Continental glory save ideas
Saves built around European, Asian, African or American continental competition. 230 save ideas, difficulty from 3 to 10 out of 10. 95 are playable in the base game.
- Al-Faisaly
Jordanian Pro LeagueAl-Faisaly won back-to-back AFC Cups in 2005 and 2006 and remain one of Jordan's biggest clubs. The next level has always been the difficult one. Dominate domestically…
- Buriram United
Thai League 1Buriram won five straight Thai titles from 2022 to 2026 and have become the country's benchmark. There's little point making another league title the target. Build a…
- Chonburi FCThai League 1
Chonburi broke Bangkok's grip on Thai football by winning the league in 2007 and went on to play in the AFC Champions League. Relegation later knocked the Sharks out of…
- Cork City
League of Ireland Premier DivisionCork City went into liquidation in 2010 and supporters organised through FORAS to keep senior football alive in the city. The rebuilt club eventually became Irish…
- Dundee United
Scottish PremiershipDundee United have played Barcelona four times in Europe and won all four. They also reached the 1987 UEFA Cup final. Build another great Tannadice side and add the…
- Go Ahead Eagles
EredivisieGo Ahead Eagles finally ended a 92-year major-trophy wait by winning the Dutch Cup in 2025, then beat Aston Villa in Europe. They haven't won the league since 1933. Turn…
- Győr
Nemzeti Bajnokság IGyőr are four-time Hungarian champions and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1965. The modern club endured bankruptcy and a restart in the lower leagues before…
- Göztepe
Süper LigGöztepe became the first Turkish club to reach a major European semi-final when they made the last four of the 1968/69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. İzmir has never had a…
- HibernianScottish Premiership
Hibs were the first British club to play in the European Cup and reached the semi-finals of its first edition. More recent decades have been much less glamorous. Win…
- IFK Göteborg
AllsvenskanIFK Göteborg won the UEFA Cup in 1982 and 1987 and remain Sweden's only winners of a major UEFA competition. Their last league title came in 2007. Restore the club that…
- Kaizer Chiefs
Betway PremiershipKaizer Chiefs finally reached their first CAF Champions League final in 2021 and lost. One of Africa's biggest-supported clubs still has no continental crown - end the…
- MTK BudapestNemzeti Bajnokság I
MTK have won more than 20 Hungarian league titles and reached the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1964. Modern Hungarian football has been dominated elsewhere…
- Once Caldas
Categoría Primera AOnce Caldas produced one of Copa Libertadores history's great shocks by beating Boca Juniors in the 2004 final. They have never been one of Colombia's permanent…
- SC HeerenveenEredivisie
Heerenveen reached the Champions League from a small Frisian town and even took a point off Valencia in 2000. They've never won the Dutch league. Build another exciting…
- Simba SC
Tanzanian Premier LeagueSimba are one of Tanzania's biggest clubs and reached the CAF Cup final in 1993, but a major African trophy has never followed. Domestic success only gets you so far in…
- TPS Turku
VeikkausliigaTPS are eight-time Finnish champions and produced one of Finnish club football's great European nights by beating Inter Milan 1-0 at San Siro in 1987. They are back in…
- Universitario de Deportes
Liga 1Universitario 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…
- AFC Bournemouth
Premier LeagueBournemouth went from administration and League Two survival battles to qualifying for Europe for the first time in their history. The next step is the hard bit…
- APOEL
Cypriot First DivisionAPOEL reached the Champions League quarter-finals in 2011/12 - still one of the greatest European runs by a Cypriot club. Cyprus is not in the standard playable league…
- APR FC
Rwanda Premier LeagueAPR are the army club of Rwanda and the country's dominant modern force, with domestic titles arriving far more often than meaningful CAF runs. When winning at home is…
- AS Magenta
New Caledonia Super LigueAS Magenta have been one of New Caledonia's dominant clubs and reached OFC Champions League finals in both 2005 and 2019. Two different generations got to the biggest…
- Africa Sports d'Abidjan
Ligue 2 Côte d'IvoireAfrica Sports are one of Ivory Coast's great historic clubs and two-time African Cup Winners' Cup champions, yet by 2025/26 they were playing in Ligue 2 while rivals…
- Always Ready
Bolivian Primera DivisiónAlways Ready play in El Alto at more than 4,000 metres above sea level, giving you one of football's most extreme home advantages. Turn altitude into a weapon, dominate…
