Awards – glory for managers & players
Success deserves a spotlight: the Ballon d'KoF, the top scorer crown and the 18 manager badges honour the best of every world – automatically, every season, retroactively for your whole history.
Ballon d'KoF
After every season the big gala crowns the best of the finished campaign – judged on performance across all competitions, with continental factors so every league gets a fair shout:
- Player of the season and world keeper of the season
- Team of the season (3-5-2, at most three players per club)
- Manager of the season
The current awards are free to view in the competitions area; the full history is unlocked by the statistician.
How the points are earned (players & keepers)
The whole season across all club competitions counts (internationals are excluded). Base points per player:
| Performance | Points |
|---|---|
| Goal | 7 × position factor: striker 1.0 · wing/AM 1.3 · CM 1.5 · DM 1.7 · defender 2.0 · keeper 3.0 |
| Assist | 3.5 × position factor: forwards and midfielders 1.0 · defenders 1.5 · keeper 2.0 (since 5.0.1; the last passer before the goal, for corners the crosser) |
| Duel | won +0.16 · lost −0.04 |
| Playing time | +1.2 per 90 minutes |
| Match rating | per match (rating − 6.5) × 3.5 – strong ratings push, weak ones cost |
| Keepers only | +8 per clean sheet · −1.5 per goal conceded |
Every performance is weighted – by competition (league ×1.00 · cup ×1.02 · Kings Cup ×1.03 · confederation cup ×1.06 · Champions Cup ×1.10), by league tier (tier 1 ×1.0 · tier 2 ×0.72 · tier 3 ×0.52 · tier 4 ×0.38 · tier 5 ×0.28 · tier 6 ×0.22), in world 1 additionally by continent (Europe 1.0 · South America 0.83 · Africa 0.69 · Asia 0.67 · North America 0.66 · Oceania 0.61) and by league occupancy (0.55–1.0: the more human managers in your league, the fuller your performance counts).
On top come title bonuses (for everyone with at least 25 % of the season played, same weighting): championship 150 × tier factor · cup win 120 · Champions Cup 250 · confederation cup 180 · Kings Cup 120 · top scorer crown 80 × tier factor. Ties are broken by goals, then minutes. The team of the season lines up in a 3-5-2 of the best per position (at most three per club); world keeper is a separate ranking.
How the points are earned (managers)
Only managers in charge for at least 60 % of the season are ranked – your best club counts. Since the awards from late September 2026 the revised formula applies:
- Titles: championship 100 × tier factor · cup win 120 · Champions Cup 250 · confederation cup 180 · Kings Cup 120 · promotion 60 per tier climbed. The beaten finalist earns 30 %, the two semi-finalists 15 % of the winner's points (cup and international competitions).
- National coach: World Cup title 250, continental championship 180 – final 30 %, semi-final 15 % of that. These points are added to your club result.
- Expectation instead of last season: the D11 strength of all clubs in your league (as of the last day of the season, as shown in the Statistics Centre analysis) sets your expected position. Every place better than expected earns +5, every place worse −5 – each × league factor (tier 1 ×1.0 · tier 2 ×0.9 · tier 3 ×0.8 · tier 4 ×0.7 · tier 5 ×0.6 · tier 6 ×0.5).
- Season points: your league points × 0.5 × league factor × country factor. The country factor follows your country's rank in the confederation's five-year ranking: the best country 1.0, the last 0.7, linear in between.
In world 1 the continent factor applies to everything as well. Ties are broken by points per game and goal difference. Earlier seasons were awarded with the previous formula (improvement vs. last season) and remain as they are.
Gala prize money
The club of the player of the season receives 1,000,000, the world keeper's club 300,000, every other member of the team of the season 200,000 and the club of the manager of the season 500,000.
Top scorer crown
The best scorer of every league season receives the crown – shared by all leaders in case of a tie. The crowned player's club collects a 500,000 bonus, and the crown stays on the player card forever.
The 18 manager badges
Badges come in bronze, silver, gold and platinum – they belong to your manager account (not the club) and are re-checked daily, retroactively for your entire career. The showcase shines in your manager office:
| Badge | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| 💎 Completed KoF | The treble of championship, cup and international title |
| 👑 Serial champion | Championships in a row |
| 🏅 Manager of the season | Ballon d'KoF manager awards (1/2/3/5×) |
| ⭐ Eurofighter | International titles: Kings Cup = bronze, confederation cup = silver, Champions Cup = gold – all three = platinum |
| 🏆 Cup hero | National cup wins |
| 🛡️ Invincible | Unbeaten top-flight seasons |
| ⚽ Goal factory | Goals in a single top-flight season |
| 📈 Promotion expert | Promotions with your clubs |
| 🎓 Coaching legend | Years in charge |
| ❤️ Loyal soul | Consecutive seasons at the same club |
| 🌱 Youth developer | Youth players promoted to the pros |
| 🔨 Rebuild | A complete squad overhaul within 100 days |
| 💪 Comeback kid | A strong comeback after a long break |
| 🌍 Globetrotter | Active in several worlds |
| 🎮 Minigame champion | Minigame season rankings won |
| 🧢 National coach | Spells as national coach (1/2/3/5×) |
| 🎖️ Continental champion | Continental tournaments won (1/2/3/5×) |
| 🥇 World champion coach | World Cups won (1/2/3/5×) |