Football Manager 2026 Sugar Daddy Clubs

This is the complete list of all active rich benefactor clubs in Football Manager 2026. The term changed from sugar daddy to rich benefactor a couple of years ago.

Rich Benefactor refers to the club's chairperson. Clubs with such rich chairpersons (formerly 'chairmen') at the helm stand a much better chance of receiving budget injections from time to time, depending on the occasion.

Date of first publication: 6 November 2025

A Rich Benefactor chairperson doesn't guarantee that you'll always have ridiculous amounts of money to spend on transfers. You might as well manage a rich benefactor club and get close to zero transfer budget. However, they will supply more money than the average chairperson if needed or to reward your good performance.

Club reputation gets a boost as well, so you might find less players wanting to leave for a bigger club. However, this has a bigger effect when smaller teams get tycoon takeovers in-game so they can attract the players to spend their money on.
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Rich Benefactor Types

There are 4 types of rich benefactor chairpersons, as explained below.

• Foreground - Will throw money at the club to spend until he leaves.
• Background - Will spend enough to make them a force in their current league but if they go up a level or two it would no longer apply.
• Underwriter - Won't give you any extra transfer budget but come the end of the season they will always cover any loss the club is making and not expect the money back.
• Underwriter (Expects Returns) - Similar to "Underwriter" but expects the money back.

For example, if you spent the entire transfer budget at R. Madrid (no sugar daddy) you'd have to re-earn it, but if you do the same at PSG (foreground sugar daddy) the chairman will just pump more money into the club.

Bankruptcy for rich benefactor clubs is highly unlikely. But don't go overboard with your expenses. Bad financial management can lead to severe debt situation for your club, which could result in going into administration. And there's always the possibility for the rich benefactor chairman leaving the club.

FM26 Foreground Rich Benefactor Clubs

Rep	Name	Nation	Status
9150	Man City		Professional
8750	Paris SG		Professional
7650	Newcastle		Professional
7050	Al-Hilal		Professional
6850	LAFC		Professional
6800	Inter Miami		Professional
6800	LA Galaxy		Professional
6550	Al-Ittihad		Professional
6500	Atlanta United		Professional
6400	Toronto FC		Professional
6400	Al-Sadd		Professional
6400	Al-Nassr		Professional
5600	Al-Duhail		Professional
5400	Estrela da Amadora SAD		Professional
5300	FC Noah		Professional
5250	Alverca SAD		Professional
4950	Al-Gharafa		Professional
4750	Al-Arabi		Professional
4600	Remo Stars		Professional
4550	MC Torque		Professional
4250	Kolkata		Professional
4150	Racing		Professional
4050	Johor DT		Professional
4000	Barau F.C.		Professional
4000	Kun Khalifat F.C.		Professional
3950	Mumbai		Professional
2600	Hamrun S.		Semi Professional

