Historic club save ideas
Clubs with deep roots and long stories, from founding members to forgotten pioneers. 242 save ideas, difficulty from 3 to 10 out of 10. 103 are playable in the base game.
- Al Nasr Dubai
UAE Pro LeagueFounded in 1945, Al Nasr are widely considered the UAE's oldest football club. They last won the league in 1986. Restore Dubai's original giants and end a championship…
- AmaZulu
Betway PremiershipFounded in 1932, AmaZulu are one of South Africa's oldest major clubs and represent Durban, yet their only national league championship came in 1972. More than half a…
- Bohemians 1905
Czech First LeagueBohemians got their kangaroo badge and nickname after a famous tour of Australia in 1927. Their greatest side then won the Czechoslovak league and reached a UEFA Cup…
- Botev Plovdiv
Bulgarian First LeagueBotev Plovdiv were founded in 1912 and are recognised as Bulgaria's oldest active football club, but they have only two national championships, in 1929 and 1967. Turn…
- CD Maxaquene
MoçambolaThe club where Eusébio began his career. Maxaquene later won five post-independence Mozambican championships but spent six years outside the top flight before returning…
- Defensor Sporting
Uruguayan Primera DivisiónDefensor's 1976 title was the first in Uruguay's professional era won by anyone outside Nacional and Peñarol. Fifty years on, repeat the rebellion - win another…
- Dukla Prague
Czech First LeagueDukla won 11 Czechoslovak league titles and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1967. The army club's old dominance disappeared after the communist era and the…
- East Bengal
Indian Super LeagueEast Bengal are one of Indian football's great Kolkata institutions and became ASEAN club champions in 2003, a rare international trophy for an Indian side. They have…
- FC Argeș
SuperLigaFC Argeș won Romanian titles in 1972 and 1979, with Nicolae Dobrin becoming the defining player in the club's history. Pitești has never reached those heights again…
- Fredrikstad
EliteserienFredrikstad won nine Norwegian league titles and dominated the country before the modern era, but their last championship came in 1961. They are back in the top flight…
- GAIS
AllsvenskanGAIS are four-time Swedish champions and one of Gothenburg's traditional giants, but their last championship came in 1954. They are established back in Allsvenskan with…
- MTK Budapest
Nemzeti Bajnokság IMTK 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…
- Neftçi Baku
Azerbaijan Premier LeagueNeftçi finished third in the Soviet league in 1966 and became the first Azerbaijani club to reach a UEFA group stage when they qualified for the Europa League in 2012…
- OFK Beograd
Serbian SuperLigaOFK's predecessor BSK was one of Yugoslavia's great pre-war clubs, while OFK later reached a European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final in 1963. After years outside the elite…
- Platense FC
Liga Nacional de HondurasPlatense were Honduras’ first professional league champions in 1965/66 and have only won it once more since. After years outside the top flight they returned for…
- Puebla
Liga MXPuebla were Mexican champions, cup winners and CONCACAF champions around their late-1980s and early-1990s peak. They have spent decades nowhere near that level - restore…
- Sparta Rotterdam
EredivisieSparta are Rotterdam's oldest professional side and six-time Dutch champions, but their last title was in 1959. Feyenoord have been the city's main attraction for…
- TPS Turku
VeikkausliigaTPS are eight-time Finnish champions and produced one of Finnish club football's great European nights by beating Inter Milan 1-0 at San Siro in 1987. They are back in…
- TS Galaxy
Betway PremiershipTS Galaxy won South Africa's FA Cup as a second-tier club in 2019, then reached the top flight after buying Highlands Park's league status in 2020. It is a gloriously…
- Tokyo Verdy
J1 LeagueVerdy were the dominant club at the birth of the J.League, winning the first two championships and carrying the legacy of Asian champions Yomiuri. Then they spent 15…
- Toronto FC
Major League Soccer (USA/Canada)Toronto won the MLS Cup, Supporters' Shield and Canadian Championship in 2017, then lost the 2018 CONCACAF final on penalties to Guadalajara. Recreate the great…
- Újpest
Nemzeti Bajnokság IÚjpest are 20-time Hungarian champions and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1974, yet they have not won the league since 1998. That is an absurd drought for a…
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2. BundesligaKaiserslautern remain the only newly promoted club ever to win the Bundesliga, taking the 1997/98 title immediately after promotion. They are now in 2. Bundesliga…
- AJEL de Rufisque
Senegal Ligue 1AJEL finished level on points with neighbours Teungueth in the 2025/26 Senegalese league but lost the title on a tiebreaker. Take the Rufisque club that came so close…
- APOEL
Cypriot First DivisionAPOEL reached the Champions League quarter-finals in 2011/12 - still one of the greatest European runs by a Cypriot club. Cyprus is not in the standard playable league…
- AS Adema
Pro League MadagascarFour-time Malagasy champions and CAF Cup quarter-finalists, but forever associated with the infamous 149-0 match against SO l’Emyrne. Give AS Adema a footballing legacy…
- AS Arta/Solar7
