Build a nation save ideas
Put a small football country on the map. Win continental games and lift the whole league with you. 61 save ideas, difficulty from 4 to 6 out of 10. 16 are playable in the base game.
- APOEL
Cypriot First DivisionAPOEL reached the Champions League quarter-finals in 2011/12 - still one of the greatest European runs by a Cypriot club. Cyprus is not in the standard playable league…
- Atlético Ottawa
Canadian Premier LeagueAtlético Ottawa were founded by Atlético Madrid as the Spanish club's Canadian project. Treat it like a genuine satellite-club experiment - mirror the identity, develop…
- Bula FC
OFC Pro LeagueBula FC were created as Fiji's new professional representative for the inaugural OFC Pro League - Oceania's first professional football league. There is almost no…
- Enyimba
Nigeria Premier Football LeagueEnyimba won back-to-back CAF Champions Leagues in 2003 and 2004 and remain the only Nigerian club ever to win Africa's top competition. Restore the People's Elephant to…
- FC Sion
Swiss Super LeagueSion built one of football's strangest cup records by winning each of their first 13 Swiss Cup finals before the streak finally ended in 2017. League titles have been…
- FC Supra du QuébecCanadian Premier League
The Montréal Supra name disappeared from Canadian professional football in 1992. A new Quebec-based club revived its spirit for the 2026 CPL season and immediately made…
- Vancouver Whitecaps FCMajor League Soccer (USA/Canada)
The Whitecaps knocked Messi's Inter Miami out of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup before losing the final 5-0 to Cruz Azul. The run proved they can reach the biggest…
- Al Hilal Omdurman
Sudanese top flightAl Hilal are one of Sudan's biggest clubs but have never won Africa's top club competition, losing finals in 1987 and 1992. Turn one of the continent's great nearly…
- Al-Karamah
Syrian Premier LeagueAl-Karamah produced one of Syrian club football's greatest runs when they reached the AFC Champions League final in 2006. They lost to Jeonbuk and later reached another…
- Albion FC
Uruguayan Primera DivisiónFounded in 1891, Albion are Uruguay's oldest football club and helped establish the national association. They returned to the top flight for 2026 after more than a…
- Altyn Asyr
Ýokary LigaAltyn Asyr reached the AFC Cup final in 2018, one of the biggest achievements in Turkmen club football. Build another run and try to become the country’s first…
- Amicale FC
Vanuatu Premier LeagueAmicale reached two OFC Champions League finals, in 2011 and 2014, and lost both to Auckland City. Vanuatu has never won the competition - turn the country's great…
- Ararat-Armenia
Armenian Premier LeagueArmenian football has never had a regular presence at this level, but Ararat-Armenia reached the 2026/27 Europa League league phase. Build on that breakthrough, raise…
- Ba FCFiji Premier League
Ba reached the 2007 OFC Champions League final and actually won the first leg 2-1, only to lose the trophy on away goals after Auckland City won the return 1-0. Take one…
- Breiðablik
Besta deild karlaBreiðablik became the first Icelandic club to reach a major UEFA group stage in 2023/24. Icelandic clubs still face a huge financial and scheduling gap to continental…
- CSKA Sofia
Bulgarian First LeagueThirty-one Bulgarian championships, but none since 2008. CSKA also reached two European Cup semi-finals. First get back above Bulgaria’s modern powers, then see whether…
- Cardiff Met FC / Cardiff Met Ladies
Welsh Premier LeagueBuild a nation, but once you've completed the mens build a nation, switch over to the women's leagues or vice versa. Done using both mens and womens databases. Likely…
- Central EspañolUruguayan Primera División
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…
- Diriangén
Liga PrimeraDiriangén were founded in 1917, are Nicaragua's oldest major club and have collected more domestic titles than anyone else in the country. Local dominance is not the…
- Djoliba
Malian Première DivisionDjoliba are one of Mali's biggest clubs and reached the CAF Confederation Cup final in 2012, only to lose both legs to AC Léopards. Mali has never produced a CAF…
- Dynamos Harare
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer LeagueDynamos reached the 1998 African Champions League final, but Zimbabwe has still never produced a winner of Africa's biggest club trophy. Take the country's most famous…
- FC Drita
Football Superleague of KosovoDrita reached a UEFA league phase for the first time in 2025, giving Kosovo another major continental landmark. The country itself is not in FM's standard playable…
- FC Nouadhibou
Super D1Nouadhibou became the first Mauritanian club to reach the CAF Champions League group stage in 2023. Use the country’s leading club as the base for a proper…
- FF Jaro
VeikkausliigaFF Jaro are a proud club from the small coastal town of Jakobstad, with a strong local identity and a history of competing in Finland’s top flight. After years of ups…
- FK Liepāja
VirslīgaLiepājas Metalurgs were Latvian champions before collapsing financially. FK Liepāja was created in 2014 and won the league almost immediately, but the bigger challenge…
- Gor Mahia
Kenyan Premier LeagueGor Mahia won the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1987 and remain the first and only Kenyan club to win a major CAF club trophy. Rebuild Kenya's biggest continental legacy…
- Hamrun Spartans
Maltese Premier LeagueHamrun Spartans became the first Maltese club to reach a senior men's UEFA league/group phase in 2025. Malta has never had a sustained European presence, so the…
- Inter Club d'Escaldes
Primera DivisióAndorra finally has a club in a UEFA league phase. Inter became the first Andorran side ever to reach one in 2026/27. The save is about turning a one-off national…
- KCCA
Uganda Premier LeagueKCCA are owned by the Kampala Capital City Authority and have become one of Uganda's most successful modern clubs. A municipal authority winning domestic trophies is…
