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Mike's Best FM26 Training Schedules

A training schedule for every occasion. Designed to target and improve every attribute of a player whilst also improving tactic familiarity and team cohesion.

By Mike1987 on Nov 02, 2025 46020 views 28 comments

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FM 2026 Training Schedules - Mike's Best FM26 Training Schedules

This is a collection of my best training schedules for Football Manager 2026.

You may use just one schedule for the entire season, ideally Mike's Best Training Schedule (v.1) or pick one that's more relevant to your situation.

I have vigorously tested my main schedule (Mike's Best Training Schedule v.1) throughout the beta and have been having great success with it, massively improving team cohesion, tactic familiarity and most importantly players attributes.

All other schedules have been created based on this blue print.

Instructions

Go to calendar> then training> click on one of the week's schedules on the left> create new schedule (bottom left)> then new schedule (top left)> scroll down to custom schedules> then across to Load> select your desired schedule and Load> nothing will appear> now select new schedule (top left)> custom schedules> the schedule will now be visible, select it> now go back to calendar> then training> this time on the left select the training schedule a week on from the one you selected first time round> then training style (top left)> finally select custom schedules....they should now appear

Screenshots

Pre-Season

Tuesday & Saturday

Thursday & Sunday

Wednesday & Saturday

Friday

Sunday

Player Development

The development of the two players above was achieved by using Mike's best Training Schedule (v.1) for the entire season.

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Downloads: 13782 / Size: 6.0 kB / Added: 2025-11-02

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Discussion: Mike's Best FM26 Training Schedules

28 comments have been posted so far.

zekorlash • 2 days ago

Thank you ...i wasn't able to load the files yet. maybe i should find another tutorial, but i know it's gonna be helpfull.
Johno. • 3 days ago

Followed every steps in Shredder9191 way and Mike and still having the same problems, even nothing appears on the training list either.
mattswin • 4 days ago

Before you follow the guide by Mike above & @shredder9191 you've got to make sure that you control the general training for your team or else the schedule will not show in the training calendar
EddyFox • 5 days ago

The thing this is that he never took into account away games.
When you play away, especially 2 games in a week, 4 training sessions get replaced with "traveling".
So now we have to create more training schedules:
- 1 game away on Sat (because 2 training session get replaced with "traveling")
- 2 games away on Wed and Sat (4 get replaced)
- 1 game at home on Wed and 1 away on Sat (2 get replaced)
- 1 game away on Wed and 1 home on Sat (2 get replaced)
hvylarn • 5 days ago

@shredder you haven't answered my question. you are missing days in this schedules.. wed/sun, thue&thur/sun, saturday, and what do you put on international breaks?
shredder9191 • 6 days ago

So how to actually start using it:

- Click on the left side box with the training
- Down left in the pop-up box click on create new schedule
- Load up a custom schedule
- Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't work (good job FM)
- Go back because f*k you why make it easy I guess? (again, good job FM)
- Click on the left side box with the training again
- In the pop up, on the upper left side click the tiny box
- Click on custom schedules (last option)
- Click the training you want to use
- Do this for every single week

There might be an easier way, but this is honestly the only way I've found out how after looking for it for an hour. This is the worst and least practical design I've ever seen.
gburlacu • 6 days ago

Where do we save this file to ? I've created a 'schedules' folder in my Football Manager 26 folder, but even after saving this in the actual 'schedules' folder, it doesn't appear in game.

Macbook user here... any help is appreciated.
fmcn • 6 days ago

Somehow, i managed to put "Pre-Season" on the training week, but I can´t find/use the other custom for the following weeks. Am I doing something wrong? Is it possible to see some kind of tutorial? Thank you.
Driezeprieze • 1 week ago

Same here, won't appear in the list of custom schedules once loaded up
actorrr • 1 week ago

I loaded the schedule but I dont know what to do next. There are export, save, and create options. I believe I should save schedule but nothing happens when I click save. How would it accept the schedule I loaded and how will I keep on changing the next weeks then?

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Niees • 1 week ago

cant load the schedules. i go in to the screen were i can chose wich schedule i wanna load but when i click load it dosnt show up. still the blank slate it was befor
dqduong • 1 week ago

Can you guide me to schedule practice for U21 and U18?
RPGFan • 1 week ago

Looks good but what intensity do you use for pre-season, season and what about semi-professional teams ?
Darly1818 • 1 week ago

Will it come according to the match order on Wednesday and Sunday?
stevesteve • 1 week ago

can i use these schedules in youth training?
matinho • 1 week ago

Hi. I loaded any of this files and always got the same message: The file could not be imported. Any idea?
hash_p98 • 1 week ago

You have to press continue once and then it will load as a custom schedules option
Johno. • 1 week ago

Having the same problems with setting this up, loaded it up on FM26 and option to use them doesn't appear anywhere or have the option to pick it via training screen

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Camsta83 • 1 week ago

I have added the schedules to Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 26\schedules but when I go on load in game, nothing shows up. I have added tactics and that shows up fine.
bruno.migliorati • 1 week ago

For have that player Development what do you apply as individual training? Training in their role + double intensity?

Thanks.
hvylarn • 1 week ago

Why Friday and not Saturday training? And what did you put when its international break?
dlinnyi • 1 week ago

I loaded custom schedule, but nothing has changed in the training calendar. How to apply it?
Thigg • 1 week ago

After downloading the files, place them inside the schedules folder within Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 26\schedules. If the schedules folder doesn't exist, create one and rename it.
tasra • 1 week ago

cant seem to find your schedules when i click on load ...
yogui • 1 week ago

can't apply here too

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