera_Phantom RMP

& Sadie Black @Rezo950inat0r2 MSD

CM: Bodhi Grizz @Ltblackgrizzly CFC

& Vyacheslav Shevchenko @Jakesdy SEO

W/AM: Jack Pow @Jack_Pow RMP

& Hans Grudnar @BOS RMP

ST: Lisfor ilovezeagLe @lemonoppy RMP

& Scat Cat @Soviet Sexpot MSD

]]> <![CDATA[S27 State of the League]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10674 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:52:16 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10674 S27 State of the League
This SotL comes a bit later than usual. The work required to implement an expansion of the league is vast and the crossing of the i:s and dotting of the t:s took the focus during the first two weeks of the season.

Expansion

Speaking of expansion, we have now two new organizations in the league, announcements here and here! All four teams have this week taken their first steps on the pitch during the friendlies and the first competitive matches will happen next week.

As part of the expansions announcements, we detailed the new league structure with 7 teams in each division (and league) facing each other twice and one team receiving a bye during each matchday. The full schedule can be found on the Portal where you can see which teams are playing on each specific matchday.

Another change as a result of the expansion is for the SSL Cup. The two changes are how many and when teams are entered into the competition and how the matchdays will occur. The BoD has voted to implement the following adjustments:

The four teams that advanced to the semi finals of the previous SSL Cup will be given a bye to the Round of 16.
The remaining 24 teams will enter the competition in the qualifying round, the winners of which will continue to the Round of 16.

Given that the qualifying round then will consist of 24 teams and 12 games, it has been split up in three separate matchdays compared to the previous two. They will all air on the same day, with the third premiering in between the two regular time slots, at 17 PM Eastern.

Referral Program

If you didn't know already you are able to refer new users to the league and through our referral system where both the new user and the recruiter are able to earn additional money at set milestones of earned TPE. The milestones and rewards are as follows:

400 TPE - $1 million bank deposit
500 TPE - $2 million bank deposit
700 TPE - $3 million bank deposit
1000 TPE - $4 million bank deposit
2000 TPE - $7.65 million bank deposit ONLY FOR THE RECRUITED PLAYER

An addition for this season is that any new users who register before September 6th will be eligible for an additional $2 million bank deposit (for both the referred user and the recruiter) if their player hits 325 TPE by the end of week 6 (Sunday, October 4th). For more information about this system, please read the S22 SotL here.

SSL Fantasy Open Beta

After some time behind the curtain, we are now ready to introduce an open beta Fantasy system for the league as a whole. @Daleks has been working hard these past couple of seasons to refine and create the infrastructure that is now running a first public test.

SSL Fantasy is an FPL style game where you try to create an SSL super team using a limited budget, with the aim to score as many points possible and crown yourself as the ultimate SSL manager! The rules and seasonal threads are both in the new Fantasy subforum.

Make sure to read the rules and, when you're ready, go to this season's thread to find out how to submit a team.

Further Fantasy announcements will be done via the @Fantasy role on Discord, which you can opt in to via the role selector channel.

Rule Changes

Finally, as is custom, here follows a summary of rule changes that we have implemented for the S27 season. On top of the league structure rules listed above the only rule change adjusts what is considered a legal tactic submission.

The following changes are implemented in Rule E.3 subsection.

Code:
e.

It is not allowed to:

...

e.iii

submit a tactic where the tactical formation has fewer than two (2) central defenders or fewer than one (1) striker

e.iv

submit a tactic where there are more than one (1) player playing on a position outside of their primary or secondary position abilities.

e.v

submit a tactic that reduces the competitiveness of the team in a potentially harmful way to the league, including but not limited to player statistics, the game result or the overall integrity of the league. Examples of such submissions include but are not limited to. using very few team instructions, placing the majority of players on their secondary positions, using "known" inefficient role and/or duty combinations, prioritizing playing players with less TPE. A comparison of previously submitted tactics will be used in determining the intent of the submitted tactic in question.

These rules provide both a way for auditors to flag illegal tactics before implementation and for the BoD to punish submissions that reduces the competitiveness of the team and the league's integrity.

That is all for this season. Good luck to all teams in the new season!

Canadice and the BoD]]> S27 State of the League
This SotL comes a bit later than usual. The work required to implement an expansion of the league is vast and the crossing of the i:s and dotting of the t:s took the focus during the first two weeks of the season.

Expansion

The four teams that advanced to the semi finals of the previous SSL Cup will be given a bye to the Round of 16.
The remaining 24 teams will enter the competition in the qualifying round, the winners of which will continue to the Round of 16.

Referral Program

400 TPE - $1 million bank deposit
500 TPE - $2 million bank deposit
700 TPE - $3 million bank deposit
1000 TPE - $4 million bank deposit
2000 TPE - $7.65 million bank deposit ONLY FOR THE RECRUITED PLAYER

SSL Fantasy Open Beta

Rule Changes

Code:
e.

It is not allowed to:

...

e.iii

submit a tactic where the tactical formation has fewer than two (2) central defenders or fewer than one (1) striker

e.iv

submit a tactic where there are more than one (1) player playing on a position outside of their primary or secondary position abilities.

e.v

submit a tactic that reduces the competitiveness of the team in a potentially harmful way to the league, including but not limited to player statistics, the game result or the overall integrity of the league. Examples of such submissions include but are not limited to. using very few team instructions, placing the majority of players on their secondary positions, using "known" inefficient role and/or duty combinations, prioritizing playing players with less TPE. A comparison of previously submitted tactics will be used in determining the intent of the submitted tactic in question.

These rules provide both a way for auditors to flag illegal tactics before implementation and for the BoD to punish submissions that reduces the competitiveness of the team and the league's integrity.

That is all for this season. Good luck to all teams in the new season!

Canadice and the BoD]]> <![CDATA[S26 Regression]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10443 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:45:16 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10443 Regression Information
Regression Deadline is Friday August 21, 2026!

All players aged S19 or older are subject to regression in accordance with their specified percentage.

S19 - 10%
S18 - 15%
S17 - 20%
S16 - 25%
S15 - 30%
S14 - 35%
S13 or older - 40%

The regressed TPE is always rounded up, for example a player at 1818 TPE regressing 10% would lose 181.8 TPE rounded up to an actual loss of 182 TPE.

All earnings from before August 9th are included in the regression calculation, including:

S26 Standings Predictions
S26 Statistics Predictions
S26 Week 7 Predictions
ALL Career PTs (can be completed just prior to the first career regression update)
Earnings up to week #246

Additional TPE earned from late graded tasks will be regressed before submission to the portal.

