first and foremost a shoutout to the original creators of this database:
See the following threads for the history of this database.
Same as with FM22 I updated this database for FM23.
Gameplay wise the biggest change in comparison to last year is the addition of the Eerste klasse Zaterdag F and removal of the Eerste Klasse Zondag F.
In the Tweede Klasse some changes happened also, Tweede klasse Zaterdag K and Tweede klasse Zaterdag L got added, while Tweede klasse Zondag L got removed.
This causes the Tweede klasse to have an odd number of leagues in it, which required some tweaking with the advanced rules to make it work.
While the current advanced rules work flawlessly for relegations and promotion from and to the Vierde Divisie (Vierde Divisie having 4 divisions, Eerste Klasse having 11 divisions). The odd numbers of Eerste klasse and Tweede Klasse dvisions threw me all kinds of different errors during the database verification.
For now I solved this by changing the Eerste klasse Zondag B direct relegation spots from 1 to 2.
Still, it is not completely flawless. Some work is left on the lower divisions relegation rules. In preparation for next year's football pyramid overhaul, the KNVB included some 'aggresive' relegation rules for the lower divisions. Depending on the size of the divison either 2 or 3 direct relegations spots are allocated per division. The Eerste Klasse and Tweede klasse stil only have 1 (Eerste Klasse) and 2 (Tweede Klasse) direct relegations spots in this database. i'll try to add those new relegation rules in the upcoming weeks. But I yet lack the skills and the nessesary knowledge to fully understand the different kind of relegation settings within the Advanced rules.
Some rework also needs to be done on the Hoofdklasse division names. Per this season the Hoofdklasse is renamed to the Vierde Divisie.
further (minor) changes are but not limited to:
Reworked some advanced rules regarding the Period systems to make it more simplified and managable;
Changed the subsition rules from "3 from 12 " to "5 from 12 (max of 3 stoppages)" for regular competitions and "5 from 12 (max of 3 stoppages) + 1 Extra Time Sub" for cup and final related matches;
Deleted some obsolete database changes, because some of the added changes were already in the base game.;
Tweaked some clubs by adding them to their corresponding Districtbeker region;
Tweaked some clubs by adding them to the Dutch Lower Leagues;
Tweaked some clubs by adding missing 'stadiums' - In this case some amateur clubs were missing their 'sportparken';
Tweaked some cities by adding missing attributes;
Database is verified and in-game I cannot find any flaws so far, making me confident enough that is is not breaking the game.
Nederland (D7).fmf