UPDATE 06/05/2023: Fixed issue with Lowland Development Knockout Cup West. Set Colts in the Lowland League to be permanent.
UPDATE 13/03/2023: Fixed issue with finals being played at home grounds.
UPDATE 12/03/2023; Added McLeman, Elginshire & Jim McPherson Cups to North Region Juniors. Fixed problem where Grill League Cup & South of Scotland League Cup didn't show winning team in history. Tested and working.
UPDATE 11/02/2023: Added Lowland Development Cups. Tested and works as should.
Finally finished my Scottish Pyramid file for this year. All clubs and comps are as accurate as possible. Most comps have past winners history. Structure mirrors the league structure from this season with a few leagues changing in season two to reflect real life changes.
Premiership
Championship
League one
League two
Tier 5
Highland League
Lowland League
Tier 6
North Caledonian League
North Premier (14 teams season 1, 16 teams season 2 onwards)
Midlands League
East of Scotland Premier
South of Scotland League
West of Scotland Premier
Tier 7
North Championship (16 teams season 1, 14 teams season 2 onwards)
East of Scotland Division 1
West of Scotland Division 1
Tier 8
East of Scotland Division 2
West of Scotland Division 2 (18 teams season 1, 16 teams season 2 onwards)
Tier 9
East of Scotland Division 3 (10 teams season 1, 12 Teams season 2 onwards)
West of Scotland Division 3 (19 teams season 1, 16 teams season 2 onwards)
Tier 10
West of Scotland Division 4 (12 teams season 1, 15 teams season 2 onwards)
Any issues, please let me know and i will try to fix them asap. Tested for 10 seasons with no issues.
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Joe5p
Brilliant as always James. Are the Development Leagues for youth teams also in there?
Thanks
jreid0784
Yep they are. All the development teams are in the correct leagues
mickbhoy
Are the real SPFL fixtures still in use? I know that, on previous Scottish pyramid databases, it hasn't been possible to keep the real fixtures.
jreid0784
Yeah they should all be fine
jreid0784
Update coming tomorrow
kieran mowatt
will you be doing a welfare leagues database this year
Fire86Tiger
Is there anyway to make the B Teams playable? Thanks for all the hard work on this!
jreid0784
I'm working on that at the moment. Takes a bit of time with adding all the teams and comps though. Should be available in the next couple of weeks hopefully.
jreid0784
Not that I'm aware of. I'll look into it thought
Fire86Tiger
Thanks very much and don't go out your way, only if you have time. I'll check other forums and stuff as well.
Tommy Hughes
Great job, thank you!
Joe5p
James, with Harmony Row becoming Giffnock Soccer Centre (Giffnock SC) next season, is it just a case of loading your fmf in the editor, and updating the club details, colours etc. and saving if I want to have them appear as GSC in game straight away?
https://www.barrheadnews.com/sport/23390830.giffnock-sc-football-club-play-west-scotland-league/
The Under 20s will change from Harmony Row to Giffnock SC too next season.
Shame to see Harmony Row go at that level, always had a great reputation in Glasgow. That said, GSC are the biggest youth football club in the country, and their new place is some setup.
Thanks
jreid0784
Aye thats a shame to hear. Yeah just change the details, validate and should be good to go. I'll maybe update the database if i can to reflect that.
Joe5p
Got that sorted James, thanks.
For the B teams, is there an easy way to make the fact they play in the Lowland League extend beyond the one season so it remains in place for the duration of a save?
Cheers
PimpmyFM
does this work with the 23.4 update?
jreid0784
Yeah, if you go into the pre game editor, advanced rules, lowland league, stages and teams you'll find the b teams there. Remove the setting for end year date and re validate. That should do it. I'm going to do that anyway as I just saw they've been kept for at least next season
jreid0784
Yeah, I'm running it just now with the update
Si88
Hey folks, am I being dumb? Probably. I can't seem to use the file with 23.04, and when I try to run it on an older database I can't get lower than tier 5 😢
Joe5p
Hi James,
Another name change in case you release an update with promotion/relegation at season end and before FM24. Rossvale from Division 1 are now going to be known as Caledonian Locomotives FC from season 23/24 onwards. The other Rossvale in Division 4 are not changing as far as I can tell as they are a breakaway from the original Division 1 side.
Can find evidence on the Inverness Caley Thistle statement, as ICT had objected to the originally proposed name change which has been shelved and replaced with Caledonian Locomotives FC.
https://ictfc.com/club-statement-rossvale-name-change/
Thanks
Joe5p
Hi James,
With the news that FM23 saves can be played on FM24, do you have any plans to release a league file that reflects the 23/24 leagues? I know it is a massive amount of work. Just wanted to check before I start a save to see me through to FM25.
As well as the name change above (Rossvale WoS Division 2 now Caledonian Locomotives FC), Giffnock Soccer Centre are now in instead of Harmony Row and in the East, Syngenta have folded with Linton Spurs joining the EoS league setup.
Dalbeattie Star has moved back to the SoS league and Caledonian Braves reserves resigned/folded from that league.
Montrose Roselea has moved from the North Region league to the Midland League.
Rangers B are not entering the Lowland League but I think Celtic B and Hearts B look invested for the long term.
The rest is just promotions and relegations other than the WoS restructuring.
Totally understand if you don't have the time as it is a massive job. If you do, and need help with researching promotions/relegations and double checking who is in which league, I would happily help.
Thanks for all the work on this either way.
Cheers
Joe
Joe5p
Hi James,
I meant to add, if I were to take your file as a base, would it mess the leagues up if I applied promotions and relegations and added Knightswood to the WoS Division 4?
Thanks
Joe
jreid0784
I have a file with the promotions and relegations already made. Just got to test and review a couple of things and i'll get it uploaded
Dominic Grace
This database is fantastic! I took Linlithgow Rose from the sixth division to win the Champions League and SPL. Thank you for making it, it's been a delight on FM23. The only issue I found was the inability to improve the Youth Recruitment at all so it stayed at the level of tier six team despite being the biggest club in the Country. Not sure if it's fixable but I enjoyed the save all the same.
Thanks
Deano12785
Hi there, will you be doing a scottish pryamid for the fm 2024? i have tried adding the 2023 one into the new game but it doesnt work.
Tommy Hughes
That would be great!
jreid0784
Hi, yeah working on it now. Should be ready in the next couple of days hopefully
Deano12785
cant wait cheers
KandZ
Hey! how's progress on the FM24 version? I'm very excited for the release
LemmysTash
Just commenting here so I can find this again.
Thanks for your work.
Joe5p
How is it coming along mate? Heard the editor is a nightmare this year. Thanks for what you are doing, looking forward to another WoS long term save.