Football Manager 2026 Playable Leagues & Licences

Football Manager features dozens of playable leagues by default. Some of them are fully-licensed, while others aren't.

The game's unmatched authenticity and realism is enhanced by the presence of fully-licensed teams, leagues, and competitions.

Wherever that isn't possible, fans have the option of enhancing unlicensed content manually by using unofficial addons by the FM community.

In FM26, the default database has been expanded by the landmark arrival of women's football.

The total number of playable nations for men is 58, while the playable nations for women are 11.

The amount of playable leagues is naturally greater as several nations come with more than just their top tier.

Besides, there are also continental competitions and domestic cups in the mix.

Let's dive into the complete list of playable nations and leagues for both men and women.

FM26 Playable Leagues

Men's Leagues

While it remains to be revealed which are going to be the 3 new playable nations, we expect at least 1 of them to be an Arab country such as U.A.E. and/or Saudi Arabia.

You can see the nearly full list of available nations (55 out of 58) and leagues below:

AFRICA

South Africa

• South African Premier Soccer League
  
• South African National First Division Championship
  

ASIA

Australia

• Isuzu UTE A-League
  

China

• Chinese Super League
  
• Chinese National First Division
  

Hong Kong (China PR):

• Hong Kong Premier
  

India

• Indian National Football League
  

Indonesia

• Indonesian League One
  
• Indonesian League Two
  

Japan

• Meiji Yasuda Insurance Ltd J1 League
  
• Meiji Yasuda Insurance Ltd J2 League
  
• Meiji Yasuda Insurance Ltd J3 League
  

Malaysia

• Malaysian Super League
  
• Malaysian Division Three
  

Singapore

• Singaporean Premier League
  

South Korea

• Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 1
  
• Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 2
  

EUROPE

Austria

• Austrian Premier Division
  
• Austrian First Division
  

Belarus

• Belarusian Highest League
  
• Belarusian First League
  

Belgium

• Jupiler Pro League
  
• Belgian Challenger Pro League
  
• Belgian First National Division
  

Bulgaria

• Bulgarian First League
  
• Bulgarian Second League
  

Croatia

• Croatian First League
  
• Croatian Second League
  

Czech Republic

• Czech First Division
  
• Czech Second Division
  

Denmark

• 3F Superliga
  
• NordicBet Liga
  
• 2. Division
  
• 3. Division
  

England

• English Premier Division
  
• Sky Bet Championship
  
• Sky Bet League One
  
• Sky Bet League Two
  
• Vanarama National League
  
• Vanarama Nation League North/South
  

Finland

• Finnish Premier League
  
• First Division
  

France

• Ligue 1 Uber Eats
  
• Ligue 2 BKT
  
• French National
  

Germany

• Bundesliga
  
• 2. Bundesliga
  
• 3. Liga
  

Gibraltar

• Gib Football League
  

Greece

• Greek Super League 1
  
• Greek Super League 2
  

Hungary

• Hungarian Division I
  
• Hungarian Division II
  

Iceland

• Icelandic Premier Division
  
• Icelandic First Division
  

Ireland

• Irish Premier Division
  
• Irish First Division
  

Israel

• Israeli Premier League
  
• Israeli National League
  

Italy

• Italian Serie A
  
• Italian Serie B
  
• Italian Serie C
  

Latvia

• Optibet Virsliga
  

Netherlands

• Eredivisie
  
• Keuken Kampioen Divisie
  

N.Ireland

• Danske Bank Premiership
  
• Lough41 Championship
  
• Lough41 Premier Intermediate League
  

Norway

• Norwegian Premier Division
  
• Norwegian First Division
  
• Norwegian Second Division
  

Poland

• PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa
  
• Polish First Division
  

Portugal

• Portuguese Premier League
  
• Portuguese Second League
  
• Portuguese Third Division
  
• Portugal Championship
  

Romania

• Romanian First League
  
• Romanian Second League
  

Russia

• Russian Premier League
  
• Russian First Division
  

Scotland

• cinch Premiership
  
• cinch Championship
  
• cinch League 1
  
• cinch League 2
  

Serbia

• Serbian SuperLeague
  
• Serbian First League
  

Slovakia

• Slovak First Division
  
• Slovak Second Division
  

Slovenia

• Slovenian First League
  
• Slovenian Second League
  

Spain

• Spanish First Division
  
• Spanish Second Division
  
• Spanish Federation First Division
  
• Spanish Federation Second Division
  

Sweden

• Swedish Premier Division
  
• Swedish First Division Elite
  
• Swedish First Division
  
• Swedish Second Division
  

Switzerland

• Swiss Super League
  
• Swiss Challenge League
  

Turkey

• Turkish Super League
  
• Turkish 1. League
  
• Turkish 2. League
  

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Premier League
  
• Ukrainian First League
  

Wales

• JD Cymru Premier
  
• JD Cymru North/South
  

NORTH AMERICA

Canada

• Canadian Premier League
  

Mexico

• Mexican First Division
  
• Mexican Expansion League
  

U.S.A.

