Football Manager 2024 Main Data Update 24.3
Football Manager 2024’s Main Data Update is now live across all platforms.
This initial refresh features more than six million data changes and includes updated squads following the most recent transfer window. It also contains changes to the Current Ability ratings and Attributes to tens of thousands of players based on their real-world performances since FM24’s launch.
Rosters for certain licensed leagues whose seasons run to the calendar year will only be reflective up until the end of the 2023 season and will not include incoming and outgoing transfers made for 2024.
The Main Data Update also contains fixes and improvements across multiple areas of the game. All gameplay adjustments will take effect in current careers, although you will need to begin a new save game to take advantage of the data changes.
24.3 Changelist (including but not limited to):
Gameplay, UI and Technical
General stability and crash fixes
Fixed exploit where AI clubs accepted human manager’s transfer offers that were substantially lower than the player’s market value
Fixed issue where negative budgets were given to clubs even when they are performing well financially
Tweaks to how players are scouted that will ensure more Recommendations and Near Matches are generated in Recruitment Focuses
Tweaks to AI logic when evaluating whether to loan list young players
Managers now receive a wider range of offers when they offer players out for loan via the TransferRoom
Fixed issue where top clubs were signing too many centre-backs
Improvements to the ESC Work Permit process
Fixed issue where VAR is missing in the knockout stages in UEFA Europa League
Fixed issue where semi-pro training is set to unavailable as soon as the user modifies the schedule of a match week
Some clauses that were previously inactive can now be bought or sold
Fixed issue where order of attributes in Training and player profile are different when the game is in certain languages
Fixed issue where the Staff Responsibilities disappeared randomly
Fixed issue where Home Grown status progress wasn't displaying in the player information screen
Fixed issue where players were able to play for First and Second teams during intra-squad friendly
Fixed issue where no rain and snow particles were shown in matches
Klopp and Xavi to leave their current clubs at the end of the 2023/24 season
Fixed issue where Spanish clubs were registering low squad sizes
Fixed an issue where Turkish clubs weren't registering full squad on registration deadline day
2024 UEFA Champions League knockout stage match ball updated
Competitions and Rulegroups*
Competition update for Hungary, Turkey, Brazil, Romania, Finland, China, Canada, USA, Colombia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Switzerland (Liechtensteiner Cup), continental competitions and more
Fixed issue where Trained in Nation players were not being counted in registration
[Austria] Fixed issue where players get unhappy during the Austrian winter break
[Asia] - fixed instances of teams playing in both continental club competitions at the same time
[Belgium] KV Oostende have a total of six points deduction
[Brazil] Major work on state championship scheduling in order to alleviate general fixture congestion
[China] Added bespoke early start date for users wanting to utilise the first transfer window in 2024
[England] Added text to squad registration screen to inform the user all loan players must be registered regardless of age in the Championship
[England] Added prize money for all rounds in the Carabao Cup
[France] Fixed issue where the Ligue 1 winter ball is used for the rest of the season following the winter start date
[Germany] Added a playoff for final league position in the Bundesliga in the event all other sorting rules are tied
[Japan] Fixed issue where youth players' Home Grown status is not displaying correctly in Japan
[Singapore] Albirex Niigata now use regular league rules after converting to being a "local" club
[Turkey] Improvements to definition of the Turkic/TITP player rules in the Turkish Super League
[World] Fixed issue where the World Cup 2026 hosting nations don't play their matches in their own nations
Database 24.2**
Over six million database changes since the initial release of FM 24***
Pre-Game Editor
Fixed issue where existing person names couldn't be edited
Fixed issue where female non-players can't be added to database
Fixed issue where there was no option for female in the gender search dropdown
Fixed issue where player transfers would not take effect in Real World mode
Gibraltar and Japan now appear as editable nations in the Current Nations list
Further changelists for FM24 Console (Xbox/PS5), FM24 Touch (Apple Arcade/Nintendo Switch™) and FM24 Mobile (Netflix) are also available.
Most updates of this nature should download automatically. If yours doesn’t, please consult our dedicated FAQs page.
*For Competition specific changes to take effect a new game is required.
**New game is required to play with the latest database 24.2.
***Rosters for certain licensed leagues whose seasons run to the calendar year will only be reflective up until the end of the 2023 season and will not include incoming and outgoing transfers made for 2024.