Challenges The Probably The Best League In the World Challenge

[Mr.Manager]

The Probably The Best League In the World Challenge

If Carlsberg made football leagues...

This is a challenge I've set myself a few times over the years, and I have to warn you now, it's a long one. Also, apologies if this challenge is an old one, I did search the archives but I may have missed it.

The Background

You may have noticed this before, but if you select competitions from the main menu, you have the option of checking out the league standards.

As you'd probably expect, La Liga in Spain is the current no. 1 league, followed by the other big 4 of Germany, England and Italy.

 

The leagues are ranked based on the performances of their clubs in continental competition over the last four seasons. Spain are obviously number 1 given the success that Real, Barca, Atletico and Sevilla have all tasted in recent years.

However, over time this can change.

The General Idea

For this challenge, I want you to start a career in a lower ranked league and improve the standard through success in continental competition until the league is ranked the best in the world.

The lower ranked leagues are as follows:

10th - Turkey

14th - Holland

21st - Poland

23rd - Scotland

45th - N. Ireland

46th - Ireland

50th - Wales

Note: you can't do this challenge with Australia, as the standard of that league doesn't improve no matter how successful you are.

Summary

• Start a career in one of the lower ranked leagues
• Improve league standard through success in Europe
• Challenge is completed once your league is ranked no.1

I have started a career attempting this with the Welsh league (i.e. the worst league possible), and I will post updates in a separate thread soon.

[mcandrew003]

Nice idea mate, you are banging out the ideas at the moment 

[Jeroenvk94]

I'm going to try this when Arsenal is finished

[AndersJ]

Great idea!

[Mr.Manager]

4 hours ago, mcandrew003 said:

Nice idea mate, you are banging out the ideas at the moment 

Haha thanks mate! Trying to wring out as many different careers from the game as I can!

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4 hours ago, Jeroenvk94 said:

I'm going to try this when Arsenal is finished

Brilliant news! You'll have to let us know how you get on

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3 hours ago, AndersJ said:

Great idea!

Thanks mate!

[BatiGoal]

Nice one. Could also be played as a side challenge to another (main) challenge. 

[Jens]

Pro-tip: switch teams regularly so many of the league's teams are improved, resulting in better european results for all teams

[Mr.Manager]

5 hours ago, BatiGoal said:

Nice one. Could also be played as a side challenge to another (main) challenge.

Yeah! I have started this challenge a few times and the last time I did I tried to do a 1k with Osimhen at the same time. Unfortunately being at one of the smaller leagues meant it was impossible to keep him and he left me for the Bundesliga after a couple of seasons...

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10 minutes ago, Jens said:

Pro-tip: switch teams regularly so many of the league's teams are improved, resulting in better european results for all teams

Top tip!

[Ashez]

Nice idea, this might be a side project for my current save as it foes. Not sure if I'll be hanging around in the league long enough though. 

[Mr.Manager]

2 hours ago, Ashez said:

Nice idea, this might be a side project for my current save as it foes. Not sure if I'll be hanging around in the league long enough though.

Thanks mate. It's definitely a big commitment.

[Taff]

The Welsh League are you mad!!!

seriously good luck dude