FM24 Yugoslavian Super League Database and Experiment

I’ve created a Yugoslavian Super League Database to see which club emerges as the biggest from the region. Yugoslavia split into seven nations over 20 years ago, but in this experiment, only four nations—Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Slovenia—are represented due to reputation requirements. Unfortunately, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Montenegro didn’t make the cut.

Check out my YouTube video below where I've simulated 50 seasons of the database!

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League Structure

Yugoslavian Super League:

• 16 teams from the region, selected purely by reputation.
• Top clubs include Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Red Star Belgrade (Serbia), Partizan Belgrade (Serbia), and Hajduk Split (Croatia).

Yugoslavian Second League:

• Also includes 16 teams, representing all four nations.
• Notable clubs: Domžale (Slovenia), Istra 1961 (Croatia), and Velež Mostar (Bosnia).

Yugoslavian Cup:

• A domestic cup competition involving teams from both leagues.

Experiment Overview

Timeline: Simulating 50 years into the future, checking progress every 5 years.

Goals:

• Determine the most dominant club in the region.
• Track the league’s reputation growth.
• Assess European performance of Yugoslavian clubs.

5-Year Updates

After 5 Years (2028)

League Reputation: Climbed from 12th to 11th in Europe.

Super League:

• Red Star Belgrade: 2024, 2025.
• Dinamo Zagreb: 2026, 2027, 2028 (three consecutive titles).

Yugoslavian Cup:

• Red Star (2024), Dinamo (2025), Rijeka (2027), and Varaždin (2028).

Observations: Croatia dominates the Yugoslavian Cup, but Serbia (Red Star) and Croatia (Dinamo) share Super League dominance early on.

After 10 Years (2033)

League Reputation: Climbed to 8th, establishing itself as a top 10 league in Europe.

Super League Winners:

• Red Star Belgrade: 7 total titles (five consecutive from 2029 to 2033).
• Dinamo Zagreb: 3 total titles.

Yugoslavian Cup:

• Red Star: 3 more titles.
• Domžale (Slovenia): 2031, the first Slovenian winner of the cup.

Observations: Red Star dominates the league. Dinamo starts to slip, and Domžale emerges as a strong Slovenian club.

After 15 Years (2038)

League Reputation: Remains 8th in Europe.

Red Star Belgrade 12 consecutive Super League titles (2029–2038).

Dinamo Zagreb Fading, with no league wins since 2028.

Domžale Runner-up in the Super League three times but no league title yet.

Yugoslavian Cup:

• Red Star: 2 more cups.
• Hajduk Split (Croatia): 3 cups (2039, 2040, 2042).

Observations: Red Star’s dominance grows, while Slovenia and Croatia start making gains in the cup competition.

After 25 Years (2048)

League Reputation: Drops to 9th but remains a top 10 league.

Rijeka (Croatia) wins the Super League in 2045, breaking Red Star’s streak of 16 consecutive titles.

Borac Banja Luka (Bosnia) becomes the first Bosnian club to win the Super League (2056).

Yugoslavian Cup:

• Partizan Belgrade wins their first cup (2053).
• Hajduk Split: 8 total cups, becoming the dominant force in cup competitions.

European Success:

• Hajduk Split reaches the Europa Conference League final (2046) but loses to Köln.

After 35 Years (2058)

League Reputation: Stabilises in the top 10 but far from cracking the top 5.

Red Star Belgrade: 30 Super League titles in 35 years.

Borac Banja Luka: Bosnia’s sole league winner (2056).

Rijeka (Croatia): 2 Super League titles.

Dinamo Zagreb: Completely fallen off, relegated in 2055 and now a mid-table team.

Yugoslavian Cup:

• Bosnia emerges with two winners: Borac (2058) and Radnik Bijeljina (2057).

Observations: Red Star’s dominance is unparalleled, while Dinamo Zagreb’s fall from grace is shocking.

After 50 Years (2073)

Final League Reputation: Stabilized at 8th in Europe.

Most Successful Clubs:

• Red Star Belgrade:
  • 43 Super League titles and 14 Yugoslavian Cups (57 total trophies).
• Hajduk Split:
  • 8 Yugoslavian Cups, the second most successful club but no league titles.
• Dinamo Zagreb:
  • 3 Super League titles (all before 2029) and 4 cups (7 total trophies).

European Performance:

• Only one team reached a European final (Hajduk Split, 2046).

Key Takeaways

1. Red Star Dominance: Red Star Belgrade utterly dominated the league, winning 43 out of 50 Super League titles and achieving a 4-star continental reputation.
2. Disappointments:
   • Dinamo Zagreb fell dramatically, relegated mid-way through the experiment.
   • Partizan Belgrade won just one Super League title and two cups in 50 years.
3. Other Successes:
   • Bosnia's Borac Banja Luka and Slovenia's Domžale both had moments of success.
   • Hajduk Split excelled in cup competitions but failed to win a league title.

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