Djibouti Premier LeagueThe club began life representing the historic Djibouti-Ethiopia railway before eventually becoming Arta/Solar7. More recently they made headlines by signing Alex Song…
- Abahani Limited Dhaka
Bangladesh Premier LeagueAbahani reached the AFC Cup Inter-Zone semi-finals in 2019, one of the best continental campaigns by a Bangladeshi club. Build another great side and see whether you can…
- Aduana Stars
Ghana Premier LeagueAduana Stars won Ghana's 2009/10 league in their debut top-flight season while scoring just 19 goals in 30 matches. They've since won another championship. Recreate the…
- Al Arabi
Qatar Stars LeagueSeven-time champions and one of Qatar’s traditional giants, Al Arabi were so strong in the 1990s they became known as the Dream Team. Their last league title was in…
- Al Olympic Azzaweya
Libyan Premier LeagueIn 2003/04, Olympic became the first Libyan champions from outside Tripoli or Benghazi. It remains their only league title. Recreate one of the country’s great outsider…
- Al-Jahra
Kuwait Premier LeagueAl-Jahra’s 1989/90 championship remains their only league title and one of the great outsider wins in Kuwaiti football. More than three decades later, try to prove it…
- Al-Shabab
Saudi Pro LeagueForget another save with one of the league’s superpowers. Al-Shabab offer a much stranger squad, with names including Yannick Carrasco, Yacine Adli, Josh Brownhill and…
- Al-Tilal Aden
Yemeni LeagueAl-Tilal trace their history back to 1905 in Aden, making them one of the oldest clubs in the Arabian Peninsula. They also won the first championship of unified Yemen in…
- Aris Thessaloniki
Super LeagueAris have three Greek titles, but the last arrived in 1946. Their neighbours PAOK have had plenty more to celebrate since. Ending an 80-year title drought in one of…
- Atlabara FC
South Sudan Premier LeagueAtlabara won South Sudan’s old national championship in 2013, 2015 and 2019 and were among the country’s earliest CAF representatives. By 2025/26 they had slipped to…
- BFC Daugavpils
Latvian VirslīgaDaugavpils is Latvia's second-biggest city, yet BFC have never won the national championship. They finished fourth in 2025. Build around the Latgale region and make the…
- Bangkok United
Thai League 1Bangkok United won the Thai league in 2006 as Bangkok University, but haven't been champions since the change of identity. They've spent years chasing Buriram. End the…
- Bengaluru 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…
- Boca Lagoon
Marshall Islands national competitionBoca Lagoon were only founded in 2026 and immediately became champions of the new era of organised Marshallese club football. There is virtually no history behind them…
- Borneo FC Samarinda
Indonesian Super LeagueBorneo won more games and scored more goals than Persib Bandung in 2025/26, but lost the Indonesian league despite finishing level on 79 points. The title went on…
- CARA Brazzaville
Congo Ligue 1CARA won the 1974 African Cup of Champions Clubs and remain the only club from the Republic of the Congo to have been champions of Africa. Half a century later, recreate…
- CS Hammam-Lif
Ligue Professionnelle 1CS 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…
- Canon Yaoundé
Elite OneThree-time African champions from Cameroon’s golden age of club football. Instead of simply winning another domestic title, restore Canon to the level that once made…
- Cappella Sistina
Vatican football championship / custom DBYes, the Sistine Chapel choir has a football team competing in Vatican football. For anyone willing to build the required custom database, winning with Cappella Sistina…
- Carrick Rangers
NIFL PremiershipCarrick 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…
- 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…
- Church Boys United
Martyr's Memorial A-Division LeagueChurch Boys won Nepal’s C Division, B Division and A Division in consecutive seasons, becoming champions in their first top-flight campaign. That is already Football…
- 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 Aurora
Bolivian División ProfesionalAurora 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…
- Coleraine
NIFL PremiershipColeraine won their only Irish League title in 1974. They finished runners-up and won the Irish Cup in 2025/26, so the groundwork for a new challenge is there. Finally…
- Corvinul Hunedoara
Romania second tierCorvinul produced one of Europe’s great recent cup stories when they won the Romanian Cup in 2024 despite playing in the second tier. They finally earned promotion to…
- Defence Force
TT Premier Football LeagueLiterally the football club of Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force, and also two-time CONCACAF champions. A strange identity with genuine continental pedigree is a…
- Deportivo Garcilaso
Liga 1Founded 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…
- Difaâ Hassani El Jadida
Botola ProDifaâ El Jadida have finished runners-up in Morocco three times but have never won the league. They finally lifted the Throne Cup in 2013 after beating Raja Casablanca…
- Dinamo City Tirana
Kategoria SuperioreDinamo won 18 Albanian championships during the communist era but later fell into the second tier. They returned to the top flight and won the 2026 cup. Turn the cup…
- Dinamo Tbilisi
Erovnuli LigaDinamo won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1981, still the high point of Georgian club football. The domestic trophies are secondary. Make a Georgian club capable of…
