This file will need to be re-applied if/when official patches/updates are released to ensure full compatibility. This is due to the fact that some files which are removed when installing this file are automatically re-installed by Steam when official patches come out.

Some of these changes, ESPECIALLY THE CLUB NAMES, do NOT apply in FM Touch or in existing save-games. There's a workaround for that in the first post.


The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2020 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed, such as Champions League, Europa League and Premier League displaying instead of EURO Cup, EURO Vase and Premier Division respectively. It will also fix the fact that the German and Japanese National teams don't call up real players and that the Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach managers have fake names. These are all fully save-game compatible.

There is also a club name changes file, which changes the names of clubs in a way which ensures that any nicknames entered in the default database are retained. This file includes the proper names for Brazilian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (including Juventus) and French clubs to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, encompassing most major footballing nations and continents. Brazilian clubs' text colours are also changed through an editor data file. Finally, it includes a small file which corrects the 3-Letter competition names to correspond with any changes made in the lnc files. For all the files in this paragraph to work, however, you will need to start a new game.


Follow the below instructions to install this version of this file

STEP 1.
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2000
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2001
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2010
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2030
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2040
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

Notes:
\Program Files (x86)\
could be
\Program Files\
depending on your set up.

Mac
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2000 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2001 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2010 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2030 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
 / Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / SteamApps / common / Football Manager 2020 / data / database / db / 2040 
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

You can find these folders by clicking, in the Finder, the Go menu in the menu bar, then choose Go to Folder and type the folder path name (obviously inserting your username), then click Go.

You can get to the Library folder by simply selecting Go from the top bar and holding "alt" key - The Library folder suddenly appears on the drop down

For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.

For those struggling to find the Steam and Steam Apps folder etc using Mac with the new OS High Sierra, this link below shows how you can unhide your Library folder which will then let you find the other folders.

Slightly more detail in this post



STEP 2:
COPY the dbc, edt and lnc folders from the downloaded pack

STEP 3:
PASTE them into each of your respective folders mentioned in step 1.

These are what the respective folder structures should look like in the 2040 folder:

dbc: https://i.imgur.com/je40Ajx.png
dbc/permanent: https://i.imgur.com/1FH8ABp.png
edt/permanent: https://i.imgur.com/aat5BqX.png
lnc: https://i.imgur.com/a87Z77C.png

STEP 4:
COPY the 8 files located in the EDITOR DATA FILES folder in the downloaded pack

STEP 5
PASTE to
\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\editor data

\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\\GAMEPASS\editor data



Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive
By default this folder is hidden, so to access you need to do as follows:

Open Finder
Click ‘Go’ from the menubar
Press and hold down the ‘Option’ (Alt) key
This will bring up the ‘Library’, click to enter then go to ‘Application Support’ -> ‘Sports Interactive’ -> ‘Football Manager 2020’


This should be what your editor data folder looks like now. There may initially be a config.xml file in this folder and it can be safely overwritten; it is generated by FM every time the game starts.

https://i.imgur.com/u8XTmoc.png



To make sure the files have been applied correctly, go to the Champions Cup and EURO Vase in your saved game, and they should be renamed to Champions League and Europa League respectively. If you are in the middle of a save-game, Japanese national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not immediately. Do keep in mind that this file does not add Japan-based players, who are not in the official database and will need a third-party add-on to be created and added.

Club names are only changed if you apply the editor data files before starting a new game. For a workaround if you've already started a new save-game, then please read the opening post of this thread.
Comments
mons
17 years ago
14 minutes ago
85,500
OK SO I MANAGED TO FIX IT... Anyone who is able to get all the league names and stuff correct but not the team names for GAMEPASS, this is what i did

1. I installed this fix how it is supposed to
2. DONT open the game yet
3. I went and installed this also https://www.fmscout.com/a-fm20-real-names-license-fix.html and followed the steps in adding and deleting certain folders
4. Go into the game and all the teams should be the correct name

I think this has to do more with manually deleting the folders as per the instructions on the fmscout website rather than downloading 2 fixes... but I don't know, just glad it worked for me. Thanks!

