The FM22 Youth Academy Challenge

[Forest]

How do yo setup your game? How many players loaded and you load other leagues than yours where you're playing?

[Pauldinho7]

Then they confirmed the new stadium but despite our success they named it after a former player and not me 

 

[andreidvb]

After more than 30 season in charge of the club, the board decided to sack me due to currently sitting in 10 th place in Season 34 with 6 games left. 

This was unexpected, as I had finished bottom of League two several times but managed to win the relegation play offs

Did not manage to go higher than League One, but I really enjoyed the save, and will of course give this challenge another go with a new team.

 

[JAwtunes]

9 minutes ago, Forest said:

How do yo setup your game? How many players loaded and you load other leagues than yours where you're playing?

I set mine up like this for Slovenia.

The custom db is all continental rep players (i.e. all continents) then all national rep players in Europe as that's where I'm playing.

Playable - I loaded Croatia as they are a major transfer nation for Slovenia (transfermarkt.co.uk) and the 'top 6' in Europe (based on euro performances and transfer spend).  The view only leagues don't add much to processing time and make the euro competitions a little more fun.

Main thing for me is realism, so have top trading nations is important and as we cant sign players I like to have playable leagues/clubs as these are the only ones that will hire staff that you can potentially sign or lose yours to.

This is a great thread to help in balancing your long-term save.

 

[Makoto Nakamura]

An excellent intake and we'll get a second keeper!

[WhiteCat33]

9 hours ago, aldojags said:

@WhiteCat33liked the reunion post that was cool! Whats with the american regens do you have affiliate club? 

Thanks! I have always liked seeing where my youth players go when I play, and this chalenengd emphasizes that element. 

It's because I'm American  so I made my head coach American. As my reputation is up to 3☆ it will sometimes bring Americans in through the youth intake. It's why in the challenge rules you can't add random second nationalities if they aren't real as you expand your intake pool that way. 

Random fact: LA Galaxy tried to steal my GK who is the #2 for Belgium and he told them to go away because he didn't want to go to a lower reputation club! Slowly making steps up that reputation ladder 

[WhiteCat33]

1 hour ago, Forest said:

How do yo setup your game? How many players loaded and you load other leagues than yours where you're playing?

 

1 hour ago, JAwtunes said:

I set mine up like this for Slovenia.

The custom db is all continental rep players (i.e. all continents) then all national rep players in Europe as that's where I'm playing.

Playable - I loaded Croatia as they are a major transfer nation for Slovenia (transfermarkt.co.uk) and the 'top 6' in Europe (based on euro performances and transfer spend).  The view only leagues don't add much to processing time and make the euro competitions a little more fun.

Main thing for me is realism, so have top trading nations is important and as we cant sign players I like to have playable leagues/clubs as these are the only ones that will hire staff that you can potentially sign or lose yours to.

This is a great thread to help in balancing your long-term save.

 

For Belgium I loaded top flight for France, Spain & England and then top 2 leagues in Germany and the Netherlands. The last has been the most impactful as not only do I get a lot of my coaches out of there, the majority of my transfers end up playing there. 

However the most important part is i went into advanced setting and for Europe I selected for all teams in continental competitions to have players. This makes almost all my EC2 games be real fixtures as most of those teams are full of players. Also it's why Inter and AC Milan have dropped big money on my players as they have full main and reserve teams due to always being in ECC. 

[JLAB]

Beira-Mar – Season 6 – 2027/28 Season Preview

The new season didn't rate us that highly, though we did look like a side that could be challenging for a mid-table finish perhaps? Whether or not it happens, really remains to be seen.

Still, I decided to go into more detail for the pre-season and show my first game of the season in my latest video, so why not check that out too?

JLAB's YAC with Beira-Mar Part 33

[RicoFoma]

I mean come on!!! Is this a bug? Do other people have the same experiences? I literally went for an ambitious HoYD!

 

[Makoto Nakamura]

2023 Youth Candidates

A great intake but a rubbish goalkeeper.

[fries]

Does anyone know how the youth level system in England works?

In the 2027/28 season I upgraded to level 3 and thus promoted from the National U18 League to English u18 Division 3.
But in the next season we downgraded to level 4 again, but stayed in the Enligsh u18 Division 3.

Just discovered it now in the start of the 2033/34 season. We once again  upgraded to level 3 but we were already in the Enligsh u18 Division 3.

