Easy FM27 saves
Relaxed saves to enjoy, rated 1 to 4 out of 10. 397 save ideas, difficulty from 3 to 4 out of 10. 226 are playable in the base game.
- Al Nasr Dubai
UAE Pro LeagueFounded in 1945, Al Nasr are widely considered the UAE's oldest football club. They last won the league in 1986. Restore Dubai's original giants and end a championship…
- Al-Faisaly
Jordanian Pro LeagueAl-Faisaly won back-to-back AFC Cups in 2005 and 2006 and remain one of Jordan's biggest clubs. The next level has always been the difficult one. Dominate domestically…
- AmaZulu
Betway PremiershipFounded in 1932, AmaZulu are one of South Africa's oldest major clubs and represent Durban, yet their only national league championship came in 1972. More than half a…
- Arab Contractors
Egyptian Premier LeagueArab Contractors are literally the club of Egypt's giant construction company, have won three African Cup Winners' Cups and gave Mohamed Salah his first senior football…
- Audax Italiano
Chilean Primera DivisiónAudax Italiano were founded by Santiago's Italian community and have won four Chilean titles, but the last came in 1957. Lean fully into the heritage, build a strong…
- Baník Ostrava
Czech First LeagueBaník are the great miners' club of Ostrava and won the Czech title as recently as 2004, breaking the Prague-centred order. They have not been champions since. Build…
- Bohemians 1905Czech First League
Bohemians got their kangaroo badge and nickname after a famous tour of Australia in 1927. Their greatest side then won the Czechoslovak league and reached a UEFA Cup…
- Botev Plovdiv
Bulgarian First LeagueBotev Plovdiv were founded in 1912 and are recognised as Bulgaria's oldest active football club, but they have only two national championships, in 1929 and 1967. Turn…
- Buriram United
Thai League 1Buriram won five straight Thai titles from 2022 to 2026 and have become the country's benchmark. There's little point making another league title the target. Build a…
- CD Maxaquene
MoçambolaThe club where Eusébio began his career. Maxaquene later won five post-independence Mozambican championships but spent six years outside the top flight before returning…
- Chonburi FCThai League 1
Chonburi broke Bangkok's grip on Thai football by winning the league in 2007 and went on to play in the AFC Champions League. Relegation later knocked the Sharks out of…
- Chongqing Tonglianglong
Chinese Super LeagueChongqing's established top-flight club folded in 2022, leaving one of the world's largest municipalities without an elite side. Chongqing Tonglianglong rose from the…
- Churchill Brothers FC
Indian Super LeagueChurchill Brothers won two Indian league titles, dropped out of the top flight and eventually returned after a bizarre licence deal involving Jamshedpur. Turn their…
- Cork City
League of Ireland Premier DivisionCork City went into liquidation in 2010 and supporters organised through FORAS to keep senior football alive in the city. The rebuilt club eventually became Irish…
- Dalian YingboChinese Super League
Dalian Shide won eight Chinese championships before disappearing in 2012, leaving one of China's great football cities without its old dynasty. Dalian Yingbo are a…
- Defensor Sporting
Uruguayan Primera DivisiónDefensor's 1976 title was the first in Uruguay's professional era won by anyone outside Nacional and Peñarol. Fifty years on, repeat the rebellion - win another…
- Dukla PragueCzech First League
Dukla won 11 Czechoslovak league titles and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1967. The army club's old dominance disappeared after the communist era and the…
- Dundee United
Scottish PremiershipDundee United have played Barcelona four times in Europe and won all four. They also reached the 1987 UEFA Cup final. Build another great Tannadice side and add the…
- East BengalIndian Super League
East Bengal are one of Indian football's great Kolkata institutions and became ASEAN club champions in 2003, a rare international trophy for an Indian side. They have…
- Everton de Viña del MarChilean Primera División
Everton were founded in Viña del Mar in 1909 and took a name inspired by the English game, eventually becoming four-time Chilean champions. The coastal resort city has…
- FC Argeș
SuperLigaFC Argeș won Romanian titles in 1972 and 1979, with Nicolae Dobrin becoming the defining player in the club's history. Pitești has never reached those heights again…
- FC Nordsjælland
Danish SuperligaNordsjælland are built around one of world football's most aggressive youth-development models, linked to the Right to Dream academy in Ghana. Make that pipeline the…
- FC Utrecht
EredivisieUtrecht were formed by merging three clubs in 1970. One of them, DOS, had won the Dutch title in 1958, but FC Utrecht have never repeated it. Break that run and win the…
- Fredrikstad
EliteserienFredrikstad won nine Norwegian league titles and dominated the country before the modern era, but their last championship came in 1961. They are back in the top flight…
- GAIS
AllsvenskanGAIS are four-time Swedish champions and one of Gothenburg's traditional giants, but their last championship came in 1954. They are established back in Allsvenskan with…
- Go Ahead EaglesEredivisie
Go Ahead Eagles finally ended a 92-year major-trophy wait by winning the Dutch Cup in 2025, then beat Aston Villa in Europe. They haven't won the league since 1933. Turn…
- Győr
Nemzeti Bajnokság IGyőr are four-time Hungarian champions and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1965. The modern club endured bankruptcy and a restart in the lower leagues before…
- Göztepe
Süper LigGöztepe became the first Turkish club to reach a major European semi-final when they made the last four of the 1968/69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. İzmir has never had a…
- Heart of MidlothianScottish Premiership
Hearts lost title deciders in extraordinary fashion in 1965 and 1986, then fell short again on the final day in 2026. They haven't been Scottish champions since 1960…
- HibernianScottish Premiership
Hibs were the first British club to play in the European Cup and reached the semi-finals of its first edition. More recent decades have been much less glamorous. Win…
- IFK GöteborgAllsvenskan
IFK Göteborg won the UEFA Cup in 1982 and 1987 and remain Sweden's only winners of a major UEFA competition. Their last league title came in 2007. Restore the club that…
- Iraklis
Super League GreeceFounded in 1908, Iraklis are one of Thessaloniki's great historic clubs and won the Greek Cup in 1976. Financial and licensing problems repeatedly destroyed their league…
- Kaizer ChiefsBetway Premiership
Kaizer Chiefs finally reached their first CAF Champions League final in 2021 and lost. One of Africa's biggest-supported clubs still has no continental crown - end the…
- Kerala Blasters FCIndian Super League
Kerala Blasters have reached three Indian Super League finals and lost all of them. The supporters are already there in huge numbers. Give them their first title and…
- MTK BudapestNemzeti Bajnokság I
MTK have won more than 20 Hungarian league titles and reached the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1964. Modern Hungarian football has been dominated elsewhere…
- NEOM SC
Saudi Pro LeagueFormerly Al-Suqoor, the club was transferred into the NEOM project and rebranded before rising into the Saudi Pro League. You are effectively building the flagship…
- Neftçi Baku
Azerbaijan Premier LeagueNeftçi finished third in the Soviet league in 1966 and became the first Azerbaijani club to reach a UEFA group stage when they qualified for the Europa League in 2012…
- OFK Beograd
Serbian SuperLigaOFK's predecessor BSK was one of Yugoslavia's great pre-war clubs, while OFK later reached a European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final in 1963. After years outside the elite…
- Once Caldas
Categoría Primera AOnce Caldas produced one of Copa Libertadores history's great shocks by beating Boca Juniors in the 2004 final. They have never been one of Colombia's permanent…
- Pacific FC
Canadian Premier LeaguePacific were Canadian Premier League champions in 2021, but a lengthy winless run left them bottom in 2026. Restore the former champions from Vancouver Island and prove…
- PalestinoChilean Primera División
Palestino were created by Chile's Palestinian community and remain one of world football's most distinctive identity clubs. Keep that identity at the heart of the save…
- Persebaya Surabaya
Liga 1Persebaya are one of Indonesia's great supporter clubs, backed by the enormous Bonek fanbase and representing one of the country's biggest cities. Years of league…
- Platense FC
Liga Nacional de HondurasPlatense were Honduras’ first professional league champions in 1965/66 and have only won it once more since. After years outside the top flight they returned for…
- Puebla
