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Guangdong GZ-Power were founded only in 2023 and are…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Rebuild or revival","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"guangdong-gz-power","ll":[23.12901,113.2668]},{"id":"c517","n":"Chongqing Tonglianglong","c":"China","v":"Chinese Super League","h":"Chongqing'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 amateur game, won League Two in 2023 and…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Rebuild or revival","City rivalry","New club"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"chongqing-tonglianglong","ll":[29.8396,106.0547]},{"id":"c518","n":"Liaoning Tieren","c":"China","v":"Chinese Super League","h":"The old Liaoning FC became the first Chinese club to win Asia's top continental competition in 1990, then eventually disappeared. 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Take an actual Croatian…","d":8,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"nk-zagreb","ll":[45.81501,15.98192]},{"id":"c519","n":"NK Varteks","c":"Croatia","v":"SuperSport Druga NL","h":"Supporters founded NK Varteks in 2011 after becoming disillusioned with the direction, identity and finances of Varaždin's established club. Built around a one-member, one-vote model, the fan-owned side now…","d":6,"b":"custom","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues","Fans and identity"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"nk-varteks","ll":[46.30575,16.33661]},{"id":"c520","n":"HNK Segesta","c":"Croatia","v":"SuperSport Prva NL","h":"Segesta 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 and reached the 1996 Intertoto Cup…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"hnk-segesta","ll":[45.48508,16.37312]},{"id":"c521","n":"GNK Šibenik","c":"Croatia","v":"1. ŽNL Šibensko-kninska","h":"HNK Šibenik were a Croatian top-flight club in 2024/25, then relegation, debt and licensing failure pushed the old entity out of the national pyramid. A new legal entity, GNK Šibenik, was created in 2026 and…","d":8,"b":"custom","t":["Rebuild or revival","City rivalry"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"gnk-sibenik","ll":[43.73502,15.8952]},{"id":"c522","n":"RNK Split","c":"Croatia","v":"2. ŽNL NSŽSD","h":"RNK Split reached the Europa League play-off and Croatian Cup final in 2014/15. 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Nigeria waited until Enyimba in 2003 for a winner - take one of the country's historic nearly clubs back to the…","d":5,"b":"custom","t":["Historic club","Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"shooting-stars","ll":[7.37754,3.94704]},{"id":"c607","n":"Remo Stars FC","c":"Nigeria","v":"Nigeria National League","h":"Remo Stars won their first Nigerian league title in 2025 and were relegated the following season. Their academy has helped build the club, but now the first job is getting back up. Turn the disastrous title…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Title chase","Youth and academy"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"remo-stars-fc","ll":[6.86557,3.70412]},{"id":"c608","n":"El-Kanemi Warriors","c":"Nigeria","v":"Nigeria National League","h":"El-Kanemi Warriors were relegated from Nigeria's top flight and then won the national cup in the same summer, earning a place in African competition. 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In their 2025/26 debut in the competition proper they became its northernmost participant, beat Manchester City and…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory","Title chase","Geography"],"i":0,"o":1,"u":"","s":"bod-glimt","ll":[67.28036,14.40492]},{"id":"c327","n":"Fredrikstad","c":"Norway","v":"Eliteserien","h":"Fredrikstad 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 and have recent cup success to build on…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"fredrikstad","ll":[59.22054,10.9347]},{"id":"c328","n":"Lyn","c":"Norway","v":"1. divisjon","h":"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 way back to the second level. 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Rebuild the diaspora…","d":4,"b":"custom","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"team-bangladesh","ll":[7.33756,134.48895]},{"id":"c338","n":"Taraji Wadi Al-Nes","c":"Palestine","v":"West Bank Premier League","h":"Wadi 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 climbed the pyramid to become West Bank…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"taraji-wadi-al-nes","ll":[31.6476,35.1667]},{"id":"c339","n":"Unión Coclé FC","c":"Panama","v":"Liga Panameña de Fútbol","h":"Unión 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 the club and its province.","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"union-cocle-fc","ll":[8.55031,-80.35473]},{"id":"c340","n":"PNG Hekari FC","c":"Papua New Guinea","v":"OFC Pro League","h":"PNG Hekari FC were created as Papua New Guinea's first fully professional football team for the OFC Pro League. This is as close as FM gets to building a professional football culture from scratch: establish…","d":5,"b":"custom","t":["Nation-builder","New club"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"png-hekari-fc","ll":[-9.46906,147.19844]},{"id":"c341","n":"Cerro Porteño","c":"Paraguay","v":"Paraguayan Primera División","h":"Cerro Porteño are one of Paraguay's biggest clubs and have reached the Copa Libertadores semi-finals repeatedly without ever making the final. 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With a court order sending them back to Liga 1…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"deportivo-binacional","ll":[-15.49969,-70.12965]},{"id":"c344","n":"Sport Boys","c":"Peru","v":"Liga 1","h":"Sport 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 kits into a serious football project…","d":3,"b":"likely","t":["Title chase","City rivalry","Geography"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"sport-boys","ll":[-12.06209,-77.14534]},{"id":"c345","n":"Tuloy FC","c":"Philippines","v":"Philippines Football League","h":"Tuloy grew out of a foundation providing a residential community and support for disadvantaged and street-connected children. The football programme developed into a PFL team. 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They are back in I liga - finish one…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"polonia-bytom","ll":[50.34838,18.91572]},{"id":"c348","n":"Polonia Warsaw","c":"Poland","v":"I liga","h":"Polonia were Polish champions in 2000 and regular European qualifiers before financial disaster in 2013 dumped them from the top flight to the fifth tier. They have methodically climbed back to I liga. Take…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","City rivalry"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"polonia-warsaw","ll":[52.22968,21.01223]},{"id":"c349","n":"Ruch Chorzów","c":"Poland","v":"I liga","h":"Ruch have 14 Polish league titles, placing them among the most successful clubs in the country's history, but the last came in 1989. Financial collapse later dragged them as low as the fourth tier. 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Kraków already has historic giants in Wisła and Cracovia, so the challenge is not just…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["City rivalry","New club"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"wieczysta-krakow","ll":[50.06465,19.94498]},{"id":"c352","n":"Wisła Kraków","c":"Poland","v":"Ekstraklasa","h":"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, making the comeback immediately competitive…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","City rivalry"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"wisa-krakow","ll":[50.06465,19.94498]},{"id":"c353","n":"Académica de Coimbra","c":"Portugal","v":"Liga Portugal 2","h":"Académica 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 Liga Portugal 2 in 2026. Lean into the…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Climb the leagues","Fans and identity"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"academica-de-coimbra","ll":[40.20331,-8.41026]},{"id":"c354","n":"Boavista","c":"Portugal","v":"Liga Portugal","h":"Boavista remain the only club outside Benfica, Porto and Sporting to win the Portuguese league since 1946, doing it in 2000/01. They are the obvious 'fourth giant' project: stabilise a club with a turbulent…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"boavista","ll":[41.16221,-8.64256]},{"id":"c355","n":"Leixões","c":"Portugal","v":"Liga Portugal 2","h":"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 traditional football centres. They are now in…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Climb the leagues","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"leixoes","ll":[41.18278,-8.70306]},{"id":"c356","n":"Marítimo","c":"Portugal","v":"Primeira Liga","h":"Marítimo spent 38 consecutive seasons in Portugal's top flight before relegation in 2023. In 2026 they won promotion back, restoring Madeira to the Primeira Liga. Stay up, dominate the island rivalry and see…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Title chase","Geography"],"i":1,"o":2,"u":"","s":"maritimo","ll":[32.64559,-16.92834]},{"id":"c357","n":"Salgueiros","c":"Portugal","v":"Campeonato de Portugal","h":"Salgueiros finished sixth in Portugal in 1990/91 and played in the UEFA Cup the following season, giving Porto a third top-flight club alongside FC Porto and Boavista. Financial collapse later sent them deep…","d":7,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","City rivalry"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"salgueiros","ll":[41.16137,-8.57639]},{"id":"c358","n":"Santa Clara","c":"Portugal","v":"Liga Portugal","h":"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 long-haul by football standards. Turn Europe's…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory","Geography"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"santa-clara","ll":[37.73942,-25.66867]},{"id":"c359","n":"Torreense","c":"Portugal","v":"Liga Portugal 2","h":"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 worlds: promotion from Liga 2 at home and…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Climb the leagues","Continental glory","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"torreense","ll":[39.09178,-9.26003]},{"id":"c360","n":"União de Leiria","c":"Portugal","v":"Liga Portugal 2","h":"José Mourinho managed União de Leiria before Porto, and the club was a regular top-flight and European name during the early 2000s. Financial collapse eventually sent them into district football. They are back…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"uniao-de-leiria","ll":[39.74878,-8.81292]},{"id":"c361","n":"Varzim","c":"Portugal","v":"Liga 3","h":"Varzim have spent more than 20 seasons in Portugal's top flight but have not been there since the early 2000s. The Póvoa de Varzim club now sit in Liga 3, squeezed between the giant football markets of Porto…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"varzim","ll":[41.38288,-8.75999]},{"id":"c362","n":"Vitória de Setúbal","c":"Portugal","v":"Campeonato de Portugal","h":"Vitória have played more than 70 seasons in Portugal's top flight and won three Portuguese Cups, but financial problems eventually cost them their national-league place. They fell into the Setúbal district…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"vitoria-de-setubal","ll":[38.52978,-8.88143]},{"id":"c363","n":"Puerto Rico Islanders","c":"Puerto Rico","v":"Defunct - custom setup","h":"Puerto Rico Islanders reached the semi-finals of the 2008/09 CONCACAF Champions League and even beat Cruz Azul 2-0 in the first leg before losing on penalties. The club folded in 2012. 