INTRODUCTION
This is a project that I've been plugging away at, on and off, dating back to Football Manager 2013. It originally started out as a throwback to the 1999-2003 format of the UEFA Champions League which contained 2 group stages, and has since progressed into a full structure where I've managed to find room to bring back the UEFA Intertoto Cup & the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. New from the 6 options available last year, there are now 25 separate UEFA files so you can choose whether you'd like to use the UEFA Europa League, revert back to the UEFA Cup, reinstate the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, play a knockout-only version of the tournaments, or choose between 1 or 2 group stages in the UEFA Champions League. Plenty of choice for all.
Additionally, the AFC Champions League has been added as a separate option, and uses the same 2 group stage format as the UEFA Champions League. The AFC Cup also mirrors the UEFA Cup format of 5 teams playing 1 round of matches in the group stage.
**UPDATES**
13/05/2018
- Quick update to one file. Fixed a fate error which prevented the Champions League scheduling in the 2018/19 season
*UEFA Revival - Winners Recalled - Champions League & Europa League (1 Group)*
22/04/2018
- New files galore! 8 new files added to the project
- 2 files are a retro version of the UEFA Champions League (featuring domestic league champions only). 1 is a straight knockout format from the last 32, while the other contains a group stage for the final 8 teams (2 group winners face off in final)
NOTE: These 2 files contain qualifying rounds, one of which consists of a group stage, in order to accommodate all 54 nations in the competition rather than just the top 32 nations
- Additionally there are 6 new files which now allow for competition winners to automatically qualify for the Champions League & UEFA Cup/Europa League in the following season
NOTE: Champions League winners and UEFA Cup/Europa League winners qualify for the Champions League (differing stages), while the Cup Winners' Cup winner qualifies for the UEFA Cup/Europa League
- Amended the disciplinary rules for all files. Yellow card suspensions now occur after 5 bookings (and every 2 thereafter), as opposed to 2/3/4
- Corrected a fate error with the final 16 of the AFC Cup
04/01/2018
- Fixed a fate error in the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League
*UEFA Cup & Champions League (Knockouts & Dropouts)*
- Added 7 new UEFA files to the project with a tweaked UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The new CWC format features 2 qualifying rounds throughout July/August, in order to accommodate nations 33-54
11/12/2017
- Added a new format option to the project, which contains a knockout-only tournament for both the UEFA Cup & UEFA Champions League
NOTE: This still includes seeded rounds, teams dropping in to the UEFA Cup, and also includes the Intertoto Cup winner getting a UEFA Cup place
- Fixed the issue 100% where the UEFA Champions League won't progress any further than the Group Stage
*Europa League (1 Group Stage) & Champions League (1 Group Stage)*
07/12/2017
- Fixed the Team conditions so stage 4 of the UEFA Champions League will now grab the winners/runners-up of the Group Stage for the Round of 16
*Europa League (1 Group Stage) & Champions League (1 Group Stage)*
*Europa League (2 Group Stages) & Champions League (1 Group Stage)*
18/11/2017
- Added Kosovo to the UEFA rankings, taking the total up to 54 nations
- Added 3 new files, which allow for a 1 Group Stage version of the UEFA Champions League (These all contain the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)
- Adjusted the UEFA Intertoto Cup fixture dates to avoid international matches in mid-June
- Adjusted UEFA Champions League fixture dates to avoid international matches in mid-November and late March
- Adjusted UEFA Europa League fixture dates to avoid international matches in mid-November and late March
- Adjusted UEFA Cup fixture dates to avoid international matches in mid-November and late March
- Adjusted UEFA Cup Winners' Cup fixture dates to avoid international matches in mid-November and late March
- Adjusted AFC Champions League fixture dates to avoid international matches in mid-November and late March
- Adjusted AFC Cup fixture dates to avoid international matches in mid-November and late March
Screenshots
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FORMAT (1 GROUP STAGE)
- 3 qualifying rounds, each containing 32 teams
- 16 teams enter at the Third Qualifying Round, those being 2 teams from nations 1-6, and 1 team from nations 7-10
- The 16 losing teams in the Third Qualifying Round will drop into the First Round of the UEFA Cup, or the Qualification Playoff Round of the Europa League
- 16 league winners and runners up enter at the Group Stage, along with the 16 winners of the Third Qualifying Round
- The Group Stage contains 32 teams
- Depending on the file, 8 third-placed teams will drop out of the Group Stage and into the Round of 32 (UEFA Cup), First Knockout Round or Second Group Phase (Europa League)
- 16 teams progress to the Knockout Rounds
- Knockout Rounds begin at the Round of 16, with 2 legs in each round leading to the Final
- Matches divided equally between Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- Competition awards include Goal of the Tournament, Player of the Tournament, Golden Boot & Dream Team
UEFA / AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FORMAT (2 GROUP STAGES)
