-==========================================================- -= C H A M P I O N S H I P M A N A G E R =- -==========================================================- -= Championship Manager 2001/2002 FAQ =- -= For PC/Windows =- -= By: AlaskaFox(Ronan Murphy) =- -= Created: October 16, 2002 =- -= Date last Updated: October 25, 2002 =- -= Version 1.2 =- -= Home Page: http://tbns.net/deltablue/ =- -= Gamefaqs CRP: =- -= http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/7818.html =- -= =- -= Post your Questions/Suggestions on: =- -= http://denim.bbboy.net/alaskafox-viewforum?forum=12 =- -==========================================================- Disclaimer ========== This Game Guide / FAQ is created for personal use only. You must not use it for anything that gains profit. Specifically Magazines, Game Guides, Commercial Web Sites, unless you have my written permission. You’re also not allowed to rip off part/s of this Game Guide / FAQ and put it on your own Game Guide / FAQ. 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Updates ======= The latest version of this FAQ can, and always will be found at: www.gamefaqs.com Current Progress: ----------------- Guide: 97% complete File Size: 111K Version 1.2 (Started: October 22, 2002) --------------------------------------- - League Guide *Completed* - Player Guide: Lower League Players Added - File Size: 111k Version 1.1 (Started: October 17, 2002) ---------------------------------------- - User Strategies: My Strategies Added - Cheating: Codes & Secrets Added - CM for Cheaters Updated - League Guide Updated - File Size: 96k Version 1.0 (Started: October 16, 2002) ---------------------------------------- - Game Setup Added - Playing CM Added - League Guide to Russia Added - CPU Tactics Added - Training Added - Cheating Added - One FAQ Added - My CM Achievements - Disclaimer, Questions Notice Added - Outro, Credits Added - File Size: 88k Contents ============= -) Introduction i) Game Setup a) Starting a New Game b) Game Settings ii) Playing CM a) Club Expectations b) Transfer Market c) Player Attributes d) Coaches iii) League Guide a) Argentina b) Australia c) Belgium d) Brazil e) Croatia f) Denmark g) England h) Finland i) France j) Germany k) Greece l) Holland m) Italy n) Japan o) Northern Ireland p) Norway q) Poland r) Portugal s) Republic of Ireland t) Russia u) Scotland v) Spain w) Sweden x) Turkey y) USA z) Wales iv) Player Guide a) Attacking Players b) Defensive Players c) Lower League Players v) Tactics a) Internet Tactics b) CPU Tactics vi) Training a) Goalkeeping Training b) Defence Training c) Defender/Defensive Midfielder Training d) Defensive Midfield Training e) Midfield Training f) Midfielder/Attacking Midfielder Training g) Attacking Midfield Training h) Forward/Striker Training i) General Training vii) Cheating a) CM for Cheaters b) Codes & Strategies viii) User Strategies a) My Strategies ix) Frequently Asked Questions x) My CM Achievements xi) Outro -=================================================- -= INTRODUCTION =- -=================================================- Throughout this FAQ you will see the words "Index Number" and "Search Field". These are to help you locate certain sections of the FAQ, as listed in the index. Use Ctrl + F on most Word Processors and in Internet Explorer to use the Find/Locate command. Example: If you are looking for The section "Game Setup - New Game", type 'i-a' into the Find box. 'i' is the Index Number and 'a' is the section number. This will take you to the beginning of the section. -=================================================- -= GAME SETUP =- -=================================================- Index Number: i =---------------------------------= =- NEW GAME -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: i-a Firstly... ========== Click on 'New Game' when you're ready to start. Choosing a League ================= At the beginning of Championship Manager 2001/02, you will have a choice of 26 leagues. Depending on your system specifications, you will be able to select from 1 to 26 to play simultaneously. The chart below shows how many leagues you can play at one time on your computer. Processor Memory Number of Leagues* ---------------------------------------- All 16MB 1 P133-P200 32MB 2(Max 3) P200-P350 64MB 3(Max 6) IMAC 233 32MB 1 IMAC 300+ 64MB 4 P350-400 64MB 6(Max 6) G3/G4 128MB 16 P400+ 128MB 10(Max 15) P400+ 256MB+ All *Background Leagues count as 1/2 Leagues Foreground/Background Leagues ============================= Foreground Leagues are leagues that you wish to begin management in. If you wish to manage Manchester United, you must have England Selected as a Foreground League. Background Leagues are leagues that you do not wish to manage in straight away, but may want to manage in in the future. Only add a league as a background league if your memory is very high and you will want to manage in said league. Adding unneeded leagues as background leagues only wastes precious memory. Initialising Game ================= After you have selected your leagues, the game will load all it's required stats. This may take a while depending on your processor, so be patient. On my old 166, Initialising used to take around 45 minutes, but only takes 3 or 4 on my new 1.8GHz PC. Go read a book or watch TV if you're computer is pretty old. Add Manager =========== When your game has finally loaded, you will come to the Add Manager screen. This is where you select the club you wish to take to success(or maybe to relegate, if you have a personal vendetta against the club). Who you manage is up to you, but in my League Guide section(Section iii), I will tell you who are easy teams to manage, and which teams provide a challenge, if you are up to it. To manage a club, click on their name, check out their players if you wish, and finally click 'Take Control' to install yourself as the new Guus Hiddink. What next.... ============= You can add more managers if you want, or you can continue with the game. Once you've decided to continue, you'll be in the big bad world of football management. If you're stuck, and need help, read the manual that comes with the game. =---------------------------------= =- GAME SETTINGS -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: i-b Language ======== You can play Championship Manager in one of ten languages: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Swedish. Select the language which is your native tongue. (Or if you want to use Championship Manager to progress your linguistics, choose a language that's not your own, and try to figure out what's going on!) Unfortunately, Gaeilge is not featured in CM 01/02, maybe it might be in a future version, who knows? Currency ======== Here you select the currency you will use in Championship Manager. There are a variety of currencies ranging from the old Irish Punt to the Dollar. Don't worry Euroites, the Euro is included too. Although, it's just represented by an 'E' rather than the Euro symbol. And remember, The change is in your pocket! (And the facts are in your Euro handbook) Font ==== Select the font you wish to use. NOTE: you cannot add your own fonts, just select the in-game ones. Wingdings would be to hard to understand when playing CM. Wages ===== Wages can be shown in 3 seperate ways in CM - Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly. Select the system you are most used to. NOTE: Although wages can be shown as yearly, they are still payed out every week. Screen Mode =========== You can select Full Screen or Window. Full screen is quicker, but if you wish to do other things while playing CM, you can use a windowed version. Background Changes ================== This option selects whether the in-game picture changes or not. If you have a slow computer, I would recommend this option to be turned off. Sound ===== On or Off - I have this turned off as the only sounds are the crowd chants during the matches. I prefer to listen to my mp3s instead. Database ======== This option selects how many players your game contains. Minimum means just important players and players in your league are selected. Normal means all major players and lague players. Maximum means almost everyone. Minimum is recommended for slower computers. Matches Stored ============== This is how many matches are stored in the match database, for you to look back at during the game. Choose 5000 if you have a slow computer. Auto-Save ========= The game can automatically save if you want it to. This feature only really helps if you've got a buggy computer, as it can become very annoying. Save Compressed =============== Your save files are compressed which takes less disk space, but more time to save. Save Safely =========== Always have this on, as it checks to see if you have enough HD space before saving. Flashing Text ============= Exactly what it says on the tin. All that flashes is your News and your next Fixture on matchday. Background Matches ================== If Normal or On, you can check the latest scores in the other matches while playing your own. If this is off, you can't. Print To ======== Selects what the game prints to when you select the Print option in the game. You can select whether tha game prints to a TXT file, the printer, or both. -=================================================- -= PLAYING CM =- -=================================================- Index Number: ii =---------------------------------= =- CLUB EXPECTATIONS -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: ii-a Introduction ============ After you select your team, the Chairman and/or Board of Directors will set you a goal for the upcoming season. This is what they expect from you. If you don't achieve their goal, you could be facing some time on Unemployment Benefit. But if you're lucky, they might not sack you even if you don't achieve the goal. At the end of each month, your Directors will assess your position at the club. If they tell you that they are "dissapointed with your role as manager", your head might be next on the excutioner's block. The Club Expectations are, as follows: Serious Championship Challenge ============================== You have to finish 1st at the end of the season. Nothing more, nothing less. Expect Continental Qualification ================================ You have to get into a Continental competition, any competition will do(with the exception of the Super Cup and Intertoto Cup). The board don't care how you do it, but get it done! Expect Promotion ================ You have to get your club up to the next footballing level, possibly without the use of play-offs. Expect Play-Offs ================ Your club needs to be in the Play-Offs at the end of the season. You don't necessarily need to win the Play-offs, just be in them. Respectable League Position =========================== Your club should be in the top half of your league, come closing day - the higher the better! Stay Clear of Relegation ======================== Exactly what it says on the tin. Do not get relegated, but you better not be just on the edge of the Relegation Zone, or your job could be in jeopardy(And I don't mean the TV show). Battle Bravely Against Relegation ================================= Try not to be relegated, but if it happens, it happens. It's not your fault you're managing a team of