Liga MXPuebla were Mexican champions, cup winners and CONCACAF champions around their late-1980s and early-1990s peak. They have spent decades nowhere near that level - restore…
- Rubin Kazan
Russian Premier LeagueRubin beat Guardiola's Barcelona at the Camp Nou in 2009 while defending back-to-back Russian league titles. They've never got close to that level in Europe again…
- SC HeerenveenEredivisie
Heerenveen reached the Champions League from a small Frisian town and even took a point off Valencia in 2000. They've never won the Dutch league. Build another exciting…
- San Diego FC
Major League SoccerSan Diego entered MLS with backing from the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and links to the Right to Dream academy network. Build around young players developed…
- Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro Série ASantos are back among Brazil's elite but still carry major financial pressure after transfer restrictions and aggressive short-term squad building. The challenge is not…
- Servette
Swiss Super LeagueServette have won 17 Swiss championships, but bankruptcy in 2005 sent one of the country's biggest clubs tumbling into the third tier. The comeback eventually returned…
- Simba SC
Tanzanian Premier LeagueSimba are one of Tanzania's biggest clubs and reached the CAF Cup final in 1993, but a major African trophy has never followed. Domestic success only gets you so far in…
- Slavia SofiaBulgarian First League
Slavia Sofia have seven Bulgarian championships and became the first Bulgarian club to reach a major European semi-final in 1967, but their last league title came in…
- Sparta RotterdamEredivisie
Sparta are Rotterdam's oldest professional side and six-time Dutch champions, but their last title was in 1959. Feyenoord have been the city's main attraction for…
- Spartak VarnaBulgarian First League
A predecessor of today's Spartak Varna won the Bulgarian championship in 1932 after reaching three straight national finals. The club has never added another league…
- Sport Boys
Liga 1Sport Boys are the pink-shirted pride of Callao and six-time Peruvian champions, but their last league title came in 1984. Turn one of South America's most distinctive…
- Standard Liège
Belgian Pro LeagueStandard won ten Belgian titles and lost the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup final to Barcelona. Their last championship came in 2009, with financial trouble following in recent…
- TPS Turku
VeikkausliigaTPS are eight-time Finnish champions and produced one of Finnish club football's great European nights by beating Inter Milan 1-0 at San Siro in 1987. They are back in…
- TS GalaxyBetway Premiership
TS Galaxy won South Africa's FA Cup as a second-tier club in 2019, then reached the top flight after buying Highlands Park's league status in 2020. It is a gloriously…
- TSV Hartberg
Austrian BundesligaHartberg reached the Austrian Cup final in 2025, with more supporters travelling to the match than the town has residents. They still haven't won a major trophy. Make…
- Tokyo Verdy
J1 LeagueVerdy were the dominant club at the birth of the J.League, winning the first two championships and carrying the legacy of Asian champions Yomiuri. Then they spent 15…
- Toronto FCMajor League Soccer (USA/Canada)
Toronto won the MLS Cup, Supporters' Shield and Canadian Championship in 2017, then lost the 2018 CONCACAF final on penalties to Guadalajara. Recreate the great…
- Universitario de DeportesLiga 1
Universitario were the first Peruvian club to reach a Libertadores final, losing to Independiente in 1972. They won three straight domestic titles from 2023 to 2025, so…
- VojvodinaSerbian SuperLiga
Vojvodina won the Yugoslav league in 1966 and 1989, proving Novi Sad could break the Belgrade clubs' dominance. They have never won the Serbian title since independence…
- Wieczysta Kraków
EkstraklasaWieczysta were playing regional football only a few years ago and reached the Ekstraklasa for the first time in 2026. Kraków already has historic giants in Wisła and…
- Wisła KrakówEkstraklasa
Fourteen-time Polish champions Wisła spent four years outside the Ekstraklasa before finally returning for 2026/27. Their city now contains three top-flight clubs…
- Zbrojovka BrnoCzech First League
Brno are from Czechia's second-largest city and won the Czechoslovak league in 1978, yet have spent much of the modern era outside the top flight. They are back in the…
- ÚjpestNemzeti Bajnokság I
Újpest are 20-time Hungarian champions and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1974, yet they have not won the league since 1998. That is an absurd drought for a…
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2. BundesligaKaiserslautern remain the only newly promoted club ever to win the Bundesliga, taking the 1997/98 title immediately after promotion. They are now in 2. Bundesliga…
- 12 de Octubre (Itauguá)
División Intermedia (2027 promoted)12 de Octubre won the 2002 Clausura, then lost the overall Paraguayan championship final to Libertad. After dropping into the third tier, they earned promotion to the…
- AD Ceuta
LaLiga HypermotionCeuta is geographically in Africa but politically Spanish, and AD Ceuta play in the Spanish league pyramid. The city returned to the second tier after 45 years away…
- AFC Bournemouth
Premier LeagueBournemouth went from administration and League Two survival battles to qualifying for Europe for the first time in their history. The next step is the hard bit…
- AJEL de Rufisque
Senegal Ligue 1AJEL finished level on points with neighbours Teungueth in the 2025/26 Senegalese league but lost the title on a tiebreaker. Take the Rufisque club that came so close…
- APOEL
Cypriot First DivisionAPOEL reached the Champions League quarter-finals in 2011/12 - still one of the greatest European runs by a Cypriot club. Cyprus is not in the standard playable league…
- APR FC
Rwanda Premier LeagueAPR are the army club of Rwanda and the country's dominant modern force, with domestic titles arriving far more often than meaningful CAF runs. When winning at home is…
- AS Adema
Pro League MadagascarFour-time Malagasy champions and CAF Cup quarter-finalists, but forever associated with the infamous 149-0 match against SO l’Emyrne. Give AS Adema a footballing legacy…
- AS Arta/Solar7
Djibouti Premier LeagueThe club began life representing the historic Djibouti-Ethiopia railway before eventually becoming Arta/Solar7. More recently they made headlines by signing Alex Song…
- AS Magenta
New Caledonia Super LigueAS Magenta have been one of New Caledonia's dominant clubs and reached OFC Champions League finals in both 2005 and 2019. Two different generations got to the biggest…
- AS UAM
Niger Super LigueThis is literally the football club of Abdou Moumouni University. Keep the university identity, prioritise young players and attempt to win Niger with a side whose roots…
- Abahani Limited Dhaka
Bangladesh Premier LeagueAbahani reached the AFC Cup Inter-Zone semi-finals in 2019, one of the best continental campaigns by a Bangladeshi club. Build another great side and see whether you can…
- Académica de Coimbra
Liga Portugal 2Académica are inseparable from the University of Coimbra and won the inaugural Taça de Portugal in 1939. After dropping into Liga 3 they finally earned promotion back to…
- Accra Great Olympics
Division One LeagueGreat Olympics won the Ghanaian league in 1970 and 1974, but decades of relegations have left them behind Accra rivals Hearts of Oak. Bring one of the city's historic…
- Admira WackerAustrian 2. Liga
Admira have nine Austrian titles but haven't won the league since 1966. Mergers, relocations and relegations have left the former Vienna power in the second tier. Put…
- Aduana StarsGhana Premier League
Aduana Stars won Ghana's 2009/10 league in their debut top-flight season while scoring just 19 goals in 30 matches. They've since won another championship. Recreate the…
- Africa Sports d'Abidjan
Ligue 2 Côte d'IvoireAfrica Sports are one of Ivory Coast's great historic clubs and two-time African Cup Winners' Cup champions, yet by 2025/26 they were playing in Ligue 2 while rivals…
- Al Arabi
Qatar Stars LeagueSeven-time champions and one of Qatar’s traditional giants, Al Arabi were so strong in the 1990s they became known as the Dream Team. Their last league title was in…
- Al Olympic Azzaweya
Libyan Premier LeagueIn 2003/04, Olympic became the first Libyan champions from outside Tripoli or Benghazi. It remains their only league title. Recreate one of the country’s great outsider…
- Al-Jahra
Kuwait Premier LeagueAl-Jahra’s 1989/90 championship remains their only league title and one of the great outsider wins in Kuwaiti football. More than three decades later, try to prove it…
- Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Iraq Stars LeagueIraq’s Air Force club won three consecutive AFC Cups between 2016 and 2018. Rebuild that continental machine and aim for success at the highest level of Asian football.