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Yet their last national championship came in 1976, meaning they have never won the league in post-Soviet Russia…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Continental glory","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"dynamo-moscow","ll":[55.75687,37.61505]},{"id":"c611","n":"Rotor Volgograd","c":"Russia","v":"Russian First League","h":"Rotor knocked Manchester United out of the 1995 UEFA Cup despite Peter Schmeichel scoring a late equaliser at Old Trafford. They twice finished runners-up in Russia before collapsing. Get Volgograd back into…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"rotor-volgograd","ll":[48.70805,44.5133]},{"id":"c612","n":"Torpedo Moscow","c":"Russia","v":"Russian First League","h":"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. 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Restore the country’s most successful club and then try to make them relevant in Caribbean competition again.","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"newtown-united","ll":[17.29735,-62.71653]},{"id":"c373","n":"Vieux Fort South","c":"Saint Lucia","v":"Saint Lucia second tier","h":"They 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 of one of Saint Lucia’s fastest rises and…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"vieux-fort-south","ll":[13.72061,-60.94964]},{"id":"c374","n":"Avenues United","c":"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines","v":"SVG Premier Division","h":"Four-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. 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Al-Shabab offer a much stranger squad, with names including Yannick Carrasco, Yacine Adli, Josh Brownhill and Daniel Podence, but without the…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"al-shabab","ll":[24.80317,46.62875]},{"id":"c379","n":"NEOM SC","c":"Saudi Arabia","v":"Saudi Pro League","h":"Formerly 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 football club of a brand-new city project -…","d":3,"b":"likely","t":["City rivalry","New club"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"neom-sc","ll":[28.38351,36.56619]},{"id":"c380","n":"Clydebank FC","c":"Scotland","v":"Lowland League West","h":"The old Clydebank lost its senior-league identity in 2002 when its registration was used to create Airdrie United. Supporters formed a new Clydebank and started again in junior football. 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Get them back up and make them champions…","d":7,"b":"custom","t":["Fallen giant","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"brechin-city","ll":[56.73224,-2.66033]},{"id":"c626","n":"Fort William","c":"Scotland","v":"North Caledonian League","h":"Fort William once went 73 matches without a win and conceded 245 goals in a single Highland League season. Their ground sits below Ben Nevis, which is probably the best thing about the current setup. Turn…","d":9,"b":"custom","t":["Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"fort-william","ll":[56.82239,-5.08276]},{"id":"c627","n":"Stenhousemuir","c":"Scotland","v":"Scottish Championship","h":"Stenhousemuir have a stand named after Norwegian fans who found the club's name on Teletext and adopted them in 1992. The club have finally started winning promotions. 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Get a Highland club back into the Premiership and go…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Rebuild or revival","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"inverness-caledonian-thistle","ll":[57.49538,-4.21649]},{"id":"c630","n":"Heart of Midlothian","c":"Scotland","v":"Scottish Premiership","h":"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. End the drought and finally finish ahead…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Title chase"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"heart-of-midlothian","ll":[55.93901,-3.23128]},{"id":"c631","n":"Brora Rangers","c":"Scotland","v":"Highland League","h":"Brora, from a Highland village of around 1,000 people, knocked Hearts out of the Scottish Cup in 2021. They've come close to breaking into the SPFL too. 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Build an island football team capable of reaching the Scottish…","d":9,"b":"custom","t":["Geography"],"i":1,"o":5,"u":"","s":"orkney-fc","ll":[59.03629,-2.89703]},{"id":"c634","n":"Raith Rovers","c":"Scotland","v":"Scottish Championship","h":"Raith went to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup in 1995 and led at half-time, despite playing second-tier Scottish football. Recreate one of the strangest European nights in the club's history and take them from…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"raith-rovers","ll":[56.09958,-3.16769]},{"id":"c635","n":"Partick Thistle","c":"Scotland","v":"Scottish Championship","h":"Partick famously beat Celtic 4-1 in the 1971 Scottish League Cup final after leading 4-0 at the break. They've spent plenty of time living in Glasgow's footballing shadows since. Give the city's third big name…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"partick-thistle","ll":[55.88133,-4.2703]},{"id":"c636","n":"Dundee United","c":"Scotland","v":"Scottish Premiership","h":"Dundee 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 European trophy those teams never won.","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"dundee-united","ll":[56.47429,-2.96811]},{"id":"c637","n":"Hibernian","c":"Scotland","v":"Scottish Premiership","h":"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. 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The job here is straightforward, even if the save won't be: keep the club alive, clear the mess and work…","d":6,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"hamilton-academical","ll":[55.77763,-4.05368]},{"id":"c640","n":"Queen of the South","c":"Scotland","v":"Scottish League One","h":"Queen of the South reached the 2008 Scottish Cup final after an absurd 4-3 semi-final win, then played European football despite losing to Rangers. They're now in the lower divisions. Get Dumfries back into…","d":7,"b":"core","t":["Climb the leagues","Continental glory","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"queen-of-the-south","ll":[55.07093,-3.62635]},{"id":"c641","n":"East Kilbride","c":"Scotland","v":"Scottish League One","h":"East Kilbride only joined Scotland's senior pyramid in 2013 and have already reached the SPFL. 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After years outside the elite they returned to Serbia's top flight in…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival","Title chase","City rivalry"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"ofk-beograd","ll":[44.81254,20.46123]},{"id":"c385","n":"Radnički Niš","c":"Serbia","v":"Serbian SuperLiga","h":"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. Rebuild one of southern Serbia's great…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Continental glory","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"radnicki-nis","ll":[43.32093,21.89541]},{"id":"c386","n":"TSC Bačka Topola","c":"Serbia","v":"Serbian First League","h":"TSC finished second in Serbia in 2022/23 and were playing West Ham, Freiburg and Olympiacos in Europe months later. By 2026/27 they had fallen into the second tier. Get them straight back and rebuild a…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"tsc-backa-topola","ll":[45.81292,19.63009]},{"id":"c387","n":"Vojvodina","c":"Serbia","v":"Serbian SuperLiga","h":"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. Build the country's strongest…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Title chase"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"vojvodina","ll":[45.24722,19.84187]},{"id":"c388","n":"Saint Michel United","c":"Seychelles","v":"Seychelles Premier League","h":"Saint 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 play-off. Rescue the modern giants before the…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"saint-michel-united","ll":[-4.62316,55.45502]},{"id":"c389","n":"Mighty Blackpool","c":"Sierra Leone","v":"Sierra Leone National Premier League","h":"Founded 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 in 2001. The name is brilliant, but the…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"mighty-blackpool","ll":[8.48708,-13.23549]},{"id":"c390","n":"Lion City Sailors","c":"Singapore","v":"Singapore Premier League","h":"Lion City Sailors became Singapore's first privatised football club and then the first Singaporean side to reach a major Asian continental final, losing the 2024/25 AFC Champions League Two final. The…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory","New club"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"lion-city-sailors","ll":[1.35456,103.85126]},{"id":"c391","n":"Young Lions","c":"Singapore","v":"Singapore Premier League","h":"Young Lions effectively operate as a national development side built largely around young Singaporean players. Winning the league with a team whose primary purpose is producing talent rather than collecting…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"young-lions","ll":[1.3101,103.861]},{"id":"c392","n":"FC Petržalka","c":"Slovakia","v":"Slovak 2. Liga","h":"As Artmedia, they beat Celtic 5-0, eliminated Partizan and came from 2-0 down to beat reigning European champions Porto away during their extraordinary 2005/06 Champions League run. The club later collapsed…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"fc-petrzalka","ll":[48.11975,17.13345]},{"id":"c393","n":"Inter Bratislava","c":"Slovakia","v":"2. 