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FM24 to FM25 DLC

Football Manager 25 will arrive in March but you can play FM 2024 as if you're on the 2025 database; updated squads, promotions, league changes, new wonderkids.

By Updated on Dec 01, 2024   352331 views   144 comments
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Football Manager 2024 Data Updates - FM24 to FM25 DLC
With the launch of FM25 delayed until March 2025, the FM24 lifecycle will naturally get extended for a few more months.

Every year we have several unofficial addons that one could combine in order to make the FM database feel close to the upcoming official one.

However, there wasn't enough time to justify putting together such a bundle because we'd normally get access to the new game in a matter of 6 weeks or so (between the summer transfer window closing and the early access of FM starting).

This time is different as we are forced to wait several more months until we get our hands on FM 25.

We asked the community and the majority (more than 50%) voted for a DLC for FM24 with updated squads. A lot of them are even willing to pay for such a DLC if Sports Interactive would release one.

So the sentiment was "let's do our own FM25 and make that DLC for FM24"!

We reached an agreement with TheNotoriousPr0 and SirTAVARES to bundle together a mix of their files, alongside the best transfer update that is FMTU.

As a result, we proudly present to you the FM24 to FM25 DLC which is a collection of data files that will bring your next FM24 save as close as possible to the official FM25 database.

In a nutshell, that means you will get almost everything ready for the 2024/25 season, including updated squads, promotions / relegations, league format changes, new wonderkids, as well as player ability changes.

Updated: 3 December 2024 (v4)


What's included in the FM24 to FM25 DLC


Transfer Update by FMTransferUpdate.com

Hands down the best transfer update in the Football Manager scene. All data edits are 100% clean and accurate. No empty, no duplicate, no unnecessary changes.

Published:
November 13th
Total Changes:
133,802
People Updated:
60,679
You can get real-time repacks of this data update on demand as a premium member on FMTU and support the project at the same time.

Promotions, Relegations & Updated EU Places

Clubs will be competing in the correct league for the 2024/25 season. It covers all the top European leagues and then some. You will find several files instead of just one because the FM24 pre-game editor doesn't allow merging files in case there are also competition changes involved.
All files by TheNotoriousPr0 except 1 by SirTAVARES (Brazil).

Competition Changes by TheNotoriousPr0

There are 3 files solely with comp changes and 9 others combined with promotions and relegations. Sadly there seems to be a pre-game editor limitation that makes it impossible to re-create the new format of EU competitions 100% correctly.

New Wonderkids by SirTAVARES

This file contains a total of 175 new U21 players on high potential ability. That essentially means new wonderkids.
There's a version that includes more players (on lesser PA) as well as new staff available on SirTAVARES' patreon.

Ability Changes by TheNotoriousPr0

Current Ability (CA) and Potential Ability (PA) changes have been applied to numerous players who already exist in the FM24 database. These changes should reflect the players' real life performance during the 2023/24 season.

Optional Files

No Injuries & No Suspensions at Start by SirTAVARES

Begin your managerial journey with a clean slate and a fully fit squad, eliminating the initial hurdles of player injuries and suspensions which applied at the start of the 2023/24 season but no longer do a year later.

+1 Ages, -1 Contract Expiry Dates by FMTU

A custom start date a year later wasn't a great option for us because all the key data files in this DLC wouldn't have the intended effect. So we opted for the next best thing. Make people 1 year older and their contracts expiring 1 year sooner.
There's 1 file for each 'action'. It's up to you, should you wish to use these or not. We reckon using them makes things more akin to real life.


Credits


At this point, I would like to thank TheNotoriousPr0 and SirTAVARES for making this kick-start pack of the 2024/25 season possible. You can find their original data packs linked below.

FM24 Transfers & Data Update
The best Football Manager 2024 transfer update all-around. Created by pr0 & FMTU.


FM2024 Data Tweaks by SirTavares
Corrected details for players/teams, added missing players/staff. Does NOT include transfer updates.



