What if the Premier League really threw the book at City? This Manchester City punishment for FM27 is a small editor file by aleshkohen that plays out that scenario in the game. It takes its cue from the 115 charges over alleged breaches of the English league’s financial rules. So the Manchester club starts your career with a heavy sanction that drags on for several seasons.
What the Manchester City punishment does
The file is called ManCity115.fmf and it applies four sanctions at once. First, City lose 100 points in the first season. Then they lose another 50 points in each of the next five seasons. The author adds the note «within football league» to this part, in other words the English divisions below the Premier League.
On top of that, the club gets a transfer ban for six seasons. Finally, it pays a one billion fine to the PFA, the English players’ union. In practice, with 100 points gone, relegation in year one is almost certain, and the squad grows older with no new signings.
The 115 shirt behind bars (Image: aleshkohen)
The sanctions, season by season
The chart shows the full tally. For example, after six seasons City have already lost 350 points. So whoever takes charge faces a long rebuild, with the market closed and whatever the academy can provide.
Points deducted each season, the transfer ban and the fine (Image: FMPortugal)
Who it is for
It is for anyone who enjoys a tough challenge. On one hand, you can manage City and try to survive years of punishment without signing anyone. On the other, you can take a rival and make the most of the gap City leave at the top. If you played the Manchester City 114 challenge, note that it was for FM26: this file is the FM27 take on the idea. It is also worth adding the Real Name Fix, so the English competitions carry their real names. And for this season’s shirts, look at the real kits by FM Tigrotto.
Download the Manchester City punishment
The file is ManCity115.fmf, about 28 KB, from 12 November 2026. It is an editor file, so it only works in new careers.
Download – ManCity115 (12/11/2026)
- First, close FM27.
- Then copy
ManCity115.fmfintoDocuments\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 27\editor data. If the folder does not exist, create it. - Next, start the game and begin a new career.
- On the screen with Quick Start, Advanced Start and Shuffle Draft, click Database: Football Manager 27 in the top right corner.
- Finally, pick the file from the list so it loads, and carry on setting up your career.
Things to watch
Editor files only work in new careers. In other words, they change nothing in a save you already have going. Also, avoid combining it with another file that edits Manchester City or the English league rules, because the two can clash.
The author does not explain what happens if City somehow stay in the Premier League. So try it in a test save first if you want to see the punishment at work. To uninstall, just delete ManCity115.fmf from the editor data folder.
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