Regressed Players

A.C. Romana - Hippity Hoppity - @bfan8475 - TPE after regression: 1218 -244=974
A.C. Romana - Chef Gagne - @Chef Gagne - TPE after regression: 1123 -169=954
A.C. Romana - Aidan Hutchinson Jr. - @Hepha - TPE after regression: 911 -137=774
A.C. Romana - Coin Flip - @midknight - TPE after regression: 1302 -131=1171
AF Masques Sacrés - Irepsej Imeinaktok - @Seany148 - TPE after regression: 678 -102=576
AS Paris - Benecio Aguilera III - @CROney3 - TPE after regression: 2207 -332=1875
AS Paris - Ben Nelson - @Ben - TPE after regression: 1542 -232=1310
Athênai F.C. - Louie Duck - @xjoverax - TPE after regression: 1140 -228=912
Athênai F.C. - Berit Skovgaard - @mer - TPE after regression: 824 -124=700
Athênai F.C. - Ron Wince - @TwoSocks - TPE after regression: 981 -148=833
CA Buenos Aires - Sterling Scott - @AgentSmith - TPE after regression: 1571 -393=1178
CA Buenos Aires - Daryl McManus - @cake307 - TPE after regression: 2044 -307=1737
CA Buenos Aires - Bengt Rubin - @kenvald - TPE after regression: 1716 -258=1458
CA Buenos Aires - Greedy McFootcakes - @jreed12 - TPE after regression: 1416 -213=1203
CA Buenos Aires - Aart de Trella - @trella - TPE after regression: 1486 -149=1337
CD Tenochtitlan - Dina Skovgaard - @RAmenAmen - TPE after regression: 1998 -300=1698
CF Catalunya - Bernardo Fry - @CuriousShadow - TPE after regression: 1794 -270=1524
CF Catalunya - Joga Bonito - @omniscius - TPE after regression: 1896 -285=1611
CF Catalunya - Nikolai Ahmed - @piza - TPE after regression: 1673 -251=1422
F.C. Kaapstad - Duncan Walrusson - @Jexter - TPE after regression: 1616 -404=1212
F.C. Kaapstad - Evan Hunt - @MattyIce - TPE after regression: 1178 -295=883
F.C. Kaapstad - Howie Dewitt - @Icebear32 - TPE after regression: 1129 -113=1016
Hollywood FC - Alexandros Mograine - @sliceruser - TPE after regression: 1610 -403=1207
Hollywood FC - Hercule Hefeweizen - @Wiggli - TPE after regression: 1988 -398=1590
Hollywood FC - Caspian Skovgaard - @.Evok - TPE after regression: 1770 -266=1504
Hollywood FC - Alex Calderon - @Amidships - TPE after regression: 1884 -283=1601
Krung Thep FC - Bérangère-Amandine Bruère-Estrangin - @JURT - TPE after regression: 994 -249=745
Krung Thep FC - Hanibal Armaros - @baz - TPE after regression: 1398 -280=1118
Liffeyside Celtic FC - Puma Superhoops - @kdr - TPE after regression: 1253 -314=939
Liffeyside Celtic FC - Leandro Dybala - @Honoredmexican - TPE after regression: 1598 -240=1358
Liffeyside Celtic FC - Carolien Miedema - @LtForestPuppy - TPE after regression: 1928 -193=1735
Liffeyside Celtic FC - Kika Bahl - @overdoo - TPE after regression: 1571 -158=1413
Montréal United - Wang Zhihao - @Puppy - TPE after regression: 817 -327=490
Montréal United - Cameron Millwall - @stevo - TPE after regression: 1170 -117=1053
North Shore United - Brick Wall Jr. - @brickwall35 - TPE after regression: 703 -282=421
North Shore United - Alessandro Del Pirlo - @Zoone16 - TPE after regression: 972 -389=583
North Shore United - Steven Urkel - @ZootTX - TPE after regression: 1105 -387=718
North Shore United - Marco Tentacles - @Squid - TPE after regression: 1029 -361=668
North Shore United - Santos Neymarinho - @5oulja - TPE after regression: 1204 -301=903
North Shore United - Jean Girard - @Gordon Bombay - TPE after regression: 760 -190=570
North Shore United - Mikko Rashford II - @RashfordU - TPE after regression: 1888 -378=1510
North Shore United - Orlando Mastache Maldonado - @z0rem - TPE after regression: 994 -199=795
North Shore United - Florian Gaisberg - @Zerg - TPE after regression: 1588 -239=1349
Rapid Magyar SC - Jordan Bamford - @Bamford13 - TPE after regression: 1243 -187=1056
Reykjavik United - Ilya Prusikin - @OrbitingDeath - TPE after regression: 1762 -441=1321
Reykjavik United - George Shaheen - @Jiggy - TPE after regression: 2051 -308=1743
Reykjavik United - Charlie Chambers - @Rich - TPE after regression: 1962 -295=1667
Reykjavik United - Tre Qartista - @ulaire - TPE after regression: 1776 -178=1598
Reykjavik United - Mikko Rashford III - @Whitecap - TPE after regression: 1600 -160=1440
Schwarzwälder FV - William Williams - @Xotcin - TPE after regression: 1304 -326=978
Schwarzwälder FV - Zoe Clarke - @SleepyPlayz - TPE after regression: 1226 -184=1042
Schwarzwälder FV - Maggie Sinclair - @Kyamprac - TPE after regression: 1172 -176=996
Schwarzwälder FV - Alex Stain - @daveyboy - TPE after regression: 1031 -155=876
Seoul MFC - Bartholomew Twinkletoes - @lock180 - TPE after regression: 1063 -160=903
Seoul MFC - Kim Heung-Min - @r1c3bowl22 - TPE after regression: 1174 -118=1056
Seoul MFC - King Szarekh - @JoeSteel - TPE after regression: 866 -87=779
Shanghai Dragons FC - Thomas Hohenhahn - @norththegreatestshowman - TPE after regression: 2173 -326=1847
Shanghai Dragons FC - Shingo Takechi - @Darthus - TPE after regression: 1937 -291=1646
Tokyo S.C. - Beaklie Eilish - @kahri - TPE after regression: 1605 -402=1203
Tokyo S.C. - Anthony Lee - @Antman - TPE after regression: 1179 -295=884
Tokyo S.C. - Diglett Primarus - @Ka3akArkov - TPE after regression: 820 -82=738
União São Paulo - Roquefort Cotswold - @roquefort - TPE after regression: 2075 -415=1660
União São Paulo - Yoma Hashimoto - @KnowledgeBoy - TPE after regression: 1910 -382=1528
União São Paulo - Nerve De Groot - @SpiNz001 - TPE after regression: 1518 -304=1214
União São Paulo - Julian Rubio - @donut - TPE after regression: 2226 -334=1892
União São Paulo - João Peixoto - @zeagle1 - TPE after regression: 2092 -314=1778
União São Paulo - David Luiz Jr. - @G2019 - TPE after regression: 1399 -140=1259
União São Paulo - Slab Head - @ACynicalGamer - TPE after regression: 2143 -215=1928
União São Paulo - Zach Mulder - @MightyMulder - TPE after regression: 1715 -172=1543
Xelajú Cósmico FC - Goku Atliketwopercent - @Ruggsy - TPE after regression: 1342 -269=1073
Xelajú Cósmico FC - Rigby Emerson - @Thelastheraclid - TPE after regression: 1413 -212=1201
Xelajú Cósmico FC - Kuba Kunicki - @Chillybro - TPE after regression: 1097 -165=932

Free Agent - Gerd Klose - @Muford - TPE after regression: 665 -233=432
Free Agent - Nathan Cormier - @JR95 - TPE after regression: 906 -272=634
Free Agent - Mei Sukzuki - @Breeze837 - TPE after regression: 601 -181=420
Free Agent - Fernand Rivest - @Frenchie - TPE after regression: 658 -165=493
Free Agent - Zyqwarndalethron Velstrazyn-Smith - @jason kranz - TPE after regression: 785 -197=588
Free Agent - Devon Wagner - @Gage2 - TPE after regression: 626 -157=469
Free Agent - Jia Yun - @SDCore - TPE after regression: 660 -132=528
Free Agent - Riamel Kloulechad - @Aephino - TPE after regression: 709 -142=567
Free Agent - Bob Kronkowski - @papalinator - TPE after regression: 826 -166=660
Free Agent - Calvin Ball - @Vrain - TPE after regression: 921 -185=736
Free Agent - Anton Obranca - @Citizen of Adraa - TPE after regression: 701 -141=560
Free Agent - Aleksandr Skovgaard - @Faelax - TPE after regression: 978 -147=831
Free Agent - Rodiano Santori - @njbadapple - TPE after regression: 973 -146=827
Free Agent - Sam Volta - @Tripl3tsGamer - TPE after regression: 1064 -160=904
Free Agent - Gary McGary - @Tornado_Messiah - TPE after regression: 705 -106=599
Free Agent - Billy Bob - @Billy Bob - TPE after regression: 1270 -191=1079
Free Agent - Dizzy Martin - @Lawlore - TPE after regression: 640 -96=544
Free Agent - Apollo Zervas - @Ausyy - TPE after regression: 688 -104=584
Free Agent - Valentin Morgenstern - @Pythonic - TPE after regression: 792 -80=712
Free Agent - Dalton Canders II - @DalC21 - TPE after regression: 786 -79=707

SSL Logo

RETIRING PLAYERS SSL Logo

A.C. Romana - Daedalus Kronus - @.Laser
AS Paris - Eric Belmont - @Belmont
CA Buenos Aires - Ryan Kirkpatrick - @Pyro182
F.C. Kaapstad - Pete Martell - @ComebackZak
F.C. Kaapstad - Henry Fantobens - @Fantobens
Hollywood FC - Ali Dia - @Domffl
Inter London - Angry Lizard - @McGriddy10
Reykjavik United - Bimitar Derbatov - @RussDrivesTheBus

Academy - Karsten Kuntz - @BUM®
Free Agent - Imjust Ken - @Dewalt27
Free Agent - Misagh Khabiri - @Parriyah
Free Agent - Clara Schmidt - @Tsunny
Free Agent - Leo Fiachra - @leofiachra
Free Agent - Jalen Brooks - @Tayjay
Free Agent - Nicolas Corrigan - @scottisheyebrow
Free Agent - Chuck Noland - @TomHanks
Free Agent - Quaquaval The Duck - @tredpalo
Free Agent - Guðrún Vilhjalmsdottir - @Possum Queen
Free Agent - Ace Faulkner - @Ace
Free Agent - Eric Fish - @Mysterious_Fish
Free Agent - Kel Varnson - @Lumosityfan
Free Agent - Callan Johnson - @Australian elon musk
Free Agent - Sonny Boycott - @Chovy2EU
Free Agent - Monster Energz - @dieSunkenShip
Free Agent - Hugh Jeplay - @mystictoejam
Free Agent - LaBamba Ball - @MoistNavel
Free Agent - Malachi Shturm - @Alexei3755
Free Agent - Lorenzo Rigoberti - @Messer Morfeo
Free Agent - David Vent - @Shiny
Free Agent - Elias Kruger - @YetiTaz
Free Agent - William Charlito - @Bradshaw23
Free Agent - Christopher Randle - @Thebestmz3
Free Agent - Bobby Green - @RobJG2
Free Agent - Adrian Neymar - @Chris
Free Agent - Bryvins Mbeumo - @Hacob
Free Agent - Anneong-Jiay Weaver - @Aidsters2000
Free Agent - Yoshisaur Munchakoopas - @Yoshi]]> Regression Information
Regression Deadline is Friday August 21, 2026!

All players aged S19 or older are subject to regression in accordance with their specified percentage.

S19 - 10%
S18 - 15%
S17 - 20%
S16 - 25%
S15 - 30%
S14 - 35%
S13 or older - 40%

S26 Standings Predictions
S26 Statistics Predictions
S26 Week 7 Predictions
ALL Career PTs (can be completed just prior to the first career regression update)
Earnings up to week #246

Additional TPE earned from late graded tasks will be regressed before submission to the portal.