- Dorados de Sinaloa
Liga de Expansión MXDorados were founded in 2003 and reached Mexico's top flight barely a year later; years later Diego Maradona managed them in the second tier. Recreate the club's absurd…
- Dragons de l’Ouémé
Ligue 1 BeninBenin’s record 12-time champions have not won the league since 2003. They also reached an African Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final in 1987. Restore the country’s biggest…
- FC 105 Libreville
Gabon Championnat National D1Founded as a club connected to Gabon’s armed forces and police, FC 105 have won 10 recognised national championships but none since 2007. They also have genuine…
- FC St. Pauli
2. BundesligaFC St. Pauli are more than a football club — they represent Hamburg’s rebellious alternative culture, with a fiercely loyal fanbase, iconic brown-and-white colours and a…
- Ferro Carril Oeste
Primera NacionalFerro won two Argentine championships in the 1980s and built one of the country's best sides without the profile of the Buenos Aires giants. They have not played…
- Fram Reykjavík
Besta deild karlaFram have won 18 Icelandic championships, more than almost every club in the country, but the last arrived in 1990. A generation has grown up without seeing the historic…
- Guaraní
Paraguayan Primera DivisiónGuaraní 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…
- HNK Segesta
SuperSport Prva NLSegesta were founded in 1906 and are widely recognised in Croatia as the country's oldest surviving football club. They spent five seasons in the top flight in the 1990s…
- Hafia FC
Ligue 1 ProThree African titles and five final appearances during the 1970s. Hafia were once one of the biggest clubs on the continent and are now barely mentioned outside Guinea…
- Hanoi FC
V.League 1Hanoi won the ASEAN section of the 2019 AFC Cup and made it all the way to the Inter-Zone Final. Recreate one of Vietnam’s best continental runs and see whether you can…
- Hapoel Petah Tikva
Israeli Premier LeagueHapoel Petah Tikva won five consecutive Israeli championships from 1959 to 1963, still one of the country's great dynasties. They have spent much of the modern era…
- Honvéd
Nemzeti Bajnokság IIHonvéd were the club of Puskás, Bozsik and the great Mighty Magyars generation, winning five Hungarian titles during the 1950s. The modern club was relegated in 2023 and…
- Huracán
Argentine Primera DivisiónCésar Luis Menotti's Huracán won the 1973 Argentine title playing unforgettable attacking football. They've never been league champions since and lost the 2025 Apertura…
- Jeenyo FC
Somali First DivisionFounded in 1948 as SC Genio Officina, Jeenyo went through several identities and won three consecutive Somali titles from 1969 to 1971. The club disappeared amid the…
- Kabwe Warriors
Zambia Super LeagueKabwe Warriors are inseparable from Godfrey Chitalu, the Zambian striker credited by the country's FA with scoring 107 goals in 1972 - one of football's most disputed…
- Kiyovu Sports
Rwanda Premier LeagueKiyovu were one of Rwanda’s major forces before APR’s rise and won multiple championships, including back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993. They have not been champions…
- Kocaelispor
Süper LigKocaelispor 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…
- Leixões
Liga Portugal 2Leixões 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…
- Limavady United
NIFL PremiershipLimavady knocked Linfield out of the 2026 Irish Cup while in the Championship, then won promotion to the Premiership for the first time since 2008. Keep the…
- Lincoln City
ChampionshipLincoln are back in the Championship after a 65-year absence. They have never played in the modern top flight, so the next promotion would be completely new territory…
- Magallanes
Primera B de ChileMagallanes won the first three professional Chilean championships from 1933 to 1935, making them the original dynasty of the league era. They later spent 36 years…
- Medina United Football Academy
GFA League First DivisionMedina’s rise has been extraordinary. They emerged from the local Lamin Nawettan scene, climbed into the national pyramid, won promotion in 2025 and then became Gambian…
- Mohammedan Sporting Club
Indian Football LeagueOne of Kolkata's oldest clubs, Mohammedan won the Durand Cup back in 1940 but endured a winless top-flight campaign in 2025/26. Rebuild them and take on East Bengal and…
- Mohun Bagan
Indian Super LeagueIn 1911 Mohun Bagan became the first Indian side to win the IFA Shield, beating the East Yorkshire Regiment in one of Indian sport's most symbolic victories. Take that…
- Montevideo Wanderers
Uruguayan Primera DivisiónWanderers 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…
- Narva Trans
MeistriliigaNarva 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…
- New Radiant
Dhivehi Premier LeagueNew Radiant reached the AFC Cup semi-finals in 2005 and the quarter-finals again in 2013. Getting a Maldivian club anywhere near that level today would be a serious…
- Newtown United
SKNFA Premier LeagueNewtown have won a record 16 national championships but none since 2011/12. Restore the country’s most successful club and then try to make them relevant in Caribbean…
- OFI Crete
Super League GreeceOFI won the Greek Cup in the 1980s and famously knocked Atlético Madrid out of Europe in 1993. What Crete has never had is a Greek league champion. Change that.
