Title chase save ideas
End a drought, break a duopoly or build a dynasty. Saves where winning the league is the point. 185 save ideas, difficulty from 3 to 9 out of 10. 110 are playable in the base game.
- Al Nasr Dubai
UAE Pro LeagueFounded in 1945, Al Nasr are widely considered the UAE's oldest football club. They last won the league in 1986. Restore Dubai's original giants and end a championship…
- Al-Faisaly
Jordanian Pro LeagueAl-Faisaly won back-to-back AFC Cups in 2005 and 2006 and remain one of Jordan's biggest clubs. The next level has always been the difficult one. Dominate domestically…
- AmaZulu
Betway PremiershipFounded in 1932, AmaZulu are one of South Africa's oldest major clubs and represent Durban, yet their only national league championship came in 1972. More than half a…
- Audax Italiano
Chilean Primera DivisiónAudax Italiano were founded by Santiago's Italian community and have won four Chilean titles, but the last came in 1957. Lean fully into the heritage, build a strong…
- Baník Ostrava
Czech First LeagueBaník are the great miners' club of Ostrava and won the Czech title as recently as 2004, breaking the Prague-centred order. They have not been champions since. Build…
- 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…
- Dalian Yingbo
Chinese Super LeagueDalian Shide won eight Chinese championships before disappearing in 2012, leaving one of China's great football cities without its old dynasty. Dalian Yingbo are a…
- Defensor Sporting
Uruguayan Primera DivisiónDefensor's 1976 title was the first in Uruguay's professional era won by anyone outside Nacional and Peñarol. Fifty years on, repeat the rebellion - win another…
- Dukla PragueCzech First League
Dukla won 11 Czechoslovak league titles and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1967. The army club's old dominance disappeared after the communist era and the…
- 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…
- Everton de Viña del MarChilean Primera División
Everton were founded in Viña del Mar in 1909 and took a name inspired by the English game, eventually becoming four-time Chilean champions. The coastal resort city has…
- Fredrikstad
EliteserienFredrikstad won nine Norwegian league titles and dominated the country before the modern era, but their last championship came in 1961. They are back in the top flight…
- GAIS
AllsvenskanGAIS are four-time Swedish champions and one of Gothenburg's traditional giants, but their last championship came in 1954. They are established back in Allsvenskan with…
- Go Ahead 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…
- Göztepe
Süper LigGöztepe became the first Turkish club to reach a major European semi-final when they made the last four of the 1968/69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. İzmir has never had a…
- Heart of Midlothian
Scottish PremiershipHearts lost title deciders in extraordinary fashion in 1965 and 1986, then fell short again on the final day in 2026. They haven't been Scottish champions since 1960…
- HibernianScottish Premiership
Hibs were the first British club to play in the European Cup and reached the semi-finals of its first edition. More recent decades have been much less glamorous. Win…
- Kaizer ChiefsBetway Premiership
Kaizer Chiefs finally reached their first CAF Champions League final in 2021 and lost. One of Africa's biggest-supported clubs still has no continental crown - end the…
- 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…
- PalestinoChilean Primera División
Palestino were created by Chile's Palestinian community and remain one of world football's most distinctive identity clubs. Keep that identity at the heart of the save…
- Rubin Kazan
Russian Premier LeagueRubin beat Guardiola's Barcelona at the Camp Nou in 2009 while defending back-to-back Russian league titles. They've never got close to that level in Europe again…
- Santos
Campeonato Brasileiro Série ASantos are back among Brazil's elite but still carry major financial pressure after transfer restrictions and aggressive short-term squad building. The challenge is not…
- Servette
Swiss Super LeagueServette have won 17 Swiss championships, but bankruptcy in 2005 sent one of the country's biggest clubs tumbling into the third tier. The comeback eventually returned…
- Simba SC
Tanzanian Premier LeagueSimba are one of Tanzania's biggest clubs and reached the CAF Cup final in 1993, but a major African trophy has never followed. Domestic success only gets you so far in…
- Slavia SofiaBulgarian First League
Slavia Sofia have seven Bulgarian championships and became the first Bulgarian club to reach a major European semi-final in 1967, but their last league title came in…
- Sparta RotterdamEredivisie
Sparta are Rotterdam's oldest professional side and six-time Dutch champions, but their last title was in 1959. Feyenoord have been the city's main attraction for…
- Spartak VarnaBulgarian First League