- Anorthosis FamagustaCypriot First Division
Anorthosis have been unable to play in their home city of Famagusta since 1974 and are based in Larnaca instead. In 2008 they became the first Cypriot club to reach the…
- Asmara Brewery
Eritrean Premier LeagueA football club tied to one of Eritrea’s oldest breweries. The side dates back to the 1940s and won the Eritrean championship in 2008. There cannot be many better…
- Austria Wien
Austrian BundesligaAustria 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…
- Bengaluru FC
Indian Super LeagueBengaluru became the first Indian club ever to reach an AFC club competition final in 2016, losing the AFC Cup decider. Finish what that side started and make Bengaluru…
- Bibiani Gold Stars
Ghana Premier LeagueGold Stars reached Ghana's top division in 2021 and won their first championship just four years later. They followed it with a runners-up finish in 2026. Build on the…
- Bodø/Glimt
EliteserienBodø/Glimt turned a club inside the Arctic Circle into a Champions League knockout side. In their 2025/26 debut in the competition proper they became its northernmost…
- Brunei DPMM
Singapore Premier LeagueDPMM are a club from Brunei who compete in Singapore's league system, one of those cross-border setups that feels made for Football Manager. Dominate Singapore with a…
- Bula FC
OFC Pro LeagueBula FC were created as Fiji's new professional representative for the inaugural OFC Pro League - Oceania's first professional football league. There is almost no…
- Bunyodkor
Uzbekistan Super LeagueBunyodkor were the ultimate boom-era project: Rivaldo played there, Zico and Luiz Felipe Scolari managed them and they reached the AFC Champions League semi-finals. The…
- Busan IPark
K League 2Busan were Asian club champions in 1986 and have four Korean league titles, making them one of the country's great historic clubs. They have spent years stuck in K…
- CA Bizertin
Ligue Professionnelle 1CA Bizertin became the first Tunisian winners of a major African trophy, lifting the Cup Winners' Cup in 1988. Their last domestic league title was in 1984. End the…
- CF Montréal
Major League Soccer (USA/Canada)Montréal drew away to Club América in the 2015 CONCACAF Champions League final, then lost the home leg in front of more than 61,000 people. Rebuild the MLS club and…
- CS SfaxienLigue Professionnelle 1
CS Sfaxien were seconds from winning the 2006 African Champions League final before Aboutrika scored a late winner for Al Ahly. They've since won the Confederation Cup…
- Cartaginés
Liga FPDCartaginés became CONCACAF champions in 1994 despite spending much of their existence in the shadow of Saprissa and Alajuelense. Turn Costa Rica’s outsiders into its…
- Cerro Porteño
Paraguayan Primera DivisiónCerro Porteño are one of Paraguay's biggest clubs and have reached the Copa Libertadores semi-finals repeatedly without ever making the final. Break one of South…
- Chapecoense
Campeonato Brasileiro Série AChapecoense's run to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana final ended in tragedy and they were awarded the trophy. Back in Série A, the save is to build a new era strong enough to…
- CiencianoLiga 1
Cienciano beat River Plate to win the 2003 Copa Sudamericana and Boca Juniors to lift the Recopa in 2004. Yet they've never won Peru's league. Take the club that…
- Cliftonville
NIFL PremiershipFounded in 1879, Cliftonville are the oldest football club in Ireland and still play at their historic Solitude ground. They have survived while the sport around them…
- Club BolívarBolivian División Profesional
Bolívar reached the 2004 Sudamericana final and beat Boca Juniors at home, only to lose the return leg. They've won plenty in Bolivia but no major continental trophy…
- Club Brugge
Belgian Pro LeagueLiverpool 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…
- Cruz Azul
Liga MXCruz Azul were founded by workers of the cement company that still defines the club's identity. They grew from an industrial works team into one of Mexico's biggest…
- Cusco FCLiga 1
Founded as Real Garcilaso in 2009, Cusco reached the Libertadores quarter-finals just four years later. They've finished runners-up in Peru several times without winning…
- Deportivo Alavés
La LigaAlavés scored four goals against Liverpool in the 2001 UEFA Cup final and still lost 5-4 to a golden-goal own goal. They've never won a major European trophy. Build…
- Dordoi Bishkek
Kyrgyz Premier LeagueDordoi won back-to-back AFC President's Cups in 2006 and 2007 and have been one of Kyrgyzstan's dominant clubs for two decades. The regional competitions they conquered…
