• guacamole [del]
• 2008-11-04

The following has been added to the rules for Sokker:


Programs or scripts, both standalone or browser add-ons, that
- Process or rearrange the data provided by Sokker
- Modify the interface or usage of the Sokker site
- Provide new functionality or alter existing functionality of the Sokker site
are normally welcomed by Sokker as they usually enhance the experience of our users.

Nonetheless, if aspects of one of these program or scripts is determined to be detrimental to the game (i.e. by spamming, decreasing game ad revenue, creating heavy traffic or load on Sokker), the Sokker developers and admins could:
- Prohibit any disclosure or discussion of the program or script in the Sokker forums.
- Forbid the use of such programs, and sanction its users.
- Prosecute the corresponding legal action against the author if applicable.

Additionally please note that the only approved and provided method to get data from Sokker is via the XML located at http://online.sokker.org/xmlinfo.php. This is a robust set of data that has been provided and is being allowed for tools to increase your enjoyment of Sokker.

It is allowed to use third party browser plug-ins to manipulate screen content while browsing Sokker, if they meet the above guidelines and are not deemed to be detrimental to the game. Sokker does not review the development of such plug-ins, so be careful when using them as they may have bugs that can cause random failures. When experiencing these or similar problems always first try to disable your browser plug-ins before sending us a Bug Report. In the case of an issue with one of the plug-ins, directly inform the creator or use the appropriate plug-in forum thread to discuss.

• guacamole [del]
• 2008-10-22

The World Cup has started, go support your country's team in their quest to rule Sokker!

Currently in the World Cup are the 32 teams who qualified last season. Group A, consisting of Italia, Hrvatska, Chile, and Polska is currently looking like the hardest group, based on the discussion going in the World Cup V forum. Group D seems to be the easiest to survive, with Suomi, Schweiz, Slovensko, and Island.


Will anyone be able to dethrone the Polish juggernaut, which defeated Mexico 2-1 and then shut out Italy 6-0, France 5-0 and England 4-0 on their way to their fourth consecutive WC victory?

National Teams are becoming stronger season after season. We encourage all managers to watch and cheer on their favorite countries and players in the different matches. Everyone, new or experienced, should learn from how the NT coaches employ their tactics and strategies to get the most of their players.

• guacamole [del]
• 2008-10-08

We have introduced a new "holiday mode" for those users that may go on a vacation or will not be able to connect for a longer period of time for whatever reason. This feature will ensure that your team will still be available when you log in again for a period of up to 100 days after you set this holiday mode. Your team will be held for you even if during that period your country is full.

After next login, the holiday mode option becomes automatically unlocked so you have to activate it again if you plan another long period of time without entering the game (or if, for example, you log in the next day before your vacation starts - be sure to re-check the option). The vacation checkbox is located on the user detail page (click on your name on your team home page) under the password section.

• guacamole [del]
• 2008-10-05

We are considering updating the design of Sokker in a few areas. Instead of going directly to the graphics designers we used previously, we thought we'd test out how strong the talents were among our ~60k Sokker users.

The main goals and requirements we want from the change are:
- decreased height of top bar (with that players and logo) up to 60-90 pixels, will provide a better use of screen space for users using 1024x768 screen resolution
- changing the players on the top-right (which has received some criticism), or even changing the entire top bar to seem less childish
- remove banner from forum pages, and place it on the right of all pages like it was in the very old design, so new design would be narrowed by 120 pix
- also to remove top 468x60 banner (if you remove or not depends on your design)

New design should continue to use the official Sokker logo, with colors not changed

Scheme how new design should look are here:
· Design before
· Design after

You can prepare both just 24 bit image of your design proposition or full .css skin. But if you prepare image only, don't change colors too much - middle frame should fit rest of surrounding bars you modify eg. top bar. You may need also current design Photoshop files.

Prize is 10 years of plus. Submissions should be sent to admins@sokker.org . The contest will end on 2008-10-29.

No prize will be awarded if none of the submissions meet the above requirements.

