SWOS 96/97 database - excel format

hi mates,

I have developed a new version of the database in excel format.

Download it here: files.swos.eu/xls-database/swos-database-9697.zip

enjoy!

all suggestions are welcome.

great work!!!

Indeed great work.
It looks fantastic. And very handy for some online competitions.

Hi NovaD40.

It s recalculated into 0-7 scale because:
1. there is no evidence of any difference between 0-7 and 8-15.
2. it s possible to browse, sort, filter, etc. the database when it s all recalculated into one scale (0-7).

cheers

In fact, 0-7 doesn t throw off numbers, but shows the real values...

Have a look at attached screens and try to calculate stars for both Chelsea and Everton which team s total is higher?

The real value is that Everton is stronger (in players skills total) than Chelsea in SWOS.

That is beacuse (in SWOS):
0=8
1=9
2=10
3=11
4=12
5=13
6=14
7=15

So, there is no difference if a skill is represented by 7 or 15 - in any case it s the top value.

Imagine two players with all skills at top, one of them with only 7s and second with only 15s. They re both exactly the same top players, however the first total skill points sum up to 49, and the second to 105...

Check this, which was posted in another context but is still relevant:

Im gonna do a guide soon, but the skills system in swos is quite easy to understand. All players have a number from 0-15 in 7 different categories (speed, passsing, finishing, tackling, shot power, ball control, heading). The confusing part is that numbers 0-15 are divided in 2, why i dont know (heard a rumor about player wages, but im not sure). The lowest is 0 which is equal to 8. The best is 15 which is equal to 7. This means the following:

Worst

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Best
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Player example:

Roberto Mussi (Parma)

P V H T C S F
15 4 3 15 4 15 2

This would be equal to:

P V H T C S F
7 12 11 7 12 7 10

P = Passing
V = Shot Power
H = Heading
T = Tackling
C = Ball Control
S = Speed
F = Finishing

Roberto Mussi is RB, but i think he is perfect for a defensive midfielder. He has maximum in categories Speed, Tackling, and passing. Some people often get confused when i set an attacker in defence, but i know the skills of the player. And like playaveli said, you could easily have george weah in defence cause he has max in every skill. His stats are here together with a few others:

George Weah (AC Milan)
P V H T C S F
15 15 15 7 15 15 15

Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona)
P V H T C S F
15 14 2 3 15 14 15

Claudio Lopez (Valencia)
P V H T C S F
2 14 14 3 3 15 14

I m not sure about switching positions for players...

Try to play with Italy and put Maldini in attack. He is a maximum value player, so should be perfect in speed, ball control, shooting, finishing, etc. But somehow his strikes are not so powerful as those of nominal attackers (like Zola or Ravanelli)...