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If you have any issues, first read the FAQ.
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 updates come out.
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.
The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2026 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed. It will also fix the fact that the German National team doesn't call up real players. These fixes are all fully save-game compatible.
Follow the below instructions to install this version of this file.
Once you download this file, you’ll see these folders after extracting the ZIP:
📁 dbc📁 editor data📁 edt📁 lnc
STEP 1.
If you are playing an FM23 or FM24 save in FM26, then this fix needs to be also installed in the folders in the below image IN ADDITION TO THOSE INDICATED BELOW the image:
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 26\shared\data\database\db\2600
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 26\shared\data\database\db\2620
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Notes: \Program Files (x86)\ could be \Program Files\ depending on your set up.
Equivalent folders for Mac users
Mac installation
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 26 / fm.app / Contents / Plugins / game_plugin.bundle / Contents / Resources / shared / data / database / db / 2600
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 26 / fm.app / Contents / Plugins / game_plugin.bundle / Contents / Resources / shared / data / database / db / 2620
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
You have to click “show packaged contents” on the fm.app and game_plugin.bundle folders. This basically means that you need to right-click (or Control + click) on fm.app (or game_plugin.bundle) and choose Show Package Contents that lets you open up the folders inside the app icon.
Here’s how to do it on Mac:
1. Open Finder.
2. Press Command + Shift + G to bring up “Go to Folder.”
3. Copy and paste this path, then hit Enter:
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/PlugIns/game_plugin.bundle/Contents/Resources/shared/data/database/db/2600
Once you’re in both the db/2600 and db/2620 folders, that’s where you drop the real name fix files and don’t forget to restart FM afterwards so the changes take effect.
Equivalent folders for PC players on Gamepass
PC players on Gamepass
I am led to understand that mods are enabled by default this year, so nothing needs to be done other than the below
OPEN
Xboxgames\Football Manager 26\shared\data\database\db\2600
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Xboxgames\Football Manager 26\shared\data\database\db\2620
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Equivalent folders for PC players on Epic Games
Epic Games Installation
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager26\shared\data\database\db\2600
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager26\shared\data\database\db\2620
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
Notes: \Program Files (x86)\ could be \Program Files\ depending on your set up.
Equivalent folders for Mac players on Epic Games
Epic Games Installation
OPEN
~/Library/Application Support/Epic/FootballManager2026/fm.app/Contents/PlugIns/game_plugin.bundle/Contents/Resources/shared/data/database/db/2600
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
~/Library/Application Support/Epic/FootballManager2026/fm.app/Contents/PlugIns/game_plugin.bundle/Contents/Resources/shared/data/database/db/2620
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
You have to click “show packaged contents” on the fm.app and game_plugin.bundle folders. This basically means that you need to right-click (or Control + click) on fm.app (or game_plugin.bundle) and choose Show Package Contents that lets you open up the folders inside the app icon.
Here’s how to do it on Mac:
1. Open Finder.
2. Press Command + Shift + G to bring up “Go to Folder.”
3. Copy and paste this path, then hit Enter:
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 26/fm.app/Contents/PlugIns/game_plugin.bundle/Contents/Resources/shared/data/database/db/
Once you’re in both the db/2600 and db/2620 folders, that’s where you drop the real name fix files and don’t forget to restart FM afterwards so the changes take effect.
Equivalent folders for Steam Deck users
Steam Deck installation
if game is store on external micro SD card
OPEN
devices / rootfs / run / media / mmcblk0p1 / steamapps / common / Football Manager 26 / shared / data / database / db / 2600
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
OPEN
devices / rootfs / run / media / mmcblk0p1 / steamapps / common / Football Manager 26 / shared / data / database / db / 2620
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
if game is stored on internal storage
OPEN
devices / home / deck / .local / share / Steam / steamapps / compatdata / 2252570 / pfx / drive_c / users / steamuser / My Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 2026 / editor data
DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
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 paths within the 2620 folder should include :
dbc:
dbc/permanent:
edt/permanent:
lnc:
STEP 4:
COPY the 4 files located in the EDITOR DATA folder in the downloaded pack
STEP 5
PASTE to \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 26\editor data
This is also the same folder to be used for Gamepass.