- Drogheda United FCLeague of Ireland Premier Division
Drogheda won the 2024 FAI Cup but lost their European place because their owners also controlled Denmark's Silkeborg. Qualify for Europe again, this time without the…
- Eastern
Hong Kong Premier LeagueEastern made history in 2016 when Chan Yuen-ting became the first woman to lead a men's top-flight team to a national championship. That gives the club one of the most…
- 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…
- Esteghlal
Persian Gulf Pro LeagueEsteghlal are two-time Asian champions, winning the continent's biggest club competition in 1970 and 1991. For a club of their size, more than three decades without…
- FC Flora Tallinn
MeistriliigaFlora have 16 Estonian league titles and a long history of developing local talent for the national team. Domestic success is expected. Make an Estonian-built squad…
- FC Vaduz
Swiss Challenge LeagueVaduz are from Liechtenstein but play in the Swiss league system. The catch is unique: they cannot qualify for UEFA competition through their Swiss league position, so…
- FK Žalgiris Vilnius
A LygaŽalgiris became Lithuania's first UEFA group-stage club in 2022 after years of domestic success. Another national title isn't enough. Build the first Lithuanian team…
- FenerbahçeSüper Lig
Fenerbahçe haven't won the Turkish league since 2014, despite vast spending and some big-name managers. Galatasaray have collected titles while their rivals have watched…
- Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Argentine Primera DivisiónGimnasia's last Argentine championship was in 1929, before the professional era. They came close in 1995 but have spent most of their history looking up at neighbours…
- Girona FCSegunda División
Girona went from a first-ever Champions League campaign in 2024 to relegation two years later. Their links to City Football Group make this an unusual rebuild. Get back…
- GuaraníParaguayan Primera División
Guaraní won the very first Paraguayan league championship in 1906 and are one of the country's historic names, but continental glory has always stayed out of reach…
- Hearts of OakGhana Premier League
Hearts of Oak won the CAF Champions League in 2000 and were one of Africa's strongest sides around that period. Restore Accra's giants, dominate Ghana again and build a…
- Hienghène SportNew Caledonia Super Ligue
Hienghène Sport became the first New Caledonian club to win the OFC Champions League in 2019, earning a place at the Club World Cup. They did it with a winning goal…
- Independiente RivadaviaArgentine Primera División
Independiente Rivadavia only reached the top flight in 2023, won their first major trophy in 2025 and beat Fluminense at the Maracanã during their 2026 Libertadores…
- Johor Darul Ta'zim
Malaysia Super LeagueJDT already dominate Malaysia and became the country's first AFC Cup winners in 2015. Domestic success is almost assumed - the real challenge is to outgrow Malaysia…
- Kuala Lumpur CityMalaysia Super League
Kuala Lumpur City reached the 2022 AFC Cup final and were one match from becoming only the second Malaysian club to win the competition. They lost 3-0 to Al-Seeb. Turn…
- LASKAustrian Bundesliga
LASK won the Austrian league and cup double in 2025/26, then produced a ridiculous Champions League play-off comeback against Celtic to reach the competition proper for…
- LibertadParaguayan Primera División
Libertad have collected 26 Paraguayan championships but have never won the Libertadores. They came closest in 2006, knocking out River Plate before losing to…
- Liverpool FC (Montevideo)
Uruguayan Primera DivisiónUruguay's Liverpool waited 108 years for their first league championship, finally beating Peñarol in the 2023 final. The domestic breakthrough is complete. Next comes…
- MC Oran
Algerian Ligue 1MC Oran have four Algerian league titles and came within one match of becoming African champions in 1989. They have not won the league since 1993. End the domestic…
- Mighty Blackpool
Sierra Leone National Premier LeagueFounded in 1923, the club later adopted the Blackpool name during the Stanley Matthews era and became one of Sierra Leone’s dominant sides. Their last league title came…
- Mohun BaganIndian Super League
In 1911 Mohun Bagan became the first Indian side to win the IFA Shield, beating the East Yorkshire Regiment in one of Indian sport's most symbolic victories. Take that…
- NacionalUruguayan Primera División
Nacional have three Libertadores and three Intercontinental Cups, but their last continental triumph was in 1988. No Uruguayan club has won the Libertadores since. The…
- Nacional AsunciónParaguayan Primera División