no-hopers. Improve Club Squad ================== Do whatever you like. Any result will satisfy the Directors(except getting no points, or close to it). =---------------------------------= =- TRANSFER MARKET -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: ii-b Searching for Players ===================== There are two ways you can look for players, by going through tonnes of information i.e. trawling through Teams/Nations; or the easy way - use the Player Search & Scouts. These can be found in the main menu, by clicking on your name. Player Search ============= From here you can search from all the players in your region, and all reputable players. You can also use the Filter to block out players you don't want(i.e foreign players, expensive players, goalkeepers, whatever...), or look for players with certain stats(e.g. Tackling 20, Dribbling 15, etc.). Once you've filtered out all unwanted players, you can click on the the names of the players to see their info. If you want to buy/loan a player, click Action in the corner of the screen, then click on your preferred action. Scouting ======== You can assign your scouts certain tasks, so they find the correct players for you. You can select to scout a team, a country, a region, a competition, or to scout your next opposition. After the scout has completed his task, you will be presented with the list of players he has found. Then you select the new "Damien Duff". Bidding for a Player ==================== When you've found the player you want, and clicked "Bid", you will have to compose your bid. On this screen you will find the player's current valuation, as well as other options. If the player is on the Transfer List, just bid his valuation and it will be accepted, but if not, you will have to make a bid higher than the valuation. You can pay in instalments, add a sell-on clause, or pay a fee after a certain number of appearances. See the manual for more info. Offering a Contract =================== When the club accepts the offer, you will be given the option of offering a contract. Firstly, you will have to select the player's Squad Status. Only give the greatest players "Indispensable" or you will be regretting it later. If the player doesn't want the status you've offered him, he will say so on the wages screen, and you'll have to give him more money to entice him to come. On the wages screen, you can select how much the player gets paid, his signing-on fee, his contract length, and any clauses and bonuses. NOTE: He will have to agree with the contract you offer him, or else he won't join your club. =---------------------------------= =- PLAYER ATTRIBUTES -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: ii-c Invisible Attributes ==================== Dirtiness - How dirty he is. Free kicks - How good he is at taking free kicks in dangerous positions. Important matches - How well he performs in important matches Injury proneness - How likely he is to get injured. Leadership - How well he leads and inspired his team mates. Left foot - How strong his left foot is. Natural fitness - His natural fitness level. One on ones - How good he is at saving in one-on-one situations. Note: Valid for goalkeepers only. Penalties - How good he is at taking penalties. Right foot - How strong his right foot is. Throw ins - How good is at taking throw-ins. Versatility - How easily he adapts to playing in unfamiliar positions. Vision - How good he is at recognising players in good positions to pass to. Visibile Attributes =================== Acceleration - How quickly he can reach full speed from a stand still. Agression - How aggressive he is (without necessarily being dirty – see dirtiness). Agility - How agile he is. Anticipation - How well he anticipates what is about to happen on the pitch. Balance - How well he keeps balance when challenged. Bravery - How brave the player is. Consistency - How consistently he performs from match to match. If this is 5, he will perform to his Current ability only 25% of the time. 20 means 100% of the time. Corners - How good he is at taking corners. Crossing - How good he is at crossing the ball. Decisions - How good he is at making the right decision as to what to do with the ball. Dribbling - How good he is at dribbling with the ball. Finishing - How good he is at scoring when given an opportunity. Flair - How likely he is to do something special and unexpected. Handling - How good he is at handling the ball. Note: Valid for goalkeepers only. Heading - How good he is at heading the ball. This does not include his jumping ability. Jumping - How good he is at jumping for the ball. Long shots - How good he is at striking long range shots. Marking - How good he is at marking opponents. off The Ball - How good he is at moving into good attacking positions. Pace - How fast he can run when at top speed. Passing - How accurately he can pass the ball. Positioning - How good he is at keeping a good defensive position. Note: This includes goalkeeper positioning. Reflexes - How good he is at making reflex saves. Note: Valid only for goalkeepers. Set Pieces - How good he is at taking set pieces. Stamina - How long he is able to play before tiring. Strength - How physically strong he is. Tackling - How good he is at making tackles. Teamwork - How good he is at playing for the team rather than for himself. Technique - How good his technique and ball control is. Work rate - How hard he works in a match. =---------------------------------= =- COACHES -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: ii-d Introduction ============ You will need coaches to train your players - the better the coach the better the training. But how do you know if a coach is good or not? Certain coaches are good at coaching in certain areas, e.g. a former goalkeeper usually makes a good goalkeeping coach. When training, have each coach only coaching in 3 areas, selected from the General screen. The Attributes needed for coaching are as follows: Fitness - Coaching Outfield Players, Discipline Shooting - Coaching Outfield Players Skills - Coaching Outfield Players Tactics - Tactical Knowledge Goalkeeping - Coaching Goalkeepers But what do all the Coaching Ratings mean? ========================================== NOTE: These are also applicable to other Staff members. Invisible Attributes ==================== Attacking - Extent to which he likes to use an attacking style of football. Business - How good he is at running the business side of the club. Note: Applies to chairmen only. Coaching techinque - Extent to which he is a technical coach rather than a fitness coach. Directness - Extent to which he prefers a direct style of play. Free roles - Extent to which he allows players to play in a free role Interference - Extent to which he interfers in the manager’s tasks. Note: Applies to chairmen only. Marking - Extent to which he likes to employ a man-marking system. Offside - Extent to which he likes to use the offside trap. Patience - How much patience he has in managers to succeed. Note: Applies to chairmen only. Pressing - Extent to which he likes to play a pressing game. Resources - Extent of financial resources he is prepared to put into the club. Note: Applies to chairmen only. Visible Attributes ================== Adaptability - How well he adapts to living in a country which isn’t his own. Coaching Goalkeepers - How well he can train Goalkeepers Coaching Outfield Players - How well he can train Outfielders Determination - His determination to reach his goals. Judging Player Ability - How well he judges how good players are. Judging Player Potential - How well he judges how good staff could become. Level of Discipline - How severely he punishes players who misbehave. Man Management - His ability to psychologically handle those below him. Motivating - His ability to motivate players. Physiotherapy - How good he is at physiotherapy. Tactical Knowledge - The coach's knowledge of tactics. Working with Youngsters - How well he works with young players. Coaching Style ============== Fitness-based - Makes sure his players are fit before training in other areas. Preferred Formation =================== Which formation the coach prefers. These are: 3-4-3 3-5-2 4-1-2-1-2 4-2-4 4-3-3 4-4-2 4-5-1 5-3-2 5-3-2 Sweeper Preferred Style =============== Whether the coach prefers attacking or defensive play. The styles are: "Has no preferred style of play" "Prefers a patient style of play" "Prefers a direct style of play" "Prefers a cautious but direct style of play" "Prefers an attacking style of play" "Prefers an attractive attacking style of play" "Prefers a defensive style of play" "Prefers a patient and defensive style of play" Other ===== This lists anything else known about the coach, such as: "Likes to play the offside trap" "Likes his players to close down the opposition" "Likes to deply a man-marking system" -=================================================- -= LEAGUE GUIDE =- -=================================================- Index Number: iii Introduction ============ In this section, I will list the best teams to pick in each league, the worst teams, the richest teams, etc. For a full League Guide, check out Colin's CM Team/League Guide on www.gamefaqs.com NOTES ===== Top Seeds: The teams who expect to win the league or be in the running. Rich Teams: Exactly that. Poor Teams: Any team that is in debt or has insufficient finances for their current division. Popular Teams: The teams with the highest reputations. Easy Teams: Easy Teams to manage. (The easiest team listed first) Tough Teams: Teams which require lots of skill to manage. Short Team names vary slightly from the Long Team Names shown here. =---------------------------------= =- Argentina -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-a Argentine Premier Division =========================== Top Seeds: River Plate, Boca Juniors Rich Teams: River Plate, Boca Juniors, Veléz Sarsfield, Independiente Poor Teams: Neuva Chicago, Colón de Santa Fé, Chacarita Juniors Popular Teams: Boca Juniors, River Plate, San Lorenzo de Almagro Easy Teams: River Plate, Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo Tough Teams: Chacarita Juniors, Colón de Santa Fé, Newell's Old Boys Argentine Second Division ========================= Top Seeds: Platense, Quilmes, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Rich Teams: Quilmes, Almagro, Platense Poor Teams: Huracán de Tres Arroyos, Racing de Córdoba Popular Teams: Platense, Quilmes, Arsenal de Sarandí Easy Teams: Quilmes, Platense, Los Andes Tough Teams: Huracán de Tres Arroyos, Villa Mitre de Bahía Blanca =---------------------------------= =- Australia -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-b Australian National Soccer League ================================= Top Seeds: Northern Spirit, Perth Glory, Wollongong Wolves Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: Canberra Cosmos, Marconi Popular Teams: Northern Spirit, Perth Glory, South Melbourne Easy Teams: Northern Spirit, Perth Glory, Olympic Sharks Tough Teams: Canberra Cosmos, Marconi, Adelaide City =---------------------------------= =- Belgium -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-c Belgian First Division ====================== Top Seeds: RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV, R Standard de Liège