• Major League Soccer
  

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina

• Argentine Premier Division
  
• Argentine Second Division
  

Brazil

• Brazilian National First Division
  
• Brazilian National Second Division
  
• Brazilian National Third Division
  

Chile

• Chilean First Division
  
• Chilean First Division B
  

Colombia

• Colombian First Division
  
• Colombian Second Division
  

Peru

• Peruvian First Division
  

Uruguay

• Uruguayan First Division
  
• Uruguayan Second Professional Division
  

Women's Leagues

You can see the full list of available nations (11) and leagues (14) below:

ASIA

Australia

• A-League Women
  

Japan

• WE League
  

EUROPE

Continental

• UEFA Women’s Champions League
  

Denmark

• A-Liga
  

England

• Barclays Women’s Super League
  
• Barclays Women's Super League 2
  

France

• Première Ligue
  

Germany

• Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga
  

Italy

• Serie A Femminile
  

Spain

• Liga F
  
• Primera Federación
  

Sweden

• OBOS Damallsvenskan
  
• Elitettan
  

Wales

• Adran Premier
  

NORTH AMERICA

U.S.A.

• National Women’s Soccer League
  

How to add leagues when starting a new game?

You can choose what leagues you want your save game to start with.

To do so, go to the start screen and click ‘Start a new game’ -> ‘Career’ -> ‘Advanced Setup’ -> ‘Add/Remove Leagues’ to add additional leagues.

You can run multiple nations and leagues in any save game.
The number of nations and leagues you will be able to handle will depend on how powerful your PC/Mac is.

In addition to the existing leagues in Football Manager, you can create your own nation and league via the Pre-Game Editor.
If not, you can download community-created nations and leagues, too.

How to add or remove leagues in a save game?

During a save, you have the option to ‘Add/Remove Leagues’.

To do so, navigate to ‘Options’ (the FM logo in the top right corner) and click ‘Add/Remove Leagues’.

Leagues are added/removed on the given league update day of that nation, which varies for all nations in game. Generally, it will be between the end of a given season and the start of the next one.

Upon the league being activated, a large group of newgens will be created to account for the lack of players in said leagues when they were inactive.

What's the difference between a playable and a view only league?

When creating a save or adding leagues, you will have the option to select ‘View Only’ instead of ‘Playable’.

‘View Only’ means that you will be unable to play in that league.

But the rules of a league will remain functioning, such as being able to view matches/results but without the active players being generated for the league in order to keep database size lower.

You can change a ‘View Only’ league to ‘Playable’ with the above method.

FM26 Licenses

Here's a full list of every licence held for FM26, including brand-new leagues and teams.

Men's Game

UEFA Club Competitions

• UEFA Champions League
  
• UEFA Europa League
  
• UEFA Europa Conference League
  
• UEFA Supercup
  
• UEFA Youth League
  

Australia

• Isuzu UTE A-League Men
  

Belgium

• Jupiler Pro League
  
• Challenger Pro League
  

Canada

• Canadian Premier League
  

Croatia

• GNK Dinamo Zagreb
  

Denmark

• 3F Superliga
  
• NordicBet Liga
  
• 2. Division
  
• 3. Division
  

England

• Premier League
  
• EFL (SkyBet Championship, SkyBet League One, SkyBet League Two, Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy)
  
• National League (Vanarama National League, Vanarama National League North and Vanarama National League South)
  

France

• LFP (Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT)
  

Germany

• Bundesliga (Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga and Supercup)
  
• DFB (3. Liga and DFB-Pokal)
  

Gibraltar

• Gibraltar National League
  
• National Team
  

Italy

• Teams: AC Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Cagliari, Empoli, Fiorentina, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Internazionale, Juventus, Lazio, Salernitana, Sassuolo, Torino, Udinese, Sampdoria, Spezia, Venezia
  

Japan

• Meiji Yasuda Insurance Ltd J1 League
  
• Meiji Yasuda Insurance Ltd J2 League
  
• Meiji Yasuda Insurance Ltd J3 League
  

Latvia

• Optibet Virsliga
  

Netherlands

• Eredivisie
  
• Keuken Kampioen Divisie
  
• KNVB – Dutch national team
  

Northern Ireland

• Northern Ireland Football League (Sports Direct Premiership, Playr-Fit Championship and Playr-Fit Intermediate League)
  

Poland

• PKO BP Ekstraklasa
  

Portugal

• Teams: FC Porto, SL Benfica, Sporting CP
  

Scotland

• SPFL (cinch Scottish Premiership, cinch Scottish Championship, cinch Scottish League One, cinch Scottish League Two, Viaplay Cup and SPFL Trust Trophy)
  

South Korea

• K League (Hana 1Q K League 1 and Hana 1Q K League 2)
  

U.S.A.

• MLS
  

Wales

• JD Cymru Premier
  
• JD Cymru North
  
• JD Cymru South
  
• JD FAW Welsh Cup
  
• Nathaniel MG Cup
  

Women's Game

All women's leagues in Football Manager 26 are fully licensed except the top division in France and top two divisions in Spain.

Australia

• A-League Women
  

Japan

• WE League
  

Continental

• UEFA Women’s Champions League
  

Denmark

• A-Liga
  

England

• Barclays Women’s Super League
  
• Barclays Women's Super League 2
  

Germany

• Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga
  

Italy

• Serie A Femminile
  

Sweden

• OBOS Damallsvenskan
  
• Elitettan
  

Wales

• Adran Premier
  

U.S.A.

• National Women’s Soccer League