Regressed Players

RETIRING PLAYERS SSL Logo

A.C. Romana - Daedalus Kronus - @.Laser
AS Paris - Eric Belmont - @Belmont
CA Buenos Aires - Ryan Kirkpatrick - @Pyro182
F.C. Kaapstad - Pete Martell - @ComebackZak
F.C. Kaapstad - Henry Fantobens - @Fantobens
Hollywood FC - Ali Dia - @Domffl
Inter London - Angry Lizard - @McGriddy10
Reykjavik United - Bimitar Derbatov - @RussDrivesTheBus

Academy - Karsten Kuntz - @BUM®
Free Agent - Imjust Ken - @Dewalt27
Free Agent - Misagh Khabiri - @Parriyah
Free Agent - Clara Schmidt - @Tsunny
Free Agent - Leo Fiachra - @leofiachra
Free Agent - Jalen Brooks - @Tayjay
Free Agent - Nicolas Corrigan - @scottisheyebrow
Free Agent - Chuck Noland - @TomHanks
Free Agent - Quaquaval The Duck - @tredpalo
Free Agent - Guðrún Vilhjalmsdottir - @Possum Queen
Free Agent - Ace Faulkner - @Ace
Free Agent - Eric Fish - @Mysterious_Fish
Free Agent - Kel Varnson - @Lumosityfan
Free Agent - Callan Johnson - @Australian elon musk
Free Agent - Sonny Boycott - @Chovy2EU
Free Agent - Monster Energz - @dieSunkenShip
Free Agent - Hugh Jeplay - @mystictoejam
Free Agent - LaBamba Ball - @MoistNavel
Free Agent - Malachi Shturm - @Alexei3755
Free Agent - Lorenzo Rigoberti - @Messer Morfeo
Free Agent - David Vent - @Shiny
Free Agent - Elias Kruger - @YetiTaz
Free Agent - William Charlito - @Bradshaw23
Free Agent - Christopher Randle - @Thebestmz3
Free Agent - Bobby Green - @RobJG2
Free Agent - Adrian Neymar - @Chris
Free Agent - Bryvins Mbeumo - @Hacob
Free Agent - Anneong-Jiay Weaver - @Aidsters2000
Free Agent - Yoshisaur Munchakoopas - @Yoshi]]> <![CDATA[S26 Expansion Draft Results]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10430 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:54:40 +0100 Zoone16]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10430
Here are the results of the S26 SSL Expansion Draft ahead of the S27 Season.

1. IRC

- S28 TOK 1st + S27 CAT 2nd - from Tokyo SC
2. Dakar

- Sharko Demarco - @TheAmericanPineapple from A.C Romana
3. Dakar

- Pardner Magool - @SamEagle76 from CD Tenochtitlan
4. IRC

- Takeda Takahashi - @OblivionWalker Liffeyside Celtic FC
5. IRC

- S27 HOL 1st + S27 HOL 3rd - CF Catalunya
6. Dakar

- Mullet Man - @Ogreishh CA Buenos Aires
7. Dakar

- Monkey Buccaneer - @uhnp from Schwarzwälder FV
8. IRC

- Alessandro Del Pirlo - @Zoone16 from Reykjavik United
9. IRC

- Denis Mobek - @denismov from Xelaju Cosmico FC
10. Dakar

- Nerve De Groot - @SpiNz001 from Uniao Sao Paolo
11. Dakar

- Scott MacLeod - @Yaldi from CF Catalunya
12. IRC

- Jonathon Jameston - @Joriel from Uniao Sao Paolo
13. IRC

- S27 SHA 1st + S27 CDT 3rd - from Shanghai Dragons FC
14. Dakar

- Slabko Plačkovič - @sc1zzO from Liffeyside Celtic FC
15. Dakar

- S27 USP 1st + S27 TOK 3rd - from Tokyo SC
16. IRC

- Curtis Yeager - @CLG Rampage from CA Buenos Aires
17. IRC

- Peter Apostle - @ThePope from CD Tenochtitlan
18. Dakar

- Kori Mizukana - @KoriMizu from Xelaju Cosmico FC
19. Dakar

- S28 SHA 1st + S27 SHA 2nd - from Shanghai Dragons FC
20. IRC

- Henry Andrews Jr. - @abh89 from Schwarzwälder FV
21. IRC

- Angry Lizard - @McGriddy10 from AC. Romana
22. Dakar

- Brick Wall Jr. - @brickwall35 from Reykjavik United
23. Dakar

- Pete Martell - @ComebackZak from Hollywood FC
24. IRC

- Ali Dia - @Domffl from Hollywood FC]]>
Here are the results of the S26 SSL Expansion Draft ahead of the S27 Season.

1. IRC

- S28 TOK 1st + S27 CAT 2nd - from Tokyo SC
2. Dakar

- Sharko Demarco - @TheAmericanPineapple from A.C Romana
3. Dakar

- Pardner Magool - @SamEagle76 from CD Tenochtitlan
4. IRC

- Takeda Takahashi - @OblivionWalker Liffeyside Celtic FC
5. IRC

- S27 HOL 1st + S27 HOL 3rd - CF Catalunya
6. Dakar

- Mullet Man - @Ogreishh CA Buenos Aires
7. Dakar

- Monkey Buccaneer - @uhnp from Schwarzwälder FV
8. IRC

- Alessandro Del Pirlo - @Zoone16 from Reykjavik United
9. IRC

- Denis Mobek - @denismov from Xelaju Cosmico FC
10. Dakar

- Nerve De Groot - @SpiNz001 from Uniao Sao Paolo
11. Dakar

- Scott MacLeod - @Yaldi from CF Catalunya
12. IRC

- Jonathon Jameston - @Joriel from Uniao Sao Paolo
13. IRC

- S27 SHA 1st + S27 CDT 3rd - from Shanghai Dragons FC
14. Dakar

- Slabko Plačkovič - @sc1zzO from Liffeyside Celtic FC
15. Dakar

- S27 USP 1st + S27 TOK 3rd - from Tokyo SC
16. IRC

- Curtis Yeager - @CLG Rampage from CA Buenos Aires
17. IRC

- Peter Apostle - @ThePope from CD Tenochtitlan
18. Dakar

- Kori Mizukana - @KoriMizu from Xelaju Cosmico FC
19. Dakar

- S28 SHA 1st + S27 SHA 2nd - from Shanghai Dragons FC
20. IRC

- Henry Andrews Jr. - @abh89 from Schwarzwälder FV
21. IRC

- Angry Lizard - @McGriddy10 from AC. Romana
22. Dakar

- Brick Wall Jr. - @brickwall35 from Reykjavik United
23. Dakar

- Pete Martell - @ComebackZak from Hollywood FC
24. IRC

- Ali Dia - @Domffl from Hollywood FC]]> <![CDATA[S26 Off-season post]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10408 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:20:59 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10408 Off-Season Congratulations to Hollywood FC, Shanghai Dragons FC, AS Paris and CS Rova Mpanjaka for winning their respective league championships and to União São Paulo for winning the SSL Cup! We will also see the first division next season containing A.C. Romana (majors) and Montréal United (minors) as the winners of their respective playoffs.

Tomorrow, Monday August 10th, marks the start of the official off-season period. However due to expansion, this period looks a bit different than normal.

Pending FA period
Any player that is on an expiring contract (no contract signed for S27) is considered a Pending Free Agent starting on Wednesday August 12th. Organizations may at that time contact a Pending FA and negotiate a contract.

Any Pending FA is not officially a Free Agent until the start of the next season thus they may still sign an extension with their current team during the off-season week without reducing the team's transfer budget. We just have to make one thing clear: A manager may not force a player to provide intent to sign. This week is intended for players to be able to talk to teams and be shown alternatives for how their future may look.

Re-rolls and redistribution
S25 players have one last chance this week to submit a re-roll and S26 players have one last chance to use their redistribution for their player via the portal.

Seasonal Change
If you want to retire but still have a corpse season for your player, you need to wait until the start of the next season. Any player retiring during the off-season is retired at the end of the week and will not get a corpse season.

Due to the changes with the portal, the new draft class will officially start up on August 17th with the start of the new season. Any players created during the week of August 10th - August 16th will not be approved until the following week.

SSL Prospect Draft and Next Draft Class
We are also gearing up for the SSL Prospect that is set to take place on Sunday August 16th at TBA.

Regression and Portal
Regression will be run in the beginning of next week and the resulting TPE will be directly removed from each affected player's TPE total. A regression post will be published on the forum which will also indicate players that are automatically retired.

The deadline for regressing your player in the portal is August 21st..

/Canadice and the BoD]]> Off-Season Congratulations to Hollywood FC, Shanghai Dragons FC, AS Paris and CS Rova Mpanjaka for winning their respective league championships and to União São Paulo for winning the SSL Cup! We will also see the first division next season containing A.C. Romana (majors) and Montréal United (minors) as the winners of their respective playoffs.

Tomorrow, Monday August 10th, marks the start of the official off-season period. However due to expansion, this period looks a bit different than normal.

Pending FA period
Any player that is on an expiring contract (no contract signed for S27) is considered a Pending Free Agent starting on Wednesday August 12th. Organizations may at that time contact a Pending FA and negotiate a contract.

Any Pending FA is not officially a Free Agent until the start of the next season thus they may still sign an extension with their current team during the off-season week without reducing the team's transfer budget. We just have to make one thing clear: A manager may not force a player to provide intent to sign. This week is intended for players to be able to talk to teams and be shown alternatives for how their future may look.

Re-rolls and redistribution
S25 players have one last chance this week to submit a re-roll and S26 players have one last chance to use their redistribution for their player via the portal.

Seasonal Change
If you want to retire but still have a corpse season for your player, you need to wait until the start of the next season. Any player retiring during the off-season is retired at the end of the week and will not get a corpse season.

Due to the changes with the portal, the new draft class will officially start up on August 17th with the start of the new season. Any players created during the week of August 10th - August 16th will not be approved until the following week.

SSL Prospect Draft and Next Draft Class
We are also gearing up for the SSL Prospect that is set to take place on Sunday August 16th at TBA.

Regression and Portal
Regression will be run in the beginning of next week and the resulting TPE will be directly removed from each affected player's TPE total. A regression post will be published on the forum which will also indicate players that are automatically retired.

The deadline for regressing your player in the portal is August 21st..

/Canadice and the BoD]]> <![CDATA[S27 Expansion Update]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10310 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:21:15 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10310 Protection Lists
Each organization have now submitted their protection lists and notified the players that are eligible for the Expansion Draft. The full list of protected players will not be made public but only be given to the two Expansion Organizations.