- KRL FC
Pakistan domestic league systemKhan Research Laboratories became Pakistan's dominant club in the professional-league era and reached the AFC President's Cup final in 2013, one of the country's best…
- Kairat Almaty
Kazakhstan Premier LeagueKairat became the easternmost club ever to reach the Champions League proper in 2025/26, taking Europe's biggest competition all the way to Almaty in Central Asia…
- Kitchee
Hong Kong Premier LeagueKitchee became the first Hong Kong club to reach the AFC Champions League knockout rounds in 2022. Use them as the foundation for a save aimed at pushing Hong Kong…
- Kossa FC
Solomon Islands S-LeagueKossa reached the 2008 OFC Champions League final and lost to Waitakere United, one of the closest Solomon Islands club football has come to continental glory. Nearly…
- KuPSVeikkausliiga
KuPS are one of Finland's oldest major clubs, yet only reached a UEFA group/league phase for the first time in 2025. Finland is playable, making this an accessible…
- Köpetdag AşgabatÝokary Liga
Köpetdag won six of Turkmenistan's first seven league championships after independence, then disappeared from the title picture for decades. Rebuild the club that…
- Larne
NIFL PremiershipLarne became the first Northern Irish league club to reach a major UEFA group/league phase in 2024/25. You start with a domestic structure already playable in FM, but a…
- Lijabatho FC
Lesotho Premier LeagueLijabatho won the first league title in their history in 2026 and immediately qualified for their first CAF Champions League. Take over at the exact moment the club…
- Mbabane Swallows
Premier League of EswatiniSwallows became the first Eswatini club to reach the CAF Confederation Cup group stage in 2017 and the first to reach the CAF Champions League group stage a year later…
- Mount Pleasant FA
Jamaica Premier LeagueMount Pleasant won their first Caribbean Cup in 2025 and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Jamaican football has a new force. See whether you can turn one…
- Ogre UnitedLatvian Virslīga
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…
- PNG Hekari FC
OFC Pro LeaguePNG 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…
- PS Sakiet Eddaïer
Ligue Professionnelle 1PS 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…
- PyunikArmenian Premier League
Pyunik are Armenia's most decorated league club and became the first Armenian side to reach a UEFA group stage in 2022. The barrier has been broken, but the Champions…
- Real Kashmir
I-LeagueReal Kashmir became the first club from Kashmir to reach India's national top-level league structure. Build a club from one of football's most politically and…
- Real de Banjul
GFF First Division LeagueReal de Banjul are one of Gambia's most decorated clubs and represent the country's capital, but Gambian teams rarely make any noise in CAF competition. Dominate at…
- SV Robinhood
Suriname Major LeagueSV Robinhood reached five CONCACAF finals across the old Champions' Cup era and lost every one. Suriname has never had a continental champion - end one of CONCACAF's…
- Sabah FC
Azerbaijan Premier LeagueSabah reached the Champions League league phase for the first time in 2026/27. Their manager Valdas Dambrauskas famously used quiz-show winnings from Who Wants to Be a…
- Shelbourne
League of Ireland Premier DivisionShelbourne are one of Ireland's historic clubs and finally reached a UEFA league phase for the first time in 2025. The League of Ireland is playable, but the financial…
- ShirakArmenian Premier League
Shirak represent Gyumri and won four Armenian league titles, making them one of the few clubs to break Yerevan's hold on the country's football. Their last championship…
- Solomon Kings FCOFC Pro League
Solomon Kings were created for the new OFC Pro League, so there is barely any history to inherit - you get to write almost all of it. Build the Solomon Islands'…
- Stade MalienMalian Première Division
Stade Malien remain the only Malian club to win the CAF Confederation Cup, overturning a first-leg deficit to beat ES Sétif on penalties in the 2009 final. Build another…
- Tahiti United
OFC Pro LeagueTahiti United are the first professional football club created to represent Tahiti/French Polynesia in the OFC Pro League. Start with virtually no club history, build a…
- Township Rollers
Botswana Premier LeagueTownship Rollers are Botswana's most successful club and have dominated domestic football in multiple eras. The missing piece is Africa: Botswana has never had a CAF…
- US MonastirLigue Professionnelle 1
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…
- Verdes FC
Premier League of BelizeVerdes became the first Belizean club to win a CONCACAF League knockout tie in 2022 and have since represented the country in the Central American Cup. Take the next…
- Yadanarbon FC
Myanmar National LeagueYadanarbon won four of the first eight Myanmar National League titles and lifted the 2010 AFC President’s Cup. They have not been champions since 2016. Restore…
- Zrinjski Mostar
Premier League of Bosnia and HerzegovinaZrinjski became the first Bosnian club to reach a major UEFA group stage in 2023/24 and then produced one of the competition's wildest debuts, coming from 3-0 down to…
- Çorum FK
Süper LigÇorum 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…
- Celje
Slovenian PrvaLigaCelje became the first Slovenian club to reach the quarter-finals of a major UEFA competition in 2025. They were suddenly one tie away from a European semi-final. Take…
- FC AndorraLaLiga Hypermotion
FC Andorra represent a country of roughly 80,000 people but play inside the Spanish league system. They are back in Segunda División, so La Liga is realistically within…
- KÍ Klaksvík
Faroe Islands Premier LeagueKÍ became the first Faroese club ever to reach a UEFA group stage in 2023, representing a town of only around 5,000 people. Take the template further: dominate the…