FM23 England Level 10 Challenge

[lionel messi]

The Aim

To take a team from Level 10 and try and work your way up the leagues to Premier League and champions League glory gaining points along the way for winning competions/promotions.

For this challenge you will need my Level 10 Database, (Download available at the bottom of the page)

There is also a excel spreadsheet available with all the competions on so you can keep track of your progress.

 

Starting Up

Make sure My Level 10 database is activated with no other database add-ons.

Start a new game with all leagues activated down to Level 10.

Attribute masking is optional but in-game editor is not allowed to be used.

You can start Unemployed if you want to or you can just pick a club at Level 10.

You must start your management career at any Level 10 club.

Start a manager with no coaching badges (you can and should obtain them along the way)

Start with a sunday league footballer reputation.

No additional languages beyond those generated by your nationality(ies).

2nd nationality only if you genuinely have a genuine second nationality and you have used your real primary nationality.

No use of in-game editor.

All other advanced options (e.g. adding players to playable teams) are allowed.

You need to start with all leagues loaded down to Level 10 to start your management career.

Any database size, any start date.

 

Requirements

Win as many trophies as you can from the list of competions below as you make your way up the leagues.

You will get points for winning League's & Cups based on the reputation of the competition, (Example if you win the FA Cup you will gain 156 points, win the midland league premier division and you will get 20 points etc)

You must win the Competition while you are the manager (the competition must not have finished before you takeover as manager)

If you gain promotion from a lower League you still get the points for that competition. (it just wont be counted as a trophy unless you win the league)

If you get sacked you will need to apply for jobs at Level 10 clubs.

You can only apply for jobs for teams that are in Level 10 and started the 1st season at Level 10.

When you join the challenge post a screenshot of your manger profile.

A leaderboard will be created on the 2nd post for users taking up the challenge.

 

A list of all the competions you can win and the points

Premier Division 184 Sky Bet Championship 132 Sky Bet League 1 107 Sky Bet League 2 85 Vanarama National League 72 Vanarama National League North 46 Vanarama National League South 46 Isthmian League Premier Division  35 Northern Premier League Premier Division  35 Southern League Central Premier Division  35 Southern League South Premier Division  35 Isthmian League North Division  30 Isthmian League South Central Division  30 Isthmian League South East Division 30 Northern Premier League Division 1 East  30 Northern Premier League Division 1 Midlands 30 Northern Premier League Division 1 West 30 Southern League Division 1 Central  30 Southern League Division 1 South  30 Combined Counties League Premier Division North 20 Combined Counties League Premier Division South 20 Eastern Counties League Premier Division  20 Essex Senior League  20 Hellenic League Premier Division  20 Midland League Premier Division  20 North West Counties League Premier Division  20 Northern Counties East League Premier Division  20 Northern League Division 1  20 Southern Combination League Premier Division  20 Southern Counties East League Premier Division  20 Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division  20 United Counties League Premier Division North 20 United Counties League Premier Division South 20 Wessex League Premier Division  20 Western League Premier Division  20 Combined Counties League Division 1  15 Eastern Counties League Division 1 North  15 Eastern Counties League Division 1 South  15 Hellenic League Division 1  15 Midland League Division 1  15 North West Counties League Division 1 North  15 North West Counties League Division 1 South  15 Northern Counties East League Division 1  15 Northern League Division 2  15 South West Peninsula League Premier Division East  15 South West Peninsula League Premier Division West  15 Southern Combination League Division 1  15 Southern Counties East League Division 1  15 Spartan South Midlands League Division 1  15 United Counties League Division 1  15 Wessex League Division 1  15 Western League Division 1  15         FA Cup 156 EFL Cup 114 Community Shield 99 EFL Trophy 75 FA Trophy 52 Isthmian League Cup 35 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup 35 Southern League Cup 35 FA Vase 25 Combined Counties League Cup 20 Eastern Counties League Cup 20 Essex Senior League Cup 20 Hellenic League Cup 20 Midland League Cup 20 North West Counties League Cup 20 Northern Counties East League Cup 20 Northern League Cup 20 Southern Combination League Cup 20 Southern Counties East League Cup 20 Spartan South Midlands League Cup 20 United Counties League Cup 20 Wessex League Cup 20 Western League Cup 20 South West Peninsula League Cup 15         Champions League 200 Club World Cup 170 European Super Cup 155 Europa League  150 Europa Conference League  130     English Level 10 Database England Level 10 League & Data Updates.fmf       English Level 10 Challenge Spreadsheet. FM23 Level 10 Challenge.xlsx   This Database takes up many hours of my spare time, If you would like to send a donation my paypal link is. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ivanwright46   There is a discord server for this too. https://discord.gg/EAUGQPMcXg

 

Edited July 19, 2023 by lionel messi

[lionel messi]

 

 

Edited June 11, 2023 by lionel messi

[lionel messi]

So the challenge begins again.