A predecessor of today's Spartak Varna won the Bulgarian championship in 1932 after reaching three straight national finals. The club has never added another league…
- Sport Boys
Liga 1Sport Boys are the pink-shirted pride of Callao and six-time Peruvian champions, but their last league title came in 1984. Turn one of South America's most distinctive…
- VojvodinaSerbian SuperLiga
Vojvodina won the Yugoslav league in 1966 and 1989, proving Novi Sad could break the Belgrade clubs' dominance. They have never won the Serbian title since independence…
- Zbrojovka BrnoCzech First League
Brno are from Czechia's second-largest city and won the Czechoslovak league in 1978, yet have spent much of the modern era outside the top flight. They are back in the…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- AmedsporSüper Lig
Amedspor reached the Turkish top flight for the first time in 2026 after spending most of their existence outside the elite. The immediate objective is survival, but the…
- 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…
- 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…
- BFC Daugavpils
Latvian VirslīgaDaugavpils is Latvia's second-biggest city, yet BFC have never won the national championship. They finished fourth in 2025. Build around the Latgale region and make the…
- Baltika KaliningradRussian Premier League
Baltika play in Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania. They reached the Russian Cup final in 2024 and narrowly missed out on a famous win. Take a…
- 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…
- Bodø/GlimtEliteserien
Bodø/Glimt turned a club inside the Arctic Circle into a Champions League knockout side. In their 2025/26 debut in the competition proper they became its northernmost…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Deportivo GarcilasoLiga 1
Founded by schoolteachers in 1957, Deportivo Garcilaso waited 65 years to reach Peru's top flight. They qualified for the Copa Sudamericana in their first season there…
- Deportivo Pasto
Categoría Primera ADeportivo Pasto play in a Colombian city more than 2,500 metres above sea level and won their only league title in 2006. Use one of South America's nastiest away trips…
- 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…
- Dnepr Mogilev
Belarusian Highest LeagueDnepr Mogilev were Belarusian champions in 1998, finishing above a newly promoted BATE side that would soon dominate the country. Dnepr never repeated the feat and only…
- 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…
- Ethiopian Coffee
Ethiopian Premier LeagueEthiopian Coffee are one of Addis Ababa's biggest traditional clubs and carry an identity tied directly to the industry the country is famous for. They won the league in…
- FC Haka
VeikkausliigaHaka have won nine Finnish league titles despite representing the small industrial town of Valkeakoski. Their last championship came in 2004. Turn one of Finland's…
- FC SionSwiss Super League
Sion built one of football's strangest cup records by winning each of their first 13 Swiss Cup finals before the streak finally ended in 2017. League titles have been…
- FC ThunSwiss Super League
Thun returned to the Swiss Super League in 2025 and then won the title in their first season back - the first league championship and first major trophy in club history…
- FC TwenteEredivisie
Twente broke the Dutch establishment to win the Eredivisie in 2010, then financial mismanagement eventually contributed to relegation eight years later. They bounced…
- 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…
- Ghazl El Mahalla
Egyptian Premier LeagueGhazl El Mahalla are the football club of one of Egypt's great textile-industry cities and produced a remarkable league title in 1973. Outside Cairo's giants, national…
- Girona FC
Segunda DivisiónGirona 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…
- Hajduk Split
Croatian Football LeagueHajduk have one of the biggest supporter cultures in the Balkans but have not won the Croatian league since 2005. Dinamo Zagreb have spent most of the intervening years…
- 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…
- Hienghène SportNew Caledonia Super Ligue
Hienghène Sport became the first New Caledonian club to win the OFC Champions League in 2019, earning a place at the Club World Cup. They did it with a winning goal…
- Highlanders
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer LeagueHighlanders are one of Zimbabwe's biggest and oldest clubs, carrying the football identity of Bulawayo, but they have not won the league since 2006. Dynamos and the…
- 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…
- Independiente del Valle
LigaPro Serie AIndependiente del Valle climbed from Ecuador's lower leagues into one of South America's smartest youth-development clubs, winning continental trophies without…
- 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…
- KapazAzerbaijan Premier League
Kapaz won three Azerbaijani titles during the 1990s and draw support from Ganja, the country's second-largest city. They have not been champions since 1999 while Baku…