- Al-ShababSaudi Pro League
Forget another save with one of the league’s superpowers. Al-Shabab offer a much stranger squad, with names including Yannick Carrasco, Yacine Adli, Josh Brownhill and…
- Al-Tilal Aden
Yemeni LeagueAl-Tilal trace their history back to 1905 in Aden, making them one of the oldest clubs in the Arabian Peninsula. They also won the first championship of unified Yemen in…
- Alga Bishkek
Kyrgyz Premier LeagueFounded as Zenit Frunze in 1947, Alga came closer than any Kyrgyz club to reaching the Soviet top flight. They later won titles after independence, disappeared…
- Always Ready
Bolivian Primera DivisiónAlways Ready play in El Alto at more than 4,000 metres above sea level, giving you one of football's most extreme home advantages. Turn altitude into a weapon, dominate…
- AmedsporSüper Lig
Amedspor reached the Turkish top flight for the first time in 2026 after spending most of their existence outside the elite. The immediate objective is survival, but the…
- Anorthosis FamagustaCypriot First Division
Anorthosis have been unable to play in their home city of Famagusta since 1974 and are based in Larnaca instead. In 2008 they became the first Cypriot club to reach the…
- Ards
NIFL ChampionshipArds won the Irish League in 1958 and beat Standard Liège in Europe in 1973. They've spent decades without a permanent home in their own town after losing Castlereagh…
- Argentinos Juniors
Argentine Primera DivisiónMaradona made his debut here, and Argentinos went on to win the Libertadores in 1985. Few clubs have such a strong reputation for developing players. Build through the…
- Aris ThessalonikiSuper League
Aris have three Greek titles, but the last arrived in 1946. Their neighbours PAOK have had plenty more to celebrate since. Ending an 80-year title drought in one of…
- Asmara Brewery
Eritrean Premier LeagueA football club tied to one of Eritrea’s oldest breweries. The side dates back to the 1940s and won the Eritrean championship in 2008. There cannot be many better…
- Atlabara FC
South Sudan Premier LeagueAtlabara won South Sudan’s old national championship in 2013, 2015 and 2019 and were among the country’s earliest CAF representatives. By 2025/26 they had slipped to…
- Atlético OttawaCanadian Premier League
Atlético Ottawa were founded by Atlético Madrid as the Spanish club's Canadian project. Treat it like a genuine satellite-club experiment - mirror the identity, develop…
- Austria WienAustrian Bundesliga
Austria Wien reached the 1978 Cup Winners' Cup final but lost to Anderlecht. Their last domestic league title was in 2013, and recent finances have been difficult…
- Avenir Beggen
Division of HonourAvenir Beggen won six Luxembourg league titles and seven cups before slipping into the lower divisions. Their last title was in 1994. Take one of the country's forgotten…
- Avenues United
SVG Premier DivisionFour-time champions who won three titles in succession before suffering a disastrous 2025/26 season: no wins in 18 matches and relegation with four points. The rebuild…
- B68 Toftir
Betri deildinB68 won three Faroese titles between 1984 and 1992 from the tiny village of Toftir. They've spent more recent years fighting for their top-flight place. Rebuild one of…
- BFC Daugavpils
Latvian VirslīgaDaugavpils is Latvia's second-biggest city, yet BFC have never won the national championship. They finished fourth in 2025. Build around the Latgale region and make the…
- Baltika KaliningradRussian Premier League
Baltika play in Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania. They reached the Russian Cup final in 2024 and narrowly missed out on a famous win. Take a…
- Banaba
Kiribati National ChampionshipBanaba is a tiny and remote Pacific island with a remarkable history, and its football team reached Kiribati’s national final in 1996 without ever becoming champions…
- Bangkok UnitedThai League 1
Bangkok United won the Thai league in 2006 as Bangkok University, but haven't been champions since the change of identity. They've spent years chasing Buriram. End the…
- Bengaluru FCIndian Super League
Bengaluru became the first Indian club ever to reach an AFC club competition final in 2016, losing the AFC Cup decider. Finish what that side started and make Bengaluru…
- Bibiani Gold StarsGhana Premier League
Gold Stars reached Ghana's top division in 2021 and won their first championship just four years later. They followed it with a runners-up finish in 2026. Build on the…
- Black Brothers
Custom / historical Nauru competitionBlack Brothers represented the Solomon Islands community living and working on Nauru and became the island’s most successful recorded football club before organised…
- Blue Eagles
Super League of MalawiBlue Eagles were founded by the Malawi Police Service and have won domestic cups without ever becoming league champions. After relegation in 2023 they immediately fought…
- Boca Lagoon
Marshall Islands national competitionBoca Lagoon were only founded in 2026 and immediately became champions of the new era of organised Marshallese club football. There is virtually no history behind them…
- Bodø/GlimtEliteserien
Bodø/Glimt turned a club inside the Arctic Circle into a Champions League knockout side. In their 2025/26 debut in the competition proper they became its northernmost…
- Bohemian FCLeague of Ireland Premier Division
Bohemians have remained owned by their supporters since 1890 and haven't won the Irish league since 2009. Win it again without selling the club's identity: live within…
- Borneo FC SamarindaIndonesian Super League
Borneo won more games and scored more goals than Persib Bandung in 2025/26, but lost the Indonesian league despite finishing level on 79 points. The title went on…
- Brunei DPMM
Singapore Premier LeagueDPMM are a club from Brunei who compete in Singapore's league system, one of those cross-border setups that feels made for Football Manager. Dominate Singapore with a…
- Bucheon FC 1995
K League 1Bucheon FC 1995 were created by supporters after Bucheon SK was moved to Jeju in 2006. Nearly two decades later the fan-built replacement finally won promotion to K…
- Bula FC
OFC Pro LeagueBula FC were created as Fiji's new professional representative for the inaugural OFC Pro League - Oceania's first professional football league. There is almost no…
- Bunyodkor
Uzbekistan Super LeagueBunyodkor were the ultimate boom-era project: Rivaldo played there, Zico and Luiz Felipe Scolari managed them and they reached the AFC Champions League semi-finals. The…
- BursasporTFF 1. Lig
Bursaspor broke the Istanbul monopoly to become Turkish champions in 2010, then financial collapse sent them crashing all the way to the fourth tier. Their huge support…
- Busan IParkK League 2
Busan were Asian club champions in 1986 and have four Korean league titles, making them one of the country's great historic clubs. They have spent years stuck in K…
- CA Bizertin
Ligue Professionnelle 1CA Bizertin became the first Tunisian winners of a major African trophy, lifting the Cup Winners' Cup in 1988. Their last domestic league title was in 1984. End the…
- CARA Brazzaville
Congo Ligue 1CARA won the 1974 African Cup of Champions Clubs and remain the only club from the Republic of the Congo to have been champions of Africa. Half a century later, recreate…
- CD CastellónSegunda División
Castellón's data-driven owners want to show that smart recruitment can beat richer clubs. They've spent years outside La Liga. Stick to the analytical approach, find…
- CD EldenseSegunda División
Lionel Messi has taken control of Eldense, a century-old club that has never played in La Liga. The job is to get his Spanish project into the top flight, preferably…
- CF MontréalMajor League Soccer (USA/Canada)
Montréal drew away to Club América in the 2015 CONCACAF Champions League final, then lost the home leg in front of more than 61,000 people. Rebuild the MLS club and…
- CS Hammam-LifLigue Professionnelle 1
CS Hammam-Lif won four Tunisian titles and nine cups, but haven't been league champions since the 1950s. They returned to the top flight for 2026/27. Restore one of…
- CS Mindelense
Cape Verdean ChampionshipCape Verde’s record champions play in a system that begins with separate island competitions before the best clubs meet nationally. It effectively turns your domestic…
- CS SfaxienLigue Professionnelle 1
CS Sfaxien were seconds from winning the 2006 African Champions League final before Aboutrika scored a late winner for Al Ahly. They've since won the Confederation Cup…
- CSM ReșițaLiga 2
Reșița won the Romanian league in 1931 and took the cup in 1954 while playing in the second division. They have spent decades outside the top flight. Rebuild the…
- Canon Yaoundé
Elite OneThree-time African champions from Cameroon’s golden age of club football. Instead of simply winning another domestic title, restore Canon to the level that once made…
- Cappella Sistina
Vatican football championship / custom DBYes, the Sistine Chapel choir has a football team competing in Vatican football. For anyone willing to build the required custom database, winning with Cappella Sistina…
- Cardiff Met
Cymru PremierCardiff Met are literally a university football club competing in the Welsh top flight. In 2019 they became the first British men's university side to qualify for…
- Carrick RangersNIFL Premiership
Carrick Rangers beat Linfield to win the 1976 Irish Cup while outside the top division, then faced Southampton in Europe. Recreate that famous cup run and go further…
- Cartaginés
Liga FPDCartaginés became CONCACAF champions in 1994 despite spending much of their existence in the shadow of Saprissa and Alajuelense. Turn Costa Rica’s outsiders into its…
- Cavalier FC
BFA Senior LeagueCavalier won four Bahamian championships between 1997 and 2001. In 2025/26 they finished bottom with one victory and 99 goals conceded in 15 matches. You could hardly…
- Central Coast Mariners
A-League MenCentral Coast Mariners entered a major ownership and financial crisis in 2026, with the league stepping in while the club's future was stabilised. Rebuild one of…
- Cercle BruggeBelgian Pro League
Cercle have three Belgian titles, but the last came in 1930. They've lived in Club Brugge's shadow ever since, despite a Monaco ownership link and a recent European run…
- Cerro PorteñoParaguayan Primera División
Cerro Porteño are one of Paraguay's biggest clubs and have reached the Copa Libertadores semi-finals repeatedly without ever making the final. Break one of South…
- Chabab Mohammédia
Botola 2Chabab Mohammédia won the Moroccan championship in 1980. In 2024/25 they finished bottom with just four points and not a single win in 30 matches. Take a former champion…