- 3 qualifying rounds, each containing 32 teams
- 16 teams enter at the Third Qualifying Round, those being 2 teams from nations 1-6, and 1 team from nations 7-10
- The 16 losing teams in the Third Qualifying Round will drop into the First Round of the UEFA Cup, or the Qualification Playoff Round of the Europa League
- 16 league winners and runners up enter at the First Group Phase, along with the 16 winners of the Third Qualifying Round
- The First Group Phase contains 32 teams
- Depending on the file, 8 third-placed teams will drop out of the First Group Phase and into the Round of 32 (UEFA Cup), First Knockout Round or Second Group Phase (Europa League)
- 16 teams progress to the Second Group Phase
- Knockout Rounds begin at the Quarter Finals, with 2 legs in the Quarters and Semi Finals
- Matches divided equally between Tuesdays and Wednesdays
- Competition awards include Goal of the Tournament, Player of the Tournament, Golden Boot & Dream Team
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FORMAT (2 GROUP STAGES)
- 3 qualifying rounds, with the first 2 containing 24 teams, and the Qualification Playoff Round containing 64 teams
- The Second Qualifying Round adds the most recent winner of the UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Highest seeds enter at the Qualification Playoff Round, with 32 winners progressing to the First Group Phase
- 16 of these teams will be the losing teams from the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League
- The First Group Phase contains 32 teams
- 8 teams progress to the Second Group Phase, where they will be joined by 8 third-placed teams from the First Group Phase of the UEFA Champions League
- Knockout Rounds begin at the Quarter Finals, with 2 legs in the Quarters and Semi Finals
- All matches take place on Thursdays at the same time
- Competition awards include Goal of the Tournament, Player of the Tournament, Golden Boot & Dream Team
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FORMAT (1 GROUP STAGE)
- 3 qualifying rounds, with the first 2 containing 24 teams, and the Qualification Playoff Round containing 96 teams
- The Second Qualifying Round adds the most recent winner of the UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Highest seeds enter at the Qualification Playoff Round, with 48 winners progressing to the Group Stage
- 16 of these teams will be the losing teams from the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League
- The Group Stage contains 48 teams, which are thrown into 12 groups of 4
- 24 teams progress to the First Knockout Round, where they will be joined by 8 third-placed teams from the First Group Phase of the UEFA Champions League
- 32 teams will then compete in 2-legged ties for the First Knockout Round, followed by the Second Knockout Round for the final 16, Quarter Final, Semi- Final, and the Final
- All matches take place on Thursdays at the same time
- Competition awards include Goal of the Tournament, Player of the Tournament, Golden Boot & Dream Team
UEFA / AFC CUP FORMAT
- 2 qualifying rounds, with both containing 24 teams
- The Second Qualifying Round adds the most recent winner of the UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Highest seeds enter at the First Round, which contains 80 teams. 40 winners progress to the Group Stage
- The Group Stage contains 40 teams, which are thrown into 8 groups of 5 with 1 round of games played
- 24 teams progress to the Round of 32, where they will be joined by the 8 third-placed teams from the First Group Phase of the Champions League
- The winning teams will then progress to the Round of 16, and following that, the Quarter Finals through to the Final
- All matches take place on Thursdays at the same time
- Competition awards include Goal of the Tournament, Player of the Tournament, Top Goalscorer & Dream Team
UEFA INTERTOTO CUP FORMAT
- Competition begins in mid-June
- 64 teams will start out in the First Round, which contains 2 legs
- 32 winning teams will progress to a Group Stage, which has 1 round of matches
- From there it is a straight knockout (1 match per round, Extra Time & Penalties if needed) from the Quarter Finals through to the Final
- The UEFA Intertoto Cup (singular) winner will then qualify for the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Cup / Europa League
- Matches take place on Thursdays and Sundays
- Competition awards include Goal of the Tournament, Player of the Tournament, Top Goalscorer & Dream Team
UEFA CUP WINNERS' CUP FORMAT
- There are 5 rounds in the tournament (no qualifiers). Therefore 32 teams from the top 32 nations begin in the First Round and are drawn against each other at random
- The tournament is a straight two-legged knockout for each round all the way until the final
- If the cup winner for that Nation is in the Champions League or Europa League, then the runner-up will replace them. Failing that, the spot will then go to the next highest placed team in the league
- Matches take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays
- Just like I have set it in every other competition, the winner is not automatically entered to defend their crown for the following year
- Competition awards include Goal of the Tournament, Player of the Tournament, Top Goalscorer & Dream Team
UEFA / AFC SUPER CUP
- This remains unchanged
**NOTES**
- If you are starting a new game and controlling a team that is competing in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, you will have to add France as a playable nation, as it allows you to start the game at June 12th.