Rich Teams: RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV, R Standard de Liège Poor Teams: KSK Beveren Popular Teams: RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV, R Standard de Liège Easy Teams: RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV, R Standard de Liège, KRC Genk Tough Teams: KSK Beveren, KFC Lommelse SK, KVC Westerlo Belgian Second Division ======================= Top Seeds: KV Mechelen Rich Teams: KV Mechelen, KSV Roeselare Poor Teams: KRC Zuid-West-Vlaanderen, KSK Ronse Popular Teams: KV Mechelen, KSV Cercle Brugge, KRC Zuid-West-Vlaanderen Easy Teams: KV Mechelen, KRC Zuid-West-Vlaanderen Tough Teams: KSK Heusden-Zolder, KFC Strombeek Belgian Third Division A ======================== Top Seeds: KVK Kortijk Rich Teams: RRC Gent - Zeehaven, KFC Vigor Wuitens Hamme Poor Teams: AC Olen, KSV Zulte Waregem Popular Teams: KVK Kortijk, KV Oostende, KFC Turnhout, KSV Zulte Waregem Easy Teams: KVK Kortijk, KFC Vigor Wuitens Hamme Tough Teams: AC Olen, KFC Turnhout Belgian Third Division B ======================== Top Seeds: Royal Union Saint-Gilloise Rich Teams: Racing Mechelen, RW Walhain CG, Royal Union Saint-Gilloise Poor Teams: ROC Charleroi-Marchienne, K Bocholter VV, FC ZD Oud Heverlee Popular Teams: Royal Union Saint-Gilloise, KAS Eupen, ROC Charleroi-Marchienne Easy Teams: Royal Union Saint-Gilloise, Racing Mechelen, KSK Tongeren Tough Teams: ROC Charleroi-Marchienne, KTH Diest, KVV Overpelt Fabriek =---------------------------------= =- Brazil -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-d Brazilian National First Division ================================= Top Seeds: Club de Regatas do Flamengo Rich Teams: Clube Athlético Paranaese, São Paulo Futebol Clube Poor Teams: None Popular Teams: Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Clube de Regatas de Vasco da Gama, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Easy Teams: Clube Athlético Paranaese, São Paulo Futebol Clube, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Tough Teams: Guarani Futebol Clube, Sociedade Esportiva do Gama Brazilian National Second Division ================================== Top Seeds: América Futebol Clube (RN), Avaí Futebol Clube, Fortaleza Esporte Clube Rich Teams: Clube Atlético Bragantino, Clube Náutico Capibaribe, Criciúma Esporte Clube Poor Teams: Serra Futebol Clube, Esporte Clube XV de Novembro* Popular Teams: Clube Náutico Capibaribe, America Futebol Clube (RN), Paysandu Sport Club Easy Teams: Sociedade Esportiva Caixas do Sul, Avaí Futebol Clube Tough Teams: Esporte Clube XV de Novembro*, Clube de Regatas Brasil * Esporte Clube de Novembro - Short Name: XV de Piracicaba Brazilian National Third Division ================================= Top Seeds: Olaria Atlético Clube Rich Teams: Rio Branco Esporte Clube, Centro Sportivo Alagaono, Villa Nova Atlético Clube Poor Teams: Clube Atlético Sorocaba, Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense, Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano, Esporte Clube Flamengo Popular Teams: Bangu Atlético Clube, Associação Atlética Portuguesa, Clube Atlético Juventus, Olaria Atlético Clube, Centro Sportivo Alagaono, Villa Nova Atlético Clube, América Football Club (RJ) Easy Teams: Centro Sportivo Alagaono, Clube Atlético Juventus Tough Teams: Esporte Clube Comercial, Brasiliense Futebol Clube =---------------------------------= =- Croatia -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-e Croatian First Division ======================= Top Seeds: NK Dinamo, HNK Hajduk, NK Osijek Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: NK Dinamo, HNK Hajduk, NK Cakovec, NK Osijek Popular Teams: NK Dinamo, HNK Hajduk, NK Osijek, HNK Rijeka Easy Teams: NK Slaven Belupo, NK Varteks, NK Zagreb Tough Teams: NK Dinamo, HNK Hajduk Croatian Second Divsion North ============================= Top Seeds: NK Koprivnica, NK Belisce, NK Bjelovar, HNK Vukovar '91 Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: NK Valpovska Satnica, NK Bedem, Ivancica, NK NASK-Nasicecement Popular Teams: NK Belisce, NK Bjelovar Easy Teams: NK Bjelovar, HNK Vukovar '91 Tough Teams: NK Bedem, NK Graficar Vodovod Croatian Second Divsion South ============================= Top Seeds: NK Solin Gradja, NK Imotska Krajina, NK Mosor, NK Orijent, HNK Segesta Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: NK Orijent, NK GOSK, NK Vrbovec Popular Teams: HNK Segesta, NK Solin Gradja Easy Teams: NK Istra, NK Trnje Tough Teams: NK GOSK, NK Uljanik, NK INKER =---------------------------------= =- Denmark -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-f Danish Premier Division ======================= Top Seeds: Brøndbyernes Idræts Forening, Aalborg Boldspilklub, Football Club København Rich Teams: Brøndbyernes Idræts Forening, Football Club København, Akademisk Boldklub, Aalborg Boldspilklub Poor Teams: Aarhus Gymnastik Forening, Lyngby Football Club Popular Teams: Football Club København, Brøndbyernes Idræts Forening, Akademisk Boldklub, Aalborg Boldspilklub Easy Teams: Football Club København, Brøndbyernes Idræts Forening Tough Teams: Aarhus Gymnastik Forening, Lyngby Football Club, Viborg Fodsports Forening Danish First Division ===================== Top Seeds: HFK Sønderjylland, Herfølge Boldklub Rich Teams: Herfølge Boldklub Poor Teams: FC Fredericia af 1991, Boldklubben af 1909, Kolding Idrætsforening Popular Teams: Herfølge Boldklub, Køge Boldklub Easy Teams: Herfølge Boldklub, Farum Boldklub Tough Teams: Kolding Idrætsforening, Boldklubben af 1909 Danish Second Division ====================== Top Seeds: Boldklubben Fremad Amager, Hjørring Idrætsforening, Ølstykke Fodbold Club Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: All teams have 50k or less Popular Teams: IF Skjold Birkerød, Boldklubben Fremad Amager Easy Teams: Football Club Nordjylland, Ølstykke Fodbold Club Tough Teams: Kalundborg Gymnastik og Boldklub, Hellerup Idræts Klub =---------------------------------= =- England -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-g English Premier Division ======================== Top Seeds: Manchester United, Leeds United, Arsenal Rich Teams: Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United Poor Teams: Derby County, Everton Popular Teams: Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool Easy Teams: Leeds United, Blackburn, Manchester United, Fulham Tough Teams: Southampton, Derby County, Everton English First Division ====================== Top Seeds: Bradford City, Manchester City Rich Teams: West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City, Birmingham City Poor Teams: Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Norwich City Popular Teams: Birmingham City, Coventry City, Manchester City, Sheffield Wednesday Easy Teams: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, Millwall Tough Teams: Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday English Second Division ======================= Top Seeds: Queens Park Rangers, Wigan Athletic Rich Teams: Wigan Athletic, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Notts County, Swindon Town Poor Teams: Brnetford, Queens Park Rangers Popular Teams: Bristol City, Huddersfield Town, Notts County, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City Easy Teams: Wigan Athletic, Cardiff City, Stoke City Tough Teams: Brentford, Brighton and Hove Albion, Wrexham English Third Division ====================== Top Seeds: Bristol Rovers, Hull City, Luton Town, Oxford United Rich Teams: Rushden & Diamonds, Hull City, Darlington, Torquay United Poor Teams: Southend United, Oxford United, Mansfield Town Popular Teams: Hull City, Leyton Orient, Luton Town, Oxford United Easy Teams: Rushden & Diamonds, Hull City, Torquay United Tough Teams: Southend United, Cheltenham Town, Rochdale =---------------------------------= =- Finland -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-h Finnish Premier Division ======================== Top Seeds: FC Haka Valkeakoski, HJK Helsinki, Myllykosken Pallo-47 Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: FC Jazz, Vaasan Palloseura Popular Teams: HJK Helsinki, FC Haka Valkeakoski Easy Teams: HJK Helsinki, FC Haka Valkeakoski, Myllykosken Pallo-47 Tough Teams: FC Jazz, Vaasan Palloseura, Kuopion Palloseura Finnish First Division North ============================ Top Seeds: TPV Tampere, TP-Seinäjoki Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: Musan Salama Popular Teams: FC Hämeenlinna, FC Mikkeli, FF Jaro, TPV Tampere Easy Teams: TPV Tampere, FF Jaro, Oulun Tervarit Tough Teams: Musan Salama, IF Kraft Finnish First Division South ============================ Top Seeds: FC Jokrut, Jalkapallo TPS Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: FC HIFK Popular Teams: Jalkapallo TPS, Hangö Idrottsklubb Easy Teams: FC Jokrut, Jalkapallo TPS Tough Teams: FC HIFK =---------------------------------= =- France -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-i French First Division ===================== Top Seeds: Olympique Lyonnais, AS Monaco Rich Teams: AS Monaco, Olympique Lyonnais, Girondins de Bordeaux Poor Teams: None Popular Teams: Olympique Lyonnais, AS Monaco, Paris-Saint-Germain Easy Teams: AS Monaco, Paris-Saint-Germain, Stade Rennais Tough Teams: FC Lorient, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Montpellier Hérault SC French Second Division ====================== Top Seeds: AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Saint-Etienne, Racing Club Strasbourg Rich Teams: Amiens SC, Le Mans Union Club 72, Le Havre Athletic Club Poor Teams: US Créteil, OGC Nice, Racing Club Strasbourg Popular Teams: AS Nancy-Lorraine, OGC Nice, AS Saint-Etienne, Racing Club Strasbourg Easy Teams: AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Saint-Etienne, Racing Club Strasbourg Tough Teams: OGC Nice, US Créteil, FC Martigues French National Division ======================== Top Seeds: SCO Angers, AS Cannes, Clermont Foot Auvergne, Racing Club de Paris, Toulouse FC Rich Teams: Toulouse FC, ASO Arménienne Valence, Stade de Reims Champagne, SAEMS Louhans-Cuiseaux 71, Pau FC, Clermont Foot Auvergne Poor Teams: AS Cannes Popular Teams: Calais Racing UFC, AS Cannes, Clermont Foot Auvergne, Racing Club de Paris, Toulouse FC Easy Teams: Toulouse FC, Clermont Foot Auvergne, Stade de Reims Champagne Tough Teams: US Boulogne-sur-Mer, FC Sète =---------------------------------= =- Germany -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-j German First Division ===================== Top Seeds: BV Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern München, Hertha BSC Berlin, Bayer 04 Leverkusen Rich Teams: BV Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern München, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Hertha BSC Berlin, FC Schalke 04 Poor Teams: 1.FC Nürnberg, FC Hansa Rostock, FC Energie Cottbus Popular Teams: FC Bayern München, BV Borussia Dortmund, Hertha BSC Berlin, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Schalke 04 Easy Teams: FC Bayern München, BV Borussia Dortmund, Bayer 04 Leverkusen Tough Teams: 1.FC Nürnberg, FC Hansa Rostock, FC Energie Cottbus, VfL Wolfsburg German Second Division ====================== Top Seeds: VfL Bochum, Eintracht Frankfurt, SpVgg Unterhaching Rich Teams: Eintracht Frankfurt, VfL Bochum Poor Teams: None Popular Teams: VfL Bochum, Eintracht