- Chacarita JuniorsPrimera Nacional
Chacarita won the 1969 Metropolitano, one of the rare Argentine championships claimed by a club outside the country's permanent elite. They now sit in Primera Nacional…
- ChapecoenseCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Chapecoense's run to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana final ended in tragedy and they were awarded the trophy. Back in Série A, the save is to build a new era strong enough to…
- ChivasLiga MX
Chivas are one of Mexico's biggest clubs but traditionally field only Mexican players. It is effectively the Mexican version of Athletic Club: your recruitment pool is…
- Chornomorets Odesa
Ukrainian Premier LeagueChornomorets reached the 2014 Europa League knockouts before losing narrowly to Lyon. Relegated in 2025, they won promotion back to Ukraine's top flight for 2026/27…
- Church Boys United
Martyr's Memorial A-Division LeagueChurch Boys won Nepal’s C Division, B Division and A Division in consecutive seasons, becoming champions in their first top-flight campaign. That is already Football…
- CiencianoLiga 1
Cienciano beat River Plate to win the 2003 Copa Sudamericana and Boca Juniors to lift the Recopa in 2004. Yet they've never won Peru's league. Take the club that…
- CliftonvilleNIFL Premiership
Founded in 1879, Cliftonville are the oldest football club in Ireland and still play at their historic Solitude ground. They have survived while the sport around them…
- Club AuroraBolivian División Profesional
Aurora won Bolivian championships in 1963 and 2008, but more recently became embroiled in a player identity scandal and a dispute over a huge points penalty. Rebuild the…
- Club BolívarBolivian División Profesional
Bolívar reached the 2004 Sudamericana final and beat Boca Juniors at home, only to lose the return leg. They've won plenty in Bolivia but no major continental trophy…
- Club BruggeBelgian Pro League
Liverpool beat Club Brugge in both the 1976 UEFA Cup final and the 1978 European Cup final. Brugge have never returned to win Europe's biggest prize. Forget another…
- ColeraineNIFL Premiership
Coleraine won their only Irish League title in 1974. They finished runners-up and won the Irish Cup in 2025/26, so the groundwork for a new challenge is there. Finally…
- College of Micronesia FC
FSM football systemA football team representing the College of Micronesia-FSM in a country with very little established football infrastructure. Turn it into a university-focused youth…
- Colón de Santa FePrimera Nacional
Colón waited 116 years to win a major trophy, then lifted the 2021 Copa de la Liga. Two years later they were relegated. Get Santa Fe's fallen cup winners back into the…
- CorinthiansCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Corinthians are one of Brazil's biggest clubs, but the save begins with serious financial pressure: major debt, stadium obligations and repeated cash-flow problems. Win…
- Corvinul HunedoaraRomania second tier
Corvinul produced one of Europe’s great recent cup stories when they won the Romanian Cup in 2024 despite playing in the second tier. They finally earned promotion to…
- CrusadersNIFL Premiership
Crusaders won three titles between 2015 and 2018, but only survived the 2025/26 relegation play-off on penalties against Annagh United. Take the Belfast club from the…
- Cruz AzulLiga MX
Cruz Azul were founded by workers of the cement company that still defines the club's identity. They grew from an industrial works team into one of Mexico's biggest…
- Cusco FCLiga 1
Founded as Real Garcilaso in 2009, Cusco reached the Libertadores quarter-finals just four years later. They've finished runners-up in Peru several times without winning…
- Dakar Sacré-CœurSenegal Ligue 1
Dakar Sacré-Cœur developed players including Iliman Ndiaye and spent years in partnership with Lyon. That relationship ended in 2025. Keep the academy producing talent…
- Defence Force
TT Premier Football LeagueLiterally the football club of Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force, and also two-time CONCACAF champions. A strange identity with genuine continental pedigree is a…
- Deportivo AlavésLa Liga
Alavés scored four goals against Liverpool in the 2001 UEFA Cup final and still lost 5-4 to a golden-goal own goal. They've never won a major European trophy. Build…
- Deportivo CaliCategoría Primera A
Deportivo Cali entered a ten-year restructuring agreement covering more than 106 billion Colombian pesos of liabilities. Forget wonderkids at first - your opening trophy…
- Deportivo CapiatáDivisión Intermedia
Deportivo Capiatá shocked Boca Juniors 1-0 at La Bombonera in the 2014 Sudamericana before going out on penalties. They're now in Paraguay's second division. Bring…
- Deportivo GarcilasoLiga 1
Founded by schoolteachers in 1957, Deportivo Garcilaso waited 65 years to reach Peru's top flight. They qualified for the Copa Sudamericana in their first season there…
- Deportivo PastoCategoría Primera A
Deportivo Pasto play in a Colombian city more than 2,500 metres above sea level and won their only league title in 2006. Use one of South America's nastiest away trips…
- Deren FC
Mongolian Premier LeagueDeren began as a youth academy and only entered senior football to give its players a pathway towards the Mongolian national team. They remain heavily focused on…
- Diambars FCSenegal Ligue 1
Founded with the involvement of Patrick Vieira and Bernard Lama, Diambars combine football coaching with education. The academy has produced international players, but…
- Difaâ Hassani El JadidaBotola Pro
Difaâ El Jadida have finished runners-up in Morocco three times but have never won the league. They finally lifted the Throne Cup in 2013 after beating Raja Casablanca…
- Dinamo City Tirana
Kategoria SuperioreDinamo won 18 Albanian championships during the communist era but later fell into the second tier. They returned to the top flight and won the 2026 cup. Turn the cup…
- Dinamo Tbilisi
Erovnuli LigaDinamo won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1981, still the high point of Georgian club football. The domestic trophies are secondary. Make a Georgian club capable of…
- Dnepr Mogilev
Belarusian Highest LeagueDnepr Mogilev were Belarusian champions in 1998, finishing above a newly promoted BATE side that would soon dominate the country. Dnepr never repeated the feat and only…
- Dorados de SinaloaLiga de Expansión MX
Dorados were founded in 2003 and reached Mexico's top flight barely a year later; years later Diego Maradona managed them in the second tier. Recreate the club's absurd…
- Dordoi BishkekKyrgyz Premier League
Dordoi won back-to-back AFC President's Cups in 2006 and 2007 and have been one of Kyrgyzstan's dominant clubs for two decades. The regional competitions they conquered…
- Dragons de l’Ouémé
Ligue 1 BeninBenin’s record 12-time champions have not won the league since 2003. They also reached an African Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final in 1987. Restore the country’s biggest…
- Drogheda United FCLeague of Ireland Premier Division
Drogheda won the 2024 FAI Cup but lost their European place because their owners also controlled Denmark's Silkeborg. Qualify for Europe again, this time without the…
- Eastern
Hong Kong Premier LeagueEastern made history in 2016 when Chan Yuen-ting became the first woman to lead a men's top-flight team to a national championship. That gives the club one of the most…
- El GounaEgyptian Premier League
El Gouna exists because the founder of the purpose-built Red Sea resort decided his new town needed a football club too. Turn a holiday destination into a football…
- Emirates ClubUAE First Division
Emirates Club brought Andrés Iniesta to Ras Al Khaimah in 2023, only to be relegated the following year. They're now in the second division. Build a team that can win…
- Enyimba
Nigeria Premier Football LeagueEnyimba won back-to-back CAF Champions Leagues in 2003 and 2004 and remain the only Nigerian club ever to win Africa's top competition. Restore the People's Elephant to…
- EsbjergDanish 1st Division
Esbjerg have five Danish league titles and were regular European qualifiers in the 2000s, before ownership turmoil and relegations dumped them into the third tier in…
- Esteghlal
Persian Gulf Pro LeagueEsteghlal are two-time Asian champions, winning the continent's biggest club competition in 1970 and 1991. For a club of their size, more than three decades without…
- Etar Veliko TarnovoBulgarian Second League
The Etar name reached the summit of Bulgarian football with the 1990/91 title and a European Cup campaign the following season. Today's Etar are in the second tier after…
- Ethiopian Coffee
Ethiopian Premier LeagueEthiopian Coffee are one of Addis Ababa's biggest traditional clubs and carry an identity tied directly to the industry the country is famous for. They won the league in…
- Ezra FC
Lao League 1Ezra began primarily as a youth academy providing football, accommodation and education to young Lao players. For years development mattered more than trophies, before…
- FC 105 Libreville
Gabon Championnat National D1Founded as a club connected to Gabon’s armed forces and police, FC 105 have won 10 recognised national championships but none since 2007. They also have genuine…
- FC AnyangK League 1
Anyang LG Cheetahs left the city for Seoul in 2004. Supporters spent years campaigning for a replacement before FC Anyang arrived in 2013 - and the club finally reached…
- FC Bihor OradeaLiga 2
The old FC Bihor collapsed in 2016. Their replacement made it back to Romania's second tier and reached the 2026 promotion play-offs, but a licensing problem blocked the…
- FC Blau-Weiß LinzAustrian 2. Liga
Blau-Weiß Linz were formed by supporters after FC Linz's identity disappeared in a merger with LASK in 1997. They made it to the Bundesliga before relegation in 2026…
- FC Flora Tallinn
MeistriliigaFlora have 16 Estonian league titles and a long history of developing local talent for the national team. Domestic success is expected. Make an Estonian-built squad…
- FC GagraErovnuli Liga
Gagra were founded by people displaced from Abkhazia and have never played a home match in the city they're named after. They've already won the Georgian Cup twice. Win…
- FC HakaVeikkausliiga
Haka have won nine Finnish league titles despite representing the small industrial town of Valkeakoski. Their last championship came in 2004. Turn one of Finland's…
- FC KuressaareMeistriliiga
