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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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mons
It'll be an issue with the logopack(s) that you're using, and not with this fix.
kenolio
Competitions
Changes for the recent rebranding of the leagues in Canada. Some of these changes are against previous suggestions that haven't been included in a new release yet, hopefully it's not too confusing!
#Canada
(new addition)
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000170123 "Premier Soccer Leagues Canada" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000170123 "PSL" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000170123 "PSL" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 20500261 "League1 Ontario Men's Premier" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 20500261 "L1ON Men's Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000150744 "League1 British Columbia Men's Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000150744 "L1BC Men's Division" ""
(edit: just to note, I had a copy-paste error here with duplicate IDs; fixed down below)
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000150744 "League1 Alberta Men's Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000150744 "L1AB Men's Division" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000368953 "League1 Ontario Men's Championship" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000368953 "L1ON Men's Championship" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000234779 "League1 Ontario Men's Cup" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000234779 "Men's L1 Cup" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000368954 "League2 Ontario Men's" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000368954 "L2ON Men's" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 20500261 "Men's Ontario Premier League 1" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 20500261 "Men's OPL 1" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000150744 "Men's British Columbia Premier League" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000150744 "Men's BCPL" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000320681 "Men's Alberta Premier League" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000320681 "Men's APL" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000368953 "Men's Ontario Premier League 2" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000368953 "Men's OPL 2" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000234779 "Men's Ontario Premier League Cup" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000234779 "Men's League Cup" ""
+"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000368954 "Men's Ontario Premier League 3" ""
+"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000368954 "Men's OPL 3" ""
#female competitions
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339246 "League1 Canada" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339246 "League1 Canada" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339244 "League1 Ontario Women's Premier" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339244 "L1ON Women's Premier" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339245 "League1 British Columbia Women's Division" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339245 "L1BC Women's Division" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339246 "Premier Soccer Leagues Canada" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339246 "PSL" ""
"COMP_3LETTER_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339246 "PSL" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339244 "Women's Ontario Premier League 1" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339244 "Women's OPL 1" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339245 "Women's British Columbia Premier League" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000339245 "Women's BCPL" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000346780 "League1 Ontario Women's Cup" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000346780 "Women's L1 Cup" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 2000346780 "Women's Ontario Premier League Cup" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2000346780 "Women's League Cup" ""
skogr
Thanks for the resources!
Is there any chance you could share all the real name files you have?
mons
The new version of this fix will be out after the release of the next official update, which going by official forums should be either today or tomorrow.
mario892013
buongiorno,
ho scaricato il database ma il Napoli in gioco si chiama sempre Parthenope, come mai?
mons
Read the thread title.
Ξ
🇧🇪
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1 "Eerste klasse A" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 1 "Profvoetbal 1A" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2 "Eerste klasse B" ""
"COMP_SHORT_NAME_CHANGE" 2 "Profvoetbal 1B" ""
kenolio
Unfortunately not, there aren't any. I make changes against the currently released version and then post them as I go, so all the changes in this thread are all the differences that I'd have anyway.
Palo90
The new update is out. Can i play with 2.1 version for now or is better if i wait your new release?
LalaLand_1905
Sì, sto riscontrando lo stesso problema, anche a me il nome del Napoli non è cambiato
Flying Scotsman
How can I fix this so I have Napoli in game as opposed to Parthenope?
kad38
Normally yes, since there hasn't been a database update.
mons
New version is now out 👍
For those who have the Parthenope/Napoli issue, apply this download and if it doesn't work, try the workaround in the first post 👍
Aleksey Senyatkin
Hi , is it appropriate to use your name fix in conjunction with data updates for example pr0's update and does that cause any issues for anyone like crashing etc?
mugna84
After this update, i have problems with brazilians kits 2d. they dont work..
mons
Depends on the data updates and whether they fix the same things as this file. Impossible to give a blanket answer, but I imagine they should be able to happily co-exist in most if not all cases.
More info is needed. Might be related to the official update and not this file, and “they don't work” isn't exactly descriptive. Do you get wrong kits or no kits at all, for example?
mugna84
I can't see any Brazilian kits in 2D. The names are correct, but the shirts are no longer displayed.
mons
Do you see the default unbranded kits, or do you see an empty space? Is this for an existing save game, or a new career?
mugna84
I see the game's default kits, not the empty spaces. Whether I'm saving or starting a new game.it's the same thing
mons
Then I suspect that it's got nothing to do with this fix, but with the kitpack(s) that you're using.
mugna84
I also downloaded the latest kit pack from here but the problem remains. But if I'm the only one this happens to, it's my problem.
mugna84
I've actually noticed that the problem is broader. I see the correct team names, but I don't have the German and Japanese players, nor the Brazilian kits. Am I the only one having this problem? I've honestly never had any problems with the real name fix.
Pulsaris
For some reason Spain still has unlicensed names for me with this file
kenolio
Competitions
#Scotland
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301430 "Scottish Gas Cup" ""
"COMP_LONG_NAME_CHANGE" 1301430 "Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup" ""
mons
Install the fix again from scratch, and if it still doesn't work, send me the screenshots of the folders shown in the main post, so I can see where you're going wrong.
Is this for an existing save game or for a new one? If the former, you may need to read the thread title. If the latter, you may not have installed the fix properly.
mugna84
Thanks for your patience. I solved the problem by verifying the integrity of the game and then applying the real name fix.
One Game
Does someone know how to fix the fact that some club names appears fully in the scoreboard
Flying Scotsman
Mines the same when starting a new game for Betis and Sociedad
mons
Is it a quick start perchance?
Flying Scotsman
No the full start up