Season 14 is coming to an end, congratulations to all the Champions! And to everyone else... better luck next time! 😄

Now, on to the big news:
We’re finally launching a feature that’s been on the Roadmap since Season 1, the Youth League is here!

You’ll find a new "Youth League" page under the WORLD menu.

⚽ What is the Youth League?

It’s an international competition, similar to the Champions League, with a group stage followed by knockout rounds. Here's how it works:

• Qualification: Teams qualify by submitting an entry bid during the season (open auction system). Your team need at least 5 youth players to make a bid.
  The top 32 bids at the end of the season will enter the next Youth League. (check below for the 1st season procedure)

• Prize Pool: 100% of the bid gold goes into the prize pool — distributed for group match wins and knockout wins.

• Neutral Matches: All matches are played on neutral ground. Knockout rounds are single-leg matches.

⚽ Youth Match Format

The match engine is separate from the senior matches much simpler:

• 7v7 format: 1 goalkeeper + 6 field players

• No red cards, injuries, tactics, or subs, for now 😉

• If you don’t have 7 youth players, the game will fill your squad with temporary (low-quality) players

• Youth players:

  • Lose condition each match

  • Gain 0.1 EXP per match

• You can let the game auto-pick your lineup, or pre-select them via your Youth Center

⚽ What Affects Match Performance?

• Players' overall skill and energy

• Whether you have a real goalkeeper

• Whether you have at least 1 player from each position, 1 GK, 1 Defender, 1 Midfielder and 1 Striker.

• Your Youth Center level

• And, of course… a bit of luck 🍀

This is just the beginning, we’ll be tweaking and expanding the Youth League based on your feedback. Let us know what you think, and good luck bidding for a spot!

Attention: For the first season, bids will have to be made during the off-season, starting now until 23:59 of 31st of July, just before the official matches start. For those that qualify to the youth league, the first youth match is on the 2nd day of each month.

A truly great idea. A humble suggestion: we could extend the youth sector's stay until they reach 21... With the possibility for the coach to promote them to the first team from 17 to 21. This would provide the opportunity to have a strong youth sector capable of competing in the youth league.

very nice... only wish it was more than 32 teams

Stoneisland

A truly great idea. A humble suggestion: we could extend the youth sector's stay until they reach 21... With the possibility for the coach to promote them to the first team from 17 to 21. This would provide the opportunity to have a strong youth sector capable of competing in the youth league.

@Stoneisland 

+1, maybe not 21 but more than the current 18.

But if thats extend, its necessary introduce the 1.5% for play matches, if not there would be a lot of % training lost.

Does the simplified match engine also account for traits?

markitoss

Stoneisland

A truly great idea. A humble suggestion: we could extend the youth sector's stay until they reach 21... With the possibility for the coach to promote them to the first team from 17 to 21. This would provide the opportunity to have a strong youth sector capable of competing in the youth league.

@Stoneisland 

+1, maybe not 21 but more than the current 18.

But if thats extend, its necessary introduce the 1.5% for play matches, if not there would be a lot of % training lost.

@markitoss adding training bonus would be a bad idea, the current youths would become much stronger than the previous generations (and there is already very little difference between the top clubs, better not further accelerate the training)

@Maridiba..  but having the possibility of promoting them from the age of 17 up to a maximum of 21 years, it will be at the discretion of the coach to decide when to promote them.

maridiba

markitoss

Stoneisland

A truly great idea. A humble suggestion: we could extend the youth sector's stay until they reach 21... With the possibility for the coach to promote them to the first team from 17 to 21. This would provide the opportunity to have a strong youth sector capable of competing in the youth league.

@Stoneisland 

+1, maybe not 21 but more than the current 18.

But if thats extend, its necessary introduce the 1.5% for play matches, if not there would be a lot of % training lost.

@markitoss adding training bonus would be a bad idea, the current youths would become much stronger than the previous generations (and there is already very little difference between the top clubs, better not further accelerate the training)

@maridiba 

I mean only if the age limit on youth center is extended, because if you keep the youths more time on youth center instead of promote them, they will lose % of training than they would have on 1st team.

Is not adding any % extra, is just add the same that they would have on first team, and maybe that could be added only on youths with 17 or more years

To participate You must pay. Everything in this game is about money, In generally, but just few coaches can earn. I'm crazy with that and I will not put anymore penny. I will fight to survive beyond the rules you put to the game.

it's basically a big tournament with youths

antoniocrgomes

To participate You must pay. Everything in this game is about money, In generally, but just few coaches can earn. I'm crazy with that and I will not put anymore penny. I will fight to survive beyond the rules you put to the game.

@antoniocrgomes if competitions have prizes, that money must come from somewhere. Taking that money from the funds wouldn't have been fair because not all the users are interested in participating

Really amazing that people who is here from 1 year discover now thats a P2W game 😂

Obviously if you want to be on top you will need pay, thats not new, but you can play for free too.

And just as @maridiba says, any competition with prizes will need some

money, thats obviously 🤷🏻‍♂️

Logically, I thought it was fair to pay to participate in the same style as tournaments.

This was the feature I was most looking forward to when it was released, and it's finally here.

Thanks, Nicmo, now it's time to test this new feature. 😄

Any marketing & advertising updates to bring more managers?

+++ @lysybandyta . Advertising the game would be a good and proper thing. It makes no sense not to advertise a game like KoB, it's truly a shame. Nicmo, please run an advertising campaign for at least 6 months. This would bring in a lot of users, significantly raising the level of KoB.

@Liviu

everybody can do this so long they have atleast level 2 youth building

you can find if needed easely 5 cheap youth if you dont want to pull

there are several weak teams so its always possible to survive the group stage and go to knock out

just only bid enough to play example 5 gold, what cant be a problem

edit/add

i see you have only 5 plat and level 1 youth centre, what i advice is try get a recruit and sell this. Optional you also can do offers or sell 2 reserve players so you have its all done enough to buy level 2 youth centre

other possibility is do small invest. That also can help you survive A league

you are in a good country so that is not a problem

For those looking to get rich with minimal investment, I highly recommend playing the lottery or scratching off ticket , truly the smartest financial strategy out there. 💸 What could possibly go wrong? 

Iordache

For those looking to get rich with minimal investment, I highly recommend playing the lottery or scratching off ticket , truly the smartest financial strategy out there. 💸 What could possibly go wrong? 

@Iordache

to earn you can also buy shares and get dividend twice monthly. This is good money. Earnings are arround 17% yearly. Its more if you reinvest.

Ontopic

its good that there shall not be cards in the game and no injury. Simply because you want train your youth optimal. Subs and tactiek would be Nice if it get inplanted asap. Other suggestion increase exp to 0.2. i hope and think if you do this youth league the training speed is still 1.5 same as using tutor, so you can set the youth what not play in tutor, this to train optimal what you have. Same system as doing match and friendly what gives both also 1.5

i think it's time to do something with nationals. it should be very funny organise something with them, plus it's long time that they are useless

Hi

I could’t stay to end of bids..night i m sleeping

Can i have the min bid to the next time

Thanks

At any moment someone in the world is sleeping, there is no good time for bid end.

Indos and Hindos are probably satisfied with the current time set

JUmpingJAckFLash14

Hi

I could’t stay to end of bids..night i m sleeping

Can i have the min bid to the next time

 

Thanks

@JUmpingJAckFLash14

just when you set,set it high enough.

about time I think its best for most people