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Domestic domination is the easy part - the real save is turning Tajik football's modern…","d":5,"b":"custom","t":["Continental glory","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"istiqlol","ll":[38.55977,68.78704]},{"id":"c450","n":"Regar-TadAZ","c":"Tajikistan","v":"Tajikistan Higher League","h":"Regar-TadAZ are literally the club of Tajikistan's giant aluminium plant in Tursunzoda and won the AFC President's Cup three times. That combination of factory-team identity and continental history is pure…","d":5,"b":"custom","t":["Rebuild or revival","Continental glory","Fans and identity"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"regar-tadaz","ll":[38.51762,68.2162]},{"id":"c451","n":"Simba SC","c":"Tanzania","v":"Tanzanian Premier League","h":"Simba 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 this save. 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Relegation later knocked the Sharks out of the top flight, but they have fought…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Climb the leagues","Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"chonburi-fc","ll":[13.20175,101.25238]},{"id":"c454","n":"Thai Farmers Bank","c":"Thailand","v":"Defunct / custom database","h":"One for a custom database. Thai Farmers Bank won back-to-back Asian Club Championships in 1994 and 1995 and then ceased to exist. Bring one of Asia’s strangest lost giants back from the dead.","d":7,"b":"custom","t":["Historic club"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"thai-farmers-bank","ll":[13.75633,100.50177]},{"id":"c455","n":"Santa Cruz FC","c":"Timor-Leste","v":"Timor-Leste second tier","h":"Promoted from the second tier in 2025, Santa Cruz immediately finished second in the 2026 top flight without losing a match. They were only two points short of the title. Take over right before what could be…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"santa-cruz-fc","ll":[-8.55633,125.57982]},{"id":"c456","n":"Étoile Filante de Lomé","c":"Togo","v":"Togolese Championnat National","h":"Étoile reached the African Cup of Champions Clubs final in 1968 and have seven post-independence Togolese league titles. Their last championship came in 1992. Restore one of Togo’s original giants and chase…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"etoile-filante-de-lome","ll":[6.12956,1.21965]},{"id":"c457","n":"Nukuhetulu FC","c":"Tonga","v":"Tonga Major League","h":"Nukuhetulu only made their senior debut in 2020. Five years later they had won their first major cup and league championship before qualifying for the OFC Champions League. 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After decades at the bottom of Argentina's pyramid, the club…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"club-atletico-atlas","ll":[-34.58625,-58.88385]},{"id":"c675","n":"Tigre","c":"Argentina","v":"Argentine Primera División","h":"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. Recreate that cup magic, this time while…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"tigre","ll":[-34.42509,-58.57966]},{"id":"c676","n":"Rocha FC","c":"Uruguay","v":"Primera División Amateur (check placement)","h":"Rocha won the 2005 Apertura to become the first club from outside Montevideo to win a Uruguayan top-flight tournament. They lost the championship final and later dropped down the leagues. 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Take the former outsider champions and…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"progreso","ll":[-34.86506,-56.23154]},{"id":"c681","n":"Danubio","c":"Uruguay","v":"Uruguayan Primera División","h":"Founded by Bulgarian immigrants and named after the Danube, Danubio have won four Uruguayan titles and produced the likes of Cavani and Giménez. Their last title came in 2014. Keep the academy producing stars…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Youth and academy"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"danubio","ll":[-34.83878,-56.13228]},{"id":"c682","n":"Central Español","c":"Uruguay","v":"Uruguayan Primera División","h":"Central Español were promoted in 1983 and won the Uruguayan league in 1984, an extraordinary first season back. They returned to Primera División for 2026 after 12 years away. Try to repeat the original…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Rebuild or revival","Nation-builder"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"central-espanol","ll":[-34.88436,-56.15878]},{"id":"c683","n":"Montevideo Wanderers","c":"Uruguay","v":"Uruguayan Primera División","h":"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 drought that has almost reached a century…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"montevideo-wanderers","ll":[-34.9055,-56.18511]},{"id":"c684","n":"Liverpool FC (Montevideo)","c":"Uruguay","v":"Uruguayan Primera División","h":"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 the Libertadores, with a club named after…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"liverpool-fc-montevideo","ll":[-34.9055,-56.18511]},{"id":"c685","n":"Nacional","c":"Uruguay","v":"Uruguayan Primera División","h":"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 domestic title isn't the challenge here…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"nacional","ll":[-34.88609,-56.1576]},{"id":"c686","n":"Peñarol","c":"Uruguay","v":"Uruguayan Primera División","h":"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 of the club's continental history and…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"penarol","ll":[-34.85959,-56.07049]},{"id":"c687","n":"Oțelul Galați","c":"Romania","v":"SuperLiga","h":"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 again in the fourth tier. Keep the…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"otelul-galati","ll":[45.43015,28.02228]},{"id":"c688","n":"Rapid București","c":"Romania","v":"SuperLiga","h":"Rapid's railway workers won three Romanian titles and reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals in 2006. Bankruptcy forced a restart in the lower leagues in 2016, but they're back in the SuperLiga. End the title…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"rapid-bucuresti","ll":[44.42677,26.10254]},{"id":"c689","n":"UTA Arad","c":"Romania","v":"SuperLiga","h":"UTA won six Romanian championships and knocked reigning European champions Feyenoord out of the European Cup in 1970. They haven't won a league title for more than half a century. Bring Romania's western giant…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"uta-arad","ll":[46.18656,21.31227]},{"id":"c690","n":"Petrolul Ploiești","c":"Romania","v":"SuperLiga","h":"Petrolul beat Bill Shankly's Liverpool 3-1 in the European Cup in 1966, forcing a deciding third match. Their fourth and last Romanian title also came that year. End the long drought and turn a club with…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"petrolul-ploiesti","ll":[44.91589,26.04184]},{"id":"c691","n":"FCU 1948 Craiova","c":"Romania","v":"Liga 4 (county)","h":"FCU Craiova played in the Romanian top flight in 2024 but financial and licensing problems have sent them down to Liga 4. Their dispute with Universitatea Craiova makes the comeback even more interesting…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"fcu-1948-craiova","ll":[44.33018,23.79488]},{"id":"c692","n":"Dinamo București","c":"Romania","v":"SuperLiga","h":"Dinamo won 18 Romanian titles and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1984, eliminating Hamburg along the way. Relegation in 2022 was the first in their history. They're back in the top flight; now end the…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"dinamo-bucuresti","ll":[44.42677,26.10254]},{"id":"c693","n":"Universitatea Cluj","c":"Romania","v":"SuperLiga","h":"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 make the university club champions and put…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"universitatea-cluj","ll":[46.77121,23.62364]},{"id":"c694","n":"FC Bihor Oradea","c":"Romania","v":"Liga 2","h":"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 chance to go up. Fix the off-field…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"fc-bihor-oradea","ll":[47.07201,21.92993]},{"id":"c695","n":"CSM Reșița","c":"Romania","v":"Liga 2","h":"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 industrial city's historic club and return a…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"csm-resita","ll":[45.30497,21.8821]},{"id":"c696","n":"Gloria Bistrița","c":"Romania","v":"Liga 2","h":"Gloria spent 21 consecutive seasons in Romania's top flight and won the 1994 cup before the original club collapsed. A rebuilt football project reached Liga 2 in 2025. Return Bistrița to the SuperLiga and make…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"gloria-bistrita","ll":[47.13926,24.4891]},{"id":"c697","n":"SR Brașov","c":"Romania","v":"Romanian regional leagues - verify","h":"After FC Brașov disappeared in 2017, supporters formed SR Brașov to keep the city's colours and Steagul Roșu identity alive. Start in the lower leagues with the fan-backed club and work towards putting Brașov…","d":6,"b":"custom","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"sr-brasov","ll":[45.64268,25.58873]},{"id":"c698","n":"FK