[Makoto Nakamura]

2023 End of Season Review

A dire end to the season but we finished one spot better than expected and ahead of my old club.

 

  

2023 Best XI

Deivisson

João - Willames José - Petter - João Gabriel

Vítor

Naldinho

China                                                       Rafael

Alarcon - Mattheus Rithelly

[WhiteCat33]

7 hours ago, RicoFoma said:

Season 25/26 (Season 4)

 

We survived again and fairly comfortbaly due to a phantastic run in the first half of the season, though I don't know how we had that run because we are still awful. However we also lost the last 5 games in a row and my best defender at 32 got injured for another 4 months. We have no CDs anymore other than Kourouma, everyone else is just so terrible... so again I fear we may be relegated soon.

 

 

We also had a good youth intake in terms of potential:

 

 

Great right? But guess what:

 

 

 

Awesome. UNAMBITIOUS AGAIN!!!

 

I seriously have no idea why. I checked my entire staff again and nobody is unambitious. I simply don't have players with great personalities to mentor them and this is destroying my fun. There is no explanation, they are all held back terribly and develop slowly if at all, if this keeps up I can just as well end the challenge. I have no idea what it is and it's incredibly annoying. I could live with one or two but over half of the top talents? No way...

 

So there are two players I would like to show you:

 

 

Binder is my best central midfielder by now and I'm very happy to have him, he is one of the few players who actually looked like improving all the time. He was a product of Essens first youth intake in the first season when I wasn't managing yet.

 

The other is Maslanka who was in my youth intake together with Sylla and is also Resolute, which is of course awesome. He didn't develop nearly as quickly or well as Sylla but is by now considered a 5* potential player and has started to improve a lot, he also got a lot of game-time.

 

These kinds of players are what gives me hope, but I will need far more and this personality issue is destroying it.

I don't know if this is just my confirmation bias but I completely overhauled my U18 coaches recently getting a model profesional head coach and all professional/fairly professional assistant and coaches and my intake personalities have improved substantially. 

[DrJones]

Recreativo de Huelva

After the disappointment in Italy we are going to Huelva in the spanish 4th tier! They are the oldest football club in spain and it seems to be a sleeping giant with lots of potential

[RicoFoma]

vor 22 Minuten schrieb WhiteCat33:

I don't know if this is just my confirmation bias but I completely overhauled my U18 coaches recently getting a model profesional head coach and all professional/fairly professional assistant and coaches and my intake personalities have improved substantially. 

thank you, I will look into it. Did you sacrifice quality?

[WhiteCat33]

6 minutes ago, RicoFoma said:

thank you, I will look into it. Did you sacrifice quality?

For the head coach yes. The regular coaches are all actually HoYDs that spawned and never had a job so would take youth coach jobs and aren't half bad with mostly 11 attributes. I'm away today but tomorrow I can post shots of all of them if you want. 

I do plan on using what Xaw posted though to get a better HOYD. I think my issue is his tactical style is ultra defensive so I'm getting slow unskilled players which isn't ideal

[RicoFoma]

vor 10 Minuten schrieb WhiteCat33:

For the head coach yes. The regular coaches are all actually HoYDs that spawned and never had a job so would take youth coach jobs and aren't half bad with mostly 11 attributes. I'm away today but tomorrow I can post shots of all of them if you want. 

I do plan on using what Xaw posted though to get a better HOYD. I think my issue is his tactical style is ultra defensive so I'm getting slow unskilled players which isn't ideal

Quick question what do you mean by Head Coach? You mean U19 Manager? Mine is professional.

[WhiteCat33]

18 minutes ago, RicoFoma said:

Quick question what do you mean by Head Coach? You mean U19 Manager? Mine is professional.

Yeah u18 head coach. I read somewhere their stats have a larger impact on Regens but again could be just wishful thinking 

[RicoFoma]

vor 11 Minuten schrieb WhiteCat33:

Yeah u18 head coach. I read somewhere their stats have a larger impact on Regens but again could be just wishful thinking 

Okay as mine is professional and nobody is nearly as good as him I got a new Assistant Manager who is a Model Citizen (but bad otherwhise) plus a new professional coach and hopefully a new resolute coach.

 

And another Model Citizen as Scout because they might scout youth players, I don't know and also a new Director of Football who is professional because they also recruit people. I don't know I'm just looking at everything right now.

