Which leagues are playable and how can I add them to my Football Manager 27 save game?
How to add leagues when starting a new game?
You can decide what leagues you want your save game to start with via Advanced Setup. Simply add the leagues you wish to include during the Game Settings step whilst creating a new game.
You can run multiple nations/regions and leagues (both men's and women's) in any save game. The number of nations/regions and leagues you will be able to handle will depend on how powerful your PC/Mac is.
How to add or remove leagues in a save game?
During a save, you have the option to ‘Add/Remove Leagues’. To do so, navigate to ‘FM Menu’ (the cog icon next to the calendar in top right corner) and click ‘Add/Remove Leagues’.
Leagues are added/removed on the given league update day of that nation, which varies for all nations in game. Generally, it will be between the end of a given season and the start of the next one. Upon the league being activated, a large group of newgens will be created to account for the lack of players in said leagues when they were inactive.
In addition, when creating a save or adding leagues, you will have 3 options:
'Playable' - you will be able to manage a club from the league, with all active players loaded.
‘View-Only’ - you will be unable to play in that league. But the rules of a league will remain functioning, such as being able to view matches/results but without the active players being generated for the league in order to keep the database size smaller.
'Playable/View-Only Below' - This option is only available when you select a higher division for a nation/region. One of the key advantages of this option is that you can maintain a relatively small database size but still can view results in the lower leagues.
Which leagues are playable in Football Manager?
You can see the full list of available Nations/Leagues below:
Africa
Egypt: Egyptian Premier League
South Africa: South African Premier Soccer League, South African National First Division Championship
Asia
Australia: Isuzu UTE A-League
China: Chinese Super League, Chinese National First Division
Hong Kong (China PR): Hong Kong Premier
India: Indian National Football League
Indonesia: Indonesian League One, Indonesian League Two
Japan: Meiji Yasuda Insurance Ltd J1 League, Meiji Yasuda Insurance Ltd J2 League, Meiji Yasuda Insurance Ltd J3 League
Malaysia: Malaysian Super League, Malaysian Division Three
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Pro League
Singapore: Singaporean Premier League
South Korea: Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 1, Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 2
U.A.E.: ADNOC Pro League
Europe
Austria: Austrian Premier Division, Austrian First Division,
Belarus: Belarusian Highest League, Belarusian First League
Belgium: Jupiler Pro League, Belgian Challenger Pro League, Belgian First National Division
Bulgaria: Bulgarian First League, Bulgarian Second League
Croatia: Croatian First League, Croatian Second League
Czechia: Czech First Division, Czech Second Division
Denmark: 3F Superliga, NordicBet Liga, 2. Division, 3, Division
England: Premier League, Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, Sky Bet League Two, Vanarama National League, Vanarama Nation League North/South
Finland: Finnish Premier League, First Division
France: Ligue 1 Uber Eats, Ligue 2 BKT, French National
Germany: Bundesliga, Bundesliga 2, 3. Liga
Gibraltar: Gib Football League
Greece: Greek Super League 1, Greek Super League 2
Hungary: Hungarian Division I, Hungarian Division II
Iceland: Icelandic Premier Division, Icelandic First Division
Ireland: Irish Premier Division, Irish First Division
Israel: Israeli Premier League, Israeli National League
Italy: Italian Serie A, Italian Serie B, Italian Serie C
Latvia: Optibet Virsliga
Lithuania: TOPsport A Iyga
N.Ireland: Danske Bank Premiership, Lough41 Championship, Lough41 Premier Intermediate League
Netherlands: Eredivisie, Keuken Kampioen Divisie
Norway: Norwegian Premier Division, Norwegian First Division, Norwegian Second Division
Poland: PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa, Polish First Division
Portugal: Portuguese Premier League, Portuguese Second League, Portuguese Third Division, Portugal Championship
Romania: Romanian First League, Romanian Second League
Russia: Russian Premier League, Russian First Division
Scotland: cinch Premiership, cinch Championship, cinch League 1, cinch League 2
Serbia: Serbian SuperLeague, Serbian First League
Slovakia: Slovak First Division, Slovak Second Division
Slovenia: Slovenian First League, Slovenian Second League
Spain: Spanish First Division, Spanish Second Division, Spanish Federation First Division, Spanish Federation Second Division
Sweden: Swedish Premier Division, Swedish First Division Elite, Swedish First Division, Swedish Second Division
Switzerland: Swiss Super League, Swiss Challenge League
Türkiye: Turkish Super League, Turkish 1. League, Turkish 2. League
Ukraine: Ukrainian Premier League, Ukrainian First League
Wales: JD Cymru Premier, JD Cymru North/South
North America
Canada: Canadian Premier League
Mexico: Mexican First Division, Mexican Expansion League
U.S.A: Major League Soccer
South America
Argentina: Argentine Premier Division, Argentine Second Division
Brazil: Brazilian National First Division, Brazilian National Second Division, Brazilian National Third Division
Chile: Chilean First Division, Chilean First Division B
Colombia: Colombian First Division, Colombian Second Division
Peru: Peruvian First Division
Uruguay: Uruguayan First Division, Uruguayan Second Professional Division
Asia
Australia: A-League Women
Japan: WE League
Europe
England: Barclays Women's Super League, Barclays Women's Super League 2
France: Arkema Première Ligue
Denmark: A-Liga
Germany: Google Pixel Frauen-Bundeliga
Italy: Seria A Femminile
Spain: Spanish Women's First Division, Spanish Women's Second Division
Sweden: OBOS Damallsvenskan, Elitettan
Wales: Adran Premier
How can I make sure my Football Manager save game has completed to the Cloud?