FM 26 Background Rich Benefactor Clubs

Rep	Name	Nation	Status
7900	Galatasaray		Professional
7500	Fenerbahçe		Professional
7300	Beşiktaş		Professional
7250	Olympiacos		Professional
6950	Panathinaikos		Professional
6950	PAOK		Professional
6950	Trabzonspor		Professional
6900	AEK		Professional
6650	Como		Professional
6550	Wolves		Professional
6500	Qarabağ FK		Professional
6500	Al-Ain FC		Professional
6500	Shakhtar		Professional
6400	Konyaspor		Professional
6300	FC Utrecht		Professional
6250	Aris		Professional
6250	Jeonbuk		Professional
6250	Sunderland		Professional
6200	Başakşehir FK		Professional
6200	Persepolis		Professional
6150	Esteghlal		Professional
6150	Paris FC		Professional
6100	Göztepe		Professional
6100	Servette		Professional
6050	Norwich		Professional
6000	Lugano		Professional
6000	Shabab Al-Ahli		Professional
6000	G-Osaka		Professional
6000	Tractor		Professional
6000	Yokohama F-M		Professional
6000	Espérance Tunis		Professional
6000	Sepahan FC		Professional
6000	Kashima		Professional
5950	Chicago		Professional
5900	Al-Jazira		Professional
5900	Pyramids		Professional
5900	Antalyaspor		Professional
5900	Famalicão		Professional
5850	Birmingham		Professional
5850	Urawa		Professional
5850	Rizespor		Professional
5800	Samsunspor		Professional
5750	Gaziantep FK		Professional
5700	Al-Wahda		Professional
5650	Sion		Professional
5650	Wrexham		Professional
5650	Hull		Professional
5600	Málaga		Professional
5500	Polissia		Professional
5500	Neftçi PFK		Professional
5500	Buriram Utd		Professional
5500	Kayserispor		Professional
5450	Al-Wasl		Professional
5400	Oxford United		Professional
5400	Al-Taawoun		Professional
5400	Al-Shabab		Professional
5400	O'Higgins		Professional
5400	Eyüpspor		Professional
5350	Thun		Professional
5350	PTM		Professional
5250	Everton		Professional
5250	Iraklis		Professional
5250	Bangkok Utd		Professional
5250	Atlante		Professional
5250	Panionios		Professional
5200	Yverdon		Professional
5150	Al-Rayyan		Professional
5100	Al-Ettifaq		Professional
5100	Bunyodkor		Professional
5050	Al-Nasr		Professional
5050	Ankaragücü		Professional
5050	Al-Fateh		Professional
5050	Bursaspor		Professional
5000	Kalamata		Professional
5000	Belenenses		Professional
5000	Cancún		Professional
4900	Dorados		Professional
4850	Al-Qadsiah		Professional
4800	Lusitânia Lourosa		Professional
4750	Niki Volou		Professional
4750	Manisa FK		Professional
4650	Muangthong Utd		Professional
4650	Bodrum FK		Professional
4650	Schaffhausen		Professional
4650	Queen's Park		Professional
4600	Adanaspor		Professional
4600	Amed Sportif		Professional
4500	Kuwait SC		Professional
4500	Anagennisi Karditsas		Professional
4500	Panachaiki		Semi Professional
4450	Menemen FK		Professional
4400	Esenler Erokspor		Professional
4400	Salgueiros		Professional
4400	Neom SC		Professional
4400	Iğdır FK		Professional
4400	Serik Spor		Professional
4400	Pendikspor		Professional
4350	Chonburi		Professional
4300	Qatar SC		Professional
4250	Salford		Professional
4250	Asswehly		Professional
4250	Qadsia		Professional
4150	Suphanburi		Professional
4150	İskenderunspor		Professional
4000	1461 Trabzon FK		Professional
4000	Kazma		Professional
4000	Bucaspor 1928		Professional
3900	Delémont		Semi Professional
3900	Al-Shamal		Professional
3850	Deportivo Maldonado		Professional
3850	Swift Hesperange		Semi Professional
3850	Batman Petrol Spor		Professional
3850	Paradiso		Semi Professional
3800	York		Professional
3800	Tuggen		Semi Professional
3750	Xanthi		Semi Professional
3700	Karaman FK		Professional
3650	Eschen/Mauren		Semi Professional
3600	YF Juventus		Semi Professional
3600	Black Stars		Semi Professional
3550	Al-Khor		Professional
3550	C.D. Estepona		Semi Professional
3550	Orduspor 1967		Professional
3550	Wettswil-Bonstetten		Semi Professional
3500	LC Sailors		Professional
3500	Berço SC		Amateur
3500	Adana 01 FK		Professional
3500	K.Maraş İstiklal		Professional
3500	Aliağa Futbol		Professional
3400	Selangor		Professional
3400	Dagenham & Redbridge		Professional
3350	Linth 04		Semi Professional
3250	Kitchee		Professional
3250	Al-Diriyah		Professional
3250	Clyde		Semi Professional
3100	Rotkreuz		Semi Professional
3050	Dietikon		Semi Professional
3050	Yangon Utd		Professional
3050	Freienbach		Semi Professional
3050	AFC Fylde		Professional
3000	Al-Arabi		Professional
2950	Tekirdağspor		Semi Professional
2950	İnegöl Kafkas SK		Professional
2950	Malatyaspor		Semi Professional
2900	İzmirspor		Semi Professional
2850	Eastern		Professional
2850	Karabük İ.Y.		Professional
2800	Pahang		Professional
2750	Torre del Mar		Semi Professional
2650	Manavgat Bld.		Semi Professional
2550	Zagora		Semi Professional
2550	DPMM		Professional
2500	Wieczysta Kraków		Professional
2450	Ortahisar FSK		Semi Professional
2400	Manisa 1965		Semi Professional
2400	Al-Ula		Professional
2400	Cankırı FSK		Semi Professional
2350	İstanbul Beylikdüzüspor		Semi Professional
2350	Ezinespor		Semi Professional
2300	Radcliffe		Semi Professional
2250	Osmanlı 1453 SK		Semi Professional
2100	Dubai United		Professional
1950	AS Arta		Professional
1950	Hednesford		Semi Professional
1850	South China		Semi Professional
1850	Gulf United		Professional
1650	Lusail		Professional
1500	Kedah		Professional
1450	C.P. Mijas		Semi Professional
1400	Şəfa FK		Professional
1350	TP Mazembe Kas		Semi Professional
1200	Union Trento		Semi Professional
1000	Trearddur Bay		Semi Professional
550	Felda Utd		Semi Professional