- Karpaty Lviv
Ukrainian Premier LeagueKarpaty won the Soviet Cup in 1969 while playing outside the top division and became one of western Ukraine's great football institutions. The original club collapsed in…
- KocaelisporSüper Lig
Kocaelispor beat Beşiktaş 4-0 in the 2002 Turkish Cup final before eventually falling into amateur football. Five promotions later, they returned to the Süper Lig in…
- Kuala Lumpur CityMalaysia Super League
Kuala Lumpur City reached the 2022 AFC Cup final and were one match from becoming only the second Malaysian club to win the competition. They lost 3-0 to Al-Seeb. Turn…
- LASK
Austrian BundesligaLASK won the Austrian league and cup double in 2025/26, then produced a ridiculous Champions League play-off comeback against Celtic to reach the competition proper for…
- LNZ CherkasyUkrainian Premier League
LNZ were playing in Ukraine's fourth tier in 2021. Five years later they finished second in the Ukrainian Premier League and qualified for Europe for the first time. The…
- 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 UnitedNIFL Premiership
Limavady knocked Linfield out of the 2026 Irish Cup while in the Championship, then won promotion to the Premiership for the first time since 2008. Keep the…
- 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…
- MagallanesPrimera B de Chile
Magallanes won the first three professional Chilean championships from 1933 to 1935, making them the original dynasty of the league era. They later spent 36 years…
- 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…
- Montevideo WanderersUruguayan Primera División
Wanderers won three Uruguayan titles before professionalism, the most recent in 1931. They were close in 2014 but lost the championship final to Danubio. End a league…
- Moss FK1. divisjon
Moss produced one of Norway's great outsider championships in 1987, winning the league under Nils Arne Eggen. They have spent years outside the top flight since. Start…
- 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…
- Olympique BéjaLigue Professionnelle 1
Olympique Béja have never won the Tunisian league, but they've lifted the national cup three times, most recently against Espérance in 2023. Turn the provincial cup…
- PSIM YogyakartaIndonesian Super League
PSIM were among the founders of Indonesia's football association and won the national championship in 1932. Their return to the top flight in 2025 ended a decades-long…
- Plaza ColoniaUruguayan Primera División
Plaza Colonia are a tiny club from Colonia del Sacramento who stunned Uruguay by winning the 2016 Clausura. Break the Montevideo monopoly properly this time - turn a…
- Radnički NišSerbian SuperLiga
Radnički Niš reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1982, eliminating Napoli and Feyenoord along the way before losing to Hamburg. They have never been national champions…
- Rodina MoscowRussian Premier League
Rodina started as a private youth academy and made it to the Russian Premier League just eleven years after being founded. Moscow already has plenty of famous clubs…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- Sportivo AmelianoParaguayan Primera División
Ameliano spent decades in Paraguay's third and fourth divisions before reaching Primera in 2022. They won the Copa Paraguay in their first top-flight season and reached…
- Sportivo LuqueñoParaguayan Primera División
Sportivo Luqueño were formed when three rival clubs in Luque merged in 1921. They won league titles in 1951 and 1953 but none since. Reunite the city behind a new…
- Stade TunisienLigue Professionnelle 1
Stade Tunisien won four league titles between 1957 and 1965 but none since. A cup triumph in 2024 finally brought silverware back to the club. Turn the cup revival into…
- Tartu JK TammekaMeistriliiga
Tammeka represent Tartu, Estonia's university city and second-largest urban centre. They've never won the league. Build a proper rival to Tallinn's big clubs and deliver…
- 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…
- United FC (Dubai)UAE Pro League
Founded in 2022, United FC became the UAE's first privately owned club to reach the Pro League after winning promotion for 2026/27. Keep the new club up, compete with…
- 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 CraiovaSuperLiga
Universitatea Craiova reached the 1983 UEFA Cup semi-finals and lost to Benfica on away goals. They finally ended a 35-year wait for another Romanian league title in…
- 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…
- VasasNemzeti Bajnokság I
Vasas won six Hungarian titles and reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1958, where Real Madrid finally stopped them. They have spent years drifting between divisions…
- Vestri Ísafjörður1. deild karla
Vestri managed to win the Icelandic Cup and get relegated in the same season. They're based in the remote Westfjords, a long way from most of their opponents. Get them…
- 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…