Csíkszereda","c":"Romania","v":"SuperLiga","h":"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. Build around the local academy and…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Youth and academy"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"fk-csikszereda","ll":[46.36956,25.79537]},{"id":"c699","n":"Universitatea Craiova","c":"Romania","v":"SuperLiga","h":"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 2026. Domestic redemption is complete; now…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"universitatea-craiova","ll":[44.31281,23.79258]},{"id":"c700","n":"Astra Giurgiu","c":"Romania","v":"Inactive / reconstruction required","h":"Astra won Romania's title in 2016 and knocked West Ham out of Europe twice, but financial collapse ended their time at the top. Recreate the club in a custom database and take Giurgiu from nothing back to…","d":9,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"astra-giurgiu","ll":[43.90371,25.96993]},{"id":"c701","n":"MKE Ankaragücü","c":"Turkey","v":"TFF 2. Lig","h":"Ankaragücü won the Turkish Cup in 1981 while in the second division, but financial trouble and relegations have sent them to the third tier again. Restore one of Ankara's biggest clubs and bring a modern…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"mke-ankaragucu","ll":[39.83461,32.60514]},{"id":"c702","n":"Kocaelispor","c":"Turkey","v":"Süper Lig","h":"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 2025. The climb is done; now build a club…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"kocaelispor","ll":[40.76544,29.94081]},{"id":"c703","n":"Samsunspor","c":"Turkey","v":"Süper Lig","h":"Samsunspor lost their manager and several players in the 1989 team-bus disaster. Decades of rebuilding and lower-league spells followed, before a return to Europe in 2025. Take the Black Sea club beyond…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"samsunspor","ll":[41.2797,36.33607]},{"id":"c704","n":"Altınordu","c":"Turkey","v":"TFF 2. Lig","h":"Altınordu produced Çağlar Söyüncü and Cengiz Ünder through an academy built around Turkish players. For years they refused to use foreign players at all. Commit to that rule in FM and see whether a locally…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Youth and academy"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"altnordu","ll":[38.42373,27.14283]},{"id":"c705","n":"Adana Demirspor","c":"Turkey","v":"TFF 2. 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Karabük İdman Yurdu now carry the city's hopes in the lower divisions. Take the new steel-town side…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"karabuk-idman-yurdu","ll":[41.19562,32.62265]},{"id":"c708","n":"Gençlerbirliği","c":"Turkey","v":"Süper Lig","h":"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. Build around young players and bring a…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Youth and academy"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"genclerbirligi","ll":[39.83461,32.60514]},{"id":"c709","n":"İstanbulspor","c":"Turkey","v":"TFF 1. Lig","h":"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 by the city's three giants. Restore the…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"istanbulspor","ll":[41.03432,28.66148]},{"id":"c710","n":"Fenerbahçe","c":"Turkey","v":"Süper Lig","h":"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 on. End the drought and finally take…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":1,"u":"","s":"fenerbahce","ll":[40.97429,29.04308]},{"id":"c711","n":"Hatayspor","c":"Turkey","v":"TFF 2. Lig","h":"The 2023 earthquakes devastated Hatay and killed members of the club, including Christian Atsu and sporting director Taner Savut. Hatayspor subsequently suffered two relegations. Bring football in Antakya back…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"hatayspor","ll":[36.25755,36.20837]},{"id":"c712","n":"Çorum FK","c":"Turkey","v":"Süper Lig","h":"Çorum only entered the professional leagues in 2018 but won the 2026 promotion play-off to reach the Süper Lig for the first time. Keep them there, compete with Turkey's established powers and see how far a…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Rebuild or revival","Nation-builder"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"corum-fk","ll":[40.54993,34.95372]},{"id":"c713","n":"Sivasspor","c":"Turkey","v":"TFF 1. Lig","h":"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 finish the championship challenge that the…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"sivasspor","ll":[39.75055,37.01502]},{"id":"c714","n":"Akhisarspor / Akhisar 1970 Spor Kulübü","c":"Turkey","v":"Akhisar 1970 / local amateur football","h":"Akhisarspor beat Fenerbahçe in the 2018 Turkish Cup final and Galatasaray in the Super Cup, then played in Europe. Financial collapse followed, and a separate Akhisar 1970 project now offers a route forward…","d":8,"b":"custom","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"akhisarspor-akhisar-1970-spor-kulubu","ll":[38.92081,27.81174]},{"id":"c715","n":"Cienciano","c":"Peru","v":"Liga 1","h":"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 conquered South America and finally make them…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"cienciano","ll":[-13.53195,-71.96746]},{"id":"c716","n":"Unión Minas","c":"Peru","v":"Liga 2","h":"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 Copa Perú to reach Liga 2. Get them…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"union-minas","ll":[-10.66739,-76.254]},{"id":"c717","n":"Deportivo Municipal","c":"Peru","v":"Copa Perú / amateur regional","h":"Four-time Peruvian champions Deportivo Municipal haven't won the league since 1950. Years of financial trouble took them out of professional football, with exclusion from Liga 3 in 2026. 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Finish the job…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"cusco-fc","ll":[-13.53195,-71.96746]},{"id":"c722","n":"Deportivo Garcilaso","c":"Peru","v":"Liga 1","h":"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. Build on that extraordinary rise and…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"deportivo-garcilaso","ll":[-13.52538,-71.96639]},{"id":"c723","n":"Sporting Cristal","c":"Peru","v":"Liga 1","h":"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 country's biggest names back to that stage…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"sporting-cristal","ll":[-11.98144,-77.09697]},{"id":"c724","n":"Coronel Bolognesi","c":"Peru","v":"Copa Perú / district leagues","h":"Coronel Bolognesi won the 2007 Clausura and played Libertadores football from the border city of Tacna. Financial problems later drove them into the local amateur leagues. Rebuild from the bottom and get the…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"coronel-bolognesi","ll":[-18.00676,-70.24602]},{"id":"c725","n":"Universitario de Deportes","c":"Peru","v":"Liga 1","h":"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 another league championship isn't the…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"universitario-de-deportes","ll":[-12.02371,-76.89402]},{"id":"c726","n":"Chabab Mohammédia","c":"Morocco","v":"Botola 2","h":"Chabab 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 from that disastrous season into the…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"chabab-mohammedia","ll":[33.68356,-7.38565]},{"id":"c727","n":"Kawkab Marrakech","c":"Morocco","v":"Botola Pro","h":"Kawkab Marrakech won Morocco's league in 1992 and the CAF Cup in 1996, overturning a first-leg deficit against Étoile du Sahel. They returned to the top flight in 2025 after years away. Restore the great…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"kawkab-marrakech","ll":[31.707,-7.98037]},{"id":"c728","n":"Kénitra AC","c":"Morocco","v":"Botola 2","h":"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 the former giants back up and bring a…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"kenitra-ac","ll":[34.2555,-6.59698]},{"id":"c729","n":"Mouloudia Oujda","c":"Morocco","v":"Botola 2","h":"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 cup specialists and put Oujda back in…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"mouloudia-oujda","ll":[34.68302,-1.903]},{"id":"c730","n":"Raja Beni Mellal","c":"Morocco","v":"Moroccan third tier","h":"Raja Beni Mellal upset Morocco's giants to win the league in 1974. More than 50 years later they're down in the third tier. Start from the lower leagues and see whether the former outsider champions can pull…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"raja-beni-mellal","ll":[32.33109,-6.35618]},{"id":"c731","n":"Olympic Safi","c":"Morocco","v":"Botola 2","h":"Olympic Safi won their first major trophy in 2025 and reached the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals in 2026, only to be relegated from Morocco's top flight that same season. Start in the second tier with…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"olympic-safi","ll":[32.28632,-9.22928]},{"id":"c732","n":"Difaâ Hassani El Jadida","c":"Morocco","v":"Botola Pro","h":"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 on penalties. End their long run as…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"difaa-hassani-el-jadida","ll":[33.23472,-8.50275]},{"id":"c733","n":"Sfax Railway Sport","c":"Tunisia","v":"Ligue Professionnelle 2","h":"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 Sfaxien have become the city's main…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"sfax-railway-sport","ll":[34.73982,10.76002]},{"id":"c734","n":"CS Hammam-Lif","c":"Tunisia","v":"Ligue Professionnelle 1","h":"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 Tunisia's original giants and give them a…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"cs-hammam-lif","ll":[36.72744,10.34598]},{"id":"c735","n":"CA Bizertin","c":"Tunisia","v":"Ligue Professionnelle 1","h":"CA 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 drought and take Bizerte back into…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"ca-bizertin","ll":[37.27676,9.86416]},{"id":"c736","n":"Étoile du Sahel","c":"Tunisia","v":"Ligue Professionnelle 1","h":"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 