FM 2026 Underwriter Rich Benefactor Clubs

Rep	Name	Nation	Status
8000	Bayer 04 Leverkusen		Professional
7500	RB Leipzig		Professional
7500	BOT		Professional
7350	Zenit		Professional
7250	ATM		Professional
7150	Rennes		Professional
7150	Krasnodar		Professional
7100	Aston Villa		Professional
7100	OGC Nice		Professional
7050	VfL Wolfsburg		Professional
6950	Tigres		Professional
6900	Monterrey		Professional
6900	CEC		Professional
6800	Lokomotiv Moscow		Professional
6800	TSG Hoffenheim		Professional
6800	Pachuca		Professional
6750	Dinamo Moscow		Professional
6750	West Ham		Professional
6750	Spartak Moscow		Professional
6700	Toluca		Professional
6700	Seattle		Professional
6650	Everton		Professional
6600	Fulham		Professional
6600	NYCFC		Professional
6600	Leon		Professional
6550	Atlas		Professional
6550	Brentford		Professional
6550	BRA		Professional
6500	Leeds		Professional
6450	Bournemouth		Professional
6450	Santos Laguna		Professional
6350	Colo Colo		Professional
6300	Kobe		Professional
6200	Leicester		Professional
6200	Southampton		Professional
6200	Univ. de Chile		Professional
6200	Tijuana		Professional
6200	Univ. Catélica		Professional
6200	Sheffield United		Professional
6200	Ulsan		Professional
6150	Maccabi Tel-Aviv		Professional
6150	Ipswich		Professional
6100	Kawasaki-F		Professional
6050	West Brom		Professional
6050	Middlesbrough		Professional
6000	Coventry		Professional
5950	Watford		Professional
5900	FC Judrez		Professional
5900	Blackburn		Professional
5850	SH Port		Professional
5800	Swansea		Professional
5800	Bristol City		Professional
5800	Stoke		Professional
5800	Rijeka		Professional
5750	Mazatlan		Professional
5750	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya		Professional
5750	Nagoya		Professional
5750	FC Tokyo		Professional
5700	C-Osaka		Professional
5650	Millwall		Professional
5650	QPR		Professional
5650	Kashiwa		Professional
5650	Derby		Professional
5650	Preston		Professional
5600	Pohang		Professional
5600	OFI		Professional
5600	Palestino		Professional
5550	Chariton		Professional
5550	Beijing		Professional
5550	Cardiff		Professional
5500	Portsmouth		Professional
5500	Al-Zawra’a		Professional
5500	U. Espafiola		Professional
5500	SH Shenhua		Professional
5500	Shimizu		Professional
5500	Atromitos		Professional
5500	Seoul		Professional
5500	Kyoto		Professional
5450	Asteras Tripolis		Professional
5400	Erbil		Professional
5400	Huddersfield		Professional
5400	Club Africain		Professional
5400	Foolad		Professional
5400	Vitesse		Professional
5350	Bolton		Professional
5300	Plymouth		Professional
5300	Levadeiakos		Professional
5250	KuPS		Professional
5250	Niigata		Professional
5250	Suwon		Professional
5200	Panetolikos		Professional
5200	Reading		Professional
5150	Sochi		Professional
5150	Volos		Professional
5100	Kifisia		Professional
5100	HJK		Professional
5100	Zob Ahan		Professional
5050	Audax		Professional
5000	Gol Gohar		Professional
5000	Al-Faisaly		Professional
5000	Kiryat-Shmona		Professional
5000	Al-Jaish SC		Professional
5000	Daejeon Hana		Professional
5000	Al-Faisaly		Professional
5000	Wycombe		Professional
5000	Ross County		Professional
4950	Torpedo Moscow		Professional
4900	Peterborough		Professional
4900	Stgo Wanderers		Professional
4900	Sharjah FC		Professional
4900	SJK		Professional
4850	Kryvbas		Professional
4850	Al-Ahli SC		Professional