- When Saving the Game, select 'FM Menu' (cog icon) -> ‘Save Game As’
- From the save panel, select the 'Cloud' in the dropdown. Save the game within this folder by clicking the ‘Save’ button
- The Save Game will only be synced to the Cloud when you exit the game, so please only exit Steam, Epic or Microsoft Store/Xbox app when the save game has been fully synched to the Cloud
If you try to exit the game before it's synched, a pop-up will remind you to wait until this is complete.
You must have an active Internet connection to use the Cloud Save Settings.
If nothing above works, please submit a support request stating exactly what you've tried so far, and a member of our team will try to help.
What type of installations may conflict with Football Manager?
To achieve the most stable and immersive FM experience, we recommend playing with the official databases that are already included in-game by default or updates.
Below is a list of potential applications that could cause conflicts with Football Manager, even if they aren’t actively running in the background.
- Third-party/unofficial Football Manager’s programmes
- Virtual Private Network (VPN)
- Anti-virus or anti-spyware software
- Download Accelerator
If you have any of the above, we strongly suggest you uninstall, disable or exit the programme, and restart your computer before launching Football Manager again.
Changing settings for the above programmes could be complicated and if unsure, you should always seek professional advice to avoid any damage to your computer.
If you have any other questions about this FAQ, please contact our support team for further assistance.
How to change the game language in Football Manager?
You can change the game language in Football Manager by following the steps below:
- Launch [Football Manager title]
- Click 'Preferences' on the start screen
- Go to Region and select your desired language from the language dropdown box.
- Click 'Confirm'
Football Manager 27 supports the following 20 languages in-game:
- English
- English (US)
- Simplified Chinese
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Danish
- Dutch
- Greek
- Indonesian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese - Portugal
- Russian
- Spanish - Latin America
- Swedish
- Turkish
If you need further assistance, please contact our support team and we will try our best to help you.
How do I create a desktop shortcut for Football Manager?
- Right-click on the game from the Steam Library and select 'Properties'
- From the 'General' tab, select ‘Create Desktop Shortcut'
- Open the Start menu by pressing the Windows icon Key on the keyboard.
- Click ‘All apps’
- Locate [Football Manager title]
- Click, hold and drag the [Football Manager title] icon to the desktop
- Open Xbox app
- Go to [Football Manager title]
- Click on the three dots button - ‘Manage’ - ‘Create Desktop Shortcut’
By default, Epic should create a default shortcut on the desktop, but if for whatever reason you find it doesn't, you can create one by following the steps below.
- Open the Epic Launcher
- Go to the 'Library' page in the Epic Games Launcher window
- Go to [Football Manager title]
- Click on the 'Overflow Menu' icon, which appears as three horizontal dots
- Select the 'Create a shortcut' option from the menu
If nothing above works, please submit a support request stating exactly what you've tried so far, and a member of our team will try to help.
How much space does my Cloud have for Football Manager files?
Steam allows 1GB of Cloud space per user account.
You must have an active Internet connection to use the Cloud Save Settings.
Epic allows a maximum of 314MB per save file per user account, with 'fair usage' used for the overall limit.