They have been given special permission to reach out to the players eligible for the Expansion Draft (normal circumstances it would be tampering) and scout them in preparation for the draft. The draft itself will be held offline around the 9th/10th of August, the results of which will be posted as an announcement on the forum. After the publication the players selected will be invited to the respective expansion organization's locker room.

Some reminders about expansion draft rules:
Any player picked by an Expansion Organization in the Expansion Draft may not return to the original organization in Free Agency for the next FOUR (4) subsequent seasons (S27-S30). This includes exposed pending Free Agents for S27, who are considered part of the organization they were under contract with at the time of the protection list deadline in S26.

Non-manager players that have announced their retirement prior to the Protection List deadline are excluded from both protection and exposed lists.

If an exposed non-manager player chooses to retire during S26 after the Protection List deadline or S27 after being selected in the Expansion Draft, the EXP who is selecting/selected that player will be given a compensatory pick in the closest upcoming Prospect Draft between the Xth and Yth round in order of retirement. For example if two selected players for EXP A retire prior to the S27 Prospect Draft, EXP A is given two compensatory picks, one between the 1st and 2nd round and one between the 2nd and 3rd round.]]> Protection Lists
Each organization have now submitted their protection lists and notified the players that are eligible for the Expansion Draft. The full list of protected players will not be made public but only be given to the two Expansion Organizations.

They have been given special permission to reach out to the players eligible for the Expansion Draft (normal circumstances it would be tampering) and scout them in preparation for the draft. The draft itself will be held offline around the 9th/10th of August, the results of which will be posted as an announcement on the forum. After the publication the players selected will be invited to the respective expansion organization's locker room.

Some reminders about expansion draft rules:
Any player picked by an Expansion Organization in the Expansion Draft may not return to the original organization in Free Agency for the next FOUR (4) subsequent seasons (S27-S30). This includes exposed pending Free Agents for S27, who are considered part of the organization they were under contract with at the time of the protection list deadline in S26.

Non-manager players that have announced their retirement prior to the Protection List deadline are excluded from both protection and exposed lists.

If an exposed non-manager player chooses to retire during S26 after the Protection List deadline or S27 after being selected in the Expansion Draft, the EXP who is selecting/selected that player will be given a compensatory pick in the closest upcoming Prospect Draft between the Xth and Yth round in order of retirement. For example if two selected players for EXP A retire prior to the S27 Prospect Draft, EXP A is given two compensatory picks, one between the 1st and 2nd round and one between the 2nd and 3rd round.]]> <![CDATA[New Forum Award!]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10166 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:18:11 +0100 RashfordU]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10166 Well, technically it has been out for a month or so but I have been slow to get this posted.

In many other leagues, users get awarded a 5YR or 10YR badge once they've been on the site for that amount of time. In discussion with other Head Office members or those leagues over the years, the biggest issue they often have is verifying whether a user was actually active over that time or did they just happen to create a player years ago, and then are back active again years later.

In the SSL, we've decided to go a slightly different route.

Introducing our newest badge

[Image: hIBIZZn.png]

Over the past season, our first S1 Users have started to hit this mark (roughly 5 years after the league began). A few more S1 players will hit the mark this season and many more to follow in the seasons after. The matches are tracked using the index, but users will need to request the addition of this user award to their profile when they hit the mark. (claim post will be added in due time, if you have hit this mark and would like the badge added to your profile, please DM me!).]]> <![CDATA[S26 Re-recording of MIN MD6 Division 1]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10147 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:55:45 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10147 Information
The wrong file was used to sim Matchday 6 for Minors Division 1 resulting in significant issues for the continued use of the file for future matchdays. As such the BoD has voted to re-record the results (win / draw / loss) of the already premiered matchday with the correct file.

Note this is not a re-sim, the same results (win / draw / loss) will be upheld but individual statistics will change from the previously premiered games. Re-recording for the exact results (goals for each team) is nearly impossible so the re-recording will strictly adhere to the point result from the previously premiered games.

A commentary only recording will be premiering on Youtube shortly after the re-recording has been completed.]]> Information
The wrong file was used to sim Matchday 6 for Minors Division 1 resulting in significant issues for the continued use of the file for future matchdays. As such the BoD has voted to re-record the results (win / draw / loss) of the already premiered matchday with the correct file.

Note this is not a re-sim, the same results (win / draw / loss) will be upheld but individual statistics will change from the previously premiered games. Re-recording for the exact results (goals for each team) is nearly impossible so the re-recording will strictly adhere to the point result from the previously premiered games.

A commentary only recording will be premiering on Youtube shortly after the re-recording has been completed.]]> <![CDATA[S27 Expansion Managers and League Structure]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10083 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:44:26 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10083 Expansion Managers
After a time of open applications, the BoD are happy to announce the following two new sets of expansion managers:

- @siddhus (OM)
- @Domffl (OM) and @Rylakn (AM)

They will now start the work on their official brandings and we hope the final results of that work will be published in a couple of weeks.

Important Dates

First and foremost is the schedule for the upcoming Expansion process:

- 26th of July, deadline for submission of protection lists from each organization.
- 9-10th of August, Offline Expansion Draft results will be posted to the forum after its completion.
- 12th of August, start of offline S27 Prospect Draft. Draft results will be presented via a live show on the 16th of August.

The expansion managers will be given permission to reach out to anyone not on the protection lists prior to the expansion draft. All players should have been notified by their manager group if you are protected or not by the 26th of July.

After the summary post has been published each expansion organization will begin inviting the selected players to their new locker rooms.

Changes to the league structure

Each expansion team will join the Second Division of their respective league and with the definitive promotion of one team to Division 1, both divisions will hold 7 teams starting in S27. This will give us 12 league matchdays played over 14 total Youtube matchdays for each division. This structure has been voted for in order to minimize the increase in simmer workload with the addition of extra teams. Yes this does mean there will be a team with a bye each matchday but it does keep the amount of matches every team plays equal for various back end things on top of the simmer workload.

More details about any changes to the Cup structure will be announced in the coming week(s).

The Commissioner and BoD]]> Expansion Managers
After a time of open applications, the BoD are happy to announce the following two new sets of expansion managers:

- @siddhus (OM)
- @Domffl (OM) and @Rylakn (AM)

They will now start the work on their official brandings and we hope the final results of that work will be published in a couple of weeks.

Important Dates

Changes to the league structure

Each expansion team will join the Second Division of their respective league and with the definitive promotion of one team to Division 1, both divisions will hold 7 teams starting in S27. This will give us 12 league matchdays played over 14 total Youtube matchdays for each division. This structure has been voted for in order to minimize the increase in simmer workload with the addition of extra teams. Yes this does mean there will be a team with a bye each matchday but it does keep the amount of matches every team plays equal for various back end things on top of the simmer workload.

More details about any changes to the Cup structure will be announced in the coming week(s).

The Commissioner and BoD]]> <![CDATA[S25 SSL Awards / Team of the Season]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10024 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:23:23 +0100 FuriousChicken]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=10024 HFC

Hello SSL, with the 25th season of the SSL being over (and I guess season 26 having started last week), it is time for the S25 awards and team of the season. Once again all of them will be in this 1 announcement, with this part being for the Major league.

Furthermore congratulations to the S25 Major League D1 champions Hollywood FC HFC

and D2 champions Liffeyside Celtic FC

First off the general Major League awards:

Manager(s) of the season: @Lpapi, @Domffl, @Jubka, @davidlostt7 HFC

Rookie of the Season: Seth McNeil @CamGoldenGun

Now let’s go to the individual awards for Division 1:

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 14): Pete Martell @ComebackZak HFC

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 8): Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser HFC

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 9): Duncan Walrusson @Jexter HFC

MVP: Juozas Kupinas @Jubka HFC

Finally let us go to the team of the season of division 1:

GK: Duncan Walrusson @Jexter HFC

CB: Hercule Hefeweizen @Wiggli HFC

& João Peixoto @zeagle1 USP

WB: Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser HFC

& Roquefort Cotswold @roquefort USP

CM: Nikolai Ahmed @piza CFCat

& Caspian Skovgaard @.Evok HFC

W/AM: Sam Albinson @scoous Shanghai

& Nerve De Groot @SpiNz001 USP

ST: Juozas Kupinas @Jubka HFC

& Pete Martell @ComebackZak HFC

Now let’s go to the individual awards for Division 2:

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 14): Carolien Miedema @LtForestPuppy Liffeyside

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 7): Puma Superhoops @kdr Liffeyside

& Bengt Rubin @kenvald

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 6): Snor Lax @GHamss Liffeyside

MVP: Orla Hughes-Galloway @boom Liffeyside

Finally let us go to the team of the season of division 2:

GK: Askito Satoshi @Zamrael

CB: Cesare Pinkman @Prikulis5 Tenochtitlan

& Beaklie Eilish @kahri TSC

WB: Hippity Hoppity @bfan8475 ACR

& Jonny Elliott @everyonesawinnerbaby Tenochtitlan

CM: Daryl McManus @cake307

& Ronflex @UptownCord TSC

W/AM: Orla Hughest-Galloway @boom Liffeyside

& Bengt Rubin @kenvald

ST: Carolien Miedema @LtForestPuppy Liffeyside

& Black Leg Sanji @DigDoug11 ACR

Now onto the Minor League, where we first want to congratulate AS Paris Paris

for winning the D1 of the Minor League, and also Inter London LON

for winning D2 of the Minor League.

