FM24 to FM26 DLC (Picks)

Our Season 2024/25 DLC for FM24 was a massive success and significantly helped the FM community extend the lifecycle of FM24 for nearly an entire year.

Putting together a downloadable pack made sense right after FM25 was delayed initially, as we were forced to wait several months until we could get our hands on the next FM.

It was our first ever downloadable DLC. The raving reception it had, convinced me to continue with more seasonal packs going forward.

To kick-start the Season 2025/26 DLC for FM24, I'll provide you with specific file picks from individual packs which are already available on our FM24 downloads area.

The reason behind not creating a downloadable pack at once, is to keep the spotlight on the individual packs now that the transfer window has just closed in the main European leagues.

So let's get to my list of curated addons!

You'll get almost everything ready for the 2025/26 season, including updated squads, promotions / relegations, league format changes, new wonderkids, as well as player ability changes.

What's included in the FM24 to FM26 DLC (Picks)

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.

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Promotions, Relegations & Competition Changes by TheNotoriousPr0

Clubs will be competing in the correct league for the 2025/26 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. Sadly there's a limitation that makes it impossible to re-create the new format of EU competitions 100% correctly.

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Files you'll need

• FM24 Promotions-Relegations & EU Places (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 Belgium Promotions & Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 Bulgaria Promotions & Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 France Promotions & Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 Hungary Promotions & Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 Romania Promotions & Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 Serbia Promotions & Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 Slovakia Promotions & Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 England-Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 Italy-Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 Spain-Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  
• FM24 Türkiye-Comp Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf
  

New Wonderkids
by FM Scout

This file contains more than 210 new U21 players on high potential ability. That essentially means new wonderkids.

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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 2024/25 season.

Ability Changes by SirTAVARES FM24 Data Pack by SirTAVARES File you'll need (FM24 DataTweaks) CA-PA Changes.fmf

Ability Changes by TheNotoriousPr0 FM24 Data Pack by TheNotoriousPr0 File you'll need FM24 CA-PA Changes (TheNotoriousPr0).fmf

Transfer Budgets Mega Fix
by Mcfchazza

43 leagues & 800 clubs have seen a change in their budgets.

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A custom start date two years later wasn't a great option for us because all the key data files featured here wouldn't have the intended effect. So we opted for the next best thing. Make people 2 years older and their contracts expiring 2 years sooner.

There will be 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.

All People 2 Years Older by FM Scout Even though you start the season in the summer of 2023, the players and staff will be 2 years older as if it was the summer of 2025. FM24 Mod: 2 Years Older People

All Contracts 2 Years Shorter by FM Scout Even though you start the season in the summer of 2023, the contracts of players and staff will be 2 years shorter as if it was the summer of 2025. FM24 Mod: 2 Years Shorter Contracts

Installation Instructions

In a nutshell:
The .fmf files you'll download 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.


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

   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’

   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 the files you added have a check mark next to them.


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.

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.

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