Nacional reached the 2014 Libertadores final but lost to San Lorenzo after conceding a penalty in the second leg. They have never won the trophy. Take Paraguay's 2014…
- NasafUzbekistan Super League
Nasaf won the AFC Cup in 2011, becoming the first Uzbek club to lift a major continental trophy. They have continued to challenge domestically without becoming an Asian…
- Persib Bandung
Indonesian Super LeaguePersib won three consecutive Indonesian championships from 2024 to 2026, taking the latest on head-to-head results over Borneo. You're starting with the strongest side…
- PeñarolUruguayan Primera División
Peñarol won the very first Libertadores in 1960 and five in total, but none since 1987. Their last final ended in defeat to Neymar's Santos in 2011. Build a side worthy…
- Radnički Niš
Serbian SuperLigaRadnički 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…
- Recoleta FCParaguayan Primera División
Recoleta reached the 2026 Sudamericana in their first spell back in Paraguay's top division and went unbeaten in a group containing Santos and San Lorenzo. Turn the…
- Royal AntwerpBelgian Pro League
Royal Antwerp are Belgium's oldest registered football club and hold matricule number one. They have modern success again, but the hook is bigger than a normal title…
- SCAF de Bouar
National ChampionshipThe history of the Central African Republic’s championship is overwhelmingly dominated by clubs from Bangui. SCAF represent Bouar in the west of the country and finished…
- SK Rapid WienAustrian Bundesliga
Rapid have 32 Austrian titles but not one since 2008. They also lost Cup Winners' Cup finals to Everton in 1985 and PSG in 1996. End the domestic drought and give…
- Santa Clara
Liga PortugalSanta Clara are a Portuguese top-flight club from the Azores, roughly 1,450 km from Lisbon in the middle of the Atlantic. Every domestic away day is effectively…
- SaprissaLiga FPD
Saprissa are three-time CONCACAF champions and finished third at the 2005 Club World Championship, beating Sydney FC before losing to Liverpool and then winning the…
- SelangorMalaysia Super League
Selangor have won the Malaysia Cup a record 33 times and reached the final of the first Asian Champion Club Tournament in 1967. Their domestic history is enormous, but…
- SepahanPersian Gulf Pro League
Sepahan broke Tehran's grip on Iranian football with the 2003 championship and reached the 2007 Asian Champions League final, losing to Urawa Red Diamonds. End their…
- Sigma Olomouc
Czech First LeagueSigma have decades of European qualifying history but did not reach a modern UEFA group/league phase until 2025. They sit outside the Czech Republic's dominant Prague…
- Sporting CristalLiga 1
Sporting Cristal reached the 1997 Libertadores final but lost 1-0 to Cruzeiro after a goalless first leg. No Peruvian club has won the competition. Take one of the…
- TorreenseLiga Portugal 2
Torreense won the Portuguese Cup while playing in the second tier and qualified for the 2026/27 Europa League league phase. You are balancing two completely different…
- Transvaal
Suriname Major LeagueTransvaal are two-time CONCACAF champions, winning the region's biggest club competition in 1973 and 1981. No Surinamese club has managed anything comparable in the…
- Tromsø ILEliteserien
Tromsø sit around 350 km north of the Arctic Circle and are the northernmost club to have won a recognised major national football trophy, lifting the Norwegian Cup…
- Tusker
Kenyan Premier LeagueTusker are a brewery-owned club named after one of East Africa's best-known beer brands and have won the Kenyan league repeatedly. That is already an excellent FM…
- Universidad Central de Venezuela
Venezuelan Primera DivisiónUniversidad Central de Venezuela were founded by university students and have returned to continental football. Take an actual university club, break the traditional…
- VasasNemzeti Bajnokság I
Vasas won six Hungarian titles and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1958, where Real Madrid finally stopped them. They have spent years drifting between divisions…
- VikingEliteserien
Viking returned from Norway's second tier in 2018, became champions and reached the Champions League main stage for the first time in 2026/27. Keep the climb going…
- Vital’O FC
Burundi Ligue AVital’O are Burundi’s record champions, but their most interesting achievement came in 1992 when they reached the African Cup Winners’ Cup final. No Burundian club has…
- Widzew Łódź
EkstraklasaWidzew won four Polish titles and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1983 before bankruptcy forced a complete restart in 2015. The new club climbed from the fifth…
- Zob AhanPersian Gulf Pro League