Now onto the general Minor League awards:

Manager(s) of the season: @Malino8444, @TooDear, @Caspwad LON

Rookie of the Season: Chris McZehrl @Chris-McZehrl LON

Now let’s go to the individual awards for Division 1:

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 14): Eric Belmont @Belmont Paris

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 10): Bob Berendsen @McLumberjack Paris

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 7): João Cancelo @Dmac1200 Paris

MVP: Bob Berendsen @McLumberjack Paris

Finally let us go to the team of the season of division 1:

GK: João Cancelo @Dmac1200 Paris

CB: Greedy McFootcakes @jreed12 Paris

& Jakob Fensterhausen @Cycro Paris

WB: Bob Berendsen @McLumberjack Paris

& Lucas Peioxoto @Lpapi KAP

CM: Dunkler Sowerwine @Oknom Paris

& Florian Gaisberg @Zerg NSU

W/AM: Eden Empire IV @MMFLEX Paris

& Mikko Rashford III @Whitecap NSU

ST: Eric Belmont @Belmont Paris

& Zaza Banana @mastersheep NSU

Now let’s go to the individual awards for Division 2:

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 12): Luke Walker @fathands3k SEO

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 10): Jay Cue Jr. @Opera_Phantom RMP

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 6): Johnny Crying @LarryTheMVP CFC

& Joseph Daniel Kakou @Moka26 LON

MVP: Chris McZehrl @Chris-McZehrl LON

Finally let us go to the team of the season of division 2:

GK: Joseph Daniel Kakou @Moka26 LON

CB: Aidan Hutchinson Jr. @Hepha LON

& Nick Dusk @HelloBeeper CFC

WB: Ekon Ayo @rrf_1 CFC

& Jay Cue Jr. @Opera_Phantom RMP

CM: Matt Oopsie Wrongsport Turk @Matt Turk RMP

& João Mendes @jason97 LON

W/AM: You Jiang @loosSerine CFC

& Chris McZehrl @Chris-McZehrl LON

ST: Miester Blobbé @Jelley LON

& Luke Walker @fathands3k SEO

]]>

and D2 champions Liffeyside Celtic FC

First off the general Major League awards:

Manager(s) of the season: @Lpapi, @Domffl, @Jubka, @davidlostt7 HFC

Rookie of the Season: Seth McNeil @CamGoldenGun

Now let’s go to the individual awards for Division 1:

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 14): Pete Martell @ComebackZak HFC

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 8): Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser HFC

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 9): Duncan Walrusson @Jexter HFC

MVP: Juozas Kupinas @Jubka HFC

Finally let us go to the team of the season of division 1:

GK: Duncan Walrusson @Jexter HFC

CB: Hercule Hefeweizen @Wiggli HFC

& João Peixoto @zeagle1 USP

WB: Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser HFC

& Roquefort Cotswold @roquefort USP

CM: Nikolai Ahmed @piza CFCat

& Caspian Skovgaard @.Evok HFC

W/AM: Sam Albinson @scoous Shanghai

& Nerve De Groot @SpiNz001 USP

ST: Juozas Kupinas @Jubka HFC

& Pete Martell @ComebackZak HFC

Now let’s go to the individual awards for Division 2:

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 14): Carolien Miedema @LtForestPuppy Liffeyside

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 7): Puma Superhoops @kdr Liffeyside

& Bengt Rubin @kenvald

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 6): Snor Lax @GHamss Liffeyside

MVP: Orla Hughes-Galloway @boom Liffeyside

Finally let us go to the team of the season of division 2:

GK: Askito Satoshi @Zamrael

CB: Cesare Pinkman @Prikulis5 Tenochtitlan

& Beaklie Eilish @kahri TSC

WB: Hippity Hoppity @bfan8475 ACR

& Jonny Elliott @everyonesawinnerbaby Tenochtitlan

CM: Daryl McManus @cake307

& Ronflex @UptownCord TSC

W/AM: Orla Hughest-Galloway @boom Liffeyside

& Bengt Rubin @kenvald

ST: Carolien Miedema @LtForestPuppy Liffeyside

& Black Leg Sanji @DigDoug11 ACR

Now onto the Minor League, where we first want to congratulate AS Paris Paris

for winning the D1 of the Minor League, and also Inter London LON

for winning D2 of the Minor League.

Now onto the general Minor League awards:

Manager(s) of the season: @Malino8444, @TooDear, @Caspwad LON

Rookie of the Season: Chris McZehrl @Chris-McZehrl LON

Now let’s go to the individual awards for Division 1:

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 14): Eric Belmont @Belmont Paris

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 10): Bob Berendsen @McLumberjack Paris

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 7): João Cancelo @Dmac1200 Paris

MVP: Bob Berendsen @McLumberjack Paris

Finally let us go to the team of the season of division 1:

GK: João Cancelo @Dmac1200 Paris

CB: Greedy McFootcakes @jreed12 Paris

& Jakob Fensterhausen @Cycro Paris

WB: Bob Berendsen @McLumberjack Paris

& Lucas Peioxoto @Lpapi KAP

CM: Dunkler Sowerwine @Oknom Paris

& Florian Gaisberg @Zerg NSU

W/AM: Eden Empire IV @MMFLEX Paris

& Mikko Rashford III @Whitecap NSU

ST: Eric Belmont @Belmont Paris

& Zaza Banana @mastersheep NSU

Now let’s go to the individual awards for Division 2:

Golden Boot (Most Goals - 12): Luke Walker @fathands3k SEO

Golden Eye (Most Assists - 10): Jay Cue Jr. @Opera_Phantom RMP

Golden Glove (Most Clean Sheets - 6): Johnny Crying @LarryTheMVP CFC

& Joseph Daniel Kakou @Moka26 LON

MVP: Chris McZehrl @Chris-McZehrl LON

Finally let us go to the team of the season of division 2:

GK: Joseph Daniel Kakou @Moka26 LON

CB: Aidan Hutchinson Jr. @Hepha LON

& Nick Dusk @HelloBeeper CFC

WB: Ekon Ayo @rrf_1 CFC

& Jay Cue Jr. @Opera_Phantom RMP

CM: Matt Oopsie Wrongsport Turk @Matt Turk RMP

& João Mendes @jason97 LON

W/AM: You Jiang @loosSerine CFC

& Chris McZehrl @Chris-McZehrl LON

ST: Miester Blobbé @Jelley LON

& Luke Walker @fathands3k SEO

]]> <![CDATA[S26 State of the League]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=9952 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:35:24 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=9952 S26 State of the League
As is custom, the first weeks of the new season brings about some adjustments and changes that the BoD details in this post. We are still planning on expansion for next season if everything works out according to plan, and we have some information later in this text giving some updated details.

Expansion

With only 4 more days left until the expansion application deadline, we are seeing a lack of applicants overall. After a fact finding mission trying to ascertain reasons why, we have found one such reason to be the reluctance to leave an organization without any real compensation for the lost player. After a detailed discussion within the BoD, taking into account the impact any compensation might have on the Expansion Organizations initial start, we have voted to implement the following for this expansion hiring process.

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If a player from an organization is successfully appointed OM for an expansion organization, the original organization will receive a compensatory pick in between the 1st and 2nd round. 

If multiple organizations receive compensation picks from this or retirements, the picks will follow the same order as a normal round (reverse standings).

This will be added to the hiring and expansion post as well.

Our hope is that this compensation can move the needle for a user contemplating applying. More information about that process can be found here.

Rule Changes

First, after this (S26) season the league will move to a 7-7 structure in each division. This will give us 12 league matchdays played over 14 total Youtube matchdays for each division. This structure has been voted for in order to minimize the increase in simmer workload with the addition of extra teams. Yes this does mean there will be a team with a bye each matchday but it does keep the amount of matches every team plays equal for various back end things on top of the simmer workload.

Second, a temporary rule change for this special season in preparation for the Expansion adjustment. This (S26) season will feature the following promotion/relegation format:

Div 1 - No auto-relegation. The team finishing last (6th place) will play a playoff against Div 2 runner-up. 5th place will not have playoffs this season.
Div 2 - 1st place auto-promoted. 2nd place will play against Div 1 6th place

This is a one-time thing to go with expansion where Div 1 will at least see one new team join. We will have more information on the permanent changes to the pro/rel format closer to the start of S27.

Roster Movement Deadline
In order to clear up any confusion for organizations, accountants, bankers and fileworkers we have added the following detailed deadline to the Rulebook:

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B.5.d

After the Trade Deadline, no roster moves can occur except when it is required to field a valid roster because of player suspensions.

G.6.c

Any roster move after the Trade Deadline can only occur if it is required to field a valid roster due to player suspensions.

Tactic Submission Validity

To clarify what is considered a valid submission for auditing and simming, we have added the following to the Rulebook.

Code:
E.3.c.

A valid tactic submission is defined as one of the following. Only valid submissions are audited for legality and will be used for simming if it passes the audit. 

If both a tactic file and matching screenshot depicting players on positions

If only a tactic file, it is valid only if players are placed automatically based on last tactic (i.e. no manual input by auditor/simmer),

If a tactic file and non-matching screenshot (regarding player positions), it is valid only if players are placed automatically based on last tactic,

If only a screenshot, it is valid only if the screenshot matches the last used tactic file.

If a submission contains no tactic file nor screenshot it requires no auditing but is valid for simming, for example a submission with only subs.

E.3.d

The following tactic submissions are not valid for auditing nor simming. Invalid submissions will revert back to the previous legal submission.

Only a screenshot that is not matching the last used tactic file.

Any of the scenarios from c. that does not meet the condition of validity.

That is it for this relatively short and time constrained State of the League. More information might come up in the next few weeks if needed.

Commissioner Canadice and the BoD.]]> S26 State of the League
As is custom, the first weeks of the new season brings about some adjustments and changes that the BoD details in this post. We are still planning on expansion for next season if everything works out according to plan, and we have some information later in this text giving some updated details.

Expansion

Code:
If a player from an organization is successfully appointed OM for an expansion organization, the original organization will receive a compensatory pick in between the 1st and 2nd round. 

If multiple organizations receive compensation picks from this or retirements, the picks will follow the same order as a normal round (reverse standings).

