# 16. Season Start in Lazy Football At the start of each new season in **Lazy Football**, a series of system-wide updates are applied automatically: * All players age by 1 year * Players marked with R (Retiring) officially retire and leave their teams * Players who will retire at the end of a next season are determined — they receive the R mark according to the rules (see [Player Retirement](/how-to-lazy-football/creating-team.md)) * The Season match calendar is published * All Union ratings are reset * Any trainings, energy recoveries, or check-ups that were in progress at the moment of a season switch are stopped and cancelled * All buildings that were under construction before the season switch are completed automatically * Player's energy is set to 80% + Fitness Center level * Seasonal counters for players obtained via the Youth Academy are reset * All players listed on the Transfer Market are automatically delisted * A draw for all divisions of regional championships is conducted * The club ranking for the last 5 seasons is updated * Team Trophies are updated * The draw for the first round of the Amateur Conference typically takes place 2 days before the matches --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.lazy.football/how-to-lazy-football/16.-season-start-in-lazy-football.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.