Steelworks club Zob Ahan reached the 2010 Asian Champions League final but lost to Seongnam. They've also never won Iran's national league despite coming close. Bring…
- AS Pirae
Tahiti Ligue 1AS Pirae reached the 2006 OFC Champions League final and later represented Oceania at the 2021 Club World Cup when Auckland City withdrew. They have experienced the…
- AS Vita Club
Linafoot Ligue 1Vita Club were African champions in 1973 but have never repeated the feat. Restore one of DR Congo's traditional giants and end a wait of more than half a century for…
- ASC Jaraaf
Senegal Ligue 1Jaraaf 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…
- ASEC MimosasLigue 1 Côte d'Ivoire
ASEC Mimosas are famous for producing elite Ivorian talent and remain one of Africa's great academy clubs. Make the youth system the entire save: develop, sell and…
- African Stars
Namibia PremiershipAfrican Stars completed a fourth consecutive league title in 2025/26, so another domestic championship is hardly the interesting part. Your save starts with one…
- 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…
- Al-MerrikhSudanese top flight
Al-Merrikh won the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1989, still Sudanese club football's only major continental trophy. Their rivalry with Al Hilal dominates the domestic…
- Al-Muharraq
Bahraini Premier LeagueMuharraq are Bahrain's great historic club and have won the AFC Cup twice, in 2008 and 2021. They have already proved they can win below Asia's top continental level…
- Alianza FC
Primera División de El SalvadorAlianza won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1967, becoming the first Central American club to lift the competition. El Salvador has waited decades for another continental…
- 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…
- América de CaliCategoría Primera A
América de Cali reached three consecutive Copa Libertadores finals in 1985, 1986 and 1987 and lost all three. One of South America's most brutal unfinished stories is…
- April 25 SC
DPR Korea Premier Football LeagueThe club has historic links to the Korean People’s Army and reached the 2019 AFC Cup final, becoming the first North Korean men’s side to reach an Asian club final. They…
- 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…
- Asante KotokoGhana Premier League
Asante Kotoko are two-time African champions and one of the continent's biggest historic clubs, but they have not won Africa's top competition since 1983. Restore…
- 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…
- Barry Town United
Cymru PremierBarry dominated Wales in the 1990s and early 2000s, winning seven league titles and even beating Porto 3-1 at Jenner Park in 2001. Financial collapse then nearly wiped…
- Berekum ChelseaGhana Premier League
Named after the London club, Berekum Chelsea won Ghana's league in 2011 and reached the CAF Champions League group stage a year later. They've never repeated that…
- 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…
- Como
Serie AComo's rise has already gone from Serie B to the Champions League in barely two years. In 2026/27 they entered Europe for the first time in club history - straight into…
- Comunicaciones
Liga Nacional de GuatemalaComunicaciones were CONCACAF champions in 1978 and then won the CONCACAF League in 2021, proving the old Guatemalan giant can still compete regionally. The Champions Cup…
- DC Motema PembeLinafoot Ligue 1
DC Motema Pembe won the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1994 and remain one of Kinshasa's great clubs, yet local rivals Vita Club and TP Mazembe have carried far more…
- Dinamo București
SuperLigaDinamo 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…
- 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…
- EA Guingamp
Ligue 2Guingamp have won two French Cups, both against Rennes, despite coming from a town of around 7,000 people. Their ground can hold more than twice the population. Winning…
- ES SétifAlgerian Ligue 1
ES Sétif were African champions in 1988 and then did it again in 2014, bridging two completely different eras of club football. Another decade has passed since the…
- F91 Dudelange
BGL LigueDudelange 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…
- FASPrimera División de El Salvador
FAS are one of El Salvador's most successful clubs and won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1979. No Salvadoran side has lifted the region's biggest prize since. Restore…
- FC Atert BissenBGL Ligue
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…
- 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…
- FK Mornar Bar
Montenegrin First LeagueMornar 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…
