Toronto FC (FIFA) Video Dynasty

[bhurst99]

"We're the worst team in the world."
Striker Danny Koevermans about his own team, Toronto FC, on May 22, 2012

Now who wouldn't want to manage that club?



It's time to do the football dynasty I've always wanted to do featuring my local MLS club Toronto FC in FIFA.

[bhurst99]

Major League Soccer dynasties have traditionally been a bit of an issue in FIFA because unlike European teams that face relegation, promotion and European competition in either the Europa or Champions League the MLS clubs aren't given much love in FIFA. The US clubs can complete in the MLS and the U.S. Open and that's it.

There's no entry into the regional championship (called CONCACAF Champions League) against the Mexican and other Central American teams like real life. It's even more of an issue to run a Canadian team in FIFA since they don't compete in the U.S. Open.

Well, I've changed that.

The Moddingway mod (PC only) adds the CONCACAF Champions League and the FIFA Clubs World Cup. The CONCACAF Champions League only has eight teams. The winner is one of the four clubs that competes in the FIFA Club World Cup (there are more teams in real life).

I used Creation Master 15 to create a Canadian Championship. In real life the three Canadian MLS team play a four-team tournament with the NASL Edmonton club. Since the NASL is not part of FIFA or any existing mod, I created a three team Canadian Championship -- Montreal will play Toronto home and away in a semifinal for the right to play Vancouver in the final (Vancouver is probably the best of the three MLS clubs historically so I've given them the bye into the final).



I then edited the CONCACAF Champions League to allow the Canadian winner entry into the eight-team tournament just like real life. (One other note: since the first year's Champions League teams are set before you start play in FIFA, I've given TFC one of the spots. So the winner of the 2014 Canadian title in my dynasty doesn't play in the CONCACAF tourney until 2015. I couldn't get around that). So in theory (or at least in my simulated test dynasty) you could get something stupid like this:



Since this dynasty starts in 2014, the new MLS clubs, Orlando and New York FC are not included.

I will be using the default rosters which include Jermaine Defoe on TFC. By the time you're reading this I expect he'll have been sold.

The format for this dynasty will be a bit different from my FIFA Video Dynasty of Bryan Hurst that will continue. First my intention here is only to manage Toronto FC. Once I'm fired, this dynasty is done.

[bhurst99]

That's a very realistic goal.

[orion523]

Should be interesting. Several times I was on the verge of going local and doing a Philadelphia Union dynasty, but I want sure how the MLS was actually represented in the game. Is the league structure the same? Playoffs and all? What about the draft? I'm guessing no draft, just youth academy and transfers? Hopefully with the league growing as it is EA will finally offer up a better representation of MLS. I'm definitely following!

[bhurst99]

Quote: Originally Posted by orion523

Should be interesting. Several times I was on the verge of going local and doing a Philadelphia Union dynasty, but I want sure how the MLS was actually represented in the game. Is the league structure the same? Playoffs and all? What about the draft? I'm guessing no draft, just youth academy and transfers? Hopefully with the league growing as it is EA will finally offer up a better representation of MLS. I'm definitely following!

The playoff format seems to be the same as in real life (ie. the real 2014 playoff format which has changed for 2015) from my test dynasties. I don't believe there is a draft. I'm not sure how the transfer system is going to work because I doubt there are designated players.

I went through all the MLS clubs and edited them to give them their real stadium names. I also tried to use stadiums that were close to the real MLS team's stadium capacity and give each team a unique stadium (ie. two teams don't use the same stadium).

Over the past few years, I've thought about doing a Football Manager MLS dynasty because all the real rules are there but I ran into salary cap issues in test dynasties that we're pretty frustrating.

[boxers]

Cool. Local T.O. kid here, so it is neat to see TFC represented on OS. I'm using the moddingway mod and I'm sure you know this already but just heads up about editing the database while running your career modes. I have run into problems a couple of times. Good luck and looking forward to reading this.

[orion523]

Quote: Originally Posted by bhurst99

The playoff format seems to be the same as in real life (ie. the real 2014 playoff format which has changed for 2015) from my test dynasties. I don't believe there is a draft. I'm not sure how the transfer system is going to work because I doubt there are designated players. I went through all the MLS clubs and edited them to give them their real stadium names. I also tried to use stadiums that were close to the real MLS team's stadium capacity and give each team a unique stadium (ie. two teams don't use the same stadium). Over the past few years, I've thought about doing a Football Manager MLS dynasty because all the real rules are there but I ran into salary cap issues in test dynasties that we're pretty frustrating.

I'm in the verge of finally getting a new rig(PC or Mac not sure) but once I do Im all over Football Manager. It's been a long time since I bout a new computer, any tips?

[bhurst99]

Quote: Originally Posted by boxers

Cool. Local T.O. kid here, so it is neat to see TFC represented on OS. I'm using the moddingway mod and I'm sure you know this already but just heads up about editing the database while running your career modes. I have run into problems a couple of times. Good luck and looking forward to reading this.

Yep, I have to actually switch in and out databases between this and my West Brom career. I'm backing everything up. Likely I will screw up both career modes.