Edited December 12, 2021 by RicoFoma

[Makoto Nakamura]

 

[Makoto Nakamura]

We need more central defenders, shame they're going to be rubbish.

[XaW]

The good side of FM'ing!  

[Makoto Nakamura]

2024 Youth Candidates

Not as good of an intake as the last.

[Makoto Nakamura]

2024 End of Season Review

Mixed again but that's not a surprise, at least we bettered our finish!

 

 

  

  

Overall Best XI

2024 Best XI

Deivisson

Misael Mateus - Willames José - Petter - Rodrigão (YP1a)

Vítor

Nino (YP1b)

China                                                       Ricardo

Alarcon - Mattheus Rithelly

[Braumiller]

South Shields
Season 07  ( 2028 / 2029 )
National League - 3rd

We are getting so much closer, but this hurts so much more!  I think we have finally settled on an attacking 442 approach and the recent blossoming of youth into first teamers fits that approach.  Second half of the season we hit our stride and despite playing two games a week for most of the year we this time kept our heads above water.
Entering the home stretch of the season we were fighting for a top 3 spot in the league (which brings a first round bye in the playoffs and a semi final home advantage) and still in the FA Trophy.
We won on the final day of the season to ensure 3rd place, this was a big step for us that we had failed numerous times.
Playoff Semi final and we swept 7th place Boston aside 3-0!  The final, against 2nd place Notts County, at Wembley, our first visit!  And their superiority shone through.  A cracking game for the neutral, but a 2-5 loss for us and heartbreak.  38,815 turned up to watch, so the bump in gate receipts is nice, but urgh....
Two weeks later and we made a 2nd ever trip to Wembley for the FA Trophy final against 4th place Sutton United.  We fell behind 0-1 and 1-2, and we looked doomed after having an 85th minute equalizer ruled out for offside.  However substitute Michael Dunn YP-07A struck immediately and we were level on 86 minutes!  Nerves took hold, and a cruel end to a cruel season conceding a 91st minute winner...
Two trips to Wembley, two defeats.
The kids are coming along nicely, but the stage was too big for them right now.

Another interesting intake.  After going 4-5 years with just the one attacking prospect, HOYD Phil Jagielka is starting to churned out quite a few.  This years top prospect is another forward and he is a towering one at that, another 6ft 6incher!

Michael could be very good!  Decent pace for a lad his height, some flair, some technique and a good work rate.  Already popped up with 3 goals in 2 starts and 5 sub appearances, including a big goal in the FA Trophy Final.

Fred is yet another DR prospect.  Needs to work on his tackling to make it there, but he could prove to be a decent squad player and cover MR/AMR duties as well

Another tall lad and potentially useful MC

Just the 3 outgoing loans this year

Well, our takeover finally happened after 4-5 years.  A board member took over and it was uneventful.  Then the day after the season finished we received this....

Not sure exactly what that means for us in the long run.

The board did also approach me however about upping our youth level, which I naturally agreed to.  Should take 12 months, but we will be going (back) up to level 3!

Officially all caught up now (on my posts, still have a couple of hundred updates to read through! ).  Haven't played on since the double Wembley heartbreak, but I feel a lot better about our foundations now than I have before.  Looking for another playoff push and continue maturation of the squad.
 

[Elsjorro]

19 hours ago, XaW said:

Well, I know some will be disappointed, but I have to take a break from my Cape Verdean save. Just lost me a bit. I might go back, but for now, I need a change of scenery, so I'm trying a save in France.

Canet Roussillon is a semi-professional club located in Canel-en-Roussillon in the south of France, not far from the Spanish border.

Here is the, for the lack of a better word, stadium. More like the playing field, but anyway. Not far out to the Mediterranean sea, so at least we can have a bath in the sea if we lose!

Man, i have seen that field so many Times. We go there every year for our holiday for 20 years now. It is superb.

