Subscribe to this thread (by following these steps) so you get notifications whenever a new version is released. 

 

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 patches come out.
 

Some of these changes, ESPECIALLY THE CLUB NAMES, do NOT apply in existing save-games. There's a workaround for that in the first post.

 

The sortitoutsi real names fix changes the instances of fake names in Football Manager 2023 to the proper, real life names for awards, cities, stadiums and competitions, in cases where the actual name is not licensed, such as  Premier League displaying instead of Premier Division. It will also fix the fact that the German and Japanese National teams don't call up real players. These are all fully save-game compatible.
 

There is also a club name changes file, which changes the names of clubs in a way which ensures that any nicknames entered in the default database are retained. This file includes the proper names for Brazilian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (including Napoli) and French clubs, as well as Manchester Utd, to circumvent licensing restrictions. It also adds real-life media and journalists, encompassing most major footballing nations and continents. Brazilian clubs' text colours are also changed through an editor data file. Another editor data file creates the Ajax non-playing staff and the German national team manager missing from the database due to licensing restrictions. Finally, it includes a small file which corrects the 3-Letter competition names to correspond with any changes made in the lnc files. For all the files in this paragraph to work, however, you will need to start a new game.

 

Follow the below instructions to install this version of this file

 

STEP 1.
OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2300


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 


OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2330

 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 


OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2340

 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

 

Notes: \Program Files (x86)\ could be \Program Files\ depending on your set up.

 

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 2023\data\database\db\2300
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

Xboxgames\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2330
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

Xboxgames\Football Manager 2023\data\database\db\2340
 

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\FootballManager2023\data\database\db\2300


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2023\data\database\db\2330


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders
 

OPEN 

Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\FootballManager2023\data\database\db\2340


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 2023 / data / database / db / 2300 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2330 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

/ Users / username / Library / Application Support / Steam / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2340 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

The easiest way to get to these folders is by going to Finder > Go > Go to Folder and copy and paste these exact paths and you will be taken to the right places  ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2023/data/database/db/2300/

AND

 ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2023/data/database/db/2330/

AND

 ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Football Manager 2023/data/database/db/2340/

 

Alternatively you can get to the Library folder by simply selecting Go from the top bar and holding "alt" key - The Library folder suddenly appears on the drop down menu

 

For Mac Lion users, the Library folder will be hidden. Use this link to find out how to show it.

 

For those struggling to find the Steam and Steam Apps folder etc using Mac with the new OS High Sierra, this link below shows how you can unhide your Library folder which will then let you find the other folders.

 

Equivalent folders for Xbox players on Gamepass

Xbox on Gamepass installation

 

OPEN 

navigate to drive it was installed in (C: or D🙂

Xboxgames>Football manager 2023>content>data>database>db>2300

 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

navigate to drive it was installed in (C: or D🙂

Xboxgames>Football manager 2023>content>data>database>db>2330

 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

navigate to drive it was installed in (C: or D🙂

Xboxgames>Football manager 2023>content>data>database>db>2340

 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

If you can't find where your Xboxgames folder is, you can find it by clicking on “More actions” button (three dots that appears when you move your mouse cursor over Football Manager 2023 on Xbox app), then “Manage” → “Files” tab → “Browse…” button.

 

Equivalent folders for FM TOUCH 23 on Mac users

FM TOUCH 23 Mac Os installation

 

OPEN 

/ Applications / fm.app / Contents / Resources / data / database / db / 2300
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

/ Applications / fm.app / Contents / Resources / data / database / db / 2330
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

/ Applications / fm.app / Contents / Resources / data / database / db / 2340
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

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 2023 / data / database / db / 2300 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

devices / rootfs / run / media / mmcblk0p1 / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2330 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

devices / rootfs / run / media / mmcblk0p1 / steamapps / common / Football Manager 2023 / data / database / db / 2340 
 

DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

 

if game is stored on internal storage

OPEN 

devices  / home  / deck  / .local  / share  / Steam  / steamapps  / common  / Football Manager 2023  / data  / database  / db  / 2300


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

devices  / home  / deck  / .local  / share  / Steam  / steamapps  / common  / Football Manager 2023  / data  / database  / db  / 2330


DELETE only the dbc , edt and lnc folders

 

OPEN 

devices  / home  / deck  / .local  / share  / Steam  / steamapps  / common  / Football Manager 2023  / data  / database  / db  / 2340


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 structures should look like in the 2340 folder:

 

dbc: 

dbc/permanent: 

edt/permanent: 

lnc: 

 

STEP 4:
COPY the 9 files located in the EDITOR DATA FILES folder in the downloaded pack

 

STEP 5
PASTE to \Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2023\editor data

 

This is also the same folder to be used for Gamepass.