- Olympique Béja
Ligue Professionnelle 1Olympique 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…
- PSIM Yogyakarta
Indonesian Super LeaguePSIM 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…
- Palermo F.C.
Serie BPalermo are a club steeped in Sicilian identity, based on an island with a unique and almost mythical atmosphere. With a rich Serie A history, legendary players and…
- Palm City FC
UAE First DivisionFounded only in 2023, Palm City raced through back-to-back promotions and won a league-and-cup double in 2025/26. Their squad makes the save even stranger, with…
- Progreso
Uruguayan Primera DivisiónProgreso's only league title came in 1989 when their president was Tabaré Vázquez, who later became president of Uruguay. They finished above both Nacional and Peñarol…
- Queen's Park
Scottish ChampionshipQueen's Park were founded in 1867, are Scotland's oldest football club and remained amateur for 152 years before turning professional in 2019. That change creates a…
- Queens Park Rangers SC
Grenada Premier DivisionGrenada’s QPR have seven known league championships but none since 2002. Restore the country’s record champions and then see how far you can take them in Caribbean…
- Quilmes
Primera NacionalFounded in 1887, Quilmes are one of Argentina's oldest clubs and have national titles from 1912 and 1978. They are now back in Primera Nacional, living in the shadow of…
- RFC Liège
Challenger Pro LeagueRFC Liège are five-time Belgian champions and were still reaching a European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final in 1991. They have not played in Belgium's top flight since…
- Racing Beirut
Lebanese Premier LeagueThree-time Lebanese champions whose last title came in 1970. Their 2025/26 season could hardly have been worse: no wins, one draw and 24 defeats. Start at absolute rock…
- Racing Santander
La LigaRacing were one of the ten founding members of La Liga in 1929 but spent 14 years outside the top flight, including seven seasons in Spain's third tier. They are back…
- Radnički 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…
- Real Sireți
Moldovan Super LigaReal Sireți earned promotion in May 2026 and are playing in Moldova’s top division for the first time. There is no fallen history to restore and no old glory to…
- Renaissance FC N’Djamena
Chad Premier LeagueFounded in 1954, before Chad gained independence, Renaissance are one of the country’s traditional powers. They have not been champions since 2007. Bring one of Chad’s…
- Royal Antwerp
Belgian Pro LeagueRoyal 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…
- SK Beveren
Belgian Pro LeagueSK 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…
- Seeb
Oman Professional LeagueSeeb won the AFC Cup in 2022, one of the biggest achievements in Omani club football. Build on it and see whether an Omani side can compete consistently with Asia’s…
- Selangor
Malaysia Super LeagueSelangor 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…
- South Melbourne
NPL VictoriaSouth Melbourne won four National Soccer League titles, became Oceania champions in 1999 and faced Manchester United at the 2000 Club World Championship. They now sit…
- Sportivo Ameliano
Paraguayan Primera DivisiónAmeliano spent decades in Paraguay's third and fourth divisions before reaching Primera in 2022. They won the Copa Paraguay in their first top-flight season and reached…
- Sportivo Luqueño
Paraguayan Primera DivisiónSportivo Luqueño were formed when three rival clubs in Luque merged in 1921. They won league titles in 1951 and 1953 but none since. Reunite the city behind a new…
- St. Mary’s SC Jaffna
Sri Lanka Super League / national systemFounded in 1936, St. Mary’s development was heavily disrupted during decades of conflict in Sri Lanka. They eventually reached the national second level and in 2026…
- Stade Tunisien
Ligue Professionnelle 1Stade 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…
- Taraji Wadi Al-Nes
West Bank Premier LeagueWadi Al-Nes is a village south of Bethlehem with fewer than 1,000 residents. The club was founded by Yousef Abuhammad, whose 12 sons all played for the team, and somehow…
- Tartu JK Tammeka
MeistriliigaTammeka 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…
- Tigre
Argentine Primera DivisiónIn 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…
- United FC (Dubai)
UAE Pro LeagueFounded 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…
- Universitatea Cluj
SuperLigaFounded in 1919, Universitatea Cluj have never won the Romanian league. They came close in 2025/26, finishing second, while city rivals CFR have eight titles. Finally…
- Universitatea Craiova
SuperLigaUniversitatea Craiova reached the 1983 UEFA Cup semi-finals and lost to Benfica on away goals. They finally ended a 35-year wait for another Romanian league title in…
- Unión Coclé FC
Liga Panameña de FútbolUnión Coclé earned promotion for 2026 and are playing their first season in Panama’s top division. Take over at the beginning and create the top-flight history of both…
- Vancouver FC
Canadian Premier LeagueFounded 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…
- Vasas
Nemzeti Bajnokság IVasas 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…
- Victor San Marino
Italian Serie D / Eccellenza pathwayA club representing San Marino but competing in the Italian pyramid. Take a team from a country of roughly 35,000 people and try to climb all the way to Serie A.