 

[Winski]

The preview of our very first intake looks good:

[CardiffDragon]

 

Cardiff Draconians 2029/30

After a blip in the master plan last year where were not in europe and lost a LOT of money we scrapped through again this year into europe which was a lifeline. This happened becasue two years ago although we had a very competitive first team which made it to the group stages of europes lowest competiton our back ups which were doing a lot of the work in the welsh league were not good enough and were getting stuffed against teams we should be beating. But two years on with improvements to facilities and a couple of good youth intakes i think we can hold our own this year in the league.

quite an easy first round, we won both games and dominated them really

second round i forgot to take a screen shot but we won and won well

third round

it was won in the home leg, in fact we have not lost in europe at home yet, building a bit of a fortress here

again it was our home win that pulled us through, of them all this must count as our biggest result ever, again we won at home and this puts us through to the group stage

what an easy group OK chelsea might be a step beyond but  we should beat the czech side and if we can steal some points from hearts then knockout stages here we come.......

Spoiler

ummmmmmm didnt quite work out like that, did manage to claw out two draws and held chelsea to 3-0 but otherwise .......there is always next year.

the squad players did well though and at the split in the league...

first time we have made it into the top half for a few years now and with our better players coming back in  we won our last few  games before the split and shot up the table, we dont talk about TNS. and this continued the rest of the season with as competing with everyone  except the team who shall not be named.

our highest ever league result and europe again next year but we have continued to build on our facilities and our youth intake was again great this year, so hopefully we can compete well in europe again next year

but i really do need to talk about TNS.....

 

 

 

 

Edited December 13, 2021 by CardiffDragon

[CardiffDragon]

Cardiff Draconians 2029/30

 

Lets talk about TNS

 

One of the hardest things about doing this challenge in wales is TNS they are by far the best team as can be shown by their past results

Apart from one year where Cardiff Met had  a very strong team which also made it to the group stages in europe TNS have won (OK have walked away with the league every year)

 so it is a slow process to try and keep up with them especially as they get into the CL every year and therefore get more money.

In fact they were seeded first in the group stage of the second tier competition this year

 

all of this seems doom and gloom  but what this means is that as a league we have one team that is helping you improve in europe

at the start of this season we as a country through previous improvements had reached 27th in europe what does that mean

It means we have a long way to go before we get that second spot in the CL which at the moment seems my only hope of getting in 27th to 15th does not seem that far but we have a lot of ground to make up

this was taken at the start of the season and you can see that there has been an improvement in the last few seasons and the one years cardiff met also got to the groups stage we scored 9 which should hopefully push us right up when those low scores go.

So unless you are a run away winner in your league it is not the end of the world at this stage when i am still building and improving facilities to have a side that is a lot better in your league it will help in europe and when you hit that magical 15th and get a second CL spot then you can thank them.

at the end of the season we have moved up a few spaces

21st now rather than 27th

only another 6 places to go and then CL here i come......... i hope

[Makoto Nakamura]

An A rated goalkeeper? You love to see it.  

[Libertine13]

 

2037/38 Club Update

Since we achieved promotion back into the 2nd Tier I thought I'd post a run down of how the club looks right now, 15 seasons into the challenge. Honestly thought I'd be a little further ahead than this but it is what it is.

Firstly here's the first team squad as it stands, we have no players left over from the original squad, I think the last guy left a season ago. There's quite a bit of potential, but outside of the starting XI we have such a lack of current ability. Especially at centre half! The goalkeeper situation is a tough one as well, I know Helmes (35c) needs game time to help realise his potential but he's noticeably poor.

Christoph Herm. Club captain, extremely consistent performer. A couple years past his best though but still one of the main men.

Spoiler

Vladimir Kostic. Our best youth prospect to have come through, already one of the first names on the team sheet. I'm furious that his agent locked in a minimum fee release clause and I'm not sure we'll be able to keep hold of him. Absolutely gutted.

Spoiler

Marlon Mielitz. He was our best performer last season with a 7.58 average rating. Also chipped in with 8 goals and 8 assists in his 28 league games, mainly from the left wing.

Spoiler

Finn Wolf. I never thought he'd make it as a first team regular, but with our lack of options in his position he's stepped up and actually become pretty important to the team.

Spoiler

Maximilian Wagener. Another one of our better prospects. Broke into the first team this season just gone, whilst not had the best of performances he's really developing well. He's got a £1.9m release clause that I couldn't avoid so I'll be trying to get rid of that this coming season!

Spoiler

Seyfettin Aydogdu. This guy is probably the best young prospect we have who hasn't broken into the first team properly yet, this coming season I'll be trying to get him a decent amount of game time.