Installation Instructions


In a nutshell:
This DLC contains 20 .fmf files that need to be placed in your "editor data" folder. Then you must start a new FM24 save, ensuring all files are selected from the database drop down menu at the top.

IMPORTANT:
  • A total of 20 files are included in this pack and you can use them all at once if you want to.
  • Using other addons which alter the same data might corrupt your game due to conflicting files.
  • For example, league expansion addons should be safe to combine.
UPDATING: Replace all existing files from an older pack in your "editor data" folder with those included in the newest version. Then start a new save.


Step by Step
  1. Extract the contents of the pack you downloaded from here to your editor data folder.
    Windows:
    \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2024\editor data\
    Mac:
    ~/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2024/editor data
    The location of the "editor data" folder should be the same on Steam, Epic and Gamepass. If for some reason you can't find it there, go to the Preferences screen in-game and type the word location in the search field at the top. You will see the folder there and change it if you prefer.

  2. Fire up FM24, pick START A NEW GAME, then select CAREER mode.

  3. On the CAREER GAME SETUP window, hit the DATABASE drop down menu and ensure you are on the 24.3.0 Update and all 19 files of this DLC have a check mark next to them. As explained above, there are 4 optional files you may choose to not enable.

  4. Hit the Choose Game Mode > button, select ORIGINAL, then hit the Advanced Setup button.

  5. You're almost there. You might need to wait a bit until the next screen loads up. Once it does, select the leagues you wish to load and set any custom database size options you prefer. And finally hit the Start Game button.


Addons to Safely Combine


As a general thumb of thumb, any addon that's potentially altering the same data as the files included in this DLC might cause conflict and corrupt your save.

Having said that, addons such as league expansions or graphic packs of any kind can be safely combined.
You will find a few recommended addons below.

FM24 Real Names License Fix
Fix fake name of competitions, clubs and awards with their real names in Football Manager 2024.


FM24 Leagues Mega Pack by @Timo@
Expand the playable leagues and manage teams in new nations.


FM24 Trophies Megapack
More than 1230 real trophies to add in Football Manager 2024.


Nik33's FM24 Agents Pack
Adds about 1,025 real life agents and their connections to over 13,000 players / clients.


I'd also like to recommend a couple of files that you can find in Daveincid's Increase Realism Megapack. More specifically:
  • CLUB DATA FIX
  • CLUB FINANCES FIX 24/25 Version
  • CLUB REPUTATION FIX 24/25 Season File
FM24 Increase Realism Megapack
This megapack improves various in-game parameters in over 220 nations.

Just remember to avoid the ones that might conflict with this DLC, such as CA/PA ADJUSTMENTS + NEW WONDERKIDS & OTHERS, PLAYER SALARY FIX, STAFF SALARY FIX and NEW PLAYERS.


Feedback


If you come across any issues or have a suggestion to make, please post a comment below.

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Discussion: FM24 to FM25 DLC

144 comments have been posted so far.

  • dvijdv's avatar
    How do you download the database on the gamepass edition
  • Stam's avatar
    @Potter1875: If you are on Mac, please read a previous comment where I explained what you need to do to find the correct folder to place the files.
  • Potter1875's avatar
    I am having issues with this. can anyone help? It doesn't seem to be picking up the files when I load a new save
  • Stam's avatar
    @mistral: As I've pointed out in a previous comment, should you choose to start in 2024 (by loading Australia or otherwise), you need to disable the age/contract hacks. And be prepared to see that the 2023/24 season would have been simulated in-game with random results (that includes promotions and relegations) and players would already have a year logged in history at their new clubs. Starting in 2023 with all files in this DLC is definitely the better option, more akin to real life.
  • mistral's avatar
    @Stam: choosing Australia only visible (and other leagues too), i've had options to start in August 2024, so I chose that. The major part of transfers are ok, but some is missing ...but from your answer, I suppose it could happen, so do you suggest to start in 2023, to have all as usual?
  • Stam's avatar
    @mistral: What do you mean by starting in 2024? Doing that can render certain changes in these data files useless as you're essentially simulating a season in-game.
  • mistral's avatar
    Good job, starting in 2024 I've found some mistakes in transfers, in Italian Serie A
    Francisco Conceicao is at Juventus now, not at Porto
    Gudmunsson is at Fiorentina, not at Genoa anymore
    Lorenzo Colombo is at Empoli, not at Milan
    and few others... It's something to fix, or is supposed to be this way?
  • Stam's avatar
    @Benoit80: Yes, that's normal. I didn't re-export the file SirTAVARES sent me to include in the pack, so the "old" name remained unchanged.