 

Equivalent folder for Mac

Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sports Interactive

By default this folder is hidden, so to access you need to do as follows:

Open Finder
Click ‘Go’ from the menubar
Press and hold down the ‘Option’ (Alt) key
This will bring up the ‘Library’, click to enter then go to ‘Application Support’ -> ‘Sports Interactive’ -> ‘Football Manager 2023’

 

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 2023 / editor data

 

This should be what your editor data folder looks like now. There may initially be a config.xml file in this folder and it can be safely overwritten; it is generated by FM every time the game starts.

 

 

To make sure the files have been applied correctly, go to English Premier Division in your saved game, and it should be renamed to Premier League. If you are in the middle of a save-game when you install this download, Japanese and German national teams will be populated in the next instance that players are called up, and not immediately. Do keep in mind that this file does not add Japan-based players, who are not in the official database and will need a third-party add-on to be created and added.
 

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.

Comments
DonsFan1903
3 years ago
1 week ago
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By des8686 08 November 2022 - 14:35 PM UTC 

Mons' employers should be ashamed of themselves.  Do they not know who he is?!

 

His boss is probably sitting on this page mashing F5 with the rest of us 🙂

 

Thanks in advance for when the update comes Mons!

mons
17 years ago
2 hours ago
85,497
By carterallan86 08 November 2022 - 14:39 PM UTC 

His boss is probably sitting on this page mashing F5 with the rest of us 🙂

 

Thanks in advance for when the update comes Mons!

 

I actually had a meeting with him this afternoon, which is why I couldn't take the day off on leave as I usually do this time of the year!

 

Loving the comments and encouragement. I'm leaving work soon - 2 hour commute and I should be home to download the game and the editor and get this file out asap 🙂

MrGizMo
11 years ago
2 weeks ago
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By mons 08 November 2022 - 14:41 PM UTC 

I actually had a meeting with him this afternoon, which is why I couldn't take the day off on leave as I usually do this time of the year!

 

Loving the comments and encouragement. I'm leaving work soon - 2 hour commute and I should be home to download the game and the editor and get this file out asap 🙂

 

Take your time buddy!! 

McG84
8 years ago
1 day ago
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By mons 08 November 2022 - 14:41 PM UTC 

I actually had a meeting with him this afternoon, which is why I couldn't take the day off on leave as I usually do this time of the year!

 

Loving the comments and encouragement. I'm leaving work soon - 2 hour commute and I should be home to download the game and the editor and get this file out asap 🙂

 

Would be funny if Mons boss plays the game too and is waiting on the update but at same time having absolutely no idea that his employee is Mons 🤣

Stato_M
6 years ago
3 minutes ago
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By McG84 08 November 2022 - 15:08 PM UTC 

Would be funny if Mons boss plays the game too and is waiting on the update but at same time having absolutely no idea that his employee is Mons 🤣

 

Haha this made me chuckle!!!

 

@mons Thanks for the amazing work you do……….Good things come to those who wait 😉

wfm18
5 years ago
22 hours ago
2,924
By McG84 08 November 2022 - 15:08 PM UTC 

Would be funny if Mons boss plays the game too and is waiting on the update but at same time having absolutely no idea that his employee is Mons 🤣

 

Then he would immediately get promoted once he finds out.

Conardo
15 years ago
1 day ago
23
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To be on the safe side, you could send him a copy of the game...

Mancia
12 years ago
10 hours ago
9

Waiting for this bad boy 😀

myfunnygame
4 years ago
8 months ago
29

I am full of chill but have info about another fixname on another site, but it is not ads about it.

mmanolis
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
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By myfunnygame 08 November 2022 - 16:19 PM UTC 

I am full of chill but have info about another fixname on another site, but it is not ads about it.

 

There always have been  only one real name fix: mons' . period .

Stu Fairway
10 years ago
17 hours ago
131

There are others out there, but with the greatest respect, they are possibly not as well looked after (One I found this morning refers to the Sussex County League, which changed to the Southern Combination for the start of the 2015-16 season IRL, for example!)