Spoiler

Our facilities are looking pretty solid right now as well. We've just been able to upgrade the Youth Facilities, which will be completed in a couple of months as well. There's £20m in the bank but the tight chairman is dragging his feet on upgrading anything else right now. I'm going to need a couple more really good youth intakes to help push for promotion in the next couple of seasons, it's been a bit of a slog recently!

[Makoto Nakamura]

2025 Youth Candidates

What happened to the A rated keepers? They're the worst of the bunch.

[DazRTaylor]

End of Season Review

Season 2026/27

C. E. Jenlai

Season Summary

Another decent season though there was no repeat of last season's cup win.

Season Details

Europa Conference League - We came so close to causing an upset against Estonians FCI Levadia Tallinn before narrowly losing by three goals to two on aggregate in the first qualifying round.

League Table - We settled for another fourth place finish, which is still punching above our weight.

League Fixtures 1 & 2 - We once again started like a train before losing some form and having to settle for a top half finish.

Copa Constitució - There was no repeat of last season's cup heroics as Inter d'Escaldes knocked us out at the quarter final stage.

Supercopa Andorrana - A comfortable victory over league champions Inter d'Escaldes saw the club win their first ever Supercopa Andorrana.

Pre Season Friendlies - With just three losses in our fifteen games, we had a good, solid pre season campaign.

Squad - We finally have a squad!  It isn't the best, but they are playing way above their level.

Squad Dynamics - Considering most of the squad have only just arrived, this is surprisingly good.

Transfers In - None.

Transfers Out - None.

Youth Candidates - We finally have an academy and our first intake was pretty good, with right winger Carlos Ruiz YP27E5 already the best player at the club.

Finances - We made a healthy profit thanks largely to European football.  Now to improve the academy.

Key Players

João Sequeira - Another great campaign from the defender.

Leandro Quinhentas - The striker enjoyed a good season, filled with goals.

Estanislao López - The defender played well above his natural level.  The longer he keeps this up the better.

Mauro Oliveira - The right back found form occasionally but is still below his best.

Carlos Ruiz YP27E5 - The right winger slotted seamlessly into the side when he graduated from the academy.

Next Season

Another top four finish is the aim, with anything else a bonus.

Personal Coaching Data

Season    Reputation           Qualifications     Att   Def   Fit   GkD   GkH   GkS   Tac   Tec   Men   WWY   Ada   Det   PlK   YoK   LoD   MaM   Mot
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At start  Minimal   (0.25*)    None                 1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     4     1     1     1     4     1     1     1
2022/23   Minimal = (0.50*) ↑  National C ↑         5 ↑   5 ↑   2 ↑   1 =   1 =   1 =   5 ↑   5 ↑   5 ↑   4 =   1 =   4 ↑   5 ↑   5 ↑   3 ↑   4 ↑   5 ↑
2023/24   Minimal = (0.75*) ↑  Continental C ↑↑↑    8 ↑   8 ↑   4 ↑   1 =   1 =   1 =   8 ↑   9 ↑   8 ↑   4 =   1 =   6 ↑   7 ↑   7 ↑  11 ↑   8 ↑   9 ↑
2024/25   Minimal = (0.75*) =  Continental B ↑      9 ↑   9 ↑   6 ↑   1 =   1 =   1 =   9 ↑   9 =   9 ↑   4 =   1 =   7 ↑   8 ↑   8 ↑  15 ↑  10 ↑  11 ↑
2025/26   Minimal = (1.00*) ↑  Continental A ↑     10 ↑  11 ↑   7 ↑   1 =   1 =   1 =  10 ↑  10 ↑  10 ↑   4 =   1 =   7 =   8 =   8 =  18 ↑  11 ↑  11 =
2026/27   Minimal = (1.00*) =  Continental Pro ↑   11 ↑  11 =   8 ↑   1 =   1 =   1 =  11 ↑  11 ↑  10 =   4 =   1 =   8 ↑   9 ↑   9 ↑  19 ↑  13 ↑  13 ↑

