Celtic Isles: The Custom Nation

Welcome to my first database on this site (it’s only taken me two years). Now, the reasoning behind this is a little complex, but I can assure you that you’ll have hours of fun trying to dominate with the likes of Porto, or try taking St. James’ Gate ‘B’ to the top of the footballing world.

The Concept

I’d like to introduce to many of you the idea of the Celtic Nations. You’re all probably thinking what the hell are they. Well, the Celtic nations are territories in Northern and Western Europe where Celtic languages or cultural traits have survived. These include Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Brittany, in northern France.

So my idea was this – why not create a fantasy nation where all of these teams play against each other. The likes of Celtic pitting themselves against teams like Nantes. Interesting, right?

Well, I did some research on the Celtic Nations, and found that the Celts also populated northern Iberia – more specifically Galicia, Northern Portugal and Asturias. Now, I thought adding those teams would make for a more interesting database – Celta playing Angers, Celtic facing Lorient, some mouth-watering clashes, for sure.

So I set to work, and here we are.

The Structure

The Celtic Isles, as the fantasy nation has decided to call itself, has a rather large footballing pyramid. In total, 13 divisions, 3 cups and 3 super cups all there for you to get your hands on.

League Structure:
1. Celtic Premier League (40 teams, 2 groups, Championship Playoff, 4 teams relegated)
2. Celtic Second League (4 teams automatic promotion, 3 teams relegated)
3. Celtic Third League (60 teams, 2 groups, 2 automatic promotions, 8 teams compete in playoff – 1 promoted, 4 relegated)
4. Celtic Fourth League (20 teams, 2 automatic promotion, 6 teams compete in playoff – 2 promoted, 3 relegated)
5. Celtic Fifth League (24 teams, 1 automatic promotion, 6 teams in a playoff - 2 promoted, 4 relegated
6. Celtic Sixth League (24 teams, 1 automatic promotion, 8 teams in playoff – 3 promoted, 4 relegated)
7. Celtic Seventh League (24 teams, 3 automatic promotion, 4 teams in playoff – 1 promoted, 4 relegated)
8. Celtic League of 48 Division One (48 teams, 2 groups, 2 automatic promotions, 8 teams in a playoff – 2 promoted, 4 relegated)
9. Celtic League of 48 Division Two (48 teams, 2 groups, 2 automatic promotions, 8 teams in a playoff – 2 promoted, 4 relegated)
10. Celtic League of 48 Division Three (48 teams, 2 groups, 2 automatic promotions, 8 teams in a playoff – 2 promoted, 4 relegated)
11. Celtic League of 48 Division Four (48 teams, 2 groups, 2 automatic promotions, 8 teams in a playoff – 2 promoted, 4 relegated)
12. Celtic League of 48 Division Five (48 teams, 2 groups, 2 automatic promotions, 8 teams in a playoff – 2 promoted, 4 relegated)
13. Celtic League of 50 (50 teams, 2 groups, two automatic promotions, 6 teams in a playoff – 2 promoted)

Cups:
1. Celtic Cup (All divisions)
2. Celtic Premier Cup (Div 1-3)
3. Celtic 240 Cup (Div 8-12)

Super Cups:
1. Celtic Cup Winners Super Cup One (Premier Cup Winners vs Celtic 240 Cup Winners)
2. Celtic Cup Winners Super Cup Two (Celtic Cup Winners Super Cup One Winners vs Celtic Cup Winners)
3. Celtic Cup Winners Super Cup Final (Celtic Premier League Winners vs Celtic Cup Winners Super Cup Two Winners)

Known Issues

1. With use of this database, there are a selection of leagues you cannot play due to the movement of teams, and subsequent holes left mean the structure does not work. I have no plans to fix this as it would mean doing a complete reshuffle of France, Spain and Portugal. Also, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland are all completely unplayable.
2. There are no graphics at all of any kind. I will not be making any immediate future.

If there are any other issues or anything else you want to know, comment below or PM me. Otherwise, have fun!

Screenshots

2015


2020 (UPDATE 6/12/15

Redistribution Policy

Feel free to redistribute this database on any site. All we ask from you is to give credit to fmscout.com and Tallery, and it is linked to this page. Thank you!

FM15 Version

I have a previous version that I made for FM15 that I think you guys may also like. It’s a little different, but the same concept is still there! You can download this here.

*I will not be updating or editing this version*

How to Install

1. Move the downloaded .fmf file to:
\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2016\editor data\
Create folder "editor data" if it doesn't exist already.

2. Run Football Manager 2016 and start new save with this database enabled.