their continental reputation and go one…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"etoile-du-sahel","ll":[35.8245,10.63458]},{"id":"c737","n":"CS Sfaxien","c":"Tunisia","v":"Ligue Professionnelle 1","h":"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 three times, but not Africa's biggest…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"cs-sfaxien","ll":[34.73982,10.76002]},{"id":"c738","n":"Stade Tunisien","c":"Tunisia","v":"Ligue Professionnelle 1","h":"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 a first league championship in over 60…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"stade-tunisien","ll":[36.8084,10.12832]},{"id":"c739","n":"US Monastir","c":"Tunisia","v":"Ligue Professionnelle 1","h":"US Monastir finished runners-up in the Tunisian league three times between 2022 and 2025. They won their first cup in 2020 but still haven't been league champions. Take Tunisia's modern nearly-men and finally…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Nation-builder"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"us-monastir","ll":[35.76425,10.81129]},{"id":"c740","n":"Olympique Béja","c":"Tunisia","v":"Ligue Professionnelle 1","h":"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 specialists into a side that can challenge…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"olympique-beja","ll":[36.73332,9.18437]},{"id":"c741","n":"PS Sakiet Eddaïer","c":"Tunisia","v":"Ligue Professionnelle 1","h":"PS Sakiet Eddaïer reached Tunisia's top flight for the first time in 2026, only two seasons after arriving in the second division. There's almost no elite-level history to restore. Survive their debut campaign…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Nation-builder"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"ps-sakiet-eddaier","ll":[34.79547,10.78308]},{"id":"c742","n":"First Vienna FC","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian 2. Liga","h":"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 them out of the second division and make…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"first-vienna-fc","ll":[48.24597,16.34272]},{"id":"c743","n":"Wacker Innsbruck","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian 2. Liga","h":"Financial collapse forced Wacker Innsbruck to restart in the fifth tier in 2022. Three straight promotions have brought them back to Austria's second division, with LAFC involved in their revival. Finish the…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"wacker-innsbruck","ll":[47.26753,11.39103]},{"id":"c744","n":"Grazer AK","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian Bundesliga","h":"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 2024. Complete the return by overtaking…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"grazer-ak","ll":[47.0679,15.44173]},{"id":"c745","n":"Mattersburger SV 2020","c":"Austria","v":"Regionalliga Ost","h":"SV Mattersburg collapsed in 2020 after a banking scandal. Supporters formed Mattersburger SV 2020 and have climbed back to the third tier. Take the phoenix side from the Pappelstadion back into the Bundesliga…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"mattersburger-sv-2020","ll":[47.73625,16.39663]},{"id":"c746","n":"DSV Leoben","c":"Austria","v":"Landesliga Steiermark","h":"DSV Leoben reached the 2024 Austrian Cup semi-finals as a second-tier side. Financial problems then sent them into the Styrian regional leagues. Sort out the finances and take a former top-flight club from…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"dsv-leoben","ll":[47.37639,15.09113]},{"id":"c747","n":"FC Blau-Weiß Linz","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian 2. Liga","h":"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. Get promoted again, overtake LASK and give…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"fc-blau-wei-linz","ll":[48.30691,14.28592]},{"id":"c748","n":"Admira Wacker","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian 2. Liga","h":"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 one of Austria's forgotten champions back…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"admira-wacker","ll":[48.09638,16.28475]},{"id":"c749","n":"SK Vorwärts Steyr","c":"Austria","v":"Regionalliga","h":"Vorwärts Steyr spent eight straight seasons in Austria's top flight before bankruptcy in 1999. Another slide has taken them back into the third tier. Rebuild the industrial club, return to professional…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"sk-vorwarts-steyr","ll":[48.04989,14.41956]},{"id":"c750","n":"SK Rapid Wien","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian Bundesliga","h":"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 Vienna's famous green-and-white club the…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"sk-rapid-wien","ll":[48.20807,16.37131]},{"id":"c751","n":"SKN St. Pölten","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian 2. Liga","h":"St. Pölten reached the 2014 Austrian Cup final while playing in the second division and earned a European tie with PSV. They're back in the second tier again. Win promotion, lift the cup for real and finally…","d":6,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"skn-st-polten","ll":[48.22102,15.6536]},{"id":"c752","n":"Austria Klagenfurt","c":"Austria","v":"Regionalliga Mitte","h":"Austria Klagenfurt went from Bundesliga football in 2024/25 to the third tier by 2026/27 as relegations and insolvency took their toll. Start with a former top-flight side in regional football and rebuild it…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"austria-klagenfurt","ll":[46.6257,14.31374]},{"id":"c753","n":"Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian 2. Liga","h":"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. Take the western border-city club back to…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"schwarz-wei-bregenz","ll":[47.50175,9.74535]},{"id":"c754","n":"Floridsdorfer AC","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian 2. Liga","h":"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 Vienna champions back to the top and finally…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"floridsdorfer-ac","ll":[48.27647,16.40874]},{"id":"c755","n":"TSV Hartberg","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian Bundesliga","h":"Hartberg 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 one of Austria's smallest top-flight towns…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Geography"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"tsv-hartberg","ll":[47.2815,15.97302]},{"id":"c756","n":"Austria Wien","c":"Austria","v":"Austrian Bundesliga","h":"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. Stabilise one of Austria's great clubs and…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"austria-wien","ll":[48.20807,16.37131]},{"id":"c757","n":"KV Mechelen","c":"Belgium","v":"Belgian Pro League","h":"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 financial turmoil, rebuild the last Belgian…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"kv-mechelen","ll":[51.0368,4.48657]},{"id":"c758","n":"RWDM Brussels","c":"Belgium","v":"National Division 1","h":"Molenbeek's football name has endured bankruptcies, rebrands and disputes. The latest RWDM project reached Belgium's top flight before licensing problems sent it down to the third tier for 2026/27. Return…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"rwdm-brussels","ll":[50.8477,4.3572]},{"id":"c759","n":"KSK Beveren","c":"Belgium","v":"Belgian provincial leagues - verify","h":"KSK Beveren won Belgian titles in 1979 and 1984, but the historic club eventually disappeared from senior football. Supporters preserved the old registration and brought a team back through the provincial…","d":7,"b":"custom","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"ksk-beveren","ll":[51.21329,4.25814]},{"id":"c760","n":"Eendracht Aalst Lede","c":"Belgium","v":"National Division 2","h":"Aalst knocked Levski Sofia out of the 1995 UEFA Cup before facing Roma. After the old club collapsed, a new project with Lede kept the football identity going. Rebuild from the fourth tier and take the town…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"eendracht-aalst-lede","ll":[50.96517,3.97731]},{"id":"c761","n":"KV Diksmuide-Oostende","c":"Belgium","v":"National Division 2","h":"KV Oostende played in Europe in 2017 before going bankrupt in 2024. A club from Diksmuide moved to Ostend and adopted a new identity to keep senior football alive in the city. Start in the lower leagues and…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"kv-diksmuide-oostende","ll":[51.21749,2.88781]},{"id":"c762","n":"Berchem Sport","c":"Belgium","v":"National Division 2","h":"Berchem Sport finished second in Belgium three seasons running from 1949 to 1951, losing out to Anderlecht every time. They have never won the league and are now in the lower divisions. Return Antwerp's…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"berchem-sport","ll":[51.19558,4.41884]},{"id":"c763","n":"RAAL La Louvière","c":"Belgium","v":"Belgian Pro League","h":"The original La Louvière won the 2003 Belgian Cup but collapsed in 2009. The modern RAAL began rebuilding in the fifth tier and reached the top flight by 2025. Finish the comeback with a first league title for…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"raal-la-louviere","ll":[50.47611,4.18308]},{"id":"c764","n":"Olympic Charleroi","c":"Belgium","v":"National Division 1","h":"Olympic Charleroi finished runners-up in Belgium in 1947. They returned to the professional divisions in 2025, only to be relegated straight away. Take Charleroi's other historic club back up and finally win…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"olympic-charleroi","ll":[50.40813,4.44761]},{"id":"c765","n":"SK Beveren","c":"Belgium","v":"Belgian Pro League","h":"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 Beveren. Turn the unbeaten promotion into a…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"sk-beveren","ll":[51.21329,4.25814]},{"id":"c766","n":"Cercle Brugge","c":"Belgium","v":"Belgian Pro League","h":"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. Use