Equivalent folder for Mac
Follow these steps to correctly place the editor data folder for Football Manager 26 on macOS.
1. Open Finder.
2. Press Command (⌘) + Shift + G to open the Go to Folder window.
3. Copy and paste the following path, then press Enter:
~/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 26/
4. If you don’t see an editor data folder, create one manually.
The folder name must be exactly:
editor data
(all lowercase, with a space)
5. Make sure the editor data folder is inside the Football Manager 26 directory. Not in Documents, Public, or anywhere else.
6. Place the downloaded .fmf files (for example, from the Real Name Fix or other mods) into this editor data folder.
7. Restart Football Manager 26, and when starting a new game, ensure the files are ticked/selected under Database → Editor Data Files.
Equivalent folder for Steam Deck
devices / home / deck / .local / share / Steam / steamapps / compatdata / 1904540 / pfx / drive_c / users / steamuser / My Documents / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 26 / editor data
Equivalent folder for Epic Games
/Users / [your user] / Library / Sports Interactive / Football Manager 26 / editor data
This should be what your editor data folder looks like now.
The final version of this download for the default database can be downloaded from here.
- Date Created
- 23 Oct 2025 06:39:51
- Date Updated
- 26 May 2026 18:37:23
- Last Comment
- 03 Jun 2026 19:51:37
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mons
Did you start a new game, or have you continued using a save started in the beta?
EdWNR
Simouin
There isnt a way to fix this?
Always it shows UEFA before European Cups but not with Europa Conference League. It should be UEFA Europa Conference League.
pereiraagb
Conference League does not have “Europa” in his name anymore.
https://fr.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/
# Europa Conference League
#"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Europa Conference League" ""
#"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Europa Conference League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Europa Conference League" "Dutch"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Europa Conference League" "Dutch"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Europa Conference League" "Italian"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Europa Conference League" "Italian"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Europa Conference League" "Portuguese"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Europa Conference League" "Portuguese"
#"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Europa Conference League" "French"
#"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Europa Conf. League" "French"
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "ECL" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "C4" "French"
#thanks to Mern for the German gender name change
"COMP_GENDER_CHANGE" 31051584 2 "German"
#thanks to Cengo for the names in Turkish
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Avrupa Konferans Ligi" "Turkish"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Avrupa Konferans Ligi" "Turkish"
# Europa Conference League
#"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Conference League" ""
#"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Conference League" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Conference League" "Dutch"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Conference League" "Dutch"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Conference League" "Italian"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Conference League" "Italian"
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Conference League" "Portuguese"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Conference League" "Portuguese"
#"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Conference League" "French"
#"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Conference League" "French"
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "ECL" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "C4" "French"
#thanks to Mern for the German gender name change
"COMP_GENDER_CHANGE" 31051584 2 "German"
#thanks to Cengo for the names in Turkish
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UEFA Konferans Ligi" "Turkish"
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "Konferans Ligi" "Turkish"
menz
Hey Mons. Awesome work on the Ajax staff! Thanks So much! One thing though, all the Ajax staff members have regen faces generated - is there any way to remove this?
Simouin
Even 3 letters name should be changed in
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 31051584 "UECL" ""
The 3-letter abbreviation for the UEFA Conference League is UECL. The "Europa" part was removed from the official name starting with the 2024-25 season, but the abbreviation UECL was kept.
pereiraagb
Yes, you are absolutely right but 4 letters for "COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" does not work, unfortunately…
Tooly2020
Good morning, I have applied the fix and in the main it is working fine but I have started a save with Ajax and they still have no staff? I put the licenses in the editor data folder within the documents section of PC. Any idea why this is not working?
*Edit- I am very silly just relised it has worked but due to the staff members having regen faces I thought it had failed.
Simouin
It works..
pereiraagb
Oh great! I thought it didn't worked, maybe it was the case on FM24 that's why
Geoff Gillingham
Hi there. I seem to only be able to get to Football Manager 26 when going through this path, i.e. anything beyond fm.app is not appearing. If I click on the fm logo, it just opens the game. Does anyone have any advice on what to do? I have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game. Many thanks.