Frankfurt Easy Teams: VfL Bochum, Eintracht Frankfurt, Karlsruher SC Tough Teams: SV Babelsberg 03, 1.FC Schweinfurt 05, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen German Regional Division North ============================== Top Seeds: TSV Eintracht Braunschweig, VfB Lübeck Rich Teams: TSV Eintracht Braunschweig, SC Rot-Weiss Essen, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Fortuna Köln, KFC Uerdingen 05 Poor Teams: FC Erzgebirge Aue, VfB Lübeck, SC Wattenscheid 09 Popular Teams: TSV Eintracht Braunschweig, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Fortuna Köln, VfB Lübeck, VfL Osnabrück, SC Rot-Weiss Essen, KFC Uerdingen 05, SC Wattenscheid 09 Easy Teams: Fortuna Düsseldorf, TSV Eintracht Braunschweig Tough Teams: FC Erzgebirge Aue, SC Verl German Regional Division South ============================== Top Seeds: Kickers Offenbach, Stuttgarter Kickers Rich Teams: Kickers Offenbach Poor Teams: SV Wehen-Taunusstein, FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt, SV Wacker Burghausen, VfR Aalen Popular Teams: Kickers Offenbach, Stuttgarter Kickers Easy Teams: Kickers Offenbach, VfR Mannheim Tough Teams: SV Wehen-Taunusstein, SV Wacker Burghausen, VfR Aalen =---------------------------------= =- Greece -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-k Greek National A Division ========================= Top Seeds: Olympiakos Piraeus, Panathinaikos Rich Teams: Panathinaikos, Olympiakos Piraeus, AEK Athens Poor Teams: Akratitos Popular Teams: Panathinaikos, Olympiakos Piraeus, AEK Athens Easy Teams: Panathinaikos, Olympiakos Piraeus, PAOK Salonika, AEK Athens Tough Teams: Akratitos, Aigaleo City, Panachaiki Greek National B Division ========================= Top Seeds: None Rich Teams: Poor Teams: Patraikos Popular Teams: I.S. Paniliakos, Apollon Athens, Apollon Kalamarias, Chalkidona, Pas Giannena, Proodeftiki Easy Teams: I.S. Paniliakos, Apollon Kalamarias Tough Teams: Patraikos, Chalkidona, Agios Nikolaos =---------------------------------= =- Holland -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-l Dutch Premier Division ====================== Top Seeds: Ajax, PSV Rich Teams: PSV, Ajax, Willem II, FC Twente Poor Teams: FC Den Bosch Popular Teams: PSV, Feyenoord, Ajax, Vitesse Easy Teams: Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord Tough Teams: FC Den Bosch, FC Groningen Dutch First Division ===================== Top Seeds: None Rich Teams: Cambuur Leeuwarden Poor Teams: MVV, TOP Oss Popular Teams: Cambuur Leeuwarden, MVV, RBC Roosendaal Easy Teams: Cambuur Leeuwarden,, RBC Roosendaal Tough Teams: MVV, TOP Oss, Dordrecht 90 =---------------------------------= =- Italy -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-m Italian Serie A =============== Top Seeds: Internazionale, Juventus, AC Milan, Parma, AS Roma Rich Teams: Internazionale, Juventus, AC Milan, Parma, AS Roma, Lazio Poor Teams: Fiorentina Popular Teams: Juventus, AC Milan, Internazionale, Lazio Easy Teams: AS Roma, Internazionale, Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio Tough Teams: Fiorentina, Chievo Verona, Brescia Italian Serie B =============== Top Seeds: Bari, Napoli, Reggina, Sampdoria, Vicenza Rich Teams: Vicenza, Bari, Reggina, Empoli, Cagliari Poor Teams: Napoli, Sampdoria, Salernitana Popular Teams: Sampdoria, Nappoli, Bari, Cagliari, Vicenza Easy Teams: Bari, Vicenza, Reggina Tough Teams: Salernitana, Messina, Modena, Crotone Italian Serie C1/A ================== Top Seeds: Treviso Rich Teams: Treviso, Monza, Reggiana, Livorno Poor Teams: None Popular Teams: Treviso, Cesena, Monza, Reggiana Easy Teams: Treviso, Monza, Livorno Tough Teams: Lumezzane, Carrarese, Albinoleffe Italian Serie C1/B ================== Top Seeds: Pescara Rich Teams: Catania, Ascoli, Pescara, Viterbese Poor Teams: Lanciano, Sora, Chieti, Taranto 1906 Popular Teams: Pescara, Ascoli, Avellino Easy Teams: Ascoli, Pescara Tough Teams: Sora, Chieti Italian Serie C2/A ================== Top Seeds: Alessandria Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: Meda, Sangiovannese, Castelnuovo Garfagnana, Viareggio Popular Teams: Cremonese, Alessandria, Montevarchi 1902, Novara, Pro Patria, Pro Vercelli Easy Teams: Alessandria, Rondinella Impruneta, Prato Tough Teams: Italian Serie C2/B ================== Top Seeds: Brescello Rich Teams: Brescello, Rimini Poor Teams: San Marino, Gubbio, Mestre, Sassuolo Popular Teams: Rimini, Brescello, Mantova 1994 Easy Teams: Rimini, Mantova 1994, Brescello Tough Teams: San Marino, Thiene Valdagno, Poggese Italian Serie C2/C ================== Top Seeds: Fedilis Andria Rich Teams: Foggia Poor Teams: Igea Virtus Barcellona, Giugliano, Nuova Nardò Popular Teams: Foggia, Fedilis Andria Easy Teams: Fedilis Andria, Foggia Tough Teams: Igea Virtus Barcellona, Palmese, Tricase =---------------------------------= =- Japan -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-n Japanese J-League 1 =================== Top Seeds: Jubilo Iwata Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: FC Tokyo, Consadole Sapporo, Vissel Kobe Popular Teams: Jubilo Iwata, Kashima Antlers Easy Teams: Jubilo Iwata, Kashima Antlers, Shimizu S-Pulse Tough Teams: Consadole Sapporo, Vissel Kobe, FC Tokyo Japanese J-League 2 =================== Top Seeds: Kyoto Purple Sanga, Shonan Bellmare Rich Teams: Oita Trinita, Montedio Yamagata, Sagan Tosu FC, Vent Foret Kofu Poor Teams: Yokohama FC, Omiya Ardija, Kawasaki Frontale Popular Teams: Shonan Bellmare, Kyoto Purple Sanga Easy Teams: Shonan Bellmare, Vegalta Sendai Tough Teams: Yokohama FC, Kawasaki Frontale =---------------------------------= =- Northern Ireland -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-o Northern Irish League Premier Division ====================================== Top Seeds: Glenavon, Linfield Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: All teams, especially Glentoran Popular Teams: Linfield Easy Teams: Glenavon, Glentoran, Linfield Tough Teams: Portadown, Ards Northern Irish League First Division ==================================== Top Seeds: None Rich Teams: Ballymena United Poor Teams: All except Ballymena United Popular Teams: Ballymena United, Bangor, LiSburn Distillery Easy Teams: Ballymena United, Larne Tough Teams: Carrick Rangers, Institute =---------------------------------= =- Norway -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-p Norweigan Premier Division ========================== Top Seeds: Rosenborg BK Rich Teams: Rosenborg BK, Stabæk IF, Viking FK, Molde FK Poor Teams: None Popular Teams: Rosenborg BK, Odd Grenland Easy Teams: Rosenborg BK, Molde FK, Viking FK Tough Teams: Bryne FK, Lillestrøm SK Norweigan First Division ======================== Top Seeds: Strømsgodset IF, Tromsø IL Rich Teams: Tromsø IL, Strømsgodset IF, Hamarkameratene Toppfotball Poor Teams: Tollnes BK, FK Oslo Øst, Lørenskog IF Popular Teams: Strømsgodset IF, Hamarkameratene Toppfotball Easy Teams: Strømsgodset IF, Hamarkameratene Toppfotball, Tromsø IL Tough Teams: Tollnes BK, FK Oslo Øst =---------------------------------= =- Poland -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-q Polish First Division ===================== Top Seeds: Legia Warszawa, Polonia Warszawa, Pogon Szczecin Rich Teams: Wisla Krakow, Legia Warszawa, Groclin Grodzisk Poor Teams: Gornik Zabrze, Widzew Lodz, Stomil Olsztyn Popular Teams: Legia Warszawa, Pogon Szczecin, Polonia Warszawa, Wisla Krakow Easy Teams: Wisla Krakow, Legia Warszawa Tough Teams: Gornik Zabrze, Stomil Olsztyn, GKS Katowice Polish Second Division ====================== Top Seeds: Orlen Plock, Ruch Radzionkow Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: Lodzki Klub Sportowy, Polar Wroclaw Popular Teams: Orlen Plock, Lech Poznan Easy Teams: Orlen Plock, Lech Poznan, Ruch Radzionkow Tough Teams: Polar Wroclaw, Swit Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki =---------------------------------= =- Portugal -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-r Notes: Although the Portugeuse Second Division B is split into 3 sections, I combined them as they are all just one below the Second League. Portuguese Premier League ========================= Top Seeds: Futebol Clube do Porto, Sporting Clube de Portugal Rich Teams: Futebol Clube do Porto, Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Sporting Clube de Portugal Poor Teams: Gil Vicente Futebol Clube, Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira Popular Teams: Futebol Clube do Porto, Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Sporting Clube de Portugal Easy Teams: Futebol Clube do Porto, Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Sporting Clube de Portugal Tough Teams: Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira, Gil Vicente Futebol Clube Portuguese Second League ======================== Top Seeds: Associação Académica de Coimbra, Sporting Clube Campomaiorense, C.F. Estrela da Amadora Rich Teams: C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Futebol Clube da Maia Poor Teams: Clube Futebol União de Lamas Popular Teams: Associação Académica de Coimbra, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Rio Ave Futebol Clube Easy Teams: Associação Académica de Coimbra, C.F. Estrela da Amadora Tough Teams: Associação Desportiva Ovarense, União Desportiva Oliveirense Portuguese Second Division B ============================ Top Seeds: Leixões Sport Clube, Clube Desportivo Feirense, Grupo Desportivo Estoril-Praia Rich Teams: Grupo Desportivo Estoril-Praia, Gondomar Sport Clube, Imortal Desportivo Clube, Clube Futebol União Madeira Poor Teams: Associação Beneditense C. D., Ermesinde Sport Clube, Padernense Clube, Sporting Clube S.J. Ver Popular Teams: Grupo Desportivo Estoril-Praia, Leixões Sport Clube Easy Teams: Grupo Desportivo Estoril-Praia, Leixões Sport Clube Tough Teams: Padernense Clube, Sporting Clube S.J. Ver =---------------------------------= =- Republic of Ireland -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-s Irish Premier Division ====================== Top Seeds: Bohemian F.C., Shelbourne F.C. Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: Galway United, Longford Town Popular Teams: Shelbourne F.C., Saint Patrick's Athletic Easy Teams: Bohemian F.C., Shelbourne F.C., Cork City Tough Teams: Longford Town, University College Dublin Irish First Division ==================== Top Seeds: None Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: Sligo Rovers, Waterford United, Limerick F.C., Drogheda United, Finn Harps Popular Teams: Athlone Town, Drogheda United, Dublin City F.C., Finn Harps, Sligo Rovers, Waterford United Easy Teams: Dublin City, Athlone Town, Kilkenny City Tough Teams: Limerick F.C., Finn Harps, Drogheda United =---------------------------------= =- Russia -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-t Russian Premier Division ======================== Top Seeds: Lokomotiv Moscow Rich Teams: CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow Poor Teams: Krylja Sovetov Samara Popular Teams: Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow Easy Teams: CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow Tough Teams: SC Rotor Volgograd, FC Torpedo-ZiL Moscow Russian First Division ====================== Top Seeds: Chernomorets Novorossiysk, Fakel Voronezh Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: Kristall Smolensk, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan Popular Teams: Chernomorets Novorossiysk Easy Teams: Chernomorets Novorossiysk Tough Teams: Kristall Smolensk, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan, Fakel Voronezh =---------------------------------= =- Scotland -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-u Scottish Premier Division ========================= Top Seeds: Glasgow Celtic, Glasgow Rangers Rich Teams: Glasgow Rangers, Glasgow Celtic Poor Teams: Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic Popular Teams: Glasgow Celtic, Glasgow Rangers Easy Teams: Glasgow Celtic, Glasgow Rangers Tough Teams: Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic Scottish First Division ======================= Top Seeds: None Rich Teams: Ayr United Poor Teams: St. Mirren, Inverness Caledonian Thistle Popular Teams: Ayr United, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, St. Mirren Easy Teams: Ayr United Tough Teams: St. Mirren, Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scottish Second Division ======================== Top Seeds: Greenock Morton Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: Greenock Morton, All teams Popular Teams: Greenock Morton, Alloa Athletic, Clydebank, Stenhousemuir, Stranraer Easy Teams: Alloa Athletic, Queen Of The South Tough Teams: Greenock Morton Scottish Third Division ======================= Top Seeds: Brechin City, Stirling Albion Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: All Popular Teams: Stirling Albion, Queen's Park Easy Teams: Brechin City, Montrose, Dumbarton Tough Teams: Queen's Park, East Fife =---------------------------------= =- Spain -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-v Note: The Spanish Second Division B is a 4 group league, but for reference purposes I have combined their stats. Spanish First Division ======================= Top Seeds: F.C. Barcelona, Real Madrid C.F., Deportivo de La Coruña, Valencia C.F. Rich Teams: F.C. Barcelona, Real Madrid C.F., Valencia C.F., Deportivo de La Coruña Poor Teams: U.D. Las Palmas Popular Teams: F.C. Barcelona, Real Madrid C.F. Easy Teams: F.C. Barcelona, Real Madrid C.F. Tough Teams: U.D. Las Palmas, Real Valladolid Spanish Second Division ======================= Top Seeds: Atlético de Madrid, C.D. Numancia, Real Oviedo C.F., Racing Club de Santander Rich Teams: Atlético de Madrid, Racing Club de Santander, Real Oviedo C.F., Real Sporting de Gijón Poor Teams: None Popular Teams: Atlético de Madrid, Racing Club de Santander Easy Teams: Atlético de Madrid, Racing Club de Santander Tough Teams: Racing de Ferrol, Xerez C.D. Spanish Second Division B ========================= Top Seeds: None Rich Teams: Cádiz C.F., C.D. Castellón, S.D. Compostela, Getafe C.F., U.E. Lleida, C.D. Logroñés, C.D. Ourense, C.D. Toledo, Universidad de Las Palmas Poor Teams: Most teams have 400k or less Popular Teams: S.D. Compostela, Cultural Leonesa, C.D. Ourense, Pontevedra C.F., U.D. Atlética Gramanet, C.E. Sabadell, C.D. Castellón, Getafe C.F., C.D. Mensajero, C.D. Toledo, Cádiz C.F., Granada C.F. Easy Teams: S.D. Compostela, U.E. Lleida Tough Teams: C.D. Alfaro, Terrassa C.F., Real S.D. Alcalá, C.F. Ciudad de Murcia, C.D. Díter Zafra, U.D. Mérida =---------------------------------= =- Sweden -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-w Note: The Swedish Second Division is alos split into groups Swedish Premier Division ======================== Top Seeds: AIK, Helsingborgs IF Rich Teams: AIK, Halmstad BK, Helsingborgs IF Poor Teams: Örebro SK, Djurgårdens IF, GIF Sundsvall Popular Teams: IFK Göteborg, AIK, Helsingborgs IF Easy Teams: AIK, Helsingborgs IF, IFK Göteborg Tough Teams: Djurgårdens IF, GIF Sundsvall, Landskrona BOIS Swedish First Division ====================== Top Seeds: BK Häcken, Trelleborgs FF, Västra Frölunda IF Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: Västerås SK, Östers IF Popular Teams: Östers IF, Västerås SK Easy Teams: Mjällby AIF, Trelleborgs FF, BK Häcken, FC Café Opera/Djursholms IF Tough Teams: Gefle IF, Ängelholms FF Swedish Second Division ======================= Top Seeds: None Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: BK Forward, Göteborgs AIS, Grimsås IF, IFK Hässleholm, Helsingborgs Södra BIS, Hjulsbro IK, Höllvikens GIF, Katrineholms SK, Karlslunds IF, Kiruna FF, Laholms FK, Panos Ljungskile SK, IFK Luleå, Lunds BK, Rynninge IK, Skellefteå AIK, Slätta SK, Syrianska Föreningen, IFK Timrå, IFK Trelleborg, Trollhättans FK, Umeå FC, Växjö Norra IF Popular Teams: Göteborgs AIS, Umeå FC Easy Teams: Göteborgs AIS, Gunnilse IS, Umeå FC Tough Teams: Helsingborgs Södra BIS, Hjulsbro IK, Laholms FK, Syrianska Föreningen =---------------------------------= =- Turkey -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-x Note: Turkish 2. Division Category B is split into groups Turkish First Division ====================== Top Seeds: Besiktas JK, Fenerbahçe SK, Galatasaray SK Rich Teams: Galatasaray SK, Besiktas JK, Fenerbahçe SK Poor Teams: Malatyaspor Popular Teams: Galatasaray SK, Besiktas JK, Fenerbahçe SK Easy Teams: Fenerbahçe SK, Galatasaray SK, Besiktas JK Tough Teams: Malatyaspor, Diyarbakirspor Turkish 2. Division Category A ============================== Top Seeds: Adanaspor A.S., Altay, Kayserispor, Kombassan Konyaspor, Sakaryaspor A.S., Sekerspor, Siirt JETPAspor Rich Teams: Siirt JETPAspor, Altay, Kombassan Konyaspor, Dardanelspor A.S., Erzurumspor Poor Teams: Erciyesspor, Sivasspor Popular Teams: Easy Teams: Siirt JETPAspor, Altay Tough Teams: Adanaspor A.S., Altay Turkish 2. Division Category B ============================== Top Seeds: None Rich Teams: Gaziantep Büyüksehir Belediyespor, Kardemir Demir-Çelik Karabükspor, MKE Kirikkalespor, Mobellaspor A.S., Türk Telekomspor, Vanspor A.S. Poor Teams: Küçükköyspor, Kütahyaspor, Maltepespor, Sapancaspor Popular Teams: Sariyer Spor Kulübü, Eskisehirspor, Karsiyaka, Kardemir Demir-Çelik Karabükspor Easy Teams: Kardemir Demir-Çelik Karabükspor, Gaziantep Büyüksehir Belediyespor, Vanspor A.S. Tough Teams: Agrispor, Küçükköyspor, Kütahyaspor, Maltepespor, Sapancaspor =---------------------------------= =- USA -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-y American Major League ===================== Top Seeds: Columbus Crew, Kansas City Wizards, NYNJ Metrostars Rich Teams: All have around the same Poor Teams: As above - None Popular Teams: All teams have same Easy Teams: No easiest, easier - Columbus Crew, Kansas City Wizards Tough Teams: None really, Miami Fusion FC might be the toughest =---------------------------------= =- Wales -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iii-z Welsh Premier Division ====================== Top Seeds: Barry Town Rich Teams: None Poor Teams: All the teams Popular Teams: Aberystwyth Town, Afan Lido, Bangor City, Barry Town, Caersws, Carmarthen Town, Cwmbran Town, Llanelli AFC, Newtown AFC, Total Network Solutions Easy Teams: Barry Town, Carmarthen Town, Cwmbran Town Tough Teams: Connah's Quay Nomads, Bangor City, Caernarfon Town -=================================================- -= PLAYER GUIDE =- -=================================================- Index Number: iv Introduction ============ Note these players will not all be excellent in every game. Just in certain games, search a bit and you'll find excellent players. If you want to add a player to one of the lists, post it on my message boards. =---------------------------------= =- Attacking Players -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iv-a Name | Age | Position | Club ==================================================================== Ioannis Amanatidis 19 AM/F L/C Vfb Stuttgart Maxim Tsigalko 19 SC Dinamo Minsk Abel Salami 21 SC Stomil Abgar Barsom 24 AM/F L/R/C Djurgården Ackon, Richard 22 AM/F L Stabæk Aghahowa, Julius 18 AM/F L/R/C Shakhtar Agostinho (Joaquim 26 D/AM L Free Transfer Agostinho Da Silva) Mido (Ahmed Hossam) 18 AM/F L/C Ajax Alan Pouton 23 AM R/C Grimsby Alan Quinn 22 AM L/C Sheffield Wednesday Alan Shearer 32 SC Newcastle United Alessandro Del Piero 26 AM/F L/C Juventus Alex (Alexsandro de 24 AM L/C Cruzeiro Souzo) Allan Delon 22 AM/F C Vitoria Allesandro Melli 32 F R/C Free Transfer Alonso Solis 22 AM R/C Free Transfer Alvaro Recoba 26 AM/F L/C Inter Andres D'Alessandro 20 AM C River Plate Andrey Vorobey 23 F L/C Shakhtar Andriy Shevchenko 25 SC AC Milan Andy Booth 27 SC Huddersfield Town Antonio Cassano 19 AM/F C AC ROMA Arjen Robben 17 AM/F L/C Groningen (Future Transfer to PSV) Ariel Ortega 27 AM/F R/C River Plate Arkadiusz Bak 27 AM/F C Polonia Atsushi Yanagisawa 24 SC Kashima Antlers Attila Tököli 25 AM/F L/R/C Dunaferr Barros Schletto, 28 F L/R Boca Juniors Guillermo Barry Ferguson 23 MC Rangers Bernado Romeo 24 SC San Lorenzo Bojan Djordjic 19 AM L/C Manchester United Botti (Raphael José 20 AM Vasco Botti Zacarias) Branko Boskovic 21 AM L/R/C Red Star Belgrade Bruno (Bruno Ferraz 17 AM/F C Gremio das Neves) Caetano (Caetano 17 SC Sao Paulo Prósperi Calil) Catanha (Henrique 29 F R/C Celta de Vigo Guedes da Silva) Cherno Samba 16 SC Millwall Chris Sedgewick 21 AM/F R Rotherham Chris Thompson 19 SC Grimsby Claudio Pizarro 23 SC FC Bayern Clayton Zane 24 SC Lillestrøm Collins Osunawa 17 SC Nationale Cristian Vieri 28 SC Internazionale Cristiano Doni 28 AM L/C Atalanta Daniel Pancu 24 F L/C Rapid Bucharest Danny Webber 19 F R/C Man Utd Darren Bent 17 SC Ipswich Town David Suarez 22 SC Cannes David Collins 21 AM/F C Radcliffe Town (Non - League) David Poole 16 SC Free Transfer David Town 25 SC Boston United David Trezeguet 23 SC Juventus Antonio de Nigris 23 SC Monterrey Dejan Petkovic 28 AM/F R/C Flamengo Demis Nikolaidis 27 SC AEK Denilson (de Oliveira) 24 AM/F L/C Real Betis Derek Boateg 18 AM C PAO Derek Riordan 18 SC Hibs Diego Forlan 22 SC Independiente Diego Quintana 23 F L/R Murcia Diego Tristán 25 SC Deportivo Djibril Cisse 19 SC Auxerre Drosos,Manolis 19 SC Kavala Dwayne DeRosario 24 SC San José Earthquakes Ebbe Sand 28 SC Schalke 04 El-Hadji Diouf 21 AM/F L/R/C Lens Eldar Hadzimehmedovic 17 AM/F R/C Lyn Emanuele Calaio 19 SC Torino Emil Debski 16 F R/C Dalum Emil Mpenza 23 SC Schalke 04 Emiliano Bonazzoli 21 SC Parma Emmanuel Osei Kuffour 24 AM/F C Hearts Of Oak Enzo Maresca 20 DM L/C Juventus Eric Sabin 26 F R/C Swindon Erik Mykland 30 MC 1860 Munich Eyal Berkovic 29 AM C Manchester City Fabián O'Niell 27 AM L/C Juventus Fausto Rossini 23 SC Atalanta Fernando Cavenaghi 18 SC River Plate Fernando Morientes 25 SC Real Madrid Francesco Totti 26 AM/F L/R/C AS Roma Frédéric Kanouté 23 F R/C West Ham Gaetán Tomas Guzmán 19 AM F/C Juventus Gary Teale 23 AM/F R Ayr George Weah 34 SC Al Jazeera (UAE) Giacomo Cipriani 20 SC Bologna Glenn Salmon 24 SC NAC Gonzo (Georgi Ivanov) 25 SC Levski Guilherme (de Cássio 27 SC Atletico Miniero Alves) Gustav Andersson 26 SC IFK Göteborg Haim Revivo 27 AM/F L/C Fenerbahçe Halil Altintop 18 SC Wattenscheid Hamit Altintop 18 AM C Wattenscheid Harpal Singh 19 AM L/C Leeds Hasan Sas 24 AM/F L/R/C Galatasaray Helstad, Thorstein 24 AM/F C Brann Henrik Larsson 29 AM/F C Celtic Hernan Jorge Crespo 25 SC Lazio Ilhan, Mansiz 26 AM/F C Besiktas Ismael Urzaiz 29 SC Athletic Bilbao Ivan Rousef 20 AM C Apollon Jairo Fernando 23 F L/R/C Free Transfer Castillo James Beattie 23 SC Southampton James Knowles 18 AM