Original Custom USA 10 Tier System for FM21 by DarkHorse

An original American system complete with over 700+ original Clubs with Logos, Kits, Stadiums & City pics. This USA 10 Tier System has been a 9 month undertaking. I'm very proud of this work & it's crazy fun to play.

By DarkHorseCowboy15 Updated on Jan 24, 2021 20851 views 28 comments

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Downloads: 1452 / Size: 1.8 MB / Added: 2020-12-30

FM 2021 Fantasy Scenarios - Original Custom USA 10 Tier System for FM21 by DarkHorse

DarkHorse FM21 USA 10 Tier System

With the on-going pandemic I've had a lot of time on my hands. Back in March I set off on a project to create a 100% custom American Soccer system.

With what started as maybe a 24 team idea only covering a custom top flight league very quickly turned into the creation of a 10 tier American system complete with over 700+ original Clubs with Logos, Kits, Stadiums, City pics and FM Data file!!!

UPDATE IS RELEASED!!!

I was made aware that due to how the file was created several of the competition & clubs have the wrong or original names showing instead of the created comps. DOWNLOAD the new file "DarkHorse 10 Tier USA System 3.0".

Due to all the new ID numbers I had to re-label the graphics as well. VERY IMPORTANT for the full experience download the graphics that go with this database. If you have already downloaded the graphics delete those files and re-download. The old files are worthless with the new updated version. Sorry for the issues but everything is now fixed and ready to go!

I've tested the system and it works amazingly and is SOOOO much fun to play.

USA Tier 10 Competition Overview

UNITED STATES SOCCER LEAGUE

LEVEL 1
USSL Premier League (24 Clubs, Level 1)

LEVEL 2
USSL First Division (24 Clubs, Level 2)

LEVEL 3
USSL Second Division (24 Clubs, Level 3)

LEVEL 4
USSL Third Division (24 Clubs, Level 4)

AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE

LEVEL 5
ASL Premier League (24 Clubs)

LEVEL 6- ASL First Division
ASL First Division Eastern Region
ASL First Division Western Region

LEVEL 7- ASL Second DIvision
ASL Second Division Region 1
ASL Second Division Region 2
ASL Second Division Region 3
ASL Second Division Region 4
ASL Second Division Region 5
ASL Second Division Region 6

LEVEL 8- USSA Regional Premier Leagues
USSA Regional Premier League Region 1 (24 Clubs)
USSA Regional Premier League Region 2 (24 Clubs)
USSA Regional Premier League Region 3 (24 Clubs)
USSA Regional Premier League Region 4 (24 Clubs)
USSA Regional Premier League Region 5 (24 Clubs)
USSA Regional Premier League Region 6 (12 Clubs)

LEVEL 9- USSA Regional Soccer Leagues
USSA Regional Soccer League Region 1 (24 Clubs)
USSA Regional Soccer League Region 2 (24 Clubs)
USSA Regional Soccer League Region 3 (24 Clubs)
USSA Regional Soccer League Region 4 (24 Clubs)
USSA Regional Soccer League Region 5 (24 Clubs)
USSA Regional Soccer League Region 6 (8 Clubs)

LEVEL 10- USSA Amateur Super Leagues
USSA Borderland Super League (28 Clubs)
USSA Colonial Super League (18 Clubs)
USSA Heartland Super League (7 Clubs)
USSA Mid-Atlantic Super League (27 Clubs)
USSA Rocky Mountain Super League (15 Clubs)
USSA Southeastern Super League (23 Clubs)

Check the relevant forum thread for more details.

Complementary Downloadables (Optional)

For the complete experience, I have put together graphic packs with custom .

DH21 US Kits (163 MB)
DH21 US Logos (30 MB)
DH21 US Stadiums (66 MB)
DH21 US City Pics (741 MB)

To download each graphic pack, click on the down arrow next to the folder name at the top and select "Download". See the example below.

How to play in the DarkHorse FM21 USA 10 Tier System

Move the downloaded DarkHorse 10 Tier American Soccer System.fmf file to:
\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\editor data\
Create folder "editor data" if it doesn't exist already.

Open Football Manager 2021 and start a new career, In the top right of the screen, under "Database", make sure this file is selected.

It's highly recommended to disable "Do not Add Key Staff" and enable "Add Players to Playable Teams" in advanced options. Also make sure to load all players from United States using the Advanced... Database Size options.

How to install the complementary graphics

Extract the contents of each .zip file and move them to your "graphics" folder:
\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\graphics\
Create folder "graphics" if it doesn't exist already.
Then open FM21 and go to Preferences > Interface.
Click on the 'clear cache' button and then return to the same screen and press the 'reload skin' button.

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Downloads: 1452 / Size: 1.8 MB / Added: 2020-12-30

Discussion: Original Custom USA 10 Tier System for FM21 by DarkHorse

28 comments have been posted so far.

DarkHorseCowboy15 • 2 years ago

The original project was so large it was created on the FM20 Editor so I did have to make it transferable to FM21. In light of that I fully expect there maybe some small fixes needed. As they come up please let me know and I will fix them and release updates no issue. I intent is to continually monitor the project and make any and all fixes and upgrades to keep this project alive in the coming years. - Dark Horse

RoyceJan • 2 years ago

well done

dnzg66 • 2 years ago

I gave it a quick look. It looks like some of the new competition names did not make it through - for example, one of the divisions is called "MLS All Star Game," which I think is inadvertent. It also seems that there is no promotion between Level 10 and Level 9; I'm not sure if you intended it that way or not.

Having said that, the overall presentation is great!