Rule Changes

Div 1 - No auto-relegation. The team finishing last (6th place) will play a playoff against Div 2 runner-up. 5th place will not have playoffs this season.
Div 2 - 1st place auto-promoted. 2nd place will play against Div 1 6th place

Code:
B.5.d

After the Trade Deadline, no roster moves can occur except when it is required to field a valid roster because of player suspensions.

G.6.c

Any roster move after the Trade Deadline can only occur if it is required to field a valid roster due to player suspensions.

Tactic Submission Validity

To clarify what is considered a valid submission for auditing and simming, we have added the following to the Rulebook.

Code:
E.3.c.

A valid tactic submission is defined as one of the following. Only valid submissions are audited for legality and will be used for simming if it passes the audit. 

If both a tactic file and matching screenshot depicting players on positions

If only a tactic file, it is valid only if players are placed automatically based on last tactic (i.e. no manual input by auditor/simmer),

If a tactic file and non-matching screenshot (regarding player positions), it is valid only if players are placed automatically based on last tactic,

If only a screenshot, it is valid only if the screenshot matches the last used tactic file.

If a submission contains no tactic file nor screenshot it requires no auditing but is valid for simming, for example a submission with only subs.

E.3.d

The following tactic submissions are not valid for auditing nor simming. Invalid submissions will revert back to the previous legal submission.

Only a screenshot that is not matching the last used tactic file.

Any of the scenarios from c. that does not meet the condition of validity.

That is it for this relatively short and time constrained State of the League. More information might come up in the next few weeks if needed.

Commissioner Canadice and the BoD.]]> <![CDATA[S25 Regression]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=9759 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:09:32 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=9759 Regression Information
Regression Deadline is Friday June 12, 2026!

All players aged S18 or older are subject to regression in accordance with their specified percentage.

S18 - 10%
S17 - 15%
S16 - 20%
S15 - 25%
S14 - 30%
S13 - 35%
S12 or older - 40%

The regressed TPE is always rounded up, for example a player at 1818 TPE regressing 10% would lose 181.8 TPE rounded up to an actual loss of 182 TPE.

All earnings from before June 1st are included in the regression calculation, including:

S25 Standings Predictions
S25 Statistics Predictions
S25 Week 7 Predictions
ALL Career PTs (can be completed just prior to the first career regression update)
Earnings up to week #236

Additional TPE earned from late graded tasks will be regressed before submission to the portal.

Regressed Players

A.C. Romana - Hippity Hoppity - @bfan8475 - TPE after regression: 1433 -215=1218
A.C. Romana - Daedalus Kronus - @.Laser - TPE after regression: 1197 -120=1077
A.C. Romana - Chef Gagne - @Chef Gagne - TPE after regression: 1248 -125=1123

AF Masques Sacrés - Fernand Rivest - @Frenchie - TPE after regression: 823 -165=658
AF Masques Sacrés - Irepsej Imeinaktok - @Seany148 - TPE after regression: 723 -73=650

AS Paris - Eric Belmont - @Belmont - TPE after regression: 1380 -276=1104
AS Paris - Greedy McFootcakes - @jreed12 - TPE after regression: 1449 -145=1304

Athênai F.C. - Misagh Khabiri - @Parriyah - TPE after regression: 828 -249=579
Athênai F.C. - Leo Fiachra - @leofiachra - TPE after regression: 807 -243=564
Athênai F.C. - Berit Skovgaard - @mer - TPE after regression: 916 -92=824
Athênai F.C. - Ron Wince - @TwoSocks - TPE after regression: 1091 -110=981

CA Buenos Aires - Sterling Scott - @AgentSmith - TPE after regression: 1790 -358=1432
CA Buenos Aires - Louie Duck - @xjoverax - TPE after regression: 1342 -202=1140
CA Buenos Aires - Daryl McManus - @cake307 - TPE after regression: 2067 -207=1860
CA Buenos Aires - Bengt Rubin - @kenvald - TPE after regression: 1778 -178=1600

Cairo City - Jia Yun - @SDCore - TPE after regression: 777 -117=660
Cairo City - Quaquaval The Duck - @tredpalo - TPE after regression: 693 -104=589

CD Tenochtitlan - Bérangère-Amandine Bruère-Estrangin - @JURT - TPE after regression: 1191 -239=952
CD Tenochtitlan - Hanibal Armaros - @baz - TPE after regression: 1489 -224=1265
CD Tenochtitlan - Sam Volta - @Tripl3tsGamer - TPE after regression: 1183 -119=1064
CF Catalunya - Bernardo Fry - @CuriousShadow - TPE after regression: 1873 -188=1685
CF Catalunya - Joga Bonito - @omniscius - TPE after regression: 1935 -194=1741
CF Catalunya - Nikolai Ahmed - @piza - TPE after regression: 1733 -174=1559

F.C. Kaapstad - Gerd Klose - @Muford - TPE after regression: 950 -285=665
F.C. Kaapstad - Jalen Brooks - @Tayjay - TPE after regression: 739 -222=517
F.C. Kaapstad - Evan Hunt - @MattyIce - TPE after regression: 1383 -277=1106
F.C. Kaapstad - Henry Fantobens - @Fantobens - TPE after regression: 1162 -175=987
F.C. Kaapstad - Anton Obranca - @Citizen of Adraa - TPE after regression: 825 -124=701

Hollywood FC - Pete Martell - @ComebackZak - TPE after regression: 1390 -417=973
Hollywood FC - Ali Dia - @Domffl - TPE after regression: 1799 -450=1349
Hollywood FC - Nathan Cormier - @JR95 - TPE after regression: 1208 -302=906
Hollywood FC - Duncan Walrusson - @Jexter - TPE after regression: 1805 -361=1444
Hollywood FC - Alexandros Mograine - @sliceruser - TPE after regression: 1865 -373=1492
Hollywood FC - Hercule Hefeweizen - @Wiggli - TPE after regression: 2145 -322=1823
Hollywood FC - Caspian Skovgaard - @.Evok - TPE after regression: 1934 -194=1740
Hollywood FC - Alex Calderon - @Amidships - TPE after regression: 2029 -203=1826

Inter London - Angry Lizard - @McGriddy10 - TPE after regression: 1100 -165=935
Inter London - Aidan Hutchinson Jr. - @Hepha - TPE after regression: 1013 -102=911

Liffeyside Celtic FC - Puma Superhoops - @kdr - TPE after regression: 1425 -285=1140
Liffeyside Celtic FC - Aleksandr Skovgaard - @Faelax - TPE after regression: 1087 -109=978
Liffeyside Celtic FC - Kel Varnson - @Lumosityfan - TPE after regression: 1219 -122=1097
Liffeyside Celtic FC - Leandro Dybala - @Honoredmexican - TPE after regression: 1599 -160=1439

Montréal United - Kimi Häkkinen - @Murtsi - TPE after regression: 870 -348=522
Montréal United - Wang Zhihao - @Puppy - TPE after regression: 1096 -384=712
Montréal United - Clara Schmidt - @Tsunny - TPE after regression: 777 -234=543
Montréal United - Mei Sukzuki - @Breeze837 - TPE after regression: 802 -201=601
Montréal United - Bob Kronkowski - @papalinator - TPE after regression: 972 -146=826

North Shore United - Brick Wall Jr. - @brickwall35 - TPE after regression: 897 -314=583
North Shore United - Alessandro Del Pirlo - @Zoone16 - TPE after regression: 1217 -426=791
North Shore United - Steven Urkel - @ZootTX - TPE after regression: 1411 -424=987
North Shore United - Jean Girard - @Gordon Bombay - TPE after regression: 950 -190=760
North Shore United - Orlando Mastache Maldonado - @z0rem - TPE after regression: 1170 -176=994
North Shore United - Florian Gaisberg - @Zerg - TPE after regression: 1612 -162=1450

Rapid Magyar SC - Calvin Ball - @Vrain - TPE after regression: 1084 -163=921
Rapid Magyar SC - Jordan Bamford - @Bamford13 - TPE after regression: 1368 -137=1231
Rapid Magyar SC - Billy Bob - @Billy Bob - TPE after regression: 1412 -142=1270

Reykjavik United - Marco Tentacles - @Squid - TPE after regression: 1377 -414=963
Reykjavik United - Santos Neymarinho - @5oulja - TPE after regression: 1490 -298=1192
Reykjavik United - Ilya Prusikin - @OrbitingDeath - TPE after regression: 1980 -396=1584
Reykjavik United - Mikko Rashford II - @RashfordU - TPE after regression: 2048 -308=1740
Reykjavik United - Dina Skovgaard - @RAmenAmen - TPE after regression: 2039 -204=1835
Reykjavik United - George Shaheen - @Jiggy - TPE after regression: 2113 -212=1901
Reykjavik United - Charlie Chambers - @Rich - TPE after regression: 2140 -214=1926

Schwarzwälder FV - William Williams - @Xotcin - TPE after regression: 1582 -317=1265
Schwarzwälder FV - Zoe Clarke - @SleepyPlayz - TPE after regression: 1343 -135=1208
Schwarzwälder FV - Maggie Sinclair - @Kyamprac - TPE after regression: 1303 -131=1172
Schwarzwälder FV - Alex Stain - @daveyboy - TPE after regression: 1146 -115=1031

Seoul MFC - Bartholomew Twinkletoes - @lock180 - TPE after regression: 1182 -119=1063

Shanghai Dragons FC - Thomas Hohenhahn - @norththegreatestshowman - TPE after regression: 2220 -222=1998
Shanghai Dragons FC - Shingo Takechi - @Darthus - TPE after regression: 1950 -195=1755

Tokyo S.C. - Beaklie Eilish - @kahri - TPE after regression: 1845 -369=1476
Tokyo S.C. - Anthony Lee - @Antman - TPE after regression: 1335 -267=1068