C Garforth Jan Vennegoor of 23 SC PSV Hesselink Jardel (Mário Jardel 28 SC Sporting Almeida Ribeiro) Jaroslaw Piatkowski 18 AM/F C Siarka Javier Saviola 19 SC Barcelona Jeremie Aliardiere 18 SC Arsenal Jermaine Jenas 18 MR Nottingham Forrest Jermaine Defoe 19 SC West Ham Jesper Redin 17 SC Malmö FF Joao Paralta 18 AM/F R/C Gouveia Joe Cole 19 AM L/C West Ham Jonas Lundén 20 AM/F R/C IFK Göteborg Juan Carlos Valerón 24 AM R/C Deportivo Juan Roman Riquelme 23 AM C Boca Juninho Paulista 28 AM C Atlético Madrid (Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior) Justin Georcelin 17 SC Northampton Jürgen Rische 31 SC Wolfsburg Kaká (Ricardo Izecson 19 AM R/C São Paulo dos Santos Leite) Karlheinz Pfilpsen 30 AMC Free Transfer Karwan, Bortosz 27 AM L/R Legia Karyaka, Andrey 23 AM L Krylja Sovetov Keiron Dyer 22 DM/AMR/C Newcastle United Kevin Kyle 20 SC Sunderland Kevin McLeod 20 AML Everton Kiegan Parker 19 F R/C St Johnstone Kim Kallstrom 19 AM/F C Hacken Michalis Konstantinou 24 SC PAO Kristian Bergstrom 28 AMC Norrkoping Landon Donovan 18 AM/FC San Jose Earthquakes Lee Chun-Soo 20 AM/F L/C Korea Univ. (future to: Ulsan ) Lee Hodges 23 AM/F L/R/C Scunthorpe Leon Knight 19 SC Chelsea Louis Saha 23 F R/C Fulham Lomana Lua-Lua 21 AM/F L/R/C Newcastle Luizao 26 SC Corinthians Mads Timm 16 Am/F C Man utd Marc Nash 20 SC Free Transfer Marcel majoros 22 AM R/L/C PSV Marcelinho Carioca 30 AM L/R/C Gamba Marcelo Gallardo 25 AM R/L/C AS Monaco Marcin Harasimowicz 21 FC Gwardia W. Marco Di Vaio 25 SC Parma Marco Negri 31 SC Free Transfer Marco Reich 23 FC 1.FC Köln Marel Johann Baldvinsson 21 FC Stabaek Mario Frick 27 SC Verona Mark Burchill 20 SC Portsmouth Mateja Kezman 21 SC PSV Matt Jansen 23 FC Blackburn Rovers Matthew Hamshaw 20 AMR Sheffield Wednesday Maxi Lopez 17 SC River Plate Maxim Tsigalko 20 SC Dynamo Minsk Michael Bridges 23 SC Leeds Utd. Michael Dunwell 22 SC Bishop Auckland Michael Mols 29 SC Rangers Michalis Konstantinou 24 SC PAO Mido 18 F L/C Ajax Milan Baros 22 FC Banik Ostrava (future to: Liverpool) Mogens Laursen 20 SC FC Midtjylland Nacho Novo 22 SC Raith Rovers Neculita Irinel 18 SC FCM Bacau Nelson Cuevas 22 AM/F R/c River Plate Nicolas Anelka 23 SC Paris-SG Oktay Derelioðlu 26 SC Fenerbahçe Ole Gunnar Solsjaer 26 SC Man Utd Oliver Neuville 28 AM/F R/C Bayer Leverkusen Olivier Kapo 20 F R/C Auxerre Onesimo 33 F L/C Palencia Ørjan Berg 33 AM R/L/C Rosenborg BK Pablo Aimar 22 AMC Valencia Pagguy Zunda 20 F L/C Djurgarden Paolo Di Canio 33 AM/F C West Ham Patrick Suffo 23 SC Sheffield United Paul di Giacomo 19 AM/F L/C Kilmarnock Paul Kitson 31 SC West Ham Pauleta 24 SC Bordeaux Paulo Sergio 32 SC Bayern Munich Pedro Barbosa 31 AM R/L/C Sporting Lisbon Pedro Mantorras 19 SC Benfica Petr Katchouro 28 SC Dinamo Minsk Qu Bo 19 FC Qing Dao Rade Prica 21 AM/F R/L/C Helsingborg Raul 24 F L/C Real Madrid Raul Tamudo 26 SC Espanyol Ricardo Quaresma 18 AM R Sporting Robert Earnshaw 19 SC Cardiff City Roberto Baggio 33 FC Brescia roberto baronio 24 MC Fiorentina Roberto Palacios 29 AML Free Transfer Robin Nelisse 23 Sc AZ Rocky Baptiste 28 SC Farnborough Rodrigo 25 AM/F L/C Real Madrid (loan to Portuguesa) Roman Vasilyuk 22 SC Spartak Moscow Romario 35 SC Vasco Ronald Gomez 27 SC OFI Ronaldinho 21 F L/C Paris SG Ronaldo 23 SC Inter Roni 24 F R/C Fluminese Roque Santa Cruz 20 SC Bayern Munich Rudy Haddad 14 SC Paris SG Rui Gomes 20 SC Penafiel Ruud van Nistelrooy 25 SC Man Utd Samuele Dalla Bona 20 M C Chelsea/Milan AC Sergey Nikiforenko 23 AM F/C Shakhtar Soligorsk Sibusio Zuma 26 F R/L/C Fc Kobenhavn Simone Inzaghi 25 SC Lazio Stefan Selakovic 24 AM/F C Halmstad Stefano Fiore 25 AM L/C Lazio Stephen McPhee 20 FC Port Vale Steve Finnan 25 D/DM R/L Fulham Steven Reid 20 M/AM/F L/R/C Millwall stillian Petrov 26 AMC Celtic Thierry Henry 23 Striker Arsenal Tó Madeira 22 SC Gouveia Tommy Smith 21 F R/C Watford Toninho 32 FC Ansar Tumer, Metin 25 AM C Besiktas Vicente 20 F L/C Valencia Victor Hugo Arisitizabal 29 AM F/R/C Free Transfer Vincenzo Montella 28 SC AS Roma Vitaly Kutuzov 20 Am/F C AC Milan Walter Ferreira 21 SC Central Wesley Sonck 22 SC KRC Genk Wilfred Bouma 23 D/M/AM/F L PSV Wilfred Dalmat 18 F R/C Nantes Yossi Benayoun 22 M/AM R/L/C Racing Santander Youssof Hersi 19 AM/F L/C Ajax Ze Roberto 27 DM/AM L Bayer Leverkusen Zekonja Stevan 21 FC FC Donji Dorcol Zhang Yuning 24 SC Liao Ning Zizi Roberts 22 SC Olympiakos Zlatan Ibrahimovic 19 FC Ajax =---------------------------------= =- Defensive Players -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iv-b Name | Age | Position | Club ==================================================================== Alexander Holokov 30 DC Dinamo Kiev Alpay 26 DC Aston Villa Anderson 17 D/DM L Flamengo Andrey Milevskiy 24 D/DM L/C Shakhter Soligorsk Angelo Schembri (II) 17 D R/C Gattopardo Aros 25 D R/C Universidad de Chili Assane N'Diaye 26 D/DM C Shakhtar Beletti 25 D/DM R/C Sao Paulo Beto 25 DC Sporting Billy McKinlay 30 DMC Free Transfer Bobby Pearce 19 DMC Man Utd Brett Emerton 23 D/DM R Feyenoord Callum Davenport 18 DC Coventry Carles Puyol 23 DR Barcelona Carlos Gamarra 30 SW/D C AEK Carrado Zanotto 17 GK Roma Christian Chivu 20 D L/C Ajax Christian Gyan 24 D R Feyernord Christian Worns 29 Dc Dortmund Christos Patsatzoglou 22 D/DM R/C Olympiakos Claudio Suarez 33 DC Atlante Clint Hill 22 D L/C Crewe Daniele Addario 20 GK Pescara Daniele Bonera 21 D R/C Brescia David Dei 29 GK Pistoiese David Prutton 19 D/DM R/C Notts Forest Dean Williams 29 GK Telford Diego Crosa 27 DC Betis Dimitris Eleftheropoulos 25 GK Olympiakos Dionisis Chiotis 24 GK AEK Eddie Howe 24 DC Bournmouth Edouard Cisse 25 DM C PSG Emanuele Troise 22 DR/C Napoli Eric Addo 22 D/DM L/C PSV Fabian Andres Vargas 19 D/DM C America de Calì Fabien Barthez 29 GK Man Utd Fabien Carini 22 GK Juventus Fabio Rustico 26 D R/L/C Atalanta Fillipos Darlas 18 D/DM/M R/C Panathinaikos Francesco Baldini 27 SW/D C Napoli Franco Costanzo 20 GK River Fredrick Risp 20 DC Góteborg Gabriel Milito 20 DC Independiente Gennero Ivan Gattuso 23 DM R/C Milan Gianluca Palguica 34 GK Bologna Godfrey Nwankpa 22 DC Heerenveen Hakan Mild 31 DM C IFK Goteberg Hannu Tihinen 25 DC Viking Hatem Trabelsi 23 D R Ajax Ibrahim Said 21 SW/D/DM C Al Ahly Ifeani Udeze 20 SW/D C PAOK Ijaah Anderson 25 DR Brentford Isaak Okoronkwo 23 D R/L/C Shakthar Ivan Hurtado 26 DC La Piedad Ivan Javier Cuadrado 23 DC Barcelona Ivan Pelizzoli 23 GK AS Roma Jamie Langfield 19 GK Dundee Jason Dean 20 GK Wolves Javier Musa 22 DC Free Transfer Javier Zanetti 28 D/DM R Inter Milan Jens Jeremies 28 DMC Bayern Munich Jerry Vastenhouw 18 DL Free Transfer Ji-Sung Park 20 DMC Purple Sanga Johann Vogel 24 DMC PSV John Heitinga 17 SW/D C Ajax John Terry 21 DC Chelsea John Welsh 18 D R/L/C Liverpool Joos valgaeren 25 DC Celtic Josep Guardiola 30 DMC Free Transfer Josson 25 DC Halmstad Juan 22 DC Flamengo Juio Arca 20 D/AM L Sunderland Julien Escude 23 D L/C Rennes Jurgen Colin 19 D R/C PSV Kakhaber Kaladze 24 D/DM L/C AC Milan Kamouna 29 Sw/D R/C Al-Ahly Kevin Hofland 23 DC PSV Kevin Muscat 27 SW/D C Wolves Kleberson 25 DMRC Atletico Parnaense Klompe, Tieme 22 DC Herenveen Kovacevic, Branko 20 GK Free Transfer Leandro Cufre 23 D R/L/C AS Roma Lee Harrison 29 GK Barnet Lee Kendall 20 GK Cardiff Leigh Bromby 21 DC Sheffield Wednesday Lewis Emanuel 17 DL Bradford Li Tie 24 DM C Liao Ning Lilian Thuram 30 D R/C Juventus AC Marc Bircham 25 D R/C Milwall Marcin Szulik 24 DMC Stomil Mario Silva 24 DL Porto Mario Yepes 26 DC River Plate Mark Van Bommel 24 DMC PSV Markus Pröll 22 GK 1.FC Köln Martie Mirel Radoi 21 DC Steua Marvin Andrews 24 DC Livingston Massimo Ambrosini 24 DM C AC Milan Matei Mirel Radoi 20 SW/D C Steau Matthew Upson 20 D L/C Arsenal Max Tonetto 28 D/DM L/C Lecce Michael Essien 19 DC Bastia Michael Karemaker 21 DL Volemdam Mikael Gustavsson 26 DL Helsingborg Mike Duff 23 D/DM R Cheltenham Nathan Murray 18 DMC Blackburn Nicolas Mendina 20 DMC Sunderland Oliver Kahn 32 GK FC Bayern Oscar Mascorro 21 DC Puebla Ousman Nyan 26 DMC Start Patrick Vieira 25 DMC Arsenal Patrik Errikson-Olsson 19 DC Halmstad Paul Bannister 22 DR WBA Paulo Bento 31 DM C Sporting Peter Hansson 23 D/AM C Halmstad Peter Mård 17 DC Norrköping Phil Babb 30 DC Sporting Phillipe Mexes 19 SW Auxerre Rãdoi, Matei Mirel 21 SW/D C Steaua Radoslaw Kaluzny 25 DMC Wisla Roger 26 DM L/C Gremio Ruslan Nigmatullin 27 GK Lokomotiv Moskow Sami Hyypia 28 DC Liverpool samuel kuffour 25 D R/C Bayern Munich Samuel Okoronkwo 23 D R/L/C Shaktar Donestk Sander Westerveld 27 GK Liverpool Scott Young 25 DC Cardiff Sean Davis 23 DM R/C Fulham Sebastian Kehl 20 SW/DM C SC Freiburg Sebastian Mendez 24 SW/D C Velez Stephen Crainey 20 DL Celtic Steve Howey 30 DC Man. City Steven Gerrard 21 DM R/C Liverpool FC Stilian Petrov 23 DM C Celtic Stipe Pletikosa 22 GK Hajduk Suat Usta 21 DC PSV Sun Jihai 24 DM R/L/C Dalian Sven Beuckert 25 GK Union Berlin sylvinho 27 DL Celta de Vigo Taribo West 27 D L/C Free Transfer Teddy Lucic 28 D R/C AIK Tobias Willi 21 D/DM R SC Freiburg Tomas Repka 28 D R/C West Ham Tommy Gronlund 31 DMC HJK Tommy Johnson 25 DC Halmstad Tuomas Aho 18 DC My-Pa Van der Kruis, Michael 22 DC De Graafschap Vinicius 19 DR Palmeiras Vladislav Vaschuk 26 SW/D C/R Dinamo Kiev Walter Baseggio 23 DMC Anderlecht Walter Samuel 23 DC Roma Wes Brown 21 D R/C Man Utd Yakubu 19 D/DM C Ajax Zauri, Luciano 22 D/DM L/R Atalanta Ze Elias 25 DMC Olympikos Zebina 22 D R/C AS Roma =---------------------------------= =- Lower League Players -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: iv-c Adam Nowland Age: 24 Value: £350k Position: SC Club: Wimbledon Nationality: English Adolfo Age: 19 Value: Free Position: FC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spanish Agustin Age: 24 Value: Free Position: DMC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spanish Alan Reid Age: 20 Value: £220k Position: SC Club: Morton Nationality: Scottish Albert Jorquera Age: 22 Value: Free Position: GK Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spanish Alejandro Age: 25 Value: Free Position: GK Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spanish Andy Burgess Age: 21 Value: 130k Position: AML Club: Rushden Nationality: English Andy Williams Age: 23 Value: Free Position: D/AM/F R/L/C Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Wales Angelo Danotti Age: 21 Value: Free Position: DC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Italian Ben Sly Age: 16 Value: £20k Position: Gk Club: Port Vale Nationality: English Butra Age: 23 Value: Free Position: SC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spanish Chris Byrne Age: 26 Value: £150k Position: AM/F C Club: Macclesfield Nationality: Irish Chris Holloway Age: 20 Value: Free Position: MC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Welsh Constant Mantey Age: 24 Value: Free Position: GK Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Ghanaian Daniel Braithwaite Age: 19 Value: Free Position: D/DM C Club: Free Transfer Nationality: English David Collins Age: 20 Value: £2-10k Position: FC Club: Radcliffe Nationality: English David Poole Age: 16 Value: Free Position: SC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: English Dean Keates Age: 22 Value: £500k Position: DM L/C Club: Walsall Nationality: English Dean Williams Age: 27 Value: £12k Position: GK Club: Telford Nationality: English Eifion Williams Age: 25 Value: £50k Position: SC Club: Torquay Nationality: Welsh Enrique Estebaranz Age: 35 Value: Free Position: SC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spanish Espin Age: 22 Value: Free Position: F L/C Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spain Gareth Jones Age: 21 Value: £30k Position: Striker Club: Dalton Utd. Nationality: England Gennady Zubov Age: 23 Value: Free Position: AM/F R Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Ukraine Glen Crowe Age: 24 Value: 200k Position: SC Club: Bohemians Nationality: Irish Gonzalo Sorondo Age: 21 Value: Free Position: D/DM C Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Uruguayan Gorka Goragarza Age: 28 Value: Free Position: DR Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spanish Graham Marchant Age: 19 Value: £20k Position: F R/L/C Club: Garforth Nationality: English Heeren Age: 18 Value: £200 Position: DC Club: Omniworld Nationality: Dutch Helder Rosario Age: 20 Value: Free Position: DC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Portuguese Hernan Diaz Age: 36 Value: Free Position: D/M R Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Argentinian Ivan Peral Age: 22 Value: Free Position: M L/C Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spanish Ivica Beljan Age: 35 Value: Free Position: D/S R/C Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Croatian Jakob Hadda Age: 17 Value: £700 Position: SC Club: Syrianska Nationality: Swedish Jamie Forrester Age: 26 Value: £350k Position: FC Club: Northampton Town Nationality: English Joao Paiva Age: 19 Value: Free Position: SC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Portugal Joey Dunn Age: 37 Value: £5k Position: AM R/L/C Club: Runcorn Nationality: English John Rankin Age: 18 Value: Free Position: M L/C Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Scottish Jordao Age: 29 Value: £1m Position: MC Club: W.B.A Nationality: Portugese Justin Walker Age: 25 Value: £210k Position: MC Club: Lincoln Nationality: English Kim Kallstrom Age: 18 Value: £250k Position: AM/S C Club: Hacken Nationality: Swedish Kim Nørholt Age: 29 Value: £30k Position: FC Club: Kolding Nationality: Danish Lee Hodges Age: 23 Value: £55k Position: AM/F R/L/C Club: Scunthorpe Nationality: English Leon Kelly Age: 18 Value: £10-20k Position: SC Club: Cambridge (on loan at Stalybridge) Nationality: English Ludovic Michel Age: 20 Value: £26k Position: AMC Club: Fecamp Nationality: French Marek Szmid Age: 19 Value: Free Position: D/M R Club: Free Transfer Nationality: English Michael Dunwell Age: 21 Value: £26k Position: SC Club: Bishop Auckland Nationality: English Michel Yourrasowski Age: 18 Value: Free Position: FC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Dutch/Ukrainian Mike Duff Age: 22 Value: £35k Position: D/DM R Club: Cheltenham Nationality: English Monti Age: 19 Value: Free Position: SC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spanish Oleg Sisoev Age: 34 Value: £1k Position: SW/D C Club: Gomel-2 Nationality: Belarus Paul Rachubka Age: 20 Value: £475k Position: GK Club: Manchester United Nationality: English/American Per Ekerven Age: 24 Value: £25k Position: MC Club: IFK Luleå Nationality: Swedish Piotr Trowchowski Age: 17 Value: £300k Position: AMC Club: FC Bayern Nationality: Polish Rajko Lekic Age: 20 Value: Free Position: SC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Danish Ramon Age: 28 Value: Free Position: GK Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Spanish Ramon Calliste Age: 16 Value: Free Position: Sc Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Welsh Rhodri Jones Age: 19 Value: Free Position: DC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Welsh Scott Maxfield Age: 26 Value: £6k Position: D/DM L Club: Barrow AFC Nationality: English Sergey Semak Age: 25 Value: £650K Position: AM C Club: CSKA Nationality: Russian Sergio Berti Age: 31 Value: Free Position: AMLC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Argentinian Steve Barnes Age: 25 Value: £50k Position: AML Club: Harrow Borough Nationality: English Steve Blatherwick Age: 27 Value: £150k Position: DC Club: Chesterfield Nationality: English Steve Househam Age: 25 Value: £30k Position: MC Club: Barrow AFC Nationality: English Steve Palmer Age: 24 Value: £16k Position: AM L/C Club: Telford Nationality: English Tallan Martin Age: 16 Value: Free Position: SC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Australian Terje Pedersen Age: 22 Value: £1,500 Position: M R/C Club: Ostad Nationality: Norwegian Thomas Hughes Age: 19 Value: £60k Position: DC Club: Cobh Rambelers Nationality: Irish To Madeira Age: 22 Value: £75k Position: SC Club: Gouveia Nationality: Portuguese Tommy Gløsen Age: 27 Value: £20k Position: DMR/C Club: Strindheim Nationality: Norwegian Txiki Age: 26 Value: £150k Position: AM C Club: Calahorra Nationality: Spanish Vladan Lukic Age: 31 Value: Free Position: FC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Yugoslav Wouter Kos Age: 22 Value: Free Position: MC Club: Free Transfer Nationality: Dutch -=================================================- -= TACTICS =- -=================================================- Index Number: v Diagram Info ============ ^ is a short run, just into the next sqaure ^ | is a long run, over one square \ is a diagonal run T is the number 10 player E is the number 11 player =---------------------------------= =- Internet Tactics -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: v-a Introduction ============ I will have these in the next version. I am currently compiling a list of them. If you have any tactics you'd like to see here post about it on my message board. =---------------------------------= =- CPU Tactics -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: v-b Introduction ============ If you have seen any tactics used by the CPU that I haven't, post them on my message board. And also try and explain how to break them down/defend against them. If you have any strategies to be used against these formations, post them too. 3-5-2 V2 ======== Mentality: Attacking <-9 T-> Passing Style: Mixed Tackling Style: Normal ^ 8 E 7 ^ Pressing: Yes 3 ^ 2 Offside Trap: No 5 6 4 Counter Attack: No Men Behind Ball: No 1 Description: The only 3-5-2 formation I have played against since starting this guide, so I will post more info once I have something to compare against. To effectively counter this, have a 5-man defence to stop the movement of the forwards. 4-4-2 ===== Mentality: Attacking 9 T Passing Style: Mixed ^ ^ Tackling Style: Hard E 6 8 7 Pressing: Yes Offside Trap: No 3 4 5 2 Counter Attack: No Men Behind Ball: No 1 Description: This is your basic 4-4-2 formation. There wingers run forward when attacking. Simple enough formation. No real vulnerabilites except lack of flair. 4-4-2 V1 ======== Mentality: Attacking 9 T Passing Style: Mixed Tackling Style: Normal E 6 8 7 Pressing: No ^ ^ Offside Trap: No 3 4 5 2 Counter Attack: No Men Behind Ball: No 1 Description: The Wingbacks run forward in this formation leaving the flanks open to quick counter attacks. 4-4-2 V8 ======== Mentality: Attacking ^ 9 T ^ Passing Style: Short | | Tackling Style: Normal E 6 8 7 Pressing: Yes Offside Trap: No 3 4 5 2 Counter Attack: No Men Behind Ball: No 1 Description: This is one of the most attacking basic 4-4-2 formations. Strong wingbacks and wide midfielders can close this formation down easily. 4-4-2 V9 ======== Mentality: Attacking ^ T Passing Style: Mixed ^ 9 ^ Tackling Style: Hard E 6 8 7 Pressing: No Offside Trap: No 3 4 5 2 Counter Attack: No Men Behind Ball: No 1 Description: The most unique 4-4-2 variant. This is similar to the formations of many top European sides with a forward dropping off the main striker. Close it down the same way you would close down the default 4-4-2. 4-4-2 V10 ========= Mentality: Attacking 9 T Passing Style: Direct ^ \ ^ Tackling Style: Hard E 6 8 7 Pressing: Yes Offside Trap: No 3 4 5 2 Counter Attack: No Men Behind Ball: No 1 Description: With a good central midefielder(the number 8), the computer can use this to great effect. Without, this formation is nothing. A strong DMC can block the runs of the #8, thus stopping this formation. 4-4-2 Push ========== Mentality: Attacking 9 T Passing Style: Mixed ^ ^ Tackling Style: Normal E 6 8 7 Pressing: No Offside Trap: No 3 4 5 2 Counter Attack: No Men Behind Ball: No 1 Description: This tactic is very similar to the basic 4-4-2 formation, except with lighter challenges. A worse formation that the basic 4-4-2. 4-4-2 Wide ========== Mentality: Normal 9 T Passing Style: Short ^ ^ Tackling Style: Hard E 6 8 7 Pressing: No Offside Trap: No 3 4 5 2 Counter Attack: No Men Behind Ball: No 1 Description: Again, similar to the basic 4-4-2. The short passing makes this a very quick formation. Any good formation with a DMC should be able to stop this formation. -=================================================- -= TRAINING =- -=================================================- Index Number: vi Introduction ============ Here I will list all the various training schedules that I have found. The one you use is decided by you. Different people find different methods effective. If you have your own training scheme, and it differs from the ones listed here, drop me a line. Key === N : None L : Light M : Medium I : Intensive Note: New Position/Side are set to None unless stated. =---------------------------------= =- Goalkeeping Training -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: vi-a Name Fitness Tatcics Shooting Skills Goalkeeping ============================================================ GK M M N L I GK2 M M N M I GK Intense M L N M I Goalkeeper L L M L I Light-GK L L L L M PreSeason-GK I M L M I Regular-GK M N L L I Res GK I I N I I =---------------------------------= =- Defence Training -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: vi-b Name Fitness Tatcics Shooting Skills Goalkeeping ============================================================ Def M I N M L Defence M I M M N Defence2 I I M M N Defence3 M I L M L Defender M I L I L Defender2 I M L I N Light-Def L M L L L Preseason-Def I I M M L Regular-Def M I M M L =---------------------------------= =- Defender/Defensive Midfielder -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: vi-c Name Fitness Tatcics Shooting Skills Goalkeeping ============================================================ D/DMC M I L M N =---------------------------------= =- Midfield Training -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: vi-d Name Fitness Tatcics Shooting Skills Goalkeeping ============================================================ Light-Mid L L L M N Midfield M M M I L Midfield2 L M L I L PreSeason-Mid I M M I N Regular-Mid M M M I N =---------------------------------= =-Midfielder/Attacking Midfielder-= =---------------------------------= Search Field: vi-e Name Fitness Tatcics Shooting Skills Goalkeeping ============================================================ M/AMC M M M I N =---------------------------------= =- Forward/Striker Training -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: vi-f Name Fitness Tatcics Shooting Skills Goalkeeping ============================================================ Forward.Striker M N I I N Forward L L I M N Forwards-Strikers M M I M N Light-Att