the youth-development connection to…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Youth and academy"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"cercle-brugge","ll":[51.20845,3.22506]},{"id":"c767","n":"Standard Liège","c":"Belgium","v":"Belgian Pro League","h":"Standard 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 years. Get the finances under control and…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"standard-liege","ll":[50.64023,5.56894]},{"id":"c768","n":"Club Brugge","c":"Belgium","v":"Belgian Pro League","h":"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 Belgian title and build a team that can…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":1,"u":"","s":"club-brugge","ll":[51.19731,3.18153]},{"id":"c769","n":"Sriwijaya FC","c":"Indonesia","v":"Liga Nusantara (Liga 3)","h":"Sriwijaya won the Indonesian league-and-cup double in 2007/08 and another title in 2012. A long decline has sent them to Liga Nusantara, the third tier. Restore the former champions from Palembang and bring…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"sriwijaya-fc","ll":[-3.01818,104.79195]},{"id":"c770","n":"Persis Solo","c":"Indonesia","v":"Championship (Liga 2)","h":"Persis helped found Indonesian football's governing association and won seven early national championships. They've fallen into the second division again after relegation in 2026. Restore one of the country's…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"persis-solo","ll":[-7.57549,110.82433]},{"id":"c771","n":"PSMS Medan","c":"Indonesia","v":"Championship (Liga 2)","h":"PSMS dominated Indonesian football in the old Perserikatan era and won the 1967 Aga Khan Gold Cup. They're now in the second tier, a long way from their former status. Take the historic Medan side back into…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"psms-medan","ll":[3.5952,98.67222]},{"id":"c772","n":"PSIS Semarang","c":"Indonesia","v":"Championship (Liga 2)","h":"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 capable of staying there and finally win…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"psis-semarang","ll":[-7.06595,110.44556]},{"id":"c773","n":"Persiraja Banda Aceh","c":"Indonesia","v":"Championship (Liga 2)","h":"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 from Aceh and take the province's historic…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"persiraja-banda-aceh","ll":[5.54829,95.32376]},{"id":"c774","n":"PSBS Biak","c":"Indonesia","v":"Championship (Liga 2)","h":"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 and bring a national title to Biak.","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Geography"],"i":1,"o":3,"u":"","s":"psbs-biak","ll":[-1.16051,136.05066]},{"id":"c775","n":"PSIM Yogyakarta","c":"Indonesia","v":"Indonesian Super League","h":"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 absence. 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The challenge is to turn…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"persib-bandung","ll":[-6.91746,107.61912]},{"id":"c778","n":"Lisburn Distillery","c":"Northern Ireland","v":"Premier Intermediate League","h":"Six-time Irish League champions Distillery drew 3-3 with Benfica in the 1963 European Cup and later faced Barcelona. Financial problems sent them into Northern Ireland's third tier. Bring one of the country's…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"lisburn-distillery","ll":[54.53584,-6.00365]},{"id":"c779","n":"Glenavon","c":"Northern Ireland","v":"NIFL Championship","h":"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 Premiership. 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Get them back up and see whether a club from one of European football's smallest top-flight…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Geography"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"loughgall","ll":[54.40697,-6.61275]},{"id":"c784","n":"Carrick Rangers","c":"Northern Ireland","v":"NIFL Premiership","h":"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, with a first league championship for…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"carrick-rangers","ll":[54.72015,-5.79959]},{"id":"c785","n":"Newry City AFC","c":"Northern Ireland","v":"NIFL Championship","h":"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. 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Keep the giant-killers up and see whether the cup shocks can…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"limavady-united","ll":[55.05226,-6.93718]},{"id":"c792","n":"Belfast Celtic","c":"Northern Ireland","v":"Northern Irish regional amateur leagues - verify","h":"Belfast Celtic won 14 titles before leaving the Irish League in 1949 after violence at a match against Linfield. A separate modern club now carries the name in lower-league football. With a custom database…","d":9,"b":"custom","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"belfast-celtic","ll":[54.59729,-5.93012]},{"id":"c793","n":"Vancouver FC","c":"Canada","v":"Canadian Premier League","h":"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 become the first CPL side to win Canada's…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"vancouver-fc","ll":[49.10418,-122.66035]},{"id":"c794","n":"Pacific FC","c":"Canada","v":"Canadian Premier League","h":"Pacific 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 that the country's west coast can still…","d":3,"b":"core","t":["Geography"],"i":1,"o":3,"u":"","s":"pacific-fc","ll":[48.44259,-123.5248]},{"id":"c795","n":"CF Montréal","c":"Canada","v":"Major League Soccer (USA/Canada)","h":"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 finish the continental final they couldn't…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"cf-montreal","ll":[45.50189,-73.56739]},{"id":"c796","n":"Valour FC","c":"Canada","v":"Operations suspended / recreation","h":"Winnipeg's Valour FC were a founding Canadian Premier League club but never reached the play-offs and suspended operations in 2025. Bring the club back in a custom database and build the professional football…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"valour-fc","ll":[49.89542,-97.13851]},{"id":"c797","n":"FC Supra du Québec","c":"Canada","v":"Canadian Premier League","h":"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 a cup run. 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Get back there and win it this time.","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Rebuild or revival","Nation-builder"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"vancouver-whitecaps-fc","ll":[49.28273,-123.12074]},{"id":"c802","n":"Toronto Croatia","c":"Canada","v":"Canadian regional / amateur league - verify","h":"Toronto Croatia's immigrant community helped turn Metros-Croatia into NASL champions in 1976, with Eusébio leading the attack. Rebuild a Croatian-Canadian football project, recruit from both countries and…","d":8,"b":"custom","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"toronto-croatia","ll":[43.58528,-79.64499]},{"id":"c803","n":"Serbian White Eagles","c":"Canada","v":"Canadian regional / amateur league - verify","h":"Toronto's Serbian White Eagles played in the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 1975, where a tie against Monterrey ended amid disorder. Recreate a Serbian-Canadian side capable of reaching the continental stage again…","d":8,"b":"custom","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"serbian-white-eagles","ll":[43.63049,-79.52091]},{"id":"c804","n":"General Caballero (Juan León Mallorquín)","c":"Paraguay","v":"División Intermedia","h":"General Caballero were relegated from Paraguay's top flight in 2025 but won the national cup in the same season. Relegation cost them the Libertadores place the trophy should have brought. Start in the second…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"general-caballero-juan-leon-mallorquin","ll":[-25.42967,-55.25514]},{"id":"c805","n":"Deportivo Capiatá","c":"Paraguay","v":"División Intermedia","h":"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 Capiatá back to the top flight and set up…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"deportivo-capiata","ll":[-25.35589,-57.44075]},{"id":"c806","n":"12 de Octubre (Itauguá)","c":"Paraguay","v":"División Intermedia (2027 promoted)","h":"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 second in 2026. Return to Primera and…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"12-de-octubre-itaugua","ll":[-25.39622,-57.34069]},{"id":"c807","n":"Presidente Hayes","c":"Paraguay","v":"Paraguayan third tier - verify","h":"Presidente Hayes won Paraguay's league in 1952. More than 70 years later they're in the third division, facing the threat of another drop. Take a former national champion from the edge of the fourth tier back…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"presidente-hayes","ll":[-25.30015,-57.65343]},{"id":"c808","n":"Recoleta FC","c":"Paraguay","v":"Paraguayan Primera División","h":"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 surprise continental run into a permanent…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"recoleta-fc","ll":[-25.29772,-57.58552]},{"id":"c809","n":"Atlético Colegiales","c":"Paraguay","v":"Primera División B / Primera B Nacional","h":"Founded by a family of bookshop owners, Atlético Colegiales went from employees playing football to a 1995 Copa CONMEBOL semi-final. They're now in Paraguay's third tier. Rebuild the bookshop club and take…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"atletico-colegiales","ll":[-25.33998,-57.59369]},{"id":"c810","n":"Nacional Asunción","c":"Paraguay","v":"Paraguayan Primera División","h":"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 nearly-men back to the final and put that…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"nacional-asuncion","ll":[-25.29854,-57.6396]},{"id":"c811","n":"Sportivo Luqueño","c":"Paraguay","v":"Paraguayan Primera División","h":"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 championship-winning side and end a drought…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"sportivo-luqueno","ll":[-25.26546,-57.48464]},{"id":"c812","n":"Sol de América","c":"Paraguay","v":"División Intermedia","h":"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 country's old outsider champions and make…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"sol-de-america","ll":[-25.36963,-57.59084]},{"id":"c813","n":"Sportivo Ameliano","c":"Paraguay","v":"Paraguayan Primera División","h":"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 the Sudamericana knockouts in 2024. 