Kuressaare represent Saaremaa, Estonia's largest island, so away trips mean crossing to the mainland. They've never won the league. Build around island-born players and…
- FC LidaBelarusian First League
Lida's Soviet-era predecessor Obuvshchik Lida won the Belarusian SSR championship four times in the 1980s, but the club has not played top-flight football in independent…
- FC MidtjyllandDanish Superliga
Midtjylland helped popularise football's modern 'Moneyball' approach in Europe, using analytics, set-piece specialists and undervalued recruitment to punch above their…
- FC SionSwiss Super League
Sion built one of football's strangest cup records by winning each of their first 13 Swiss Cup finals before the streak finally ended in 2017. League titles have been…
- FC St. Pauli2. Bundesliga
FC St. Pauli are more than a football club — they represent Hamburg’s rebellious alternative culture, with a fiercely loyal fanbase, iconic brown-and-white colours and a…
- FC Supra du QuébecCanadian Premier League
The Montréal Supra name disappeared from Canadian professional football in 1992. A new Quebec-based club revived its spirit for the 2026 CPL season and immediately made…
- FC ThunSwiss Super League
Thun returned to the Swiss Super League in 2025 and then won the title in their first season back - the first league championship and first major trophy in club history…
- FC TwenteEredivisie
Twente broke the Dutch establishment to win the Eredivisie in 2010, then financial mismanagement eventually contributed to relegation eight years later. They bounced…
- FC Vaduz
Swiss Challenge LeagueVaduz are from Liechtenstein but play in the Swiss league system. The catch is unique: they cannot qualify for UEFA competition through their Swiss league position, so…
- FC WinterthurSwiss Challenge League
Winterthur finally returned to the Swiss top flight in 2022 after a 37-year absence, only to be relegated back to the Challenge League in 2026. The first miracle has…
- FK CsíkszeredaSuperLiga
Csíkszereda are based in Miercurea Ciuc, a Transylvanian city with a large Hungarian-speaking population. Promotion to Romania's top flight in 2025 was a big milestone…
- FK TransINVEST
A LygaFounded in 2021, TransINVEST won the 2023 Lithuanian Cup while in the second division and qualified for Europe. Promotion, relegation and another comeback followed. Turn…
- FK Žalgiris VilniusA Lyga
Žalgiris became Lithuania's first UEFA group-stage club in 2022 after years of domestic success. Another national title isn't enough. Build the first Lithuanian team…
- FenerbahçeSüper Lig
Fenerbahçe haven't won the Turkish league since 2014, despite vast spending and some big-name managers. Galatasaray have collected titles while their rivals have watched…
- Ferro Carril OestePrimera Nacional
Ferro won two Argentine championships in the 1980s and built one of the country's best sides without the profile of the Buenos Aires giants. They have not played…
- First Vienna FCAustrian 2. Liga
Founded in 1894, First Vienna are Austria's oldest club, have six league titles and wear a badge inspired by the Isle of Man. Their last championship came in 1955. Get…
- Floridsdorfer ACAustrian 2. Liga
Floridsdorfer AC won Austria's league in 1918 and also won a cup final that was never officially recognised. They're now in the second division. Take the forgotten…
- Fram Reykjavík
Besta deild karlaFram have won 18 Icelandic championships, more than almost every club in the country, but the last arrived in 1990. A generation has grown up without seeing the historic…
- GençlerbirliğiSüper Lig
Founded by disgruntled schoolboys, Gençlerbirliği knocked Blackburn, Sporting and Parma out of the 2003/04 UEFA Cup. They even beat eventual winners Valencia in Ankara…
- Ghazl El MahallaEgyptian Premier League
Ghazl El Mahalla are the football club of one of Egypt's great textile-industry cities and produced a remarkable league title in 1973. Outside Cairo's giants, national…
- Gimnasia y Esgrima La PlataArgentine Primera División
Gimnasia's last Argentine championship was in 1929, before the professional era. They came close in 1995 but have spent most of their history looking up at neighbours…
- Girona FCSegunda División
Girona went from a first-ever Champions League campaign in 2024 to relegation two years later. Their links to City Football Group make this an unusual rebuild. Get back…
- GlenavonNIFL Championship
Glenavon became the first Irish League champions from outside Belfast in 1952. In 2025/26 they lost their opening 11 games and were relegated after 21 years in the…
- Godoy CruzPrimera Nacional
Seventeen straight seasons in Argentina's top flight ended with relegation in 2025. Godoy Cruz are back in Primera Nacional after years as an established Primera…
- Gorica
2. SNLGorica won three consecutive Slovenian titles from 2004 to 2006 and four overall, making them the clearest old rival to the country's modern giants. They are now in 2…
- Grazer AKAustrian Bundesliga
Grazer AK won the Austrian double in 2004 before collapsing financially and restarting in the eighth tier in 2013. Six promotions took them back to the Bundesliga by…
- GuaraníParaguayan Primera División
Guaraní won the very first Paraguayan league championship in 1906 and are one of the country's historic names, but continental glory has always stayed out of reach…
- Génération FootSenegal Ligue 1
This is basically an academy save in real life. Génération Foot’s development system and relationship with Metz have helped produce players including Sadio Mané, Ismaïla…
- HNK Segesta
SuperSport Prva NLSegesta were founded in 1906 and are widely recognised in Croatia as the country's oldest surviving football club. They spent five seasons in the top flight in the 1990s…
- Hafia FC
Ligue 1 ProThree African titles and five final appearances during the 1970s. Hafia were once one of the biggest clubs on the continent and are now barely mentioned outside Guinea…
- Hajduk SplitCroatian Football League
Hajduk have one of the biggest supporter cultures in the Balkans but have not won the Croatian league since 2005. Dinamo Zagreb have spent most of the intervening years…
- Hanoi FC
V.League 1Hanoi won the ASEAN section of the 2019 AFC Cup and made it all the way to the Inter-Zone Final. Recreate one of Vietnam’s best continental runs and see whether you can…
- Hapoel Jerusalem
Israeli Premier LeagueSupporters unhappy with the way the old Hapoel Jerusalem was being run created the fan-owned Hapoel Katamon project in 2007. It eventually acquired the Hapoel Jerusalem…
- Hapoel Petah TikvaIsraeli Premier League
Hapoel Petah Tikva won five consecutive Israeli championships from 1959 to 1963, still one of the country's great dynasties. They have spent much of the modern era…
- Harland & Wolff WeldersNIFL Championship
Founded by workers at Belfast's famous shipyard, the Welders began with a collection among employees and grew into a senior football club. Take a team tied to the yard…
- Hearts of OakGhana Premier League
Hearts of Oak won the CAF Champions League in 2000 and were one of Africa's strongest sides around that period. Restore Accra's giants, dominate Ghana again and build a…
- Helsingborgs IFSuperettan
Helsingborg were Swedish champions in 2011 and were still playing Champions League qualifiers the following year. They have since bounced between divisions and are back…
- Hienghène SportNew Caledonia Super Ligue
Hienghène Sport became the first New Caledonian club to win the OFC Champions League in 2019, earning a place at the Club World Cup. They did it with a winning goal…
- Highlanders
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer LeagueHighlanders are one of Zimbabwe's biggest and oldest clubs, carrying the football identity of Bulawayo, but they have not won the league since 2006. Dynamos and the…
- HonvédNemzeti Bajnokság II
Honvéd were the club of Puskás, Bozsik and the great Mighty Magyars generation, winning five Hungarian titles during the 1950s. The modern club was relegated in 2023 and…
- Hoàng Anh Gia LaiV.League 1
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai won consecutive Vietnamese titles in 2003 and 2004, then worked with Arsenal and JMG on a youth academy that produced national-team players. Stick with…
- HuracánArgentine Primera División
César Luis Menotti's Huracán won the 1973 Argentine title playing unforgettable attacking football. They've never been league champions since and lost the 2025 Apertura…
- IFK MariehamnVeikkausliiga
Mariehamn represent Åland, the Swedish-speaking autonomous archipelago between Finland and Sweden with a population of roughly 30,000. They somehow became Finnish…
- Independiente RivadaviaArgentine Primera División
Independiente Rivadavia only reached the top flight in 2023, won their first major trophy in 2025 and beat Fluminense at the Maracanã during their 2026 Libertadores…
- Independiente del Valle
LigaPro Serie AIndependiente del Valle climbed from Ecuador's lower leagues into one of South America's smartest youth-development clubs, winning continental trophies without…
- Inter Bratislava
2. LigaInter Bratislava won back-to-back Slovak championships in 2000 and 2001 before the original senior side effectively disappeared and the club had to be rebuilt. They are…
- Irtysh Pavlodar
Kazakhstan Premier LeagueIrtysh won five Kazakh championships and even reached the Asian Club Championship semi-finals in 2001 before financial problems forced them to withdraw from the league…
- Isla de la Juventud
Campeonato Nacional de FútbolA club representing the Isle of Youth, itself separated from Cuba’s main island, that has never won the national championship. Win Cuba with a team from an island within…
- JEF United ChibaJ1 League
JEF were founder members of the J.League and had never been relegated until 2009. What followed was an extraordinary stay in J2 lasting more than 15 seasons before they…
- Jeenyo FC
Somali First DivisionFounded in 1948 as SC Genio Officina, Jeenyo went through several identities and won three consecutive Somali titles from 1969 to 1971. The club disappeared amid the…
- Johor Darul Ta'zim
Malaysia Super LeagueJDT already dominate Malaysia and became the country's first AFC Cup winners in 2015. Domestic success is almost assumed - the real challenge is to outgrow Malaysia…
- KV MechelenBelgian Pro League
Mechelen beat Ajax to win the 1988 Cup Winners' Cup and then defeated PSV in the Super Cup. No Belgian club has won a major European trophy since. After years of…
- Kabwe Warriors
Zambia Super LeagueKabwe Warriors are inseparable from Godfrey Chitalu, the Zambian striker credited by the country's FA with scoring 107 goals in 1972 - one of football's most disputed…
