Football Manager rule files for CONCACAF v24.6

In this package, you will find rule files for CONCACAF Member Nations.

I did my best to use realistic formats for all the leagues that are included. The rule files contain:

• real divisions and cups with real formats from 2023
• teams from the 2023 season
• all nations have transfer windows, registration periods, tv dates, match rules, prize money - when I was able to find this in my online research

Compatibility

• FM Database 24.3.0 (only)

License

Football Manager rule files for CONCACAF v24.6 by MasterIgor is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

The rule files are free, but every tip will greatly improve my motivation to provide updates and other federations, because I spent a great deal of free time researching and editing. So if you really enjoy the rule files, then every small contribution is greatly appreciated. Support Me.

Installation Guide

Copy the .fmf files for the nations you want into the folder "<My Documents>\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2024\editor data\". The folder can be different if you have changed it in the FM24 preferences. The leagues should then appear the next time you start a new game in FM24 and chose advanced setup.
Make sure you have the checkbox "add players to playable teams" checked. This is recommended, otherwise you may end up with a lot of greyed-out players.

Testing and Research

I would like to thank Nuno from Portugal for his assistance in research and testing, it helped improve the quality of the rule files. All rules files have been tested in the editor and in the game as well.
of course, it is always possible that there are issues and mistakes in the rule files. If you find an issue, you can contact me by E-Mail.

Available rule files:

File	Federation	added/changed competitions	comments
AIA.fmf	Anguilla	[1] AFA Senior League [Cup] AFA Presidents Cup
ARU.fmf	Aruba	[1] Division di Honor [Cup] Copa Libertador Betico Croes	Division di Honor splits into Gold League for the title and Silver League against relegation (incl. 8 teams from the lower division). These 2 leagues are created as sub-competitions.
ATG.fmf	Antigua and Barbuda	[1] Premier Division
BAH.fmf	Bahamas	[1] BFA Senior League [Cup] Bahamas FA Cup
BER.fmf	Bermuda	[1] Bermuda Premier Division [2] Bermuda First Division [Cup] FA Challenge Cup [Cup] Friendship Trophy [Cup] Dudley Eve Trophy
BLZ.fmf	Belize	[1] Primera Division de Belice	Primera Division uses Apertura & Clausura (!) see Issue #1 - Continental cup schedule problems (!) see Issue #3 - Continental cup teams from wrong year
BOE.fmf	Bonaire	[1] Kampionato Bonaire [Cup] Kopa FFB
BRB.fmf	Barbados	[1] BFA Premier Division	Premier Division transitions from 12 teams in 2023 to 10 teams from 2024 onwards.
CAN.fmf	Canada	[1] Canadian Premier League (*) [2] Canada League1   [2.1] League1 British Columbia   [2.2] League1 Ontario   [2.3] League1 Québec	No promotion/relegation between Premier League and League1 (like in real life). League1 teams can qualify for the Canadian Championship and therefore also for the CONCACAF Champions Cup (*) Premier League has minor changes for qualification to continental cup
CAY.fmf	Cayman Islands	[1] CIFA Premier Division [Cup] CIFA FA Cup [Cup] Charity Shield
CRC.fmf	Costa Rica	[1] Primera Division [2] Liga de Ascenso [Cup] Copa Costa Rica [Cup] Supercopa	Primera Division uses Apertura & Clausura Liga de Ascenso uses Apertura & Clausura (!) see Issue #1 - Continental cup schedule problems (!) see Issue #3 - Continental cup teams from wrong year
CUB.fmf	Cuba	[1] Liga Nacional	Liga Nacional uses Apertura & Clausura (Clausura only with 6 best teams)
CUW.fmf	Curacao	[1] Promé Divishon
DMA.fmf	Dominica	[1] Premier League
DOM.fmf	Dominican Republic	[1] Liga Dominicana de Futbol	Reputation of Liga Dominicana was increased (to use with my CONCACAF file which has dynamic ranking based on division reputation)
GLP.fmf	Guadeloupe	[1] Régional 1 [2] Régional 2   [2.1] Poule A   [2.2] Poule B [Cup] Coupe de France (Guadeloupe)
GRN.fmf	Grenada	[1] Premier Division
GUA.fmf	Guatemala	[1] Liga Nacional [2] Primera Division de Ascenso	Liga Nacional uses Apertura & Clausura Primera Division de Ascenso uses Apertura & Clausura (!) see Issue #1 - Continental cup schedule problems (!) see Issue #3 - Continental cup teams from wrong year
GUF.fmf	French Guiana	[1] Régional 1 [Cup] Coupe de Guyane [Cup] Coupe de France (Guyane)
GUY.fmf	Guyana	[1] GFF Elite League
HAI.fmf	Haiti	[1] Championnat National D1	Championnat National D1 uses Apertura & Clausura Even though there has been no football in Haiti since 2021, I created this file based on rules from that year. I reduced the reputation of the league to reflect this.
HON.fmf	Honduras	[1] Liga Nacional de Futbol [2] Liga de Ascenso	Liga Nacional uses Apertura & Clausura Liga de Ascenso uses Apertura & Clausura (!) see Issue #1 - Continental cup schedule problems (!) see Issue #3 - Continental cup teams from wrong year
JAM.fmf	Jamaica	[1] JFF Premier League [Cup] Jamaica Cup
LCA.fmf	St. Lucia	[1] SLFA First Division
MEX.fmf	Mexico	[1] Liga MX (*) [2] Liga Expansion MX (*) [3] Liga Premier Serie A   [3.1] Grupo 1   [3.2] Grupo 2 [4] Liga Premier Serie B [Cup] Mexican Champions Trophy [Cup] Liga Expansion MX Champions Trophy [U23] Mexican U23 League (**) [U18] Mexican U18 League (**) [Cup] Copa Conecta	(*) Liga MX refactored, will start using relegation and no more fines from 2026. (*) Liga Expansion MX refactored, will start using promotion & relegation from 2026. Liga Premier Serie A will start promoting teams in 2026. Promotion/Relegation between Liga Premier A and B starts when game starts in 2023. (**) I had to remove registration for the U23 and U18 League. It was giving problems when I introduced promotion/relegation. I had no idea how to fix that so apologies, the promotion/relegation from 2026 onwards was more important for me.
-	Montserrat		No Rule File: There has been little or no football since the volcanic eruption of Montserrat in 2004
MTQ.fmf	Martinique	[1] Trophée Gerard Janvion - R1 [2] Trophée Daniel Charles-Alfred - R2   [2.1] Poule A   [2.2] Poule B [Cup] Coupe de Martinique [Cup] Coupe de France (Martinique)
NCA.fmf	Nicaragua	[1] Liga Primera de Nicaragua [2] Liga de Ascenso [Cup] Copa Nicaragua	Liga Primera uses Apertura & Clausura Liga de Ascenso uses Apertura & Clausura (!) see Issue #1 - Continental cup schedule problems (!) see Issue #3 - Continental cup teams from wrong year
PAN.fmf	Panama	[1] Liga Panamena de Futbol [2] Liga de Ascenso	Liga Panamena uses Apertura & Clausura Liga de Ascenso uses Apertura & Clausura (!) see Issue #1 - Continental cup schedule problems (!) see Issue #2 - Continental cup teams wrong for Panama (!) see Issue #3 - Continental cup teams from wrong year