- Vieux Fort South
Saint Lucia second tierThey won the second tier in 2024, immediately finished runners-up in the 2025 Premier League and were leading the top flight in September 2026. Take over in the middle…
- Violette AC
Ligue HaïtienneViolette were CONCACAF champions in 1984, then resurfaced on the continental stage decades later by knocking MLS side Austin FC out of the 2023 Champions League. Build…
- Wellington Phoenix
A-League MenA New Zealand club playing in Australia’s league system. It is one of those footballing quirks that immediately makes for a different save. Become Australian champions…
- Wohaib FC
Pakistan Premier League / custom DBWohaib reached the Asian Club Championship group stage in 1992/93 and even drew with eventual champions PAS Tehran. No Pakistani club has repeated that run. Recreate it…
- Wollongong Wolves
National Premier Leagues / state systemWollongong won back-to-back Australian championships around the turn of the century before becoming champions of Oceania. Australian football has changed completely…
- Young Africans
Tanzanian Premier LeagueYoung Africans reached the 2023 CAF Confederation Cup final and came agonisingly close to giving Tanzania a major modern continental title. Build another run and finish…
- Young Lions
Singapore Premier LeagueYoung Lions effectively operate as a national development side built largely around young Singaporean players. Winning the league with a team whose primary purpose is…
- Zorya Luhansk
Ukrainian Premier LeagueZorya shocked Soviet football by winning the 1972 USSR championship. The club has played away from its home city since the war began in 2014. Take the displaced former…
- Örgryte IS
Superettan / Allsvenskan pathwayFounded in 1887, Örgryte are Sweden’s oldest football club and 12-time champions. Restore the country’s original giants in a game that has long since moved on without…
- ŁKS Łódź
I ligaŁKS won Polish championships in 1958 and 1998 but have spent the modern era bouncing between the top two divisions while city rivals Widzew rebuilt their own status…
- AEL Larissa
Super League Greece 2Larissa produced one of Greek football's great outsider stories by winning the league in 1988. They remain the only club from outside Athens and Thessaloniki to have…
- AFC Leopards
Kenyan Premier LeagueAFC Leopards have 12 Kenyan league titles and one of the country's biggest supporter bases, but they have not been champions since 1998. Their great rivals Gor Mahia…
- 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…
- Abu Muslim Farah
Afghanistan Champions League / custom DBNo Afghan club has ever reached the group or league stage of an AFC competition. Abu Muslim Farah have twice fallen to Paro in AFC Challenge League qualifying, in 2025…
- Akademisk Boldklub
Danish 1st DivisionAkademisk Boldklub literally began as a club for university students and went on to win nine Danish championships. They return to Denmark's second tier for 2026/27 after…
- Al-Jaish
Syrian Premier LeagueAl-Jaish won the inaugural AFC Cup in 2004. That gives you one wonderfully simple target: take Asia’s original AFC Cup winners back to continental relevance.
