In the link is the league pack for all nations/federations in Asia. It also includes the continental competitions for AFC which are based on my solution for FM24 but with more accurate rules.
Currently only men's competitions are included.
! for Official 26.2.0 Update Database only !
Creating the world is a very time consuming task, and I do not have the time to support and test all databases. So I am going with the latest version only. The bright side is that it is for free. Tips are more than welcome though :-)
This file contains leagues and cups in real formats for all member federations of the AFC.
please see the readme.html for details.
Changes in v26.9:
- Uzbekistan: Pro League expands to 14 teams in 2026
- AFC Champions League Elite: in 2026 expands to 16 teams in the league phase per region and in 2027 the knockout playoff is added.
Changes in v26.8:
- Syria updated to DB 26.2 which came with FM update 26.3
- Some changes and fixes to the South East Asian Club Championship
Changes in v26.7:
- AFC Continental: fixed getting teams from correct Nepali division (National League)
- Iran: added/updated foreigner rules for Azadegan League
- Malaysia: fixed date of FA Cup final - competition now runs every year
- South Korea: fixed foreigner rules for K1 and K2 (5 or 4 allowed in playing 11 and not matchs squad)
- South Korea: reduced number of rounds in 2026 K2 league from 3 to 2
Changes in v26.6:
- all files updated for DB 26.2.0
- Thailand: corrected foreigner rules
- Nepal: National League now replaces the A League
Changes in v26.5:
- South Korea: changes to Korean league formats, promotion and relegations for 2026 onwards
- Malaysia: fixed transfer windows and registration windows
- removed U-18 leagues from Malaysia and Indonesia for performance reasons
- added U-19 reserve leagues to Afghanistan, Bhutan, Chinese Taipei, Guam, North Korea, Macau, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste and Yemen
Changes in v26.4:
- changed and hopefully fixed registration issues for AFC Cups
Changes in v26.3:
- Indonesia: changed O35 and U21 player restrictions for Championship
- Saudi Arabia: Fixed missing transfer windows
- Vietnam: file is now verified
Changes in v26.2:
- Indonesia: Updated correct format for Liga Nusantara
- Japan: Updated foreigner rules
- Malaysia: Corrected Malaysian Cup Format
- Qatar: Updated foreigner rules
- Vietnam: Fixed TV Money / Prize money
I wish you a lot of success in your managerial adventures in Asia.
Master Igor.
(other packs: here is an overview)
If you want the AFC Continental Cups where the Saudi Cup Winner does not qualify, Please use this file instead of the other AFC Continental Cups file:
AFC Continental Cups - NoSaudiCupWinner
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Discussion: AFC Leagues for FM26 by MasterIgor v26.9 (men only)
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I advanced my save to the pre-season of 2027/28, and the continental competition qualification looks incorrect compared to the real-life regulations.
Here are the results from the previous 2026/27 season in my save:
J1 League: 1st: Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2nd: Machida Zelvia, 3rd: Vissel Kobe, 4th: Kashima Antlers, 5th: FC Tokyo
Emperor's Cup Winner: Tokushima Vortis
(Note: The 26/27 ACLE winner was Al-Ahli from Saudi Arabia, so the ACLE title holder spot did not affect the J-League slots).
What happened in the game (2027/28 season):
ACLE: Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Machida Zelvia, Vissel Kobe, Kashima Antlers, and Tokushima Vortis (5 teams total) qualified for ACLE.
ACL2: FC Tokyo (J1 5th) qualified for ACL2.
What it should be (Real-life regulations):
ACLE: J1 Top 3 teams (Hiroshima, Machida, Kobe) should enter ACLE.
ACL2: Emperor's Cup Winner (Tokushima) should enter ACL2. (J1 4th Kashima might enter the PO depending on the slots, but J1 5th FC Tokyo should definitely be out of the continental spots).
It looks like the qualification settings or priorities for ACLE and ACL2 might be inverted (swapped) in the editor for Japan. Because of this, lower-priority teams are being pulled into ACLE, and FC Tokyo was pushed down to ACL2.
Could you please check the continental qualification rules for Japan in the pre-game editor when you have time?
Thank you again for creating this awesome mod, and hope this report helps!
However, in my save this does not happen. For two seasons in a row, the same teams qualified for the playoff stage, regardless of the final league phase table. Because of that, I am quite sure the playoff stage is using some kind of fixed team pool instead of taking the teams dynamically from positions 3rd to 14th.
Another clue is that the playoff bracket seems to be generated immediately when the competition is created, not after the league phase is completed.
I checked the file in the pre-game editor, but I could not identify the exact issue. The rules appear correct both in the league stage and in the playoff stage, so maybe there is a hidden/fixed participating teams list or another setting overriding the qualification rules.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026%E2%80%9327_AFC_Champions_League_Two
If you are going to create or organize it, I can help you with the format and qualification system. One important thing is to make sure the qualification spots are handled properly and do not conflict with the AFC competitions, because every country has different AFC qualification slots.
For example, in the Saudi league, after the AFC Elite expansion, the teams finishing from 1st to 5th qualify for the AFC Elite, while the 6th-placed team qualifies for AFC Two. That means the two Saudi clubs qualifying for the Gulf Champions League should be the teams finishing in 7th and 8th place. The same system should be applied to every Gulf nation based on their AFC allocations, since the qualification rules are not the same for every country.
If you want AFC Cups without the Saudi Cup Winner, use the special file. The link is at the bottom of the description (above).
(I cannot post the link in a comment)