Altan Srt
2 years ago
2 months ago
10

If we do this, will it affect the game and gameplay?

Andrea Pandolfo Damiani
1 year ago
3 months ago
1

Thank you Mons!

spiffzap
14 years ago
1 week ago
4
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By Stu Fairway 08 November 2022 - 16:31 PM UTC 

There are others out there, but with the greatest respect, they are possibly not as well looked after (One I found this morning refers to the Sussex County League, which changed to the Southern Combination for the start of the 2015-16 season IRL, for example!)

 

Yeah there's a few out there using VERY old legacy data that isn't monitored for accuracy that actually have the reverse effect and change the names of competitions that are already correct by default in FM

unbroken
2 years ago
1 month ago
31

@mons  don't leave us boss :/

tucco06
5 years ago
2 weeks ago
10

Bunch of junkies waiting for the dose 🙂

 

@mons you're the real mvp

Thanks again buddy

 

 

neguetomo
11 years ago
2 weeks ago
28

Almost there guys, almost there….

LFC Rules
17 years ago
1 year ago
18

Hi guys,

I've updated from the Beta to the official release, and the Real Name Fix file that I used for the Beta seems to be working even with the official release because everything stayed as it was.

 

Anyone tried this?

_Lio_
11 years ago
2 months ago
83

Sortitoutsi site can't handle so many people waiting for the best "namefix" addon out there, it keeps crashing. xD 
TY mons!

TotalFlipz
9 years ago
1 day ago
1

Mons is the GOAT for real man!

adamzlatan
10 years ago
2 weeks ago
21
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By LFC Rules 08 November 2022 - 18:15 PM UTC 

Hi guys,

I've updated from the Beta to the official release, and the Real Name Fix file that I used for the Beta seems to be working even with the official release because everything stayed as it was.

 

Anyone tried this?

Im in the exact same boat. Just started a new game to check things out and Beta fix is still working.

 

mons
17 years ago
2 hours ago
85,497

Files are ready but there's a small problem with the Ajax staff not appearing. I'm working to see how to resolve it.

 

The site can't handle the load of all of you refreshing this page. If this persists, I won't even be able to upload the file. Subscribe to this file and get an email when I upload a new version. No use hanging around until then, frankly.

thepallidknight
1 year ago
2 weeks ago
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By neguetomo 08 November 2022 - 17:38 PM UTC 

Almost there guys, almost there….

 

It's coming home

yves nelissen
4 years ago
2 weeks ago
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Becanes
15 years ago
21 hours ago
16
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By mons 08 November 2022 - 18:22 PM UTC 

Files are ready but there's a small problem with the Ajax staff not appearing. I'm working to see how to resolve it.

 

The site can't handle the load of all of you refreshing this page. If this persists, I won't even be able to upload the file. Subscribe to this file and get an email when I upload a new version. No use hanging around until then, frankly.

 

I couldn't figure out how to subscribe and only get the email or notification for the file upload.

vlglyfada
13 years ago
2 weeks ago
3

Hitting refresh for like the last 2 hours!!!

mons
17 years ago
2 hours ago
85,497
By Becanes 08 November 2022 - 18:29 PM UTC 

I couldn't figure out how to subscribe and only get the email or notification for the file upload.

 

 

 

By vlglyfada 08 November 2022 - 18:31 PM UTC 

Hitting refresh for like the last 2 hours!!!

 

Don't. You're all crashing the site and I won't be able to eventually upload the file. Subscribe and don't come back until you receive an email informing you that the file is out.

Becanes
15 years ago
21 hours ago
16
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By mons 08 November 2022 - 18:34 PM UTC 

 

 

 

Don't. You're all crashing the site and I won't be able to eventually upload the file. Subscribe and don't come back until you receive an email informing you that the file is out.

 

Didn't realize you just had to highlight what you wanted.

LFC Rules
17 years ago
1 year ago
18
By adamzlatan 08 November 2022 - 18:20 PM UTC 

Im in the exact same boat. Just started a new game to check things out and Beta fix is still working.

 

I continued a saved game, and everything remained as it was in the Beta.

glennix
15 years ago
1 week ago
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By LFC Rules 08 November 2022 - 18:44 PM UTC 

I continued a saved game, and everything remained as it was in the Beta.

 

It only affects a new save game.

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