You must have an active Internet connection to use the Cloud Save Settings.
If nothing above works, please submit a support request stating exactly what you've tried so far, and a member of our team will try to help.
How do I run Football Manager in offline mode?
Both physical and digital versions require online platform connectivity and an Internet connection to activate the game.
Football Manager will need Internet access for its activation process. Once activated, you can play the game in "Offline Mode" on the respective platforms. Internet access after installation of the game will only be needed to apply game updates and play ‘online’ network games.
- Start Steam whilst being connected to the Internet
- Verify that all game files are completely updated and that there are no current downloads on Steam (‘View’ -> ‘Downloads’)
- Launch the game you would like to play offline to verify that there are no further updates to download. Shut down the game and return to Steam once you have confirmed that the game can be played
- Go to ‘Steam’ -> ‘Settings’ to ensure that the ‘Don't save account credentials on this computer’ option is NOT selected
- Click on the top left ‘Steam’ menu and select ‘Go Offline’
- Select ‘Restart in Offline Mode’. This will restart the Steam client and it will no longer connect to Internet when it is launched
If you would like to reconnect Steam to the Internet in the future to download game updates or play multiplayer modes, please select ‘Go Online’ from the top left ‘Steam’ menu.
- Launch the Microsoft Store with internet connection
- Sign in with the account that have purchased [Football Manager title]
- Click on the account icon in the top right corner
- Click ‘Apps Setting’
- Toggle the ‘Offline permissions’ to ‘On’*
- Launch [Football Manager title] (re-launch the game if it is already running)
- Sign in to Xbox when prompt
Once you’ve done so you should be able to play Football Manager in offline mode.
*Please note you can only change this option three times per year.
- Open the Epic Games Launcher
- On the Sign-In screen, click on ‘Sign In Later’ at the bottom
Once you’ve done so you should be able to play Football Manager in offline mode.
If nothing above works, please submit a support request stating exactly what you've tried so far, and a member of our team will try to help.
Where can I find my Football Manager save game files?
Your Save Game files can be located within your [Football Manager title] folder within the ‘Sports Interactive’ folder.
By default, the save game location will be as follows:
All your Football Manager game files can be found in the following location by default:
C:\Users\[Your Username]\Documents\Sports Interactive\[Football Manager title]\games
Users\[Your Username]\Library\Application Support\Sports Interactive\[Football Manager title]\games
By default this folder is hidden, so to access you need to do as follows:
- Open Finder
- Click ‘Go’ from the menu bar
- Press and hold down the ‘Option’ (Alt) key
- This will bring up the ‘Library’, click to enter
- Go to ‘Application Support’ > ‘Sports Interactive’ > ‘[Football Manager title]’
If you need further assistance, please contact our support team and we will try our best to help you.
Can I carry on with my Advanced Access Beta save games in the full retail version of Football Manager?
Yes, you can continue your save games from Advanced Access Beta in the full retail version.
Once you have updated the game from Advanced Access Beta to the full retail version, you just need to click ‘load game’ on the start screen to continue your save game.
If nothing above works, please submit a support request stating exactly what you've tried so far, and a member of our team will try to help.
What can I do to improve the download speed of Football Manager if it is downloading very slowly?
If you are experiencing a download issue i.e. slow/unresponsive, try clearing your Download Cache as detailed below:.
- Launch Steam
- Click on ‘Steam’ (top left-hand corner) followed by ‘Settings’
- Click on the ‘Downloads’ tab
- Click on ‘CLEAR DOWNLOAD CACHE’
- Try to download the game again
Should that fail to resolve your download issue, try changing the download region to another region to see if a better connection can be established.
- Go to ‘Settings’ via the ‘Start’ menu
- Search and open ‘Apps & Features’
- Find ‘Microsoft Store’ within the App list
- Click on the three dots > ‘Advanced options’
- Scroll down and click ‘Repair’
If it doesn’t help with the download issue, please try the ‘Reset’ button.
If you are experiencing a download issue, i.e. slow/unresponsive, we recommend checking the Epic Games server status.
This can be done via the Epic Games Server Status page to make sure all systems are operational. If the Epic Games Launcher is affected by an outage or system-wide issue, your issue may be fixed when the problem is resolved.
If nothing above works, please submit a support request stating exactly what you've tried so far, and a member of our team will try to help.