- Finn Harps FCLeague of Ireland First Division
Finn Harps once faced Derby County, Everton and Aberdeen in Europe from their small home in Donegal. They've spent much of recent history yo-yoing between Irish…
- GlentoranNIFL Premiership
Glentoran held Eusébio's Benfica to two draws in the 1967 European Cup but went out on away goals. They haven't won the Irish League since 2009. End the domestic drought…
- Gor MahiaKenyan Premier League
Gor 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…
- HB Tórshavn
Betri deildinHB 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…
- 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…
- Heartland FCNigeria National League
Heartland have won five Nigerian titles but lost African Champions League finals in both 1988 and 2009. They're now in the second division. Win promotion, reclaim 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…
- Isloch Minsk Raion
Belarusian Highest LeagueIsloch were founded in 2007 as an amateur club, entered the national league system in the 2010s and reached the Belarusian top flight by 2016. They are now established…
- Ismaily
Egyptian Premier LeagueIn 1969, Ismaily became the first Egyptian club to be crowned champions of Africa, before either Al Ahly or Zamalek managed it. Bring Egypt’s original continental…
- Istiqlol
Tajikistan Higher LeagueIstiqlol were founded only in 2007, rapidly became Tajikistan's dominant club and reached the AFC Cup final twice. Domestic domination is the easy part - the real save…
- JS KabylieAlgerian Ligue 1
JS Kabylie are one of Algeria's great clubs: multiple African trophies, 14 league titles and three straight CAF Cup wins from 2000 to 2002. Restore a giant that has…
- Jeunesse EschBGL Ligue
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…
- 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…
- KF Tirana
Kategoria SuperioreKF Tirana have more Albanian titles than anyone else, but their last came in 2022. The historic giants have lost ground to Egnatia and their city rivals. Restore Tirana…
- 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…
- Kawkab Marrakech
Botola ProKawkab 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…
- KitcheeHong Kong Premier League
Kitchee 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…
- LarneNIFL Premiership
Larne 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…
- Liaoning Tieren
Chinese Super LeagueThe old Liaoning FC became the first Chinese club to win Asia's top continental competition in 1990, then eventually disappeared. Liaoning Tieren are a separate modern…
- 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…
- Lion City Sailors
Singapore Premier LeagueLion 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…
- Mangasport
Gabon National Foot 1Mangasport are the club of the COMILOG manganese-mining company and the company town of Moanda. They won their 11th Gabonese championship in 2026. Domestic success is…
- Marek DupnitsaBulgarian Second League
Marek Dupnitsa beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the 1977/78 UEFA Cup, with Gerd Müller, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Sepp Maier and Uli Hoeneß in the Bayern squad. Marek now play in…
- 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…
- Mjällby AIFAllsvenskan
Mjällby won their first Swedish title in 2025 with a league-record points total despite representing a tiny community. Their first European season then took them into a…
- 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…
- MunicipalLiga Nacional de Guatemala
Municipal became the first Guatemalan club to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1974. Guatemala has not produced a winner since 1978 - restore one of Central America's…
- MálagaLa Liga
Málaga reached the Champions League quarter-finals in 2013 and were seconds from eliminating Dortmund, then financial decline eventually carried them into Spain's third…
- Nejmeh
Lebanese Premier LeagueNejmeh are one of Lebanon's biggest and best-supported clubs and reached the AFC Cup final in 2005, losing to Al-Faisaly. They have never won a major continental trophy…
- PSMS MedanChampionship (Liga 2)
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…
- Paide LinnameeskondMeistriliiga
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…
- Partizani TiranaKategoria Superiore
Partizani began as Albania's army-backed club and built a decorated domestic history, including a 1970 Balkans Cup win. Rebuild the old military powerhouse, get ahead in…
- Petro de Luanda
GirabolaPetro have dominated Angola and reached 20 league titles by 2026, including five in a row. The strange gap on their CV is continental success. They have come close…