    @Mestre3342: We'll look into it.
  • Benoit80's avatar
    When I start a new career, when I check the 18 files, the file is always called "new palyers staff", is that normal?
  • MESTRE3342's avatar
    Hi, one thing about the promotions, in the portuguese third tier Vitoria de Setubal should not be in and it should be replaced with União de Santarém.
    Amazing work nevertheless!
  • Stam's avatar
    Just repacked this to replace the "new players & staff" file with a "new wonderkids" file instead. This comes with 175 Under-21 players on high PA and updated contracts, so they'll actually be at their current clubs. Enjoy!
    @sub: Perhaps this file might interest you: Board Objective Fixes
  • subhojit123's avatar
    Hi @Stam - is there a way the board expectations or the current playing expectation of the players can be updated?
  • Stam's avatar
    @b0tha: I literally answered that in my previous comment when replying to fav0.

    @Rhino81: No worries, happy to help.

    @onurx: I had this idea too, but don't have time to do a skin myself. Perhaps an experienced skinner can give that a go in the next couple of weeks.
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  • b0tha's avatar
    @Stam thanks for helping. one last question, its any option to start the game at 2024/2025 instead 2023?
    Regards
  • Rhino81's avatar
    @Stam thank you so much for the advice for installing on mac!
  • Stam's avatar
    @fav0: There's no need to go on holiday. You can either start in the summer of 2023 and use the age/contract hacks included in the pack (so players are 1 year older and their contracts expire 1 year sooner). Or you can load the Australian league (as view only, alongside the playable leagues you want) and don't use the age/contract hacks; this way you can start in August 2024 but in this case players will already have played 1 in-game year at their new teams and the 23/24 season would be simulated with random results.
  • fav0's avatar
    do i understand it right that the best way to use it is following:
    install
    start the season
    pick your club
    go on vacation for 1 year
    and then start playing ?
  • onurx's avatar
    It would be a truly magnificent job if a skin reflecting the FM 2025 interface was created based on the published screenshots.
  • Stam's avatar
    @Matty: Happy to help.

    @supbraker: The age / contract edits are new here. That's not the point though.

    @b0tha: There's no file in the pack about the Saudi league. If you're looking to unlock more nations and/or leagues, you'll need a league pack. I suggest checking out Timo's megapack.
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  • MattyOAFC's avatar
    It worked! Thanks a lot, Stam!
  • supbraker's avatar
    This is not new. even the +1 age
  • b0tha's avatar
    Hi, it doesn't start with Saudi Arabia league!!
  • Stam's avatar
    @Matty: Most likely you didn't place the files in the appropriate folder. Since FM20 the files are stored elsewhere. Previously the files would automatically be generated in the Documents folder here:
    Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Documents/Sports Interactive
    Now the files will instead appear in the following location:
    Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive
    By default this folder is hidden, so to access you need to do as follows:
    Open Finder
    Click ‘Go’ from the menubar
    Press and hold down the ‘Option’ (Alt) key
    This will bring up the ‘Library’, click to enter then go to ‘Application Support’ -> ‘Sports Interactive’ -> ‘Football Manager 2024’

    @matirix: Which one? Barcelona's Marc Casadó?

    @nihat73: What about it?
  • MattyOAFC's avatar
    Hey, I've followed the steps on my MacBook, but the add ons aren't showing up when I click database. Any ideas what the issue may be, and if there's a solution?
  • matirix20's avatar
    Why is Casado still so weak and without potential?

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