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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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LudoxPendragon
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 1163 "Gewiss Stadium" ""
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 1163 "New Balance Arena" ""
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 1192 "Carlo Castellani" ""
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 1192 "Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena" ""
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 1273 "Dacia Arena" ""
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 1273 "Bluenergy Stadium" ""
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 6100059 "Mino Favini" ""
mons
Follow the steps in the first post for a workaround 👍
coronateq
thx boss just did it
pereiraagb
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5632126 "EXPO Stars League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5632126 "QSL" ""
"COMP_6LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 5632126 "QSL" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5632158 "Second Division League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5632158 "QSD" ""
"COMP_6LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 5632158 "QSD" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000157373 "QFA Cup" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 23133206 "Ooredoo Cup"" ""
"COMP_6LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 5632126 "QSL" ""
"COMP_6LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 5632158 "QSD" ""
Qatar First Division
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5632126 "Doha Bank Stars League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5632126 "Qatar Stars League" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 5632126 "QSL" ""
Qatar Second Division
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5632158 "Second Division League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5632158 "2nd Division League" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 5632158 "QSD" ""
Qatar Cup
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5632159 "Qatar Cup" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5632159 "Qatar Cup" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 5632159 "QC" ""
Amir Cup
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 5632169 "Amir Cup" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 5632169 "Amir Cup" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 5632169 "AC" ""
Qatar First Division League Cup
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 23133206 "QSL Cup"" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 23133206 "QSL Cup"" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 23133206 "LC" ""
Kindling9
Hi, i have a problem, I installed in the game with macOS the no fake file but after, when I try to start the game, a message appear saying the fm file is broken and give me the only option to delete it completely
Kho-Kho
Kocaelispor is also listed as KOCELİ on the scoreboards.
pereiraagb
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000048844 "1D I" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000048846 "1D II" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 69 "2B G1" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 70 "2B G2" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 71 "2B G3" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 72 "2B G4" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000032789 "2B G5" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 121091 "2B" ""
(unused)
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000048840 "Primera Federación Versus e-Learning" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000048840 "Primera Federación" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000048840 "1F" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099902 "2F" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099903 "2F1" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099904 "2F2" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099905 "2F3" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099906 "2F4" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099907 "2F5" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099910 "3F" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099911 "3F1" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099912 "3F2" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099913 "3F3" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099914 "3F4" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099915 "3F5" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099916 "3F6" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099917 "3F7" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099918 "3F8" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099919 "3F9" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099920 "3F10" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099921 "3F11" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099922 "3F12" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099923 “3F13” ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099924 "3F14" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099925 "3F15" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099926 "3F16" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099927 "3F17" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000099928 "3F18" ""
wfm18
Long name change, Betnation is not sponsoring this anymore.
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 37059991 "Tweede Divisie" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 37059991 "Tweede Divisie" ""
Jamie Clancy
You legend. It worked 🙂 Thanks man. You are a life saver.
mons
You haven't installed the fix properly. If you're using Steam, then you should verify the integrity of the game cache which will recreate the files you deleted by mistake.
That's the 6 letter name for the team, and it's the default data, and hasn't got anything to with this file 😕
Savvas Makridis
Awesome work!! <3
I think that everything works perfectly , except Napoli that the name is Parthenope.. Any advice what to do?
mons
This fix works. There's a screenshot at the top of the thread showing Napoli being displayed correctly. It'll inevitably be something you've done wrong which leads to it not working 😕
Did you start your career with the beta version of this fix, and continue it once v1.0 was released? If yes, then you need to apply the workaround in the first post of this thread.
Kho-Kho
So what do you think about the other problem? Only the letters of the Turkish teams are written in capital letters.
Porky FM
I don't know if I've done something wrong. But when I start a new game for Belgium it will say Juplier Pro league on the team selection page but when in the actual save it says Eereste Division A
Any ideas?
mons
One is the long name, and the other is the short name. SI displays them in different pages. The praxis in this fix is that the long name is the one which includes the sponsor, and the short name is the more colloquial name.
kworey
Czech Republic is wrongly translated in Portuguese (Default name Chéquia is the correct one not Tchéquia which is Brazilian Portuguese)
mons
You're giving me conflicting information here, buddy. No idea what the issue is.
This is already named as such in the official data, is there something I'm missing?
This is the same as what's in the official data already, so no need to change it.
Added for the next version, which will be save-game compatible.
wfm18
Then it should have the “Dutch” tag
gabriel85
Hi guys, the name correction doesn't work anymore. I used the one you used, it still gives me problems. The Inter voice is no longer there, but there are blue helmets or something like that. I don't know why 😢
mons
I have no idea what it is you're saying, man. “Inter voice”? “Blue helmets"?
Screenshots would help
Carsie
Northern Ireland (M)
"AWARD_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000457081 "Uhlsport Goal of the Season" ""
jorgeismaels3
I've got a problem in the Epic Games Mac instalation, the folder that is shown there doesn't show up.
It's in Spanish
Thanks again.
kenolio
Competitions:
International competitions (child competitions of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup)
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000412809 "FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup Play-off"" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000412809 "African-Asian-Pacific Cup Play-off"" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000412812 "FIFA Derby of the Americas"" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000412812 "Derby of the Americas"" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000412813 "FIFA Challenger Cup"" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000412813 "Challenger Cup"" ""
kenolio
Competitions:
ASIAN CLUB COMPETITION CHANGES
+#AFC Challenge League
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000347777 "AFC Challenge League"" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000347777 "Challenge League"" ""
TheNorsePantheon
There are a couple of things that are missing:
PSG's women's club is still “Paris SG"
Spain's women's first division league is simply called “First Division” instead of “Liga F”.
I'm not as familiar with some of the women's clubs outside of England and America so I'm unsure if others are incorrect, or their leagues are incorrect, but these two were obvious.
swags
Has anybody done this fix with steam deck? If so how do i do it?
kenolio
Competitions:
Norway
-"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301419 "Norgesmesterskapet" ""
-"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301419 "Cupen" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301419 "Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301419 "NM-menn" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000477993 "Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for menn" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000477993 "NM-menn" ""
(duplicate entry)
-"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301419 "Norgesmesterskapet i fotball" ""
-"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1301419 "Cupen" ""
Women's competitions:
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000148543 "Toppserien" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000148543 "Toppserien" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000163719 "Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for kvinner" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000163719 "NM-kvinner" ""
Names taken from the official regulations:
https://www.fotball.no/lov-og-reglement/
mons
New official update is out, so y'all need to update your fix. New version now available 😉
GnuGoku
@mons inside the editor data there is this file - last_saved_rules.tmp
I believe there is no need to put this file in editor, right?
Born7
What does the new update change?