The way this fix works is slightly different than how than how the fmscout fix does, to say nothing of how more comprehensive this one is.

Besides, the files you added and deleted there are the same as these ones
CyroManager
3 years ago
3 years ago
4
The way this fix works is slightly different than how than how the fmscout fix does, to say nothing of how more comprehensive this one is.

Besides, the files you added and deleted there are the same as these ones


honestly i dont know what i did but it worked
gntutui
8 years ago
3 months ago
1
OK SO I MANAGED TO FIX IT... Anyone who is able to get all the league names and stuff correct but not the team names for GAMEPASS, this is what i did

1. I installed this fix how it is supposed to
2. DONT open the game yet
3. I went and installed this also https://www.fmscout.com/a-fm20-real-names-license-fix.html and followed the steps in adding and deleting certain folders
4. Go into the game and all the teams should be the correct name

I think this has to do more with manually deleting the folders as per the instructions on the fmscout website rather than downloading 2 fixes... but I don't know, just glad it worked for me. Thanks!


I've tried this, and it worked partially. Brazil teams names were missing (I'm sure there were others too).

I them tried creating an empty file name brazil_kits.dbc to replace the one the game creates. Well, it worked! I think if a file already exists it doesn't override it. I've done this to every file being created by the game. Editor data is still not working, so I'm sure there will be some wrong names.

Well, good enough for me to play for now.
mons
17 years ago
14 minutes ago
85,500
I've tried this, and it worked partially. Brazil teams names were missing (I'm sure there were others too).

I them tried creating an empty file name brazil_kits.dbc to replace the one the game creates. Well, it worked! I think if a file already exists it doesn't override it. I've done this to every file being created by the game. Editor data is still not working, so I'm sure there will be some wrong names.

Well, good enough for me to play for now.

Hmm, interesting...
wilsmyster
16 years ago
9 months ago
33
Premium
i have downloaded the pack and done what the thing say everything works but Juventus name is still zebre why is this?
mons
17 years ago
14 minutes ago
85,500
i have downloaded the pack and done what the thing say everything works but Juventus name is still zebre why is this?

What version of the game are you running? Did you apply the fix in the middle of a save game?
wilsmyster
16 years ago
9 months ago
33
Premium
What version of the game are you running? Did you apply the fix in the middle of a save game?


No everything was off turned off steam and footie manager running the orginal database? everything works other then the Zebre still being there, Sarri names has changed to Sarri
wilsmyster
16 years ago
9 months ago
33
Premium
What version of the game are you running? Did you apply the fix in the middle of a save game?


Everything seems to have worked other then team names?
mons
17 years ago
14 minutes ago
85,500
Everything seems to have worked other then team names?

Can I see your editor data folder?

And you still haven't answered my two questions: What version of the game are you running? Did you apply the fix in the middle of a save game? For the last question, are you starting a new game or using an existing save game?
wilsmyster
16 years ago
9 months ago
33
Premium
how do i show you the editor?

also what do ou mean by what version? and i tried starting a new game but the team names havebt changed?

mons
17 years ago
14 minutes ago
85,500
how do i show you the editor?

also what do ou mean by what version? and i tried starting a new game but the team names havebt changed?

There is a screenshot of the editor data folder in the main post. Can you post a screenshot of your equivalent folder?

When you load up the game, it shows a number in the bottom left corner of the main menu. What is it in your case?

Looks like you may not have installed this correctly.
DanB3627
14 years ago
3 weeks ago
4
Problem solved!
Y.Berk Tanyeri
9 years ago
3 months ago
37
I'm sorry i can't understand, what's the different to https://www.fmscout.com/a-fm20-real-names-license-fix.html and this?
mons
17 years ago
14 minutes ago
85,500
I'm sorry i can't understand, what's the different to https://www.fmscout.com/a-fm20-real-names-license-fix.html and this?