- Petrolul PloieștiSuperLiga
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…
- Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
Cambodian Premier LeagueSvay Rieng reached the AFC Challenge League final in 2025 and lost. They returned in 2026, went 2-0 up in another final and somehow lost 4-3 after extra time. At this…
- 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…
- RCD EspanyolLa Liga
Espanyol have lost two UEFA Cup finals, both on penalties, and have never won a major European trophy. They also share a city with Barcelona. End the European curse and…
- Raith RoversScottish Championship
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…
- Real EstelíLiga Primera
Real Estelí reached each of the first two Central American Cup finals and lost both to Alajuelense. They have also proved capable of beating Mexican opposition. Turn…
- 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…
- Regar-TadAZTajikistan Higher League
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…
- 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…
- Seongnam FCK League 2
Seongnam have seven Korean league titles and two Asian championships, a trophy cabinet that should make them one of the continent's elite clubs. Instead they are in K…
- ShelbourneLeague of Ireland Premier Division
Shelbourne 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…
- Shooting StarsNigeria Premier Football League
Shooting Stars reached the final of Africa's top club competition in 1984 and 1996 and lost both. Nigeria waited until Enyimba in 2003 for a winner - take one of the…
- Sint-TruidenseBelgian Pro League
Sint-Truidense reached a UEFA league phase in 2026/27, giving a club usually overshadowed by Belgium's bigger names a rare European platform. Use it to close the…
- 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…
- Stade d'AbidjanLigue 1 Côte d'Ivoire
Stade d'Abidjan won Africa's premier club competition in 1965, only the second edition of the tournament. Restore one of the continent's original champions and drag a…
- SunderlandPremier League
Back in the Premier League and back in Europe after more than half a century, Sunderland's 2026/27 campaign gives you a sleeping giant with momentum. Turn their first…
- Tafea FCVanuatu Premier League
Tafea won 15 consecutive Vanuatu top-flight championships between 1994 and 2008/09, a recognised world record. Domestic dominance on that scale is almost impossible to…
- Tamanuku
Tuvalu A-DivisionTamanuku have old cup pedigree but have never won Tuvalu’s A-Division. They finished third in 2026. Take Nukufetau its first league title.
- The New SaintsCymru Premier
TNS became the first club from the Welsh domestic league to reach a UEFA league phase in 2024/25. The oddity is that their home ground is in Oswestry, England. Use…
- 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…
- UTA AradSuperLiga
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…
- Union Douala
Elite OneUnion Douala were African champions in 1979 and won the Cup Winners' Cup two years later. Cameroon has produced much bigger modern names since, while Union's continental…
- Valencia CFLa Liga
Valencia lost successive Champions League finals in 2000 and 2001 before winning two league titles under Benítez. They've been a shadow of that side for years. Rebuild…
- Vardar
Macedonian First Football LeagueVardar are North Macedonia's record champions and became the country's first club to reach a major UEFA group stage in 2017. Financial problems later sent them out of…
- Ventforet Kofu
J2 LeagueVentforet Kofu won the Emperor's Cup as a J2 club, qualified for the Asian Champions League and then became the first Japanese second-tier side to reach its knockouts…
- 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…
- Villarreal CFLa Liga
Villarreal won the 2021 Europa League after an 11-10 penalty shootout against Manchester United, but the club from a town of roughly 50,000 has never won La Liga…
- 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…
- ŽeljezničarPremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Željezničar were founded by railway workers, won the Yugoslav league in 1972 and came within one tie of the 1985 UEFA Cup final. Sarajevo's working-class giant has never…
- Athlone Town AFCLeague of Ireland First Division
Part-time Athlone held AC Milan to a 0-0 draw in Europe in 1975 and even missed a penalty. They're now in Ireland's second tier. Get them back to the top, return to…
- Auckland City
New Zealand National LeagueAuckland City became world-famous for taking teams packed with teachers, tradesmen and other part-time workers to the Club World Cup. Keep the semi-professional giant on…