Club Facilities

Season     Training Facilities  Youth Facilities  Corporate Facilities  Junior Coaching  Youth Recruitment  Club Reputation
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At Start   Basic                Poor              Adequate              None             None               Local      (0.50*)
2022/23    Basic =              Poor =            Adequate =            None =           None =             Local    = (0.50*) =
2023/24    Basic =              Poor =            Adequate =            None =           None =             Local    = (0.50*) =
2024/25    Basic =              Poor =            Adequate =            None =           None =             Local    = (0.50*) =
2025/26    Basic =              Poor =            Adequate =            None =           None =             Regional ↑ (0.50*) =
2026/27    Basic =              Basic ↑           Adequate =            Fairly Basic ↑↑  Limited ↑          Regional = (0.50*) =

Season Record

Season     Played     Won     Drawn     Lost     Goals For     Goals Against     Goal Difference     Win Percentage
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2022/23      29        13        8        8          63              48                 +15              44.83%
2023/24      28        16        4        8          64              37                 +27              57.14% ↑
2024/25      28        20        6        2          60              26                 +34              71.43% ↑
2025/26      31        15        8       10          72              52                 +20              48.39% ↓
2026/27      32        13        7       12          60              57                  +3              40.63% ↓

Overall Career Record

After Season   Played     Won     Drawn     Lost     Goals For     Goals Against     Goal Difference     Win Percentage     Time At Club
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2022/23          29        13        8        8          63              48                 +15              44.83%             335 days
2023/24          57        29       12       16         127              85                 +42              50.88% ↑           699 days
2024/25          85        49       18       18         187             111                 +76              57.65% ↑         1,063 days
2025/26         116        64       24       28         259             163                 +96              55.17% ↓         1,442 days
2026/27         148        77       31       40         319             220                 +99              52.03% ↓         1,792 days

Trophy Haul

Season     Competition Won
--------------------------
2022/23    Copa Federació Andorrana
2024/25    Lliga Biosphere
2025/26    Copa Constitució
2026/27    Supercopa Andorrana

Trophy Cabinet

League Titles
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1 x Lliga Biosphere (2024/25)

Cup Competition Victories
-------------------------
1 x Copa Constitució (2025/26)
1 x Supercopa Andorrana (2026/27)
1 x Copa Federació Andorrana (2022/23)

Career Overview

Season     Champions League    Europa League    Europa Conference League             League                             Position     Copa Constitució                    Achievements
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2022/23           N/a               N/a                    N/a                       Lliga Biosphere                       7th              N/a                          Copa Federació Andorrana winners.
2023/24           N/a               N/a                    N/a                       Lliga Biosphere                       2nd ↑            N/a                          Third place in Promotion League.
2024/25           N/a               N/a                    N/a                       Lliga Biosphere                       1st ↑            N/a                          Promoted as champions.
2025/26           N/a               N/a                    N/a                       Lliga Multisegur Assegurances         4th ↑     Winners                             Qualified for UEFA Conference League.
2026/27           N/a               N/a         First Qualifying Round               Lliga Multisegur Assegurances         4th =     Quarter Final ↓                     Qualified for UEFA Conference League.  Supercopa Andorrana winners.

Record Number of Appearances (Players From The Academy Only)

Season     Player                         Cumulative Number of Appearances
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2022/23    No one                                         0
2023/24    No one                                         0
2024/25    No one                                         0
2025/26    No one                                         0
2026/27    Carlos Ruiz YP27E5                             7

Record Goal Scorer (Players From The Academy Only)

Season     Player                    Cumulative Number of Goals
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2022/23    No one                                 0
2023/24    No one                                 0
2024/25    No one                                 0
2025/26    No one                                 0
2026/27    Carlos Ruiz YP27E5                     2

Record Number of Assists (Players From The Academy Only)

Season     Player                    Cumulative Number of Assists
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2022/23    No one                                  0
2023/24    No one                                  0
2024/25    No one                                  0
2025/26    No one                                  0
2026/27    Carlos Ruiz YP27E5                      3

Record Number of Clean Sheets (Players From The Academy Only)

Season     Player                    Cumulative Number of Clean Sheets
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2022/23    No one                                     0
2023/24    No one                                     0
2024/25    No one                                     0
2025/26    No one                                     0
2026/27    No one                                     0

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Makoto Nakamura]

2025 End of Season Review

We finish two positiions lower than last season but one point higher, so I guess that's a good thing.