4850	Stockport		Professional
4850	Rotherham		Professional
4850	Jeju		Professional
4800	Iwata		Professional
4800	Rangers		Professional
4800	Wigan		Professional
4750	Al-Fayha		Professional
4750	Mes Rafsanjan		Professional
4750	PAS Giannina		Professional
4750	Al-Wehdat		Professional
4750	Abha		Professional
4750	Bristol Rovers		Professional
4750	Malavan		Professional
4750	Al-Jabalain		Professional
4750	Sendai		Professional
4750	Baniyas		Professional
4700	Al-Hazem		Professional
4700	Dep. Temuco		Professional
4700	Al-Karamah SC		Professional
4700	Tosu		Professional
4700	Al-Wehda		Professional
4700	Alebrijes		Professional
4700	Deportes Limache		Professional
4650	Al-Tai		Professional
4600	Mansfield		Professional
4600	Busan		Professional
4600	Al-Raed		Professional
4600	CD Rongcheng		Professional
4600	FC Inter		Professional
4600	Al-Batin		Professional
4550	Al-Wakrah		Professional
4550	Deportes Concepcién		Professional
4550	Damac		Professional
4550	Notts Co		Professional
4500	Hapoel Ramat-Gan		Professional
4500	Athens Kallithea		Professional
4500	Jeonnam		Professional
4500	Aluminium Arak		Professional
4500	Zhejiang		Professional
4500	Ajman		Professional
4450	Al-Khaleej		Professional
4400	MK Dons		Professional
4400	Al-Okhdood		Professional
4400	Al-Najmah		Professional
4400	Al-Kholood		Professional
4400	Al-Riyadh		Professional
4400	Van Spor FK		Professional
4350	Walsall		Professional
4350	Nejmeh		Professional
4350	Ahed		Professional
4350	Esteghlal Khuzestan		Professional
4300	Dep. Recoleta		Professional
4250	Paykan		Professional
4250	Dhofar		Professional
4250	Shelbourne		Professional
4250	Aigaleo		Professional
4250	Rapperswil		Professional
4200	Larne		Professional
4200	Police Tero		Professional
4200	Al-Adalah		Professional
4150	Fleetwood		Professional
4150	Derry City		Professional
4150	Crawley		Professional
4100	Al-Dhafra		Professional
4100	Juventud		Professional
4100	Umm-Salal		Professional
4050	Boston River		Professional
4000	Mount Pleasant FC		Professional
4000	Portmore Utd		Professional
4000	Queen of the South		Professional
4000	Cavalier		Professional
3950	Amett Gardens		Professional
3950	Al-Ahli		Professional
3950	Harbour View		Professional
3950	Yeni Mersin		Professional
3900	Matsumoto		Professional
3900	Montego Bay Utd		Professional
3900	Waterhouse		Professional
3900	Dundalk		Professional
3850	Tivoli Gardens		Professional
3850	Fajr Sepasi		Professional
3850	Albion		Professional
3850	Waterford		Professional
3800	Al-Shahaniya		Professional
3750	AV-Sailiya		Professional
3750	Ellas Syrou		Professional
3750	Khorfakkan		Professional
3750	Panargeiakos		Semi Professional
3750	TLH Rangers		Professional
3700	Dunbeholden		Professional
3700	Plaza Colonia		Professional
3700	Dibba FC		Professional
3700	Emirates		Professional
3650	Al-Shorta SC		Professional
3650	Hatta		Professional
3600	Molynes Utd		Professional
3600	Erbaaspor		Professional
3550	Al-Suwaig		Professional
3550	Al-Markhiya		Professional
3550	Fujairah		Professional
3500	Lysekloster		Semi Professional
3500	Shams Azar		Professional
3500	68 Aksaray Bld. Spor		Professional
3500	Veroia		Semi Professional
3500	Alloa		Semi Professional
3500	VSK Aarhus		Semi Professional
3500	Kheybar		Professional
3500	Chadormalu		Professional
3450	Al-Orobah		Professional
3450	Kalba		Professional
3450	Al-Arabi		Professional
3450	Al-Bataeh		Professional
3400	Jeddah		Professional