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Rebuild Cochabamba's…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"jorge-wilstermann","ll":[-17.41425,-66.17882]},{"id":"c816","n":"Real Potosí","c":"Bolivia","v":"Copa Simón Bolívar / regional qualifying","h":"Real Potosí won Bolivia's 2007 Apertura and hosted Libertadores matches close to 4,000 metres above sea level. They later fell out of the top flight. Return the club to the elite and make their extreme home…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"real-potosi","ll":[-19.57468,-65.75931]},{"id":"c817","n":"Club Bolívar","c":"Bolivia","v":"Bolivian División Profesional","h":"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. Build another final-reaching side and…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"club-bolivar","ll":[-16.51246,-68.14146]},{"id":"c818","n":"Club Aurora","c":"Bolivia","v":"Bolivian División Profesional","h":"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's reputation, steady the team and…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"club-aurora","ll":[-17.40697,-66.12833]},{"id":"c819","n":"Muangthong United","c":"Thailand","v":"Thai League 2","h":"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 them out of Thai League 2 and back…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"muangthong-united","ll":[13.91511,100.49933]},{"id":"c820","n":"Police Tero","c":"Thailand","v":"Thai League 2","h":"Known as BEC Tero Sasana, Police Tero reached the inaugural Asian Champions League final in 2003 and lost to Al Ain. Their last Thai title was in 2001 and they're now in the second tier. Restore the former…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"police-tero","ll":[13.75633,100.50177]},{"id":"c821","n":"Buriram United","c":"Thailand","v":"Thai League 1","h":"Buriram 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 side capable of winning Asia's biggest club…","d":3,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"buriram-united","ll":[14.9951,103.11159]},{"id":"c822","n":"Bangkok United","c":"Thailand","v":"Thai League 1","h":"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 drought and make the capital's title…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"bangkok-united","ll":[13.99121,100.64718]},{"id":"c823","n":"Hoàng Anh Gia Lai","c":"Vietnam","v":"V.League 1","h":"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 the academy model and bring the…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Youth and academy"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"hoang-anh-gia-lai","ll":[14.00595,108.04208]},{"id":"c824","n":"Becamex Ho Chi Minh City","c":"Vietnam","v":"V.League 2","h":"Formerly Becamex Bình Dương, this club won four Vietnamese championships and reached the 2009 AFC Cup semi-finals. They fell into the second division after a difficult 2025/26. Restore the former industrial…","d":6,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"becamex-ho-chi-minh-city","ll":[10.97137,106.65861]},{"id":"c825","n":"Quảng Ninh FC","c":"Vietnam","v":"V.League 2 - verify","h":"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 division by 2026. Rebuild football in the…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"quang-ninh-fc","ll":[21.00916,107.28437]},{"id":"c826","n":"FC Dnipro","c":"Ukraine","v":"Defunct / club recreation","h":"Dnipro reached the 2015 Europa League final after knocking out Napoli, Ajax and Club Brugge. Financial problems later destroyed the club. Recreate the historic side from Dnipro in a custom database and return…","d":8,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"fc-dnipro","ll":[48.46472,35.04618]},{"id":"c827","n":"SC Dnipro-1","c":"Ukraine","v":"Defunct / club recreation","h":"Dnipro-1 were founded in 2017, finished Ukrainian league runners-up in 2022/23 and disappeared from professional competition in 2024. It's a meteoric rise and fall. Recreate the modern project and see whether…","d":8,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"sc-dnipro-1","ll":[48.46472,35.04618]},{"id":"c828","n":"Chornomorets Odesa","c":"Ukraine","v":"Ukrainian Premier League","h":"Chornomorets 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. Keep Odesa's historic port club there and…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"chornomorets-odesa","ll":[46.48457,30.7326]},{"id":"c829","n":"Dynamo Kyiv","c":"Ukraine","v":"Ukrainian Premier League","h":"Dynamo won European Cup Winners' Cups under Valeriy Lobanovskyi in 1975 and 1986, then reached the 1999 Champions League semi-finals. Recreate the attacking football of their greatest era and finally win the…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":1,"u":"","s":"dynamo-kyiv","ll":[50.45036,30.5245]},{"id":"c830","n":"Vorskla Poltava","c":"Ukraine","v":"Professional licence withdrawn / setup needed","h":"Vorskla beat Shakhtar to win Ukraine's cup in 2009 and later played Europa League group football. Financial problems and licensing issues followed relegation in 2025. Restore Poltava's former cup winners in an…","d":7,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"vorskla-poltava","ll":[49.58827,34.55142]},{"id":"c831","n":"Zorya Luhansk","c":"Ukraine","v":"Ukrainian Premier League","h":"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. 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Bring one of the city's historic clubs back up and end a title drought…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"accra-great-olympics","ll":[5.55928,-0.19743]},{"id":"c844","n":"AJEL de Rufisque","c":"Senegal","v":"Senegal Ligue 1","h":"AJEL 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 and finally finish ahead of their city…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"ajel-de-rufisque","ll":[14.71554,-17.27093]},{"id":"c845","n":"ASC Jaraaf","c":"Senegal","v":"Senegal Ligue 1","h":"Jaraaf have won more Senegalese league titles than anyone else, including another in 2025, but have never lifted a major African trophy. Build a side worthy of Dakar's historic giants and make continental…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"asc-jaraaf","ll":[14.6822,-17.45095]},{"id":"c846","n":"Diambars FC","c":"Senegal","v":"Senegal Ligue 1","h":"Founded with the involvement of Patrick Vieira and Bernard Lama, Diambars combine football coaching with education. The academy has produced international players, but the senior team has never matched the…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Youth and academy"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"diambars-fc","ll":[14.44359,-16.98899]},{"id":"c847","n":"Dakar Sacré-Cœur","c":"Senegal","v":"Senegal Ligue 1","h":"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, hold on to your best youngsters and win…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Youth and academy"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"dakar-sacre-cur","ll":[14.68327,-17.44447]},{"id":"c848","n":"US Gorée","c":"Senegal","v":"Senegal Ligue 1","h":"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 champion on the island and bring African…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Geography"],"i":1,"o":4,"u":"","s":"us-goree","ll":[14.66786,-17.39893]},{"id":"c849","n":"Jeanne d'Arc de Dakar","c":"Senegal","v":"Lower Senegalese division - verify","h":"Jeanne d'Arc won ten Senegalese championships and reached the 2004 African Champions League semi-finals. They have since dropped away from the country's top level. Restore one of Senegal's great historic clubs…","d":7,"b":"custom","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"jeanne-d-arc-de-dakar","ll":[14.68327,-17.44447]},{"id":"c850","n":"Zob Ahan","c":"Iran","v":"Persian Gulf Pro League","h":"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 the first title to Isfahan's nearly-men…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"zob-ahan","ll":[32.4825,51.40443]},{"id":"c851","n":"Sepahan","c":"Iran","v":"Persian Gulf Pro League","h":"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 domestic drought and finally lift Asia's…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"sepahan","ll":[32.6539,51.66597]},{"id":"c852","n":"United FC (Dubai)","c":"United Arab Emirates","v":"UAE Pro League","h":"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 the government-backed giants and see…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"united-fc-dubai","ll":[25.03913,55.21764]},{"id":"c853","n":"Al Nasr Dubai","c":"United Arab Emirates","v":"UAE Pro League","h":"Founded 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 drought that has lasted almost four…","d":3,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"al-nasr-dubai","ll":[25.23913,55.31297]},{"id":"c854","n":"Emirates Club","c":"United Arab Emirates","v":"UAE First Division","h":"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 promotion and stay up without relying on…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"emirates-club","ll":[25.74748,55.92704]},{"id":"c855","n":"HB Tórshavn","c":"Faroe Islands","v":"Betri deildin","h":"HB have won more Faroese league titles than anyone else, but none since 2020. KÍ Klaksvík have taken over and reached a European group stage. Put the capital's historic giants back on top and beat KÍ to the…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":1,"o":4,"u":"","s":"hb-torshavn","ll":[62.01978,-6.7805]},{"id":"c856","n":"TB Tvøroyri","c":"Faroe Islands","v":"1. deild","h":"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. Bring top-flight football back to Suðuroy…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":1,"o":4,"u":"","s":"tb-tvroyri","ll":[61.55575,-6.81195]},{"id":"c857","n":"B68 Toftir","c":"Faroe Islands","v":"Betri deildin","h":"B68 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 the islands' smallest former