Manged to win the premier League on last year's game, lets see if i can do it again this year.

 

 

 

[RickH]

Currently playing through a save using your Level 8 database with Coggeshall. Will have a crack at the challenge once I'm done over there

[Waldo the Bear]

Been looking forward to this since FM 23 came out. Thank you again @lionel messi for all your work on this. 

Pick S.C Thamesmead

[lionel messi]

5 hours ago, Waldo the Bear said:

Been looking forward to this since FM 23 came out. Thank you again @lionel messi for all your work on this. 

Pick S.C Thamesmead

Your welcome and good luck as always

 

 

[Hitbox]

Here we go again. Changing it up a bit this year and going with a team that is local to where I grew up.

Here's my manager profile. I prioritized determination as that is the defining attribute for getting your way with the board, apparently. I was turned down often for requests for affiliates and upgrading facilities last time round, so hopefully this will address that.

 

[Fire_03]

 

I will try as good as possible to be a part of this challenge.

Edited December 18, 2022 by Fire_03

[lionel messi]

59 minutes ago, Hitbox said:

Here we go again. Changing it up a bit this year and going with a team that is local to where I grew up.

Here's my manager profile. I prioritized determination as that is the defining attribute for getting your way with the board, apparently. I was turned down often for requests for affiliates and upgrading facilities last time round, so hopefully this will address that.

 

Welcome back to the challenge for this year and good luck

[lionel messi]

3 minutes ago, Fire_03 said:

 

I will try as good as possible to be a part of this challenge.

Welcome to the challenge and good luck

[TomAshford]

First time doing this challenge.

[lionel messi]

5 minutes ago, TomAshford said:

First time doing this challenge.

Welcome to the challenge and good luck

[wheatoplays]

Sorry to be a pain, but how do you load the custom database into the game?

Edit: Don't worry about it. I found a tutorial on YouTube.

Edited December 18, 2022 by wheatoplays

[lionel messi]

7 minutes ago, wheatoplays said:

Sorry to be a pain, but how do you load the custom database into the game?

You need to download the file then you need to put it in your editor data folder.

if it dont exsist then you need to create it.

 

 

[andydick]

OK, so off we go.  Generally go Northern teams but thought I'd mix it up and go nice and central so we're off to Barrow Town.

 

 

 

Set up below.  Just gone with the home nations in the early stages, add additional players (if needed) and don't add key staff.  Player attribute masking is on, otherwise the game is far too easy, especially at lower levels.

 

 

[tsmits06]

First Time doing this challenge. Looking forward to sinking my teeth deep into this save. My one question is, is it a 1 team save? or can i change teams if the job is out there?

Starting with Stonehouse Town

 

[phnompenhandy]

5 minutes ago, tsmits06 said:

My one question is, is it a 1 team save? or can i change teams if the job is out there?

Only if you get sacked, and then you have to restart at the bottom!

[TDBTyler]

First attempt at something like this, instructions followed, will be jumping into the discord later!

Picked 'Berks County' in the 'Combined Counties League Division 1'

Good luck everyone!

 

 

[lionel messi]

5 hours ago, tsmits06 said:

First Time doing this challenge. Looking forward to sinking my teeth deep into this save. My one question is, is it a 1 team save? or can i change teams if the job is out there?

Starting with Stonehouse Town

 

Its a one team save unless you get sacked.

If you do get sacked you have to apply for a job at another Level 10 team.

Also this team has to have started at Level 10 at the start of the game.

[lionel messi]

Nice to see quite a few of you taking up the challenge.

Dont forget screenshots when you win promotion or win a competion.

Post screenshots after each season would be good (but not a requirement) too so we can see your progress.