L L M L N PreSeason-Att I M I M N Regular-Att M M I M N Striker M M I I L Striker2 L M I M N Strikers M L I M N Strikers2 M M I I N =---------------------------------= =- General Training -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: vi-g Name Fitness Tatcics Shooting Skills Goalkeeping ============================================================ AcademyA I I I I I AcademyB M M M M M AcademyB-PreSeason I M M M M Fitness I L L L N Fitness GK I L N L L Injury M M L L N Npst Def I M N L N (New Position: Defender) Npst Mid L I M M N (New Position: Midfielder/Attacking Midfielder) Npst Fwd L M I M N (New Position: Forward) Over27 M M L L N Preseason-General I M M M N PreSeason-Youth M M I I N Relaxing L L L L L Reserves I I I I N U23(A) M L M M N U23 M M M M N U27 M M M L N U27F I M I I N U27-2 M M L L N Young I I I I L Youngsters I I I I I Youth L I M I L -=================================================- -= CHEATING =- -=================================================- Index Number: vii =---------------------------------= =- CM for Cheaters -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: vii-a Introduction ============ This scetion deals with cheating, becuase at one time or another we all cheat. And if you're easily tempted, read on.... (All these are discovered by me unless stated) Getting more money ================== In order to get more money for your poor team, add a manager to the richest team(s) in any of the leagues you are playing in. For a list of the richest teams, see section 3 of this guide. Put one of your unwanted players on the transfer market, and triple his asking price. Then come in with a bid of double that with the other team. If this bid is not too outrageous for that player, the board won't block it, and you'll get loads of money for your crap player. Repeat over and over again. Getting better players ====================== Add a manager to a pretty good team, and put their best reserves/ old players on the transfer list. Discipline them a few times until the feel they are being victimised/forced out of the club. Bid for one of your proper teams crappy players, and exchange a good player for that player. Voilá, your squad has improved. NOTE: Some players wont come to your club, no matter how much the other manager abuses them. Winning every game ================== The day after each game, add a manager for the next team you are playing. Switch your formation to the Sarxos' patented All-out-crap formation: ST ST ST ST ST AM AM AM AM AM MC There is no goalie, but the game thinks the MC is the goalie. Play a striker in goal, and play as many goalies outfield as possible. Try to fill the remaining team places with Greyed-out(imaginary) players, anyone with an orange injury/low fitness, or your worst players. When a player gets injured during the match, don't bother replacing him. You should win the game by 17 or more goals. After the game, retire with the losing manager, wait a day, and add a new manager. Luckily in CM01/02, there is no max number of managers(like in CM97/98), and you can do this forever, and win everything(even the Champions League, if you get drawn against teams you can manage). =---------------------------------= =- Codes & Secrets -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: vii-b Lower Players' Status without lowering Morale ============================================= If you want to lower a player's Squad Status, but don't want him to get angry/unhappy with you, do the following: Firstly, Put him on the Transfer Market. After this, change his squad status to ''Backup'' or ''Hot Prospect'' (while still Transfer listed) Wait 2 or 3 days. Come back and remove him from the transfer market. You can then give him a new status if you like, and he will be still Happy with his Role at the Club. Note: This works with all players, even Superstars like Figo, Zidane. Manage International teams ========================== (My Variation of well-known code) If you want to manage an international team without earning it, go to Add Manager. Then choose a club to manage, click on Competitions from the menu bar at the left of the screen and go to International - World Rankings. Choose the nation, and then click on Take Control of Team. Sell players for more money =========================== When someone comes in with a bid for one of your players, Choose 'Exchange Player' and choose to exchange a player who is alot more expensive than your player. Then negotiate the deal. The other team will come back in about 2/3 days with a much higher offer which you can gladly accept. -=================================================- -= USER STRATEGIES =- -=================================================- Index Number: viii Introduction ============ As this is version 1.1 (almost the first version) of this guide, there are no User Strategies. But with a little help from you(yes, you!), there will be something in this scetion in the next update. Right? Post it on my message board, please. =---------------------------------= =- My Strategies -= =---------------------------------= Search Field: viii-a Use your Scouts =============== Scouts are one of the most underused features by many CM players. At the beginning of the game, send out your scouts to various regions to find underrated talent. You can also send out scouts to look for Promising Players. After a few weeks your scouts will come back with info on all the players they looked at. Don't worry, most of them will be totally useless, but if your scouts are good at judging ability and potential, they will have surely found two or three good if not great players. After you have shortlisted(or bidded for) these players, send your scouts off again to look for more players. You can also get your scouts to search a specific country or team. Scout Next Opposition ===================== Always have one of your scouts set to "Scout Next Opposition". This will help you see who is a threat to your team, which formation the team is likely to use. And unlisted in the game manual, if you click on the team name in the news article, you can see what ratings your scout gave each of their players. Sometimes, the scout will list the weaknesses of the other team. The scout will also say what he thinks of this team compared to yours - this is very helpful, as you can find where the other teams' weaknesses are, and with the help of this guide(i.e the Tactics section), you can use these to your advantage. Offering Trials to Nobodies =========================== *Used when you have the Fog of War on* This is a great strategy if you are managing a lower division side. Go to Find - Player on the main menu, and type in "No Club", exactly as I have typed(with the exception of the quotes, obviously). You will get over 200 pages with the maximum database on. Now offer one week trials to as many of these players as will fit in your squad. Alot of them will accept, and if they're no good, it doesn't matter, coz they'll be gone in a week. If the players are any good, offer them a contract. After the week's trial is over, do it again. NOTE: If there is a squad maximum foreign player limit in your country, try not to offer trials to too many foreigners or you will not be allowed to buy other foreigners. Finding great Nobodies ====================== *Used with Fog of War off* This strategy is almost the same as the last strategy. Search for "No Club" players again, but this time you can see whether they are any good or not, so once you've found a good player, offer him a contract. Simple, but very effective. -=================================================- -= FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS =- -=================================================- Index Number: ix Introduction ============ This section is for all questions about ChampMan. Unlike the other sections, it contains its own Table of Contents to help you find the question you're looking for. If you have a question that is not listed here, don't hesitate to post it on my message boards. Contents ======== ix-a) What is the WWW2 tactic? -b) How do I get a question to appear here?/Answer my question... Question 1 ========== Search Field: ix-a Q. What is the WWW2 tactic that everyone on the net seems to talk about? I can't find it anyhwhere in the game? A. The WWW2 tactic is widely used by bad managers around the world. It is supposedly the best tactic in the game. You have to download it from the internet. But if you use it, it will surely take some of the fun from the game. Question 2 ========== Search Field: ix-b Q. How do I get a question to appear here? A. Post it on my board!!!! It will be answered on the board, and if it is helpful to others, it will be posted in the next update. -=================================================- -= MY CM ACHIEVEMENTS =- -=================================================- Index Number: x Note: Do not tell me of your achievements, these are here to show you that I know what I'm talking about when I'm talking CM. Anything below semi-finals or 2nd place is not listed. Also, I did not cheat in any of these games. I did it fairly, cheating is only fun once, then it gets boring. Argentina ========= River - Opening Stage Champion Copa Libertadores Semi-Finalist Australia ========= Perth Glory - League Champion(x2, once unbeaten) Ocenaia Champions Cup Winner England ======= Aston Villa - League Champion - FA Cup Champion - League Cup Champion - Inter-toto Cup Champion - UEFA Cup Runner-up Forest Green - FA Cup Champion Conference Champion FA Trophy Champion France ====== Clermont - National Champion - Second Division Champion Japan ===== Kashima - League Champion - Asian Club Championship Winner - Japanese Emperor's Cup Winner - Japanese Super Cup Winner Republic of Ireland =================== Kildare County* - League Champion - First Division Champion - Senior Challenge Cup Runner-up *I created Kildare County as they are now in the Irish First Division, I replaced Home Farm. I made them with around the same stats as Kilkenny City, so as not to give myself an advantage. Russia ====== Torpedo Moscow - Russian Cup Runner-up Scotland ======== Albion Rovers - Third Division Champion - Second Division Runner-up Sweden ====== Vastra Frölunda - First Division Playoff Winner United States ============= San Jose - Western Conference Champion - US Open Cup Winner - Playoff Runner-up International* ============= Austria - Qualified for the World Cup Republic of Ireland - World Cup Champion - Qualified for the World Cup *Note: I earned the right to manage these teams, I did not use any cheats. Amazingly I got the Austria job during my first week in charge at Kildare County. -=================================================- -= OUTRO =- -=================================================- Next Version: -More CPU Tactics -More Players -Internet Tactics -More User Strategies -More FAQs -Whatever you request Credits: -"A" Tadeo for the Disclaimer -CJayC for putting this FAQ on his site, www.gamefaqs.com -SI Games for this Game -Microsoft for Windows and Notepad -Dell for my 1.8Ghz animal of a PC -You for reading it ___ _ ___ ______ _____ ____ ____ _ _ / _ \| | / _ \/ __/ |/ / _ \| __| | \/ / | ___ | |__| ___ |__ \ | ___ | __| || || | |_| |_|____|_| |_|___/_|\_\| |_|_| |____|_/\_\TM ©Ronan Murphy - AlaskaFox 2002