União São Paulo - Ryan Kirkpatrick - @Pyro182 - TPE after regression: 1830 -366=1464
União São Paulo - Roquefort Cotswold - @roquefort - TPE after regression: 2223 -334=1889
União São Paulo - Yoma Hashimoto - @KnowledgeBoy - TPE after regression: 2064 -310=1754
União São Paulo - Nerve De Groot - @SpiNz001 - TPE after regression: 1678 -252=1426
União São Paulo - Julian Rubio - @donut - TPE after regression: 2273 -228=2045
União São Paulo - João Peixoto - @zeagle1 - TPE after regression: 2151 -216=1935
União São Paulo - Benecio Aguilera III - @CROney3 - TPE after regression: 2246 -225=2021
União São Paulo - Ben Nelson - @Ben - TPE after regression: 1594 -160=1434

Xelajú Cósmico FC - Goku Atliketwopercent - @Ruggsy - TPE after regression: 1516 -228=1288
Xelajú Cósmico FC - Rigby Emerson - @Thelastheraclid - TPE after regression: 1551 -156=1395
Xelajú Cósmico FC - Kuba Kunicki - @Chillybro - TPE after regression: 1173 -118=1055

Free Agent - Imjust Ken - @Dewalt27 - TPE after regression: 619 -186=433
Free Agent - Zyqwarndalethron Velstrazyn-Smith - @jason kranz - TPE after regression: 982 -197=785
Free Agent - Devon Wagner - @Gage2 - TPE after regression: 783 -157=626
Free Agent - Nicolas Corrigan - @scottisheyebrow - TPE after regression: 697 -140=557
Free Agent - Chuck Noland - @TomHanks - TPE after regression: 662 -100=562
Free Agent - Guðrún Vilhjalmsdottir - @Possum Queen - TPE after regression: 613 -92=521
Free Agent - Riamel Kloulechad - @Aephino - TPE after regression: 835 -126=709
Free Agent - Ace Faulkner - @Ace - TPE after regression: 622 -94=528
Free Agent - Eric Fish - @Mysterious_Fish - TPE after regression: 608 -92=516
Free Agent - Rodiano Santori - @njbadapple - TPE after regression: 1082 -109=973
Free Agent - Gary McGary - @Tornado_Messiah - TPE after regression: 784 -79=705
Free Agent - Dizzy Martin - @Lawlore - TPE after regression: 712 -72=640
Free Agent - Apollo Zervas - @Ausyy - TPE after regression: 765 -77=688

SSL Logo

RETIRING PLAYERS SSL Logo

S18 - 10%
S17 - 15%
S16 - 20%
S15 - 25%
S14 - 30%
S13 - 35%
S12 or older - 40%

S25 Standings Predictions
S25 Statistics Predictions
S25 Week 7 Predictions
ALL Career PTs (can be completed just prior to the first career regression update)
Earnings up to week #236

Additional TPE earned from late graded tasks will be regressed before submission to the portal.

Regressed Players

RETIRING PLAYERS SSL Logo

Cairo City - Momo Adamu - @hhh81
Cairo City - Grand Boyer - @grandboyer
F.C. Kaapstad - Tonio Torres - @Kino
Liffeyside Celtic FC - Andres Pedrillo - @anuragb
Rapid Magyar SC - Vito Habjanič - @ChiefVito
Seoul MFC - Alejandro Hunt - @Arc
Xelajú Cósmico FC - Chris Warrick - @fAeser

Academy - Tony Roberts - @Pib
Academy - Lencho Parka - @lorenzomora94
Free Agent - Amore Delo - @sonicgmail
Free Agent - Erik Beermann - @Durodo
Free Agent - Ljubica Kamenova - @Valpix
Free Agent - Squidward Tortellini - @Dindog
Free Agent - Teitur Justinussen - @bluesfan55
Free Agent - Majestik Bushtit - @birb
Free Agent - Mr Clean-Sheet - @MikeyKnuckelz
Free Agent - Elijah Cohen - @Dynamicmlb_42
Free Agent - Chris Williams - @MikeLiut
Free Agent - Benny Blanco - @Deng
Free Agent - Felix Baur - @Kilowat
Free Agent - Lugnut Somnolentus - @SonOfCar
Free Agent - Rour - @snxffs
Free Agent - Jinchou Nootazuki - @Pingu
Free Agent - Djoe Anderdaughter - @MrRuihu
Free Agent - Ryota Ando - @Ando
Free Agent - Ethan Ashcroft - @EthanSea611
Free Agent - Jay Burns - @Ogreishh
Free Agent - Otis Boudreaux Jr - @Otis Boudreaux]]> <![CDATA[S25 Off-season post]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=9726 Sun, 31 May 2026 15:34:46 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=9726 Off-Season Congratulations to Hollywood FC, Liffeyside Celtic FC, AS Paris and Inter London for winning their respective league championships and to União São Paulo for winning the SSL Cup!

Tomorrow, Monday June 1st, marks the start of the official off-season period.

Pending FA period
Any player that is on an expiring contract (no contract signed for S26) is considered a Pending Free Agent at the start of the off-season. Organizations may at that time contact a Pending FA and negotiate a contract.

Any Pending FA is not officially a Free Agent until the start of the next season thus they may still sign an extension with their current team during the off-season week without reducing the team's transfer budget. We just have to make one thing clear: A manager may not force a player to provide intent to sign. This week is intended for players to be able to talk to teams and be shown alternatives for how their future may look.

Re-rolls and redistribution
S24 players have one last chance this week to submit a re-roll and S25 players have one last chance to use their redistribution for their player via the portal.

Seasonal Change
If you want to retire but still have a corpse season for your player, you need to wait until the start of the next season. Any player retiring during the off-season is retired at the end of the season and will not get a corpse season.

Due to the changes with the portal, the new draft class will officially start up on June 8th with the start of the new season. Any players created during the week of June 1 - June 7 will not be approved until the following week.

SSL Prospect Draft and Next Draft Class
We are also gearing up for the SSL Prospect that is set to take place on June 7 at TBA.

Regression and Portal
Regression will be run in the beginning of next week and the resulting TPE will be directly removed from each affected player's TPE total. A regression post will be published on the forum which will also indicate players that are automatically retired.

The deadline for regressing your player in the portal is June 12..

/Canadice and the BoD]]> Off-Season Congratulations to Hollywood FC, Liffeyside Celtic FC, AS Paris and Inter London for winning their respective league championships and to União São Paulo for winning the SSL Cup!

Tomorrow, Monday June 1st, marks the start of the official off-season period.

Pending FA period
Any player that is on an expiring contract (no contract signed for S26) is considered a Pending Free Agent at the start of the off-season. Organizations may at that time contact a Pending FA and negotiate a contract.

Any Pending FA is not officially a Free Agent until the start of the next season thus they may still sign an extension with their current team during the off-season week without reducing the team's transfer budget. We just have to make one thing clear: A manager may not force a player to provide intent to sign. This week is intended for players to be able to talk to teams and be shown alternatives for how their future may look.

Re-rolls and redistribution
S24 players have one last chance this week to submit a re-roll and S25 players have one last chance to use their redistribution for their player via the portal.

Seasonal Change
If you want to retire but still have a corpse season for your player, you need to wait until the start of the next season. Any player retiring during the off-season is retired at the end of the season and will not get a corpse season.

Due to the changes with the portal, the new draft class will officially start up on June 8th with the start of the new season. Any players created during the week of June 1 - June 7 will not be approved until the following week.

SSL Prospect Draft and Next Draft Class
We are also gearing up for the SSL Prospect that is set to take place on June 7 at TBA.

Regression and Portal
Regression will be run in the beginning of next week and the resulting TPE will be directly removed from each affected player's TPE total. A regression post will be published on the forum which will also indicate players that are automatically retired.

The deadline for regressing your player in the portal is June 12..

/Canadice and the BoD]]> <![CDATA[S25 and 9/10ths - State of the League and Expansion Announcement]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=9671 Tue, 26 May 2026 09:14:52 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=9671 State of the League
Gearing up for the final couple of weeks of the S25 season, we are coming to you with a half-time State of the League in addition to the regular one at the beginning of the season. This announcement will be tied to one subject; the size of the current player base.

As we touched on in the S25 State of the League and the S22 State of the League, the recent growth of the league has meant that the BoD is keeping a closer eye on the current player total and the number of starting XI positions in all current teams of both the Majors and Minors.

With the success of the S26 class (74 players, tied for 2nd most all time) and the current retention rates (80% active after the Academy season) we are seeing us hit the ceiling for available starting positions within the next two seasons. As a league, we strive to provide all active players with the chance to play starting XI minutes and in order for that to continue we will need to plan for an expansion.

The permanent and incentivized use of substitutions has been brought up many times during the league’s life as a way to extend the number of active players fielded during a season. However that option has never seen any real impact on league growth, instead we have used, and will continue to use, it as a temporary measure to mitigate the ceiling until a time where more teams and starting positions are introduced.

Expansion Announcement

The BoD has decided to announce an expansion for the S27 season, using the remainder of S25 and S26 to allow for applications, appointments of new managers, working on team brands and completion of the expansion draft.

The expansion will consist of (at minimum) two organizations, giving us a total of 14 organizations with 28 teams in total. The Final Form :™: of the league with 16 organizations (32 total teams in Major and Minor) split into two divisions is still the end goal and we will allow for us to jump to that structure if we deem it feasible during the application process.

For more information about the application process, please read the hiring post here.

The following processes are detailed using the 2 organization expansion structure and are subject to change if we go through with a 4 organization expansion.

Expansion Draft Process
The expansion draft will consist of 11 rounds of snake style picks where each Expansion Organizations (EXP) will pick one player/pick package from each organization. The final 12th player is the EXP OM who is assigned automatically as a pick from that organization for that EXP. This means that any organization will only lose two players during a normal draft process and the EXP will consist of 12 players prior to the S27 Prospect Draft.