[TobyK]

Here we go, trying to take my local up to the top

[Kaaox]

Count me in for Brigg Town, one of the oldest football teams in England! Brand new to this challenge and to FM, so will be fun to learn along the way!

Edited December 19, 2022 by Kaaox

[Waldo the Bear]

18 hours ago, tsmits06 said:

First Time doing this challenge. Looking forward to sinking my teeth deep into this save. My one question is, is it a 1 team save? or can i change teams if the job is out there?

Starting with Stonehouse Town

 

I took Stonehouse Town to the Championship in last years challenge!

[lionel messi]

2 hours ago, Waldo the Bear said:

I took Stonehouse Town to the Championship in last years challenge!

Yes it was a good save

[WITW]

First time doing this - picked the most local team to me, Chester-le-Street Town. Looking forward to bringing Tika Taka to the Northern League...

(I definitely won't find a 6'5 target man and set my keeper to smash everything up to him... honest... )

[lionel messi]

12 minutes ago, WITW said:

First time doing this - picked the most local team to me, Chester-le-Street Town. Looking forward to bringing Tika Taka to the Northern League...

(I definitely won't find a 6'5 target man and set my keeper to smash everything up to him... honest... )

Good luck with the challenge

 

[wheatoplays]

I haven't had a chance to even load the game, since I found out how to put the custom data into the game. Going to make a start today. Could someone tell me which of the level 10 leagues is most likely to have a Cambridge based team in? I'd like to play as a local team. Thanks in advance for helping me out,

[lionel messi]

35 minutes ago, wheatoplays said:

I haven't had a chance to even load the game, since I found out how to put the custom data into the game. Going to make a start today. Could someone tell me which of the level 10 leagues is most likely to have a Cambridge based team in? I'd like to play as a local team. Thanks in advance for helping me out,

There is no teams from cambridge in Level 10.

Here are your closest options.

 

Haverhill - Eastern Counties 1 North

Letchworth Garden City Eagles - Spartan South Midlands Division 1

Langford - Spartan South Midlands Division 1

Real Bedford - Spartan South Midlands Division 1

Eaton Socon - Spartan South Midlands Division 1

Huntingdon Town - Eastern Counties 1 North

[kraftberk]

Going to have a first crack at this challenge. Thanks for all the work you put into the DB @lionel messi, it's great.

Decided to start unemployed and holidayed to the 28th of Nov. After being rejected by what felt like half of the South West Peninsula League East and West, Lutterworth Athletic took a chance on me. Replacing club favourite, 29 year chairperson/manager and Lutterworth legend in general Mick English:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manager Profile:

 

Spoiler

 

Unsurprisingly, the team looks pretty ropey but they were predicted (and the board expect) a mid-table finish so potentially won't be a long running challenge .

Going to combine this with a Brexit focused recruitment policy, when that actually makes a difference. First result gives me hope:

 

Spoiler

Edited December 19, 2022 by kraftberk

[wheatoplays]

1 hour ago, lionel messi said:

There is no teams from cambridge in Level 10.

Here are your closest options.

 

Haverhill - Eastern Counties 1 North

Letchworth Garden City Eagles - Spartan South Midlands Division 1

Langford - Spartan South Midlands Division 1

Real Bedford - Spartan South Midlands Division 1

Eaton Socon - Spartan South Midlands Division 1

Huntingdon Town - Eastern Counties 1 North

Thanks ever so much for looking into this for me.

[tomline89]

Challenge Accepted!

 

New Croydon boss here!

[tomline89]

not done the challenge before - anyone able to tell me what the tabs are for along the bottom of the spreadsheet? 

the competition one is self explanatory but the other 3 i'm not sure about

 

cheers!

[lionel messi]

1 hour ago, tomline89 said:

not done the challenge before - anyone able to tell me what the tabs are for along the bottom of the spreadsheet? 

the competition one is self explanatory but the other 3 i'm not sure about

 

cheers!

The Club History is so you can put in your club history as you progress through each season.

The points tab is so you can put in each competion/promotion you win, it will caculate your total trophies/points automatically as you fill it in.

The Leaderboard tab is for me so i can caculate the leaderboard when people win competions/points.

[lionel messi]

1 hour ago, tomline89 said:

Challenge Accepted!

 

New Croydon boss here!

Can we see a screenshot of the rest of your profile so that no coaching badges have been added and you are starting with sunday league footballer reputation.