They're different versions of the same kind of file. Only this one is a bit more in-depth, has more changes and is much more up-to-date than the one from the other site.
Florian94
5 years ago
2 weeks ago
51
Hey i've got a question.. since the last update of Fm the german national team in my saves isn't original anymore.. does anyone have a solution for my problem? Does anyone know which folders in the database I have to delete now? Thank you.
mons
17 years ago
14 minutes ago
85,500
Hey i've got a question.. since the last update of Fm the german national team in my saves isn't original anymore.. does anyone have a solution for my problem? Does anyone know which folders in the database I have to delete now? Thank you.

It's bold and underlined in the first line of the main post...

This file will need to be re-applied if/when official patches/updates are released to ensure full compatibility. This is due to the fact that some files which are removed when installing this file are automatically re-installed by Steam when official patches come out.


If you are in the middle of a save-game, the German national team will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not immediately.
Qvordrup
16 years ago
5 hours ago
137,144
#Ecuador
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 80000566 "LigaPro Banco Pichincha" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 80000566 "Serie A" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 80000567 "LigaPro Banco Pichincha Pymes" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 80000567 "Serie B" ""
Qvordrup
16 years ago
5 hours ago
137,144
#Malaysia
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5624536 "CIMB Liga Super Malaysia" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5624536 "Liga Super" ""
Hajdučki sin
14 years ago
1 day ago
5,929
can somebody tell me why this show on brazil kits. Can somebody help. Colours are ok but kits are not showed

https://serving.photos.photobox.com/91802157d6e2af1c74b7da5d405921f75597ff4c1a49ed8c2fcb31dbc4cc0f6eff88983c.jpg
https://serving.photos.photobox.com/23739431858ccfe8ff50aafa75c550d6119f41addf4f5a5735f2aa7dd1ed0df656d056dc.jpg
https://serving.photos.photobox.com/20402605c6ded582aa9b11aa5fafc3b6f6038f38c925c84cb8a6aff1f6f00036c53b999b.jpg
mons
17 years ago
14 minutes ago
85,500
@Hajdučki sin, looks like you haven't installed this download correctly.

Make sure that your 5 dbc/permanent folders and your editor data folder look exactly like the screenshots in the main post. If you think it's installed right, can I have screenshots of these folders to see what could be the matter?
Hajdučki sin
14 years ago
1 day ago
5,929
@Hajdučki sin, looks like you haven't installed this download correctly.

Make sure that your 5 dbc/permanent folders and your editor data folder look exactly like the screenshots in the main post. If you think it's installed right, can I have screenshots of these folders to see what could be the matter?


Oki mate Will download and will sent you
Hajdučki sin
14 years ago
1 day ago
5,929
@Hajdučki sin, looks like you haven't installed this download correctly.

Make sure that your 5 dbc/permanent folders and your editor data folder look exactly like the screenshots in the main post. If you think it's installed right, can I have screenshots of these folders to see what could be the matter?


mate i do just you said but its the same. Colors are ok, but kits are not show. Only problem with brazil

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/HsUVnv0hdxTXTL9z3ThQ6y6AKHlQwuPNOmSv5YVP.png
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/gBe8YPgIz6GD69zQN4SzQFJcUNj2l1Mz5HSXkKH6.png
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/fqnJENiz790SlHKEttTaID5UJjtiJAGofCqbofbz.png
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/FBaVBsrGLKH3fKzzUIFZlwEX6n5vqaB9mvXUnki1.png


and 2040
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/vnNAXYkYqpY7GdxUqZyWuY62nE0hvrVUAgwhzSIb.png
mons
17 years ago
14 minutes ago
85,500
mate i do just you said but its the same. Colors are ok, but kits are not show. Only problem with brazil