- Waterford FC
League of Ireland Premier DivisionWaterford won six Irish league titles in eight seasons from 1965 to 1973, then went more than half a century without another. Bring back that level of dominance and see…
- Zimbru Chișinău
Moldovan Super LigaZimbru won eight Moldovan titles in the 1990s but have not been champions since 2000. Sheriff Tiraspol arrived and completely changed the domestic balance of power. Take…
- Zorya LuhanskUkrainian Premier League
Zorya shocked Soviet football by winning the 1972 USSR championship. The club has played away from its home city since the war began in 2014. Take the displaced former…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- AmedsporSuperlig
**Why Amedspor is a great FM27 save** Based in Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır, Amedspor is a symbol of Kurdish pride. That identity has brought racist abuse, away-fan…
- 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…
- BoavistaLiga Portugal
Boavista remain the only club outside Benfica, Porto and Sporting to win the Portuguese league since 1946, doing it in 2000/01. They are the obvious 'fourth giant'…
- 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…
- 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 EindhovenEerste Divisie
FC Eindhoven won the last Dutch championship before professional football began in 1954. Their neighbours PSV have rather dominated the city's football story since. Get…
- FC RostovRussian Premier League
Rostov nearly won the Russian league in 2016 and then beat Bayern Munich 3-2 in the Champions League. They've never been national champions. Win the title that slipped…
- FC VolendamEerste Divisie
Volendam have been promoted to the Eredivisie eleven times and relegated eleven times. It's hard to think of a more committed yo-yo club. Keep them up for good and win a…
- 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…
- Guangdong GZ-PowerChina League One
Guangzhou Evergrande won eight Chinese titles and two Asian Champions Leagues before financial collapse erased the club from professional football in 2025. Guangdong…
- 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…
- Inverness Caledonian ThistleScottish Championship
Inverness won the Scottish Cup in 2015 and entered administration less than a decade later. They're trying to recover after dropping down the leagues. Get a Highland…
- IsmailyEgyptian Premier League
In 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…
- 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…
- Liaoning TierenChinese Super League
The 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…
- MarítimoPrimeira Liga
Marítimo spent 38 consecutive seasons in Portugal's top flight before relegation in 2023. In 2026 they won promotion back, restoring Madeira to the Primeira Liga. Stay…
- 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…
- NAC BredaEerste Divisie
NAC won their only Dutch championship in 1921 and are known for the atmosphere of an 'Avondje NAC'. They're back in the second division. Give Breda a title-winning side…
- Partick ThistleScottish Championship
Partick famously beat Celtic 4-1 in the 1971 Scottish League Cup final after leading 4-0 at the break. They've spent plenty of time living in Glasgow's footballing…
- PatronatoPrimera Nacional
Patronato won the 2022 Copa Argentina in the same season they were relegated, which meant playing Copa Libertadores football as a second-tier club. Get them back to the…
- 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…
- 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…
- RAAL La LouvièreBelgian Pro League
The original La Louvière won the 2003 Belgian Cup but collapsed in 2009. The modern RAAL began rebuilding in the fifth tier and reached the top flight by 2025. Finish…
- 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…
- Real Estelí
Liga PrimeraReal 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…
- Red Star FC
Ligue 2Jules Rimet founded Red Star, but the club that helped give football the World Cup has never won the French league. Build a proper Parisian rival to PSG, starting from…
- Ruch Chorzów
I ligaRuch have 14 Polish league titles, placing them among the most successful clubs in the country's history, but the last came in 1989. Financial collapse later dragged…
- SV Robinhood
Suriname Major LeagueSV Robinhood reached five CONCACAF finals across the old Champions' Cup era and lost every one. Suriname has never had a continental champion - end one of CONCACAF's…
- SamsunsporSüper Lig
Samsunspor lost their manager and several players in the 1989 team-bus disaster. Decades of rebuilding and lower-league spells followed, before a return to Europe in…
- Slavia MozyrBelarusian Highest League
Slavia Mozyr won the Belarusian title in 1996 and 2000 and reached Champions League qualifying, but their second championship remains their last. More than a quarter of…
- Tafea FC
Vanuatu Premier LeagueTafea 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.