Good luck with the challenge.

[TomAshford]

[wheatoplays]

26 minutes ago, lionel messi said:

The Club History is so you can put in your club history as you progress through each season.

The points tab is so you can put in each competion/promotion you win, it will caculate your total trophies/points automatically as you fill it in.

The Leaderboard tab is for me so i can caculate the leaderboard when people win competions/points.

What program on a PC would be best for opening and editing the spreadsheet?

[wheatoplays]

16 minutes ago, TomAshford said:

 

Fantastic first season!

[lionel messi]

3 minutes ago, wheatoplays said:

What program on a PC would be best for opening and editing the spreadsheet?

Dont you have excel?

You dont even have to use the spreadsheet its mainly just for me so i can update leaderboard etc

[wheatoplays]

30 minutes ago, lionel messi said:

Dont you have excel?

You dont even have to use the spreadsheet its mainly just for me so i can update leaderboard etc

You say that like everyone should have Excel... Lol. Nah, I don't have it. I'll grab it now.

Edit: No I won't. I'll grab a free alternative.

Edited December 19, 2022 by wheatoplays

[lionel messi]

8 minutes ago, wheatoplays said:

You say that like everyone should have Excel... Lol. Nah, I don't have it. I'll grab it now.

Edit: No I won't. I'll grab a free alternative.

LOL

[wheatoplays]

Now to make a kit for the team I want to play, before I start the save. I'm sure it won't be that hard using Photoshop, right...?

[lionel messi]

10 minutes ago, wheatoplays said:

Now to make a kit for the team I want to play, before I start the save. I'm sure it won't be that hard using Photoshop, right...?

I would not know.

im not very good at that stuff

[wheatoplays]

4 hours ago, lionel messi said:

I would not know.

im not very good at that stuff

Neither am I, but I can't look at those boring plain default things for the next 20+ ingame years! 

[wheatoplays]

Am I OK to show the kits I've made in here?

[lionel messi]

4 hours ago, wheatoplays said:

Am I OK to show the kits I've made in here?

think so

 

[Fitzzh]

First time doing a FM Challenge, I chose Penzance in South West Peninsula Premier Division West.

[wheatoplays]

Santa Claus is coming to Great Yarmouth Town! Let's hope his present to them is many years of promotions and cup wins.

I photoshopped together a comparison picture of the kits I made compared to the real thing. Took me about 4 hours to do them both (I build the home kit from scratch, but the away kit I converted some of it from a different default kit pack to fit the FM standard kit size).

Edit: Just seen in my ingame inbox that the season I took charge marks the 125th anniversary of the clubs formation. I hope I can make this a landmark season to remember.

Edited December 20, 2022 by wheatoplays

[lionel messi]

5 minutes ago, wheatoplays said:

Santa Claus is coming to Great Yarmouth Town! Let's hope his present to them is many years of promotions and cup wins.

I photoshopped together a comparison picture of the kits I made compared to the real thing. Took me about 4 hours to do them both (I build the home kit from scratch, but the away kit I converted some of it from a different default kit pack to fit the FM standard kit size).

Welcome to the challenge and good luck.

Nice job on the kits.

[wheatoplays]

1 minute ago, lionel messi said:

Welcome to the challenge and good luck.

Nice job on the kits.

Thanks mate. I'm really happy with the way the kits turned out. Hopefully I don't get sacked during my first season, and the effort was worthwhile lol.

I actually decided on this club because I have a lot of fond memories of Great Yarmouth. My parents used to take me there when I was a child, and I also went there a fair few times as an adult. It's a great seaside town. If you're ever in the east of England during the summer, I highly recommend going there for a day out. You might be lucky enough to meet Santa, with him being the football clubs manager now 

[lionel messi]

11 minutes ago, wheatoplays said:

Thanks mate. I'm really happy with the way the kits turned out. Hopefully I don't get sacked during my first season, and the effort was worthwhile lol.

I actually decided on this club because I have a lot of fond memories of Great Yarmouth. My parents used to take me there when I was a child, and I also went there a fair few times as an adult. It's a great seaside town. If you're ever in the east of England during the summer, I highly recommend going there for a day out. You might be lucky enough to meet Santa, with him being the football clubs manager now 

I have never been there but i bet it is nice.