champions…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Geography"],"i":1,"o":4,"u":"","s":"b68-toftir","ll":[62.09733,-6.73705]},{"id":"c858","n":"ÍF Fuglafjørður","c":"Faroe Islands","v":"Faroese divisions - verify","h":"ÍF won the Faroese championship in 1979, their first and only title. Years of relegation battles followed. Restore the little fishing-town club and see whether Fuglafjørður can have another national champion…","d":5,"b":"custom","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":1,"o":5,"u":"","s":"if-fuglafjrur","ll":[62.24379,-6.81311]},{"id":"c859","n":"FC Atert Bissen","c":"Luxembourg","v":"BGL Ligue","h":"Atert Bissen were in Luxembourg's third tier in 2024, reached the top flight and won the league in their first season in 2025/26. They sealed the title by beating Differdange on the final day. Prove the…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":5,"u":"","s":"fc-atert-bissen","ll":[49.78932,6.06381]},{"id":"c860","n":"F91 Dudelange","c":"Luxembourg","v":"BGL Ligue","h":"Dudelange became the first Luxembourg club to reach a UEFA group stage in 2018 and beat APOEL 4-3 away in the following season's Europa League. Build on those breakthroughs and take Luxembourg beyond the…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"f91-dudelange","ll":[49.47293,6.08493]},{"id":"c861","n":"Jeunesse Esch","c":"Luxembourg","v":"BGL Ligue","h":"Jeunesse Esch have won a record 28 Luxembourg league titles, but none since 2010. They even held Liverpool to a goalless European Cup draw in 1973. Restore the country's historic champions and bring them back…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"jeunesse-esch","ll":[49.5024,5.97218]},{"id":"c862","n":"Avenir Beggen","c":"Luxembourg","v":"Division of Honour","h":"Avenir 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 powers back through the pyramid and…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"avenir-beggen","ll":[49.64673,6.13475]},{"id":"c863","n":"FC Kuressaare","c":"Estonia","v":"Meistriliiga","h":"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 take one of football's more isolated…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Geography"],"i":1,"o":4,"u":"","s":"fc-kuressaare","ll":[58.25495,22.4919]},{"id":"c864","n":"Narva Trans","c":"Estonia","v":"Meistriliiga","h":"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 and finally bring the championship to…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"narva-trans","ll":[59.37969,28.17908]},{"id":"c865","n":"FC Flora Tallinn","c":"Estonia","v":"Meistriliiga","h":"Flora 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 competitive in European league-phase…","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"fc-flora-tallinn","ll":[59.43696,24.75357]},{"id":"c866","n":"Paide Linnameeskond","c":"Estonia","v":"Meistriliiga","h":"Paide represent a town of fewer than 10,000 people, yet have won the Estonian Cup and reached the final round of Conference League qualifying. Beat Tallinn's giants to a first league title and bring regular…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"paide-linnameeskond","ll":[58.88786,25.54117]},{"id":"c867","n":"Tartu JK Tammeka","c":"Estonia","v":"Meistriliiga","h":"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 a first national championship to Tartu.","d":4,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"tartu-jk-tammeka","ll":[58.37798,26.72904]},{"id":"c868","n":"Skonto FC","c":"Latvia","v":"Defunct / club recreation","h":"Skonto won 14 straight Latvian titles from 1991 to 2004 before the club collapsed financially and disappeared. Recreate one of Europe's most relentless domestic dynasties in a custom database and try to match…","d":8,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"skonto-fc","ll":[56.96769,24.10562]},{"id":"c869","n":"RFS","c":"Latvia","v":"Latvian Virslīga","h":"RFS beat Ajax 1-0 in the 2024/25 Europa League, one of Latvian football's greatest results. They've also become regular domestic champions. Turn the occasional European shock into sustained progress and take a…","d":6,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"rfs","ll":[56.96769,24.10562]},{"id":"c870","n":"FK Ventspils","c":"Latvia","v":"Inactive / club recreation","h":"Ventspils won six Latvian titles and became the country's first Europa League group-stage club in 2009. Financial problems ended their professional era in 2021. Recreate the old side and bring European…","d":8,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"fk-ventspils","ll":[57.40884,21.62062]},{"id":"c871","n":"FK Metta","c":"Latvia","v":"Latvian First League (Nākotnes līga)","h":"University-linked academy club Metta spent years surviving in Latvia's top division before relegation in 2025. Start in the second tier, back young players and see whether the academy can produce a…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Youth and academy"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"fk-metta","ll":[56.96769,24.10562]},{"id":"c872","n":"Ogre United","c":"Latvia","v":"Latvian Virslīga","h":"Ogre United won the 2025 Latvian second division on a dramatic final day to reach the top flight for the first time. There's no established elite history to lean on. Keep them up and see whether the new…","d":5,"b":"core","t":["Rebuild or revival","Nation-builder"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"ogre-united","ll":[56.81383,24.60604]},{"id":"c873","n":"BFC Daugavpils","c":"Latvia","v":"Latvian Virslīga","h":"Daugavpils 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 country's second city its first football…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Historic club","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"bfc-daugavpils","ll":[55.88261,26.5465]},{"id":"c874","n":"FK TransINVEST","c":"Lithuania","v":"A Lyga","h":"Founded in 2021, TransINVEST won the 2023 Lithuanian Cup while in the second division and qualified for Europe. Promotion, relegation and another comeback followed. Turn the transport-company club into league…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"fk-transinvest","ll":[54.80655,25.1649]},{"id":"c875","n":"FK Žalgiris Vilnius","c":"Lithuania","v":"A Lyga","h":"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 capable of regularly reaching European…","d":4,"b":"core","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"fk-zalgiris-vilnius","ll":[54.66914,25.29289]},{"id":"c876","n":"FBK Kaunas","c":"Lithuania","v":"Defunct / club recreation","h":"FBK Kaunas won eight Lithuanian titles and knocked Rangers out of Champions League qualifying in 2008. Financial collapse later ended the club. Recreate the former champions and bring Kaunas back to a European…","d":8,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"fbk-kaunas","ll":[54.89852,23.9036]},{"id":"c877","n":"FK Atlantas Klaipėda","c":"Lithuania","v":"Inactive / club recreation","h":"Atlantas won two Lithuanian Cups and played in Europe before financial problems and match-fixing allegations brought their professional era to an end. Restore Klaipėda's historic coastal club in a custom setup…","d":8,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"fk-atlantas-klaipeda","ll":[55.7033,21.1443]},{"id":"c878","n":"FK Mornar Bar","c":"Montenegro","v":"Montenegrin First League","h":"Mornar made their best European run in 2024, knocking out Dinamo Tbilisi and Radnički Kragujevac. Two years later they finished three points short of Montenegro's title. Turn the near-miss into the first…","d":5,"b":"likely","t":["Continental glory"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"fk-mornar-bar","ll":[42.0937,19.0984]},{"id":"c879","n":"FK Mogren Budva","c":"Montenegro","v":"Defunct / club recreation","h":"Mogren won Montenegrin titles in 2009 and 2011 before financial collapse destroyed the club. Recreate the old Budva champions in a custom database and take the resort town from the lower leagues back to…","d":8,"b":"likely","t":["Historic club","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"fk-mogren-budva","ll":[42.27706,18.83259]},{"id":"c880","n":"Sheffield Wednesday","c":"England","v":"League One","h":"Four-time English champions who entered administration in October 2025 and finished the 2025/26 Championship season on zero points after an 18-point deduction. New owners have since taken over, but the club…","d":6,"b":"core","t":["Fallen giant","Rebuild or revival"],"i":0,"o":1,"u":"","s":"sheffield-wednesday","ll":[53.38113,-1.47008]},{"id":"c881","n":"Carlisle United","c":"England","v":"National League","h":"Carlisle were top of the English First Division in August 1974 after winning their opening three games. They finished bottom that same season and have never returned to the top flight. Now in the National…","d":7,"b":"core","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"carlisle-united","ll":[54.89571,-2.91319]},{"id":"c882","n":"Worthing","c":"England","v":"National League","h":"Former player George Dowell bought Worthing in 2015 using compensation from the accident that left him paralysed. He paid off debts, improved the club's facilities and helped transform its fortunes. Worthing…","d":7,"b":"core","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":4,"u":"","s":"worthing","ll":[50.81787,-0.37288]},{"id":"c883","n":"Reading","c":"England","v":"League One","h":"Reading set a Championship record with 106 points in 2005/06, then finished eighth in their first Premier League season. Financial problems, transfer embargoes and points deductions sent them into a long…","d":6,"b":"core","t":["Rebuild or revival","Climb the leagues"],"i":0,"o":2,"u":"","s":"reading","ll":[51.42248,-0.98361]},{"id":"c884","n":"Maidstone United","c":"England","v":"National League South","h":"In 2024, sixth-tier Maidstone beat Championship high-flyers Ipswich 2-1 away in the FA Cup, despite being 98 league places below them. They became the first club from outside the top five tiers to reach the…","d":9,"b":"core","t":["Climb the leagues","Title chase"],"i":0,"o":3,"u":"","s":"maidstone-united","ll":[51.27041,0.52272]},{"id":"c885","n":"Hashtag United","c":"England","v":"Isthmian League North Division","h":"Spencer Owen founded Hashtag United in 2016 as a YouTube football team. 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