/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 26 / fm.app / Contents / Plugins / game_plugin.bundle / Contents / Resources / shared / data / database / db / 2600Kevinho7
Untick the box of the pre-generated-pictures in the ingame preferences
Chris Williams99
I'm getting the same issue, and started a completely new game, yet the name changes don't seem to be working, even though I've placed them in the correct file path.
rhys-williams5
I have the exact same issue
menz
Thanks but doesn’t that then mean that future generated regens won’t have pictures too?
wfm18
Awesome buddy, thanks for the collaboration!
wfm18
Reapply the name fix, every update of FM you should reapply.
maverix80
Hi,
With fix v1.0 Napoli appears as Parthenope.
Obyt14
Is Vincent Kompany fixed in this?
rhys-williams5
Yeah, I have re-applied and for some reason the Napoli name was wrong. Started a new game and it was sorted.
valletta17
anyone else have an issue with Mac where you're unable to open fm after installing? ‘fm is damaged and cat be opened?’
pata_pata
I also see Napoli as Parthenope how can i fix?
Obyt14
Some adjustments:
# AA Gent
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 8154209 "Planet Group Arena" ""
# KV Mechelen
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 750 "Achter de Kazerne" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 169 "La Louvière" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 536364 "KSC Lokeren" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 168 "AA Gent" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 250 "Standard" ""
#"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 262 "Antwerp" ""
berlanga
todo bien hasta la ruta del paso 5, no la encuentro en windows 11
jian1996
I have a problem, many logos of many teams around the world keep the logos created by the game and not the ones uploaded
M.C
This is not a fault related to the Real Name Fix - the purpose of the Real Name Fix is to adjust the written display names (i.e. text values).
The issue you are experiencing relates to the graphical elements and is a widely-reported issue. There are certain game items (clubs, etc) that share UIDs and this causes issues with the graphics being read and displayed.
There are numerous threads discussing this issue, including the following one (for example): https://sortitoutsi.net/content/74689/fm26-logos-clear-cache. There is no specific, widespread, magic ‘fix’ - though there are ways to work around it, mainly by removing certain (less popular) logos that are causing these UID clashes. The overall advice is to wait for a fix from Sports Interactive.
Uzio
A few changes to the Polish competition:
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130937 "Superpuchar Polski" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 129562 "Fortuna Puchar Polski" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 162504 "eWinner II Liga" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 129560 "Polska III Liga" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96116933 "Polska III Liga - grupa I" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96116934 "Polska III Liga - grupa II" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96116935 "Polska III Liga - grupa III" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96116936 "Polska III Liga - grupa IV" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 130937 "STS Superpuchar Polski" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 129562 "STS Puchar Polski" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 162504 "Betclic 2. Liga" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 129560 "Betclic 3. Liga" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96116933 "Betclic 3. Liga - grupa I" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96116934 "Betclic 3. Liga - grupa II" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96116935 "Betclic 3. Liga - grupa III" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 96116936 "Betclic 3. Liga - grupa IV" ""
mons
thanks @kenolio, @pereiraagb, @Obyt14 and @Uzio for your suggestions 🍻
Yesterday's fix included all the submitted Italian female team name changes. I know there is Como, Napoli, Moncalieri and Ternana whose short name includes Women. Can you two tell me whether it should be removed in some or in all of them please?
All seems fine here 😕 Have you tried restarting Steam and starting a new career to see if that works?
This is an issue with the strings for the Italian competition changes not being included in this fix for the Champions League and Europa League, but only for the Conference League. A save game-compatible fix for this will be included with the next release 🙂
Not that I'm aware of, yet.
As per the installation instructions:
The fix works, so it'll be an issue your end. Can you provide a screenshot of your editor data folder, displaying clearly the full path?
Yes.
As per point 1 of the FAQ:
If this is for a completely new career, the fix works, so it'll be an issue your end. Can you provide a screenshot of your editor data folder, displaying clearly the full path?
This is an English-language forum, please post in English.
maverix80
Even after creating a new career, the problem persists. I'm attaching the screenshots.
I look forward to hearing from you. Have a great day.
Thank you.
mons
You've not installed it properly: read the installation instructions again, carefully this time.
Remove the editor data folder from there, and put it in the location mentioned in steps 4-7 of the instructions.