- Al-Wehdat
Jordanian Pro LeagueAl-Wehdat were founded in the Al-Wehdat refugee camp in Amman and have grown into one of Jordan’s biggest and most successful clubs. Take that remarkable history onto…
- 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…
- América de Cali
Categoría Primera AAmérica 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…
- Ararat Yerevan
Armenian Premier LeagueOne of the great forgotten clubs of Soviet football. Ararat won the Soviet league and cup double in 1973, then reached the European Cup quarter-finals in 1975 and even…
- Asante Kotoko
Ghana Premier LeagueAsante 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…
- Boavista
Liga PortugalBoavista 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'…
- Club Africain
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1Club Africain became the first Tunisian club to win Africa’s biggest competition in 1991. City rivals Espérance have since left them far behind on the continental stage…
- 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…
- Derry City FC
League of Ireland Premier DivisionDerry have won league titles in both Northern Ireland and the Republic after crossing leagues during the Troubles. They also completed a domestic treble in 1989. Try to…
- Dynamo Dresden
2. BundesligaDynamo Dresden won eight East German league titles and remain one of the former DDR's biggest clubs. They are in 2. Bundesliga, but reunified Germany has never seen them…
- Dynamo Kyiv
Ukrainian Premier LeagueDynamo 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…
- Empire Club
Barbados Premier LeagueFounded in 1914 and once champions of Barbados, Empire are now outside the top flight. Their last championship came in 1952. Take one of the country’s oldest clubs back…
- FAR Rabat
Botola ProAfrican champions in 1985, then forced to wait decades for another Champions League final. FAR finally returned to that stage in 2026 and fell short again. Finish the…
- FAS
Primera División de El SalvadorFAS 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 Nantes
Ligue 2Nantes have eight league titles and a famous tradition of attacking football, but haven't been champions since 2001. They're now in Ligue 2. Bring back the academy-led…
- FK Zeta
Montenegrin Second LeagueZeta became the first champions of independent Montenegro in 2006/07 after a remarkable rise through the Yugoslav system. They are now back in the second tier. Restore…
- Finn Harps FC
League of Ireland First DivisionFinn 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…
- Genoa
Serie AFounded in 1893, Genoa are Italy's oldest active football club and have nine league titles - but the last came in 1924. You are managing a giant historical name without…
- 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…
- Invincible Eleven
Liberian Second DivisionLiberia’s oldest club are joint-record 13-time champions and count George Weah among their former players. He scored 24 times in 23 games during their 1987 title season…
- Jwaneng Galaxy
Botswana Premier LeagueFounded only in 2014, Jwaneng Galaxy have already reached the CAF Champions League group stage and even went to Casablanca and beat three-time African champions Wydad…
- KTP
YkkösliigaKTP won back-to-back Finnish titles in 1951 and 1952, but modern life has been defined by bouncing between the top two divisions. Relegated in 2025, they have already…
- Köpetdag Aşgabat
Ýokary LigaKöpetdag won six of Turkmenistan's first seven league championships after independence, then disappeared from the title picture for decades. Rebuild the club that…
- Lupe Ole Soaga
Samoa National LeagueLupe Ole Soaga became the first Samoan club to win an OFC Champions League group-stage match when they beat Ba 4-3 in 2020. Turn that isolated breakthrough into…
- Marek Dupnitsa
Bulgarian Second LeagueMarek 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…
- Municipal
Liga Nacional de GuatemalaMunicipal 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…
- Nagoya Grampus Eight
J1 LeagueThe club Arsène Wenger managed immediately before Arsenal. Sometimes the historical connection is all the excuse you need. Build the Japanese side Wenger left behind…
- 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…
- Notts County
League OneFounded in 1862, Notts County are widely recognised as the world's oldest professional football club. After years outside the EFL they are climbing again and have…
- Nukuhetulu FC
Tonga Major LeagueNukuhetulu 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…
- Persepolis
Persian Gulf Pro LeaguePersepolis reached the AFC Champions League final in 2018 and again in 2020, losing both. One of Asia’s biggest clubs is still waiting for that modern continental title.
- Power Dynamos
Zambia Super LeaguePower Dynamos became Zambia’s first continental trophy winners in 1991 and remain the only Zambian club to have achieved it. More than three decades later, build the…
- Progrès Niederkorn
Luxembourg National DivisionNiederkorn produced one of European qualifying’s great shocks when they eliminated Rangers in 2017. Turn one famous night into something much bigger and get a…
- RAAL La Louvière
Belgian Pro LeagueThe 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…
- RWDM Brussels
National Division 1Molenbeek'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…
- Raith Rovers
Scottish ChampionshipRaith 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…
- Rouen
Ligue 3Rouen spent decades in France's top flight and even beat Arsenal in Europe in the 1960s, but have not played Ligue 1 football since 1985. They are now in the new…
- Rovaniemen Palloseura
YkkönenRoPS offer a unique Football Manager challenge: a club based in Rovaniemi, right on the Arctic Circle, with a proud history in Finnish football, European competition…
- SC Villa
Uganda Premier LeagueUganda’s record champions also reached an African final in 1991, but the country is still waiting for its first continental club champion. End that wait with its biggest…
- Saint George SC