• guacamole [del]
• 2008-09-23

Recently, we have implemented a page which contains the ranking points of every team in a country, sorted from highest to lowest. This list can be accessed through a country's national page and specific team rankings are also available on their club page. These rankings have been calculated since Sokker began but were only visible when viewing the XML files.

Ranking points are calculated in the same way as they are for national teams. They are based on the ELO ranking formula and the amount of ranking points obtained is influenced by the results of all your matches. For more information on how ELO works check here.

As of the beginning of next season, the national cup will be based on ranking points and will not be based on league position, as is currently the case. This will be used to determine whether a team qualifies for the cup and determining the fixtures for the cup. This increases the importance of friendly matches, especially for bottom league teams, as the loss of ranking points may decide whether a team qualifies or not. The national ranking page of a country shows the teams that will qualify for the cup the following season, by highlighting those not qualified with a grey background.

• guacamole [del]
• 2008-09-23

Each League page now features a link for the best 11 players of each round. This will highlight the best performing players of the round, including 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, 2 strikers and one goalkeeper. The current formula is rather simple, but we're planning to change it and base it on more factors to make the best 11 more unpredictable.

This type of function has been requested by many users, and therefore we have decided to make it available for all users. We hope you enjoy it :)

• loop [del]
• 2008-09-15

It is election time again!


You have the opportunity to stand for election as the national team coach of any nation and vote for your preferred manager of your own nation!

To access the election page, go to the respective country homepage, then click on the National Team, and then Elections.

If you stand for election, it is recommended that you open a maximum of one thread in the forums, prefixed with [NT] , e.g. [NT] loop. Please do NOT spam forums, SK-mail people directly for votes, or spam users Guest Books. Any of these activities will result in forum banning and/or financial fine.

Please remember that an user who has been elected as NT manager will not be able to resign from their job. Therefore when you stand for the NT job, it is not only for fun, it is also your responsibility to serve the full term which the people that voted you into the job thought you should serve.

The election starts on Monday 15th September and ends on Sunday 28th September, so get preparing your speeches, asking candidates tough questions & voting!

• guacamole [del]
• 2008-09-05

We are about to introduce a new feature, "Associations". You can found and join associations for any subject you are interested in. For example an association about basketball where you can let everybody join who shares this interest.

Associations will have either an open or closed forum which is moderated by the founder, or any member appointed by the founder. As founder you will be able to accept members, create logos, publish articles and give power to selected members. Only association members will have access to the private forums. Sokker-staff will not have access to private associations (unless accepted), so the founder of the association is responsible that the content of the forum follows the general Sokker rules.

There will also be associations for the national teams that can be used for displaying latest news, lists of scouts, trainers and assistants and whatever information the national team coach likes to publish.

The feature will be available for plus users only.
Please report bugs at Bugs/Ideas (en), in English and one topic per bug. Thank you and enjoy :)

• Arnau [del]
• 2008-08-21

Since Sokker introduced Plus in 2004 subscription has remained, despite inflation, at the same low price for more than 4 years. During that time, Sokker was constantly developed and many new features have been added to Plus.

The new prices will be:

89 PLN for 1 year (old price 77 PLN)
49 PLN for 6 months (old price 42 PLN)
29 PLN for 3 months (old price 24 PLN)
22 PLN for 2 months (old price 19 PLN)

The price increase will come into effect on Monday, 15th September.
Before this date you can still buy Plus at the current price.

• guacamole [del]
• 2008-08-21

We have changed the process for assigning new teams to leagues. For countries with at least 4 divisions or more, new users are accepted in the two bottom leagues (instead of only the bottom one). This was done to increase the number of users who remain as users in Sokker. For example, we have considered the following statistics:
- Poland retains 56% of new users (full leagues, hard to promote, 7 divisions to get top but all time matches with live teams)
- Austria retains 39% of new users (half filled leagues)
- Denmark retains only 14% of new users stayed (when you register you get team in bot league)

It is our intention that this change will increase the amount of interaction new users get when joining the game, and make the game initially more enjoyable.