  

   

Overall Best XI

2025 Best XI

Deivisson

José Renan (YP1m) - Willames José - Petter - João Gabriel

Vítor

Naldinho

China                                                       Ricardo

Paulinho (YP2a) - Mattheus Rithelly

[Sanno11]

Denbigh Town F.C - Season Summary 2028-2029

Squad | Finance | Transfers | Facilities

JD Cymru Premier

 

This season was another step forward for us. To finish 16 points of 3rd place Llanelli was a huge step forward. Bryan Challinor (28a) managed 13 goals and 17 assists in the 30 games he played, his unambitious personality seems to be hindering his development, but if he can return anywhere near those numbers next season, he's an asset.

It is slightly demoralising to see TNS get stronger and stronger, we actually managed to inflict their one defeat, a 1-0 away win, to my surprise. With everyone but TNS being semi-pro, the difference in squad quality is small, so I am pleased I've managed to be this consistent from season to season.

 

Euro Cup II

I thought this could be the season we made the group stages. I did not expect Triglav, to be as strong as they were and we had a disappointing exit. 

 

Welsh Cup

This time round I did not prioritise the cup and we saw an early exit to Bangor, who took us to penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Youth Intake

This was a second successive intake, with good personalities and a lot of ability. Ruscoe will be my starting right back immediately and I am really optimistic that our Portuguese-Welsh striker, SIlva could be something special, the first player we've had with a professional personality, so I have high hopes. 

Harvey Ruscoe (29a)

Miguel Silva (29b)

Kieran Mullender (29c)

Stephen Barker (29d)

 

Club Overview

We did not go for any club improvements this season, I am officially trying for professional status now. I can approach bridging the gap with TNS is a couple of ways, but I think, if we become professional and our players develop better, then we could have the squad to make it into the group stages of Europe. It will take a while to be able to overcome TNS, but, our club keeps growing slowly, so we are on the right path.

The Welsh Premier's reputation keeps heading in the right direction, it's now up to 64th in the world. Wales is 32nd in the European qualification table, so a decent way to go before we start getting close to a second Champions league spot. I don't know what will happen first though, us toppling TNS or Wales reputation growing that much that second place becomes more valuable.

[Braumiller]

Just noticed, when Grimsby won the National League last season, they had on loan my GK I had sold to Blackpool, Conrad Norman YP-02C.

So at least one of my kids can win this damn league 

[Makoto Nakamura]

Well that went well. Back to New Elgin we go.

[Makoto Nakamura]

2036 Youth Candidates

What is this?! A good goalkeeper??

[XaW]

13 minutes ago, Makoto Nakamura said:

Well that went well. Back to New Elgin we go.

Ouch! Brazil is harsh!

[XaW]

A good, but not excellent preview.

[Makoto Nakamura]

2035/36 End of Season Review

A strong end to the season and we manage to finish well clear of the relegation zone.

  

   

Overall Best XI

2035/36 Best XI

Jacob Keir (YP1i)

Carlton Furness (YP12a) - Gavin MacIver (YP12e) - Grant Hill (YP12c) - Andy Ramsay (YP7d)

Rhys Black (YP8d)

Ben Cook (YP2d) - Ryan Mykyta (YP2c)

Paul Stirling (YP1b)                                            Wayne Dunbar (YP13a)

Bruce Mackie (YP12d)

[JLAB]

Beira-Mar – Season 6 – 2027/28 Opening Games

As I prepared for the new season, I was hoping for a good season. What I wasn't prepare for was a lot of games where we either couldn't score, or couldn't concede. We have been getting results, so it hasn't been completely useless.

Still, after seven matches, we sit in 11th place. We sit five points clear of the relegation zone and relegation playoffs, so it's been productive to say the least.

Still, if you want to see how the season has been going in more detail, and what the statistics have been like, my latest video will go over that.

JLAB's YAC with Beira-Mar Part 34

[RicoFoma]

Season 26/27 (Season 5)

 

So I finished the last season yesterday but as I posted so much I didn't want to also put in the result. My youth intake and my struggle with those have already been uploaded so let's keep this short.

 

 

We ended up surviving yet again but despite having 3 more points than in my first 2. Bundesliga Season, this one was the closest call with the 33rd day making my survival official. I don't even know how we do it because according to my assistants and coaches, only one of my players actually has 2. Bundesliga-Quality. I do however believe that this is wrong and it's more like 4 or 5, still though. Hannover with my best yet regen Sylla got promoted in first place and he was their leading striker so good for him I guess. The table was strange this time around, Holstein Kiel were relegated from the Bundesliga the season before and went down yet another league. Even Stuttgart struggled until March, when they were still in a relegation spot.

