FM26 Scottish SuperLeague v3.1

Scottish SuperLeague revealed — a blunt, no-nonsense overhaul of Scottish football: new 5-tier SuperLeague structure, promotion/relegation, doubled prize money, and three cups (Scottish League Cup, Buckfast Diddy Cup, Alba Super Cup). Topics: Scottish football reform, league split critique, Highland & Lowland integrations, grassroots clubs, promotion playoffs, prize money redistribution, fixture variety. Tell me what you think — any tweaks or ideas welcome.

Scottish SuperLeague 1, has 22 teams, comprising of the 13 from the current premier division, and then ten teams from the Scottish Championship. Four teams are relegated each season.

Scottish SuperLeague 2 has 20 teams, comprising the teams from the current Scottish 1st and 2nd divisions. 3 teams are automatically promoted, with 1 more promoted after an end of season playoff cup. 3 teams are relegated.

Scottish SuperLeague 3 has 20 teams. Comprising the top ten teams that used to live in the Highland and Lowland League. 2 teams get automatic promotion, while one more follows them up after a playoff. Three more teams are relegated.

Scottish SuperLeague 4 also has 20 teams. Comprising the bottom half of the current Highland and Lowland league, as they stand when I made this on December 31st 2025. Relegation and promotion is the same as the leagues above.

Finally, for Scottish Superleague 5, we have 20 teams that are drawn from the 5 leagues of West of Scotland Premier, East of Scotland Premier, the Midlands league, the Scottish Southern league, and the North Caledonian league. I have taken 4 teams from each league, the top 4 teams again as they currently stand on December 31st 2025.

Prize money for each position has basically been doubled from its current real world amounts. I figure if Celtic can get 4 and a half million quid for beating the league as it stands, then why not twice as much for beating twice as many teams? Still pennies and piss-change compared to the English Premier, but that's just how the cookie crumbles.

There are now THREE cups. The Scottish League Cup comprises of all Scottish teams down to the amateur leagues such as West of Scotland premier, and is a knock-out round format, played in the second half of the season.

There is also the Buckfast Diddy Cup, a Lower league tournament comprising only of teams from the Scottish SuperLeague 3 and below. Also a knockout style tournament.

And finally there is my pride and joy, the Alba Super Cup. Again made up of all teams right down to the amateur leagues. This Super Cup comes in two halves, the first half is played in the first half of the season and is a Group League stage. There are 16 groups, each with 9 teams. The top 2 from each group then go through into the second half of the tournament.

These final 32 teams will then play a knockout style cup until we are whittled down to the winner.

And anyway, that's it. That's the new Scottish league and cup system. Specifically designed to spread the wealth more, with smaller teams far more likely to meet the bigger teams, and grab all that cash that comes with them.

I have tested this new system all the way to 2035 with no problems, however, I am more than open to suggestions if anyone has any ideas I may implement them also. Let me know what you think.

***In order to play with this database, download the .fmf file and save to your editor folder at C:\Users\YourNameHere\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 26\editor data

When starting a new game, be sure to choose an advanced setup, and in the top-right of screen, click in and select the SCOTTISH SUPERLEAGUE database.

Then play and have fun. 🙂

Thanks.

FM26 Scottish SuperLeague Preview