- 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 FCSerie A
The 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- AD AlcorcónPrimera Federación
Alcorcón humiliated Real Madrid 4-0 in the 2009 Copa del Rey when Ronaldo, Kaká and Benzema were all in the squad. They've never played in La Liga. Turn that one famous…
- 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…
- CD MirandésPrimera Federación
Mirandés have reached two Copa del Rey semi-finals despite representing a small town and never playing in La Liga. Get them into the top flight for the first time and…
- 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…
- Doxa DramaGamma Ethniki
Doxa Drama reached three Greek Cup finals in the 1950s and somehow lost all three to Olympiacos. They're now in the third division. Get back into the top flight and…
- Dynamo MoscowRussian Premier League
Dynamo 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…
- Ethnikos PiraeusGamma Ethniki
Ethnikos were challenging for the Greek title in 1957 when a row over attempts to sign Hungarian internationals ended in their exclusion from the competition. Neighbours…
- 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…
- 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…
- Kastoria 1980 FCGamma Ethniki
Kastoria became the first provincial club to win the Greek Cup in 1980, then eventually went out of business. A revived club has worked its way back to the national…
- Killarney CelticFAI National League
Killarney Celtic won seven straight Kerry league titles before entering the new national third tier. Start at the bottom of the Irish pyramid, overtake nearby Kerry FC…
- Maribor
Slovenian PrvaLigaMaribor 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…
- Quick BoysTweede Divisie
Quick Boys knocked out three Eredivisie teams in one Dutch Cup run, then won successive Tweede Divisie titles. The Katwijk amateurs clearly know how to beat…
- RCD MallorcaSegunda División
Mallorca knocked Chelsea out on the way to the last Cup Winners' Cup final in 1999, then lost to Lazio. They later won the Copa del Rey but never La Liga. Win the…
- Real UniónPrimera Federación
Real 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…
- Skeid2. divisjon
Skeid 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…
- Spezia CalcioSerie C
Spezia's 1944 wartime championship was won by a team of local firefighters, but it doesn't count as an official Scudetto. They're back in Serie C. Win the title outright…
- ChesterfieldLeague Two
Chesterfield were denied a place in the 1997 FA Cup final after Jonathan Howard's shot against Middlesbrough crossed the line but wasn't given. They lost the semi-final…
- 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…
- EskişehirsporTFF 3. Lig
Eskişehirspor 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…
- Nîmes OlympiqueNational 1
Nîmes finished runners-up in France three seasons running from 1958 to 1960, then did it again in 1972. They have also lost three French Cup finals. Four near misses and…
- 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…
- Remo Stars FCNigeria National League
Remo Stars won their first Nigerian league title in 2025 and were relegated the following season. Their academy has helped build the club, but now the first job is…
- USV HerculesDerde Divisie
Fourth-tier amateurs Hercules knocked Ajax out of the Dutch Cup with a 93rd-minute winner in 2023. They've never reached professional football. Turn their one famous…
- Brora RangersHighland League
Brora, from a Highland village of around 1,000 people, knocked Hearts out of the Scottish Cup in 2021. They've come close to breaking into the SPFL too. Complete the…
- MarineNational League North
In 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…
- TP Mazembe
Linafoot Ligue 1In 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…
- TamworthNational League
Fifth-tier Tamworth held Tottenham to 0-0 after 90 minutes in the 2025 FA Cup before eventually losing 3-0 in extra time. The Lambs came painfully close to one of the…
- Guangzhou FCOutside professional pyramid / phoenix setup
Guangzhou won eight Chinese league titles and two AFC Champions Leagues before debt problems saw them denied entry to professional football for 2025. Recreate one of…
- Maidstone UnitedNational League South
In 2024, sixth-tier Maidstone beat Championship high-flyers Ipswich 2-1 away in the FA Cup, despite being 98 league places below them. They became the first club from…