Any co-applicant (EXP AM) needs to be drafted by the EXP in the 2nd round of the Expansion Draft.

If the EXP OM and AM come from the same organization, the organization is given the 2nd round pick from EXP in the S27 Prospect Draft as compensation.

Protection Lists
Each organization must send in a protection list to the BoD prior to the Expansion Draft. Each organization can by default protect 11 players while their OM is automatically protected and not part of the 11 slots.

The following players must be protected:

any Assistant Manager, whether they are active or retiring at the end of the S27 season
any player with a NMC, unless waived by the user

The following players must be left unprotected:

any EXP OM or AM, whether active or retiring at the end of the S27 season. The EXP must select this player as the pick from the organization.

An additional 2 protection slots can be “bought” by the organization for a package of draft picks which will then be available for any EXP to pick instead of a player from that organization. The cost for each slot is:

Slot A: S27 1st round pick + S27 3rd round pick
Slot B: S28 1st round pick + S27 2nd round pick

These picks do not necessarily have to be the organization’s own picks in the given draft and earlier round draft picks can be used as payment for the protection slot. For example Slot A can be bought by using an S27 1st + S27 2nd pick instead of the 3rd.

Any exposed player or pick package that is not drafted by any EXP at the conclusion of the Expansion Draft are returned to the original organizations.

Any player picked by an EXP in the Expansion Draft may not return to the original organization in Free Agency for the next FOUR (4) subsequent seasons (S27-S30). This includes exposed pending Free Agents for S27, who are considered part of the organization they were under contract with at the time of the protection list deadline in S26.

Retiring Players
Non-manager players that have announced their retirement prior to the Protection List deadline are excluded from both protection and exposed lists.

If an exposed non-manager player chooses to retire during S26 after the Protection List deadline or S27 after being selected in the Expansion Draft, the EXP who is selecting/selected that player will be given a compensatory pick in the closest upcoming Prospect Draft between the Xth and Yth round in order of retirement. For example if two selected players for EXP A retire prior to the S27 Prospect Draft, EXP A is given two compensatory picks, one between the 1st and 2nd round and one between the 2nd and 3rd round.

Trades
Trades between an EXP and a non-expansion organization are allowed prior to the start of the Expansion Draft. These trades are exempt from the Trade Deadline for S26.

These trades are handled internally between the organizations and the BoD until the conclusion and announcement of the Expansion Draft results, after which they are published on the forum as normal.

Any trades between non-expansion or EXP organizations are not allowed following the Trade Deadline of S26.

Prospect Draft
The EXP organizations will be given the 1st and 2nd picks in each round, the reverse order from the Expansion Draft 1st and 2nd picks.

If an EXP AM is an S27 Academy player with no retiring player, they must be drafted with the given 15/16 pick in the 2nd round.

If an EXP OM is an S27 Academy player with no retiring player, they must be drafted with any 1st round pick.

For any questions, please reach out to your nearest BoD member.

/Commissioners and BoD]]> State of the League
Gearing up for the final couple of weeks of the S25 season, we are coming to you with a half-time State of the League in addition to the regular one at the beginning of the season. This announcement will be tied to one subject; the size of the current player base.

As we touched on in the S25 State of the League and the S22 State of the League, the recent growth of the league has meant that the BoD is keeping a closer eye on the current player total and the number of starting XI positions in all current teams of both the Majors and Minors.

With the success of the S26 class (74 players, tied for 2nd most all time) and the current retention rates (80% active after the Academy season) we are seeing us hit the ceiling for available starting positions within the next two seasons. As a league, we strive to provide all active players with the chance to play starting XI minutes and in order for that to continue we will need to plan for an expansion.

The permanent and incentivized use of substitutions has been brought up many times during the league’s life as a way to extend the number of active players fielded during a season. However that option has never seen any real impact on league growth, instead we have used, and will continue to use, it as a temporary measure to mitigate the ceiling until a time where more teams and starting positions are introduced.

Expansion Announcement

any Assistant Manager, whether they are active or retiring at the end of the S27 season
any player with a NMC, unless waived by the user

The following players must be left unprotected:

any EXP OM or AM, whether active or retiring at the end of the S27 season. The EXP must select this player as the pick from the organization.

Slot A: S27 1st round pick + S27 3rd round pick
Slot B: S28 1st round pick + S27 2nd round pick

These picks do not necessarily have to be the organization’s own picks in the given draft and earlier round draft picks can be used as payment for the protection slot. For example Slot A can be bought by using an S27 1st + S27 2nd pick instead of the 3rd.

Any exposed player or pick package that is not drafted by any EXP at the conclusion of the Expansion Draft are returned to the original organizations.

Any player picked by an EXP in the Expansion Draft may not return to the original organization in Free Agency for the next FOUR (4) subsequent seasons (S27-S30). This includes exposed pending Free Agents for S27, who are considered part of the organization they were under contract with at the time of the protection list deadline in S26.

Retiring Players
Non-manager players that have announced their retirement prior to the Protection List deadline are excluded from both protection and exposed lists.

If an exposed non-manager player chooses to retire during S26 after the Protection List deadline or S27 after being selected in the Expansion Draft, the EXP who is selecting/selected that player will be given a compensatory pick in the closest upcoming Prospect Draft between the Xth and Yth round in order of retirement. For example if two selected players for EXP A retire prior to the S27 Prospect Draft, EXP A is given two compensatory picks, one between the 1st and 2nd round and one between the 2nd and 3rd round.

Trades
Trades between an EXP and a non-expansion organization are allowed prior to the start of the Expansion Draft. These trades are exempt from the Trade Deadline for S26.

These trades are handled internally between the organizations and the BoD until the conclusion and announcement of the Expansion Draft results, after which they are published on the forum as normal.

Any trades between non-expansion or EXP organizations are not allowed following the Trade Deadline of S26.

Prospect Draft
The EXP organizations will be given the 1st and 2nd picks in each round, the reverse order from the Expansion Draft 1st and 2nd picks.

If an EXP AM is an S27 Academy player with no retiring player, they must be drafted with the given 15/16 pick in the 2nd round.

If an EXP OM is an S27 Academy player with no retiring player, they must be drafted with any 1st round pick.

For any questions, please reach out to your nearest BoD member.

/Commissioners and BoD]]> <![CDATA[Issue with FM and side advantages]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=9549 Sun, 10 May 2026 17:57:57 +0100 Canadice]]> https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=9549
After rigorous testing we found evidence that the number of fans for each team has an inherent effect on the home win rates. (ISSUE 1)

After this we also identified another database setting error that caused the first matchday of MD11 - MD15 to NOT be played on a neutral venue. (ISSUE 2)

ISSUE 1

Background
When neutral stadiums were introduced in S18, the settings in the FM Editor were set in a way that the attendance during the matches was perfectly split 50/50%. As the FM Database editor is a conundrum and more of a black box, it was never determined exactly which settings led to this result. The effect was then attributed to the move to neutral stadiums as other "evidence" found online at the time said that attendance had no effect on the advantage.

At some point in re-creating the FM file in S22, some settings were changed which led to an uneven split of fans in attendance. This was never identified and investigated as the teams were still playing in neutral stadiums, so it was assumed that the same effect persisted.

With the creation of the S25 FM File some settings was once again changed (overall increase in attendance for games) and we started getting more and more reports of heavily skewed win rates (in testing) for the home team which led to this investigation.

During the testing, different settings for team attendance and season ticket holders were set using FMRTE and its effect on the same matchup were measured over 100+ samples each. We saw a drastic shift (~40 percentage points) in home win rates when the attendance was unevenly (favoring the home team) or evenly split.

Consequences
Between S22 and S24, the league has had an equal number of home games played so the effect of the "home field advantage" evened out over the season. With the addition of the third round in S25 this is no longer the case, hence we need to make a fix to even the field for MD11 - 15.

The post MD10 files will include an adjustment of the team's season ticket holders so that the attendance for each game is split 50/50 for the remainder of the season.

This will also be done in the Cup file for the upcoming Quarter Final matchday. We understand that this effect has been in play for the previous matchdays as well, but we will not issue a re-sim of the previous rounds. The cup is inherently more "random" with both a random draw and the one leg knockout. We've also seen historically less effects of the home field advantage in the Cup over the past three seasons than in the league games.

ISSUE 2

Background
When creating the new database for S25, we added a third round of matchups to increase the season length to 15 matchdays. For Majors Division 1, I missed setting a neutral venue for the first game of the new matchdays (MD11 - MD15), thereby making them real Home / Away matchups.

This causes more issues than issue 1 due to the nature of how FM looks at splitting attendance for Home / Away compared to Neutral venues. The same solution for Issue 1 does not fix Issue 2.

Consequences
As the matchups are grouped in sets of five matchdays, the solution in this case is, ONLY FOR MAJ DIVISION 1 to go back and re-use the MD1 - MD5 file and schedule to play the remaining five matchdays. With the neutral venues and the fixes to the attendance split this will be the same scenario as all other divisions.

The index will need manual adjustments after the season is completed to reflect the correct matchdays but it is doable. Just bear with us until a couple of days after the final matchday to get a proper finalized index for S25.

The promotion playoff can be scheduled correctly using FMRTE by changing the results of MD11 - MD15 of Major Division 1 to the real results recorded in the other file, so those index statistics will be recorded properly.

Because of these issues @Canadice forfeits their seasonal pay for database / fileworker and a checklist will be created and sent out to relevant members to go through and double check that all settings are correct whenever a new file is created.]]>
After rigorous testing we found evidence that the number of fans for each team has an inherent effect on the home win rates. (ISSUE 1)

After this we also identified another database setting error that caused the first matchday of MD11 - MD15 to NOT be played on a neutral venue. (ISSUE 2)

ISSUE 1

ISSUE 2