Canadian Megapatch 2022 w/ proper 2024 CCL format

Initially published on SI forums and added here with the author's kind permission.

The Canadian Megapatch revamps the Canadian football pyramid in Football Manager 22, with a plethora of changes that improves the accuracy of the Canadian Premier League, the Voyageurs Cup, and relevant continental competitions. The goal is realism. League 1 Ontario, Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, and the Alberta Major Soccer League are also added as playable leagues, alongside journalists, coaches, USports/provincial league teams. Scroll down for an extended list of changes.

For support, come chat about the megapatch in the canpl discord #gaming channel.

Canadian Megapatch 2022 Features:

-Playable L1O and PLSQ
-Canadian media sources and journalists
-Teams from Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and USports
-USport coaches
-Salary cap for CanPL now increases steadily before being eliminated in 2033
-CanPL finances tweaked to allow for annual growth
-Badges and faces for all playable clubs and journalists

Updated for 22.4 (Winter Update)

-Compatible with Winter Update
-Updated CanPL rosters
-L1O Premiership/Championship pro/rel format introduced in 2024
-League1 British Columbia

17.11.2021 Update

-Port City FC (Vancouver) and Bridge City FC (Saskatoon) join the league in 2023
-CCL final home stadium now dictated by tournament performance
-Canadian Championship expanded to 16 teams in 2023 with the inclusion of L1BC champions

Fixes to Base Game:

CanPL
-Correct "kick off" format with early season games played in Winnipeg
-Developmental contracts emulated through youth contracts limiting players to six matches (all players that had signed developmental contracts added to clubs)
-As only Pacific, Cavalry, and Edmonton have academies, other CanPL teams no longer have youth intakes and will have to rely on signing young players from L1O/PLSQ/AMSL. The quality of newgens have also been improved for those leagues

CONCACAF League/Champions League
-Correct CONCACAF League qualifications from CanPL
-Latest announced format for CCL 2024 and onwards (27 team knockout tournament)
-Single leg final is played in a neutral venue as I am unable to set home stadium based on team's performance
-Canadian MLS teams can now qualify through being conference finalists, top 3 in supporters' shield, and leagues cup
-Voyageurs Cup winner now properly qualifies for CCL
-Correct CanPL teams qualify for CCL
-2023 Leagues Cup and onwards now features all MLS/LigaMX clubs as announced

Canadian Championship
-Canadian Championship now correctly includes PLSQ champion, which was previously left out

Canadian Megapatch 2022 Screenshots