- Kalinago Warriors FC
Dominica Premier LeagueKalinago Warriors were created to represent and promote Dominica’s Kalinago community. The men’s side has been pushing towards the top tier. Take a club with a genuinely…
- KapazAzerbaijan Premier League
Kapaz won three Azerbaijani titles during the 1990s and draw support from Ganja, the country's second-largest city. They have not been champions since 1999 while Baku…
- Karpaty LvivUkrainian Premier League
Karpaty won the Soviet Cup in 1969 while playing outside the top division and became one of western Ukraine's great football institutions. The original club collapsed in…
- Kiyovu SportsRwanda Premier League
Kiyovu were one of Rwanda’s major forces before APR’s rise and won multiple championships, including back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993. They have not been champions…
- KocaelisporSüper Lig
Kocaelispor beat Beşiktaş 4-0 in the 2002 Turkish Cup final before eventually falling into amateur football. Five promotions later, they returned to the Süper Lig in…
- Kuala Lumpur CityMalaysia Super League
Kuala Lumpur City reached the 2022 AFC Cup final and were one match from becoming only the second Malaysian club to win the competition. They lost 3-0 to Al-Seeb. Turn…
- Kénitra ACBotola 2
Kénitra won four Moroccan championships, including consecutive titles in 1981 and 1982. They haven't been champions since and have slipped into the second division. Take…
- LASKAustrian Bundesliga
LASK won the Austrian league and cup double in 2025/26, then produced a ridiculous Champions League play-off comeback against Celtic to reach the competition proper for…
- LNZ CherkasyUkrainian Premier League
LNZ were playing in Ukraine's fourth tier in 2021. Five years later they finished second in the Ukrainian Premier League and qualified for Europe for the first time. The…
- Le Mans FC
Ligue 1Le Mans were a Ligue 1 club in 2010 before financial collapse sent them as low as the sixth tier. After years rebuilding, back-to-back promotions have returned them to…
- LeixõesLiga Portugal 2
Leixões won the Portuguese Cup in 1961 and then reached the European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals despite coming from Matosinhos rather than one of Portugal's…
- LibertadParaguayan Primera División
Libertad have collected 26 Paraguayan championships but have never won the Libertadores. They came closest in 2006, knocking out River Plate before losing to…
- LierseChallenger Pro League
The original Lierse won four Belgian titles and played Champions League football before going bankrupt in 2018. The name survives in the professional game through the…
- Limavady UnitedNIFL Premiership
Limavady knocked Linfield out of the 2026 Irish Cup while in the Championship, then won promotion to the Premiership for the first time since 2008. Keep the…
- Lincoln CityChampionship
Lincoln are back in the Championship after a 65-year absence. They have never played in the modern top flight, so the next promotion would be completely new territory…
- Liverpool FC (Montevideo)Uruguayan Primera División
Uruguay's Liverpool waited 108 years for their first league championship, finally beating Peñarol in the 2023 final. The domestic breakthrough is complete. Next comes…
- Lokeren-TemseChallenger Pro League
Sporting Lokeren won the Belgian Cup in 2012 and 2014 before bankruptcy ended the club in 2020. Lokeren-Temse became the vehicle for the city's football identity and has…
- LoughgallNIFL Championship
Loughgall put a village of around 300 people into Northern Ireland's top flight in 2023. Relegation followed in 2025. Get them back up and see whether a club from one of…
- Lyn1. divisjon
Lyn are two-time Norwegian champions and one of Oslo's oldest clubs, but bankruptcy in 2010 forced them to restart in the sixth tier. The climb has taken them all the…
- MC Oran
Algerian Ligue 1MC Oran have four Algerian league titles and came within one match of becoming African champions in 1989. They have not won the league since 1993. End the domestic…
- Maccabi JaffaLiga Leumit
Maccabi Jaffa were founded by Bulgarian Jewish immigrants and spent decades in Israel's top flight before the original club dissolved in 2000. Supporters later revived…
- MagallanesPrimera B de Chile
Magallanes won the first three professional Chilean championships from 1933 to 1935, making them the original dynasty of the league era. They later spent 36 years…
- Mainstay Goldstar FC
GFF Elite LeagueMainstay became the first club from Guyana’s Essequibo region to reach the Elite League. Their first season was brutal: no wins, 10 goals scored and 205 conceded in 18…
- Majestic Sporting Club
Burkinabè Premier LeagueFounded by former Burkina Faso internationals Wilfried Sanou and Jonathan Pitroipa, Majestic have helped develop players including Dango Ouattara. They have finished…
- Medina United Football Academy
GFA League First DivisionMedina’s rise has been extraordinary. They emerged from the local Lamin Nawettan scene, climbed into the national pyramid, won promotion in 2025 and then became Gambian…
- Mighty Blackpool
Sierra Leone National Premier LeagueFounded in 1923, the club later adopted the Blackpool name during the Stanley Matthews era and became one of Sierra Leone’s dominant sides. Their last league title came…
- Mito HollyHockJ1 League
Mito spent 26 straight seasons in J2 after joining the J.League before finally winning promotion to J1 for the first time in 2025. Your job is simple at first: do not…
- Mohammedan Sporting ClubIndian Football League
One of Kolkata's oldest clubs, Mohammedan won the Durand Cup back in 1940 but endured a winless top-flight campaign in 2025/26. Rebuild them and take on East Bengal and…
- Mohun BaganIndian Super League
In 1911 Mohun Bagan became the first Indian side to win the IFA Shield, beating the East Yorkshire Regiment in one of Indian sport's most symbolic victories. Take that…
- Montevideo WanderersUruguayan Primera División
Wanderers won three Uruguayan titles before professionalism, the most recent in 1931. They were close in 2014 but lost the championship final to Danubio. End a league…
- Moss FK1. divisjon
Moss produced one of Norway's great outsider championships in 1987, winning the league under Nils Arne Eggen. They have spent years outside the top flight since. Start…
- Mouloudia OujdaBotola 2
Mouloudia Oujda won four of the first six Moroccan Throne Cups and added a league title in 1975. They now play in the second tier. Restore one of the country's original…
- Moyola ParkNIFL Championship
Moyola Park won the first Irish Cup in 1881, beating Cliftonville in the final. They won promotion to the second tier for 2026/27 after years outside senior football…
- Muangthong UnitedThai League 2
Muangthong won four Thai league titles and went unbeaten through their 2012 championship campaign. Relegation in 2026 ended 17 consecutive seasons in the top flight. Get…
- Mushuc RunaLigaPro Serie A
Mushuc Runa were created to represent Ecuador's indigenous communities and their academy rules have included minimum numbers of indigenous players. Turn that identity…
- NK Karlovac 1919SuperSport Prva NL
Karlovac climbed from the third tier to Croatia's top flight with back-to-back promotions and finished sixth in each of their first two seasons there, before financial…
- NacionalUruguayan Primera División
Nacional have three Libertadores and three Intercontinental Cups, but their last continental triumph was in 1988. No Uruguayan club has won the Libertadores since. The…
- Nacional AsunciónParaguayan Primera División
Nacional reached the 2014 Libertadores final but lost to San Lorenzo after conceding a penalty in the second leg. They have never won the trophy. Take Paraguay's 2014…
- Narva TransMeistriliiga
Narva Trans come from Estonia's eastern border with Russia and have spent decades in the top flight without winning the league. Break Tallinn's grip on Estonian football…
- NasafUzbekistan Super League
Nasaf won the AFC Cup in 2011, becoming the first Uzbek club to lift a major continental trophy. They have continued to challenge domestically without becoming an Asian…
- Neuchâtel XamaxSwiss Challenge League
Back-to-back Swiss champions in the 1980s, UEFA Cup quarter-finalists twice and capable of beating Real Madrid and Bayern Munich at home. Bankruptcy in 2012 forced the…
- New Radiant
Dhivehi Premier LeagueNew Radiant reached the AFC Cup semi-finals in 2005 and the quarter-finals again in 2013. Getting a Maldivian club anywhere near that level today would be a serious…
- Newell's Old BoysArgentine Primera División
Messi grew up playing for Newell's, while Bielsa and Martino are part of the club's history. Their last league title came under Martino in 2013. Make the Rosario academy…
- Newry City AFCNIFL Championship
Newry City's original club was wound up in 2012. Supporters started again and climbed from local football to the Premiership in five seasons, before further relegations…
- Newtown United
SKNFA Premier LeagueNewtown have won a record 16 national championships but none since 2011/12. Restore the country’s most successful club and then try to make them relevant in Caribbean…
- OFI CreteSuper League Greece
OFI won the Greek Cup in the 1980s and famously knocked Atlético Madrid out of Europe in 1993. What Crete has never had is a Greek league champion. Change that.
- Olympique BéjaLigue Professionnelle 1
Olympique Béja have never won the Tunisian league, but they've lifted the national cup three times, most recently against Espérance in 2023. Turn the provincial cup…
- Omonia 29MCypriot First Division
Omonia 29M were created by supporters in 2018 after Omonia Nicosia's football operation moved into private ownership. The fan-owned breakaway raced through the pyramid…
- Oțelul GalațiSuperLiga
Oțelul were Romanian champions in 2011 and faced Manchester United in the Champions League that autumn. They went bankrupt five years later, and supporters had to start…
- PSBS BiakChampionship (Liga 2)
PSBS Biak won Liga 2 in 2024 to reach Indonesia's top flight for the first time, before relegation in 2026. Take the small island club back up, develop Papuan players…
- PSIM YogyakartaIndonesian Super League
PSIM were among the founders of Indonesia's football association and won the national championship in 1932. Their return to the top flight in 2025 ended a decades-long…
- PSIS SemarangChampionship (Liga 2)
PSIS won national titles in 1987 and 1999, but were relegated straight after the second triumph. Another relegation arrived in 2025. Get Semarang back up, build a side…
- Palermo F.C.