Ethiopian Premier LeagueSaint George are Ethiopia’s record champions, yet no Ethiopian club has ever won a CAF competition. When you already have more than 30 domestic titles, there is only one…
- Samsunspor
Süper LigSamsunspor 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…
- Santa Cruz FC
Timor-Leste second tierPromoted 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…
- Santiago Wanderers
Primera B de ChileFounded in 1892, Santiago Wanderers are widely regarded as Chile's oldest football club and represent the port city of Valparaíso rather than Santiago. They have three…
- Shooting Stars
Nigeria Premier Football LeagueShooting 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…
- Sochaux
Ligue 2Sochaux are one of France's great industrial clubs, created around Peugeot and twice crowned French champions. Financial problems nearly destroyed the professional club…
- Taiwan Power Company
Taiwan Football Premier LeagueLiterally the football team associated with Taiwan’s state electricity company, Taipower. They also won the AFC President’s Cup in 2011. Company team to Asian force is a…
- Tatran Prešov
2. LigaFounded in 1898, Tatran Prešov are one of Slovakia's oldest football clubs and twice finished runners-up in the Czechoslovak league. Their latest top-flight return…
- Torino FC
Serie AThe Grande Torino side dominated Italy in the 1940s before the 1949 Superga air disaster. Torino have only won the league once since and haven't done so since 1976…
- Varzim
Liga 3Varzim 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…
- Velež Mostar
Premier League of Bosnia and HerzegovinaVelež won two Yugoslav Cups and became one of the most distinctive clubs in the old league before war transformed both Mostar and the club's home. They rebuilt at a new…
- Viktoria Žižkov
Czech National Football LeagueViktoria Žižkov were Czechoslovak champions in 1928 and won the Czech Cup as recently as 2001, all while living in the shadow of Prague's much bigger clubs. They now…
- Étoile Filante de Lomé
Togolese Championnat NationalÉtoile 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…
- AS Monaco
Ligue 1Eight French titles, a Champions League final in 2004 and further semi-final appearances, but never the trophy itself. Continue Monaco’s tradition of developing elite…
- Arenas Club de Getxo
Primera FederaciónArenas were one of the ten founding members of La Liga and won the Copa del Rey in 1919. In 2026/27 they are playing in the third-tier Primera Federación. Take a club…
- B.93
Danish 2nd DivisionB.93 have nine Danish championships, a total that sounds absurd for a club now playing in the third tier. Most of that glory belongs to another footballing age. Take one…
- BK Frem
3. divisionFrem are six-time Danish champions and one of Copenhagen's great old football names, but their last title came before the modern European era and they now play in…
- CE Europa
Primera FederaciónCE Europa were founding members of La Liga and reached the Copa del Rey final in 1923. They now sit in the third tier, sharing Barcelona with two of the biggest clubs on…
- Fehérvár FC
Nemzeti Bajnokság IIAs Videoton, they reached the 1985 UEFA Cup final against Real Madrid and even won the second leg at the Bernabéu. Now they are in Hungary’s second tier. Promotion is…
- Fortuna Köln
3. LigaFortuna Köln reached the 1983 DFB-Pokal final and spent 26 consecutive seasons in 2. Bundesliga, usually living in the shadow of 1. FC Köln. They won promotion back to…
- Grimsby Town
League TwoGrimsby were a First Division club in the 1930s and reached two FA Cup semi-finals. Their 1939 semi-final against Wolves drew 76,962 to Old Trafford, still the stadium's…
- Guarani
Campeonato Brasileiro Série CGuarani won the 1978 Brazilian title and remain the only national top-flight champions from a Brazilian interior city. They now play in Série C. Take Campinas back…
- Huddersfield Town
League OneHuddersfield became the first English club to win three consecutive top-flight titles, doing so from 1924 to 1926. Almost a century later they spent two seasons in the…
- Koninklijke HFC
Tweede DivisieThe Netherlands' oldest surviving football club dates back to 1879 and has never played in the modern Eredivisie. Take the Haarlem amateurs into professional football…
- Lisburn Distillery
Premier Intermediate LeagueSix-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…
- New York Cosmos
USL League OnePelé. Beckenbauer. One of the biggest names in American football history. After years away, the Cosmos returned to professional competition in 2026 in USL League One…
- Oldham Athletic
League TwoOldham became the first former Premier League club to fall out of the EFL when they were relegated to non-league in 2022. They finally won their Football League place…
- Preußen Münster
3. LigaPreußen Münster were founder members of the Bundesliga in 1963 but disappeared from the top two divisions for decades. Back-to-back promotions took them from the…
- Pro Vercelli
Serie CPro Vercelli won seven Italian championships before modern Serie A even existed, but have not played top-flight football since the 1930s. They now sit in Serie C. This…
- Racing Club de Ferrol
Primera FederaciónRacing de Ferrol have spent decades in Spain's second division but have never reached La Liga. They even made the Copa del Rey final in 1939. Get this Galician naval…
- Real Unión
Primera FederaciónReal Unión were founding members of La Liga and won four Copa del Rey titles during Spanish football's early years. They now represent tiny Irún in the third tier, right…
- Recreativo de Huelva
Segunda FederaciónFounded in 1889, Recreativo are generally recognised as Spain's oldest football club. They now sit in the fourth tier, miles from the La Liga stage they once knew. Take…
- Skeid
2. divisjonSkeid won the Norwegian league in 1966 and have lifted the Norwegian Cup eight times, but modern football has left the Oslo club far behind. They are now in the third…
- Triestina
