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From picking a club to your own table

Season step by step

You pick one club from Dobitka's top 6: Ekstraklasa plus Europe's five top leagues - Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1. Then you return before every real match, set a plan and see what the season would look like under your management.

From picking a club to your own table

  1. Pick a club for the season

    Pick a club, sign in with an email code or Google and confirm your choice. You can pick your first club during the season too. Picking a club does not save a match plan.

    Club selection
  2. Lock your plan before kickoff

    Open an available match on your Season page. You can start from the suggested settings, check the eleven and tactics, then click Confirm plan and confirm the save. Club match plans close 120 minutes before kickoff. The match page shows the exact deadline. After that, you cannot save or edit the plan.

    Match sheet
  3. Get your plan's match result

    After the real match ends and the simulation is settled, open your result on the Season page. The model replays your plan 5,000 times, shows the most common exact score and a representative timeline that ended with that score. You also get a decision review and a comparison with the pitch.

    Score distribution
  4. Build your own season

    After the result, use What's next or return to the Season page. Check the deadline and confirm a plan for the next match. Each result builds your table and your comparison with other fans.

    Season table

What grows with every match

Your table

The real league stays untouched. Dobitka replaces only your club's results with those produced by your plans.

Club manager ranking

Compare your decisions with other people managing the same club - match by match and across the whole season.

Where club strength comes from

For each club, ClubElo is the strength baseline. If the data service provides enough current, valid results for that team, the model blends ClubElo with a fresh Dixon-Coles fit. If the fit is missing or fails validation, it uses ClubElo; if a ClubElo rating is also unavailable, it falls back to a conservative starting value.

Want to go deeper?

Each section has one job. This page explains the season journey; the details live here:

Start with your club

Pick one club for the season from Dobitka's top 6: Ekstraklasa plus Europe's five top leagues - Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1. Set plans before real matches and see how your decisions stack up against the pitch.

The entire 2026/27 season is free. No card required