Serie BPalermo are a club steeped in Sicilian identity, based on an island with a unique and almost mythical atmosphere. With a rich Serie A history, legendary players and…
- Palm City FCUAE First Division
Founded only in 2023, Palm City raced through back-to-back promotions and won a league-and-cup double in 2025/26. Their squad makes the save even stranger, with…
- ParmaSerie A
Parma went bankrupt in 2015, restarted in Serie D and became the first Italian club to earn three consecutive promotions back toward the top. They are now established in…
- Persib BandungIndonesian Super League
Persib won three consecutive Indonesian championships from 2024 to 2026, taking the latest on head-to-head results over Borneo. You're starting with the strongest side…
- Persiraja Banda AcehChampionship (Liga 2)
Persiraja beat Persipura to win the Indonesian championship in 1980. They haven't come close to repeating it and now play in the second division. Build around players…
- Persis SoloChampionship (Liga 2)
Persis helped found Indonesian football's governing association and won seven early national championships. They've fallen into the second division again after…
- PeñarolUruguayan Primera División
Peñarol won the very first Libertadores in 1960 and five in total, but none since 1987. Their last final ended in defeat to Neymar's Santos in 2011. Build a side worthy…
- Plaza ColoniaUruguayan Primera División
Plaza Colonia are a tiny club from Colonia del Sacramento who stunned Uruguay by winning the 2016 Clausura. Break the Montevideo monopoly properly this time - turn a…
- Polonia BytomI liga
Polonia Bytom were Polish champions in 1954 and 1962 and once regularly represented the country in Europe. Decades of decline eventually dumped them into the regional…
- PortadownNIFL Premiership
Portadown won four Irish League titles between 1990 and 2002, including a double in 1991. Relegations and off-field trouble have since interrupted that success. Rebuild…
- ProgresoUruguayan Primera División
Progreso's only league title came in 1989 when their president was Tabaré Vázquez, who later became president of Uruguay. They finished above both Nacional and Peñarol…
- Queen's ParkScottish Championship
Queen's Park were founded in 1867, are Scotland's oldest football club and remained amateur for 152 years before turning professional in 2019. That change creates a…
- Queens Park Rangers SC
Grenada Premier DivisionGrenada’s QPR have seven known league championships but none since 2002. Restore the country’s record champions and then see how far you can take them in Caribbean…
- QuilmesPrimera Nacional
Founded in 1887, Quilmes are one of Argentina's oldest clubs and have national titles from 1912 and 1978. They are now back in Primera Nacional, living in the shadow of…
- Quảng Ninh FCV.League 2 - verify
Than Quảng Ninh won Vietnam's cup in 2016 before unpaid wages brought the original professional team to an end in 2021. A new Quảng Ninh project reached the second…
- RFC LiègeChallenger Pro League
RFC Liège are five-time Belgian champions and were still reaching a European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final in 1991. They have not played in Belgium's top flight since…
- Racing Beirut
Lebanese Premier LeagueThree-time Lebanese champions whose last title came in 1970. Their 2025/26 season could hardly have been worse: no wins, one draw and 24 defeats. Start at absolute rock…
- Racing SantanderLa Liga
Racing were one of the ten founding members of La Liga in 1929 but spent 14 years outside the top flight, including seven seasons in Spain's third tier. They are back…
- Radnički NišSerbian SuperLiga
Radnički Niš reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1982, eliminating Napoli and Feyenoord along the way before losing to Hamburg. They have never been national champions…
- Real Sireți
Moldovan Super LigaReal Sireți earned promotion in May 2026 and are playing in Moldova’s top division for the first time. There is no fallen history to restore and no old glory to…
- Recoleta FCParaguayan Primera División
Recoleta reached the 2026 Sudamericana in their first spell back in Paraguay's top division and went unbeaten in a group containing Santos and San Lorenzo. Turn the…
- Renaissance FC N’Djamena
Chad Premier LeagueFounded in 1954, before Chad gained independence, Renaissance are one of the country’s traditional powers. They have not been champions since 2007. Bring one of Chad’s…
- Rhyl 1879Cymru North
Rhyl FC were Welsh champions twice and played European football before being wound up in 2020. Supporters formed Rhyl 1879 immediately afterwards, and the new club has…
- Roda JC KerkradeEerste Divisie
Roda's fans invaded the pitch in 2024 thinking they'd won promotion, thanks to a stadium announcement about a goal that never happened. They're still in the Eerste…
- Rodina MoscowRussian Premier League
Rodina started as a private youth academy and made it to the Russian Premier League just eleven years after being founded. Moscow already has plenty of famous clubs…
- Royal AntwerpBelgian Pro League
Royal Antwerp are Belgium's oldest registered football club and hold matricule number one. They have modern success again, but the hook is bigger than a normal title…
- SCAF de Bouar
National ChampionshipThe history of the Central African Republic’s championship is overwhelmingly dominated by clubs from Bangui. SCAF represent Bouar in the west of the country and finished…
- SK BeverenBelgian Pro League
SK Beveren won the 2025/26 Belgian second division unbeaten, an extraordinary feat that sent them back to the top flight. They're a separate club from historic KSK…
- SK Rapid WienAustrian Bundesliga
Rapid have 32 Austrian titles but not one since 2008. They also lost Cup Winners' Cup finals to Everton in 1985 and PSG in 1996. End the domestic drought and give…
- SV ElversbergBundesliga
Elversberg were in Germany's fourth tier in 2022 and reached the Bundesliga for the first time in 2026. They represent a community of roughly 13,000 people - the…
- Saint Michel United
Seychelles Premier LeagueSaint Michel have 13 league titles and were a regular name in African qualifying during their dominant years. By 2025/26 they were fighting through a relegation…
- San LorenzoArgentine Primera División
San Lorenzo won the Libertadores in 2014, but by 2026 they were dealing with huge debts, dozens of legal cases and unpaid wages. Fix the finances without gutting the…
- Santa ClaraLiga Portugal
Santa Clara are a Portuguese top-flight club from the Azores, roughly 1,450 km from Lisbon in the middle of the Atlantic. Every domestic away day is effectively…
- SaprissaLiga FPD
Saprissa are three-time CONCACAF champions and finished third at the 2005 Club World Championship, beating Sydney FC before losing to Liverpool and then winning the…
- Schwarz-Weiß BregenzAustrian 2. Liga
The original Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz collapsed in 2005 after playing Bundesliga football. A successor reclaimed the historic name and is now in Austria's second division…
- Seeb
Oman Professional LeagueSeeb won the AFC Cup in 2022, one of the biggest achievements in Omani club football. Build on it and see whether an Omani side can compete consistently with Asia’s…
- SelangorMalaysia Super League
Selangor have won the Malaysia Cup a record 33 times and reached the final of the first Asian Champion Club Tournament in 1967. Their domestic history is enormous, but…
- SepahanPersian Gulf Pro League
Sepahan broke Tehran's grip on Iranian football with the 2003 championship and reached the 2007 Asian Champions League final, losing to Urawa Red Diamonds. End their…
- Sfax Railway SportLigue Professionnelle 2
Founded by railway workers, Sfax Railway Sport shocked Tunisia by winning the 1968 league title and nearly completed the double. They're now in the second tier, while CS…
- Shaanxi UnionChina League One
Shaanxi football has cycled through clubs, relocations and collapses, leaving supporters repeatedly starting again. Shaanxi Union was built with a strong supporter…
- Shakhter KaragandyKazakhstan First League
The Miners won back-to-back Kazakh titles in 2011 and 2012, then beat Celtic 2-0 in the first leg of a Champions League play-off in 2013 before becoming Kazakhstan’s…
- Sigma OlomoucCzech First League
Sigma have decades of European qualifying history but did not reach a modern UEFA group/league phase until 2025. They sit outside the Czech Republic's dominant Prague…
- SivassporTFF 1. Lig
Sivasspor came close to winning the Turkish title in 2009 and finally lifted their first major cup in 2022. Relegation followed in 2025. Return to the Süper Lig and…
- Sol de AméricaDivisión Intermedia
Sol de América broke Paraguay's established order with league titles in 1986 and 1991. They're now back in the second tier after relegation in 2024. Restore one of the…
- South MelbourneNPL Victoria
South Melbourne won four National Soccer League titles, became Oceania champions in 1999 and faced Manchester United at the 2000 Club World Championship. They now sit…
- Sport Operário e Benfica
São Tomé and Príncipe ChampionshipOperários swept everything in 2025, winning the Príncipe championship, national championship, cup and super cup. The challenge is not rebuilding them. It is turning a…
- Sporting CristalLiga 1
Sporting Cristal reached the 1997 Libertadores final but lost 1-0 to Cruzeiro after a goalless first leg. No Peruvian club has won the competition. Take one of the…
- Sportivo AmelianoParaguayan Primera División
Ameliano spent decades in Paraguay's third and fourth divisions before reaching Primera in 2022. They won the Copa Paraguay in their first top-flight season and reached…
- Sportivo LuqueñoParaguayan Primera División
Sportivo Luqueño were formed when three rival clubs in Luque merged in 1921. They won league titles in 1951 and 1953 but none since. Reunite the city behind a new…
- St. Mary’s SC Jaffna
Sri Lanka Super League / national systemFounded in 1936, St. Mary’s development was heavily disrupted during decades of conflict in Sri Lanka. They eventually reached the national second level and in 2026…
- Stade TunisienLigue Professionnelle 1
Stade Tunisien won four league titles between 1957 and 1965 but none since. A cup triumph in 2024 finally brought silverware back to the club. Turn the cup revival into…
