<s>
Hattrick	B-Application
is	O
a	O
browser-based	B-Protocol
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
football	O
management	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
in	O
Sweden	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
30	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
144	O
different	O
countries	O
plus	O
the	O
Hattrick	B-Application
International	O
(	O
only	O
for	O
paying	O
HT-Supporters	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
league	O
pyramid	O
,	O
and	O
53	O
different	O
language	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hattrick	B-Application
has	O
arranged	O
82	O
seasons	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
each	O
lasting	O
four	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
stated	O
by	O
third-party	O
web	O
analytics	O
providers	O
Alexa	O
and	O
SimilarWeb	B-Application
,	O
Hattrick	B-Application
is	O
rated	O
as	O
the	O
360th	O
and	O
584th	O
most	O
visited	O
website	O
in	O
Italy	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimilarWeb	B-Application
rates	O
the	O
site	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
visited	O
fantasy	O
sports	O
website	O
globally	O
,	O
attracting	O
almost	O
4.6	O
million	O
visitors	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
teams	O
exist	O
within	O
Hattrick	B-Application
,	O
with	O
team	O
types	O
shaped	O
by	O
the	O
training	O
program	O
set	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
formations	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winners	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
division	O
and	O
cup	O
of	O
each	O
country	O
gain	O
spots	O
in	O
the	O
Hattrick	B-Application
Masters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Hattrick	B-Application
Holdings	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Zattikka	O
,	O
a	O
casual	O
gaming	O
developer	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
strategy	O
to	O
acquire	O
established	O
but	O
"	O
under-exploited	O
"	O
online	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
sale	O
to	O
Zattikka	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
declared	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
improve	O
core	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
foreseeable	O
future	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
postponing	O
the	O
announced	O
new	O
staff	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
focus	O
on	O
improving	O
the	O
experience	O
for	O
newer	O
players	O
coming	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
attracting	O
new	O
members	O
and	O
adding	O
things	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Hattrick	B-Application
gears	O
,	O
that	O
users	O
can	O
pay	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
the	O
former	O
owner	O
group	O
of	O
Hattrick	B-Application
(	O
which	O
includes	O
HT-Johan	O
and	O
HT-Daniel	O
)	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Zattikka	O
to	O
buy	O
back	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hattrick	B-Application
has	O
been	O
studied	O
academically	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
University	O
of	O
Helsinki	O
case	O
study	O
into	O
whether	O
online	O
simulation	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Hattrick	B-Application
,	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
business	O
model	O
for	O
online	O
betting	O
and	O
gambling	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hattrick	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
30	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
Hattrick	B-Application
Extralives	O
was	O
founded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
presented	O
Hattrick	B-Application
Supporter	O
,	O
a	O
premium	O
service	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
main	O
source	O
of	O
income	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
Hattrick	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
called	O
Match	O
of	O
the	O
Season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Hattrick	B-Application
was	O
voted	O
the	O
Most	O
Favourite	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