3400	Al-Orooba		Professional
3400	Al-Orouba		Professional
3350	April 25		Semi Professional
3250	Boston		Professional
3250	Dibba Al-Hisn		Professional
3250	Racing United (JAM)		Professional
3250	Chapelton Maroons		Professional
3250	Al-Kharaitiyat		Professional
3200	Humble Lions (JAM)		Semi Professional
3200	Torremolinos		Semi Professional
3150	Al-Bukiryah		Professional
3150	Ebbsfleet		Professional
3100	Vere Utd		Semi Professional
3100	Sabah		Professional
3100	La Luz		Professional
3050	Muaither		Professional
3000	Quintana		Semi Professional
3000	Dorking		Semi Professional
3000	Yadanarbon		Professional
2950	Terengganu		Professional
2950	Al-Jandal		Professional
2950	Artigas		Professional
2900	Tampines		Professional
2900	Treasure Beach		Professional
2850	Perak		Professional
2800	Al-Hamriya		Professional
2800	Al-Mesaimeer		Professional
2800	Brackley		Semi Professional
2750	Hendek Spor		Semi Professional
2750	Najran		Semi Professional
2750	Al-Shoulla		Semi Professional
2750	Al-Muhafaza SC		Professional
2750	Ohod		Semi Professional
2750	Hajer		Semi Professional
2750	Al-Ain		Semi Professional
2700	Geylang Int.		Professional
2700	Ponce		Semi Professional
2650	PDRM		Professional
2650	Al-Diwaniya		Professional
2650	N. Sembilan		Professional
2650	Cooper		Semi Professional
2650	Al-Dhaid		Professional
2600	SH Second		Semi Professional
2600	Chorley		Semi Professional
2600	Al-Jubail		Professional
2600	Naft Tehran		Professional
2600	Surf		Semi Professional
2550	Young Lions		Professional
2550	Kaya FC		Professional
2500	Buxton		Professional
2500	Damm		Semi Professional
2500	Reno (JAM)		Semi Professional
2500	Spennymoor		Semi Professional
2450	Penang		Professional
2400	Al-Anwar		Professional
2400	Al-Zufli		Professional
2400	Balestier		Professional
2400	Melaka		Professional
2350	BJ IT		Semi Professional
2250	Abahani Limited		Semi Professional
2250	Gloucester		Semi Professional
2250	Hougang Utd		Professional
2250	Stallion		Professional
2200	Masfout		Professional
2200	Maziya SRC		Professional
2100	New Radiant		Semi Professional
2050	Al-Jazeerah Al-Hamra		Semi Professional
2050	Al-Bidda		Professional
2050	Al-Jeel		Semi Professional
2050	HKFC		Semi Professional
2000	Lime Halll		Semi Professional
2000	Chittagong Abahani		Semi Professional
2000	SV Victory Boys		Semi Professional
2000	Tru-Juice FC		Semi Professional
1950	Zeyar Shwe Myay		Amateur
1900	Morpeth		Semi Professional
1850	Tanjong Pagar		Professional
1800	Supreme		Semi Professional
1800	Haverfordwest County		Semi Professional
1800	Dubai City		Semi Professional
1750	Al-Waab		Professional
1700	Taipower		Semi Professional
1700	Young Lions		Professional
1650	Muktijoddha SKC		Semi Professional
1600	AL-Ittifag		Semi Professional
1500	Al-Njoom		Semi Professional
1500	Majd		Professional
1500	NTUS		Amateur
1350	Serra Branca		Professional
1250	CD Tanghu		Semi Professional
1250	Al-Nahda		Semi Professional
1250	Al-Watani		Semi Professional
1200	Lucky Mile		Amateur
1150	Benfica Laulara		Semi Professional
1150	Warriors FC		Semi Professional
1050	Kelantan		Semi Professional
1000	Gombak Utd		Professional
750	Phoenix All-Stars		Semi Professional
750	Chanthabouly		Professional
750	Al-Mujazzal		Semi Professional
750	NAPA Rovers FC		Amateur
700	Guam Shipyard		Amateur
600	KCC		Amateur
500	QHD BSU		Amateur
500	Woodlands		Semi Professional
500	Sarawak		Amateur