- Steal Nouvel FC
Comoros Premier LeagueComoros runs island competitions before deciding an overall national champion. Steal Nouvel have repeatedly dominated Anjouan but have never won the overall Comoros…
- TB Tvøroyri1. deild
Founded in 1892, TB are the oldest club in the Faroes and have seven championships, but their last was in 1987. Relegated in 2025, they're now in the second division…
- Taraji Wadi Al-Nes
West Bank Premier LeagueWadi Al-Nes is a village south of Bethlehem with fewer than 1,000 residents. The club was founded by Yousef Abuhammad, whose 12 sons all played for the team, and somehow…
- Tartu JK TammekaMeistriliiga
Tammeka represent Tartu, Estonia's university city and second-largest urban centre. They've never won the league. Build a proper rival to Tallinn's big clubs and deliver…
- Team Bangladesh
Palau Soccer League / custom DBFounded around Palau’s Bangladeshi community for the inaugural national league in 2004, Team Bangladesh became the competition’s most successful documented side with…
- TigreArgentine Primera División
In 2019 Tigre were relegated from Primera División and then beat Boca Juniors to win the Copa de la Superliga, qualifying for the Libertadores as a second-tier club…
- Torpedo MoscowRussian First League
Torpedo won promotion in 2025 only to be removed from Russia's top division after a refereeing corruption case. They were three-time Soviet champions long before that…
- TorreenseLiga Portugal 2
Torreense won the Portuguese Cup while playing in the second tier and qualified for the 2026/27 Europa League league phase. You are balancing two completely different…
- Transvaal
Suriname Major LeagueTransvaal are two-time CONCACAF champions, winning the region's biggest club competition in 1973 and 1981. No Surinamese club has managed anything comparable in the…
- Trefelin BGCCymru Premier
Trefelin reached the Cymru Premier for the first time in 2026/27. You are starting at the exact moment a small Welsh club hits its highest-ever level. Survive…
- Tromsø ILEliteserien
Tromsø sit around 350 km north of the Arctic Circle and are the northernmost club to have won a recognised major national football trophy, lifting the Norwegian Cup…
- Tuloy FC
Philippines Football LeagueTuloy grew out of a foundation providing a residential community and support for disadvantaged and street-connected children. The football programme developed into a PFL…
- Tusker
Kenyan Premier LeagueTusker are a brewery-owned club named after one of East Africa's best-known beer brands and have won the Kenyan league repeatedly. That is already an excellent FM…
- UMF Grindavík1. deild karla
Volcanic activity forced the evacuation of Grindavík in 2023 and left its football club playing away from home for months. The team eventually returned to its ground…
- US GoréeSenegal Ligue 1
US Gorée represent a tiny island off Dakar with enormous historical significance. They've won Senegalese league titles despite their limited home community. Build a new…
- Ugyen Academy
Bhutan Premier LeagueA genuine academy save. Ugyen Academy became Bhutanese champions in 2013 and represented the country in the AFC President’s Cup, but by 2026 they were struggling at the…
- United FC (Dubai)UAE Pro League
Founded in 2022, United FC became the UAE's first privately owned club to reach the Pro League after winning promotion for 2026/27. Keep the new club up, compete with…
- Universidad Central de Venezuela
Venezuelan Primera DivisiónUniversidad Central de Venezuela were founded by university students and have returned to continental football. Take an actual university club, break the traditional…
- Universidad O&M
Liga Dominicana de FútbolAn actual university football club that reached the 2025 Caribbean Cup final and qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Turning a university side into champions…
- Universitatea ClujSuperLiga
Founded in 1919, Universitatea Cluj have never won the Romanian league. They came close in 2025/26, finishing second, while city rivals CFR have eight titles. Finally…
- Universitatea CraiovaSuperLiga
Universitatea Craiova reached the 1983 UEFA Cup semi-finals and lost to Benfica on away goals. They finally ended a 35-year wait for another Romanian league title in…
- Unión Coclé FC
Liga Panameña de FútbolUnión Coclé earned promotion for 2026 and are playing their first season in Panama’s top division. Take over at the beginning and create the top-flight history of both…
- Unión MagdalenaCategoría Primera B
Unión Magdalena became Colombian champions in 1968 and remain the only club from the Caribbean city of Santa Marta to win the national title. Carlos Valderrama also…
- Unión MinasLiga 2
Unión Minas played top-flight football almost 4,300 metres above sea level in Cerro de Pasco. The miners disappeared from the professional game before winning the 2025…
- Vancouver FCCanadian Premier League
Founded in 2022, Vancouver FC reached the Canadian Championship final in 2025 before losing to the Whitecaps. Get the Langley club past its wealthy MLS neighbour and…
- Vancouver Whitecaps FCMajor League Soccer (USA/Canada)
The Whitecaps knocked Messi's Inter Miami out of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup before losing the final 5-0 to Cruz Azul. The run proved they can reach the biggest…
- VasasNemzeti Bajnokság I
Vasas won six Hungarian titles and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1958, where Real Madrid finally stopped them. They have spent years drifting between divisions…
- Vestri Ísafjörður1. deild karla
Vestri managed to win the Icelandic Cup and get relegated in the same season. They're based in the remote Westfjords, a long way from most of their opponents. Get them…
- Victor San Marino
Italian Serie D / Eccellenza pathwayA club representing San Marino but competing in the Italian pyramid. Take a team from a country of roughly 35,000 people and try to climb all the way to Serie A.
- Vieux Fort South
Saint Lucia second tierThey won the second tier in 2024, immediately finished runners-up in the 2025 Premier League and were leading the top flight in September 2026. Take over in the middle…
- VikingEliteserien
Viking returned from Norway's second tier in 2018, became champions and reached the Champions League main stage for the first time in 2026/27. Keep the climb going…
- Violette AC
Ligue HaïtienneViolette were CONCACAF champions in 1984, then resurfaced on the continental stage decades later by knocking MLS side Austin FC out of the 2023 Champions League. Build…
- Vital’O FC
Burundi Ligue AVital’O are Burundi’s record champions, but their most interesting achievement came in 1992 when they reached the African Cup Winners’ Cup final. No Burundian club has…
- Vllaznia ShkodërKategoria Superiore
Albania’s oldest club were founded in 1919 and have nine league titles, but none since 2001. More than two decades without a championship gives you a proper fallen giant…
- Waterford FCLeague of Ireland Premier Division
Waterford won six Irish league titles in eight seasons from 1965 to 1973, then went more than half a century without another. Bring back that level of dominance and see…
- Wellington Phoenix
A-League MenA New Zealand club playing in Australia’s league system. It is one of those footballing quirks that immediately makes for a different save. Become Australian champions…
- Widzew ŁódźEkstraklasa
Widzew won four Polish titles and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1983 before bankruptcy forced a complete restart in 2015. The new club climbed from the fifth…
- Wohaib FC
Pakistan Premier League / custom DBWohaib reached the Asian Club Championship group stage in 1992/93 and even drew with eventual champions PAS Tehran. No Pakistani club has repeated that run. Recreate it…
- Wollongong WolvesNational Premier Leagues / state system
Wollongong won back-to-back Australian championships around the turn of the century before becoming champions of Oceania. Australian football has changed completely…
- Young AfricansTanzanian Premier League
Young Africans reached the 2023 CAF Confederation Cup final and came agonisingly close to giving Tanzania a major modern continental title. Build another run and finish…
- Young Lions
Singapore Premier LeagueYoung Lions effectively operate as a national development side built largely around young Singaporean players. Winning the league with a team whose primary purpose is…
- Zimbru ChișinăuMoldovan Super Liga
Zimbru won eight Moldovan titles in the 1990s but have not been champions since 2000. Sheriff Tiraspol arrived and completely changed the domestic balance of power. Take…
- Zob AhanPersian Gulf Pro League
Steelworks club Zob Ahan reached the 2010 Asian Champions League final but lost to Seongnam. They've also never won Iran's national league despite coming close. Bring…
- Zorya LuhanskUkrainian Premier League
Zorya shocked Soviet football by winning the 1972 USSR championship. The club has played away from its home city since the war began in 2014. Take the displaced former…
- Étoile du SahelLigue Professionnelle 1
Étoile du Sahel won the 2007 African Champions League in Cairo and finished fourth at that year's Club World Cup. Financial trouble has since made life harder. Restore…
- Örgryte ISSuperettan / Allsvenskan pathway
Founded in 1887, Örgryte are Sweden’s oldest football club and 12-time champions. Restore the country’s original giants in a game that has long since moved on without…
- Östersunds FKSuperettan
Östersunds FK went from Sweden’s lower leagues to the Europa League knockout stages under Graham Potter, famously beating Galatasaray and Arsenal along the way. Now back…
- Čelik Zenica
Premier League of Bosnia and HerzegovinaČelik won the first three championships of independent Bosnia but financial problems eventually sent one of the country's best-supported clubs into the lower leagues…
- İstanbulsporTFF 1. Lig
İstanbulspor were founded by pupils and teachers at Istanbul High School, with colours tied to the school's First World War history. They have spent years overshadowed…
- ŁKS ŁódźI liga
ŁKS won Polish championships in 1958 and 1998 but have spent the modern era bouncing between the top two divisions while city rivals Widzew rebuilt their own status…