 

 

My best player is Binder, his mentals are insane considering his age, his physical is decent, of course his technical skill is lacking a bit but a player like this gives me hope that I can do it, keep on developing and surviving until finally we have enough to get promoted. However, Feyenoord wanted to buy him already and he doesn't want to extend his contract. He has 2 years remaining and I might keep him until the very end, he is just too important.

 

My facilities are coming along nicely, this season I will not upgrade in order to keep some money for myself in case of relegation. I am so well liked I believe I would survive relegation and get to stay at the club, so keeping money seems like the smart thing to do. Should we survive again I will again upgrade my facilities, both of them.

 

 

Everything else will be known if you read a lot but if not: I'm questioning everything right now because of the bad personalities I get on regen date which are holding me back soo much. Unthinkable where I could be if those players had good personalities but with "unambitious", they hardly develop at all. In this season I will force the issue and play a few of them because many players will need replacing within the next 2-3 years at the latest. I changed out many U19s coaches and even got myself a Model Citizen as assistant and a Model Professional as one of the coaches, everything else is professional or resolute except for my HoYD, who is Ambitious and together with his media handling should also have high professionalism. So the next intake will be the moment of truth. I even got a Model Citizen Scout and a Professional Director of Football just because. I am also questioning my training regimes and making changes there. In terms of development I haven't seen a huge impact yet but my season started very well:

 

 

So first of, that test against Hamburger SV who are an established Bundesliga-side again, we were up by 6-0 after 23 minutes and yes, they played their best team. Insane, no idea why. But the start to the season was even better with wins over rivals Düsseldorf and even better Schalke, who are very fierce rivals of Essen, the fiercest even. We then barely lost away to Stuttgart, we had to play our third keeper and lost to a questionable penalty. All 3 teams I would consider candidates for promotion. The win over Wiesbaden was hard fought, but deserved. 9 points in 4 games is huge for us. The first round of the Cup was... not great but in the end, who cares.

Edited December 13, 2021 by RicoFoma

[Winski]

We lost our first match after 20 undefeated matches! We lost against Korona, kind of a weird name nowadays. But we're still 6 points ahead of Widzew and 8 points of Korona, so direct promotion is still a very serious option. Let's hope we can do it!

[Makoto Nakamura]

We don't use AMC's so I don't hold much hope.

[JAwtunes]

55 minutes ago, Winski said:

We lost our first match after 20 undefeated matches! We lost against Korona, kind of a weird name nowadays. But we're still 6 points ahead of Widzew and 8 points of Korona, so direct promotion is still a very serious option. Let's hope we can do it!

Nice to see you in Poland.  I loved my Widzew save and have since taken my fav newgen with me to Slovakia and now Slovenia... he is my manager alter ego

[RicoFoma]

So my cup run ended early and in heartbreak

 

 

but what's really scary is our league performance...

what is even happening? And it's always by one goal...

[Daddy]

Relegated yet again. The team is not able to compete at this level. The players that are good enough get sold out or unwilling to sign. The players that remain are too good for the second tier and thusly get promoted within a season or two. As a reult I have made a difficult decision.

I try to keep things as realistic to myself as possible when playing this game. Once I've established myself would I accept a contract renewal for the same or less than I am currently making? No, I wouldn't. If I had a job where I didn't see anyway to move forward and I had other places I could go to that would allow me to advance my career would I stay at the job? No, I wouldn't. Short of getting lucky again with a dominant Intake player that would let me succeed at the first tier then I can't see this job as anything other than up and down between tiers. I've turned down numerous interviews for clubs in first tier that are in Europe competitions. So that's a lot of words to say I'm moving on!

 

What's next? I may try Austria or try England again.

[OlivierL]

3 hours ago, Winski said:

We lost our first match after 20 undefeated matches! We lost against Korona, kind of a weird name nowadays. But we're still 6 points ahead of Widzew and 8 points of Korona, so direct promotion is still a very serious option. Let's hope we can do it!

You are going fast and good ! keep up the good work. Love the logo

[Daddy]

Trying out Austria. Only one promotion spot so I could see being here a while. Decent starting facilities and a team full of players. First goal is going professional. 

2022-2023 Preview:

No real expectations to start, other than hoping to avoid relegation.