Serie D - Girone CTriestina once finished runners-up in Serie A but have spent more than 60 years outside Italy's top flight and are now in Serie D. Restore a historic border-city club…
- Viktoria Berlin
Regionalliga NordostViktoria Berlin were German champions in 1908 and 1911, long before the Bundesliga existed. More than a century later they are buried in the Regionalliga. Take one of…
- Arsenal de Sarandí
Primera B MetropolitanaCopa Sudamericana winners in 2007, Argentine champions in 2012 and Supercopa winners later that year. They are now down in the third-tier Primera B Metropolitana. Take a…
- Eskişehirspor
TFF 3. LigEskişehirspor were the first great Anatolian challengers to Istanbul's clubs, finishing Turkish league runners-up three times around the turn of the 1970s. Decades later…
- Kickers Offenbach
Regionalliga SüdwestKickers Offenbach became the first club from outside the Bundesliga to win the DFB-Pokal when they lifted it in 1970. They have also been German runners-up twice, yet…
- Tasmania Berlin
Regionalliga NordostThe Tasmania name is inseparable from the infamous 1965/66 Bundesliga side that won twice, conceded 108 goals and became shorthand for a disastrous top-flight season…
- Thai Farmers Bank
Defunct / custom databaseOne 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…
- Valour FC
Operations suspended / recreationWinnipeg'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…
- Vorskla Poltava
Professional licence withdrawn / setup neededVorskla 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…
- Wiener Sport-Club
Regionalliga OstWiener Sport-Club were Austrian champions in 1958 and 1959 and once beat Juventus 7-0 in the European Cup. They now play in the third-tier Regionalliga Ost. Take a club…
- Akhisarspor / Akhisar 1970 Spor Kulübü
Akhisar 1970 / local amateur footballAkhisarspor 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…
- Cray Wanderers
Isthmian League Premier DivisionFounded in 1860 by railway workers, Cray Wanderers are London's oldest surviving football club. They've never played in the Football League, and only recently ended…
- FBK Kaunas
Defunct / club recreationFBK Kaunas won eight Lithuanian titles and knocked Rangers out of Champions League qualifying in 2008. Financial collapse later ended the club. Recreate the former…
- FC Dnipro
Defunct / club recreationDnipro 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…
- FC Mulhouse
Régional 1 Grand EstMulhouse were founded in 1893 when Alsace was part of the German Empire, making them one of the strangest old clubs in French football. They were also members of the…
- FK Atlantas Klaipėda
Inactive / club recreationAtlantas 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…
- FK Mogren Budva
Defunct / club recreationMogren 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…
- FK Ventspils
Inactive / club recreationVentspils 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…
- Marine
National League NorthIn January 2021, eighth-tier Marine hosted José Mourinho's Tottenham in the FA Cup at their tiny Rossett Park ground. Fans couldn't attend because of Covid restrictions…
- NK Zagreb
Zagreb amateur leaguesNK Zagreb remain the only club outside Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split and Rijeka to have won the Croatian league, doing it in 2002. They are now playing amateur football in…
- 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…
- SC Dnipro-1
Defunct / club recreationDnipro-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…
- Serbian White Eagles
Canadian regional / amateur league - verifyToronto'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…
- Skonto FC
Defunct / club recreationSkonto won 14 straight Latvian titles from 1991 to 2004 before the club collapsed financially and disappeared. Recreate one of Europe's most relentless domestic…
- Workington
Northern Premier League Premier DivisionWorkington spent 26 years in the Football League and gave Bill Shankly one of his early managerial jobs before he became a Liverpool legend. They lost their league place…
- Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Moscow Oblast regional amateur leagueRussia's oldest surviving football club was founded by English textile workers and reached the Soviet Cup final in 1962. It's now in regional amateur football. Take a…
- Antigua Barracuda FC
Defunct / custom databaseOne for the custom-database crowd. Barracuda were Antigua and Barbuda’s first full-time professional club and competed in the American third tier. Their final season in…
- Astra Giurgiu
Inactive / reconstruction requiredAstra 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…
- Belfast Celtic
Northern Irish regional amateur leagues - verifyBelfast 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…
- Bishop Auckland
Northern League Division OneBishop Auckland won the FA Amateur Cup a record ten times, including three in a row between 1955 and 1957, but have never played in the Football League. Now back in the…
- Scarborough Athletic
National League NorthThe original Scarborough became the first club promoted automatically into the Football League in 1987, but disappeared in 2007. Scarborough Athletic was created by…
- Sheffield FC
Northern Premier League Division One MidlandsSheffield FC were founded in 1857 and are recognised by FIFA as the world's first football club, yet they have never reached the Football League. They now play in the…
- Sporting Club Sétois
Régional 1Sète became the first French side to complete a league and cup double in 1934, then the original club went bust in 2023. Their successor is down in regional football…
- Corinthian-Casuals
Combined Counties League Premier Division SouthThe original Corinthian FC were once one of football's most influential clubs, inspired the creation of Corinthians Paulista and handed Manchester United an 11-3 defeat…
- East Sheen FC
Middlesex County League Division One WestOne of English football's oldest names has effectively been brought back from the dead. East Sheen were founded in 1873, disappeared for more than a century and were…