- Becamex Ho Chi Minh City
V.League 2Formerly 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…
- Beroe Stara ZagoraBulgarian Second League
Beroe are 1985/86 Bulgarian champions, four-time Balkans Cup winners and once beat Juventus 1-0 in European competition. In 2026 they were relegated to the second tier…
- 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…
- Cobreloa
Primera B de ChileCobreloa reached back-to-back Copa Libertadores finals in 1981 and 1982 and lost both. They are now in Chile's second tier, so the route back starts with promotion…
- Dempo SCIndian Football League
Dempo won five Indian league titles between 2005 and 2012 and made the AFC Cup semi-finals, then dropped out of the national spotlight. Bring Goa's old dominant force…
- Dynamo Moscow
Russian Premier LeagueDynamo were the first Soviet champions, have 11 league titles and were Lev Yashin’s only club. Yet their last national championship came in 1976, meaning they have never…
- FK KukësiKategoria e Parë
Kukësi reached the Europa League play-offs in 2013 and won Albania's title in 2017. Years of decline later sent them to the second tier. Restore the northern club that…
- General Caballero (Juan León Mallorquín)División Intermedia
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…
- JK Tallinna KalevMeistriliiga
Founded in 1911, Kalev won Estonian titles before the Second World War and even competed in the Soviet Top League in 1960 and 1961. They have never won the championship…
- KÍ KlaksvíkFaroe Islands Premier League
KÍ 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…
- LinfieldNIFL Premiership
Linfield have won more Irish League titles than any other club and reached the European Cup quarter-finals in 1967. Another domestic title won't make this save special…
- MariborSlovenian PrvaLiga
Maribor are the only Slovenian club to have reached the Champions League group stage, doing it three times. Domestic dominance is not enough for a club with that…
- Nations FCDivision One League
Nations FC were relegated from Ghana's Premier League in 2025/26 but won the FA Cup, earning African football as a second-tier team. Handle a promotion campaign and…
- Olympic SafiBotola 2
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…
- Police TeroThai League 2
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…
- RFS
Latvian VirslīgaRFS 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…
- Real PotosíCopa Simón Bolívar / regional qualifying
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…
- SKN St. PöltenAustrian 2. Liga
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…
- UC SampdoriaSerie B
Sampdoria won Serie A in 1991 and lost the 1992 European Cup final to Barcelona. They later came dangerously close to Serie C. Put a proper team back together in Genoa…
- El-Kanemi WarriorsNigeria National League
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. Try to win a…
- Jeanne d'Arc de DakarLower Senegalese division - verify
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…
- KF Fjallabyggð3. deild karla
Leiftur, the predecessor to KF Fjallabyggð, played Hamburger SV and Anderlecht in Europe during the 1990s. The modern merged club represents two small fishing towns and…
- Metalist Kharkiv
Ukrainian First LeagueThe old Metalist reached the Europa League quarter-finals in 2012 and finished second in Ukraine a year later before financial collapse ended the club in 2016. The…
- Queen of the SouthScottish League One
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…
- SC BastiaLigue 3
Bastia reached the 1978 UEFA Cup final before decades of financial trouble sent them down the leagues. They're back in France's third tier. Put Corsica back on the…
- Stade de ReimsLigue 2
Reims lost European Cup finals to Real Madrid in both 1956 and 1959. Six French titles, Raymond Kopa and Just Fontaine are quite a history to live up to. Get them out of…
- Puerto Rico Islanders
Defunct - custom setupPuerto 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…
- TP MazembeLinafoot Ligue 1
In 2010, Mazembe became the first club from outside Europe or South America to reach the Club World Cup final. They lost to Inter Milan. There is really only one…
- RNK Split
2. ŽNL NSŽSDRNK Split reached the Europa League play-off and Croatian Cup final in 2014/15. The fall since has been brutal: a winless 2025/26 league season relegated them again, and…
- São CaetanoCampeonato Paulista Série A4
São Caetano went from virtual obscurity to finishing runners-up in Brazil in 2000 and reaching the Copa Libertadores final in 2002. Two decades later they are in the…