- The nation rankings are slightly customized to allocate qualification spots, so a couple of teams have been moved up/down in the rankings for personal preference. You can always change the order in your editor ahead of starting a new game if you wish.
- *AVOID* activating Northern Ireland as a playable nation, unless you have a custom league structure for it. Their domestic playoffs have an issue when calling the correct teams and their season doesn't finish. As a result, no teams qualify for the UEFA competitions when the nation is activated and playable.
- If your game is displaying the default names for the competitions (i.e. Champions Cup or EURO VASE etc), try downloading the 'FM18 Real Names License Fix'.
INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
Drop the files into the corresponding locations:
Documents > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2018 > editor data
Documents > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2018 > graphics > pictures > trophies
Documents > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2018 > graphics > pictures > logos > competitions > normal
Documents > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2018 > graphics > pictures > logos > competitions > small
Documents > Sports Interactive > Football Manager 2018 > graphics > backgrounds > competitions
CREDITS
I'd like to give thanks to those who have helped me out when it came to getting this file off the ground, such as KingRobbo, Freddie Sands, krlenjushka and KUBI, as well as anyone else who was kind enough to chip in along the way. Your help is much appreciated, and I couldn't have gotten this project completed without all of you.
Additionally I'd like to give a big thank you, with all credits going to the original creators for the following items which have been provided with this download:
Background Images = UEFA/AFC, and all other original creators
UEFA & AFC Metallic Competition Logos = kremmen, and all other contributors from Sortitoutsi
UEFA & AFC Trophies = DAZS8, and anyone else that may have contributed
Hope this will run without any major hiccups. Any feedback is appreciated.
Thanks for taking the time to read and download. Enjoy!
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Discussion: FM 2018 Competitions of Old: UEFA Revival 1.5
121 comments have been posted so far.
To fix that issue, you can change the Intertoto renewal date to something like a week later than what it is (I forget the date I changed to but it worked). Just make sure your renewal date doesn't overlap with the first draw/fixture date. I think that's also why the Champions League won't be scheduling, so fixing that would require a restart unfortunately.
Can you let me know which file it is you're using, whether or not Ireland and Netherlands are active, and if you're using any other custom files with mine? I'm in the process of trying to correct a few fixture dates right now so that could be of some help.
However as seems to be the norm it may take me a few weeks once the game is released to get everything that I currently have for FM18 converted over properly, such as fixture dates etc.
In order for this to work you will need to start a new save, yes.
I'm actually going to put a more detailed guide on each file for my next update, just to remove a bit of the confusion from the file names.
As for the dropouts question, yeah, dropouts just means Champions League teams will drop into the UEFA Cup.
Secondly, in regards to which of the 26 files to pick, likely going for "UEFA Revival - Winners Recalled - UEFA Cup & Champions League (Knockouts & Dropouts).fmf" by dropouts do you mean that if a team gets knockout first round of Champions League say for example then tey dropout into the UEFA Cup?
To do this you'd have to merge any nations you want to merge in my file so that they can be selected in the eligible nations. Following that you'd have to redo the seeding from scratch for each competition so that everything adds up mathematically.
It's definitely possible to do, just a bit time-consuming.
If you've merged nations together it'll result in teams missing, hence why Bayern etc get called into the competition.
If I remember right there are 54 nations involved in my UEFA Structure, so if you have less it'll start calling in teams from the top nations to fill in the blanks.
Some of your points are interesting, this is a huge database ive merged a few nations together (e.g All Nordic Nation, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia), so it is a bit muddled when it comes to European competition, however, ive tested the international competitions and they seem to be all working. Just seems this one issue from testing that is a concern.
But like I said will give your suggestions a try and will let you know how I go. Thanks again.
Additionally it requires quite a bit of testing to make sure the fixture dates are all placed correctly etc. Make sure to set all match priorities in each stage to 'Highest'.
Bayern may have been called in to replace a team from a nation that didn't get called into the competition. This could be down to seeding issues, round fates, which teams are called to the current round etc. It can be quite complex.
If you need any more in-depth help feel free to drop me a DM and I'll see what I can do.
It's due to a recurring club registration glitch in the editor that this happens.
There is a red box with "NL" written. I can't register them for the game. Help me please