PUR.fmf	Puerto Rico	[1] Liga Puerto Rico	Liga Puerto Rico uses Apertura & Clausura
SKN.fmf	St. Kitts and Nevis	[1] SKNFA Superliga [2] Primera Division [Cup] SKNFA Cup	Superliga transitions from 12 teams in 2023 to 10 teams in 2024 Primera Division transitions from 10 teams in 2023 to 12 teams in 2024
SLV.fmf	El Salvador	[1] Primera Division [2] Segunda Division	Primera Division uses Apertura & Clausura Segunda Division uses Apertura & Clausura (!) see Issue #1 - Continental cup schedule problems (!) see Issue #3 - Continental cup teams from wrong year
SMN.fmf	Saint Martin	[1] Ligue de Football de Saint Martin
SUR.fmf	Suriname	[1] SVB Eerste Divisie [2] SVB Tweede Divisie [Cup] SVB Beker van Suriname
SXM.fmf	Sint Maarten	[1] Sint Maarten Championship [Cup] SXMFF League Cup
TCA.fmf	Turks and Caicos Islands	[1] Premier League	Premier League uses Apertura & Clausura
TRI.fmf	Trinidad and Tobago	[1] TT Premier League - Tier 1 [2] TT Premier League - Tier 2
USA.fmf	U.S.A.	[1] Major League Soccer (*) [2] USL Championship [3] USL Division One [Cup] US Cup [Cup] MLS All-Stars Game	No promotion/relegation between any tiers. Teams from tier 2 and 3 can win the US Cup and qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup USL Championship has Western and Eastern Conference (*) MLS refactored, minor changes for continental cup qualification
VCT.fmf	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	[1] SVG Premier League
VGB.fmf	British Virgin Islands	[1] Premier League
VIR.fmf	U.S. Virgin Islands	[1] US Virgin Islands Leagues   [1.1] St Thomas League   [1.2] St Croix League [Cup] Club Association Championship
CONCACAF.fmf CONCACAF_NoCoefficients.fmf	CONCACAF Continental Competitions	[Cup] CONCACAF Champions League [Cup] CONCACAF Central American Cup [Cup] CONCACAF Caribbean Cup [Cup] CONCACAF Caribbean Shield [Cup] Leagues Cup [Cup] Canadian Championship [Cup] Campeones	All Competitions modified use real 2023 and 2024 formats. CONCACAF Caribbean Shield The 2023 edition uses predefined teams from real life (16 nations only) From 2024 onwards, all 30 nations from the Caribbean (CFU) play a single KO tournament Finalists qualify for CONCACAF Caribbean Cup of the same year CONCACAF Caribbean Cup The 2023 edition uses 8 predefined teams from real life + 2 Shield finalists From 2024 onwards, the best 4 Caribbean nations (coefficients) enter with 2 teams directly + 2 Shield finalists top 3 teams qualify for CONCACAF Champions Cup CONCACAF Central American Cup The 2023 edition uses predefined teams from real life There are 7 nations in Central America (UNCAF) which qualify with 4,4,3,3,3,2,1 teams respectively. top 6 teams qualify for CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup 2023 format unchanged added 2024 format (West/East groups and a 32 team KO tournament) Top 3 qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Canadian Championship is unchanged, except for qualification to refactored Champions Cup and picking teams from my Canada file. CONCACAF Champions Cup The 2023 edition uses predefined teams from real life. Canada, Mexico and USA do not use coefficients but always have the same starting slots added/refactored the 2024 format and qualification rules. Campeones Cup is unchanged (not in the rule file). The coefficients should be for the last 5 years but can not be viewed in the game (I tried, but I couldn't find a setting to enable that page for North America). Through very long observations I verified that the coefficients are working but the editor does not store them together for 1 year. I had to extend the number of years to get a more or less working system. Because they are invisible it can be very hard to verify, but you can notice correct changes to the qualifications if teams perform really well or very bad. If you don't want coefficients or don't trust it, then please use the CONCACAF_NoCoefficients.fmf instead.

Known Issues in FM24

Coefficients

Unfortunately, the coefficients cannot be viewed in the game. I was unable to activate that page, which is there for e.g. Europe. So, Because it is invisible it is totally intransparent what the rankings for the countries are.
The coefficienta are averages based on the number of teams in continental competitions. Basically, nations get points for each team from that country.:

• 2p for each match win
• 1p for each match draw (a game that goes to penalties is concidered a draw)

• 4p for first place in Central American Group Stage
• 2p for second place in Central American Group Stage
• 2p for first place in Caribbean Cup Group Stage
• 1p for second place in Caribbean Cup Group Stage
• Caribbean Shield does not add to coefficients (I tried but it totally messed up the system)

Changelog