FM26 Unlock Germany & Japan national teams

The national teams of Germany and Japan have fake players in Football Manager 2026 due to licensing issues that Sports Interactive and SEGA have been unable to resolve through the years despite getting a license to have the top 3 tiers of each nation as playable.

As a result there are certain files within the FM26 installation folders that prevent you from managing the aforementioned national teams and also exclude real players showing up in their rosters.

Fixing this problem is as simple as deleting these files, but you will have to start a new save-game for the fix to take effect.

Instructions

Go to:

Windows
Program Files (x86) \ Steam \ steamapps \ common \ football manager 2026 \ shared \ data \ db \ 2600 \ lnc \ all

Mac
Users > [username] > Library > Application Support > Steam > steamapps > common > Football Manager 26 > fm.app > Contents > PlugIns > game_plugin.bundle > Contents > Resources > shared > data > database > db > 2600 > lnc > all

Here you will find 22 files:

• ac milan (wom).lnc
  
• acc Inter unlic 24.lnc
  
• acmilan unlic 24.lnc
  
• carpi.lnc
  
• chinese comps.lnc
  
• chinese team names.lnc
  
• fake.lnc
• french women stadiums unlic.lnc
  
• greek name change.lnc
  
• greek team names.lnc
  
• inter (wom).lnc
  
• inter unlic 24.lnc
  
• japanese names.lnc
  
• jpn wf lower league club names.lnc
  
• korean name change.lnc
  
• lazio (wom).lnc
  
• lic_dan_swe_fra.lnc
• licensing club name_fm24.lnc
  
• men lazio.lnc
  
• men.atalanta.lnc
  
• stage names.lnc
  
• WSL-WSL2-NWSL Short Names.lnc
  

It's safe to delete all of them, but particularly the 2 in bold.

Once you're done deleting the license files, start a new save game.

List of Corrections

Here is the complete list of what gets unlocked:

• National teams of Germany and Japan become playable.
• Enable player pics for national teams of The Netherlands and France.
• Fix real name of Oliver Kahn (he's with nickname Jens Mustermann).
• Fix names for various Danish, Swedish and French competitions.
• Restore real players for the team Albirex Niigata (Singapore).
• Fix colors and names for various clubs, stadiums, cities in Asian countries.

Enjoy

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