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/HsUVnv0hdxTXTL9z3ThQ6y6AKHlQwuPNOmSv5YVP.png
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/gBe8YPgIz6GD69zQN4SzQFJcUNj2l1Mz5HSXkKH6.png
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/fqnJENiz790SlHKEttTaID5UJjtiJAGofCqbofbz.png
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/FBaVBsrGLKH3fKzzUIFZlwEX6n5vqaB9mvXUnki1.png


and 2040
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/vnNAXYkYqpY7GdxUqZyWuY62nE0hvrVUAgwhzSIb.png

Those are not the screenshots that I asked you for: I asked for the 5 dbc/permanent folder and the editor data folder. Just look at the paths of the screenshots for the 5 dbc/permanent folders and the editor data folder in the main post, and post what you've got there.

I don't think you've installed this right. Try again, and follow the instructions to the letter this time.

P.S. You should have dbc, edt and lnc folders in the 4 folders in the screenshots of the first spoiler. Not sure why you've decided to delete them
Hajdučki sin
14 years ago
1 day ago
5,929
Those are not the screenshots that I asked you for: I asked for the 5 dbc/permanent folder and the editor data folder. Just look at the paths of the screenshots for the 5 dbc/permanent folders and the editor data folder in the main post, and post what you've got there.

I don't think you've installed this right. Try again, and follow the instructions to the letter this time.

P.S. You should have dbc, edt and lnc folders in the 4 folders in the screenshots of the first spoiler. Not sure why you've decided to delete them


I follow this steps mate

STEP 1.
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2000
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2001
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2010
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2030
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2040
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
mons
17 years ago
14 minutes ago
85,500
I follow this steps mate

STEP 1.
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2000
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2001
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2010
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2030
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2020\data\database\db\2040
DELETE the dbc , edt and lnc folders

And that's followed by:

STEP 2:
COPY the dbc, edt and lnc folders from the downloaded pack

STEP 3:
PASTE them into each of your respective folders mentioned in step 1.



Seems like you didn't do steps 2 and 3. And going by your screenshots, steps 4 and 5 neither.
Qvordrup
16 years ago
5 hours ago
137,144
#Chile
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5250792 "Campeonato AFP PlanVital" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5250792 "Primera División" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 82 "Campeonato AFP PlanVital Apertura" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 82 "Primera División Apertura" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 83 "Campeonato AFP PlanVital Clausura" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 83 "Primera División Clausura" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5250793 "Campeonato AS.com" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5250793 "Primera División B" ""
Qvordrup
16 years ago
5 hours ago
137,144
#Bolivia
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 86000000 "Primera División de Bolivia" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 86000000 "División Profesional" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 86019125 "Copa Aerosur" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 86019125 "Copa Aerosur" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 86009019 "Segunda División de Bolivia Simón Bolívar" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 86009019 "Segunda División" ""
Qvordrup
16 years ago
5 hours ago
137,144
#Perú
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5290551 "Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5290551 "Liga 1 Movistar" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 215852 "Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Torneo Apertura" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 215852 "Liga 1 Movistar Apertura" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 215853 "Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Torneo Clausura" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 215853 "Liga 1 Movistar Clausura" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 215854 "Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Tabla acumulada" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 215854 "Liga 1 Movistar acumulada" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 215441 "Copa Movistar Torneo Descentralizado" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 215441 "Torneo Descentralizado" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 215440 "Copa Movistar Torneo del Inca" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 215440 "Torneo del Inca" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5290553 "Liga 2 de Fútbol Profesional" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5290553 "Liga 2" ""
Qvordrup
16 years ago
5 hours ago
137,144
#Nepal
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 23340293 "Red Bull National League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 23340293 "National League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 23036284 "Qatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A-Division League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 23036284 "A-Division League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 23162680 "Martyr's Memorial B-Division League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 23162680 "B-Division League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 23162928 "Aaha! Rara Gold Cup" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 23162928 "Aaha! Rara Gold Cup" ""
STANNY08
14 years ago
1 month ago
4
Anybody got this working properly on the gamepass version yet?

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