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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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iMaster1923
Me too
oscar65786797
everything is working great and changed. Except for Napoli still down as parthenope.
Aretuseo94
Buona sera, ho seguito tutti i passaggi per FM26 ma non mi carica i nomi originali. Puo essere colpa dell'ultimo aggiornamento?
Molnár Tibor
Hi! Download the Real name fix from other site… then copy the 2 files to 2600/Inc/all sub folder! After that all of my names is real! Napoli, Real Betis Osasuna etc…
Aleksey Senyatkin
Hi I was using the steam public beta track and I tried a new save with the real name fix seemingly installed..
Some italian clubs names are real for example napoli but many are fake (atalanta , inter etc) and most of the brazilian names are also fake.
Is there some update coming to be compatible with the public track beta?
Jamie Clancy
Including Brazilian club names?
tenplanetjiujitsu
good morning, i have a question about the no fake patch. it doesn't change the name of the napoli. how can i correct this problem? thank you for the reply
bigpole
I've tested few scenarios with installation because I was wondering if something has changed (because a lot of people post napoli name not changed).
It's happening because you haven't selected the editor data files on the start of the game. When you change only the files in the fm lnc folder, you will have milan, inter etc. but not napoli.
But when you do everything as in instruction on the 1st page (delete and paste new dbc/edt/lnc + copy these 4 files to editor data and select them at the start of the game), you will have all these changes. Screenshots for proof, because I'm a bit tired of hearing these problems and old problems repeating.
Please pay attention to the instruction, because it will save you more time than posting here and waiting for an answer.
PedroSamuel80
amazing
kworey
Is it possible to fix countries wrongly translated to portuguese since SI doesn't bother to fix them?
Sri Lanka - In Portuguese it is as Seri Lanca but that's an outdated unused exonym we use the original name Sri Lanka
Bahrain - Same case as before, in the game it's Barém but we use the original name Bahrain
Kuwait - In Portuguese the exonym is Koweit is used but it is more common to use the original name Kuwait aswell
I am asking since i use this name fix for years and i also recommend everyone to use it since it's the most complete one, i don't want to create a separate fix just for this stuff so i prefer to report them to be applied on the fix itself so everything is in one place, thank you!
mons
Sure, that's quite easy to add.
So, to be sure I got it:
Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Kuwait in Portuguese, should all be spelt in this way.
kworey
Yes, it's the same as in English.
Leon Giscombe
Hi,
Fantastic add on and effort put in here! I am so sorry if this has already been asked but I don't have badges/kits for La Liga and then in Serie A I am missing badges and kits for Milan, Napoli, Inter, Como, Atalanta, Lazio.
Thank you for your continued development!
mons
Nothing to do with this file. There are separate kitpacks and logopacks available for download 👍
Leon Giscombe
I did think that but it added all the logos and kits for Portuguese league and most of Serie A that I didn’t previously download so assumed they were included with this pack
neves14
Yeah, no problem. Any quick way to translate it from an editor file to an a file for the database folder? I did it in a editor data instead lol
Mattcosta89
I downloaded this and followed the instructions and it corrupted the game and i have to uninstall and reinstall. how do i fix this? No matter what i try it seems to always do it.
mons
Without knowing exactly what you're doing, it's impossible to tell what you're doing wrong 😕
Screenshots would help.
DarrenToon
Sorry to be a pain again mons, on my game Serie A is sorted apart from Atalanta, still coming up as their unlicensed name on the game, screenshot attached
mons
Can I have screenshots of your lnc folder, and your editor data folder? Showing the full path in both cases.
DarrenToon
Screenshots attached, anymore you need let me know
mons
The lnc folder isn't the same as in the screenshots in the main post. Download this fix and install it again, should be fine then 👍
wfm18
#ROU
"CLUB_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000471473 "Fotbol Club FCSB" "Dutch"
"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000471473 "FCSB" "Dutch"
"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000351259 "Rapid" ""
Consideration: making Tottenham men's and women's both say Tottenham (or Spurs, then we need to change the Men's club short)
#ENG
"CLUB_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000104582 "Tottenham" ""
kenolio
For Competitions:
#Bosnia-Herzegovina
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000471254 "Superkup Bosne i Hercegovine" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000471254 "Superkup BiH" ""
#Gibraltar
-"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 36500071 "Gibraltar Rock Cup" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 36500071 "Rock Cup" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 36500071 "Rock Cup" ""
DarrenToon
Sorted, thank you very much as always
Lebohang Mokoena
Minor change in Spain:
"STADIUM_NAME_CHANGE" 4212295 "El Alcoraz by Amazon" ""
kworey
Another country in Portuguese that is wrong
Burkina Faso - Is as Burkina Fasso but it's wrong it's like the original name
kfnielsen
Dont know if this have been said but I cant see the right names and 2Dkits for brazil and I notice that some of the italian names arent right in the editor
kenolio
Competitions:
#Wales
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 74009813 "Dragon Signs Amateur Trophy" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 74009813 "FAW Amateur Trophy" ""
#female competitions
-"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000314835 "FA of Wales Women's Challenge Cup" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000314835 "Bute Energy Welsh Cup" ""
mons
Apply the download again.
If you started the career with the beta version of this fix and continued it once the full game was released, then you need to apply the workaround in the first post as well.