FM2026 Underwriter (Expects Return) Rich Benefactor Clubs

Rep	Name	Nation	Status
7600	AS Monaco		Professional
6700	FC Nantes		Professional
5900	Zürich		Professional
5750	Lausanne		Professional
5750	Estoril Praia		Professional
5700	Daegu		Professional
5500	Grasshoppers		Professional
5450	Winterthur		Professional
5400	Gangwon		Professional
5300	Huachipato		Professional
5250	Morelia		Professional
5200	Stade Lausanne-Ouchy		Professional
5200	Gwangju		Professional
5050	Ñublense		Professional
5000	Shandong		Professional
5000	Start		Professional
4950	Incheon		Professional
4900	La Serena		Professional
4900	Neuchâtel Xamax		Professional
4850	Suwon FC		Professional
4750	Seongnam		Professional
4750	Gimcheon		Professional
4750	Anyang		Professional
4700	Peng City		Professional
4700	Mineros		Professional
4650	Bellinzona		Semi Professional
4650	Tampico Madero		Professional
4550	San Luis		Professional
4500	Gyeongnam		Professional
4500	U. de Concepción		Professional
4450	San Felipe		Professional
4400	Bucheon		Professional
4300	Changchun		Professional
4250	Seoul E-Land		Professional
4250	Henan		Professional
4250	Sanse		Professional
4150	Tianjin		Professional
4150	Antequera		Professional
4000	Chungnam Asan		Professional
4000	Marbella		Professional
3850	Gimpo		Professional
3750	WH Three Towns		Professional
3700	Rentistas		Professional
3700	Ansan		Professional
3700	Hartlepool Utd		Professional
3650	YN Yukun		Professional
3450	Meizhou		Professional
3250	GuiZ Zhucheng		Professional
3150	JX Lushan		Professional
2750	NT HM Codion		Professional
2150	HuB Istar		Professional
2100	BJ Youth		Semi Professional
1650	Locomotive (CHN)		Amateur
1250	Marbellí		Semi Professional
1250	YB Sport School		Amateur
1250	BJ Baxy		Semi Professional
1000	Xinjiang		Semi Professional
1000	BJ San'gao		Amateur
1000	BJ Dongcheng		Semi Professional
900	SC Tianfu		Semi Professional
750	Hebei		Semi Professional

Women's Clubs

Type	Rep	Name	Nation	Status
Foreground	7500	London City (Women)		Professional
Foreground	4500	Al-Hilal (Women)		Professional
Foreground	4250	Al-Ahli (KSA) (Women)		Professional
Foreground	4000	Al-Qadsiah (Women)		Professional
Foreground	2750	Neom SC (Women)		Professional
Background	4500	Guangdong (Women)		Professional
Background	4250	SH Shengli (Women)		Professional
Background	4250	JS Yinhao WX (Women)		Professional
Underwriter	4750	Beijing (Women)		Professional
Underwriter	4500	Hangzhou (Women)		Professional
Underwriter	4000	Shandong (Women)		Professional
Underwriter	3500	CQ YC Chashan Zhuhai (Women)		Professional
Underwriter (ER)	5000	Changchun (Women)		Professional
Underwriter (ER)	3250	Liaoning (Women)		Professional
Underwriter (ER)	3250	Shaanxi (Women)		Professional
Underwriter (ER)	3250	Henan (Women)		Professional