The “Argentina 2027” folder: inside that folder, the .fmf file goes in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 26/editor data, while the folders (which are the logos) go in Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 26/graphics. For the logos that are not included in my pack, I use and recommend the work of TCM Logos.
VERY IMPORTANT: the patch itself is not compatible with other patches if you play in divisions below the fourth tier. This can cause some regional conflicts and lead to clubs from the interior ending up in the C or D divisions. If those divisions are inactive, nothing happens.
VERY IMPORTANT II: This is a heavy patch. I recommend only activating Argentina as playable, and enabling regional leagues only if you plan to play in them. Always enable “add players to playable teams,” and it’s recommended to start in the year 2026.
The most important feature included in the patch is the Excel file, which serves as the database of all playable clubs in the game. It also works as a general database to browse all clubs in Argentina. In this file, you’ll find club names, IDs, city, province, stadium, affiliated league, league within the game, and in some cases, colors.
Basically, you’ll notice there are around 700 clubs that are not playable, currently placed in the Argentino C. If you want to play with those clubs, follow these steps:
Open the Football Manager 26 external editor and load the patch
Search for the team and change its competition to TRFA + the corresponding region
(The secondary division must match the one used by teams in that league — make sure it’s correct)
Verify the file (this can take 3 to 4 hours)
This patch took more than two years of work and was truly exhausting, but also very rewarding. Let’s start showcasing the patch, but from the bottom up. Most importantly, you’ll find more than 270 playable leagues from the interior of the country, including the 236 leagues affiliated with the Federal Council. All of them are played home and away between January and August. These leagues include teams that are not in Primera División, Primera Nacional, or Federal A. In some cases, teams may field reserve squads or not participate. The same applies to teams in the Torneo Argentino del Interior.
Additionally, leagues that have internal promotion and relegation systems maintain them. For example, a club from Rosario playing in the third local division would need to earn promotion to the local top division, qualify for the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, win it, and then climb four more divisions in the Argentine system.
From August to December, the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur is played. Different leagues receive different qualification slots (you can check this in the Excel file). The format closely resembles the real one: group stages followed by knockout rounds.
In 2025 there are NO promotions. In 2026, 8 teams per region are promoted (the quarterfinalists), and starting in 2027, 2 teams per region are promoted (the finalists). The regions are the real ones, and an effort was made to maintain a realistic quota system.
Unfortunately, we still have to deal with the outdated division between directly and indirectly affiliated clubs. Therefore, Greater Buenos Aires has been split into 16 leagues, including neighborhood clubs, futsal, rugby, and teams from LIDERSUR, LIDE, and AIFA. The 16 champions play the Torneo Promocional Amateur from August to December, which grants four promotions to Primera D. Primera D starts as the current TPA and is played in a group format with two promotions. When there are more than 20 teams, 4 are relegated; when there are more, 6 are relegated.
The Torneo Argentino del Interior begins in 2025 with the 4 teams relegated from Federal A that year. It only receives new teams in 2027 with the 64 promoted clubs. It is then played in a group format with 6 promotions and variable relegations depending on the number of teams:
60–79 teams: 8 relegations
80–96 teams: 16 relegations
97–120 teams: 24 relegations
Primera C is a round-robin league where the champion is promoted, and there is a playoff for the second promotion spot. When there are more than 20 teams, 4 are relegated; when there are fewer, 2 are relegated.
Primera B Metropolitana follows the same principle: round-robin format, one champion promoted, and a playoff for the second promotion. With fewer than 22 teams, there are 2 relegations; with more, there are 4.
In Federal A, the format with 36 to 38 teams is exactly the current one: four groups, a revalidation stage, and playoffs. If there are more than 38 or fewer than 36 teams, the format changes to two groups (North and South), home and away, with one promotion per group and relegations depending on the number of teams:
More than 38: 8 relegations
Fewer than 36: 4 relegations
Primera Nacional follows the current real-life format with 36 teams in two groups, except that both group winners are promoted, and there is a playoff up to the 9th-placed teams for a third promotion. Until 2032, the format maintains 6 relegations, absorbing teams from the top division. After that, the number of teams gradually decreases: with fewer than 30 teams it becomes a single round, with fewer than 25 it becomes a double round-robin. By 2041, it reaches the target of 20 teams, playing home and away with 4 relegations.
The same happens in Primera División, where five teams are relegated each season until the league reaches 20 teams. At that point, it switches to an Apertura and Clausura format with relegations based on the overall table.
The Copa Argentina is played by all teams from Primera División, Primera Nacional, Primera B Metropolitana, Primera C, Primera D, Federal A, Torneo Argentino del Interior, and the champions of every single regional league in the country.
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Discussion: More than 5000 clubs in Argentinian pyramid by falsobohemio
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